tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post7233691112545761208..comments2023-12-11T03:32:58.722-05:00Comments on Twisted Roads By Jack Riepe: Riders Gather To Honor One Of Their Own...Jack Riepehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-71091072106432901532009-02-04T11:49:00.000-05:002009-02-04T11:49:00.000-05:00Sorry 'bout that. My last comment should have app...Sorry 'bout that. My last comment should have appeared on Jack's "First Rider of 2009". I've copied it there, with minor edits, if anyone cares...<BR/><BR/>DCDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498134535687220175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-78359218023206755052009-02-03T20:56:00.000-05:002009-02-03T20:56:00.000-05:00I haven't ridden a motorcycle for 7 weeks. If it ...I haven't ridden a motorcycle for 7 weeks. If it hasn't been ice cold, it's been wet, ...lately, both. I've been an absolute bear to the wife and kids. The day you "cleaned the garage", when Jim showed up on his GS, was the best day to take advantage. However, for me, it was the first chance the ground thawed enough to bury the bodies.<BR/><BR/>Jack, I'm glad to hear that you may be having some arthritis relief. Keep up the effort to be pain free. Your rides might also be much better if you could shed a little weight, like somethng on the order of Breg Dickstein.<BR/><BR/>You and I need to grab a couple bar stools soon. I want to find out what you prefer to see, and more importantly, avoid, on a 100 mile ride so that I can plan one thru Southeastern PA this year, in your honor. We'll call it "Rolling Hills, Streams and Strip Clubs - Riepe's Ride of Redemption - Not for the Squeamish".<BR/><BR/>Keep writing. The sanity you save may be mine.<BR/><BR/>DaveDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498134535687220175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-43497298624611827772009-02-03T15:22:00.000-05:002009-02-03T15:22:00.000-05:00Dear Breakfast VP (Todd):Dear Sir, I'm glad you la...Dear Breakfast VP (Todd):<BR/><BR/>Dear Sir, I'm glad you laughed. I can hardly wait to start the real ride reports as I get back on the road in warmer, dryier weather.<BR/><BR/>Fondest regards,<BR/>JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-46886332921295310592009-02-03T14:31:00.000-05:002009-02-03T14:31:00.000-05:00As I read this, it's snowing outside and the air h...As I read this, it's snowing outside and the air has that sort of cold damp that can penetrate 4 inch styrofoam plate like it's fly screen. The road surfaces are as slick as month old fish guts and the salt is deeper than the snow. A royally awful winter day.<BR/>But - this blog lifts the spirit and we say "Hell, it's only 6 weeks til spring. 6 short weeks. Ha!!"<BR/>Thanks Jack. Very funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-30325139657174193922009-02-03T14:20:00.000-05:002009-02-03T14:20:00.000-05:00Dear Tena:The best way to meet these guys is ridin...Dear Tena:<BR/><BR/>The best way to meet these guys is riding a bike.<BR/><BR/>Fondest regards,<BR/>JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-22361991152099865392009-02-03T14:15:00.000-05:002009-02-03T14:15:00.000-05:00Well, I can't really take shots at people I don't ...Well, I can't really take shots at people I don't know at all, and to be quite frank, I'm not sure I would if I DID know them! From your account, the Mac/Pac group is an awesome and formidable group! I believe you have made sure that if I ever meet this auspicious group, it will be as I'm shivering in my boots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-3098071036221486862009-02-03T11:46:00.000-05:002009-02-03T11:46:00.000-05:00Dear Motonomad:How nice of you to drop by and leav...Dear Motonomad:<BR/><BR/>How nice of you to drop by and leave such an uncharacteristically pleasant note! Rumor has it that Brian actually has a full wardrobe -- other than that Aerostitch.<BR/><BR/>Always a please ti hear from you, Pete B.<BR/><BR/>Fondest regards,<BR/>JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-41666010221867424762009-02-03T11:43:00.000-05:002009-02-03T11:43:00.000-05:00Dear Dennis:What a pleasure it was to hear from yo...Dear Dennis:<BR/><BR/>What a pleasure it was to hear from you today! There is nothing like club activities to promote the safety, social, and etherial aspects of motorcycling. My riding pleasure has been greatly intensified by club activities, and my skill has increased through exposure to better riders than myself. <BR/><BR/>I went to your site and greatly enjoyed the pictures and commentary on your group rides. Regretably, the snow and ice here are limiting my ability to deliver current ride reports. But they are coming.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your note.<BR/><BR/>Fondest regards,<BR/>JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-43301148995398439802009-02-03T11:35:00.000-05:002009-02-03T11:35:00.000-05:00Dear Charlie6 (Dom):What a nice thing to say! You'...Dear Charlie6 (Dom):<BR/><BR/>What a nice thing to say! You'd be made welcome at any of our Mac-Pac breakfasts, especially as every effort would be made to stick you with the check. <BR/>Let me know what your schedule is like if you head up this way. Maybe we can arrange something with a ride afterward.<BR/><BR/>Aleways a pleasure to hear from you.<BR/><BR/>Fondest regards,<BR/>JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-51265650253080346042009-02-03T11:32:00.000-05:002009-02-03T11:32:00.000-05:00Dear Mr. Wolfe;I have no idea what you're bitching...Dear Mr. Wolfe;<BR/><BR/>I have no idea what you're bitching about. I went back to the story, where you make the most cameo of appearances, and your name is spelled correcrtly. I guess everybody else is correct: you simoply live to complain about things. <BR/><BR/>Brian never complains. He sulks. Then he moves through the shadows cutting throats undetected.<BR/><BR/>There is a good possibility I might be in better shape to do a warm weather ride up to your neck of the woods... If the warm weather ever comes. This winter is starting to suck big time.<BR/><BR/>Fondest regards,<BR/>JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-54353661821242174102009-02-03T11:27:00.000-05:002009-02-03T11:27:00.000-05:00Dear John:Brian Curry is an engineer... It would n...Dear John:<BR/><BR/>Brian Curry is an engineer... It would never occur to hom to get the moose to sound like "Bullwinkle." It would only occur to us to make the moose sound like "Bullwinkle." <BR/><BR/>I am gping to video Brian doing the announcements at the Februray breakfast, and see if we can't get hi doing a segment with the moose head.<BR/><BR/>Fondest regards,<BR/>JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-47101712526261953092009-02-03T11:25:00.000-05:002009-02-03T11:25:00.000-05:00Dear Rie21:Thank you for your kind note. I am flat...Dear Rie21:<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your kind note. I am flattered that you like my stuff and willbe happy to exchange links with you. I went to your site last night and read a couple of interesting articles. I would recommend that others do the same.<BR/><BR/>Fondest regards,<BR/>JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-87842475688532679872009-02-03T11:23:00.000-05:002009-02-03T11:23:00.000-05:00Dear Dick:Truth is a relative commodity. I tell ev...Dear Dick:<BR/><BR/>Truth is a relative commodity. I tell everybody what a great guy you are, and then they are forced to consider the source. It is time for all of us to rally around Rogers and his blog at a Friday lunch. I am goig to call one for this Friday. It is a safe bet that Rogers will not show up.<BR/><BR/>Fondest regards,<BR/>JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-18388320601823885922009-02-02T21:53:00.000-05:002009-02-02T21:53:00.000-05:00This is the kind of project that every club or rid...This is the kind of project that every club or rider should do. <BR/><BR/>Our <A HREF="http://xl3ridersclub.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">motorcycle club</A> here at the philippines. Salutes this kind of project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-56109925988663579252009-02-02T15:13:00.000-05:002009-02-02T15:13:00.000-05:00Dear Rogers:How could you say this to me? I plug y...Dear Rogers:<BR/><BR/>How could you say this to me? I plug your blog all the time! I hold luncheons to celebrate your work! Luncheons that you never attend, despite having plenty of free time to visit strip joints all over Delaware. And still you say that I do not read your blog!<BR/><BR/>This Friday I am calling a meeting of the Mac-Pac Editorial Committee to discuss the content, presentation, and social significance of your blog. Your blog will be the discussion of my blog shortly thereafter. (At this point, insert a sinister laugh.)<BR/><BR/>I can guarantee you will have some interesting comments.<BR/><BR/>Fondest regards,<BR/>JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-2375422746037823602009-02-02T12:19:00.000-05:002009-02-02T12:19:00.000-05:00Jack,Are you certain that's a picture of Brian Cur...Jack,<BR/>Are you certain that's a picture of Brian Curry? It looks more like an old photo of Alec Guinness. I doubt Curry doesn't even owns a sports coat, and if he did it would be stained with crankcase oil and brake fluid.<BR/>MotoNomadmotonomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11957968205027911381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-49524177578396340952009-02-02T11:39:00.000-05:002009-02-02T11:39:00.000-05:00Your story makes me want to attend these "interest...Your story makes me want to attend these "interestingly jovial" mac-pac meetings, too bad you guys decided to live so far from the Rockies!<BR/><BR/>Using a talking moose head as a "deus ex machina" apparatus, brilliant!redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-37956150597675325982009-02-02T10:23:00.000-05:002009-02-02T10:23:00.000-05:00WolfeWolfeWolfeWolfeWolfeYou really should get thi...Wolfe<BR/>Wolfe<BR/>Wolfe<BR/>Wolfe<BR/>Wolfe<BR/><BR/>You really should get this spelling thing down given that you're being paid to tell lies to members of the public.<BR/><BR/>My shortcomings are perhaps best illustrated by the company I keep on interminable rides through Vermont returning from BMW rallys. <BR/><BR/>I remember Brian Curry as a hero, single handedly lifting a stricken R series bike with one arm while the luckless owner tried to replace a wheel that had also been 'serviced' by the same vendor you mentioned (Wasn't he called The Tire Nazi?), while at the same time discoursing on the unfairness in life that had propelled you into his company. I liked him a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-80230485978172988462009-02-02T10:06:00.000-05:002009-02-02T10:06:00.000-05:00I miss the Chris Carr signed spoon. Where is the d...I miss the Chris Carr signed spoon. Where is the dignaty in a talking moose head? I am also very disappointed in the fact that he doesn't at least attempt to make the moose sound like Bullwinkle.<BR/><BR/>But Mr. Curry is a good egg, which is fitting given the shape of his head and all.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464143046998262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-74538555966233343692009-02-02T04:45:00.000-05:002009-02-02T04:45:00.000-05:00Hello Mr.Jack Riepe...I see Your Blog, and I think...Hello Mr.Jack Riepe...<BR/>I see Your Blog, and I think your post was so good. I like to read your article and photos. I wanna exchange My Link to You, have Your Link in My Motorcycle Relevant Links in My Blog. I hope You do same My Brother. Thank You before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-27109193661736813472009-02-01T23:18:00.000-05:002009-02-01T23:18:00.000-05:00For Rogers GeorgeDear Rogers:There is nothing to d...For Rogers George<BR/>Dear Rogers:<BR/>There is nothing to distinguish. There is no truth in anything Jack writes. Brian Curry is not a real person; it's a condiment served with Haggis. Also. . . I read your blog often; usually it's on those long nights when I have trouble getting to sleep, and your wonderful writing about mushrooms and installing heating coils in the floor always seems to do the trick. I used to take sleeping pills, but now I'm drug free, and there's no risk of overdosing on your blog.<BR/>Sorry you missed the Haggis Condiment appreciation luncheon. It was almost as much fun as your blog.BMW-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923099195434220681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-41697445108235990192009-02-01T20:36:00.000-05:002009-02-01T20:36:00.000-05:00As usual, difficult to distinguish the boundary be...As usual, difficult to distinguish the boundary between truth and fiction. Another good read, Jack, even though you never read my blog, Mushrooms to Motorcycles anymore. It's at rogersgeorgbe.blogspot.com in case you forgot the url.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315611038282215675noreply@blogger.com