Saturday, October 29th, 2005
Behind Vita Cafe @ 10th & Pike - 7pm
The Fifth Annual!
Scavenger hunt, teams, bikes, beers, costumes... It's Halloween again! We can all count on the best Messquerade ever, just like every year.
Teams of two or more are required, $15.00 per head. Hopefully there will be t-shirts this year, Mess is working on it.
RAIN OR SHINE. Hopefully shine.
Afterparty is TBA as of now, info soon.
Cash prizes for:
*Best costumes
*Team costume
*Bike costume
*1st team to finish with a correct hunt.
Mess has bike frames for prizes, not new frames though.
"I'll give more updates soon," says Mess.
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sekai
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:24 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 1466Location: on the lake
teams need to be at least 2 people, he's not saying that there is a limit to the size of the team. get your costumes and teams together!
erin
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:02 am
Joined: 26 Jul 2005Posts: 277Location: Seattle
sekai wrote:
teams need to be at least 2 people, he's not saying that there is a limit to the size of the team. get your costumes and teams together!
Unfortunately, I have to work until 9pm that day, but I told them that I was having a party that night, so the afterparty may very well be at my house. Talk about scary!!!
Yet another reason for all of you to come to my party after the race... all of the cool kids will be doing it.
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whookey
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 12:42 am
Joined: 26 Aug 2005Posts: 6
I've been punching trees and sleeping under icy waterfalls for a year of training, mofos:
The bottle says "Recycled Cycles" but it means "Insane Beer Power". Bring it!
langston
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:15 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
I would like to race in this, anyone want to be a teammate? My bike is nearly running excellently, once i replace the chain I broke on my way home last night I shouldn't have a similar experience as to the Grape Ape.
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the dreaded ben
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:32 am
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
langston wrote:
I would like to race in this, anyone want to be a teammate? My bike is nearly running excellently, once i replace the chain I broke on my way home last night I shouldn't have a similar experience as to the Grape Ape.
there we have it, literary masterpiece from mr. seattle weekly.
on the upside to this little asinine comment, i think i might be in.
everybody wants to see a dreaded elvis, right?
henry
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:37 am
somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
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henry wrote:
I want to do it.
Is anyone else doing the REload one on saturday?
a double-header perhaps?
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dennyt
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:47 am
rocket mechanicJoined: 02 Aug 2005Posts: 2708
They're on different saturdays. Reload this saturday (4pm registration, 5pm start), Messman next saturday.
I'm trying to make it to one or both, but may end up going to zero. Updates at 11.
henry
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:47 am
somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
langston wrote:
henry wrote:
I want to do it.
Is anyone else doing the REload one on saturday?
a double-header perhaps?
the reload one is this weekend and the messmens one is next weekend, right?
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
oop. that would be correct. That's excellent. I'm looking forward to participating in both of these races and hopefully I'll be in a place mentally and physically to be competitive.
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lantius
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:58 am
1337Joined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 6705Location: right over
i think i'm going to do the reload one on this saturday. next weekend i've got a stack of halloween parties to go to and it's doubtful (not impossible) i'll be doing a race in the middle of 'em.
jillita
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:19 am
Joined: 13 Oct 2005Posts: 744Location: the westside
I'm interested in the ReLoad race, but my flight gets in at 1pm Saturday. If the airline doesn't lose my bike (again) I'd have time to make it.
Molly and I are definitely in for Messmenn's too. Anyone want to be our pimp (in costume of course)?
lantius
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 10:50 am
1337Joined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 6705Location: right over
bump to bring this back into the conversation. 7pm seems pretty late, especially if takes three hours like the reload race did. also, $15 per head? wow.
but who is going to do it?
henry
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 10:51 am
somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
henry wrote:
who want's go to as Ghostbusters with me?
What do you have in the way for Ghostbusters costumes? I'd be down but I'm lacking in the costume department. Left to my own devices I'm coming as a zombie. Chicks dig the undead, I hear.
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lantius
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:01 am
1337Joined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 6705Location: right over
messman wrote:
One person should have a knife, a bag or a basket, and a digital camera might be helpful as well.
a knife? wtf, this is going to end badly. oh and it turns out that the $15 gets you beer for the entire night, so maybe that's not such a bad deal.
i could almost see riding along (yarr, pirating) this one because i've got plenty of other beer drinking to do on saturday. though if that falls through, this is all kinds of tempting.
futurenorth
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:02 am
Bed BleederJoined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 839Location: Ballard
If 7pm is late, then you're too fucking old.
It's on a Saturday night. There's a party involved. And a breakfast in the morning for anyone still around.
This is the fifth installment of the messquerade so I think he's got it all under control.
Your $15 entry fee includes a shirt, beer, afterparty, and bands. That's pretty dam good if you ask me.
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henry
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:23 pm
somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
langston wrote:
henry wrote:
who want's go to as Ghostbusters with me?
What do you have in the way for Ghostbusters costumes? I'd be down but I'm lacking in the costume department. Left to my own devices I'm coming as a zombie. Chicks dig the undead, I hear.
All i have is one jumpsuit... but it's sweet!
if you're into the idea i think we could do it on the cheap with a saturday full of shopping.
rocker boiJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1535Location: santa fe, i think
WE look so good!
Jace
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:42 am
Joined: 11 Oct 2005Posts: 601Location: Seattle
I guess I should have thought about this earlier. I'm hoping to do Messmann’s and I'm looking for a team or someone to ride with.
sekai
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:52 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 1466Location: on the lake
Jace wrote:
I guess I should have thought about this earlier. I'm hoping to do Messmann’s and I'm looking for a team or someone to ride with.
just show up with $ and a costume, someone will take you in.
jillita
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:57 am
Joined: 13 Oct 2005Posts: 744Location: the westside
So far we have me, Molly and Scotty (??). We can take on more. Knowledge of obscure downtown streets that exist in an alternate location a plus.
Torch
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:06 am
TerranceJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1637Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
harlot wrote:
So far we have me, Molly and Scotty (??). We can take on more. Knowledge of obscure downtown streets that exist in an alternate location a plus.
dammit, i'm not going to be able to make it tomorrow night as it turns out. as much as i'd love to dress up like a pimp and ride around with you two in tow, i'ma hafta back out.
yes, i'm a terrible person, etc.
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- Salvador Dali
jillita
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:18 am
Joined: 13 Oct 2005Posts: 744Location: the westside
You are worthless. I want my hat back.
henry
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 11:21 am
somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
scotty is totaly worthless. i want my virginity back.
TerranceJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1637Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
harlot wrote:
You are worthless. I want my hat back.
there's also the small problem of me not owning any pimp-worthy clothes. i used to have an entire closet full of authentic vintage '70s disco garb, but offloaded it over the years (and various cross-country moves). also, the idea of earning a couple hundred bucks on saturday, while not nearly as fun as messmans will be, will keep my fridge full and bills paid for a while longer.
and henry, you get nothing back from me. what's been taken is taken forever. besides, i thought what we had was special. at least, that's what your mom told me.
_________________ "the only difference between me and a madman is that i am not mad."
- Salvador Dali
jillita
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:15 pm
Joined: 13 Oct 2005Posts: 744Location: the westside
Let it hereby be known that the Eastside has no one pimp worthy. Way to go, Torch.
Torch
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:20 pm
TerranceJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1637Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
harlot wrote:
Let it hereby be known that the Eastside has no one pimp worthy. Way to go, Torch.
let it hereby be known that the eastside sucks in more ways imaginable, and that i can't wait to move my ass over to the cool side of the water.
_________________ "the only difference between me and a madman is that i am not mad."
- Salvador Dali
terrydean
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 2:01 pm
rocker boiJoined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 1535Location: santa fe, i think
Torch wrote:
let it hereby be known that the eastside sucks in more ways imaginable, and that i can't wait to move my ass over to the cool side of the water.
You moving to Europe too?
tsal
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:50 am
Joined: 21 Oct 2005Posts: 3
so, did anyone ever find the 2 ton movable pumpkin?
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