tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post7939391515375512793..comments2023-12-11T03:32:58.722-05:00Comments on Twisted Roads By Jack Riepe: Memories Of A Bike, Straight Whiskey, And My Father — On Father’s Day... Jack Riepehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-89353716822082135452019-11-22T06:45:11.466-05:002019-11-22T06:45:11.466-05:00hotxxx.mobi скучают по вам.<a href="https://moscow2.hotxxx.mobi" rel="nofollow">hotxxx.mobi</a> скучают по вам.Тимаnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-40215927189202823132014-02-08T04:51:51.213-05:002014-02-08T04:51:51.213-05:00You have shared such nice information. You can als...You have shared such nice information. You can also find best Iron and steel material at Laxmi Iron & Steel Industry. For more information Visit…<br /><a href="http://www.laxmiind.com" rel="nofollow"><b>supplier of Cast Iron Ginning Machinery Part's and Cast Iron Tractor part's</b></a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262229815361740234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-58115363289148547352014-01-08T17:18:18.735-05:002014-01-08T17:18:18.735-05:00Hey Jack
whats the news?
So long since the last ...Hey Jack<br /><br />whats the news?<br /><br />So long since the last post, don't let the black dog bite your ass for too long!<br /><br />Dantrophydan@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-438839135373006442013-12-05T23:15:46.048-05:002013-12-05T23:15:46.048-05:00We miss you Jack. Hope you are making progress.
Bi...We miss you Jack. Hope you are making progress.<br />BillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861434155888667969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-80094678516422257902013-08-03T11:51:49.757-04:002013-08-03T11:51:49.757-04:00I truly enjoyed this post about your Father. I truly enjoyed this post about your Father. WooleyBuggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731631725262074662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-62320235311947266032013-06-25T22:53:26.740-04:002013-06-25T22:53:26.740-04:00Thanks for sharing your Dad with us, Jack. My Dad...Thanks for sharing your Dad with us, Jack. My Daddy was a combat veteran of Korea - from the Inchon landing until about June of the next year. He told us a lot of funny stories, but there were some that were not so funny. Those who have stared death in the eye and walked away from it have a different perspective on life.<br /><br />I really enjoy your blog. I want to get a copy of the new book, but Hurricane Sandy got in the way.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your talent and your life with us.<br /><br />Jeff McClure<br />Vidalia, LAPapaJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15265877721872134683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-5526910210833133242013-06-21T20:24:58.080-04:002013-06-21T20:24:58.080-04:00Dear Nikos:
My dad drove Chevy's all his life...Dear Nikos:<br /><br />My dad drove Chevy's all his life. I love the Lancaster Bomber and have seen the movie "Dam Busters" about 400 times. <br /><br />Thanks for reading and writing in. Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-1189794730227700042013-06-20T06:36:56.222-04:002013-06-20T06:36:56.222-04:00PS
Obviously the RR Merlin was a V12: I was refer...PS<br /><br />Obviously the RR Merlin was a V12: I was referencing the Ford model built under licence.Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-71390165658590459262013-06-20T02:41:52.135-04:002013-06-20T02:41:52.135-04:00Dear Jack
It's a shame that your Father never...Dear Jack<br /><br />It's a shame that your Father never had the opportunity to fly in a Lancaster 'flame thrower' bomber behind 4 V8 Merlin engines.<br /><br />Nevertheless I have every admiration for him.<br /><br />Kind regards from the Eder dam, NNikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-22181304505675538592013-06-19T09:22:12.302-04:002013-06-19T09:22:12.302-04:00Dear Dan:
Northwest Passage is about as hard to f...Dear Dan:<br /><br />Northwest Passage is about as hard to find, and about as expensive, as my cigar book. I think I paid $65 for a copy on Amazon, but it was virtually new. The setting is the French and Indian War, and a raid on St. Francis, in upstate New York. <br /><br />Kenneth Roberts wrote this like he was a witness to the action. It is one of the best books I have ever read, and well-worth the investment. It is also a romance, and a story of betrayal and human expectation. <br /><br />My copy is in storage, otherwise I'd send it to you. <br /><br />Thanks for reading and for writing in... <br /><br />Fondest regards,'Jack/ReepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-50885729269126503912013-06-19T08:52:10.815-04:002013-06-19T08:52:10.815-04:00Wonderful story, loved it. Now I have to add North...Wonderful story, loved it. Now I have to add Northwest Passage to my Kindle. It's so sad that kids today are rarely exposed to great literature. I'm rediscovering it, reading Moby Dick now...<br /><br />Dan Mckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10753099533481777012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-53326169120869574352013-06-19T06:28:49.761-04:002013-06-19T06:28:49.761-04:00Dear Beemer Girl:
I had breakfast with one of the...Dear Beemer Girl:<br /><br />I had breakfast with one of the imaginary friends listed on that cup today. This one was a blond. She was in the kitchen when I came in for coffee.<br /><br />I said, "Ain't you the pretty one?"<br /><br />She replied, "Kiss my ass and keep walking." <br /><br />This is what I get for having a good imagination. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-64199291550069818332013-06-19T06:26:06.669-04:002013-06-19T06:26:06.669-04:00Dear Gary:
I think I was about 10-years-old, when...Dear Gary:<br /><br />I think I was about 10-years-old, when I asked my dad about the "Air Medal," he had. I'm sure he said it was 36-missions. It was the last year of WWII, and airmen were awarded points to get home. As I recall,my dad said the shooting stopped and he did not have enough points to come back as soon as it was over. He ended up as part of the army of occupation, in Italy and Sicily. <br /><br />There is a guy I ride with — Horst Oberst. He is now 81 years old. He was a kid of ten when the B-17s leveled his neighborhood. <br /><br />I was the first of family to return to Germany twenty years ago. As my Lufthansa flight circled Hamburg, I thought, how times and circumstances change. I am warm, holding a drink, and looking forward to seeing the city — on the ground. <br /><br />Thanks for reading and writing in. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-30681282994919496062013-06-19T06:18:33.004-04:002013-06-19T06:18:33.004-04:00Dear Hal:
Thanks for this. These folks will have ...Dear Hal:<br /><br />Thanks for this. These folks will have my $60 before the week is out. I have often wondered about my dad's tour of duty. This will give a lot of detail.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-19511704029049535592013-06-19T04:06:15.762-04:002013-06-19T04:06:15.762-04:00I have never ridden pillion with my dad, nor has h...I have never ridden pillion with my dad, nor has he with me. Though he did admit that I inspired him and he was hoping to get his license and surprise me when he rented a bike if he came to visit. I take that with high praise and wish we lived closer to enjoy some riding time together.<br /><br />I'm glad that you have some great memories with genuinely good emotions.<br /><br />And I think Bacchus was modeled after you. Not the other way around...BeemerGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239761274177026636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-42987417785087515722013-06-19T00:34:03.557-04:002013-06-19T00:34:03.557-04:00It was good to read about your father Jack. I am ...It was good to read about your father Jack. I am no expert, but it seems to me that flying 36 missions was a remarkably high number and it is difficult to understand what must have gone through the minds of airmen, knowing as they did, that the chances of coming back to base after each flight was small. Without a doubt, they were brave men. I am glad you have so many good memories of him. As I ride through Germany later today, I will look up and try to imagine his B-17 rumbling overhead.Gary Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163380727432573785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-60521859119505327382013-06-19T00:27:09.587-04:002013-06-19T00:27:09.587-04:00Excellent.
My father served in the Army Air Force...Excellent.<br /><br />My father served in the Army Air Force in the Asia Pacific region from Oct 40 thru June 47.<br /><br />He passed in 1995.<br /><br />The VA has a benefit for surviving spouses of WWII vets which helps with care benefits - and in order to get this, you have to get a copy of the veterans' honorable discharge form from the National Archives. <br /><br />http://www.archives.gov/ <br /><br />Looking for some help for my mother, I contacted them via the web site - and received a letter that his records had been damaged during a fire and subsequent water damage in 1973.<br /><br />To make a long story short - they offered to send me a copy of every piece of paper in his military file. Cost me 60 bucks. I know which venereal disease movies he watched, what he got paid, and that he visited the base hospital to have a redwood sliver removed from his ass. I have no idea how it got there, but...<br /><br />My dad did shit he not only never talked about, but I now know that my 5' 7" 130 pound dad saw and did stuff that was horrible but necessary. <br /><br />He was always just "Dad" to me.<br /><br />Anyway - if you haven't all ready done so, contact them. Request a copy of his military file. You might find things out about him.<br /><br />It can be an amazing read.<br /><br />Be safe out there, Jack !!<br /><br />Hal Risser<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-73777644629728455352013-06-18T23:03:43.440-04:002013-06-18T23:03:43.440-04:00Dear MTL Cowgirl (Karen);
Nice to hear from you.....Dear MTL Cowgirl (Karen);<br /><br />Nice to hear from you... I was spooling through some old blogs yesterday, and I came across a few rides with Mack. I think of him often. <br /><br />Thanks for reading and for writing in. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-78177877569386012622013-06-18T23:01:54.185-04:002013-06-18T23:01:54.185-04:00Dear Paul S:
Isn't amazing just how much you ...Dear Paul S:<br /><br />Isn't amazing just how much you can remember when an errant wind disturbs the leaves on the surface? I have always worried dogs running on the road. <br /><br />Are you going to do anything with the moto-cigar series? <br /><br />Thanks for reading my trope and for writing in. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-3544076028129266432013-06-18T19:53:45.261-04:002013-06-18T19:53:45.261-04:00Great tribute about your dad, Jack. I'm sure ...Great tribute about your dad, Jack. I'm sure that somewhere, he's smiling (okay, smirking). As for the mug, that could also be my Mack. I have seen that look on his face many times. One (or six) frozen Maggies may or may not have had something to do with it.mtlcowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18040378930204771158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-57564946012686240762013-06-18T16:25:13.575-04:002013-06-18T16:25:13.575-04:00Thanks for the story Jack - it's been too long...Thanks for the story Jack - it's been too long.<br /><br />I can't stop thinking of motorcycle stories of my dad now - thanks! One story is about a time we were riding together near our home - I was 19 and home on leave. He went by a house and a huge German Shepherd came out to chase him and stopped in the middle of the road. I can around the curve and hit it broadside at 50 mph. I think that might have been his favorite.<br /><br />-PaulPaulShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660473079213316779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-74891294848871595192013-06-18T16:22:31.828-04:002013-06-18T16:22:31.828-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.PaulShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660473079213316779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-8210623347891515172013-06-18T13:40:13.048-04:002013-06-18T13:40:13.048-04:00Dear Sean:
Actually, it is a kangaroo glove kit. ...Dear Sean:<br /><br />Actually, it is a kangaroo glove kit. You will receive a pattern for your size, a sharpened scraping stone, a weet-weet, and slightly pissed off kangaroo (that is wrapping up 10 years on the carnival boxing circuit). He does not know anything about gloves. <br /><br />I got your email and your size. The gloves will be sent directly from the manufacturer. All I request is that we get a picture of you, on your bike, wearing your gloves. <br /><br />Congratulations! You are a Twisted Roads Winner! Tell all your friends. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/ReepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-2437367251794002622013-06-18T13:17:01.494-04:002013-06-18T13:17:01.494-04:00Jack,
My only memory on a ride with my father was...Jack,<br /><br />My only memory on a ride with my father was on the back of an offroad bike in California at about 4. I remember how loud it was, laughing, then hitting the dirt and smelling the dust. Everything was okay, but I don't think I was on another bike until high school. Then after rides on a few friends bikes here and there, not again until my late 30s. Now I ride as much as possible. My dad has never been on the back of my bike, as I live in Ohio and they live in Florida.<br /><br />Thank you for the kangaroo gloves selection. I know it was random, but thank you anyway. You should have an email from me arriving any moment now.<br /><br />SeanSean Kerwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-87184683398933120572013-06-18T12:17:34.854-04:002013-06-18T12:17:34.854-04:00Dear Mr. Skoot:
My dad could also be a tough cust...Dear Mr. Skoot:<br /><br />My dad could also be a tough customer, when riled, and there were times when crossing his path could be a risky proposition. I can't remember a single bad time with him at this point however. <br /><br />I am just coming out of a huge motorcycle funk at the moment, and got behind in my deadlines and email. Zap me your phone number and I'll call you tomorrow night. <br /><br />Thanks for reading and for writing in. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/Reep<br /><br /><br />Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.com