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rick barclay

24th of July 2004 (Sat), 13:59

He flies up and down the road oblivious to life and limb, his belly flapping free
as the breeze--the Phatforums Rider fears nothing--neither man, machine, nor laws, not even his own life or limb, or that of his friend. He's the Phatforums Rider, following in brazen tribute to Fonda, Hopper, Mc Queen,
Mineo, Brando, eternity, carving his own niche into lore, legend, and eternal fame. Ah, but all is ephemeral-fame and the famous as well, and our poor hero was busted by a Howell cop in an umarked cruiser less than 30 minutes after I snapped this. Pity. Any comments?

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rick barclay

24th of July 2004 (Sat), 20:28

All my stories stretch the imagination, but they are all true, as my credibility is my most precious Internet asset. Anyway, I apologize for the noisy
picture; it's another one of those 800mm jobs I'm trying to perfect. I
need to get better exposure on these.

But let me tell you something about the boys in the picture. They are neighborhood kids who have been causing us adults all sorts of grief because they ride their bikes up and down the streets and in the field in back of my house at all hours of the day and night. Unfortunately, space won't allow me to tell you the whole thing here and now. But today, we got some relief, finally. I took this shot and several others today, not because I wanted to
show them to the police, but just to post them here. The cops were already
aware of the problems these boys were causing. So, I'm out in front of my house after snapping off seven or eight shots, talking to my neighbor, when
I just happen to notice the kid in the pcture walking up the street toward us with three of his young friends. Now, mind you I've already had a physical confrontation with this kid and another, so I know something's up,
and sure enough when he gets up to us, he starts ranting about , "What are you doing taking my picture, you have no right to do so, and blah,
blah, blah." I just stood there and laughed at himm and told him to sue me. Anyways, after about ten minutes of harranguing, a grat sedan
pulls up and stops, and the man inside starts jawing at this kid in no
uncertain terms about confiscating his four-wheeler. He's talking pretty
loud and I can hear him, and so I tell him, "I've got pictures of him if you need them." I thought this guy was just another neighbor come to voice
his concern to these boys about their behavior. And as I yelled unknowingly about the pictures, I approached the car, and when I
get around to the drivers side, what do you think I see in full view on
this man's lap? If you said a police badge, go buy yourself an ice cream cone on me, because that's what it was, and this cop was mighty indignant
because one of the other boys involved in this who rides a mufflerless
two wheeler that is the root of the problem had passed this cop going about 100 miles an hour just a short while ago. And let me tell you,
that fat kid was just as docile as a lamb to that officer and if those
kids are caught on the street again with their bikes, it's going to be bye,
bye for them. So, the story had a happy ending for all us peace-loving adults of the neighborhood.