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The story of Fletcher Christian’s mutiny aboard the HMS Bounty against Captain Bligh is one of the most fascinating seafaring stories of all time. Christian put Bligh and 18 crewmen off the ship to fend for themselves while Christian took the Bounty to Pitcairn island to live a life of freedom with hot Tahitian chicks.…
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A 78 Year Old bus driver in North Carolina bullied a 10-year old boy at a Catholic School and told him he should have been aborted because he had a Romney yard sign. From FreedomEden here: A 78-year-old woman, a New Berlin school bus driver, has been harassing a student on her bus route because…
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Its actually my seventh year in a row riding tailgunner in the SSR down the Blue Ridge Parkway to beautiful Laurel Springs, North Carolina. Full details of the Poker Run trip can be found at Fraxa.Org here. If you would like to make a donation to this worthy donation that is battling to find a…
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The latest outrage is a preacher in North Carolina who doesn’t think gays should be allowed to marry. He is right, by the way, that if the gays are rounded up, they won’t reproduce. Unless they are not gay. I can’t decide if I want this guy to die of AIDS, pancreatic cancer, or under…
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
I finally got around to posting some pix and videos up. Here is the group that rode on that wet Saturday down US route 421 from Shady Valley Tennessee. The roads were slick, and this was filmed on one of the first big switchbacks, and no one was moving too quickly. Like This Post? Rate…
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A bunch of us were playing around with the Photosynth app for the iPhone. This is Dan’s trick of putting Robb in many of the panorama frames for a hilarious effect. Like This Post? Rate it and tell your friends! Click the Share button below.
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The Snake’s Wailin’ Wall, originally uploaded by BelchSpeak. at the Shady Valley Country Store in Shady Valley TN is this collection of road debris and busted parts left behind by motorcyclists who tackled the Snake and lost. 489 curves in 11 miles of mountain road. Like This Post? Rate it and tell your friends! Click…
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The Blue Ridge Outcrop, originally uploaded by BelchSpeak. A great shot from yesterday showing the outcrops at the Raven’s Roost Overlook on the Blue Ridge Crest. The weather is a little misty this morning as we prepare to set off on the Poker Run to the Shady Valley Country Store in Tennessee. More updates to…
about 1 year ago - 1 comment
I’m just over a week away from my annual trek down the Blueridge for the Fragile X Poker Run. Before I go, there are lots of chores I need to do. I gotta wash the SSR, grab my big boy wine glass, and get one of my buddies to wear this epic helmet! Thanks to…
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Archaeological work continues on the remains of the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the pirate ship of the infamous Blackbeard. A sword has been pieced back together from remnants left behind after the pirates abandoned the ship. I seriously doubt this piece would have belonged to Blackbeard, who was killed prior to the ship running aground in…