A look at things to come….

After over a year of waiting, trolling the official site (RSS anyone?), signing up for mailing lists in the sheer hope of hearing some shred of possible news on a non-theatrical release (but in the end no such luck), the long anticipated fixed gear bicycle film from San Francisco, MASH by Gabe Morford and Mike Martin, is now available. For pre-order that is. On a November 15th release date. Well, after waiting this long what’s another month right. Here are the details on what a $40 USD pre-order will get you:

MASH DVD Pre – Order Ships Nov 15th – The dvd contains the 1 hour feature film as well as 1 hour of bonus features. It is packaged in a 120 page hard back book featuring the production of this project.

For those who have had the privilege to see a screening of MASH, the reviews are coming in. MESS NYC offers some particularly good commentary on the film. I’ll post my thoughts once I see this infernal film.

For those who’ve been watching the MASH trailer incessantly over the last year like I have, the song from the trailer (which is likely now ingrained in your conscious, like all those inane Star Trek facts from junior high), is by a San Francisco band by the name of The Mall. The song on the trailer is “Friends And Family” is from their thirteen track album (Emergency at the Everyday), with the longest song clocking in at two minutes and fourteen seconds, titled “(|||||||||)”. And yes, those parentheses in both the album and song names.

Next summer, the Cycle Messenger World Championships 2008 are bring held in Toronto, Canada, from June 13 to 16. Needless to say, I will be in attendance come hell or high water, and with some luck I’ll bring my bike and compete in an event or two.

Here is video clip from the North American Cycle Courier Championship ’07 held in San Franfuckingcisco: Couriers, Carbs, & Cash.