tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post2884137464979238114..comments2023-12-11T03:32:58.722-05:00Comments on Twisted Roads By Jack Riepe: “What The Hell?” A Reader Asks...Jack Riepehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-13035323519224593502012-01-17T09:14:36.311-05:002012-01-17T09:14:36.311-05:00Dear IronDad:
The linear thought process can be a...Dear IronDad:<br /><br />The linear thought process can be an advantage in many cases, but sometimes in pays to regard three dimensional objects as an abstract. I don't think anyone will deny tha a well-ridden motorcycle has more character than the family car, which tends to become more of a mobile appliance after awhile. <br /><br />Regarding your postscript: After lasting longer than either of my two marriages, my relationship with Leslie has ended. As near as I can tell, she is delighted to be rid of me as one would be of a bad rash in a private place. <br /><br />I'm sure there were a thousand things I could have done differently, and maybe not. <br /><br />Thanks for reading Twisted Roads, 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-63979873177562464542012-01-17T09:07:04.240-05:002012-01-17T09:07:04.240-05:00Dear Nikos:
Rare is the occasion where reader com...Dear Nikos:<br /><br />Rare is the occasion where reader comments cause me to laugh out loud, but yours produced a raucous guffaw with the first reading. Nicely done.<br /><br />Thanks for reading rthis blog 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-50092389326871718582012-01-17T09:05:13.262-05:002012-01-17T09:05:13.262-05:00Dear Sergeant Cutter:
I have no idea if SnowQueen...Dear Sergeant Cutter:<br /><br />I have no idea if SnowQueen reads these comments or not, but she would know you much better as my photographer friend, who took her picture in 1977, which she gave me as a Christmas present. <br /><br /><br />Thanks for reading TW and for leaving a comment. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-10252151226910365102012-01-16T15:51:59.522-05:002012-01-16T15:51:59.522-05:00P.S. I know I am going to end up hating myself fo...P.S. I know I am going to end up hating myself for caring. However, this statement gave me a bit of cause for concern.<br /><br />following the implosion of the relationship I thought would last a thousand years<br /><br />Since your stories move from present to past with the ease of crap shooting from a goose, I'm never sure.<br /><br />If this is a recent development, then I am, well, you know.irondadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821323482397075170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-23899734000317460792012-01-16T15:35:51.995-05:002012-01-16T15:35:51.995-05:00A motorcycle is a metaphor for life.
Hmmm.....her...A motorcycle is a metaphor for life.<br /><br />Hmmm.....here I have been actually riding one all over.<br /><br />All I really had to do was go up to a group of women and talk about my long wheel base and extended forks?<br /><br />My helmet doesn't really have to have a strap?<br /><br />Wow. My mind is staggered with possibilities.irondadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821323482397075170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-65531776570326896072012-01-16T12:46:46.581-05:002012-01-16T12:46:46.581-05:00Can anyone else join in?
If this were a tennis ma...Can anyone else join in?<br /><br />If this were a tennis match we would have had new balls at least three times.<br /><br />N from here out EastNikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-85071735279180743292012-01-15T15:33:01.631-05:002012-01-15T15:33:01.631-05:00Hey Slim:
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the exchanges b...Hey Slim:<br /><br />I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the exchanges between you and SnowQueen in the comments section of Twisted Roads. <br /><br />“Ahhh, The USS Ling!” I can’t believe you took her to a fucking submarine on your first date. Well, it apparently worked.<br /><br />Sergeant CutterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-5226662487858305362012-01-15T10:51:34.352-05:002012-01-15T10:51:34.352-05:00Dear Beremer Girl (Lori):
I was thrilled and deli...Dear Beremer Girl (Lori):<br /><br />I was thrilled and delighted to get this note from you... Thrilled to hear you’re still cutting up rough, and delighted that you found my story so engaging. Riding in the moonlight can be absolutely etherial and I have had times where it felt like an acid trip. Thanks for reading my tripe — one more time — 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-5015081774014002412012-01-15T10:44:49.680-05:002012-01-15T10:44:49.680-05:00Dear SnowQueen:
Nothing adds to the character and...Dear SnowQueen:<br /><br />Nothing adds to the character and depth of a story like factual information. In many cases, I rely on information and data from eye-witnesses to create the realism my readers crave. I have 12 questions to ask you that do not translate well into this comments forum. You certainly couldn’t answer therm here as that would pull the teeth from the piece. Could you zap me a contact e-mail — at jack.riepe@gmail.com — or do I have to throw my laptop into the ocean too?<br /><br />Questions are limited to your motorcycle perspectives in general, and to that H2 in particular. Should you decide to editorialize, however, that works too. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-77584503846118518892012-01-14T22:55:44.519-05:002012-01-14T22:55:44.519-05:00I swear that I was by your side while you swung yo...I swear that I was by your side while you swung your leg over the K75 in the silver tinged driveway. I swooned along the roadway with you and the dunes slowly encroaching on the road. I could see walking along the ridge of the dune with grass whispering in the lightest breeze coming over the water. If you weren't in such excruciating pain I would have gotten sand in my own pants and boots from rolling through the dunes laughing. Let's just pretend that you were a little into the cups instead of battling such a debilitating affliction. I'm sorry that Fireballs is finding succor ensconced in another's garage.<br /><br />Best to you,<br />Steel CupcakeBeemerGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239761274177026636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-10416360705771203162012-01-14T21:57:36.133-05:002012-01-14T21:57:36.133-05:00Dear Jack,
Did I forget to mention that in addit...Dear Jack,<br /> Did I forget to mention that in addition to all the other wonderful qualities I listed...she can cook! Inculding some of the most amazing cookies I have ever tasted! <br /><br />1974Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-39478046797364418182012-01-14T21:46:17.838-05:002012-01-14T21:46:17.838-05:00Dear 1974:
They are excellent cookies. Send the p...Dear 1974:<br /><br />They are excellent cookies. Send the picture.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-91228575762432415972012-01-14T21:32:34.872-05:002012-01-14T21:32:34.872-05:00Dear Jack,
In case it wasn't a typo...the pa...Dear Jack,<br /> In case it wasn't a typo...the panties are "cheekies" and are a style of panties sold in Victoria's Secret stores. They do wonderful and amazing thing with the part of a woman's anatomy that they (just barely) cover. They are only "checked" by whoever is looking at them or if the woman's taste in art tends toward 1960's mod.<br /><br />As for a photograph...<br />Don't have any that include the bike....yet.....<br /><br />as for sharing any pics of that nature...<br />Those would have to be SOME cookies!<br /><br />And just to yank your chain...<br />My "blast from the past" has long dark hair that tends to curl, is tall and lean with a strength that would surprise you, has a beauty that can leave you breathless, and a personality that has you checking her back for wings.<br /><br />...and she LOVES riding on my bike!<br /><br />1974Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-25389507830286529882012-01-14T21:20:59.488-05:002012-01-14T21:20:59.488-05:00Dear SnowQueen,
You wrote, "I'm just alo...Dear SnowQueen,<br /><br />You wrote, "I'm just along for the ride like the other Twisted Toads readers..." <br /><br />Not really. <br /><br />You outrank them. You are a major part of the Twisted Toads legacy. You were there from the inside out... You knew Cretin. You knew the dancer. You know Stitches. (I still talk to Stitches. His dad died last month.) You rode with me in the moonlight. You rode with me in the rain.<br /><br />I remember more about you than some people ever learn about a person... But I didn't know you loved that Kawasaki H2. And now you are demanding I ride the BMW K75 into the ocean, to the same fate as my iPhone. And that's a much better bike than the H2.<br /><br />What you remember is the story... Can you imagine how exciting it would be hear it from you?<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />JackJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-68218325835147564642012-01-14T16:18:51.856-05:002012-01-14T16:18:51.856-05:00Dear Jack
Your stories are "Your" s...Dear Jack<br /> Your stories are "Your" stories; that's what makes them great. I'm just along for the ride like all the other 'Twisted Roads' readers.<br /> Just write a great story.<br /> <br />And while you do accuse me of some horrible things, the thing I take the greatest exception to is when you say that I didn't love that bike. I loved that bike as much as you did and felt the same sense of exhileration when we tore up the road.<br /><br /><br /> Enjoying the ride <br /><br /> SnowQueenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-25478493667871693982012-01-14T08:48:44.803-05:002012-01-14T08:48:44.803-05:00SnowQueen:
In what detail and how much license do...SnowQueen:<br /><br />In what detail and how much license do I have with Monday's piece?<br /><br />Jack...Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-3527693262965850292012-01-14T08:03:53.448-05:002012-01-14T08:03:53.448-05:00Dear Keith,
Your kind note this morning gave me s...Dear Keith,<br /><br />Your kind note this morning gave me some inspiration for a new blog episode. Thanks for writing in and for reading Twisted Roads.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/ReepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-24420272498379203982012-01-14T08:01:14.928-05:002012-01-14T08:01:14.928-05:00Dear 1974:
Please do not hesitate to send in a ph...Dear 1974:<br /><br />Please do not hesitate to send in a photograph the instant she decides to ride pillion wearing only a cami top and checked panties. After all, this is the blog dedicated to raw moto adventure and romance like broken glass. You could win a box of cookies for that one.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/ReepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-90810796837943908922012-01-13T20:47:42.769-05:002012-01-13T20:47:42.769-05:00The moonlight ride. Loved the description and the ...The moonlight ride. Loved the description and the urge to "ghost" ride the night. Very nice. Thanks for the images.<br />~kKeith - Circle Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11992667666539622569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-89652008444023922832012-01-13T19:07:45.860-05:002012-01-13T19:07:45.860-05:00Dear Jack,
Oh well...the back and forth between ...Dear Jack,<br /> Oh well...the back and forth between you and Snow Queen is as much fun as your stories. I must say this is about the only blog where I read the comments as eagerly as the blog itself! <br /><br />In my case I got really lucky with my blast from the past. She turned out to be not only amazingly beautiful on the outside, but inside as well. I am finding whole new worlds where I can share equally with a woman instead of compromising on everything. This one even LOVES to ride pillion on my bike!<br /><br />One "secret" we have discovered is a good relationship is not 50/50...it's 100/100. We each give everything to please the other. <br /><br />A fun example... Most guys try to avoid helping out in the kitchen. But if the woman you are helping is wearing nothing more than a cami top and "cheekie" style panties then then the kitchen is where I'm going to be!!<br /><br />In other words, I give my 100% to help her and she gives her 100% to help make it more enjoyable for me!<br /><br />Now....get back to writing that book!<br /><br />1974Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-72073258076734682532012-01-13T18:21:18.278-05:002012-01-13T18:21:18.278-05:00Dear 1974:
There really is nothing to collaborate...Dear 1974:<br /><br />There really is nothing to collaborate. The SnowQueen is being very gracious in providing me with some pleasant memories. She sent me a warm note explaining that if there was one motorcycle more peculiar than a reddish-purple Kawasaki H2, it would be a BMW K75. She said it took s certain kind of man to ride a K75... She didn't know what kind of man that was, but she thought it rhymed with "douche."<br /><br />She did claim to be impressed by my offer to throw my laptop in the ocean, but only if the bike went in first. The SnowQueen giveth, and the SnowQueen taketh away. She is a cold-hearted SnowQueen... <br /><br />I will present a new blog on Monday, titled, "Take Her Down." Naturally, the motorcycle is the focal point of the story.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/ReepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-76615404010461487592012-01-13T16:18:06.276-05:002012-01-13T16:18:06.276-05:00I find myself being as fascinated by Snow Queen...I find myself being as fascinated by Snow Queen's posts as by Jack's. I REALLY think they need to collaborate!!<br /><br />Jack,<br /> re: the odd things you remember and don't remember about long ago times...<br /><br />Just today I was discussing how it is very odd what I remember and what I have forgotten since 1974. I can remember following what I felt was a very well formed bottom as she walked up a hill in front of me (she thought she was too skinny at the time) I reached out to hook her belt loop with my finger so she could help "pull me up the hill" and the belt loop pulled loose on the bottom seam. I felt so bad about damaging her jeans. I can remember in vivid detail the first time I told her I loved her and she said the same to me. But I can't for the life of me remember kissing her. She is able to remember that in great detail. <br /><br />Will start signing my posts "1974" so we can keep the anonymous posters straight!<br /><br />1974Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-83969824366935092852012-01-13T15:59:56.046-05:002012-01-13T15:59:56.046-05:00interesting. i too recently had an ex approach me ...interesting. i too recently had an ex approach me via my blog, 20 yrs after my eyes filled with tears...sigh... anyway, we took our convo offline, and in retrospect its a shame because i find this thread to be rather entertaining! lol... <br /><br />snowqueen, call him :) <br /><br />signed, <br />the now curious between fiction and non, <br />ms mmq01https://www.blogger.com/profile/11742343758057005313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-62254034878771866162012-01-13T15:58:59.747-05:002012-01-13T15:58:59.747-05:00Jack,
Think I've been reading a couple years...Jack,<br /> Think I've been reading a couple years now. I forget how I stumbled across your blog. From here it's been all down hill though. Started reading "Behind Bars" then "For Love of a Motorbike" then really hit the gutter and started reading "Key West Diary". LOL<br /><br />I always enjoy your stories and never fail to get a good laugh. You always seem to have one or two exceptionally great lines that just put a good thick layer of frosting on whatever you are describing. Those usually get coppied and pasted into instant messages to co-workers.<br /><br />I ride a Yamaha FJR1300 and, similar to you, suffer from some physical problems that sometimes make riding a lot more of a chore than I would like. My lower back is what acts up and makes the long distance riding I would love to do a near impossibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-72586417804766581522012-01-13T15:31:46.500-05:002012-01-13T15:31:46.500-05:00Dear Snow Queen,
Two words.... CALL HIM!!
In 1...Dear Snow Queen,<br /> Two words.... CALL HIM!!<br /><br />In 1974 I didn't call someone and it's taken me until 2010 to rectify that oversight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com