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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jan 2007
Location: Huntsville, AL
Oddometer: 108
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Originally Posted by MarkNC
JonO - No problem had a great time. Glad you made it home safe and sound it was looking kind of sketchy there that morning. I figured she is just cold natured. I sure like that bike I need to find me one to love.
David was going through the tunnel while we were sititng on top of it. LOL
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Mark: She can definitely be cold natured, but she warms up nicely and knows how to pose.
Brian (assquatch20): Let me know when you get the /5 and we can compare Airhead notes.
Big Walker Lookout:
Burke's Garden:
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05-27-2012, 09:04 PM
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"Dirty Jobs"
Joined: Aug 2010
Location: Lost in the hills of SW VA/ Winter in SW Florida
Oddometer: 473
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Originally Posted by manufreak03
That'd be me. Damn, that hurts all over again.
What's the prognosis for your GoPro lens?
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Replacement lens in place and tested on 421!
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05-28-2012, 03:32 PM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: Leland, NC
Oddometer: 214
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Anyone going to this?
http://www.highcountrymotorcyclecamp.com/
North Carolina
June 8 - 10, 2012
20th Gathering of the Clans Airheads Beemer Club #214
20th Gathering of the Clans
It is hard to believe we have been doing this for twenty years!! Dust off that old Airhead and join us!!
We are inviting old friends and folks seeking ADVENTURE to come to High Country Motorcycle Camp, located near Ferguson, NC. Near is used rather loosly here, as the camp is not near anywhere but nature. For a detailed map about getting there go to www.highcountrymotorcyclecamp.com or www.bmwairheads.org . Folks still using maps can look up Ferguson, NC to get an idea of where they are headed. The first turn to the campground is about nine miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway OR seven miles noth of North Wilksboro, NC following US 421. The turn will be well marked with BRIGHT BMW roundel signs, as will all other turns to the site. When you hear Dueling Banjos in your helmet, you are getting close or badly lost.
The country gas station near the last turn is CLOSED due to EPA regulations. PLEASE top off your tank before turning off US 421. You might also want to stock up on beverages, ice, etc. because it is a long trip back to town.
$35 per adult, kids charged according to temerment and size. Wonderful shady camping along a mountain stream, hot showers, Fri. and Sat. evening meals provided, maybe some doorprizes, tech sessions and roads for any riding style. PLEASE, check your tires before leaving home. Bunkhouse beds are available for the noncamper type.
INFO: Charlie Smith, bmwcharlie@embarqmail.com (use Gathering in the subject line) 276-638-32
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05-28-2012, 06:00 PM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Lewisville, NC
Oddometer: 289
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I am riding over on Sat maybe Friday if the weather is good.
My first event with this group.
I don't camp and live close enough to make day trips over.
will be on a Black 1985 R80 with a Parabellum wind screen.
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05-29-2012, 02:29 PM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Dec 2007
Location: Knoxville tn
Oddometer: 112
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Not sure about this reply. Isn't the rally over? Are you talking bout something else?
I'm just an outsider here so I'm not sure what's going on..
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05-29-2012, 02:56 PM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Sep 2010
Location: NC
Oddometer: 133
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Yeah its over all right, it was the 17-20th
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05-29-2012, 03:46 PM
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Adventurer
Joined: Dec 2006
Location: Tanasi
Oddometer: 350
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Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai
Not sure about this reply. Isn't the rally over? Are you talking bout something else?
I'm just an outsider here so I'm not sure what's going on..
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See post # 2175 
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05-29-2012, 05:34 PM
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: Leland, NC
Oddometer: 214
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Airheads
See you there. I will likely roll in on Saturday. Lots of good airheads are always in attendance. This is where I met Rick and Woody for the first time.
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05-30-2012, 08:32 AM
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Mitzi - "tire-hugger"
Joined: Feb 2005
Location: WV
Oddometer: 429
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Unfortunately, we lost Doc....... 
North Carolina folk artist Doc Watson dies at 89
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Grammy-winning U.S. guitarist and folk singer Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson died on Tuesday in a North Carolina hospital at age 89, his management company said.
Watson died at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, following abdominal surgery last week, Folklore Productions International said in a statement.
"Doc was a legendary performer who blended his traditional Appalachian musical roots with bluegrass, country, gospel and blues to create a unique style and an expansive repertoire," the statement said. "He was a powerful singer and a tremendously influential picker who virtually invented the art of playing mountain fiddle tunes on the flattop guitar."
Watson, who was blinded before his first birthday, won seven Grammy Awards, in addition to the Grammy for lifetime achievement he received in 2004. In 2006 he won in the category of best country instrumental performance for his playing on "Whiskey Before Breakfast."
Watson was born on March 3, 1923, in Deep Gap, North Carolina, to a banjo-playing father, General Watson, and a mother who sang traditional secular and religious songs, Annie Watson.
Blinded by an eye infection as a toddler, he learned to play the banjo first, then taught himself the chords to "When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland" on a borrowed guitar at age 13, his managers said.
He picked up some chords from a fellow student at the Raleigh School for the Blind and began to incorporate music he heard on the radio with familiar Appalachian melodies.
Watson became a full-time professional musician in the 1960s and played everywhere from folk festivals to Carnegie Hall.
For much of his career, he toured and recorded with his son, Merle Watson, who died in a tractor accident in 1985. Doc Watson's most popular recordings include the songs "Tom Dooley," "Shady Grove" and "Rising Sun Blues."
"There may not be a serious, committed baby boomer alive who didn't at some point in his or her youth try to spend a few minutes at least trying to learn to pick a guitar like Doc Watson," President Bill Clinton said when he awarded Watson the National Medal of the Arts in 1997.
Watson is survived by his wife, Rosa Lee Carlton Watson, and their daughter Nancy Ellen, his grandchildren Richard Watson and Karen Watson Norris, several great-grandchildren, and his brother David Watson.
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Originally Posted by Johnny West
I talked w/ a few folks @ the RDV about Doc & Merle Watson, and just read about this:
Doc Watson in critical condition after fall.
Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition Friday at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week. A spokeswoman at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem says Watson remains in critical condition Friday morning. Watson’s daughter, Nancy, told the Associated Press the 89-year-old Watson fell Monday. She said he did not break any bones.
The blind singer and guitarist, whose legal first name is Arthel, has won several Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award. He also received the National Medal of the Arts. He’s known as a master of the flatpicking style of guitar playing. He also started Merlefest, an annual gathering of musicians in North Wilkesboro named after his son, a musician who died in a tractor accident in 1985.
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T.E. Lawrence --In Memory of the Party Boss--
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05-30-2012, 03:40 PM
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Wandering Moran
Joined: Jan 2008
Location: Mountains of NE 10EC
Oddometer: 2,032
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John, I was lucky enough to get to see Doc at Down Home in Johnson City several times. I have been a Doc Watson fan since I was eight years old.
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05-30-2012, 06:46 PM
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Slasher
Joined: Dec 2001
Location: Copper Hill, Virginia
Oddometer: 580
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Doc Watson!!!
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Copper Hill, VA
2007 R1200GS, 1973 R5/5/Dnepr, 1984 R100RS/Motovation, 
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05-31-2012, 05:18 AM
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rain+superbike=adventure
Joined: Jul 2008
Location: Asheville NC
Oddometer: 528
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The grass is blue in heaven now.
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06-01-2012, 12:30 PM
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will golf for food
Joined: Nov 2001
Location: just outside Richmond, VA
Oddometer: 27,293
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Hey, who were all the sponsors of the prizes Saturday night?
Twisted Throttle stepped up once again Thanks!!! That's awesome!!!
We need to give a big shout out and thanks to those people!!
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06-01-2012, 12:39 PM
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so what?
Joined: May 2008
Location: Mars
Oddometer: 6,833
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Originally Posted by freaking RT
Hey, who were all the sponsors of the prizes Saturday night?
Twisted Throttle stepped up once again Thanks!!! That's awesome!!!
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