HOLY CRAP 2!

HELLO TO ALL,

     GOD DAMN IS IT HOT! I FEEL LIKE THE WICKED WITCH (I'M MELTING). WELL THE CLASS REUNION IS ONLY A FEW DAYS AWAY AND I'M READY TO GO.  IT SHOULD REALLLY BE FUN. SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE I HAVEN'T SEEN IN FORTY YEARS.

     I GOT MOM ALL MOVED INTO THE NEW HOUSE OVER THE WEEKEND, STILL HAVE THINGS TO DO, BUT SHE REALLY LIKES IT SO, THAT IS A PLUS. STILL HAVE TO FINISH THE FRONT PORCH(TOO DAMN HOT), PUT UP SOME SHELVES, HANG UP SOME PICTURES, ETC., BUT OVERALL IT'S ABOUT DONE.

     WELL, THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE EXCEPT I'M GOING TO POST A FEW MORE PICTURES FROM THE AMCA MEET, JUST BECAUSE I CAN! LOL

                                                   TALK TO YOU SOON,

 TVI

                                                              

AMCA MEET IN WAUSEON

HELLO TO ALL,

     THE AMCA MEET IN WAUSEON WAS ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS I'VE BEEN TO IN A LONG TIME. THERE WAS EVERY KIND OF BIKE IMAGINABLE THERE. FROM BULTACOS TO ZUNDAPPS, PLUS A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF, INCLUDING A 1947 CHAINSAW WITH A 62" BAR!

     THE ONE GUY I WANTED TO MEET WASN'T THERE ON FRIDAY BUT I DID MEET HIS DAD, WHICH WAS PRETTY COOL. HE WASN'T COMING IN TILL LATE FRIDAY AND I LEFT ABOUT 4:OO SO I COULD PICK UP MY YOUNGEST SON AT BOY SCOUT CAMP.

     UNFORTUNATELY THE ONE VENDOR I WANTED TO TALK TO HAD TRUCK TROUBLE AND THEY WEREN'T THERE BEFORE I LEFT EITHER. OH WELL, THAT'S PART OF LIFE TOO.

     HENDERSON AND EXCELSIOR MOTORCYCLES WERE THE FEATURED BIKES THIS YEAR AND THERE WERE SOME STUNNING EXAMPLES, INCLUDING A SIX CYLINDER VERSION OF A HENDERSON, THAT THE GUY ACTUALLY DROVE AROUND THE FAIRGROUNDS. ON THE WAY THERE FRIDAY MORNING FOUR OR FIVE GUYS PASSED ME UP ON THE TOLL ROAD DRIVING OLD "KNUCKLE HEAD" HARLEYS.  THESE BIKES ARE FROM THE MID THIRTIES TO THE LATE FORTIES, AND THESE GUYS HAD THEM PACKED FOR CAMPING AND ALL HAD OKLAHOMA PLATES. THESE BIKES ARE SEVENTY TO EIGHTY YEARS OLD AND THEY PASSED ME LIKE I WAS STANDING STILL.

     ALMOST EVERY BIKE ON DISPLAY OR BROUGHT IN FOR JUDGING WAS DRIVEN AROUND THE FAIRGROUNDS AT SOME TIME OR ANOTHER. SOME OF THEM WERE RESTORED, BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL ORIGINAL PAINT BIKES THERE TOO.

     MAN, I WAS IN HEAVEN! I'D REALLY LIKE TO GO BACK NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE SOME OF THESE BIKES ARE OLD RACING BIKES AND THEY ACTUALLY STILL RACE THEM ON A FLAT TRACK RIGHT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. THAT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL TO SEE.

     OH WELL, I GUESS THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.

                                                                     TALK TO YOU SOON,

                                                                                  TVI

P.S. MY FORTIETH CLASS REUNION IS ON SATURDAY, AND THAT'S SOUNDS LIKE FUN. OTHER THAN HAVING TO MOVE MY MOM, IT'S BEEN A REALLY FUN SUMMER SO FAR.(IF ONLY WORK WASN'T GETTING IN THE WAY!) LOL

HOLY CRAP!

HELLO TO ALL,

     WELL, I'VE BEEN BACK FROM THE BIG ADVENTURE FOR ABOUT ALMOST A MONTH, AND THINGS ARE JUST AS CRAZY AS EVER.

     I'VE WORKED ONLY ONE 8 HOUR DAY AT WORK SINCE I'VE BEEN BACK, ALL THE REST HAVE BEEN AT LEAST TEN(BUT NO WEEKENDS). THOSE ARE RESERVED FOR ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE THAT DON'T GET DONE MONDAY- FRIDAY, AND THAT LIST SEEMS ENDLESS. PLUS MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A HOUSE FOR MY MOM TO MOVE INTO, AND OF COURSE IT NEEDS WORK. PLUS PACKING AND MOVING HER, ETC., ETC., ETC.. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON SATURDAY, THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE HELP LINED UP. HOPEFULLY IT GOES SMOOTHLY.

     I DID HAVE ONE EVENING OFF AND I WENT TO THE ANNUAL CRUISE NIGHT IN RENSSELAER. I LOVE THAT EVENT. THERE ARE SOME REALLY COOL CARS, BIKES, AND EVEN AN OLD SEMI OR TWO. MY FAVORITE SEMI, AND IT SHOWS UP EVERY YEAR, IS A MACK B61 THERMODYNE. IT JUST REMINDS ME OF MY DAD.

     WELL, I DECIDED TO TAKE FRIDAY OFF AND GO TO WAUSEON, OHIO. THE ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF AMERICA HAS A NATIONAL MEET THERE THIS WEEKEND AND I'M GOING TO GO TONIGHT, SPEND THE NIGHT AND COME HOME TOMORROW EVENING. I HAVE TO PICK UP MY YOUNGEST SON AT BOY SCOUT CAMP IN FORT WAYNE ON THE WAY HOME TOMORROW. HE HAS A 4H TRACTOR DRIVING CONTEST ON SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN HE'S HELPING MOVE MOM AFTER THAT.

     I'LL POST SOME PICTURES FROM WAUSEON WHEN I GET A MOMENT BETWEEN WORK AND HOME, AND OH YEAH THE FAIR STARTS THIS WEEK TOO!

     HOPEFULLY WHEN MOM GETS MOVED THINGS WILL LIGHTEN UP A LITTLE, BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T, HOLY CRAP!

      WELL I GUESS THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.

                                                TALK TO YOU SOON,



                                                               TVI

TVI'S BIG ADVENTURE DAY 8

HELLO TO ALL,

     WELL DAY 8 STARTED OUT PRETTY SHITTY. STORMING AND POURING. LIGHTNING, WIND. SO MUCH SO THAT MY FRIEND FROM INDY DECIDED TO CALL IT A WEEKEND AND WENT HOME. THE YOUNGEST AND I DECIDED( WELL, I DECIDED BECAUSE HE WAS SLEEPING) THAT I (WE) WOULD RIDE IT OUT FOR AWHILE. I FIGURED I HAD PAID FOR THE NIGHT OF CAMPING(THEY DON'T GIVE REFUNDS HERE), AND I REALLY DIDN'T WANT THE ADVENTURE TO END.

   WELL, I LAID AROUND AND WORKED ON THE COMPUTER TILL THE SON WOKE UP, AND WE TALKED IT OVER AND DECIDED TO GO TO A MOVIE. DROVE TO TOWN AND SAW THE NEW X-MEN MOVIE, PRETTY GOOD.

     WHEN WE CAME OUT OF THE THEATRE, THE SUN WAS SHINING BRIGHTLY, SO WE HEADED BACK TO THE DRAGSTRIP. WHEN WE GOT TO THE CAMPER WE ASKED THE GUY AT THE GATE IF THEY WERE GOING TO RACE AND HE SAID YEAH AT 6:00. LOOKED AT THE WATCH AND IT WAS 5:55. RAN BACK TO THE CAMPER AND GRABBED OUR SUPPLIES AND DROVE UP TO THE TRACK AND ENJOYED THE RACING UNTIL ABOUT 11:30. THEY WERE STLL RACING WHEN WE LEFT.

     WELL, THIS IS THE LAST DAY OF THE BIG ADVENTURE. TOMMORROW, WE PACK UP AND HEAD FOR HOME. I HAVE TO SAY I REALLY HAD A BLAST. EVEN HELPING THE SON IN NASHVILLE, IT WAS A LOT OF WORK, BUT ENJOYABLE WORK. SEEING THE GRATITUDE HE EXPRESSED WHEN I LEFT, MEANS A LOT TO ME. HE SENT ME A PICTURE OF THE WALL WE FRAMED UP ALL FINISHED ALREADY. THE VISITS WITH OLD FRIENDS ARE ALWAYS A GOOD THING. SEEING THE CORVETTE MUSEUM WAS ON MY PERSONAL "BUCKET LIST". COMING BACK TO THE REUNION, WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT TAKES ME BACK TO THE "OLD SCHOOL DAYS".

   AND SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED THAT.

     SO, MY BATTERIES ARE PRETTY CHARGED, MY ATTITUDE IS ADJUSTED, I THINK I'M READY TO GO HOME NOW.

                                                    TALK TO YOU SOON,
                                                         

                                                                 TVI

P.S. THE VIDEO BELOW IS OF THE NEW GAS CLASS RACERS. THIS KID IS GREAT!

                                                    

TVI'S BIG ADVENTURE DAY 7

HELLO TO ALL AGAIN,

     WELL DAY 7 STARTED OUT PRETTY WELL. A GOOD FRIEND FROM INDY CAME DOWN AT ABOUT 7:00 AM AND WE HAD COFFEE AND DONUTS AND WALKED UP TO THE SHOW AND SHINE. I TOOK ABOUT 150 PICTURES AND HE TOOK ABOUT 300!

     THEN ABOUT 11:00 I LEFT AND DROVE UP TO GLENDALE TO PICK UP MY YOUNGEST SON AND BRING HIM BACK TO THE REUNION. WE MET UP WITH THE FRIEND WALKED UP TO THE DRAGSTRIP, WATCHED ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF RACING AND A BIG STORM BLEW IN. THEY GOT THE TRACK DRIED OFF ABOUT 5:OO AND RACED ABOUT ANOTHER 45 MINUTES AND ANOTHER STORM BLEW IN.

     SO, WE WENT BACK TO THE CAMPER, COOKED UP HAMBURGERS AND HOT ITALIAN SAUSAGE, AND HAD OURSELVES A FEAST. SAT AROUND UNTIL BEDTIME AND CALLED IT A NIGHT. IT WAS PRETTY RAUCOUS IN THE CAMPGROUND, WHAT WITH ALL THE HOT RODDERS DOING BURNOUTS FOR THE CROWDS. I LOVE THE SMELL OF RUBBER IN THE EVENING!

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE UNINITIATED THE URN CONTAINS THE ASHES OF "WILD" WILLIE BORSCH, IF NOT THE CRAZIEST FUEL ALTERED DRIVER, HE WAS IN THE TEAM PHOTO. ONE OF THESE DAYS I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND A VIDEO OF HIM DRIVING THE "WINGED EXPRESS" ONE HANDED AT WELL OVER 200 MILES PER HOUR. HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS CARRY THE URN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO EVENTS LIKE THESE AND THEY HAVE A DRIVER MAKE A COUPLE OF PASSES WITH HIS CAR. ALL IN ALL PRETTY COOL.

     WELL I GUESS THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, TALK TO YOU SOON,

         TVI

TVI'S BIG ADVENTURE DAY 6

HELLO AGAIN,

    GOT A SIGNAL SO I FIGURED I'D KEEP GOING.

     GOT UP THIS MORNING AND COOKED BACON AND EGG SANDWICHES FOR BREAKFAST, MIGHTY TASTY(EVEN IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF! LOL). LOOKED AT THE CAMPER LIGHTS AND DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I DID BUT THEY SEEM TO BE WORKING NOW. AFTER THAT I HEARD THEM STARTING TO RACE SO I SAUNTERED DOWN TO THE TRACK, TOOK MY TIME, WENT BY SOME OF THE PEOPLE SETTING UP FOR THE SHOW AND SHINE, TOOK SOME PICS ALONG THE WAY AND FOUND MY FAVORITE SEAT FOR THIS AFFAIR, PIT SIDE, RIGHT ON THE STARTING LINE, ABOUT FIFTEEN FEET FROM THE CARS. THIS IS THE BEST TRACK I'VE EVER BEEN TO FOR VIEWING THE RACING. YOU GET TO SIT RIGHT ON TOP OF THE CARS(WELL ALMOST!). TOOK A BUNCH OF PICTURES, WITH THE CAMERA AND THE NEW PHONE, EVEN GOT A LITTLE VIDEO FROM THE NEW PHONE. I'M GENERALLY ELECTRONICALLY CHALLENGED, BUT I'M TRYING AND THIS BLOG IS HELPING. ANYWAY I DIGRESS. I'M GOING TO TRY AND GET ONE OF THE VIDEOS POSTED AND IF IT WORKS, TURN UP THE VOLUME!!!!

     THAT'S ALL FOR NOW, TALK TO YOU SOON,

                                      TVI

                                                                                 

TVI'S BIG ADVENTURE DAY 5

HELLO TO ALL'

     SORRY FOR MISSING THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, MY SIGNAL IS SUCKING. USING A LAPTOP WITH A SPRINT CARD AND CAN'T GET A GOOD ENOUGH SIGNAL TO GET ON THE INTERNET. OH WELL.

     ANYWAY, LOADED AND HOOKED UP THE CAMPER ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BID ADIEU(SP?) TO NASHVILLE AND DROVE TO BOWLING GREEN. DROVE TO BEECH BEND DRAGSTRIP AND SET UP THE CAMPER. CALLED AN OLD FRIEND, B.B., AND MET HIM AT HIS HOUSE. TALKED ALL MORNING, THEN WENT OVER TO THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM. IF YOU LOVE AMERICAN SPORTS CARS STOP AT HIS PLACE AND LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THIS PROGRAM FOR G. M.. EVEN IF YOU THINK THEY SUCK NOW. THESE THINGS HAVE PROGRESSED FROM A THREE TWO BARREL CARB INLINE SIX TO A COMPUTER CONTROLLED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM THAT PRODUCES GOBS OF HORSE POWER. THE CHASSIS AND BODY PARTS ARE UNBELIEVABLE IN THE NEWEST GENERATION.

     AFTER THE MUSEUM I TOOK B.B. OVER TO THE DRIVESHAFT SHOP TO SEE IF HE COULD GET A DRIVESHAFT CUT FOR HIS LATEST PROJECT, A1949 CHEVY FIVE WINDOW PICK UP. PRETTY COOL TRUCK. HE HAS SEVERAL COOL CARS, I HOPE THE PICTURES POST.

     WELL, THAT WAS ABOUT IT FOR DAY 5. I WENT BACK TO THE CAMPER AND MADE SOME CHICKEN, AND THEN I SPENT THE REST OF THE EVENING TRYING TO POST IT, SO THAT'S THAT.

                                                           TALK TO YOU SOON,

                                                                        TVI
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