Howdy. Before I get to the chaos/obstacles we encountered on the 5 I guess I better fill out the roster of who is attending Ryloride4 -The All Star Edition. The Ryloride Committee is very pleased to announce that we were able to gather together the original members of Ryloride–Plus Shred. For our “Super Fans” you will of course know who that includes but for you fans who are more “part timers” let me spell it out for you!
You know about me and Nathan so next we move onto…drum roll please– Yes BOBBY J is BACK!
There was some work that needed to be done to convince his parole officer that he should be allowed to travel out of state but after a substantial bond was posted he was allowed to head West so we welcome back our good friend and inspirational leader–Bobby J!
Next we have Shred–Yes Shred is back and doing the I5 with me.
Shred is also in charge of the playlist both to and from Socal!
For the support team somehow Nathan was able to get the original Members of STR (support team ryloride) back on the road with us! YES we have Dom and Maust joining us for the entire trip! We didnt think they would be able to come due to the extensive tour schedule of Cold War Kids but Maust put his foot down and said –” Band dudes, I need to do Ryloride4 so I’m taking a week off!” Thanks Maust! Now that is dedication. Since Maust is actually famous we have decided to once again let him be played by himself–lets hope he nails this performance. So STR Head of Operations–Matt Maust:
I hope he gives Ryloride 4 a shout out on his instagram account–hint hint.
We are also THRILLED to announce that Dom is back as Director of Transportation for STR! He is also running all security which we need in this day and age. I think we have found the perfect likeness for our friend Dom:
We look forward to many good times with Dom and Maust and well you can see here we are 50 miles in already having fun:
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In the top Photo Dom is handing Nathan a copy of his new business cards from the Ryles Institute. Yes, The Ryles Institute is happy to announce that we are adding and initiating 3 new members on the trip. Dom and Maust were awarded admission and our secret guest who joins us Friday in Del Mar will also be joining the ranks! Oh how the Institute has grown but we will get to that later. The initiation to the Institute is quite elaborate:
I think that is it for the team. For the drive, Shred and I were on the road by 8 but about 100 miles before the grapevine they have one of those big signs that says: Bad accident 100 miles ahead take alternative routes. Ok, what alternative route? This is I5 i mean there isn’t anything else out there! Apparently a tanker overturned caught on fire and they had to shut the 5 at the Grapevine so Dave and I went East on 99 to 58 and then South where we hooked back up with the 5 at the 405/5 split. Yes we went around the grapevine through Mojave/Lancaster etc. It was very pretty but added over an hour to the trip! Here is what Mohave looks like:
But Shred and I kept our good attitude sang a few more classic rock tunes and made it to the Huntley by 4. To keep with the Original cast theme we got Bret Barker to join us! Yes! But, I gotta go so I will start with that next time and take you through day 1 which actually has some drama involved–which is bad for me but all is ok I cant say more now! Here are some more pictures and I will be back soon. You can click on any of the pictures if you want to see them in a bigger format–oh, I think I will start with one from Kindergarten –yes we got a LOT of requests for more pictures of me from my youth–so, give the fans what they want! My incredible work ethic was evident at a young age-My pants are spectacular.
How serious did I take the Biking Bad Theme? Its my tough guy face:
Until later!