2011-04-16 Sat - The London Fubu Dash 1

Getting ready now..."Got the Johnson baby powder and the polo cologne"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt-ZE3OtKH0

Morleys number 8 meal with ginger beer. tru speak

^^ I actually put on polo sport yesterday as it was my go-to 90s aftershave of choice. it's nostalgia in a spray bottle for me.

even though there was a low turnout this was pretty funny and definitely had all the makings of a forum ride from me almost being squashed by a bus, tibbs asking for the junior spesh at SFC and complaining that mayo costs 50p, getting lost on a cycle lane detour near the A13, some random kid doing a downhill wheelie near island gardens, tibbs getting paged by xander just as he was calling him to where he was, tibbs pretty much riding his bike inside a shop at E&C demanding to know where the morleys had gone, tibbs no handed trackstanding like a pro on brixton road only to fall over in a spectacular fashion when he was about to put his hands back on the bars. more chicken at brixton morleys followed by beers at the hootenanny.

good times.

In the evening after being at the pub in deptford with stonehedge and JAMIE I rolled to tesco's only to find it closed so guess what my only choice was for dinner? yup chicken.

when I woke up this morning I thought I was going to lay an egg but luckily it was just a big poo.

That pork pie I had in the pub did a number on my guts too.

I expect links to at least 5 flickrstreams detailing each and every moment of the ride. We need to know how fabulous you all looked. I think this is only fair.

Plus pictures of chicken.

(But not Hatbeard's 'egg'.)

If he sat on it for a few days I don't think it would hatch into a little Hatbeard.

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/4334/20110416131525350.jpg

^damn I look good.

You've spilled something on your tshirt...

it's a super cool urban spraypaint graphic applique hactually

oh what a lovely pigeon.

SFC !
http://i53.tinypic.com/33ffec0.jpg

I was rocking that vintage fubu with that raised rubber lettering, collectors shit
http://i56.tinypic.com/10hljif.jpg

Gat-beard ordering that bird
http://i52.tinypic.com/2zpme83.jpg

The much fabled "junior spesh" with the drumstick tucked firmly in the bottom, plus a coke for £2! That's crazy stupid value. No Jaxor though but I can confirm that mayo is 50p more
http://i51.tinypic.com/111jhw9.jpg

Our very own Xanderh catching wreck at Hootenanny.
http://i55.tinypic.com/jh7m8w.jpg

oh what a lovely pigeon.

that wonderful hat was a birthday gift from the people at my last office. and whilst I am well known for my love of hat-wearing in the 3 years I had worked there I had never once worn a baseball cap. I think it was more down to the fact I turned up at the end of my day off to go drinking and my boss hadn't bought my present yet and the new era shop was one street away.

what you can't see from the pic's is the back of the hat also has an embroidered pigeon shit on it which I think makes it much more urban and cool and stuff, definitely. although it probably demotes it from business-casual to casual attire so I wouldn't wear it to an interview even if I did think it'd make for an interesting talking point.

sorry i didn't get along for this, was in a lovely ball of hangover after the lmnh party. i did eat some chicken though.

you should have HTFU michael that said I was gonna bail until I saw tibbs say he was getting ready and thought fuck it lets go eat some chicken.

I was riding about 5mph on the way to lmnh though.

that wonderful hat was a birthday gift from the people at my last office. and whilst I am well known for my love of hat-wearing in the 3 years I had worked there I had never once worn a baseball cap. I think it was more down to the fact I turned up at the end of my day off to go drinking and my boss hadn't bought my present yet and the new era shop was one street away.

what you can't see from the pic's is the back of the hat also has an embroidered pigeon shit on it which I think makes it much more urban and cool and stuff, definitely. although it probably demotes it from business-casual to casual attire so I wouldn't wear it to an interview even if I did think it'd make for an interesting talking point.

embroidered Pigeon Kak? oh, that's some talent. can i see it? i think its a very interesting topic.

http://thevintageskeleton.com/blog/?p=943

it's by a guy called jeff staple there's lot on google about him and his pigeons.

tibbs mentioned on sat it might be worth something now but i just found this...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/staple-pigeon-new-era-hat-7-5-8-white-brand-new-nwt-/110674265647?pt=US_Hats&hash=item19c4b3462f#ht_500wt_1156

probably a shame I've worn it now.

I think this thread is the right place for this gem of an article
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/march/meet-mr-chicken

you kept the sticker on though (as you should), so could still sell it.

tibbs mentioned on sat it might be worth something now but i just found this...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/staple-pigeon-new-era-hat-7-5-8-white-brand-new-nwt-/110674265647?pt=US_Hats&hash=item19c4b3462f#ht_500wt_1156

probably a shame I've worn it now.

oh my