Marathon Rock Band

July 2002

Kevin Porter & I turning a sharp corner into Copley Square to kick of the ride. Photo by John McLean

Critical Mass crowd on the street

Human Shield Girls Friends of the band give their support including directing traffic as our trailer starts to get more and more out of control. Photo by Frank Brunelle

Human shield girls

Problems on Mass Ave Ten minutes into the ride we folded our first wheel. Photo by Frank Brunelle

Flat tire

Zipping along in front of the Boston Public Library

Band in front of Boston Public Library

Confrontation

Police arrive

Take no Shit, Give no Shit. A local not on the ride tells the police off

Local woman talks to police

Dialing 911 is a Joke The Cambridge Police received over 200 calls about us blocking traffic and making a racket. We really are laughing at the police because they're like...What the fuck?

blocking traffic and making a racket

Here We Go Again Boston Globe reporter Johnny Diaz and I

Globe reporter at Trinity Church

Julia with Johnny Diaz at Copley

Gettn' Ready with the right apparel

Getting ready with the band at Copley

Rollin' down Memorial Drive at such a fast clip that we wouldn't be able to stop even if we wanted to.

Racing down Memorial Drive

Out Into the Cool of the Evening heading down Boylston Street in front of all of the bars

Boylston Ave near the Public Garden

Friend and band member Scott Smith puts finishing touches on our materpiece

Scott working on the trailer

Disturbing Somerville Power tools and stuff everywhere

Scott playing with power tools

$500 worth of wheels destroyed

Oh, the humanity

The Couch Bike was modified into a trailer to pull a four piece band weighing in at 1,500 pounds. We rocked the city for six hours that night riding in front of Critical Mass. We made multiple stops each time and found ourselves on television.