El Accidente

My first instinct after regaining consciousness was to snap a self-portrait. Why not know just how bad it was? Blackout time: 15-20min (based on time left house and time stamp on photo)*
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Mark Sikes: riding up Page randomly and saw some dude laid out in the street. Luckily, it was some fool he went to UCSC with. When he arrived on the scene a small group of kids were standing around and pointing at me, apparently it was too much trouble to call for help or anything...
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I owe this mofo my life. OK, maybe a tropical vacation. We'll start with a beer for now...
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First stitches since Jr. High*
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Nurse Winnie comes to the rescue
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Bang-up job, Doc!
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Fong: 0, Pavement: 1
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Hamburger anyone?
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"eyeballstew" pic courtesy of Sandy
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"shouldermeat" pic courtesy of Sandy. Brian Cox (stage Left) slices a choice cut for supper*
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The Show Must Go On - Funkmaster swings by to take me and the gear to Orange Photo. Miz Pants regulates
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My task for the evening: make the flower arrangements come alive, right arm be damned. Catherine from Wiggy Flowers (.com) serves it up right. Check the orange slices suspended in the crystal jelly muck!
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With Robin from Cocteau Twins (special surprise musical guest)*
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More help picking up gear with Gene X and Colin (met that fool at a shady hostel in Prague, 2000)
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Gettin' the stitches out
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5 stitches and the "mystery item"
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Advice from BigBrotherNick: "Next time don't be afraid to hit him. The way modern science is today, that kid would be fine in 2 weeks..."
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Funny thing: folks keep asking if the kid may have done it on purpose. I'm really not sure as my memory is kinda spotty (yeah, I _did_ crack my helmet). I'd like to think it was just a random fluke and the ungrateful bastard (conveniently there were no witnesses) wasn't paying attention. Both parties need to ride/walk as if their life depended on it.
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What could have easily been my head without a helmet. I don't care how cool you think you are without one, I still insist I will NOT visit anyone in the hospital who opted not to wear a "brain bucket" on a ride.
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Things to toast to: no broken bones, no missing teeth/jaw wired shut, no paralysis, no noggin damage, etc... T* mentioned I was lucky I wasn't run over while lying unconscious in the middle of the street (shudder).
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Ah, my trusty Black Flys... Peep the impact-resistant lenses that kept my eyeballs from kissing the ground. Time for a new pair, no?
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El Accidente - <10.11.05> The Rumor Mill ran rampant when Brian Cox told folks at Qoöl I was in a bike accident. 10min later he was told "Fong was hit and run by a car!" and "I hear Fong was jumped by a band of street hooligans!" Actually, I was on the way to Orange Photography for a walk-thru for their gig on Thurs and hauling ass down Page St (b/w Buchanan & Laguna) when some kid jumped out from behind a car halfway down the street. It was dark, I had my blinky lights on, and had only a few feet before I took him out. Being the good samaritan I am, I jammed on the brakes and flipped over the rugrat. Feast your eyes on the Pavement Chronicles: not for the faint of heart... With all the walking I've been doing y'all get to enjoy some arty street shots as well as the gruesome ones. Lower Haight, Davies Medical, and Upper Haight, San Francisco.

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