gettin what you want..

Music for the Holidays. TMS style

May the trail always stay clear

Bud Pell.

Cross Circa 2000/2004

Jon Mesko leads Rob Foshag and others at Hudson Mills, long course 2000. and a rare sighting of One of The Cross Bros, is it Ryan? or is it Jon. Only Jon or Ryan know. My call...Jon. Lower Huron 2004

Last Minute gift ideas .

Some of the more popular toys on the Black market.

through the past crossly..

Moncel Bloomer circa 2004

CROSS LORDS.

First and foremost... Thanks andrea tucker for bringin us the images of our sceners Home.If photography was like racing, Andrea peaked for the nats....THANKS...Well the cross lord shined down our Sceners and blessed them with what will go down as one of if not THEE best cross nats in years, After flogging and blogging and searchin, skimming through all the web sites and picture posts it comes down to this. I wish TMS could shake hands of all those that went east and made Michigan look good, but i cant..So in brief, Michigan was stronger represented more than ever. from what we gather the weekend had its share of ups and downs,The Blue wave team was all intact, Jon Card suffered from a severe torn muscle, Weinert rode good just missin the top 10 on Friday, Rob Foshag shook all the bike issues and went the distance on saturday in the Mens Elite, (a feat in itself) Ann and Rachel met with the tough womens comp but rode strong, Smoky Joe made the podium ROCK ON!, THE GIANT KILLER got a taste of big time national comp and faired non the worse. It makes all of us at TMS smile to see how strong the cross group of MI is! Nice job to all and to all a good season. as REO speed Wagon once put it....
KEEP THE FIRE BURNING!


Master Women 40-44, 13.2K, 17 Starters
7th Anne Schwartz (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)

Master Men 30-34, 19.8K, 81 Starters
41st Jay Moncel (Trek Factory Racing)

Master Men 35-39, 16.5K, 146 Starters
11th Jeff Weinert (Cane Creek/Ride Blue)
35th Robert Foshag (Cane Creek)
52nd Todd Frerichs (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)

Master Men 40-44, 16.5K, 142 Starters
108th Gary Oliveira (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)

Master Men 50-54, 16.5K, 68 Starters
18th Mark Wolowiec (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)

Master Men 55-59, 16.5K, 30 Starters
5 Joseph Brown (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)
12 David Linden (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)

Junior Men 15-16
22nd Tony Wieczorek (SUNRISE SPORTS/JITTERY JOES)

Elite Men (US Title)
53 Robert Foshag (Cane Creek)
76 Jeff Weinert (Cane Creek/ride blue)

Elite women (US Title)
32 Rachel Steele (Saturn of Toledo/Shell)
35 Anne Schwartz (Flying Rhino Cycling Club)

Juggernaut rolls through mid ohio, gets ready for NATS!

The Michigan crossers rolled through mid Ohio sunday afternoon. Jon Card and Ann Schwartz rode away with wins in the Elite race, Card suffered a midrace fall that left him sore from a possible torn muscle, The Flyin Rhino Ann had little competion and walked away with another win. The Blue wave Juggernaut was missing a few riders but still held up the honor as Foshag battled back after a early race crash and finished 6th, Tony the GIANT KILLER was second in his race.Matt Barloi snuck in for 3rd in the masters. The course from the recent report was a far cry from what the Michigan riders were normal to, it featured lotsa turns almost NO pavement and at least 3 bunnyhop sections. Infact the report from Rob Foshag he was able to bunny hop the double barriers and said they were not as high the regulation UCI 16 inches. A early morning thaw made the corners like ICE and the straights a quagmire. From the brief reports i have gotten from the few who made the trip it was worth the drive for 1 last tune up before Cross Nats this weekend. On another report the Cane Creeker at large Jeremy Walker finished second in a race near his hometown of Pa. Good luck to the Blue Wave, the Rhinos, Sunrisers, The Red Army, and everyone else headin back East. make us proud!

Men's A Results

Place	Name	Team	Time	Place in OH State
1	Jonathan Card	Cane Creek	59:09
2	Ernesto Marenchin	Asylum Cycles	59:14	FIRST
3	Shawn Adams	Alan Factory	59:14	SECOND
4	Paul Martin	Texas Roadhouse	59:59	THIRD
5	Nate Ziccardi	Savage Hills Cycling	60:14
6	Clayton Omer	Papa John's Racing	60:30
7	Rob Foshag	Cane Creek	60:30
8	John Stevens	Barbasol	60:30
9	Jimmy McDonald	Alan Factory	61:20
10	Phil Noble	BioWheels Racing	61:35
11	Will Crecelius	Papa John's Racing	62:40
12	Brandon Jessop	BioWheels Racing	63:00
13	Robert Bobrow	Papa John's Racing	63:47
14	Jerry Witham	Chiropower	66:!0
15	Mitch Graham	BioWheels Racing	66:50
16	Kevin Atkisson	Texas Roadhouse	70:25
17	TJ Turner	BioWheels Racing	1 lap
18	Nick Tinsler	Darkhorse	1 lap
19	Allen Morris	Queen City Wheels	1 lap
20	Rick Toler	Kreitler	1 lap
21	Thompson Reno		1 lap
DNF	Brad Nelson	MOB Squad
DNS	John Reidel	IF
DNS	John Mandrola	Papa John's Racing
DNF	Ryan Gamm	Ambercrombie/Fitch
DNF	Andrew Llewellyn	Papa John's Racing

Women's A Results

Place	Name	Team	Time	Place in OH State
1	Anne Schwartz	Flying Rhinos	44:10
2	Michelle Morris	Queen City Wheels	44:45	FIRST
3	Anne Conroy	Revolution Fitness	46:37	SECOND
4	Amanda Sproat	Trek Columbus	47:40	THIRD
5	Lindsay Hatfield	Texas Roadhouse	48:15
6	Christine McCarthy	Unattached	50:20
7	Bridget "B-Jet" Donovan	BioWheels Racing	52:20

Masters 35+ Results

Place	Rider	Team	Time	Place in OH State
1	Ward Zauner	Papa John's Racing	49:20
2	Mike McShane	Papa John's Racing	49:20
3	Keith Hutton	Barbasol	49:50
4	Ramon Corpuz	COBC	50:25	FIRST
5	Mark Strecker	Queen City Wheels	51:10	SECOND
6	Scott Thor	Stark Velo	51:25	THIRD
7	John Mandrola	Papa John's Racing	51:50
8	Layne Peters	Ted FM	52:47
9	Lars Anderson	Unatt.	1 lap
10	David Hyland	Unatt.	1 lap
11	John Reidel	Independent Fabrication	1 lap
12	David Nissen	Queen City Wheels	1 lap

Masters 45+ Results

Place	Rider	Team	Time	Place in OH State
1	Jeffrey Craft	Lake Effect/Bike Authority	50:12	FIRST
2	Rick Toler	Kreitler	52:26	SECOND
3	Matt Baroli	Paint Creek Bicycles	51:50	THIRD
4	Mike Otting	7 Hills Racing	53:00
5	Doug Dobrozsi	Queen City Wheels	53:00
6	Chip Ellison	Queen City Wheels	55:25
7	Guy Dugovich	Beaver Valley Velo	1 lap
8	Dell Williamson	Queen City Wheels	1 lap
9	Roger Schroder	IPRO	1 lap
10	Doug Hamilton	Unatt.	1 lap

As time goes on.

Mid era
By the mid to late 1980s, Allin was a heroin user, alcoholic, a heavy smoker and generally abused all intoxicants given to him. He was poorly groomed and rarely cleaned himself. At this point, Allin also began eating laxatives before performances as defecation was becoming a regular stage act for him. Allin described himself as "the last true rock and roller." By this, he meant that rock and roll music itself had started as an embodiment of danger, anti-authoritarianism, rebelliousness but had become largely taken over by corporations and business concerns. Allin's music and performances were thus meant to return rock and roll to what he saw as its roots.
Allin idolized country music legend Hank Williams, Sr, and saw himself as a kindred spirit. Both were relative loners and outsiders, both were habitual users of intoxicants, both lived with few, if any, possessions and both travelled the country relentlessly. GG Allin's acoustic output, documented particularly on the EP The Troubled Troubador, was heavily influenced by Williams. He recorded his own rewrites of Hank Williams, Jr.'s "Family Tradition" and David Allan Coe's "Longhaired Redneck", calling his own versions "Scumfuc Tradition" and "Outlaw Scumfuc" respectively. Later GG Allin also released another country album Carnival of Excess.
During this period, Allin collaborated with Bulge (aka Boston hardcore punk trio Psycho under a different name, on the album Freaks, Faggots, Drunks and Junkies), The Aids Brigade (the infamous 7" EP Expose Yourself To Kids) and The Holymen (You Give Love A Bad Name). Allin also began performing many spoken word pieces. Video footage of these are available but rare. It was during this period that Allin recorded his Murder Junkies album released by New Rose Records and featuring the band ANTiSEEN. This album contained 10 musical tracks and 10 spoken-word pieces. Other than Freaks, Faggots, Drunks and Junkies, Allin considered this album to be his most polished professionally recorded album that explored his persona and stated his philosophy on life. It was also during this period that Allin recorded the War In My Head - I'm Your Enemy album released on Awareness Records and featuring the band Shrinkwrap. This particular album consists of one 45 minute track that is a collage of spoken-word pieces which Shrinkwrap put to music.
Unwilling to seek steady employment, Allin supported himself by selling his own records. He also claimed to have committed criminal acts such as breaking and entering, robbery and mugging. Allin was also fascinated with serial killers. He wrote and visited John Wayne Gacy in jail a number of times and Gacy painted a portrait of Allin (see American Serial Killer Art).
By this point, Allin's performances, which often resulted in considerable damage to venues and sound equipment, were regularly stopped after only a few songs by police or venue owners. Allin was charged with assault and battery or indecent exposure a number of times. His constant touring was only stopped by jail time or by long hospital stays for broken bones, blood poisoning, and other trauma.
Another attraction to Allin performances was his continual threats of suicide. In 1988, Allin wrote to Maximum RocknRoll stating that he would commit suicide on stage on Halloween 1989. However, he was in jail when that day came. He continued his threat each following year but ended up imprisoned each following Halloween. When asked why he doesn't follow through with his threats, or sometimes his on-stage defecations, Allin stated, "With GG, you don't get what you expect—you get what you deserve." [7] He also stated that suicide should only be done when one had reached their peak, meeting the afterlife at their strongest point and not at their weakest. [8]
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Allin's imprisonments became longer in duration. He served a particularly long sentence from (December 22, 1989 to March 26, 1991) after being charged with raping and torturing a woman in Ann Arbor, Michigan (he ultimately plead no contest to assault charges).
In a psychological evaluation made as part of the trial (see "clinical transcript" in external links), Allin was judged to be of at least average intelligence, and was described as "courteous, cooperative and candid." The unnamed evaluator noted that Allin did not appear psychotic, and appeared comfortable with his unorthodox lifestyle, but that he did have symptoms and behavior consistent with borderline personality disorder, masochism and narcissism.
In the trial, Allin asserted his innocence, claiming that the woman had participated of her own free will. There was were also some facts in the case which might seem to support Allin's claim that the woman was an admiring fan who threw herself at him for publicity. As noted in the clinical report, the witness offered contradictory testimony to police, first claiming that she was attacked by three men. Only later did she accuse Allin.
It was during this confinement that Allin felt energized about his life and "mission" as he put it. He wrote the GG Allin Manifesto (1990) during this period. Meanwhile, Allin's growing notoriety led to appearances on Morton Downey, Jr., Geraldo, The Jerry Springer Show and a memorable episode of The Jane Whitney Show.
At the end of this period, Allin's appearance became definitive. He shaved his head, removed the middle of the moustache a la Genghis Khan, dyed his beard red and shaved his entire body. In addition, he was increasingly covered in poorly done, cheap 'home-made' tattoos and scars from his violent stage performances.

seasons beatings

Somebody tossed a fishing net and came up with this load of pale puss, so they did that whole "catch and release" program and threw it in the back of their minivan and dumped it off at the local Mary Mason concert with the rest of the white sacks of weeping bat semen that infest the malls across the midwest. If I see another one of these retards hanging out around the Hickory Farms, so help me God, I'm going to just snap and stomp their skull into the cracks in between the steps of the escalator. Ol' Rubber Hose Arms here isn't immune to this treatment as well, so he'd better start scraping some of that damn caulking off his face or else I'll grab him by the legs and drag him out of the back of my pickup down the I-94 at 90 miles an hour until all his facial features have been ground into a fine red paste that I can use to paint my garage.

As seen at any local mall.

TMS Supporter

RARE SIGHTING

As Rumor has it, Ol Dybo rode out from his home, some 30 + miles, did the masters race, and than rode home. All for the love of supporting another part of our scene.

The Days of Sunrise and Roses

Big props go out to the Sunrise crew, Weir, Rosewarne, Giant Killer, Teenage Mutant, Joe L, well Hung Lung, Rigdon, and the Master himself, All showed great strengths and awseome team respect throughout the year.

The undertaker and his pals.

It wasnt all BLUE, Nice job CrossCrazy.

Joe L posterized..

Joe lookin good...

GOOD THINGS

All good things must come to a end...at least for another season the 2006 Tailwind cyclocross series wrapped up on a cold blustery note in Waterford, with some Chaotic race action all across the board.
Lets get into it, LIL Joey Fortran now owns the rugrats group as he laid down the law on the rest of the ankle biter set with another win.
As expected Tony W killed the giants once again...
The C race saw, Mathew Ashley ride off the front again, two weeks and row, He should be givin the B's run for there plaques next year!!
When the snow/mud and wind cleared and all the trash talk came to stop. Cyclenfits Eric Mueuhl is now the B state champion! He rode the rest of the B men off and soled in for a desreving win. with Andy brown cruisin in for second and the overall title.
Flyin Rhino Ann Shwartz came in with one thing in mind and that was another State title in Elite womens, and left with it, Rachel steele opted again to start back with the masters and rode completly interupted as her partner in cross was a no show. Masters men was battle of iits and elements as the snow began to spit and sputter, Cross veteran Eric Fernando came out to claim what was his, A 1st place state medal with a war woundede Mike Seaman in 2nd
The big new, in the 45+ field was Mark Woliec didnt win this year, he was edged out by Dave Belton

Elite Men. were do we start....two words, BLUE WAVE. The field was thick. with 2003 state champion Card, last years runner up Foshag,Multi state champion Weinert, 2005 state champion Jer Walker along with the Quiet One, (mike wissink), throw in Underdog, West Side Honch Tom Burke, and Mountain bike mounted outlaws Herriman and Kuhn, Sunrise boys, Weir, Rosewarne, The Master, Up and comin Moncel Man you were in for some pain. From the gun the bluewave made chaos of the field, Jer Walker went to the front and rode all but his teammates and the Q1, younggun off his wheel. I would equate it as a small atom bomb goin off leaving riders/debris scatterd around the bumpy infield. by mid race Card came through and opened the throtle and latered em, Q1, jumped a taxed Jer Walker and set off in 2nd, a hard chargin Underdog rode through Foshag and ailing Weinert in search of Walker and the money he took from him last week at Bloomer. meanwhile Jay Moncel carved his way to the 2 lone Cane Creekers, Foshag and Weinert, Foshag got back together and started to drive harder to The Underdog but ran out of time,In Final meters he drilled another awesome lookin sprint to tag the 5th and final money spot. Moncel kept together long enough to stay ahead of the always tough WMCR Tom Burke, and Flyin Frierichs.
Meanwhile Jon Card rolled in for another hard fought State Championship win infront of his always present wife and children.

Thanks go out to Doug Gatto, Andrea tucker, Robert and the Tailwind Crew without you guys and all those that support this part of our SCENE we wouldnt be reading this we owe you alot more than we give!


FAST FACTS:

The 3 most popular cross bikes at Waterford:

20+ Redlines

10+ Specialized Tricross

other, Bianchi, Treks, Ridley, orbea, Salsa etc..

The Cane Creek team has won the overall or individual State Championship mens Elite race, for the past 6 six years.

Most Agressive rider: Tucker Olander (this kid grabbed holeshot all season.)

Most improved: Rachel Steele

worst luck of the year: Jay Moncels flat at Bloomer

Fastest up and comer: Andy Brown

first time in over 10 years: Pappa T was a no show for the State championship, we missed ya!

Best goin beyond the call: Dave Massey

Most memoriable race of the year: Munson, the Cane Creek trio

Best use of the 2 color theory: Red/Black army of the Specailized team uniform.

Best Course, Bloomer

Best comeback, JB Hancock

Most competitve class, Mens B

Muddiest, Springfiled Oaks

MAN OF THE YEAR! Robert Linden

Gash pick

Midget Handjob. Hmm...
In the late '70s and 1980s, Keith Morris epitomized punk rock in Los Angeles. From 1977-1979, he was Black Flag's original lead singer; and it wasn't long after leaving Black Flag that he formed the equally angry, equally incendiary the Circle Jerks. But like John Lydon, Henry Rollins, Exene, and many other punk icons, Morris didn't remain a full-time punk artist. He inevitably branched out into other styles of music, and his Midget Handjob project doesn't sound anything like either Black Flag or the Circle Jerks. 2000's Midnight Snack Break at the Poodle Factory, in fact, isn't punk at all; it's an eccentric, quirky, humorous blend of spoken word, alternative rock, and avant-garde jazz. Morris does very little singing on this intriguing, if uneven, CD; instead, he puts his own spin on spoken word while his Midget Handjob band provides some abstract, left of center rock/jazz accompaniment. Tracks like "Harry the Dentist" and "Jackhammer Floral Arrangement" are very tongue-in-cheek. While some spoken word artists take themselves much too seriously, Morris is good for some laughs. At times, Midnight Snack is too self-indulgent for its own good, which is a common problem in the spoken word field. But some of the time, he is clever and genuinely witty on a CD that finds him talking about everything from medical problems to noisy neighbors to drunken misadventures in New Orleans. Midnight Snack isn't easy to absorb on the first listen, but after playing the disc several times, listeners will find it to be an often entertaining, though imperfect, effort that has more ups than downs.

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