Poll Results

About a million years ago, we had a poll on the site asking for people's favorite mission then on the site.

The results were:

#1 Ford Motors Mines
#2 Hamms' Brewery
#3 Cobb's Cave
#4 Stahlmann's Cellars
#5 Cambridge Asylum
AAA

Essay

The Past, Present, & Future of Urban Exploration, by Max Action

Merchandise / Donations

The Great Action Squad Sell-Out (our new CafePress store) where interested parties can buy shirts and hats and shit (without profiting us, as prices are set as low as they can be), or make a small donation by buying underwear or a lunchbox, which are priced well over the items' base prices.

Graphic

Urban Exploration is NOT a Crime : even chimp-man George W. Bush supports Action Squad and Urban Exploration, as evidenced by this genuine G.W. Bush quotation. Available as a shirt and shit from the non-profit AS store.

Mp3

Max Action sings his version of "My Favorite Things." The lyrics are printed somewhere on the Updates page. (right-click and select "save target")

Mp3

The theme from the movie "Goonies." The perfect soundtrack for surfing the Action Squad site! (right-click and select "save target")

Compilation

The Official Action Squad Compilation CD set! 2-discs of kick ass urban adventuring tunes.

Article

"Tunnel Rat," an interview with Max Action that was printed in the August 2002 issue of Minnesota Monthly Magazine.

Article

"Search Party," a well-written article from a Denver weekly newspaper, which talks a bit about our crew and the "infamous punk spelunker Max Action." heh heh

Article

"Space Invaders," a cover story from Utah's City Weekly, which amusingly brands Max Action as the "foremost celebrity" of Urban Exploration. Huh. Where's my money? Naked groupies? Free cocaine parties?

Essay

"History & Purpose of this Site," a quick and not all that interesting history of the Action Squad site.

URBAN ADVENTURERS WEBRING

This ring contains sites focusing on the art of urban exploration: touring storm drains, abandoned buildings, rooftops, transit tunnels, college steam tunnels and other off-limits locations.

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

An awesome resource for locals; stop by next time you are in Saint Paul. This is where Action Squad gets most of our historical information and photographs. The website has a ton of info available.

FROM SITE TO STORY: THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI'S BURIED PAST

A pioneering research site that will guide you through an exploration of the Upper Mississippi's buried past in Minnesota. Filled with remarkable scientific data and intriguing stories about the people and times of long ago.

afiler.com

The super cool website of the living angel who so kindly provides us with our hosting. Huge collection of photos of small towns, old signs, old objects, and the decay of civilization.

THIS IS A SECRET UPDATE!

THE EDGE

The mandate of Edge Foundation is to promote inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues, as well as to work for the intellectual and social achievement of society. Cool.

HOWARD BLOOM

I love this man's mind, even though I first found out about him because it turned out that he'd written about many of my "new, breakthrough" ideas about reality and society before I'd thought them up. Hey, I'm a forgiving guy.

SHEDWORKS: UNCOMMON SCENES

Nude photos with abandoned industrial scenes as backdrops (click on "Galerie"). Those of you who witnessed the Action Squad Nude gallery will find this familiar, if inferior.

Many more links coming soon ...