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Ghostriding. For those of you too white — unlike us; we're totally down, totally, totally, absolutely — to be familiar with the practice, ghostriding "involves the driver and/or passengers of any given vehicle exiting while it is still rolling and dancing beside it or on the hood or roof." We've never done this, but this sounds extremely fun.
Anyway, two A's fans, who appear to be even whiter than we are, decided to protest the A's impending move from Oakland to Fremont with some ghostriding. It's kind of grueling to watch, though we did enjoy that they referred to Fremont as "a parking lot with a mayor."
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I blame Billy Beane and Dan Johnson for moving the A's from Kansas City to Oakland.
I thought gostriding was when you tried to roll your bike all the way down a hill, so i guess i'm even whiter than these kids.
Hee hee, that was awesome. Those guys actually look like they'd be fun to hang out with.
Will doesn't care about black people ghostin'
If only they would have ghostridden the car into the pacific
I'm gonna go ahead and start the whole racist argument right now:
White boys can't dance.
If only the A's were ghosting
In the grand scheme of things it all makes sense, as trends and movements start in urban areas and slowly make their ways to parking lots with mayors. Here in BFE Oregon we still have dudes who wear their pants with one leg rolled up.
It's been said before and begs to be repeated...White people have too much fucking time on their hands.
My favorite "ghostridin'" video is still the one where the guy's truck crashes into a telephone pole.
JenP: Not true - My dancing skills are tremendous. I get my groove on.
Wow, those Volvos really can withstand the weight of a semi truck on their roofs.
Police investigations have attributed several deaths to ghost riding accidents.
Man...so close
They look like ghosts, at least.
I find the combination of two white guys ghostriding a Volvo and Sammy with his oversized IPod to be a bit disturbing.
Not as bad as the OU/Texas guy, the bodybuilder, or rectal prolapse, but still - you know?
I guess I'm now completely old, white, and out of it, because this ghosridin' thing makes absolutely no sense to me. The song makes it sound fun, though.
close tag.
Critic, you dance like Michael J. Fox trying to influence an election.
So that's what that's called. My 18-year-old cousin used to do this, until my sister left her ass in the middle of the street. Hasn't done it since.
To protest the A's moving to Fremont, Deadspin is going italic!
ultimate ghost riding #1 all times super fun:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nn4BAkEz-F4
For some reason, I just want to smack the blond guy. If they had shown that part, it would've been better.
White people can't close tags.
As a white male, I take exception to the "white people can't dance" stereotype.
My sprinkler is unmatchable.
Fixed that for ya.
Who is going ghostriding on behalf of the 49ers?
oh man. that may be my favorite post of the year. i mean, i'm from fresno but we did the exact same thing with my 1984 ford LTD (the year was 1995). we danced/jumped on it, jumped off and watched it run into a dumpster. final score: dumpster 0 - LTD 1. not even a scratch on my car.. that thing was like a tank and my seatbelt was held together with a paper clip and i never even worried. yeah.. kids in california have way too much time on their hands.
I can picture Barry Zito and Eric Byrnes (when he was on the A's) making a video like this. I actually advice picturing the video that way -- it make's it much more funny.
This would have been much more interesting if they had started at the top of a steep hill.
I weep for the future...
I hope that whomever came up with ghostriding paid the royalty fees to the cast of Surf Ninjas for stealing their idea.
Sorry for bringing up Surf Ninjas
I didn't say "white people." I can dance. And perhaps some white men can dance, too. I said "white boys."
That's it, after reading the record for ghostriding was set in Montana for 55 miles I have a new mission in life.
Supermike2: excellent video. That's what I was hoping would happen to these two clowns. Rolling the car in a big driveway at 3 MPH is too easy.
I kind of like the song, though.
That was hella awesome.
How exactly is that supposed to keep the A's in Oakland?
Those white boys probably belong in Freemont anyway.
55 miles in distance? or 55 mph? Because I'd seriously like to see the latter...
"involves the driver and/or passengers of any given vehicle exiting while it is still rolling
This sounds a lot like how my parents dropped me off at college my sophomore year.
The blonde kid is rather Byrnesian.
Supermike: I don't care what the others say about your character, if I ever run into you in person, I'll buy a round. That video is amazing.
In distance, but I'd do it going 55 mph.
They blame Dan Johnson...I blame this guy...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Johnson
Why is Zito doing this stuff? Shouldn't he be training?
involves the driver and/or passengers of any given vehicle exiting while it is still rolling
I've done this, but not on purpose.
I got excited because I thought this was a reference to "Ghost Writer" only the best show in PBS history.
Ghost Writer would've helped keep the A's in Oakland more effectively than putting your car in neutral down a hill.
Best. blog. ever.
http://ghostridethewhipblog.blogspot.com/
With fans like that, why stop in Fremont? Why not just go south until you get somewhere that never has heard of baseball.
I fell out of a golf cart once. Does that count?
I wonder how Scott Howard and Styles would feel about these two white guys stealing their thunder.
i always thought ghostriding was walking in both worlds
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/121114/ghost_rider_movie_tea...
Ben and Nate walk in both worlds.
Tomahawk,
I am hoping for Steve Young - ever see that guy dance?
Cryin_Illini says:
Those white boys probably belong in Freemont anyway.
Well they sure as hell don't belong in Oakland.
They need some 20 dollar "plastic" chrome hubcabs on that Volvo