June 2009 Ghandi ruled the ride report

The June 2009 C-Mass was the worst I have ever been on. I have been on many of the masses in the past, but this one was led by someone that others were calling Gandhi and he was carrying a large green cross. The Chicago police were also up front with “Gandhi” and they were talking on the police radio, telling the other police exactly where we were going. He was also telling everyone to stop at all of the stop lights. I wonder why this last mass traveled down very obscure out of the way streets and kept going West out of the downtown area. Any one that was in opposition to Gandhi’s leadership was called a “frat boy?” We were far from “Frat boys”, we just enjoy the past critical masses! If these future “organized” critical mass are going to be led by the Chicago Police and Gandhi and his followers, you can have them without all of us!
My friends and I do not drink on the ride but we had to have a few after this terrible mass! We ride on these masses for the reason of having fun and demonstrating to auto traffic that they are not the only ones that can use our streets. I know some car drivers get pissed off because the have to wait for us and feel like they have no control, welcome to the club! It is really an eerie feeling when you leave the mass... when you are riding with the group you feel a sense of safety with the group. But when you peel off to go home, you feel like a target again, like an ant on the expressway! If Gandhi wants to lead again in the future we should all turn right when he goes left!