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30STM VIDEO
Thread started by man-o-lo! at 11.12.09 - 1:50 am

great job to everyone who was there.
the video is amazing.


Kings & Queens

30 Seconds to Mars | MySpace Video


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AMAZING, THEM MY PEOPLE !!! FUCK YA !!!



eddieboyinla
11.12.09 - 1:56 am

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Looked pretty kick ass and well worth the effort.



bentstrider
11.12.09 - 2:00 am

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I LIKE THIS ONE BETTER.....




mandingo
11.12.09 - 2:19 am

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Holy shit. That's good.



skd
11.12.09 - 2:28 am

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Its cool, but, why does a cyclist get buttplowed by a car midway in, and then walk away after a thirty second montage of a white horse running?



angrytoaster30
11.12.09 - 2:35 am

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i can see more of these coming soon





braydon
11.12.09 - 2:37 am

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cyclist gets hit, and the driver doesn't run... that's surprising....



braydon
responding to a comment by angrytoaster30
11.12.09 - 2:40 am

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Huh huh....buttplowed.



bentstrider
responding to a comment by angrytoaster30
11.12.09 - 2:44 am

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im so bummed i didnt make that. :(



north_valley_critical_mass
11.12.09 - 2:57 am

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LIKE :)



X-Large
11.12.09 - 2:58 am

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the video was pretty cool. i liked it and everyone looked great.

that said, if i knew about the molitov flower vase, i would never have been a part of it.



oodlesofpoodles
11.12.09 - 3:45 am

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you're talking about this?

some banksy fans?



braydon
responding to a comment by oodlesofpoodles
11.12.09 - 3:54 am

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oops sorry didn't mean for that image to be so big



braydon
11.12.09 - 3:55 am

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it was the wine bottle that killed it for me.



oodlesofpoodles
responding to a comment by braydon
11.12.09 - 4:01 am

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if i saw my face but not my name in the credits what do i do? can i do anything?????



mechazawa
11.12.09 - 4:17 am

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the video looked good... i thought it was going good, until the car accident.

1. how does that help MR's image? It looks like the riders fault.
2. The rider smashes the windshield
3. The riders pose and dont help their fallen rida (shame on you)
4. They just get up and ride away
5. What about the driver's window that got smashed? The driver stopped. Maybe exchange information? Take responsibility?

It just looked really bad and unnecessary given the video didnt need it. Once I saw the accident, in all honesty, I was thinking durng the 5 minutes before they got up-- I hope this is about highlighting something more powerful about riders that have been injured/killed!!!! 20 minutes later... nope the rider gets up and rides away.

I think that part, the molotov-flower thing and the saddening reminder of the recent fires, were just dumb. Was this some hippie anarchy? I'll be honest, if there was a story to be told in the video -- I didnt get it.

I doubt it matters. I think video will excite others about dressing in costume and riding around town. Maybe even help change minds about critical mass (or whatever Borfo wants to call it). I just wish they would take the accident out.

I actually like the sunset shot, some of the other streets shot. I suggest leaving the sound off while watching. Overall the video was cool. And Im the participants will love it. Richie kind of stole the show.--good for him.

what do you guys think about the accident part? No big deal? Do you think i missed something about it (the white horse symbolism or something)?

Congrats to all who worked on it -- now go be famous.



md2
11.12.09 - 7:42 am

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Nobody wanted you there anyways



crossbones
responding to a comment by north_valley_critical_mass
11.12.09 - 7:44 am

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i definitely disliked the accident. so stupid. makes kids think, sure i can go riding around, no helmet, thinking everything is cool, get hit, get up and walk away. um no. i spent a few days in the hospital. some others are lucky enough to get up and walk away, with a lot of pain.

do not want.

cool video but such a dumb pretentious band. and they misspelled a lot of ridazz names. sad.

okay enough naysaying. kudos to those who donated their time and looked awesome because of it.



tomato
responding to a comment by md2
11.12.09 - 7:47 am

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also most cars that hit cyclists speed off in this town. and my friends, who i actually didn't really know at the time, didn't just stand there. they took care of me until the cops showed, fixed by bike for me and visited/called me in the hospital.

but it's a music video and they can do what they want. whatever.



tomato
11.12.09 - 7:56 am

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king of queens is a damn good show.....



mandingo
11.12.09 - 8:35 am

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maybe if the accident happened in the beginning it would have been better (all the ridaz could have come to his rescue or something)....

even while that is occurring we could still keep Jared Leto's crackling voice at it rises, which doubles as a horse call (it really comes across as if he is summoning a white horse on skid row or something).

Anyhow, whatever sexy powers Leto possesses, he somehow is really have a good time rocking out, while watching the fires burn our trails and such. I wonder why he didnt summons some rain with his voice instead of a white horse?? What does the horse end up doing? It looks lost on skid row or something.

Well, the riders didnt have any lights on when they hit the car. Maybe they have a case for all the production light present.. i dont know.

But it might be a hard case to support. Well, judge, we were, yes, riding on all lanes.... thats right we occupied both sides of traffic. Just for fun, and though it might seem like we were out for a little mischief, given the flowers and wine bottles we threw around town. We definitely had the right away.

I also like the way the kid fell. One arm is perfectly laid across his leg. Hoodie is intact. One arm supporting his head. It must have been all those PB&J sandwiches... dude must have been sleepy. Looks like a rida passed out on my couch, not that just got hit by a car (let alone flew into a windshield). Leto's voice definitely is magical.

I guess, in the end, whatever the accident means and whoever is at fault... we can say it was:

in defense of our dreams... in defense of our dreams



md2
responding to a comment by tomato
11.12.09 - 8:35 am

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Whats up with the fires ....?



OsnapsonJC
11.12.09 - 8:42 am

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burning trees



mattspeed
responding to a comment by OsnapsonJC
11.12.09 - 8:59 am

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they cut me! lol



666
11.12.09 - 8:59 am

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LOL ... Its funny how many people I can pic out .. 666.. you gots no camera love ...



OsnapsonJC
responding to a comment by mattspeed
11.12.09 - 9:18 am

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dulcinea!!! DULCINEA!!!



sancho1
11.12.09 - 9:29 am

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i thought the video was well done.. the accident part did kinda throw me off but overall I think he captured perfectly what were about.. I was one of the many people who "protested" and refused to be in the making of this video.. After seeing this I really regret not going.. Oh well..

It's funny I recognized so many people in this vid.. Congrats to everyone who made it in the video



goosegoose
11.12.09 - 9:29 am

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Md2:

I appreciate your analysis of the thematic content of the Video but in the final analysis Jlets vision cannot be pigeon holed. He basically takes anything that is kewl and makes it crappy. It is just a music video. Hardly worth the 1's and 0's that are written here.



Foldie
responding to a comment by md2
11.12.09 - 9:31 am

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who cares about what the biker getting hit means. its just a music video. no one ever understands what a music video is suppose to mean anyway. the point is, LA Riders represented in this video and are going to rule the world.



man-o-lo!
11.12.09 - 9:57 am

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Yeah, I pick up the reruns on TBS... VERY FUNNY!!!



bentstrider
responding to a comment by mandingo
11.12.09 - 10:03 am

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My first and likely last experience with J Leto...however. Analysis aside I love seeing ridazz in the video! Richie looks freakin awesome! Chynna so cute!



TheJen
11.12.09 - 10:22 am

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Yep, that one is still my favorite!



Joe Borfo
responding to a comment by mandingo
11.12.09 - 10:23 am

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Seeing all my friends throughout the video made the song bearable, if not even likeable.
I'm glad it casts us in a good light, save for the accident part... but no one's perfect. Good job people!



July
11.12.09 - 10:28 am

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Now *that* I could watch all day...all my crushes are in there!



TheJen
responding to a comment by mandingo
11.12.09 - 10:36 am

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You may not like the music, but this band has millions of fans worldwide. The song was one of the top downloads on iTunes. This guy Leto is an award-winning music video director. His concepts are viewed as artistic and visionary. Millions (that's six zeros), will watch this video hundreds of times (so like a hundred million?) They will see Los Angeles and Hollywood streets filled with bicyclists. How is this not a positive development? We complain about how bicyclists get no respect. Well, we got respect now. Millions across the world will see your mugs and your bicycles. Maybe some fans in Atlanta or Ankara or São Paulo will go out and get bicycles. Congratulations! You all have done a great service to the worldwide awareness of bicycling. Now let's ride.



hockeyjockey
11.12.09 - 10:46 am

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the video is actually not bad at all... the crash made me flinch.... like, who's fault was it? but all you guys look sexy regardless...



Roadblock
11.12.09 - 10:55 am

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For serious. Now that video makes me wanna ride!

...I'm still digesting the 30STM video. I mean, the shots are all really pretty and everything... but the song is so poo poo lamey cheese that it's hard to look at it objectively.

I wish nobody had so sing along at the end... cuz that made me throw up in my mouth a bit. Overall it was done really well... for what it was?

I hope it inspires kids to ride bikes. I think it will.

Also: Zombie cyclists. Yep.



canadienne
responding to a comment by TheJen
11.12.09 - 10:57 am

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I want to get gender reassignment surgery and, following a suitable period of recuperation and post-operative care, punch myself really hard in the cooch.



PC
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11.12.09 - 10:58 am

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Maybe now we'll have a chance of seeing a bicycle action-movie directed by Michael Bay or somebody in the near future.




bentstrider
11.12.09 - 10:59 am

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I just snorted coffee all over my work desk. Thanks.



canadienne
responding to a comment by PC
11.12.09 - 11:00 am

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I thought the close up of Richie looked more like he was just screaming something by chance than singing along. I imagine that's what happened, and it kept me amused.



danya
responding to a comment by canadienne
11.12.09 - 11:00 am

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PC you are amazing. Well said sir.



Foldie
responding to a comment by PC
11.12.09 - 11:17 am

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ok i'm totally biased, but doesn't it seem like jared leto just wants to rip off a bunch of studiodrome's ideas

time lapse fires?
studiodrome's ignite

i mean it's one thing to get inspired by the photos posted here on MR but this has nothing to do with bicycles.

just sayin




cupcake
11.12.09 - 11:21 am

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I thought of Studiodrome's Ignite when I saw that too...



canadienne
responding to a comment by cupcake
11.12.09 - 11:27 am

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Well, I've never been a fan of music videos. They cheapen the power of the music when they try to put a visual story to it.
And I don't care for the band's weak stab at a U2 style song. What the hell was the song about anyway?
But, man, the professional footage of my ridazz was fantastic!



Creative Thing
11.12.09 - 11:40 am

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The guys look really good in the video.
Not too many shots of the girls.

I think he got the idea when he stumbled upon an LACM and Peoples ride a few months ago. He even mentioned it in an interview.



sgrant
11.12.09 - 11:44 am

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Bad song, bad music, cheeseball band.

So rad to see people I love in the video though! Go coldcut! Brand2! Richie! Fuzz! You people are the FREAKS and it's beautiful!



Ms. Stephanie
responding to a comment by canadienne
11.12.09 - 11:45 am

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Oh, and Andrew. Go Andrew!

The Banksy reference kinda made me giggle, actually. So bad.



Ms. Stephanie
11.12.09 - 11:51 am

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I "rewound" it a few times at the crash scene to see who was at fault....
the kids made a right turn going the wrong way on a one way street (the sign says "left lane must turn left). with that said, it looks like the kid was at fault...

I like the video though...people will definitely come out for more rides after seeing it.



barleye
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11.12.09 - 11:55 am

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I wish nobody had so sing along at the end... cuz that made me throw up in my mouth a bit.

This has inspired me to go out and get singing lessons! Thanks guys!!!!



User1
responding to a comment by canadienne
11.12.09 - 12:01 pm

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not my favorite song...

BUT DAMN YOU LOOKED GOOD



SnapperS
11.12.09 - 12:03 pm

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bump



Foldie
11.12.09 - 12:07 pm

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best parts.

2:26 brandon - bar spins
5:02 andrew raising bike



barleye
11.12.09 - 12:13 pm

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Yeah, they were riding the wrong way on 5th street. The driver ran through a stop coming out of that alley, and the car should have been turning left. "Technically" they both fucked up. ;)



braydon
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11.12.09 - 12:15 pm

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You guys don't see all the religious references when the guy gets hit? Our Bono wanabe is singing "heaven and hell", there's a cross on the hillside after the dude gets hit, a white horse is galloping through LA, to me it signify his ghost, and then he's resurrected. Our down biker is further enhanced as being a god when his fellow riders don't bother doing anything for him. Their stance is, oh he'll come around, just give him a moment.

So this is what we sold our souls for? oooooooookkk

Watch, these guys will be going after the homeless people for their next video.





User1
11.12.09 - 12:21 pm

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Yeah, they were riding the wrong way on 5th street. The driver ran through a stop coming out of that alley, and the car should have been turning left.

So the driver couldn't have been going straight?



User1
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11.12.09 - 12:23 pm

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obviously the accident is symbolic of the ride shoot and the deadly toll it took on all our bodies and spirits until the white horse (jared leto) came to save us from the criplling abyss (black car) and our broken dreams (windsheild)

DUH!



sklank
11.12.09 - 12:30 pm

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If he didn't hit the biker, he would have hit the building... lol



braydon
responding to a comment by User1
11.12.09 - 12:31 pm

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I think the accident is supposed to be a "you can't take us down, no matter what" thing. Whether that makes any sense is a whole other topic.



Ms. Stephanie
responding to a comment by braydon
11.12.09 - 12:36 pm

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Yes! Sexy...wish I could do that!



TheJen
responding to a comment by barleye
11.12.09 - 12:37 pm

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I didnt read all the credits. but did he acknowledge bansky at all. i actually saw jaret leto at the bansky show in 2006.



buckchin
11.12.09 - 12:40 pm

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but seriously that was fun,

not only do i wish we could do that more often
but i wish we could do it bigger and better

who can we con- er...VINCE! into giving us a ride budget to make videos promoting l.a. and our "bike culture"!

would that just be too "L.A."?


i'm just saying i love riding my bike and it would be nice to get paid doing something i love... there's enough artists amongst the community that if we actually got really organized we could pull something like this off






i need to stop getting high and going on here...



sklank
11.12.09 - 12:43 pm

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wow awesome to showcase the la scene! tallbike was in every shot. loved the intro sunset shot



feetpower
11.12.09 - 12:49 pm

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I thought you guys rocked it and I some!



FREDzilla
11.12.09 - 1:10 pm

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*and some



FREDzilla
11.12.09 - 1:11 pm

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I image once Banksy sees the video, he'll be threatening a lawsuit. Can't image these guys being able to keep that in. Can't image Banksy giving the OK for it either!



User1
11.12.09 - 1:15 pm

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i was singing the "i don't wanna wait for our livessss to be ovaaaaaa" dawson's creek song. i don't know about everyone else.



slowrighthand
responding to a comment by danya
11.12.09 - 1:15 pm

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that brings up an interesting question. considering the image was done illegally on a wall could he copy write it? also considering he is anonymous it would break his cover.



buckchin
responding to a comment by User1
11.12.09 - 1:22 pm

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It's too close to being considered fair use to bother:
1. not 100% the work was used, actually none of it was, only the same subject
2. the video doesn't have direct commercial intentions, they are not selling it (fine line)



braydon
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11.12.09 - 1:25 pm

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banksy is on another level now



braydon
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11.12.09 - 1:27 pm

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copyright is inherent. the second bansky created it in a tangible form he became the copyright owner, regardless of the medium.

at least in the u.s., but it was originally done in the u.k., so who the fuck knows.



slowrighthand
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11.12.09 - 1:27 pm

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but what about the anonymity part?



buckchin
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11.12.09 - 1:37 pm

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LOL WUT



imachynna
11.12.09 - 1:39 pm

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when bansky had the show here it seemed like jared leto had something to do with it.



buckchin
11.12.09 - 1:45 pm

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You're awesome.



danya
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11.12.09 - 1:45 pm

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banksy piece used as spoke card for RWNN march 2009 ---->

Interesting story re: Banksy
during the 2006 show in DTLA, one of Banksy's reps came into ReForm School in Silverlake at the old location below AGLAGO...he wanted to do a piece on the wall across from jiffy lube and they requested us to leave an extension cord under the door leading to the dirt lot and TO NOT TELL ANYONE. We did and were psyched but he ended up not doing the piece after all....We're assuming he was gonna use an air brush since he needed the extension cord.



barleye
11.12.09 - 1:50 pm

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"we did" meaning we left the extension cord....we didn't tell anyone. he only had a few days in l.a.



barleye
11.12.09 - 1:51 pm

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:( aww shucks.



north_valley_critical_mass
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11.12.09 - 2:21 pm

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Thank you to all the ridazz who came out & put up with crappy conditions and not getting paid until 3 weeks later and a bullshit production company that misspelled everyone's name, including mine.
In the end, we do look amazing. We are well represented. We were given a chance to show the world how we spend our free time and we all look fierce and magical.

The accident part was apparently meant to show the resiliancy of the cyclists in LA. I, like most of you, don't appreciate it, but it wasn't my vision or my money what made this talkie a reality.

Much love to all ya'lls, see you on rides.
Thank you Leto, srsly, for capturing us with beauty and love.



thunderthighs
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11.12.09 - 2:35 pm

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You all looked good. I hope your sexiness inspires a ton of people to get out there on bikes, and I hope that they ride on the right side of the street when they do.

This probably makes me a bad person, but I actually snickered when the white horse showed up. And the cross on the hillside? So much cheese. So many heavy-handed cliches. It's a lot like the music, actually: slickly produced and not without its "moments," but ultimately incoherent.

I also think it's funny that they bill this as "a film" that's "inspired by" the music. Come on. It's a fucking music video, dudes. It's a nice-looking music video, to be sure, but it's still a music video. "The Midnight Ride," now that was a film. This is just a music video.



nathansnider
11.12.09 - 3:12 pm

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I was waiting for Kwang Lee to show up here to condemn you guys. How can you love this POS video and hate his masterpiece The Midnight Ride. Shame on you.....

Kwang Lee for life.......



Foldie
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11.12.09 - 3:25 pm

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WOOOOOOOAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOHH!


WOOOOOOOAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOHH!


WOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOHH!


WOOOOOOOAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOHH!


.....



Joe Borfo
11.12.09 - 3:26 pm

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Total thanks to Zombiesgotmytongue and Thunderthighs for working sooo hard at making this happen and making sure that things ended up cool and corrected. Totally happy to have been part of this!!!



X-Large
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11.12.09 - 3:30 pm

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Stilll a hater .......



OsnapsonJC
responding to a comment by Foldie
11.12.09 - 3:35 pm

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woot! What movie stars!!! I can't wait to see you guys give me some tude when I ask for ur autographs.



KrazyPenis
11.12.09 - 3:58 pm

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You're not real.



danya
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11.12.09 - 4:00 pm

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YES! All our hard work paid off. Love all you guiz and thanks so much for being a part of the video! I love the video... melodramatic with the horse and all but come on! Mouse did an excellent job getting hit by the car. <3
Fuck Yeah!



ZombiesGotMyTongue
11.12.09 - 4:29 pm

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Aw thanks for the recognition XL!



ZombiesGotMyTongue
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11.12.09 - 4:31 pm

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The video was pretty good. aside from my hangups it was so exciting to see all the ridazz. robert ,laura, XL's bag, richie,mouse, bryan, chynna, Uncle Richard and his front wheel and other people of whom i have seen but names i do not know. Good job everyone. It was taxing but the editors did a bang up job putting that together.


props to Emil for helping Uncle Richard and myself out. Thank you.



mechazawa
11.12.09 - 4:36 pm

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You definietly deserve it and more! ;)



X-Large
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11.12.09 - 5:24 pm

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I guess the bicycle accident did portray a message. My dad (an outside view), said that the reason he got up after being hit is that we are invincible.
The first time I saw it, it just didn't come off as that, but hey, that's cool. Thanks Jared, we appreciate being invincible! Hello, world!



imachynna
11.12.09 - 8:07 pm

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thats fucking bullshit! the reason your dad got up was because he wasnt funking hurt! not because were invisible.



buckchin
11.12.09 - 8:32 pm

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I'm talking about the guy in the video. The reason why the guy in the video didn't get up is because we're invincible.
Maybe not literally, yeah, we're humans, cars can kill us, but we will ride on and ridazz who have past still ride in our hearts. Right?



imachynna
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11.12.09 - 8:56 pm

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you have emial? dont wamt to post any further rants



buckchin
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11.12.09 - 9:14 pm

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yellow_antidote AT yahoo DOT com



imachynna
responding to a comment by buckchin
11.12.09 - 9:25 pm

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I read like half of this thread but I'm giving my input anyway!

The professional footage of the cyclists is beautiful. And that's about where the praise ends.

This song is such god awful wankery I can't even believe it. Of course half the video is Leto trying to eye fuck the camera because that's what I feel like he's trying to do with his wannabe-Bono voice to my ears with this shit song.

The bikes have nothing to do with the song or anything else and it comes across just as I expected it would: capitalizing on the popularity of the bicycle scene in LA to make a quick buck selling dogshit.

I'm glad you guys had fun and all but seriously we got played.





monovsstereo
11.12.09 - 9:45 pm

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And the banksy ripoff scene should sum up just how much Leto and the rest respect you.



monovsstereo
11.12.09 - 9:47 pm

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15 seconds of fame my ass.... Guess I better run for president... lol..

Fun times, excellent stories, great experiences, memories that will last a lifetime….. GOD I LOVE MY BIKE!!!!!!!!



UncleRichard
11.12.09 - 10:23 pm

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LOL you whores!

Don't you remember all the posts about "F Leto" and "He is exploiting us." Now you see your mugs on TV, now this is the best thing ever, and there needs to be more of these. LOL .

Really Im not h8n, I was for this thing from the get go, even though I did not get down to the shoot myself. I still think it was very cool of Jared to come on rides with us, and even cooler of him to put MR in his video.

That said, I never listened to a lot of 30stm before, but I think the song is awesome! The video not bad. Loved seeing a lot of the ppl I ride with, but I think this video could have been so much more. Maybe it was the editing IDK, I can't quite put my finger on it, I just feel it could have been more epic. I also don't quite get the whole crash thing, and I actually wanted to see more of the band. Well that's just my 2 cents. Great Job to all the ridazz who face the "sell out" title and went for it anyway, I really do hope there are more of these in the future.



2zRescue
11.12.09 - 11:32 pm

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LOL HI THERE



BMFW
responding to a comment by monovsstereo
11.13.09 - 12:00 am

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letos video is gonna do for biking what this one did for power tools...



mandingo
11.13.09 - 12:31 am

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The footage of the ridazz is so beautiful. The editing is suspect and the car crash needs to show it was the drivers fault. The banksy scene is probably bordering on plagerism I wonder what the law is on borrowing imagery like that. Other than that i think it's not bad. The music isn't horrible. I can't understand the lyrics but who cares the girls will love this shit. Overall it shows a good side of the bike scene here in LA. And because of the great footage, it's going to encourage others to ride.



Roadblock
11.13.09 - 1:13 am

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yall be thinkin too much.

nothing wrong with a little cultural commodification.



oodlesofpoodles
11.13.09 - 1:46 pm

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THIS IS LAME!



rayrayray
11.13.09 - 1:49 pm

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damn KWAZY was in like half the shots



ATX
11.13.09 - 2:19 pm

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Why is it that with the Midnight Ride video, everyone felt like Midnight Ridazz was poorly represented and there was an uproar . . . but in this video, most think we were poorly represented by the car accident, but it's OK? Maybe because everyone's so excited by the 15 seconds of fame that's not really fame because nobody knows who we are and nobody cares and this video will only appeal to an extremely limited audience (pre-teen girls) anyway?

The tall bike was awesome though.

Jared Leto's creepy.



Team Creanberry
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11.13.09 - 2:38 pm

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mandigo thank you. I feel satisfied now.



onemanstrash
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11.13.09 - 2:39 pm

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the midnight ride video was lame because it portrayed a situation in which a newb rolls up and asks to ride and someone says "nah man" which is the opposite of the philosophy of the rides. it was also lame because they were told NOT to use the Midnight Ridazz name which was posted on the BR site as well as photos that were used without permission.




Roadblock
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11.13.09 - 2:47 pm

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Because we dig Leto and think his band is awesome?

We dig him so much, we sing along to his songs. :-)



User1
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11.13.09 - 3:07 pm

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The use of the name "Midnight Ridazz" and the use of the photos are a whole other can of worms.

I'm strictly talking about the perception/representation. Personally, I'd rather be seen as an unwelcoming group of d-bags than d-bags who bike like idiots and cause near-fatal car accidents. But that's just me.



Team Creanberry
responding to a comment by Roadblock
11.13.09 - 3:19 pm

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User1 shouldn't you be using your other identity to post. Crazy what?



Foldie
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11.13.09 - 3:21 pm

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z



666
11.13.09 - 3:22 pm

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d-bags who bike like idiots and cause near-fatal car accidents.

Twenty wide and five deep is how we roll sista!


@Foldie, I hate to ruin your fantasy, but you're peddling up the wrong tree. It's a well known fact that LB has Blue Line stops in town.



User1
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11.13.09 - 4:23 pm

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For those of you who rode in this video just remember. Someday when your kids and grandchildren tell you that you don't know what it means to be cool you can show them this.





Garmin64
11.14.09 - 2:31 pm

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This is just the beginning...

Have fun!



alicestrong
11.14.09 - 3:50 pm

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have any of you ever even seen banksy?

god only knows if it was REALLY him...

lets looks at the facts:]
banksy=white, married, 30-ish, man
guy in video=white,wedding ring, ???, man


then again i don't know the guy in the video, he may be one of your friends or uber pissed i didn't recognize him with that bandana on his face... but it definitely could have been banksy maybe





sklank
11.14.09 - 6:34 pm

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That was not Banksy....nice try



Foldie
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11.14.09 - 6:36 pm

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Where the three cyclists in the car accident scene Ridazz or actors hired for the video?



Garmin64
11.14.09 - 8:14 pm

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hired because real ridaz would have been there to help in no time flat!



Schwinner
responding to a comment by Garmin64
11.14.09 - 11:07 pm

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For those of you who rode in this video just remember. Someday when your kids and grandchildren tell you that you don't know what it means to be cool you can show them this.

...and prove them right.



PC
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11.15.09 - 7:11 pm

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Real .. homeslice ...



OsnapsonJC
responding to a comment by Garmin64
11.16.09 - 8:24 am

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the guy that got hit was mouse
and pink haired girl was a friend of a friend or something



666
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11.16.09 - 10:36 am

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For those of you who rode in this video just remember. Someday when your kids and grandchildren tell you that you don't know what it means to be cool you can show them this.

...and prove them right.

best post in the thread.



thedoad
11.16.09 - 1:36 pm

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truuf



666
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11.16.09 - 3:14 pm

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Hey PC, you saying all these peeps are wrong? I read on the thread,and this was not all of the positive ones.......

the video is amazing.

AMAZING, THEM MY PEOPLE !!

Looked pretty kick ass

Holy shit. That's good.

i can see more of these coming soon

im so bummed i didnt make that. :(

LIKE :)

the video was pretty cool. i liked it and everyone looked great.

the video looked good.

i thought the video was well done

Seeing all my friends throughout the video made the song bearable, if not even likeable.
I'm glad it casts us in a good light,

the video is actually not bad at all.

Now that video makes me wanna ride!

wow awesome to showcase the la scene! tallbike was in every shot. loved the intro sunset shot



User1
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11.16.09 - 5:59 pm

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Now that video makes me wanna ride!

Just to be clear, that was my comment... and it was in reference to the video that mandingo posted, NOT the 30STM video. That video makes me want to ride too... just into oncoming traffic.



canadienne
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11.16.09 - 6:07 pm

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