tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post7380049737224720742..comments2023-12-11T03:32:58.722-05:00Comments on Twisted Roads By Jack Riepe: The Sexual Allure Of The Motorcycle: One Up And One Down...Jack Riepehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-18254365537381067212011-11-21T23:29:09.039-05:002011-11-21T23:29:09.039-05:00Dear Classic Velocity (Wayne):
Thank you for read...Dear Classic Velocity (Wayne):<br /><br />Thank you for reading Twisted Roads and for embracing my riding philosophy as one of life's purest thought processes. It means a lot to me. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-43862793966024188822011-11-21T23:26:52.522-05:002011-11-21T23:26:52.522-05:00Dear MattPie:
Thank you for your kind support for...Dear MattPie:<br /><br />Thank you for your kind support for my use of parenthesis in my stories. I would have stopped using them at once, had one more person objected.... But none did.<br /><br />Thanks again for reading Twisted Roads, and for recommending it to kindergarten teachers to be read aloud to their students.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-23518128802811959072011-11-21T16:57:55.098-05:002011-11-21T16:57:55.098-05:00Jack, another great read, and another enjoyable in...Jack, another great read, and another enjoyable installment of Reep and Cretin's excellent adventures (parenthetically speaking (of course)).Classic Velocityhttp://www.classicvelocity.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-82906861667353744032011-11-21T11:08:44.314-05:002011-11-21T11:08:44.314-05:00Jack,
Great post (IMHO). I don't get what the...Jack,<br /><br />Great post (IMHO). I don't get what the esteemed (I use that term liberally (sorry, no offense Dick (also esteemed))) Mr. Cantwell has with them. They clearly (as much as plain text can) denote an aside (or sidebar) that speeds the reading of the piece (not that your posts are to sped thru (they're better left the savor and re-read (but not to children as bedtime stories))).<br /><br />I feel like I've been writing in LISP (that's a programming language).MattPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478095197681336275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-25571290882424500422011-11-20T19:43:29.005-05:002011-11-20T19:43:29.005-05:00Jack, thanks for the reply and clarification. I ...Jack, thanks for the reply and clarification. I cleaned up the rabbit shit and had four beers.The walrusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-28389736568179031072011-11-20T16:18:18.347-05:002011-11-20T16:18:18.347-05:00Dear Prasetyo:
Which stories did you like in part...Dear Prasetyo:<br /><br />Which stories did you like in particular?<br /><br />I clicked on your blog and noted it is about organized sports in general. What kinf of motorcycle do you ride?<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-29227877708926854752011-11-20T16:15:18.911-05:002011-11-20T16:15:18.911-05:00Dear Canajun:
Cretin hung around with a gang of 1...Dear Canajun:<br /><br />Cretin hung around with a gang of 18 guys in a bar which I call "The Bucket of Blood." When I was last in the company of anyone from that bar, 16 of the 18 guys were dead. They lived fast and died hard. I think I got out in the nick of time. <br /><br />But there isn't a day I don't miss Cretin. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-36536135368037136982011-11-20T16:12:33.290-05:002011-11-20T16:12:33.290-05:00Dear Chris (Luhman):
I learned to ride a motorcyc...Dear Chris (Luhman):<br /><br />I learned to ride a motorcycle in Jersey City 40 years ago. I never gave the traffic a second thought. On a recent ride there (last year), I felt like the mascot for the charge of the Light Brigade. I faced certain death every 30 feet.<br /><br />Thank you for reading Twisted Roads, 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-73656781865981812432011-11-20T16:09:18.529-05:002011-11-20T16:09:18.529-05:00Dear Walrus:
Parenthesis are those little dots (....Dear Walrus:<br /><br />Parenthesis are those little dots (....) that I drop like rabbit shit all over the place. These things - ()- are pauses in inflection, which make ideal places for the reader to get another beer. Thank you for reading my blog and for embracing Twisted Roads as your life's philosphy.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-82709447539771014592011-11-20T16:06:40.127-05:002011-11-20T16:06:40.127-05:00Dear Ken:
The "Bucket of Guts" was a st...Dear Ken:<br /><br />The "Bucket of Guts" was a strange neighborhood bar... Even for Jersey City. If you were a guy who just walked in off the street and asked about somebody, chances were good you'd get your ass thrown out in the street. But women, especially pretty ones, could get away with murder. Bitchy ones, readily identifiable as ex-wives or old girlfriends with a score to settle, got the air too.<br /><br />Thanks for reading Twisated Roads, 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-75103268912656376472011-11-20T16:02:46.111-05:002011-11-20T16:02:46.111-05:00Dear Nick (Phillips):
Aren't you nice to say ...Dear Nick (Phillips):<br /><br />Aren't you nice to say so! I do try to put a little bit of soul into every episode of Twisted Roads... What little I have left. <br /><br />Thank you for reading and for leaving a comment — a nice comment, not like that bastard Mike Cantwell. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-71602341053038438132011-11-20T16:00:50.695-05:002011-11-20T16:00:50.695-05:00Dear Bregstein:
My life has been almost as chaoti...Dear Bregstein:<br /><br />My life has been almost as chaotic as Hunter S. Thompson's, and I still can't find anyone who'll pay me for the movie rights. Cape May is heaven for riders in a mild november. It is on the edge of great terrain, the weather is mild, and the women are pretty.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-68721208654600187982011-11-20T12:18:28.623-05:002011-11-20T12:18:28.623-05:00Nice articles. I'm just blogwalking and very h...Nice articles. I'm just blogwalking and very happy to stop here. And also give you some comment here.<br /><br />Dont forget to give us some your comment into my blog too.<br /><br />Thanks for share,<br /><a href="http://redd.it/mj1cm" rel="nofollow">* Rio Prasetyo *</a>Prasetyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17470106646634293099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-21079740605464117802011-11-20T11:08:16.552-05:002011-11-20T11:08:16.552-05:00Once again, great story Jack. I'm not sure if ...Once again, great story Jack. I'm not sure if I'm sorry or glad I didn't grow up in New Jersey with you, Cretin, and assorted hangers-on giving all us bikers a bad name. :)Canajunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529505799866207528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-52896152953154668952011-11-20T10:44:20.612-05:002011-11-20T10:44:20.612-05:00this was a good line "Riding a motorcycle alo...this was a good line "Riding a motorcycle along this stretch is the closet thing to experiencing life as a clay pigeon. "Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606446271603142230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-78006742339119232292011-11-20T07:37:47.933-05:002011-11-20T07:37:47.933-05:00What the hell are parenthesis? Not only that, wha...What the hell are parenthesis? Not only that, what are all those ( ) things doing all over the place?The walrusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-27304930795421474292011-11-19T21:47:59.895-05:002011-11-19T21:47:59.895-05:00Well done (and the story was also good)! It must h...Well done (and the story was also good)! It must have been serendipity ("fate" or "happiness found in a surprising place") for you and Karen (a daring woman to try to collect a debt under those circumstances) to meet as you did; Cretin's crash was your gain.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224016448511521446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-45769275057143768652011-11-19T17:59:01.819-05:002011-11-19T17:59:01.819-05:00Keep 'em coming Jack !
Seemed too short to me...Keep 'em coming Jack !<br /><br />Seemed too short to me too.<br /><br />NickNick phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137220168969512579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-74147753314738567102011-11-19T17:43:08.430-05:002011-11-19T17:43:08.430-05:00Nice story, Riepe. Did H. S. Thompson (Not Hunter ...Nice story, Riepe. Did H. S. Thompson (Not Hunter S., but Horse Shit Thompson) ever pay you for the writing lessons? (Note the use of the parenthesis to piss off Cantwell who is probably frozen in block of Lake Placid ice along side of his Rhode Island Reds praying for the Spring thaw, which is scheduled to arrive next July). Almost got a ride today. It was 65 and sunny, and I wound up in the car in a traffic jam for most of the freaking day. Hope you make it to breakfast tomorrow I'm riding even if it's 28 degrees (Remember that day?).BMW-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923099195434220681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-13304859212393828432011-11-19T13:55:23.554-05:002011-11-19T13:55:23.554-05:00Dear Brady:
That's the highest compliment I h...Dear Brady:<br /><br />That's the highest compliment I have ever received too!<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-73366628820322963972011-11-19T13:45:45.186-05:002011-11-19T13:45:45.186-05:00Jack,
It felt nowhere near two thousand, which, I...Jack,<br /><br />It felt nowhere near two thousand, which, I think is the greatest compliment I can give. <br /><br />Brady<br />Behind BarsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03424120592303852860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-15461709383656084992011-11-19T13:35:47.558-05:002011-11-19T13:35:47.558-05:00Dear Brady:
I actually typed in the lady's re...Dear Brady:<br /><br />I actually typed in the lady's real name in the first draft of the story. I changed it to Cecilia Siciliano at the last minute. Believe me, it is damn close enough to the original. Anybody who knew "Cretin" and who read this piece would know her in a minute. I have readers in Jersey City who occasionally contact me to guess the names of some of the characters, and they are sometimes very accurate. <br /><br />At close to 2,000 words, this was one of my longer blog pieces... But it seemed to move quickly and it is as accurate as I can get it — and true. I'm delighted you liked it. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-64195810472465685132011-11-19T13:31:25.037-05:002011-11-19T13:31:25.037-05:00Dear BlueKat:
I remember a lot of stuff like it w...Dear BlueKat:<br /><br />I remember a lot of stuff like it was yesterday. But some stuff is buried, and stays buried, until someone else digs it up. I spent last weekend in the company of Ihor S., who is another friend of mine from high school. It was Ihor who reminded me of a number of Cretin Stories. Than Chris Wolfe called to mind that "Cretin" had made more than one or two appearances in the North Country (Adirondacks), and that led to mayhem too. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-65563505829320085212011-11-19T13:28:16.095-05:002011-11-19T13:28:16.095-05:00Dear Charlie6 (Dom):
"Cretin" was my fr...Dear Charlie6 (Dom):<br /><br />"Cretin" was my friend for more than 20 years — before he died. He included me on so many half-assed adventures and hooked me up with so many willing ladies that it might take 20 years to go through all of the stories. <br /><br />But I can assure you, not all of them turned out well. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-87692774979288410852011-11-19T13:25:37.734-05:002011-11-19T13:25:37.734-05:00Dear Nikos:
There is no trick to getting a US Sen...Dear Nikos:<br /><br />There is no trick to getting a US Senator or a Congressman to write back to you. Just hint you might have two dollars to send as a campaign contribution and they will be like lampreys on your e-mail. To get them to stop, simply demand they do something useful. <br /><br />I am delighted that I was able to thrown some light on your life... The pig farm bit has left me more than curious, however. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack/reepJack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.com