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So I haven't been to trixie dix in ages.
and I don't think I can make next week either. However I'll be back with bells on as soon as I can.
hope you're all doing well.
The reason I've not been coming is that on Monday we were officially charged with impersonating policemen whilst driving the tank on the G20 demos. So we've been spending a fair amount of time sorting out lawyers etc. I've no fear i'm going to prison or anything, but we need a bit of focus.
See you all soon, & I'll be back on the roof showing you all up.
BP x
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done by a lovely fella called Liam
http://www.flickr.com/photos/liam666/
smooth line work and good bedside manner too!I'm trying to decide at the mo, whether to put a little shading on the roses or just leave them as is. Once's it's healed up properly I'll have a doodle on it and see what I think
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Just had this done
To remind me of my recently passed away grandad. Sailor and proud yorkshireman he was (hence the anchors and white roses).I got blank banners done so that I can fill them in with a pen depending on what I'm up to!
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Sorry to link to the hate mail
new complaints from MP's and campaigners about police surveillance harrasment.
Norman Baker MP visited the airport and met members of Greenpeace and campaign group Stop Airport Expansion Now, which are opposed to plans to increase the size of the airfield. He said: 'This sort of police behaviour is more akin to East Germany in the 1980s than a democratic country like Britain. It seems to becoming a habit. 'People should be able to lobby members of parliament without being photographed by the police. It was quite wrong that police were taking pictures.'
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exactly!
method is,
take out wheel,
turn around
put cog on fixed side
put on lock ring
don't diesimple really ;-)
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and yes,
they did kill an innocent man on April 1st, and no nothing will happen because of it.
This is not a case of a few bad apples in a nice police force, this is a case of institutional encouragement for violence and unaccountability. There are plenty of nice bobbies out there on the street, but put one of them in a riot helmet, lock them up in a hot van for hours, give them a truncheon and a shield, then whip up the media into framing a non-violent protest as a fight and their training to be violent will kick in.
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no the women. they disagree with the police filming protesters so they go about filming police. i don't understand how this solves their original grievances, or provides any kind of positive solution. it is overly, overly petty.
as far as i'm aware they're not connected to that protest itself, and i don't see any protesters getting in trouble (although, actually, i'm sure some did at that climate camp..) i don't really see what they're doing other than wasting police time and getting in the way of them doing their job which is to manage the climate camp.
i don't support police brutality and like i said it's very worrying from their account of the days that follow their arrests. that is something that 100% should be looked into and i don't support the loss of anyone's rights.
however, like a lot of things, this seems to be stupid people doing stupid things and then throwing the old innocent eyes when they get called up on it.So as someone who was at climate camp, got arrested there for trying to shut the power station down and also know's the two women who were arrested I figured I should try and answer this one.
FIT watch aren't some separate troublemakers who get in the way of the police and have nothing to do with the protests. They are there, often by request, of the protest organisers to try and force the police to be accountable and operate within the law.
Police often remove badge numbers before attacking people, lie about their rights whilst searching people under various sections, make up spurious laws, and arrest people who they are completely aware haven't broken any law purely to get them out of the way.
The FIT team (police evidence gatherers) are not like a human CCTV camera, who passively gather evidence, they follow people home, turn up at your work, call out your name whenever they see you to let you know they are watching you, and are generally employed as a tactic to pressurise, intimidate and harass people who they see as organised activists.
During the climate camp, the police had already started several raids on a peaceful camp, buzzed helicopters over campers at two hour intervals during every night, attempted to wake everyone up blaring music at them through the night, staged mock riot squad attacks at 4am whilst campers slept, stopped and searched EVERYONE coming in and out of the camp every time they saw them, arrested ALL of the camp van drivers who were picking people up from the station, sprayed the local MP with pepper spray and many many more things.
FIT watch, by filming the police attempt to make them accountable for their illegal activities. The girls were arrested and put in prison for four days, not because they had committed a crime, but because the police are uncomfortable breaking the law whilst they are being watched by people who know the law very well. They could have been put in a local cell and processed as normal, but I have no doubt the reason that these two were treated so harshly was in order to intimidate them and try and put them off doing the same thing again.
Just to re-iterate, the person who should have been arrested, was the police officer who was breaking the law by removing his ID number.
This is not a case of 'if you've done nothing wrong, you've nothing to hide'. This is a case of a un-accountable police force using illegal violence, intimidation tactics and illegal detention in order to try and quash what the government see as a growing and increasingly effective environmental movement.
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You missed it I'm afraid.
after one minute it was one handed
after two minutes it was no handed
after three minutes it was one footed
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Hello Reginald, Nice to meet you last night.
Ah yes, I remember the trackstand winner, it was the guy who was rocking the brompton handlebars on a charge a week or two ago.
There was a girl who promised to post up pictures in exchange for cinema tickets, so we'll just have to cross our fingers and wait. It was a very funny evening, the foot down competition was very funny with the circle of bikes gradually closing in on the finalists!
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What a lovely evening.
Pajamas you were missed, we even tried to save a bit of cake for you incase you came, but the hoards scoffed it all I'm afraid.
My busted ankle kept me from entering the competitions, but I guess there is always use for a mouthy git to shout at people and make them do stupid things, so I found a role for myself.
Being a bit of a drunk, I've a memory like a sieve, so please correct/complete the following winners table
TRIXIE DIX ANNIVERSARY COMPETITIONS:
Backwards Race - Dean / On One Langster
Stupidest Trick - Bike Destroyer (Dismount of Doom)
Longest Skid - Keanu
Up and Under one level race - CrazyJames
Trackstand - ?
Foot Down - ?
Most Bunnyhops whilst pulling a wheelie - GusA fine evening and lovely to see so many old and new faces.
see you all next tues!
BP
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SO
being a total numpty I managed to bust my ankle skateboarding yesterday and I'm sitting at work with it strapped up. I'll still be in attendance tonight, but may just be being DJ as opposed to beating you all with my trixie skillzzzz
See you later
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oh yeah, what time will it start?
people start to arrive from about 6:30pm
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I'll bring along a bundle of freebie cinema tickets for the Prince Charles Cinema as prizes!
see you all tues.
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So boys and girls!
Roll up roll up. This tuesday, the 14th July is the first birthday of Trixie Dix!
Most of us are still falling over learning to trackstand and "do a skid" however there are a few boys and girls who are popping one handed wheelies whilst bunnyhopping old ladies at traffic lights.
If you've been to a trixie dix night before, or want to know what all the fuss is about then this is the night for you!
Bring a few beers, perhaps a disposable BBQ, and cheer the muppets as they ride backwards into each other and off the side of the carpark!
we're on the top floor of the carpark!
There's talk of competitions and more, so bring prizes and medals.
Longest Skid
Trackstand competition
Best Trick
Most Improved
Most Idiotic trickBring ideas on how to make this the best Trixie Dix yet!
VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE!
WE USE THE CARPARK FOR FREE THANKS TO THE NICE SECURITY GUARDS. LET'S NOT MAKE THEIR LIFE A HASSLE. BRING THEM A CAKE/BEER TO SAY THANKS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF, IF YOU'RE BRINGING A BEER, BRING A BAG TO CARRY IT HOME IN!
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So last night was definitely one of the weirdest Trixie Dix I've been to.
Low turn out due to the monsoon, but more than made up for in energetic krump dancing!
yes definitely a weird one.
I think next week is the anniversary!
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Bike Police last night, having a chat with a bouncer... Then the cavalry turns up... Bye bye Police!.. Oh hang on what's going on over there?.. Miscreants being busted.
you must live about 3 doors down from my girlfriend!
she's just by the cab office next to browns!
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So after trawling through the stumbling beginnings of this thread, it seems that Tues 14th July is going to be our 1 year anniversary.
As Sano was pointing out, it is amazing how much we have all progressed in that time.
To celebrate TrixieDix's Birthday Pajamas and I were talking about a summer spectacular birthday party. Complete with BBQ, Sound System and more.
What can you bring to the party?
Should we invite the WAG's? (HAB's if you're one of the trixie chix?)
Has anyone got a bicycle mounted BBQ?I'm going to try and persuade my friend Sam to come along:
what else do we need?
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I think it's a great idea!
Also gives you the opportunity to check your hair whilst trackstanding too!
double win
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Julio zooming through traffic by Holborn this morning on my way into work.
had to risk death to catch her up.
nice to see you
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met a nice fella called JD on my commute in this morning.
riding a single speed with H+ sons rims and internal brake hub.
hope you make it to the forum and along to trixie dix some time.
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I'm up for it!
It is amazing how much people have progressed since the start. I couldn't trackstand or skid or anything. I feel much more confident on the road now, and much more in control of my bike.
I do think we need to be a bit more welcoming/less showboaty at times though. I'ts a bit overwhelming when your learning to trackstand and someone comes wheelieing past you. I guess it's hard as, I never know who's new, and have a memory like a fish. So don't want to go up to people saying, "hey, want to learn how to skid?" when it turns out they are an ex-pro BMXer or something.
I guess it's just up to all of us to go over and offer friendly tips when we see someone wobbling in the corner.
That said, my experience of TDix has been completely supportive and lovely. I just worry sometimes that it was different walking into a crowd where pretty much everyone was a beginner, to walking into the current tuesday nights.
sorry I tend to waffle sometimes.
I'll be there tonight with sound track. Bring your ipods too.
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Switch the rear tyre to a black one...would look so much better.
I'm sure I will when the white wears out, unless I can find white 26" skinny ones.
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damn, I'm going to be away camping! this sounds ace!
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it's made by Rhino Tec ???
apparently they are an old Norwich based company who I don't think exist anymore.
it's actually a 26" mountain bike wheel, although I fitted a 28c gatorskin on it, and it runs fine and you couldn't tell the difference between it and a 650c.
best thing, got it on ebay, with the conversion kit to turn it into a rear. £51 all in including postage!!
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you mean Blair Peach
[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair_Peach[/ame]
killed by the Special Patrol Group who then became the TSG.
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On a side note, the Space Hijackers and I have all been charged with impersonating police officers.
http://www.thelondonpaper.com/thelondonpaper/news/london/news/activists-drove-tank-to-g20-protests
which is of course an absolute joke.