SOME GUY, You are -- Some guy! A Hero to many of us and, an Irresistible Catalyst...
The DOD taught me that... "Persuasion is 90% Delivery and 10% Content"... Kind of scary, if you think about it... But I'd call your "TAT in 15" Video 100% Artful Delivery and 100% Dynamite Content... Thanks to YOU, I bought a CT125, in January 2023, with the intent of doing a 5,000-mile Out&Back on the Western Half of the TAT... Been riding on the road for 60 years... Zero years Off-Road...
Have ended up riding 23,000 miles since then (Not my point...) but only about 5% Off-Road, even including a loop out of Canyonville, Oregon (Remember that Motel?) including about 40 miles of the TAT and the ingress and egress routes you and Johnny Pow rode (if _gress is the right word?)...
Getting to my point -- Lo and Behold, I am about to move to Port Orford!! Not because of the TAT but surely convenient to doing it! And, Lo and Behold -- Now I am reading "The Clock Ticks, She Ticks" with your perfectly-timed Kick in the Butt for me to make NO Excuses for Not riding my
Out&Back THIS Summer or THIS Fall, THE Latest!!
Enough about me, I am in a 7,000-mile "Long Distance" relationship so I envy yours and, the GR8 Plans you and Jen have... TOGETHER!!! Key words, for me, that you mentioned -- (Damn... Your fine words are not visible as I write this but I remember -- ) bungalow and El Camino, for me -- del Norte (THE Best!) (WAY Better than El Camino de Santiago...) which is what put me in my
LDrelationship, the second time I walked it...
And since there is NO Doubt that YOU and Jen and I ARE Going to DO SomeThing (akin to the "Some" in SomeGuyRides and SomeGuyWrites : ) I am expecting a PostCard to: PO Box 655 / Port Orford, OR 97465 AND I would be Honored to know your address, please, so I can send PostCards from the TAT, on a CT125 that YOU inspired, on the... Perfect CT125 Ride that YOU inspired...
(Along that line, surely enjoyed and learned a lot from your 10,500 Mile Review!! : )
With your Powers of Persuasion, not even intended(!), I never had a chance of resisting...
ps - Your incredibly... Aware and Exciting list of Things To Do sure reminds me of Johnny Pow's incredible, impromptu response when you asked -- "What next, Johnny Pow?" And you responded -- "And the TAT on Shriner Bikes"... I think maybe you were a bit exhausted and, being facetious?
I agree, Ang. I'm 64 and times a wastin! I'm semi retired at work and usually give them 10 days a month. The rest of the time, I'm just doing stuff. Whether it's back in Iowa with mom, trying to get better on the drums ( I want to be a drummer in a shitty bar band when I retire.) or riding the motorbikes. My Dad got ALS when he was 70. It's doubtful to happen to me, but it's hard not to think about it.
I hope Jen decides to do the Tuk Tuk race. I didn't care about the actual race on the SCB. I just wanted to see my country on the CT. The SCB was a good excuse. If I had a DNF, who cares? It is in the doing, that we learn... and have a great time!
Ang, I was born and grew up in India, Visakhapatnam to be exact and lived there until 1995. I then became a citizen of the world and eventually made USA my home. I still visit family back home in India almost every year. If you need any specifics and help do let me know.
ps - Your incredibly... Aware and Exciting list of Things To Do sure reminds me of Johnny Pow's incredible, impromptu response when you asked -- "What next, Johnny Pow?" And you responded -- "And the TAT on Shriner Bikes"... I think maybe you were a bit exhausted and, being facetious?
I am considering the Tuk Tuk...
consider it harder!
Some GAL!
SOME GUY, You are -- Some guy! A Hero to many of us and, an Irresistible Catalyst...
The DOD taught me that... "Persuasion is 90% Delivery and 10% Content"... Kind of scary, if you think about it... But I'd call your "TAT in 15" Video 100% Artful Delivery and 100% Dynamite Content... Thanks to YOU, I bought a CT125, in January 2023, with the intent of doing a 5,000-mile Out&Back on the Western Half of the TAT... Been riding on the road for 60 years... Zero years Off-Road...
Have ended up riding 23,000 miles since then (Not my point...) but only about 5% Off-Road, even including a loop out of Canyonville, Oregon (Remember that Motel?) including about 40 miles of the TAT and the ingress and egress routes you and Johnny Pow rode (if _gress is the right word?)...
Getting to my point -- Lo and Behold, I am about to move to Port Orford!! Not because of the TAT but surely convenient to doing it! And, Lo and Behold -- Now I am reading "The Clock Ticks, She Ticks" with your perfectly-timed Kick in the Butt for me to make NO Excuses for Not riding my
Out&Back THIS Summer or THIS Fall, THE Latest!!
Enough about me, I am in a 7,000-mile "Long Distance" relationship so I envy yours and, the GR8 Plans you and Jen have... TOGETHER!!! Key words, for me, that you mentioned -- (Damn... Your fine words are not visible as I write this but I remember -- ) bungalow and El Camino, for me -- del Norte (THE Best!) (WAY Better than El Camino de Santiago...) which is what put me in my
LDrelationship, the second time I walked it...
And since there is NO Doubt that YOU and Jen and I ARE Going to DO SomeThing (akin to the "Some" in SomeGuyRides and SomeGuyWrites : ) I am expecting a PostCard to: PO Box 655 / Port Orford, OR 97465 AND I would be Honored to know your address, please, so I can send PostCards from the TAT, on a CT125 that YOU inspired, on the... Perfect CT125 Ride that YOU inspired...
(Along that line, surely enjoyed and learned a lot from your 10,500 Mile Review!! : )
With your Powers of Persuasion, not even intended(!), I never had a chance of resisting...
ps - Your incredibly... Aware and Exciting list of Things To Do sure reminds me of Johnny Pow's incredible, impromptu response when you asked -- "What next, Johnny Pow?" And you responded -- "And the TAT on Shriner Bikes"... I think maybe you were a bit exhausted and, being facetious?
Port Orford is kinda cool - LOT'S of great riding near there!!!
I agree, Ang. I'm 64 and times a wastin! I'm semi retired at work and usually give them 10 days a month. The rest of the time, I'm just doing stuff. Whether it's back in Iowa with mom, trying to get better on the drums ( I want to be a drummer in a shitty bar band when I retire.) or riding the motorbikes. My Dad got ALS when he was 70. It's doubtful to happen to me, but it's hard not to think about it.
I hope Jen decides to do the Tuk Tuk race. I didn't care about the actual race on the SCB. I just wanted to see my country on the CT. The SCB was a good excuse. If I had a DNF, who cares? It is in the doing, that we learn... and have a great time!
Good article, as usual. Well done, Ang.
Drummer in a shitty bar is a totally valid dream! Ugh - ALS is no joke man...
No sir. It is not. It was tough to watch.
Ang, I was born and grew up in India, Visakhapatnam to be exact and lived there until 1995. I then became a citizen of the world and eventually made USA my home. I still visit family back home in India almost every year. If you need any specifics and help do let me know.
Awesome!
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ps - Your incredibly... Aware and Exciting list of Things To Do sure reminds me of Johnny Pow's incredible, impromptu response when you asked -- "What next, Johnny Pow?" And you responded -- "And the TAT on Shriner Bikes"... I think maybe you were a bit exhausted and, being facetious?
Fantastic read. Stay after it. You two have some incredible adventures ahead.