Reflections in the Rearview Mirror
Two months ago, I started using a new Blackberry Curve. Besides being a great telephone/email tool, it has a halfway decent camera ... to transfer my irritation from my car being stopped into a photo opcatching the Sturgis or Hell sign ... photos of veterans and flagsdiscovering the South Lyon's Witches Hat Depotand attending Northville's [more...]
Date: 2008-10-30 15:00:00
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The Girls of Sturgis photos
By popular demand we have made a small photo show of some of the gorgeous girls from the Sturgis rally. We have posted these on our myspace blog you can see them in their entirety there. [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 20:21:00
Sturgis news: be part of an historic photo shoot
truckers jamboree thumbnail image Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky is attempting to capture the spirit of the Sturgis Rally by shooting a ... Street. Burtynsky is known world-wide for his photos depicting natural landscapes changed by industry - quarries, urban mines, housing developments, and railroads have all been subjects in his photos [more...]
Date: 2008-07-29 13:00:36
The Rolling Art at Sturgis ‘08
Sturgis, South Dakota — The 68th Black Hills Rally was another success this year with almost perfect weather for riding, concerts, races, ... are all about. We appreciate Noot parking the bike long enough to take some pics for us. • • • • • All images ... . Tags: Photos, Events, Motorcycles, Sturgis Social Bookmarking [more...]
Date: 2008-08-16 20:36:18
Famous Bikebuilders in Sturgis
I was lucky enough to attend the Builders Breakfast while I was in Sturgis ... . Russel from Exile5. Billy Lane at Micheal Lichter's party Make sure to check out more Sturgis photos ... see me and the Diva Glide at the Hard Rock Hotel as I will be doing a trunk show in the retail [more...]
Date: 2008-08-20 10:51:00
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
Season's end
Bob O'Donnell setting sheep at the 2008 USBCHA Finals, Sturgis SD. Photo — I'm guessing — by Pearse Ward ... , good line to the fetch gates and flawless turn back. They had a good lift but got a little off line ... had nice flow and except for a short stretch coming a little low was on line most of the way around [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 01:41:00
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
McCain volunteers his wife for topless beauty pageant.. PUMA applauds.
.. No really. They do. From the moonbats over at Hillary Clinton Forum: This will just strengthen the women support for McCain ... , you're stuck in delusion. Photo taken from Dixie Biker- and his 04 sturgis experience "titty stations" Yes, Sturgis, a wonderful place full of sexual provocateur, gluttony, big fake breasts [more...]
Date: 2008-08-05 19:15:47
Mark Pilger Memorial #1 (From Pete Sturgis)
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0 ... uploaded by bucklesw1. Buckles:Here are a few pictures from yesterdays' Mark David Pilger Memorial ... 3 - Montage of Marks' pictures of the years of his life, in and out, of show buisness. A memorial [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 07:49:00
Surprised that John McCain urges his wife to be a Buffalo Chip gal?
Guest post by Christina Cedeno Don’t be. It’s striking (and telling) that PUMAs give McCain yet ANOTHER pass for his latest "misspeak". ... re stuck in delusion, you’re stuck in delusion. Photo taken from Dixie Biker- and his 04 sturgis experience "titty stations" Yes, Sturgis, a wonderful place full of sexual provocateur, gluttony [more...]
Date: 2008-08-06 02:53:02
And now for something completely different...
The one poem that I've written as an adult, "Ride the Wind," has recently been published for a second time ... ("JoeGo"). The anthology was released August 4th (Opening Day of the Sturgis 2008 Motorcycle Rally ... . The book features photos by noted motorcycle photographer, Michael Lichter ("Choppers, Heavy Metal [more...]
Date: 2008-08-16 16:04:00
The Eyes Never Lie
Long and Dusty Road Sturgis South Dakota photo by Whitelines It's never about the Destination, anyone who has rode a motorcycle farther than a beer and chips run knows this to be true. Anyone [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 08:30:01
Senior ~ Bryce
I was in South Dakota this past week helping my mom out at her store called Frontier Photo during the busiest week of the year... Sturgis Motorcycle Rally week. She was is so busy that she didn't have time to do some regular ... out to the Black Hills from the eastern side of the state specifically for his photos. They turned [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 17:26:00
What an Amazing Week at Photoshop World Vegas!
I’m back home, my Bucs lost in the last 44 seconds of the game, but nevertheless, ... demo. (Photo by Don Sturgis). bhdemosm.jpg This was our biggest Expo ever, and the booths were [more...]
Date: 2008-09-08 09:55:52
A Sturgis Fix
There may be no better place in America to take in and capture the stunning contrast of scenery than at a biker rally ... and while sitting behind the ‘ol MacBook I was looking for some Rally news, photos, videos… ... ! As a photo hobbyist, the best site is the webcam on Sturgis Bike Week site. There is also Web wolf, Rally [more...]
Date: 2008-08-04 19:51:45
Fat Back
Sturgis Custom Motorcycle - Sick Wish I knew more about this motocycle other than it was fully custom - Photo was taken on Main Street in Sturgis, SD during the '07 Rally. Technorati Tags: motocycle, Sturgis, SD, Rally [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 19:44:02
The Classic that got Away
Sundays are for Dreaming of ClassicsThis is the 2006 Red Horse Corsair 250 (vin#616) that I had built for my Turismo Cycles dealership in the fall of 2005. I have shared photos of me on this bike at Sturgis. It is 100% perfectBased on the fourteen motorcycles that I have owned [more...]
Date: 2008-09-28 09:56:00
Dog Leg Preacher with Foghat at Sturgis rally
Here is a small collection of photos taken backstage and from the front stage during the Foghat show. It was a lot of fun hanging out with these guys. True gentleman scholars. [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 16:12:00
White Accents in the Garden
At a recent outdoor wedding in Michigan, we noticed the simplicity and beauty of a garden with white accents ... 6-30-08garden12.jpg All photos were taken at the Willow Glen Pond Bed & Breakfast in Sturgis [more...]
Date: 2008-06-30 17:05:00
McCain missed some action: Iron Pigs vs Hell's Angels at Sturgis
The week before the US invaded Iraq in 2003, we saw a guy in some crazy get up with a beret and huge flag marching up and down the street in front ... after a Hell's Angel was shot in a bar in Sturgis during the biker rally. Four other Seattle police ... . If I still have photos, I'll put them up. Anyway, the guy had a logo on the back of his leather vest [more...]
Date: 2008-08-10 16:18:44
OCEANO POST STUDIO REPORT, REVEAL ALBUM TRACK LISTING
Chicago deathcore heavyweights OCEANO entered the studio on October 3rd to begin recording one of the angriest albums ever.ANDREW MIKHAIL, guitarist for OCEANO - the band who famously had a series of photos BANNED ... , the debut album from OCEANO, is being recorded with producer JOEY STURGIS (THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 15:34:31
More Cemetery Sights
I'm sure you're just dying to see more cemetery sights! ... in the Waterloo cemetery "added a sense of comfort and serenity". I hadn't looked at the photos from that day ... as "Prairie Rapids", and neighboring Cedar Falls was called "Sturgis Falls". This cemetery [more...]
Date: 2008-05-24 11:20:00
Unsafe at any speed
By Denise Ross It’s rally week out here in the Black Hills. That means lots of motorcycles and a few meatheads. To wit: (Photos by David Larson) This was the scene earlier this week on Interstate 90 between Sturgis ... , of whom we did not get pictures, was able to perform this maneuver only intermittently [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 16:23:47
Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Launches New Web Site
New site features photos, list of bikes at museum and more [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 04:00:00
Apples to apples to apples
I grew up in Massachusetts on the edge of a MacIntosh apple orchard ... from — Sturgis, he replied — right up the street. What kind are they? I really can’t remember ... . *photos courtesy Bean who wants a new camera for her birthday. A pink one. ** I’ve since planted [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 00:00:40
UNDER PRESSURE [1]
Wednesday August 6, 2008 · AIM: crnctruthcaucus · Section: ... of this. Standing in front of the motorcyclists in Sturgis, SD, John McCain said: “My opponent doesn’ ... for your attention. The National Enquirer has released photos of John Edwards with his alleged [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 03:39:33
H-Bomb Films WTB Event Photos
Words by: Nick Nelson Photos by: Enrico Pavia When Wes Miller of H Bomb Films throws a party, ... out of Sturgis or Bike Week. Classic! The pickled pigs feet eating contest looked like it was going [more...]
Date: 2008-11-27 08:50:28
SF Tidbits for 5/15/08
Rescued By Nerds interviewed Jeff Somers, author of The Digital Plague ... ) and articles (Amy Sturgis, Cory Doctorow), and music (XJ3). Ian Sales looks at Overlooked SF Classics. Ellen Datlow has posted photos from the recent book launch for her new anthology The Del Rey [more...]
Date: 2008-05-15 05:30:49
The HD xr1200
Rad, I would even consider buyin one, (if I could stomach spending that much on a sporty) ... , oiling system, a ton of neat shit. The guys at Biltwell took some neat spy photos of it in Corona ... neat. I would like to ride one, maybe I can con someone in sturgis into letting me ride [more...]
Date: 2008-07-10 04:39:57
Dread, Hope and Kenny Chesney
Summer heat is coming. This is not something that I look forward to. Heat stroke, more ticks, sunburns and limited time outside working ... that helped out. If you are going to Sturgis or know someone that is, I am holding a contest over ... submissions on Monday, ending on Friday of photos taken from the back of a motorcycle. Then allowing [more...]
Date: 2008-05-29 14:31:19
I have no idea how 2 gargantuan photos appeared on this website during the night ... about the bizarre attraction between big, bad biker boys rallying in Sturgis, South Dakota this week and the cranky ... , but more akin to any group that coalesces around specific products or collectibles, from beanie [more...]
Date: 2008-08-06 16:40:03
Thinking about my father
Thinking about my father Posted 6 days ago Today I needed to dig up documentation from some old backups I'd stuck on a shared server. Along the way I stumbled into a directory of decades-old scanned photos. I think my favorite is this shot of my father and I, out fishing on Sweet Lake in Sturgis, Michigan. [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 21:14:16
This Is Dieter, He Rules Shorty after we arrived in Yellowstone we saw 4 flatheads cruising in the other direction! ... hanging out on the bridge taking some photos and we see this guy on the other side. Both Brawny &amp ... story) and they were headed to Sturgis. By this time they were down to 4. One of the bikes had a sidecar [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 23:09:27
Over Jet Lag
Posted by Warren Peterson on September 22, 2008 We returned last Monday from about twenty days in Europe divided between Russia (Moscow and St ... maybe to take pictures of family. Looking at the 1,000 plus digital photos hogging space on my hard ... at least 200 motorcycles one night at a gathering place overlooking the city, Sturgis East. The street [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 22:28:40
McCain heads to ‘motorcyclists’ Woodstock’
Watch for some fun photos and video later today, after Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his wife Cindy stop by the 68th Annual Sturgis Rally in South Dakota. As the Associated Press notes, it's a motorcyclists' Woodstock. And as... [more...]
Date: 2008-08-04 19:24:25
Porter Sculpture Park in Montrose, SD
Porter Sculpture ParkWayne PorterPrivate property, open to the publicJust outside Sioux Falls SD, it's located directly next to I-90 at Exit 374 ... , showed me photos from his recent road trip to South Dakota, and I knew that this had to be a stop! After realizing that Sturgis Harley Rally was beginning this weekend, Mount Rushmore has been tossed [more...]
Date: 2008-08-02 11:59:00
Twisted Travels
Brian sent in some reports and photos of his “Twisted Travels” this summer:First up is our trip cross country. It was mostly uneventful ... you in trouble, officer!After that we headed up through Sturgis. The town is very quiet outside of bike week so we did a quick run through the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum http://www.sturgismuseum.com/. Any two [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 17:38:00
FBI Keeping Mum About Miley’s Tennessee Hacker
As you all know, Miley Cyrus’ email was hacked earlier this year by a guy who called himself Trainreq ... Wired to do an interview on him. At first, he tried to sell the pics to celebrity websites like TMZ ... , and refused comment to the Murfreesboro Post. FBI spokesman, Agent C.M. Sturgis, said he could not confirm [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 22:08:52
good advice
Here, let me tell you the easiest way to save $150: Don't lock your keys in your car. Today I cried in front of a locksmith. He was wearing a sturgis t-shirt that had a picture of a bald eagle, and the eagle was wearing ... . Tomorrow I get to go meet with our fabulous photographer again to pick up our wedding photos! I'm [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 02:47:35
More of the Same
David Brooks has an interesting theory about why Obama isn’t kicking McCain’s ass from here until next Sunday in the polls. When we’re judging candidates (or friends), we don’t just judge the individuals but the milieus that produced them. We judge them by the connections that exist beyond choice and the ground where they will go home to be laid [more...]
Date: 2008-08-05 20:18:19
Beyond The Occult
Right on cue, with psychogeography virtually mainstream now, comes this albeit slight-but-useful pocket-sized-primer to everything Iain Sinclair and Alan Moore have been banging on about for the past twenty years or so. John Dee, Emanuel Swednebrog, Nicholas Hawksmoor, William Blake, The Golden Dawn etc [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 07:57:18
NASCAR, Birthdays and Full House
I'm back from the weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway. We had a great time, met some wonderful folks and then watched a good race ( ... such a busy day, but, sincerely.....Happy Birthday! We met so many people who had Harley shirts, Sturgis shirts and even Myrtle Beach 2008 shirts. We talked about motorcycles with people from Connecticut [more...]
Date: 2008-05-19 00:01:26
Sturgis and Deadwood
Today's history lesson took us to visit two cities. The history of one city dates back to the early 1900's while the other is a much more recent ... 's. The backdrop is Sturgis, South Dakota. Several guys got together who enjoyed riding their Indian ... and tried to imagine what the sights and sounds would be like during the rally. The pictures below show [more...]
Date: 2008-09-27 00:58:00
In honor of Honest John McCain's "folksy town-hall debate style" last night --- What friends, Big Oil, bankers, Keating, who else?
Read about that gratingly offensive rhetorical brain cramp phrase the guy uses, already noted and analyzed, here, so that I can let the man and that article speak for themselves. McCain's using the MF terminology apparently is his little verbal prop just as others gratingly say, "you know," repeatedly [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 15:23:35
My British Connection
(Click on picture to see larger image)Many of you who follow this blog know that I vacationed in Massachusetts and Rhode Island this past July ... one Sturgis Osburn (1773-1837) in New York and the rest is history.I mean me. I am Sturgis' and Chloe's (several greats) grandson.I am also descended from British stock through the above Sturgis Osburn [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 21:40:00
May — The Month in Photos
SUZY STUMP: LOTS OF MUSIC IN MAY >>> We hit the Tacoma Art Museum’s Building Birthday Bash May 3, celebrating TAM’s fifth year in their building, cramming as many cupcakes down our throats as we could and working it off before DJ Pana-Jesus Villegas in the plaza outside. It was a beautiful, fun bash [more...]
Date: 2008-06-03 03:39:29
McCain Tells Bikers, Harley Davidsons Produce “Sound of Freedom”
By Tom Lawrence Black Hills Pioneer STURGIS - Politicians are used to hearing the roar of the crowd, but Sen. John McCain heard an entirely different roar Monday night at The Buffalo Chip. . Thousands of bikers, most clad in black T-shirts and leather, cheered for McCain. He appeared with his wife, Cindy [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 19:36:55
Part 3: It’s A Crime To Giveaway This Bobber
At The Crime Scene The Giveaway Bobber roller debuted at the Bikernet Brouhaha, the biker event that rocked the Thunder Dome in Sturgis ... Crime Scene Choppers’ Rear Tail Light The Bobber @ Sturgis Design Your Own Digger Right Here Got ... to see how the components come together on your finished bike… We mean “Your” because of the raffle [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 21:33:57
Them-thar Hills
I’m up to my ears in homework and all I can think of is everything not homework. I’d prefer to edit and upload photos of our Black Hills, SD camping trip, but there are just too ... effect.Thinking back, the weather was fantastic! Three of our twelve tent camping nights did get rather cold [more...]
Date: 2008-07-15 02:32:00
