2008 Sturgis Coverage

[longride]

I took 150 pictures. You guys got the condensed version. I kept the REALLY good ones!

[longride]

I'm sure yours is plenty good. I'll review the new one next week. I did get that Boss Hoss ride though!

[seruzawa]

Wait a second. I thought they were going to add Obamalama's face to Mt Rushmore. What gives? Why is Bigfoot's mug there?

[longride]

They will add Obama's head, but as with most issues that the founding fathers are about, he will be facing in the opposite direction.

[seruzawa]

Catch a Cannonball, now, t'take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time.
To get back to Miss Annie, you know she's the only one.
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.

Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.


Do you really need me to tell you who wrote this?

[BrowningBAR]

Originally Posted by seruzawa

Catch a Cannonball, now, t'take me down the line
My bag is sinkin' low and I do believe it's time.
To get back to Miss Annie, you know she's the only one.
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone.

Take a load off Fannie, take a load for free;
Take a load off Fannie, And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me.


Do you really need me to tell you who wrote this?

There is this crappy little radio station, WDVR, in a small town in Jersey just off the Delaware that has a Bob Dylan Thursday evening. Nothing but Dylan and The Band

[12er]

Originally Posted by The_AirHawk

I ride alone, the wasteland that I cross -
Will take another life, we'll take another loss.
I feel a dry wind, dust is in my eyes -
The Artic Cold at night; the Earth, it tells me Lies....

God in Heaven! My only friend -
Will I live to see my journey's end?
As the world awakens me so hard, my values have been changed;
I make a promise to myself: Never Again!
A dusty Godforsaken path, endless to my dismay!
I know these are The Badlands; somehow I'll find my way....

No more Paradise, no more soothing rain.
All the Sacrifice; the pain is all the same.
Still I'm pushing onward - alone I can't deny
My presence fills the desert, my spirit never dies....

Will these Lonely Nights, ever end?
Will I live to see my Journey's end?
As the world awakens me so hard, my values have been changed;
I make a promise to myself: Never Again!
A dusty Godforsaken path, endless to my dismay!
I know these are The Badlands; somehow I'll find my way....

The vultures that circle, - cloud the empty sky,
Patiently waiting: they wait for me to Die.
Tortured and beaten, blistered by the Sun -
Forceful and heartless, have The Badlands won?

Still I'm pushing onward, alone I can't deny -
My presence fills the desert; my spirit never Dies....
As the world awakens me so hard, my values have been changed;
I make a promise to myself: Never Again!
A dusty Godforsaken path, endless to my dismay!
I know these are The Badlands; somehow I'll find my way....

Badlands from Metal Church: Blessing in Disguise (1989)

Good writeup Longride, enjoyed it very much. The Wife and I may have to do Sturgis one of these years.

Or not.

Metal Church? My Mullet was bangin the last time I saw them... (knocking on 20 years now? don't like this aging thing)

[sarnali2]

Here's my pick for the best travelin' jam.....


YouTube - Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil

[The_AirHawk]

Originally Posted by 12er

Metal Church? My Mullet was bangin the last time I saw them... (knocking on 20 years now? don't like this aging thing)

I always had a soft spot for them - a song about the sinking of the Titanic, a Poe-themed song (the Telltale Heart), their album themes often seemed to degenerate into songs about Insanity and/or Disaster - manmade and natural.........

[pcpilot]

Good story Longride. Made me laugh and thoughtful too. Its always interesting to see the spectacle and meet new freinds. But I appreciated your rides about the area and other local places you visited. You get a bigger picture than just the party. Well done...