Myrtle Beach 2008 pics

Not much to post on the Myrtle Beach Bike Week trip. One day spent riding down tooling around and home that evening. Here are a few pics of the trip. It was a beautiful day, a wonderful ride and we returned safe & sound (a little sunburned ... of the trip. Got our HOG Event pin. Third consecutive major rally attended!!! Sturgis 2007, Daytona Spring [more...]

Date: 2008-05-20 22:48:27

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It's A Gas Cap Stupid

Leaving Town - Sturgis 2007 - Photo by: Whiteline Paperwork has been shuffled and the Grandpa bike has been rolled in to the shop. The mechanics have gone through the bike from top to bottom. Brakes have been replaced (even ... from McDonalds, woof it down and head back to Monarch Harley Davidson to see if our bike is ready [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 17:15:55

Spike My Chopper, please

Custom Chopper at Sturgis South Dakota August 2007; Photo by Whiteline I've been to countless motorcycle rallies ... will do to their motorcycle... When I saw this one, I didn't know what to think. I think that; Awesome ... . motorcycles, choppers, chrome, chopper, Motorcycles, Bikers, Motorcycle Travel [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 16:30:00

Last Chance To Nominate

Last Chance To Nominate Posted on November 10th, 2008 by admin Hey guys, ... : - 2007 Pepper Massey - Sturgis Rally - 2006 Samantha Morgan Best New Product: Your Nomination For 2008 ... Of The Year: - 2007 Pat Patterson -2006 Paul & Keino Best Factory Manufactured Bike Of 2008 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 01:10:48

It’s Official, Sturgis Bike Week Numbers Were Down

Although the numbers show attendance wasn’t down as much as many feared, attendance was down about 12 percent from 2007, ... sales from the 2008 Sturgis motorcycle rally totaled $1,858,519 in the Southern Hills, down $580,513 ... and regulation. The figures, which account for revenues collected in Sturgis and all other communities within [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 20:51:29

Sturgis Rally Singing Revenue Blues

Vendors are throttling back…and pointing blame everywhere.  Are motorcycle demographics changing the rally attendance? ... licenses sold in 2007 rally.  Correction provided by Pepper at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Rally attendance ... in 2006. Reports indicate that this year’s rally attendance will be down 20 percent. Has the whole [more...]

Date: 2008-08-07 20:21:44

Dirty Dan & Mongo Man Show Wednesday October 8, 2008 9PM CST Welcome American Dog Show #31 - Oct 09,2008

American Dog was formed in 1999 in Columbus, Ohio , featuring ex-SALTY DOG (Geffen Records) and DANGEROUS TOYS ( Columbia ) ... some of the biggest biker events in the world, including Sturgis and many Easyrider events ... " ( Europe ) 2006 "If You Want Bud" on "Bad Reputation" ( Europe ) 2007 "Hard" on "Colonial Canine [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 07:33:39

Aerosmith aims for album, tour in 2009

Between 2007’s world tour and its recent appearance on Guitar Hero, ... one in Venezula in February and at Buffalo Chip’s 2009 Sturgis motorcycle rally in mid-August. Before anything [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 18:27:06

Reason Nominated for 16 L.A. Press Club Awards

I am as pleased as Tom Harkin on an ethanol bender to announce that the 2007 staff of this here magazine and multimedia juggernaut hauled in a ... /COMMENTARY Thank Deng Xiaoping for Little Girls: The tyrannical roots of China's international ... history, by Amy Sturgis. ENTERTAINMENT NEWS OR FEATURE Robert Heinlein at 100: How the science [more...]

Date: 2008-05-23 15:24:00

Future cabinet member? A Barack Obama adviser who's been mentioned as potential Education secretary under Obama will speak in Little Rock next week at the Clinton School of Public Service. He's John Schnur, CEO of New Leaders for New Schools, a nonprofit working to improve urban schools. Time: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sturgis Hall. Posted by Max [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 19:13:07

Michael Moore: What Will It Be Like to Have a Smart President?

By Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com. Today we celebrate the triumph of intelligence over a belief that Adam and Eve rode around on dinosaurs just 6,000 years ago. Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 15:14:24

Seattle Cop Pleads Not Guilty To Weapons Violation

Seattle Police detective Ron Smith and four other members of the Iron Pigs motorcycle club—made up of firefighters law enforcement officers—have ... rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. On Monday, the Meade County prosecutor dropped assault charges ... dismissed a perjury charge against Smith on September 5th. If information on the Sturgis Police [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 02:28:56

Huffpollstrology: Candidates' Horoscopes, Polls And More For August 11

Polls have come to dominate the media's horse race coverage of political campaigns. Pundits and reporters constantly use them to tell us who's hot and who's not -- but skip over the fact that plummeting response rates and variables like undecided voters and margins of error often render these polls useless as anything other than lightweight [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 05:44:24

MLS Offseason Player Movement

A list I’ve been meaning to get around to is finally updated. I was mainly waiting for the expansion draft to conclude last week and for my vacation to be over as well before I got into this long list of player moves. As some of you already know I try to track these moves to the best of my abilities here during the offseason. From week-to-week ( [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 20:06:48

Seattle’s Expansion Draft Selection

The 2008 Expansion Draft is a day and change away. Teams had to submit protected/unprotected lists to the league office earlier this afternoon. Results of those lists are as below in terms of who Seattle can select if they decide to. A few good names out there, some they will select and others they won’t like Ante Razov or Ronnie O’Brien [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 00:44:46

Scoopers fail to get recognized …

Scoopers fail to get recognized … December 1st, 2008 The Class 11AA football team came out today and three West River players were on it ... that when you look at a season’s worth of results — but I found it a little tough to swallow that Sturgis didn’t get a single nod, even amongst the honorable mentions. No Seth Mulvehill? Really? I don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 03:28:46

Diary of a Mad Black Woman Trailer

Cast : Kimberly Elise, Shemar Moore, Steve Harris, Tamara Taylor, Lisa Marcos, Tiffany Evans, Cicely Tyson, Tyler Perry, Terrell Carter, Avery Knight, Gary Anthony Sturgis, Chandra Currelley-Young Director : Darren Grant Produced : Tyler Perry Writers : Tyler Perry Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance Helen [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 08:03:08

Michigan soldier latest casualty in escalating Afghanistan violence

The Department of Defense announced Tuesday the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Kristopher D. Rodgers, 29, of Sturgis, Mich., died Aug. 16 in Korengal, Afghanistan, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 20:13:39

Early Expansion Draft Predictions

The unprotected lists are out from every MLS club and now it is time to play that wonder speculation game about who Seattle Sounders FC will pick in ... (Dallas) Nate Jaqua (Houston) Khano Smith (New England) Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake) Kelly Gray ... on this list make less than $50,000 with only Jaqua, Sturgis ($75,000) and Prideaux ($72,000) making [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 19:25:40

Things to Do When Traveling To South Dakota

When people talk about traveling to South Dakota, by far the most talked about and visited attraction is the beautiful and historic Mount Rushmore ... aboard for a safari jeep tour, and of course go fishing. 2. Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - Whether you’re a motorcycle enthusiast yourself, a fan of the biker culture, or just want to participate [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 17:30:53

Don't Ask Henry · Alan Hollinghurst: Sissiness

The story of Belchamber's publication is probably better known than the book itself, which, like its author, ... . It is his friend Henry James who keeps Sturgis's novel distantly in view, at the same time as casting ... to Sturgis about it, beginning with neat praise and mild demurrals, but quickly building [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 13:07:43

Firefighters have limited gun right

How many think that it is OK for the government’s law enforcement have gun rights, but its firefighters don’t, just like the rest of us: A judge has ordered that concealed weapons charges be dropped against four off-duty Washington police officers who were charged in a shooting at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The judge says [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 13:00:00

Meeting America's Demand for the Sarah Palin Story

When the word came out Friday afternoon that presumptive Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin was already the ... ? "It was a wild ride for us," publisher Kent Sturgis, the company's only full-time employee, emailed ... ringing off the hook all day—things got so bad Sturgis and his part-time staff had trouble getting [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 22:28:36

First lady and Miss Buffalo Chip

On Monday, John McCain appeared at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, a veteran-friendly event that featured Kid Rock, Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon (?!) ... . "I told her that with a little luck, she could be the only woman to serve as both the first lady ... . His little joke is: Possible future first lady and biker beauty queen = one and the same! Yar [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 11:40:43

Peggy Noonan Reads the Signs

For your consideration, here is a list of the "evidence" Peggy Noonan assembles to sustain her argument that "things are shifting" ... vote.So far, Noonan has failed to discern a pod of dolphins bearing little John McCain to safety ... imagine anything more absurd than the notion that the Sturgis biker rally somehow congregates [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 22:49:19

Keyword News: [MAJOR LEAGUE]

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox ... Real Salt Lake: Seattle selects Sturgis in draft http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705266304,00.html Nate Sturgis is an extremely talented midfielder and someone with a bright future in Major [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 08:32:01

Save the (changed) dates

Yeah, you’re probably still trying to deal with Holiday Season 2008, never mind scooter events in 2009. But two things deserve mention now. Scootering’s version of Sturgis, the High Rollers Weekend in Las Vegas, celebrates its 10th anniversary in ‘09. Traditionally held President’s Day weekend, the event has been moved to March 19-23 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 19:02:13

An Iron Pig for Putin

Robert Kagen Carnegie Endowment for International Peace William Kristol The New YorK times Rev. Sun Myung Moon The Washington Times Dear Rev ... for you, the Seattle police detective who shot the biker at the Sturgis Bikers Rally on Saturday. You'll love ... , the detective arrested the fan for assaulting him with one of those little megaphones they [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 06:23:43

Obama Targeting McCain On Harley Comment

Recently during a speech at the Sturgis motorcycle rally McCain told the crowd that he’d rather talk over the roar of 50, ... speaking to motorcycle enthusiasts in Sturgis, South Dakota, on Tuesday. McCain: Not long ago a couple ... the roar of the strong American economy again—and stop John McCain from shipping our jobs overseas [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 00:23:42

Gender Expression Seen as Key to Gay Rights at Presidential Convention

The largest gay rights organization in the world will see gender expression rights as necessary to achieve rights for gay people (gay men in particular) and will push for and achieve these rights before achieving those based upon sexual orientation alone. I know some will think this a bold statement - but it's not a prediction. It's a fact [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 02:23:33

Dave Cook On Discovery Channel

A little bit of TV exposure will certainly not hurt a Custom Builder and even help a little bit our industry. We need it. Dave Cook and crew from Cook Customs will be featured on the Discovery Channel in a series called “Sturgis Motorcycle Mania” or... This is a content summary only. Click on headlines for full [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 20:58:26

Press Release from the Seattle Sounders FC

RENTON, WASH. – The Seattle Sounders FC is now stocked with 14 players following the selection of 10 individuals during today’s Major League Soccer ... (defender, San Jose), Nathan Sturgis (midfielder, Salt Lake) and Tyson Wahl (defender, Kansas City). Evans, Sturgis, Vagenas and Wahl have played for U.S. youth international teams, with Sturgis being [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 04:44:29

Most MLS Games Played Without Scoring

Post 2008 Update: I’m meet feat to place this update in face of terminal year’s, so you crapper wager how the drawing impact changed. Brandon Prideaux is ease the leader, as he’s been for at small the instance digit and a half years. If you’ll advert (it’s described below) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 09:01:00

2008 MLS Expansion Draft

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_MLS_Expansion_Draft I've spent some time updating that page on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, as usual MLS only released the names of the exposed players, and not both. So I had to figure everything out myself. A few notes: 1) NY has 14 players who aren't listed as exposed, which has to be a mistake [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 03:36:50

MLS Expansion Draft Recap - Wahl-to-Wall Coverage!

Today, Seattle Sounders FC selected 10 players through the MLS Expansion Draft. After one year of airy speculation, this squad is finally starting to take shape.  Let me preface this post by saying I have the utmost confidence in the Sounders FC braintrust: GM Adrian Hanauer and Technical Director Chris Henderson [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 22:57:10

Where the Road goes Nobody Knows?

Last night while having dinner, Sacha was as happy as a puppy ... , "I am going to ride with you to Mount Rushmore! First I am going to get my motorcycle license, and then ride ... think Uncle Mat and Aunt Shelley would let Sam ride a motorcycle across the States?"Sacha shyly said [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 00:01:48

Expansion Draft List: Real Salt Lake

... . Will Johnson - The offense started to click a little more with Johnson in the line up. Yura Movsisyan ... for it to remain consistent. Robbie Russell - A decent part to the puzzle this year for RSL. Nathan Sturgis [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 20:45:59

Cooking what?

STURGIS -- A case of the late night Munchies has resulted in a fire and arrests all around for 3 alleged Sturgis drug dealers. Sturgis Police responded to a call for assistance from the fire department around 10-o'clock Tuesday night and found flames shooting out of the windows of an upstairs apartment on West Congress [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 10:57:26

This sculpture, "Stars and Stripes" by Kathleen Caricof of Loveland, Colo., has been installed in front of War Memorial Stadium. Landscaping is almost complete. The Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust ... every piece of sculpture installed by local movers and shakers in Little Rock come [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 19:36:12

New Obama radio ad calls McCain a Harley-Davidson hypocrite

John McCain’s recent appearance in South Dakota at the Sturgis Rally, America's largest motorcycle convention, ... up the biker vote without a fight. A Harley-Davidson motorcycle made in the USA At Sturgis ... : "It's time to hear the roar of the strong American economy again -- and stop John McCain from shipping [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 14:10:58

Perjury Charge Against Seattle Cop Dropped

The Meade County State's Attorney has dropped perjury charges against SPD detective Ron Smith for his involvement in the August 8th shooting of a Hell's Angel at a biker rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. The perjury charge apparently stemmed from confusion over whether the gun Smith used in the shooting was his personal firearm or a SPD [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 21:26:07

Crazy Ghost Stories

Woman in Tanzania Killed Over Child Ghost Slave A mob in a Tanzanian village killed two women and burned their bodies after accusing them of using witchcraft to turn a child into a ghost. Nhumba Nolelaga, 38, and Mwanandama Ndama, 55, were attacked and murdere at Idahina village in Shinyanga district after they were implicated in the death of [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 02:51:57

Freddie Ljungberg meet your new teammates

The expansion draft for the new Seattle Sounders MLS franchise took place yesterday. Below are the list of players picked, many of whom will not see much in the way of playing time once the season kicks off next year. Nate Jaqua (Houston Dynamo) Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 05:02:35

Music DVD Review: Nickelback - Live At Sturgis

Bikes, booze and blue collar rock, live in your living room Nicely timed to follow their new album Dark Horse, Nickelback's latest DVD, Live At Sturgis, which has been on the books for ages, has now reached its moment in the sun. Filmed two years ago at the Rockin' The Rally show at the infamous Sturgis bike rally, it's a snappy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 02:44:26

Expansion Draft! Oh! Excitement!

I have a complete shift in attitude this year. In previous years I’ve looked at Expansion Drafts with trepidation as I worry about my favorite players getting stolen away from my favorite team(s). But this year I’m thinking, “Wow! This is exciting!” Maybe it’s because I’m from Seattle. Or something [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 22:00:43

Expansion Draft! Oh! Excitement!

I have a complete shift in attitude this year. In previous years I’ve looked at Expansion Drafts with trepidation as I worry about my favorite players getting stolen away from my favorite team(s). But this year I’m thinking, “Wow! This is exciting!” Maybe it’s because I’m from Seattle. Or something [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 22:00:43

From the Writers of The Daily Show: Inflate Your Tires!

This week, Barack Obama publicly suggested making sure tires are properly inflated as one way of dealing with the rising price of gas. At the Sturgis motorcycle rally, McCain mocked his opponent's recommendation, exclaiming, "Barack Obama wants you to inflate your tires!" He added... * "We should be able to inflate our tires [more...]

Date: 2008-08-10 18:00:25

One Day Left! Letters Needed to Protect Bear Butte

One Day Left! Letters Needed to Protect Bear Butte The Meade County Commissioners (MCC) are about to hold a hearing for the renewal of liquor licenses at venues surrounding Bear Butte, a sacred place of prayer to over thirty Indigenous Nations across the Plains. The hearing will take place this coming Wednesday, December 3rd at 4:00 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 22:33:50

House Tour: Richard & Robert's Orange, Purple & Green Oasis Washington DC

Names: Richard and Robert Occupations: Richard is a sound artist and co-owner of Millennium Decorative Arts, Robert is a graphic designer Location: Park View / Pleasant Plains, Washington DC Size: 2,100 sq.ft. House Syle: federal style built in 1914 (originally built for Howard University faculty and staff) [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 01:55:00

Seattle Solidifies Itself

  The Sounders FC expansion draft was conducted Wednesday and the new Seattle franchise did quite well ... the Quakes philosophy of building from the back several good choices were made. Nate Sturgis is still ... . James Riley should work well with Sturgis and Pete Vagenas to allow Seattle the flexibility [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 15:17:14

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