Evanston Critical Mass-- any interest?

I received the following today:

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Sara Al-Farhan wrote:

    Hello

    My name is Sara and I'm a Northwesternd graduate student at the Medill school of Journalism. I'm covering transportation here in Evanston and I'm interested in writing an article about the critical mass event that you have every month. I came to fountain square on the first Friday of November but didn't see anyone there. Will you be gathering this Friday?

    Thanks,

    - Sara
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Just thought I'd make one token effort to see if anyone was willing to champion it before taking the web page down.

It's a bummer to see a ride listed and be the only one who shows, and none of the smaller masses have proven to be the least bit self-sustaining without some sort of ongoing commitment to stewardship on someone's part.


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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on November 30, 2010 at 9:10am
Anyone heard from Vic lately???
Permalink Reply by Steven Lane on November 30, 2010 at 12:33pm
I just suppressed the listing for Evanston on chicagocriticalmass.org/fridays. My sense is Pilsen and Oak Park probably have many months with no one showing up. Also, isn't there a Humboldt Park CM?

I'd like to put a note on the 'Fridays' page setting expectations that the neighborhood rides have small turn-outs with occasional no-shows, but I don't want to poison the well.

Anyone have any ideas?
Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on September 2, 2011 at 7:54pm

Ride report for the Evanston Critical Mass ride, 9/2/2011 here.

 

Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on September 2, 2011 at 8:43pm

Oh Thunder Snow, you mass of one! 

 

Next month, we'll mass together if you're able. (I work right around NU.)

Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on September 2, 2011 at 9:20pm
You're on!

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:

Next month, we'll mass together if you're able. (I work right around NU.)

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on September 3, 2011 at 5:00am
Id love to join as well.
Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on September 3, 2011 at 5:05am
Great!

Julie Hochstadter said:
Id love to join as well.
Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on September 3, 2011 at 6:29am
Thanks, h'!  Yeah, I'm using theChainlink to work on my writing, develop a "writer's voice", that sort of thing.  Glad you liked the piece.  Now, if I could only figure out how to write something that would sell...

h' said:

Wow, I enjoyed that immensely-- great writing.

Brings to mind a story of a Stuttgart CM that was published in Chris Carlson's CM book-- will edit if I can find it online.

 

Edit-- best I can do-- actual account of the ride starts on page 47.

 

http://books.google.com/books?id=iVpHsLMgiCcC&pg=PA44&lpg=P...

Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on September 3, 2011 at 9:01am

Thanks again, h'--I just finished reading the amazing Stuttgart ride report you so kindly pointed me to.  Now I want a cycling t-shirt that says: "Ich bin eine kritische Masse/ I am Critical Mass" on the front and "The Revolution will not be motorized" on the reverse.

Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on October 7, 2011 at 5:41pm
Ride report for the 10/7/2011 Evanston Critical Mass Ride respectfully submitted here.
Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on October 7, 2011 at 6:08pm

Nice, M.A.R.K.  I'm gonna listen to this playlist for the rest of the evening!

For anyone too young to get the reference, and there may be one or two of you reading this, we're punning on Gil Scott-Heron's epic Nixon-era "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised."

M.A.R.K.'s version is the wonderful stripped-down drum version of the rap, while here's a more fully orchestrated version with graphics:

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