more nostalgia…..ride news 06?
Fog on the Tyne. By Rat
Buff House log: 28.08.06. Time, 0800 hours.
After waiting for this day to come for the past 10 months, Gary the landlord can hardly contain his satisfaction as he brings the heavies in from Goldstar gym to boot us out on our arses. He gave up on showing prospective new tenants around the place around April time, and after threatening to break Lewis legs after the NSF3 premier had nish effect, I think he’d come to the realisation that we did in fact, not care. Earlier that night, Olsen had held a post ‘Get Y Skates On’ solo vigil for the soon to be defunct party capital of Heaton by setting fire to pizza boxes in the lounge after the leccy ran out. Half a dozen examples of the mongrel race that comprises the Tuesday night party scene lay strewn around the living room floor and in cupboards as Garys task force set to work demolishing the kitchen. In the ensuing melee, Newrick had to abandon his racer as everyone did one, determined not to be left alone with the gaffer.
The final party had been a classic, with the neighbours gone, the bass cannons were reeled out for one last swansong. The chuggnaught got a new all gold paint job and larger girth pipe, and the karaoke room became a reality. With our paycheque from ride, we bought £80 worth of booze from Aldi and made 40 litres of punch (20 litres named ‘Star Trek 4, The Journey Home’ and 20 litres going by the alias ‘The Wrath of Khan’). Shit got twisted into the early hours, Olly got a strip light smashed over his head during a Cindy Lauper sing along in the karaoke room and underage drinkers we’re amassed in the kitchen in pools if vomit and urine, these parties either make em or break em.
The 4 months following the vacation of Buff House Mk3 panned out as follows for its 8 full time residents. Carmine went to Italy for 3 months of draft dodging, farm labour and bore hunting with hopes of picking up some Italian along the way to impress the girls with when he got home. He returned satisfied that he’d actually done more than a days work for once and with the phrases ‘va fan cuo’ (go fuck an arse) and ‘ti faccio un culo cosi’ (I’ll make your arsehole this big). His first night back on the toon he picked up a student nurse so go figure. You can read about his adventures in his zine ‘Bore Kill’, but seeing as he only made 16 copies you probably wont.
After 9 days back home in South Shields, Olly got so bored that he was forced to move in with The Mitz (aka the sticky bandit/riddler) and Scott Taylor. The Riddlers antics have kept him on his toes with random household appliances going missing and reappearing days later and his ponytailed father dropping of suspect packages for the stash under the floorboards. It’s believed that Cash Generators ‘buy back’ scheme could be the explanation for the appliances but the packages is anyone’s guess. Brainmind 2 is out now and is waxa, no gay references in here. I think you might be able to buy it on the Streetphire online store soon?
Lewis moved back home to Riding Mill where he mowed grass and built sheds for old women. I’ve never witnessed Lewis DIY skills first hand but Homer Simpson’s spice rack springs to mind.
Fed up with living in a shit hole, Newrick moved to the Hate House. Hold on a second? He’s been living off NSF3 royalties but he’s now down to £2 per day allowance after his Chicago Town pizza addiction got out of hand during October. He’s proving to be a worthy contender in the ‘who can get the most sponsors’ race with a Kswiss deal in the works. That fake hop out of the many in last issues how to turned some heads it would seem.
Nobody knows where Mundo is.
Rupert (Robby Genius) moved into Team 2 Street house on Ninth Ave and still doesn’t pay any rent, he’s just got one of those faces you can’t say no to. He landed on his feet for once and has an actual room instead of a cupboard. Not only that, but he got a full nearly new bike setup donated to him, unfortunately it was stolen a week later from outside Weatherspoons. That 8th hand T1 frame just wont go away will it? He’s been making moves in the art world too playing a major role in ‘The G word’ graffiti exhibition at the Baltic art gallery on the quayside (www.balticmill.com). Apparently it’s been the most successful exhibition they’ve had for some time so go check it out if you’re in the area. The launch party had a free bar so we had a reason to go and network with eccentric middle-aged French men with winkle pickers.
Me? I got fired from the cinema for allowing two pissed guys in to see a film and then spent the best part of 2 months going back to my gypsy roots travelling around Europe dealing horses and reading palms to make ends meet. Not really. I schmoozed in London, broke into a hotel restaurant in Germany, partied in a school in Rotterdam and got shit on in Barcelona. I’m now working night shift at Morrisons in Byker for a Heroes wage and burning the candle at both ends.
Fast forward to now and Buff House is back. We’re on Ninth Ave. 5 doors up from T2S in a young professionals dream home. Champagne carpets, no aertex and we have a shed to boot. We’re now down to 4 residents, Carmine, Lewis, Lognonne of NSF3 credits fame and myself. Lognonne doesn’t ride but he loves the party so he’s here. Buff Zine Neine is in progress after being trampled into the living room floor in the last house for around 3 months. Homeless mans shopping list, Convicts love letters and Animal Bikes Vs Wu Tang Clan.
Fellow high roller Mexican John moved into a 4th floor bachelor pad in the centre of town only to return home recently to find the place flooded with a shit smelling water. Someone dropped a big un in the toilet the night before and clogged up the system leading to bog water an inch deep throughout the flat and a hole in the floor/ceiling of downstairs apartment. It was literally log city up there. No one has owned up but we have suspicions that Wilkeys 5 year diet of Gills bolognaise, cheese and chips finally caught up with him.
Cookie the Rookie is off Brotek and on Lotek. That’s one less person in town with a pair of my old trainers that are 3 sizes too big then. After seeing Geoff Bebb turn to a life of crime and incarceration Campo decided to start riding again and got a sweet new setup. Whops to peds? Lush.
That’s all for this month. All this writing and only one Streetphire reference? Pretty good going I’d say. I got the day off school blud.
tourDeFrance09
je suis desolee. Ive been following the tour de france for the last 11 days so there aint been any updating. There will be a tour de france mega post pretty soon though. Drove 2100 miles. watched many a stage of the tour. Vittel, Besancon, Martigny, Bourg st maurice, Annecy. Camped up mountains. Drank spirit with slovaks. peto velits. cavandish. wiggins. thor. millar. swam in many alpine lakes. gainers and back somersaults off the 3metre platform. Montreaux jazz festival wrap parties. Missed Prince by a day. ate like a king.
nez.ed
nezza’s new s and m web vid. enjoi.
I have also been enojoying the justice tour video and the dbz interview on the 26 feels old blog, both feature guns heavily. I used to go on flickr and be part of this group called ‘whats in my bag’ and ‘whats on my desk’. nothing was quite as good as dbz’s contents though. A dk random wrench v2 and a pistol you truely are ready for anything while out riding or even a zombie apocalypse. Nasty’s new website issuez is also pretty crazy and features alot of fighting.
baton dropped
The baton got droppped for one reason or another however the lull is over. expect the following debates. is skate2 the best bmx computer game ever made not to feature a bmx? is this slappy’s blog? dave youngs facebook photos. definetly going to focus on gossip. no facts just gossip. what is the best stock missioner bike on the market? newricks got a product range? where has gnarzone gone? steve and cooper are tough guys, congrats! no one is interested in top 5s or sound checks. chris lee ride interview speculation! 200mph attempts on motorbikes. land speed records on bmx’s.
