October 3rd
I’m in Chicago right now for Apocalyptic Crust Fest which is basically a big punk music festival. The last few days have been rad…
We drove into Minneapolis and met up with Kyle, another dude that Jim knows. We went out for the some beers
And then went riding the next day.
Some beers at a dive bar, good cheap food too
Minneapolis has a bunch of awesome street stuff, and Kyle took us to some great spots(of course I didn’t bring the camera for this).
Kyle told us that he locked up some rails when Mega Tour(this big bmx thing) came to town so that the eastern team couldn’t ride them, apparently it created a bunch of drama when he unlocked the rails for the profile team. (this wont make any sense if you arn’t into bike culture). Anyways, dude was super chill and let us crash at his house for a couple days.
Morning(afternoon?) street ride
Next we drove to see this other guy(Greg) that Jim knows who lives in Wausau Wisconsin. On the way we stopped at a small record distro in Eu Claire called Crimes Against Humanity. We loaded up on tapes for the van($4 each!) and band Tshirts (only $9 a piece).
We rolled into Wausau and rode the skate park there for an hour till Greg got off work. Then we went out for some beers and deep fried cheese curds(delicious).
Doesn't look like much, but it was really fun to ride
After the bar we came back and drank some beers in Greg’s garage.
I don't remember the dude on the left's name, but thats Greg in the middle
Jim decided to stay at Gregs for the weekend, and I would have too if this Festival wasn’t going on. Anyways I drove 5 hours to Chicago through pouring rains and crazy wind, and managed to navigate my way to the venue in the dark.
It was at this venue called the Black Hole, full of filthy train hopper kids and gutter punks. I only caught the last 4 bands, but luckily I managed to see Misery(this old punk band from the late 80s). In between sets I talked briefly with this girl who hitched and hopped freights with some others. She said it was getting too cold for that, they were heading south after this. Sitting on the other side of me is a guy with his hands, arms, neck, and face covered in tattoos. It looks like he’s nodding off, I recall that he collapsed in the mosh pit during the last set and had to be carried off.. Maybe he’s just tired.
After the show I drove around trying to find a big box store to park and sleep at but I could only seem to come across large industrial areas or neighboors full of boarded up buildings(apparently I wasn’t in the best area of Chicago). Eventually I gave up and crashed at a cheap motel. I checked in at 2am, the next day I woke up and destroyed their continental buffet. I think the guy at the desk closed it early because I was cleaning it out.
Now I’m sitting at the parking lot of some college. I thought maybe I could get some internet here, but all the networks are locked so who knows when I’ll get to update this thing. Besides I’ve got some beans and corn to eat.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois
October 3rd
I’m in Chicago right now for Apocalyptic Crust Fest which is basically a big punk music festival. The last few days have been rad…
We drove into Minneapolis and met up with Kyle, another dude that Jim knows. We went out for the some beers
And then went riding the next day.
Some beers at a dive bar, good cheap food too
Minneapolis has a bunch of awesome street stuff, and Kyle took us to some great spots(of course I didn’t bring the camera for this).
Kyle told us that he locked up some rails when Mega Tour(this big bmx thing) came to town so that the eastern team couldn’t ride them, apparently it created a bunch of drama when he unlocked the rails for the profile team. (this wont make any sense if you arn’t into bike culture). Anyways, dude was super chill and let us crash at his house for a couple days.
Morning(afternoon?) street ride
Next we drove to see this other guy(Greg) that Jim knows who lives in Wausau Wisconsin. On the way we stopped at a small record distro in Eu Claire called Crimes Against Humanity. We loaded up on tapes for the van($4 each!) and band Tshirts (only $9 a piece).
We rolled into Wausau and rode the skate park there for an hour till Greg got off work. Then we went out for some beers and deep fried cheese curds(delicious).
Doesn't look like much, but it was really fun to ride
After the bar we came back and drank some beers in Greg’s garage.
I don't remember the dude on the left's name, but thats Greg in the middle
Jim decided to stay at Gregs for the weekend, and I would have too if this Festival wasn’t going on. Anyways I drove 5 hours to Chicago through pouring rains and crazy wind, and managed to navigate my way to the venue in the dark.
It was at this venue called the Black Hole, full of filthy train hopper kids and gutter punks. I only caught the last 4 bands, but luckily I managed to see Misery(this old punk band from the late 80s). In between sets I talked briefly with this girl who hitched and hopped freights with some others. She said it was getting too cold for that, they were heading south after this. Sitting on the other side of me is a guy with his hands, arms, neck, and face covered in tattoos. It looks like he’s nodding off, I recall that he collapsed in the mosh pit during the last set and had to be carried off.. Maybe he’s just tired.
After the show I drove around trying to find a big box store to park and sleep at but I could only seem to come across large industrial areas or neighboors full of boarded up buildings(apparently I wasn’t in the best area of Chicago). Eventually I gave up and crashed at a cheap motel. I checked in at 2am, the next day I woke up and destroyed their continental buffet. I think the guy at the desk closed it early because I was cleaning it out.
Now I’m sitting at the parking lot of some college. I thought maybe I could get some internet here, but all the networks are locked so who knows when I’ll get to update this thing. Besides I’ve got some beans and corn to eat.