the law, and other necessities...

In case you missed the legal teach-in on Thursday, Mr. Jim Freeman has provided us with the link to his Law Blog.
I'm so thankful that this kind of thing is here for us, but I was too swamped with homework to get over there on Thursday. However, I heard from Mr. Jerry Boyle that the turn out was good and what he described as "key people" were there. This is encouraging because the more experts we have out there the easier information will spread.
In the interest of spreading info:
http://chicagobikelaw.blogspot.com/
Please check it out and arm yourself...its like your helmet, you won't test its limits every day, but you should always have it on! And thanks again, Jim, for the linkage!

Glorious Sunday Brunch!

(thanks Alexis for letting us post this!)

PANKKKKKAKKKKES!
(and eggs, and bacon, and coffee, and any other breakfast treats)

i have a giant coffee urn now that needs to be utilized much and often
i also have plans for some drunken pankakakake toppings

the rest, well . . . im not so good at making carb based goods
but i do make some mean cheesy scramby eggs
and have plenty of pans and bowls to facilitate the cooking

SO
Sunday 16th
10am - 2pm BREAKFAST FEAST!
at: 2438 N. Lawndale
(off fullerton, west of Logan Sq.)

and to any psychos who think to crash my tasty morning party
beware . . .

.alexis.


ps. this will double as another plot and plan for the upcoming
Milwaukee Express Commuter Ride: PART II

Rights For Bikes! WE HAVE A LOCATION!

Know Your Rights!
Legal "Teach-In"
September 13th at 7pm
2418 W. Bloomingdale Ave. Community Room

Kevin Monahan is hosting this Thursday's presentation by the National
Lawyer's Guild. Attorneys Jerry Boyle and Nikolas
Stein have extensive backgrounds in defending activists.
national: http://www.nlg.org/ local: http://www.nlgchicago.org/

Wouldn't it be nice to quote a statute if you are either hit, roughed up, harrased, etc? I'd definitely have some choice words for the jerk with the motorcycle in the bike lane this morning. I'm bringing my camera on my commute from now on. I'm gonna journalize this turkey, as I always say, if you can't beat 'em, vilify 'em in the media.

Lets put all the road rage into healthy legal study.

Once again, RSVP to Steven Lane at thestevenlane@gmail.com

Post any questions you want me to ask, and I'll be posting a full report on the seminar.

A week later...

It seems that the arrest of the "Critical Mass Dozen" has not sparked a cascading citywide bike-rights movement. (You can read about the arrests here)

Now, a week later, Critical Mass was a 200 biker strong mini-mass in Wicker Park.
Seems like a great thing, smaller means faster, less dust up with authorities, etc.
Not so much.

Apparently the cops were all over our tiny Mass.

What we're watching is a process of re-revolution.

I'm excited to see what's going to happen next, and happy to be in a city where its hard to bike.
Maybe its because I love a fight, a cause to rally around.
Maybe I'm just too much like this guy.

Anyway, enjoy these beautiful photographs via the steady shutter of Don Sorsa (whom I believe was overhauling his bike at the same clinic as me yesterday). Really, Don, these shots are fantastic! Thanks!

Happy Sunday to everyone who did the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation Boulevard Tour today. I tried, honest I did, but no volunteer slots were when I could make it...and I definitely don't have the money to register for these kinds of things.

Off to the laundry--hope the grease stains from the bike clinic yesterday either come out, or at lest mellow to a look more artsy and less disgusting.