Tom Everstone, head honcho of Cars-R-Coffins and known to most by his nickname “Hurl,” figured out this seminal equation at an early age:
Hurl Everstone:
I was raised on a steady diet of bicycles and punk rock. Bicycles gave me the freedom to explore outside my neighborhood. Music, and especially punk music, gave expression to the angst that a kid growing up in Reagan-era America tended to feel.
Now in America, if you ride a bicycle beyond the age of 14, you are considered an anomaly at best, a freak by most.
When I got to college, it became obvious that the status quo was all about chasing the carrot; getting a university degree in order to make enough money to live the "American Dream." The message seemed to be, "Sorry son, but play time is over. Put away the bicycle, put away the punk rock records. You’ve got work to do." Bollocks to that, I said.
So, what’s a guy with an English Lit degree, a love for bikes, and a desire to hop to his own punk-drums to do? In addition to writing for Bike magazine, putting out the iconic Cars-R-Coffins website and brand, and disseminating his countercultural messages in a hand-stapled zine, Evermore runs the CRC Coffee Bar / Cykel Garage, a café dedicated to “caffeine and cycling culture” in Minneapolis. Cars-R-Coffins also helps to promote events such as the upcoming Homie Fall Festival: Less Gears More Beers, on October 20th.
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Whats up this ya boy just showin some mad sexy love to u hoping u do the same holla back at me