There was an episode of "Beavis and Butthead" where Beavis raised the question "Why do some things have to suck?"
And Butthead patiently explained that it is necessary for some things to suck because if nothing sucked we wouldn't be able to appreciate it when things are awesome.
So the next time things suck look back and this past weekend and remember a time when things were awesome.
Fantastic weather. Great company. An interesting mix of marques, eras, and styles. And some of the best roads in the country.
Lessons were learned, some fairly inexpensive and some not. And a few people got to witness the riding skills of my second favorite motorcycle riding instructor on the planet. Thanks again to Bruce Hayner for providing a loaner bike and airport shuttle service to Aaron Stevenson of Cornerspin.
People without whom: Kevin Hansing towing and recovery, maps and group photo by Kevin Lawhorn, lunch stops from Joe and Deb and Brian Jordan and friends. Becky Dennis shopping and chopping. Chad doing Chad stuff. BoscoBill and BoscoBarb opened their home, yard, shop and stash of P.A. gear. Jon and Jen at Tall Tails, Doyle at The Unique, Tony and Kerry at Hubl's. Dessert bread from Trig. Matt and Karsten for leading me and Aaron on a fantastic ride, thanks for waiting up so I could tell you which way to turn next and thanks for helping move the tables. Thanks to Norm and Gina for helping Kevin move them back. Thanks to Bob Angone for the story telling. DJ Tina handled the music, next time don't forget the best cover of Kashmir ever. Gabe Lanza's art made a few appearances, Joe Nesbitt got some of it onto t-shirts. Dave and Ross came up with ideas for swag and dumped the proceeds into the gas tank, thanks to them and everyone who bought something or just tossed some money into the tank. It's really helpful that this thing is just about cash neutral.
My apologies to anyone who helped out that I forgot to mention. It takes a village and I'm the idiot.
Last and biggest thanks to Jennifer who not only tolerates me putting time and effort into this but also for reminding why I do it.
12 month warning.
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-Bob Burns