Talked to Ghost last night...

ASSHOLE#104

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Mar 12, 2013, 7:29:37 AM3/12/13

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He's resting as comfortably as can be after going down on the Dragon.
Broke a couple of ribs, punctured his lung, and something about his
spleen (I think he said ruptured, and out of surgery)... I'll know
more later.

Larry from TN is stopping by today. I'll take a ride up later (about
3 hours away). He's spoken to Karen, so she knows what's going on.

He's in Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN.

That's all I know so far.

ASSHOLE#104 Len

ASSHOLE#104

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Mar 12, 2013, 10:30:56 AM3/12/13

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His spleen is out. They did do that last night. Larry's been to see
him... and will pickup the bike and take it to his garage. He should
be out of the hospital by Thursday.

ASSHOLE#104 Len

Juan Alderete

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Mar 12, 2013, 10:38:26 AM3/12/13

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Any details as to what happened?
Wish him luck for me regardless.

sn...@trippin.com

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Mar 12, 2013, 11:35:11 AM3/12/13

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On Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:29:37 -0400, ASSHOLE#104 <AH...@att.net> wrote:

>He's resting as comfortably as can be after going down on the Dragon.
>Broke a couple of ribs, punctured his lung, and something about his
>spleen (I think he said ruptured, and out of surgery)... I'll know
>more later.

Ouch! What was he ridin?

>Larry from TN is stopping by today. I'll take a ride up later (about
>3 hours away). He's spoken to Karen, so she knows what's going on.
>
>He's in Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN.

Blunt Trauma Hospital... imagine they get more than a few payin'
customers this time of year. Tell Ghost we're sendin' th' bestest PNW
juju there is his way. And to hurry up and get th' fuck out of that
place!

>That's all I know so far.

Shit. now I gotta go check Killboy's site to see if he was hammin' it
up for th' camera... was it Mon?

Snarl... thanks for th' heads up

Bear

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Mar 12, 2013, 1:36:26 PM3/12/13

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Pass along my good wishes.
Good juju headed his way.

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Aitch

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Mar 12, 2013, 3:58:49 PM3/12/13

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Damn the luck. He has to take a detour 'cos a scenic route is closed by
a landslide and this happens.

Best wishes to Ghost from the two of us.

Aitch
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ASSHOLE#104

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Mar 12, 2013, 7:52:31 PM3/12/13

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Yup, spleen is gone. He looks pretty good... but you know Ghost, he
was wearing every protective thing they make.

Riding Vector... He didn't even get to the picture takin' guy... it
was early on, he was going pretty slow, 2nd gear, shifting down to
1st... missed the gear, put it in neutral and it didn't slow him down
when the clutch came out.... pucker, brakes... too hard, low side,
high side, down the mountain about 30 feet with the bike on top.

Somebody following him saw the litter of his bags on the road and
found him.

He was supposed to be on his way to our house in Atlanta. Pauline
said... "IF he doesn't like spaghetti bolognese, he should have just
said so".

ASSHOLE#104 Len
There's always BikeToberfest...

George Pollard

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Mar 12, 2013, 8:25:26 PM3/12/13

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On 3/12/2013 6:52 PM, ASSHOLE#104 wrote:

>
> Riding Vector... He didn't even get to the picture takin' guy... it
> was early on, he was going pretty slow, 2nd gear, shifting down to
> 1st... missed the gear, put it in neutral and it didn't slow him down
> when the clutch came out.... pucker, brakes... too hard, low side,
> high side, down the mountain about 30 feet with the bike on top.
>
> Somebody following him saw the litter of his bags on the road and
> found him.
>

On the East Tennessee riders forum there was discussion of salt on the
road Sunday, mostly on the centerline and edges. The rain Monday should
have cleaned it off.

From what Aitch posted, Ghost may not have known US 441 through Rocy
Mountain Nat'l Park was closed due to a landslide. Here's a link to the
park page about the closure:
http://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/temproadclose.htm

There's a link on that page to a map showing alternate routes.

Depending on where you are and where you are going, there's an alternate
a little farther south of there, the Cherohala Skyway. It had a
landslide this winter as well, but they have made a detour.

> He was supposed to be on his way to our house in Atlanta. Pauline
> said... "IF he doesn't like spaghetti bolognese, he should have just
> said so".

I doubt that was it.

Heal fast, Ghost.

--
George AH139

Ronald O. Christian

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Mar 13, 2013, 1:53:49 AM3/13/13

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On Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:52:31 -0400, ASSHOLE#104 <AH...@att.net> wrote:

>>>He's resting as comfortably as can be after going down on the Dragon.
>>>Broke a couple of ribs, punctured his lung, and something about his
>>>spleen (I think he said ruptured, and out of surgery)... I'll know
>>>more later.
>
>>>Larry from TN is stopping by today. I'll take a ride up later (about
>>>3 hours away). He's spoken to Karen, so she knows what's going on.
>>He's in Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN.
>>That's all I know so far.
>
>Yup, spleen is gone.

I know that one. The bracelet they make you wear is really stylish,
though. Please send him best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Ron (Another spleenless rider.)
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http://www.ronaldchristian.com

Phil Boutros

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Mar 13, 2013, 2:18:24 AM3/13/13

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ASSHOLE#104 <AH...@att.net> wrote:
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> Yup, spleen is gone. He looks pretty good... but you know Ghost, he
> was wearing every protective thing they make.

That helmet probably saved his hide, as the bike pinned his helmet
against a tree. He managed to remove the chin strap and maneuver
himself out of there. I don't want to think what would have happened
without it.

My latest acquisition (to go with the full leathers, fullface,
racing boots and gloves)? A back protector.

Phil...the "another All The Gear All The Time guy..." Asshole(tm)...
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Korporate Spy

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Mar 13, 2013, 9:19:00 PM3/13/13

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"ASSHOLE#104" <AH...@att.net> wrote in message
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>>>He's resting as comfortably as can be after going down on the Dragon.
>>>Broke a couple of ribs, punctured his lung, and something about his
>>>spleen (I think he said ruptured, and out of surgery)... I'll know
>>>more later.
>
>>>Larry from TN is stopping by today. I'll take a ride up later (about
>>>3 hours away). He's spoken to Karen, so she knows what's going on.
>>He's in Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN.
>>That's all I know so far.

<snippage>

Good to hear that he'll be OK.
Sounds like it could have been a lot worse.

Korporate Spy AH#131

Jim Combs

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Mar 14, 2013, 12:57:44 PM3/14/13

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On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 8:19:00 PM UTC-5, Korporate Spy wrote:
>
> Good to hear that he'll be OK.
>
> Sounds like it could have been a lot worse.
>

Whoever's visiting him, if you could, please send
along my best wishes for a speedy recovery.

AH#34

Tony D

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Mar 14, 2013, 4:15:05 PM3/14/13

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Please give him my regards, good juju from Alabama.

Tony D AH 129

Dean

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Mar 24, 2013, 1:46:55 PM3/24/13

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On Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:29:37 -0400, ASSHOLE#104 <AH...@att.net> wrote:

Bummer. Belated best wishes for a speedy recovery and bike repair.
Dean
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