Numerous commercial buildings (Family Supermarket, former Jumpin J’s) and residences in the area just north of the Jefferson Avenue corridor in Union Hill were tagged.

The graffiti sucks, big time. It’s disturbing that participants of Slaugherama are being suspected of the crime.

RIDE A BIKE. IT’S STILL FUN.

While I understand your argument, you are becoming quite defensive therefore your voice is getting lost. Perhaps shortness is in your best interest and maybe even silence? Who cares what people think? If it’s not going to be held in Church Hill, then it’s not. Say your peace and move on. Some people around here most likely won’t be happy no matter what.

I for one would LOVE to see this here ’cause it’s different and the park is so underutilized. It just sits here, most of the year, only being used by joggers, dog walkers and the random history buff (in the warmer months people clean and/or fix there cars).

Like someone above said already, I would just ask that care be taken with keeping it family-friendly.

This message board is NOT an official, or even an appropriate, place for communication with the CT’s or affiliates of the CT’s.

Your communications with the city was, I hope, not on our behalf. While the gesture is of a positive nature, surprising to me in an equally positive way, it still holds true that our events, all weekend long, are still TBA.

Our business is now public business and it never should have been this way, especially this far away from the event. Relatively speaking, our time tables may differ from your own.

Appreciation is extended towards your help with the city and Chimborazo Park. Perhaps sometime soon, on a FAR smaller scale, we can work together to have something in the beautiful Chimborazo park. But currently… all events are TBA. The park was, regardless of the POLO post, never a confirmed spot of interest for Slaughterama. It all stemmed from wanting Bike Polo(in general, not just the Slaughterama Event) in our neighborhood. I personally think it can, and should happen(weekly church hill polo). It’s a positive, team building, physical activity that ALL can learn.

RVA BIKE POLO… That’s more suited for Chimbo… and could equally bring a fair amount of outside pedal traffic to the hill. Would bring good people.

Our events are not intended to inspire fear.

Slander, as well as misunderstanding and hearsay, help create this fear.

Sincere salutations.
-A.

Are you niave enough to think that the pictured linked to your organization would not cause questions?

OK, so let’s talk.

*sidenote – John, when you mouse-over the Facebook icon, it reads Fecebook.

brought to you by the Cutthroats and RVA Polo. Sorry its such short notice but we don’t really ever do anything thats not last minute. This will be a very lax tournament, don’t plan on setting up a team, every players name will go into a kitty and be pulled along with two other players names for every game. The players with the most amount of points at the end of the day will be the victors. There will be cheating, bribing, shit talk and probably some dirty playing going on. Not that we could ever take its place but think Los Marcos style. Hopefully there will be a lot of noobs to keep things interesting. This will not be held at our normal Holly Street Park location it will be at Chimbarazo Park in Church Hill (better known as The Chill, hence the name) $5 a person winners take the money. If you’ve never been to a Slaughterama you are missing out huge, it is total mayhem and debauchery and a lot of fun. The Cutthroats do a great job at throwing bike events and parties. All your friends will be there and so should you. HALFTIME 4 ON 4 TANDEM MATCHES!!!!!! I don’t really know what’s going on with this, there will be four tandems provided and people will be playing polo on them and it will be pretty awesome. So come on down. Flyer soon to follow.

Anon, don’t feed the troll. :)

We hold our event’s in public spaces. It’s no different than a game of basket ball. It’s just much larger and has many more spectators.

I hope that all who read this can see through my personal frustrations and get the point that I was trying to make.

For my own sanity, this sentence:

…and this viral display of public misinformation has made a tarnish on our unofficial…

Should instead read:

…and this viral display of public misinformation has made a TARNISHED MARK on our unofficial…

And the sentence:

…something real that public and participate in…

Should read:

…something real that public CAN participate in…

^^Syntax is my bane, and hyper-punctuation is just a habit.

A message to CURMUDGEON…

OUR NAME AND FUNCTIONS ARE OF NO CONCERN TO ANYONE BUT US, AS WE WERE NEVER PLANNING ON HOLDING OUR EVENT IN CHURCH HILL.

How many times must it be officially posted, BY US, and made publicly available that we are NOT HOLDING THE EVENT IN CHURCH HILL.

We did not spread this rumor, and this viral display of public misinformation has made a tarnish on our UNOFFICIAL, but WIDELY RESPECTED non the less, public record of working with our environment, and it’s community, to ensure that we are not a determent to the area we hold our events. We hold events in 3 additional cities inside the US and have a pretty good grasp on how to handle our own events and functions.

All this nay’saying and half way talk about “Standards of Behavior” have no place in our mission and goals of providing something real that public and participate in and not just some regulated, candy coated, circus. We are our work, and our job isn’t motivated by anything other than our need to create, and to enjoy our creations.

You can try and continue to get in our way, but I must warn you… we are facing the other direction, so good luck with your agenda as our agenda is working out just fine without you.

-A Cutthroat.
-A Chruch Hill Resident.
-A cyclist that has NO problems scaling our lovely hills in, or outside, our amazing city.

^^I am these things and much more.

What are you?

A cooperative and civil approach to this event will be in everyone’s best interest and is highly encouraged.

Yawn.

Pass the salt.

Not impressed or interested in any way.

^^There is a reason for that.

While your information has potential for eventually being the truth, at the moment in time, it just isn’t. The Slaughterama has, without fail, always taken on the full responsibility for all clean up, as well as removal of all items that have been brought. The Slaughterama has been responsible for leaving the part of the belle island, with which it has been held each year, in better condition than it was before the event. It’s called Stewardship and it’s not hard to achieve.

Naysayers aside, if there are any, the Slaughterama brings an element of rejoicing community. People from all over the United States talk about the Slaughterama as an uplifting social event tailored to people who do more than just ride their bikes. It is ONE DAY of celebratory expression in which RICHMOND VA is the host and all, who take it for what it’s worth, leave better than before they came.

Slaughterama is what it is, and it WILL happen regardless of it’s location.

Which is currently TBA.
See you in April.

Folks close to the event refuse to confirm this, btw :)