Tenth Gathering - Across the Street / Bookhouse Pub

We had a balmy October night for our tenth gathering - as you can see by the summer clothes worn here outside the Mexican restaurant Across the Street. We were also happy to have Andrea and Marco (from Italy) join the Z6P for the first time.



From Across the Street we rode along the Freedom Park bike path across the Carter Center, down Ponce for a few blocks and over to the Bookhouse Pub. We were impressed with their outdoor tiki-themed deck, where we hung out for a while until Matt G noticed that doppler radar on this phone showed an impending storm - at which point we all bolted in various directions.

Ninth Gathering - 529/Noni's/Miso/Milltown Arms

Gary, Brian and I started things off on the patio at the 529. Band's were just loading in, and the place was pretty empty, which meant we were able to quickly knock back a few beers without any hassles. No photos document this magnificent chaper in Z6P history. From their we cycled through Glenwood Park, Reynoldstown, and into the Forth Ward via the Krog St Tunnel where we met up with Andy, Molly the eventually the rest of the gang at Noni's. Above you can see us brightening the dingy alley next to Noni's with our Z6P spirit.




At some point we got a wild hair for late night sushi and sake, so we stopped into Miso on Edgewood. We were the last people in the door, but they gave us great service and the food/drink was fantastic. Had my favorite sake of all time there, but I can't recall the name (big surprise). After Miso, a few of us rode over to the Milltown Arms in Cabbagetown for some completely unnecessary late night whisky. Good times!

8th Gathering - The Standard / The Earl

Santiago had the idea for a ride last friday, which we started at the Standard. Above Santiago and Tim consult with Natasha (from St Pete, Russia) on the finer points of Z6P culture, since this was her first ride with us.


Shortly after this photo of Bree contemplating life was taken, we all headed off to the Earl through the neighborhood of Grant Park... it was quite lovely to see the gang ride in formation.

As soon as we arrived at the Earl there was a massive downpour. We tried to wait it out while listening to Ponderosa and Tom Collins in the back room, but it keep comin' down.

Eventually I went and got my van for safe transport home... not sure if that's cheating.

7th Gathering - Brewhouse / Thinking Man's / Leon's Full Service

We reconvened at the Brew House where our organization was founded, this time in much greater numbers. In particular we were happy to have Melodie and Gary ride for the first time.



We then rode in an easterly direction through Candler Park, where a few of us got separated. We caught the Stone Mtn bike path and rested up at Thinking Man's Pub.





It was with great pride that I wore the Z6P shirt that Andy got me!


Artsy shot by Z6P#205


We concluded at Leon's Full Service where we got off to a rough start with the waitress but the food won us over!

6th Gathering - O'Neal's / Young's / Big Chill / Sam Smith's

It was quite a treat to do a genuine Z6P ride in central London. On the afternoon of July 9th, with the help of local guides Chad, Adrian, and Aruna, we cut a sharp path through the heart of central London. We fueled up at O'neils, which is at the top of Carnaby St. right across from Turner's London office.



From O'Neil's we headed east into Soho Square where a band was setting up to play... but we were too pumped to hang around for that!




After Soho Sq., Chad led us throught the tight streets of China Town.


...and then across the Thames at Westminster... had to stop for photos here!



Then to Young's pub on Southbank, across from St. Paul's.

Chad giving his own gang sign in front of The Big Chill

We then went throught The City and the banking center and up Brick Lane to The Big Chill. After that we went to a Sam Smith Pub in Holburn before splitting off for home. Our London guides were fantastic in showing us Yanks how to trail double decker busses and navigate some pretty hairy round-a-bouts. Accordingly, it is with great pleasure that we annoint them as principles of Z6P(L) our first int'l branch.

5th Gathering - Porter / Righteous Room

On June 26th we got the 5th gathering started at a great table out front of the Porter Beer Bar in L5P, where we could enjoy the setting sun and also keep an eye on our bikes.

Below is Elliot's "Reynoldstown Roadster" which made its first appearance with the Z6P this night.


After a short ride from Porters to the Righteous Room we surprised Z6P#205 with a crown and two birthday cakes.

4th Gathering - 97E / Corner Tavern / Elliot St. Pub/ Claremont

Our fourth meeting started with a large gathering at 97 Estoria, including Adrian from London, and involved deep exploration of 97E's selection of draft beer in pitcher form. We then moved on to Corner Tavern with our Latin American friends in tow. Wary of getting too bogged down, we headed through downtown Atlanta to Elliot Street Pub, our first foray outside Zone 6. After several brews a contingent headed over to the Claremont Lounge. In total, it was about a ten mile trip - Z6P's longest yet.



Adrian and Sharms demonstrate the new Z6P gang sign.


Z6P#666 gets a lot of value out of one lock.

At Elliot Street Pub - nice scooter, but I've been reminded that no scooters are allowed in Z6P rides.

Amazingly, we remembered the new gang sign 6 hours and lord knows how many beers later.

3rd Gathering - P'cheen

Our third meeting was at P'cheen, but due to poor weather was cut short and amounted to little more than a bicycle ride to happy hour.

2nd Gathering - Midway/Milltown Arms

The second outing on April 17th began at the Midway Pub in East Atlanta, where we saw our numbers triple, and our collective spirit soar free from societal oppression. We ended up subsidizing the Milltown Arms in Cabbagetown, with Hutch using his $25 voucher from a past trivia victory to buy several pitchers of PRB to the dismay of the more fancy beer drinkers within the gang (i.e., "wusses"). Still no battles with evil, but the search continues.







The cheap PBR pitchers obviously had taken effect at this point.

1st Gathering - Brewhouse / Star Bar

Our founding meeting was held at the Brewhouse on March 6, where we established the secret handshake and ended up cycling through the golf course at Candler Park. Despite our best efforts we could not find any evil to fight, but we did run up a serious tab at the Brewhouse and the Star Bar. Point being: we knew a formidable organization was in the making.