The Roswell Episode...

The making of this episode of Road Show has been so freaking' bizzare if I didn't believe in Aliens before I can certainly see there input in this situation.

Rewind a couple of weeks. We had just recently arrived here and I had alredy met up with some of my new biker buddies. We had only been in town a few days and they invited me out to the major boonies. I Googled the address they gave me and thought I had everything wrapped up. But out here in the high desert maps and reality seem to have little correlation outside of the major metro areas.

Long story short hereI ended up being lost, at night in the desert. Even though I was nowhere near Roswell at the time I can easily see why people see things out here. It is WILD!

Ok back to the present....

The fourth of July was coming up and with it the Roswell UFO festival. Since our downsizing from a 3 bedroom house with three car garage to 750 square foot pad with micro porch we have had doggie-hosting issues. Since the house we left also had a big back yard we would just leave the doggie door open and she was good for a night or two. Now she has to be taken out manually everytime. Possible solution turn her into a motorcycle dog!




Here Tuesday aka Motorcyle Dog is Ready for her first test run

A quick run down to Einsteins Bagels and a little dog friendly public hanging go so well I, yes believe it our not, dog skeptic me, says "oh, she will be fine let's just take her to Roswell.

NOT!

What my brilliant mind failed to compute was that a trip down to the local market DOES NOT equate to a hardcore slab-ride. It is astounding how aggressive the semi-trucks are on 70 going through Albuquerque. Actually it is amazing how aggresive all cage drivers are around here. Unfortunately a great percentage of them drive aggressively, but not well. Shoulder checking and rear-view mirror using seem to be against the rules. Fortunately we had only gone 23 miles so turning around and dropping off the Wrench Wench and the pup. Then I turned around and started over.

Fast forward to Roswell....






During the UFO festival at least most of the action takes place on Main St. from Second Ave to the South running to about Fifth Ave to the north. There were also some events being run from the Civic Center and the Military Insitute about 9 blocks North. Some may call that walking distance, but me, Nah!

Alas that, like many other details of the story are beyond the scope of this blog and must wait for the next issue of Road Show Magazine.

Here are the things which are specific to the podcast.


An interview with one of the proprietors of Planet Roswell who gave us a great interview and recommended reading.

Highlights from a conversation with the proprietor of Earth Station Roswell.

A bit of fun and a bit of terror from the road...

Please see the accompanying slide show, directly to the right for a kind of random sampling of the last couple of days of photography.


Keep your eyes peeled for the full story in Road Show Magazine.

Podcasting from Sandi Peak in New Mexico with a preview of exciting new things to come.

This Week-Alien Fresh Jerky.

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Heads Up From Cartoon Thunder's Rupert Piston

Cartoonist Rupert Piston sent us an alarming article by Mark Simon from the Animation World News which should be of concern to anyone who creates intellectual property. Actually it should be of concern to anyone who is concerned with the workings of government.

This issues here are complicated, but as I understand it the guts of it are as follows.

In its current state US copyright law states that the creator of a work owns the copyright to that work the moment it is created. Registration with the copyright office is merely a formality that helps prove the origin of the work should there be a dispute.

The proposed change would take away that automatic right of ownership and rewrite the law so that a copyright could only be claimed through registration, which is pricey, or the work could be declared "0rphan" and anyone could register it. Obviously this favors wealthy corporate entities, not artists. I believe that is a fairly accurate telling of the guts of it. For the whole scoop read the Mark Simon article linked below.



Rupert Piston sent in this article regarding important legislation in copyright law.

http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3605&page=1



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Main rule --- Take less than you think you need.

Bike is heavy

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Everybody sends back stuff


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Zip – Off Legs
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Armored
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Hi. Welcome to the Rusty site. We will be updating often as we are a very actice group. All our events are open to all riders - we welcome new and young riders. Our events are not easy but the large numbers of riders who return year after year show they are worthwhile. We would love to see you on a ride soon. Thanks for dropping by. RideSafe. The Rusty's Order your RNMC Grand Challenge DVD The Rusty Nuts Motorcycle Club bring you some of the best known events in the New Zealand motorcycle calandar.We run "The Grand Challenge" a 1000 mile (1609km) 24 hour event every October. The 21th of these has just be completed.  We produced a DVD of the 20th Annivesary event to give an insight into the event.Also the "Southern Cross Road Rally" a six or seven day event travelling to the four extremities of New Zealand accessable by road. We also organise other tour type events, the common thread through all the events is the "challenging" aspect. They all provide something more difficult than other rallies, either the distance, the accessability, or the time factors allowed. From time to time we also do "Specials" such as the "Wild One Rally", a one off event held at the Bridge to Nowhere before the "Non-existent road" was closed and the area was absorbed into the Whanganui National Park in 1992.    Lee (Boss) Rusty.  He lives in Auckland, NZ. The "Original Rusty Nut". Was founder member of the fore runner club the "Bootburners", and the first of the "Rusty's" to complete a 1000mile 24/hour run. Just to see if it could be done. It could, as many others have proved since.Lee rides a Honda CBX750 Sidecar outfit. He spends a lot of time training new riders with the RideSafe Motorcycle school. He is organiser of most of the RNMC events. He demands a high standard of behaviour from people taking part in events and can be harsh if upset. Although he cares deeply and worries incessantly when his "family" are out on the road. He relaxes only when the last one arrives home on each event. Growing old before his time. Really a nice guy if a little gruff.He  has a hobby of restoring to usable condition old motorscooters. He is always on the look out for them, if you know of anything he would be pleased if you would let him know.  Currently working on an NZeta, and a Durkopp.

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BMWeerman waxes philosophical on the nature of motorcycles.

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Tim Mayhew, founder of pashnit.com and Pashnit Tours is widely considered to be THE guru of California motorcycle roads.  This week he joins us to talk about MOTO GP and the rest of the touring season.

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This Week-Young Gun Peter Lenz tears it up!

BMWeerman discusses the seriousness of heat illness.

The Wrench Wench has some AMA news that may surprise you.

And, a little about Moto GP.

 

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Please come share this page with us as it includes some of the many wonderful and silly things seen, heared, and experienced BEFORE the crash.

Before Beemerman's Crash

 

 

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The first stop on the way between Bakersfield and Denver is, strangely enough, Baker, Ca.-Home of the World's Tallest Thermometer

 

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Across the street is Alien Fresh Jerky and, although I fixed this pic...it just wants to be this way so I am just going to let it be.

 

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 Here is a picture of the RED ROAD that led me astray.

The Hotel Nipton is an official historic site and has been rebuilt to resemble those day, including the rebuildinging of the rock garden in front

 

 

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This episode-the Road Show Beemer Destroyed and the BMWeerman is almost with it.   Soo...we, here at Road Show, thank you for your patience and for hanging with us during my recovery!

Hopefully, the following account will be interesting!

 i know i has ben a while since we posted anythng.

That i a because bmweernn ia in the hospotal with 5  bbroken ribs and a crushed leg...will keep you posteted

The Bmweerman has been badly injured in MC accident.  I'll put the latest updates first.

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Today's been a tough day.  I'm pretty emotionally drained  and Cameron's situation has been fluxuating throughout the day.  This morning they removed him from the respirator, took out the tubing, etc.  He started out doing fairly well and everyone was feeling optimistic that he would take over the task of breathing on his own without problems.  Unfortunately, it didn't happen that way.  By this afternoon it was becoming apparent that the removal was in vain.  His respiration rate, and heart rate were continuously running too high.  They feared he would tire out soon and not be able to breathe, so now they are re-inserting an airway tube and putting him back on the machine.  Due to some soft tissue damage around his neck (from any number of possibilities during the crash) there's a lot of swelling and that is hampering the procedure, as well.  They had a very difficult time doing it the first time around and are anticipating this to be harder as he is already swollen from the first one.  The doctor that will be doing the procedure has a method that he thinks will work which involves putting the tube through his nose, instead of through his mouth.  I don't quite understand the whole thing, but a camera is involved in order to make the navigation of the sollen area possible. 

This is taking a real toll on Cameron and, hopefully, with him back on the respirator he can rest.  He's been in a lot of discomfort all day and is exhausted. There is a possibility that he may need to be on the machine much longer than originally expected as he has such extensive damage to that side of his chest.  There's still more fluid to get out of his lungs and there are blood clots that are more difficult to expell.  They basically suction them out, but the thicker stuff is hard to pull out. 

Some of you talk about me being brave.  I'm actually a basket case inside and feel lonely and afraid.  I'm just taking care of business and doing what needs to be done.  I do my best to have it all together when I'm with Cameron-don't want him worrying about me.  I guess when someone is put in this situation they go on auto pilot and are able to function because they need to.  That's the only way I can explain it.  I can't tell you enough what your support means to me and appreciate all the well-wishing and offers.  Cameron will read them all once he's able.  I'll add to this if it turns out the doctor needs to do anything else to him today.  Thanks again! 

 

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Wrench Wench here:  I'm writing this from Farmington, NM.  Monday I got a call from a hospital, here in Farmington, that Cameron had been in an accident and the emergency room doctors were working on him.  He had been on an assignment and was due home in a day or so.  As more info came in about his injuries, I prepared for the long drive to New Mexico.  I could have flown, my mom was willing to buy me a ticket, but I figured the bike would need to be brought home and I would still need transportation when I got there.  I've missed so much work from my knee surgery that there was no way we could afford a rental car and hotel, etc.

He has multiple breaks in the lower part of his right leg, just above the ankle, quite a few ribs got broken, causing one of his lungs to be punctured and collapse, and his left ankle has a small break in it.  They couldn't do surgery on his legs until he was totally stable, which was yesterday evening.  His left ankle was an easy fix with a small plate and a couple of screws (he'll have full mobility), His right leg was so badly broken that it's going to take another surgery to finish the repairs.  We'll probably have that done back in Bakersfield.  He was put on a respirator last night to keep his lungs properly inflated so they can heal.  They're planning on taking him off the respirator either today or tomorrow.  They keep him pretty morphed up so he's in sort of an in and out daze, and while he's been on the respirator, he's been heavily sedated. Because of the plan to remove it tomorrow, they are gradually decreasing the sedation so he will be awake when the remove it.  They need to make sure he is breathing on his own.  They anticipate we'll be here about 7-10 days.

If anyone wants to send him a card or letter, no live flowers or plants are allowed in ICU, the address is:

Cameron Weckerley c/o, San Juan Regional Medical Center, 801 West Maple St., Farmington, NM  87401

I'm leaving last week's podcast up for now.  Once he's got the tube out and is alert, he'll probably have quite a tale to tell all of you, and knowing him, he'll probably do it from his hospital bed.

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This month, Road Show will be focusing on motorcycle communities. Blogging has become a popular way to bring people of common interest together. MBI (Motorcycle Bloggers International) is an organization that collects the best motorcycle blogs from around the world and presents them in one forum. On this episode, Steve Williams joins us from Pennsylvania. Williams is this year's winner of the MBI Readers' Choice Award.  Membership in the MBI is by application only and to come out on top of this exclusive pack is quite the honor.

Williams spoke to us from his office, at Penn State University, and shared his thoughts on rediscovering his community, year round riding, and the joys of solitude.

Visit Williams' blog at:

http://vespalx150.blogspot....

 

 

 

 

 

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This Episode-Keith Code takes over Road Show and Shatters Myths.

For those in the know, Keith Code needs no introduction.  A champion motorcycle racer in his own right, he has also trained dozens of yesterday's and today's champion road racers.  He is famous as the founder and director of Super Bike School, which is like the holy grail of riding training.  Also, a best selling author of "Twist of The Wrist" and "Twist of the Wrist 2" , he has passed his knowledge on to countless riders.

Several months ago, Code was kind enough to join us on Road Show and invite our listeners to submit their riding questions.  They did and this week he answered them.

I know I for one was shocked!  For the most part ,everything I had been taught about riding to date was wrong, and this weekend I had a chance to go out and try Keith's methods for myself.  And, of course, he was right.

Here at Road Show Central, we try to keep our Podcasts limited to 20 minutes so we dispensed with our regular features and just let Keith talk.  It was worth it.

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The 576 foot tall Morro Rock is the undeniable centerpiece of Morro Bay and the surrounding area.  What is little known about this ancient volcanic plug is its relationship to the geology of the rest of the surrounding area.  In fact,  Morro Rock is the last link in a chain of volcanic plugs known as the Nine Sisters.

 

Morro Rock as seen from Morro Bay State Park

 

Below is a map of the Nine Sisters Chain, which I have also included above should you care to see it bigger.

 

 

 The Nine Sisters are an awesome sight and a great view of them can be had from Los Osos Valley Road.  In the early morning picture below, I just happened to catch four of them peeking out from the marine layer hanging in the valley.

Four of the Nine Sisters seen from Santa Rosa Creek Road

But I digress.  A great place to start this ride is at the Morro Bay State Park Museum of Natural History.  From the road, it does not look like much, however they have recently completed a 3 million dollar restoration and upgrade, making it a most impressive place to visit.

Entry fees are $2 for adults and free to children 16 and under. The Museum is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm every day of the year except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.  For more information visit (http://www.ccnha.org/museum.html).  The Museum overlooks Morro Bay, which is both a State and National Estuary.

The museum is located at the exit of Morro Bay State Park.  Travel south on State Park Road, bear west on Main Street, then north on Embarcadero. Many of the Central Coast's finest restaurants line The Embarcadero. The Otter Rock Cafe (885 Embarcadero, 805-772-1420) overlooks the harbor and  has a full bar, live entertainment and good food.  For more elegant dining, Dorn's Original Breakers Cafe (801 Market St., 805-772 -4415) is just the ticket.

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This Episode-Nik Boseley of Boz Adventure Tours.

BMWeerman discusses hearing protection.

The Wrench Wench keeps you informed on important legislation.

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Nik  Boseley has one of those great motorcycle travel stories about losing your job, selling your stuff and just hitting the road.  Now that he has returned he has set up a unique motorcycle touring service.  BozAdventureTours will plan your trip as much or as little as you like and provide as much or as little support as you would like on the road.  His business caters to people who do not like to travel in groups and would like to do some world traveling, but because of time constraints can not do all the planning themselves.

I think it is an extraordinary idea!

Mr. Boseley is also on the cusp of having a book published about his adventures and we will keep you updated on that.  To find out more about Boz Adventure Tours follow the link below.

www.bozadventuretours.com

To read his blog follow this link:


www.thedailyadventuresofboz.blogspot.com

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Before I go on to talk about this weeks podcast I need to address some old business.

The Wrench Wench aka Cam's Girl aka Patti has a new personal blog posted at:

http://people.bakersfield.com/home/User/camsgirl



Last week I promised you more from BMWeermans Wild Kingdom.  Since it has been two weeks since The Wrench Wench (aka Cams Girl) had her knee surgery she decided to ride along on my bike.   Not wanting to risk further injury, ever again, she purchased a set of "Bionic Knees" which are the latest and greatest in street bike knee protection from Alpinestars.











We made it to Taft and then she started knocking on my helmet telling me to pull over.

Unfortunately she was in a lot of pain and we had to turn back.  I was going to go back by myself, but by the time we got her situated at home the window of opportunity to go had closed.  Closed that is based on the satellite radar.  So Wild Kingdom is on hold until I can get out there which, based on the weather, may be tomorrow.  But, I did put a little video together from last weeks shoot if you want to get a little better view of Soda Lake.


Also some more developments from last week.

Last week we had biker cartoonist Rob Campbell who works under the pen name Rupert Piston on the show ,and if you have not visited his site I would recommend it.  His cartoons and animations are very entertaining.  And, he has kept a very detailed blog of his process and progress which I have found fascinating to read through.  You can check it out at:

www.cartoonthunder.com


"My goal is to have something that would interest motorcyclists of all ages and also be OK to watch with your grandkids or kids."  Campbell explained to me.  To this end he has created a cast of characters that do just that.  There is Mac and Retro, the one-eyed talking choppers and their owners Shorty and Noodles.  These characters are the stars of Cartoon Thunder, but their is also a cast of other characters you just need to meet for yourself..

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Coming up this week on Road Show.

I am very excited to be interviewing Richard Wilbur tomorrow.  Richard Wilbur or "Indy Harley" as he is known  is the Indiana State Captain and  Mid-West Regional  Captain for the Patriot Guard Riders.

For those of you who may not be familiar with the PGR they started forming groups in 2005 in opposition to Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church.  Mr. Phelps and his misguided followers had begun showing up at the funerals of soldiers who had fallen in Iraq and creating ugly protests.  Using legal and non-violent means the PGR in cooperation with law enforcement have made it their mission to create a shield between the grieving families of fallen soldiers and the  zealots who would desecrate their memory.


I am going to break journalistic protocol here and just say that, whether or not you agree with the war, what person in their right mind would purposely show up AT A FUNERAL and add to the families pain?!?!?   That is just insane.


For more information on the PGR you can visit:


www.patriotguard.org

Just so you can get an idea why the work the PGR does is so important here is a video of Fred Phelps who is clearly not sane ...
Be warned it is hard to stomach!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e647x8xFKTs

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As I stated in my previous blog post the centerpiece of Road Show this week was going to be Richard Wilbur of the Patriot Guard Riders.   The arranged time for the interview was 11AM this morning and I was cozily whiling away the time typing on my laptop when an e-mail popped up from Mr. Wilbur informing me I had missed the interview.  

Hellooo...can you say time zone difference BMWeerman....duh!

Since we try to update the podcast every 10 days at the very most and it has been 14 days since an update I was in a panic.  I put out a few frantic e-mails and had the very good fortune to get a response from one Nik Boseley  form the UK.  A world rider and unique travel advisor who agreed to an interview on the spot.

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This Episdode-Rupert Piston--biker cartoonist, animator, and creator of the website (www.cartoonthunder.com) joins us for a discussion about life, the universe, and everything.

-News from the AMA.  Given renewed energy by the recent clearing of the record of scumbag former congressman Bill Jankalow, the AMA continues its Justice For All campaign.  To find out how you can get involved or help go to their weblink:  www.amadirectlink.com.justice

-Ghetto Garage-Now that riding season is here, Beemerman shares some tips for those of you who have had your bikes in storage for a while.  More information and great tech tips can be found at: http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/tech

 

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I rarely get stirred up by politics because there are so many other, more interesting, things to think about but this one has me in a state of - "Say What?!"

According to the American Motorcycle Association (AMA), former South Dakota Governor Bill Jankolow sped through a stop sign in 2003 and killed motorcyclist Randy Scott. 

Jankolow was convicted by a jury of second degree manslaughter but Judge Rodney Steele issued a "suspended imposition of sentence" which is nothing less than a free pass for a felony.  Jankolow served only probation and that was cleared in January meaning he walks with a clean record and his license to practice law intact. 

Again, "Say What?'"

Other outrageous stories recently reported by the AMA:

A woman in Kansas turns her SUV in front of a motorcycle a kills rider and passenger. The accident is ruled her fault but she only pays a $60 fine and $117 in court costs.

A man in Wisconsin makes an illegal left turn in front of a motorcycle.  He is cited for failure to yield and pays less than $200.

A woman in Michigan pulls away from a stop sign in front of a motorcyclist already in the intersection.  She is charged with negligent homicide but faces only probation.

Outraged by these incidents the AMA, following the example of MADD has instituted the Justice for All campaign.  According to AMA spokesman Bill Kresnak:

"The idea is not to turn drivers into criminals over simple mistakes, but to allow for great penalties where someone's actions constitutes reckless disregard for the safety of others."

This includes, of course, motorcyclists themselves.

For more information or to find out how you can get involved go to:

www.amadirectlink.com/justice

 

 

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I last left you at Lake Berryessa watching Hawks. But there were still miles and miles to go that day.  Overall this was turning out to be a long but very enjoyable ride compared to some of the suicide missions Friction Zone has sent me on.

Most of the roads were series of high-speed sweeper and carvable twisties with very few sharp corners or hair-pins.  And, almost all smoothly paved.

Sweet!

This is that special time of year when the meadows and the lower ranges of the California mountains turn that special shade of green that no matter what I do I cannot capture with a camera.  I've been trying to think of how to describe it-like a glowing luminescnence almost.  The special coloring lasts only a week or two so now is the time to get out and see it.

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Again jump forward many, many miles.  The last part of the ride took me back to The Delta region.  Along highway 12 there is a ten mile scenic loop passing through a number of picturesque boating resorts.  I has checked out the loop the day before entering from the western entrance which is very straightforward.  This time I approached the loop from the eastern entrance, which, is to say the least, a bit confusing.  Taking a wrong turn I soon found myself  very lots amon the maze of small, rough levee roads.  The GPS kept showing me the right way to go, but I couldn't go that way.  AARRRGH.

Eventually I found my way out and I must say the scenic loop if very interesting.  Most of the buildings are built on stilts.

 Seems like a good idea to me!

Yesterday I made the long drive home and it looks like I will be grounded from long trips for a while as my medical leave ended today and I started back to work at my "real" with a new assignment.  But will probably be doing Kings Canyon over Easter and going to Mexico in October.

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In this special edition of Road Show we bring you Kirk Williams of
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The HatsOff device is a small, inflatable plastic bladder that can be inflated with a squeeze bulb or air gun to remove your helmet gently from the top of your head in the case of an accident.  Use of this device by first response or hospital personnel greatly reduces the risk of injury to your spinal column.

In the sequence of pictures below Williams demonstrates the use of the device.




The basic kit comes with the bladder, which installs easily under the lining of your helmet, and the inflation tube.

Williams recommends, however, that riders purchase the inflation bulb as well, because EMT crews on the street are not carrying the equipment to inflate them. This is a situation the HatsOff company, and we here at Road Show, believe strongly needs to change.
Pictured below are the squeeze bulb and air gun inflation tools. Williams recommends the squeeze bulb for street riders as it is less likely to be damaged and is extremely reliable.


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Chef Ara has spent the last 40 years feeding the rich and famous, and was well paid for his efforts.  So well paid, in fact, that he worked only six months a year; spending the other six touring on a succession of BMW motorcycles-hence the moniker Beemerchef.

Last October, at the age of 59, Chef Ara packed all his worldly possessions into a camper and a BMW R1100 GS with sidecar, and hit the road for good with his faithful canine companion Spirit.

Among the things they packed for the journey was a full satellite broadband rig, from which Ara has been transmitting to the world an extensive blog of his and Spirit's journeys. In just a few short months, his blog has become wildly popular worldwide.  Roadshow was fortunate, this week, to catch up with Chef Ara from somewhere in the Nevada desert.  Listen to the podcast to hear the man speak for himself.  Be sure to visit his blog at:

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After some long and painful repairs to the Road Show Beemer, we finally hit the road, on March ninth, headed for Yosemite.  We stayed at our favorite place in the area, the motorcycle friendly and very reasonably priced, Oakhurst Lodge. 

We left rather early for the park and after a pleasant climb up the superb Highway 41, made our first stop in Fish Camp.

The gentleman in the store advised us not to continue into the park until later in the day because of ice still in the shady parts of the road.  This turned out to be a good idea.

 

 After entering the park, 10 bucks a head for a seven day pass, we made the long climb up the hill and were treated to this view just before descending into The Yosemite Valley.

 

 

El Capitan, Half Dome, and Clouds Rest as seen from the famous "Tunnel View"

 

 

 

 

 

The Entrance to The Wawona Tunnel

 

Inside View of the Wawona Tunnel

 

After leaving the park, we headed west on Highway 140 along the spacious Merced River.  A recent rockslide had closed part of the road and a one way detour created 15 minute waiting times at the roadblock. Above, a rear view mirror view of an enterprising individual who had set up an impromptu used book sale for the captive audience.

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Yesterday, 3.15.07 was a full day, and again, one full of surprises.  Having just finished off the Yosemite Loop Kate, our editor, offered us a chance to go further north and do another one.  I felt good about that actually, because we wrote crap on that first assignment.  We did, however, meet the deadline, which, to me anyway, was pretty darn impressive.  

The last couple of days I have noticed some cracks developing in the working relationship and personal relationship between Patti and me.  Nothing I would call a big problem or give me cause for any kind of termination alarm.  There has, however, been a kind of stress that has not been there before and I have found it troubling.  The good news is both of us have been able to own up to my part of it.

A good example would be yesterday morning.  We had been too tired to make the trip from Oakhurst to San Andreas in one ride, so we split the difference and found a decent hotel in Sonora.  Being an early riser, particular on trips like this when there is so much to do during the day, I was up in the pre-dawn twilight doing some blogging and planning.  There is already an ongoing annoyance factor built in to the relationship on my side stemming from the fact that I think Patti sleeps too much.  Therefore, I was doing my little thing on the computer waiting rather impatiently for her to wake up.  

The moment she opened her eyes I said, c-mon we're burning daylight here, in that whiny, impatient tone I know I get in my voice without even realizing it.

I could see her whole countenance change as she jumped out of bed and headed for the shower

I continued to work on the blog and process some pictures, thinking it would take her much longer than it actually did.

Much to my surprise, and ultimately to my embarrassment, she was in and out of the shower and ready to go in a flash.

"I'm amazed you got ready so fast", I said somewhat sheepishly.

"With you spurring me on like that I thought I better be," was the rather sharp reply.

This bothered me on a couple of levels.  Her use of the word "spurring" made me realize just how sharp my tongue had been, and how unkind.  Now though I was at a loss for words.  Therefore, we geared up, saddled up, and spent the first part of the ride in relative emotional discomfort.

 

The issue really turned out to be about communiation and once I stopped and gave her all the information things smoothed out again.

The lesson learned...always communicate clearly with your riding partner.

 

 

 

 

Kate did not give us an assigned loop this time that left me in the position of choosing the route.  In addition, I got somewhat schizophrenic about it.  There was a loop out of San Andreas we had already worked out except for some minor details.  However, at the end of our last conversation in Oakhurst she has mentioned something about riding the Sacramento River Levees, which is something I really wanted to do.

 

In typical Bee merman fashion I changed my mind at the last minute, deciding to do the Delta Run.  A nearby Starbucks provided an internet connection to get the detail and we headed west to ride along the river.

 

 

Along the river there are these really cool drawbridges periodically.

 

 

 

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The Wrench Wench discusses budget travel options.

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Road Show first interviewed Misti Hurst back in October of 2006.  At that time she had just won a double podium in the Pro Honda Oils Women's Cup Challenge.  Since that time her career has continued to blossom and she had become a great friend of the show.  This week Misti talks about her writing and discusses Suzuki motorcycles, motorcycle school, and womens riding gear with the Wrench Wench. 

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This  week Beemerman and the Wrench Wench Travel Southern California having and recording random conversations with interesting people....then putting all that madness on the internet for you listening pleasure....wooo ha ha ha ha.

Also we have special guest Dave Barr.  Dave Barr  not only holds the worlds record for being the only person ever to cicumnavigate the globe and a Harley Davidson...but he did it with now legs.  A truly inspiring story.  You can get any of Dave's books by calling 888-213-2503

And finally Beemerman explains the term High Slab.

Next week Canadian Superbike Champion Misti Hurst will be  with us and I will have become reconnected to my brain,

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Beemerman's Ghetto Garage

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Beemerman and Wrench Wench discuss the philanthrapic efforts of bikers and announce the shows recent affiliation with the Red Cross

Beemerman takes and early morning ride through the streets of Sacramento and chats it up with the street musicians and gets samples of their music.

The Wrench Wench shows off her specially designed tool.

The Bakersfield Toy Run.

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The Week-Heather Walton.  Even though paralized at age 14 she still found a way to ride...and pay for it.

Beemerman and Harley Dude discuss Global Orgasms, bash Neil Peart (even though we love him), and other fascinating topics!

HD ponders some of his favorite traveling music.

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Heather Walton was torn from her normal life at age 14, when the car she, her sister, and her father were riding in, slid off a gravel road into a tree. "For all intents and purposes I died that day. The life I knew was over. My neck was injured; the third, fourth, and fifth vertebrae was broken. I was paralyzed from the neck down." writes Walton, in her account of those early days after the accident. (Due to extensive physical therapy and some miraculous healing, she has regained some use of her arms, as well as feeling in both her arms and legs.)

Her fiance', Steve, enjoyed riding motorcycles and she realized, "I want to go riding too, how are we going to do this? So we got clever and did a little research, and found out the little URAL motorcycles have got a sidecar already on it and so we picked one of those up." says Walton Steve engineered a way to modify the sidecar to allow her to sit in her wheelchair within the confines of a sidecar assembly. First problem: how will she pay for it? That is where the question, How many helmet speakers does it take to buy a bike, complete with a sidecar?  She found that helmet communication and sound systems were a popular, in-demand, item with motorcyclists and so her e-bay store, Heather Motorcycle Accessories, was born. She has since sold around 750 sets of helmet speakers and is a little over half way through paying for her rig. &nbsp;Her bike is a 2005 URAL Tourist 750cc with what she calls in her description, the leading link front fork setup. According to Walton, that means there is little give in the front fork, thus avoiding some of the bounce associated with most bikes. When sitting in a sidecar, the less bouncing, the better.

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Beemerman has good reason to be proud this week.  The photo featured in this blog not only got a half-page spread in Friction Zone magazine, but was also one of four voted by members of pashnit.com to be featured in their 2007 motorcycle calendar.

 

So it seemed appropriate to pull out a couple of unused clips from previous interviews related to photography.

Kate Edwards, editor of Friction Zone magazine www.friction-zone.com talks about the unique challenges of taking great photos of roads.  Also, Shawn King of the wildly popular "Your Bike Life" www.yourbikelife.com  podcast talks about ridding the world of bad graphics.

Harley Dude was indisposed this week so the Wrench Wench did a fine job of filling in for him.  Plus next week she will be bringing you an EXTRAORDINARY interview.  Be sure to tune in for that.

We had some very interesting odd news

Beemerman read an essay entitled..."The Kill Zone" he wrote about a recent freeway ride.

 

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This Week--Genevieve Schmitt

Live with Bakersfield RuffRyders

A New Friend of the show

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Genevieve Schmitt has firmly established herself in the motorcycle
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motorcycling," but as as a pioneer in the media industry.  Her
extensive resume includes such honors as:  First female reporter to
ride a bike on TV and report on the lifestyle, she is an inductee in the
Sturgis Museum's Hall of Fame, four magazines regularly feature her
articles, she is an Emmy-nominated news magazine TV producer, and
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This Week-Glen Heggstad, author of "Two Wheels Through Terror" which  chronicles his solo motorcycle ride from North America to the tip of South America.  Along the way he was captured by rebel soldiers and held captive in the most appalling conditions for six weeks.  His decision to continue the ride after such a horrifying experience inspired thousands.

Heggstad is also the author of the up-coming book "Reshuffling the Decke" which tells the tale of his ride across Siberia, Eastern Europe and Africa.  Instead of focusing on sprockets, tires and gas mileage he tells the story in pictures and words of the peoples of the world giving the book an appeal far beyond the motorcycle market.

I was forturnate enough this week to be invited to Mr. Heggstad's home and over pasta and green tea he told me his story.  The story is so compelling the crew at Road Show decided to forego our regular format and play the entire hour.

Listen it will change your life.

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Also this week the Road Show Beemer will be undergoing major surgery and we will be bringing you the results of that.

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This Week-Michael Ferenci joins us for a special music episode. 

Harley Dude and Beemerman discuss the news, sort of.

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Studio guitarist and composer Michael Ferenci joined us this week by phone from his studio in Los Angeles, Ca.  Ferenci has been a fixture in the studios and sound stages of  The City of Angels.  He has played on countless albums and film scores including sessions with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Walt Disney, corp., and other luminaries.  His composition credits are also extensive including major motion pictures, television and cartoons.  We were fortunate enough to visit Ferenci Music and have Michael play guitar and bass on our new theme,  "Beemer Babe Blues" which was composed by Beemerman.

For more information visit his website at:  www.ferencimusic.com

We play the theme all the way through this week for your enjoyment.

Also, as we discussed last week the Highway 33 theme has been completed and we play that through in its entirety as well.

We really hope you enjoy the music and would welcome your comments.

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This Week-Grant Johnson of Horizons Unlimited joins us from the UK.

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The offbeat news with Beemerman

Torque Wench with an essay from the Pillion Position

Astute observations from our resident philosopher/poet...Harley Dude

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Since 1984 Grant and Susan Johnson have ridden their custom built BMW in 39 countries and logged over 100,000 kilometers. The story of their bike, which they fondly refer to as The Beemerbago, is worthy of an article, in and of itself. When initially planning their adventure Grant was looking for an inexpensive but tough and reliable ride. As fortune would have it he was able to purchase a new 1985 BMW R80GS which had fallen off a truck in its crate  for a cheap price. The frame was bent but since he planned on replacing it with something stronger anyway that was not a problem. Over the past 14 years, besides their travels,they have created a vast website, produced a popular how-to DVD and host travelers meetings around the world on a regular basis. The website started as a collection of letters home from the Johnson's first trip around the world While in Argentina, waiting for a ship to take them to Antarctica, the Johnson's collected the e-mails they had sent to friends and family during their travels and uploaded them to the, then fledgling, Internet. Soon after, "people found it and started asking us questions. A lot of people wanted to know about world-travel stuff, so we added the newsletter and then the bulleting board and it just exploded from there." says Johnson. With over 500,000 user sessions per month, Horizons Unlimited, along with the popular travelers meetings which are held throughout the world spreading the gospel of do-it-yourself world travel, have become a full-time job for Mr. Johnson.

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The Beemerbabe Blues was composed by Beemerman and we would like to thank Los Angeles studio musician and composer Michael Ferenci for sitting in on guitar and bass and engineering for us.!
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This week...Live with Pashnit.com

The Wrench Wench opens her toolbox

More astute observations from Harley Dude.

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This week we had the opportunity to meet up with Tim Mayhew and the Pashnit.com tour group on their last trip of the season.  Beemerman and Wrench Wench rode with them along Highway 33 and conducted an interview with Tim and some of the other riders atop Pine Mountain.
We got some great pix and even a little video.

Also this week we introduce Roadsongs.  According to Tim Mayhew each road should have a theme so why not a song as well.  So, we bring you a brand new composition by Beemerman...The Highway 33 Theme.  Listen for it throughout the show and then for a bit playing out at the end.

Be sure to visit our website at www.highslab.com for the whole scoop.

Also be sure to check out Tim's website www.pashnit.com for the best information on California roads available anywhere on the internet.

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Kate Edwards--travel editor, Friction Zone Magazine

The Wrench Wench shows you how to cook up a Tool Burrito

Harley Dude with insights from the road

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A special essay by Torque Wench

Part 2 of our interviews with Kate Edwards--Travel Editor--Friction Zone Magazine and Shawn King of Your Bike Life.

The Wrench Wench opens her tool box

Another inightful commentary by Harley Dude.

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The Wrench Wench opens her tool box and gets the bike ready for Grand Canyon.

Another insightful moment with Harley Dude.

 

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This Week...Live from Mammoth Lakes California.

Beemermand and Wrench Wench Check in with Harley Dude from on the road.  They disucss the ride, encounters with other riders and Neil Peart's new book, "Roadshow; Landscape With Drums, A Concert Tour by Motorcycle.

Wrench Wench invites you to join her on her own BBS

More thoughts from the Harley Dude.

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Canadian superbike racer Misti Hurst joins us coming off a double podium this weekend.

The Wrench Wench has the week off while the cleans and lubricates her toolbox, but she has posted a great article on our website, www.highslab.com, on repairing speedometer parts. Check it out!

Beemerman stands out in the rain!

 

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