Yes Dean grabs the bus Monday... His hangover forced him to stay and attend my mother-In-laws birthday party tonight and then church tomorrow of course!!!
So Dean and I had a chance to spend a few days together. I was in the middle of my Advanced Standing MSW crash course at school so, I had to bring him along. First pic is of the building we were in and he wasn't impressed. This changed when he saw there were 21 females and 4 males! He liked those odds and wanted to hang with the ladies(pic #2). When we got home we enjoyed a cigar on the back porch. He told me stories of Frank, Sammy and Joey... (pic #3). That was cool! Yesterday he wanted to go to my mother-laws birthday party. He started getting risqué with my wife's sister and I had to give him a bit of a lecture.(pic #4). He calmed down and enjoyed the sunset at Deer Lake. (pic #5). He will leaving tomorrow morning for Brett's place. Thanks Dino for the great times!! Pic #6 are my takes (left) and puts (right). Thanks a lot Mike!!!
Wow looks like Dean and you had a great time together. Nice takes and put backs. Thanks Jim for joining in on the fun and I hope you had fun with this pass
Great pic's Jim, looks like you and Dean had some fun. I'm sure he liked the beautiful scenery, yes I'm talking about the ladies. Wonder if he will want to leave Brett's though, maybe after he sample's all of his personal stash, lol.
Sure they're having a good time, Dean may have led him astray though. Maybe he's trying to get Dean ready for his trip and that stripper glitter is hard to wash off.
If a guy got the DC# from Jim we could track down the last place the pkg got scanned - for whatever that's worth.... Might offer a tad bit of peace of mind...
Well, lookkee there. I just took my own advice and checked the DC# in Jim's post (above) and it turns out that the pass was delivered to Brett on July 22. And nobody's heard a word since then. I hope everything's okay with Brett. Anyone been in touch with him since then or have his phone number so we could send him a text?
Got in touch with Brett and work was beating him up and taking most of his time. I guess in a way that is a good thing. Main thing is everybody is doing okay. If i know Dino he hasn't minded his extended visit. Bet he has been sneaking smokes our of Brett's collection while he was working.
Sneaking smokes and sips too, I'm sure. Dean is having a ball, he probably doesn't want to leave now. Or Brett has him locked up and he can't leave until he finishes his clockador, lol.
So gang, went on a spectacular ride yesterday and wanted to share the journey, be warned I tend to ramble a bit so bear with me haha.
Met at Pops’ place in Johnstown, CO around 1pm yesterday, gorgeous shining blue sky with plenty of sun and fairly warm in the mid to high 80’s, we get all suited up and do our pre-flight checks and I stash a couple of habanos in my leather 3 finger cigar case and stuff that inside my breast pocket on my summer riding jacket. We take off, grab some gas and get ready to stretch our bikes legs! I was on the KZ440 and Pops was on his 1979 SR650 (God that is a sweet bike!), filled up and headed into the mountains and foothills. Started making our way up to Horsetooth Reservoir and up along the twisting, rising road that moves along its banks and over the dams, absolutely gorgeous views and fun fun road really getting into the twisties and starting to get much more comfortable with entry speed and really leaning into the corners and throttling out of them. Was cruising about 30 mph on a slow section overtop of the dam itself when a Yellow Jacket flew up and landed on top of my thigh (read, did not run into it it flew and landed on me), walked around for a few seconds then the little **** stung me! Luckily didn’t freak out or flail but man did that hurt like a mother, couldn’t pull over for a few minutes but leg started swelling up a bit and burned like crazy. Finally got to a pulloff and had to pull the jeans off (that was embarrassing to be de-pantsed on the side of the highway lol) and got the stinger out and then continued our ride. Went over the backside and past Horsetooth and then made our way up and into Rist Canyon. Part way up we found a little dirt pull off and stopped, went down to the brooke a few yards away, pulled out the habanos (Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure No. 2 that I gave to Pops, and a Saint Luis Rey that I had, each had a few years of rest on them). Had an outstanding smoke, and nice little break and then headed back down the Rist Canyon, backside of Horsetooth and up over the dam again and then went down in front of Carter Lake.
Pops pulled over suddenly near Carter Lake, thought something was wrong but no... he surprised me and told me to hop on the SR650. GOOD LORD, I have been in a lot of amazing machines over the years. Rolls Royce’s Lambo’s, Ferrari’s, Porsche’s, Pierce Arrow’s, 1920‘s nad 30‘s Cadillac V-12‘s, Race Cars, Drag Cars etc..... I have never been on something like that though. It was smoother than any engine I have known, and just pulled and pulled and pulled and never gave up. AND WHAT A NOISE wow oh wow oh wow, I am a convert and believer for life now! Wasn’t quite as agile or nimble or low center of gravity as the KZ440 (to be expected of course), but still was incredibly maneuverable as y’all know. Gotta say I am sold and I know that I will be buying a KZ650 or 750 next spring/summer and that will be the bike that is mine with my name on the title, blown away and amazed by that bike WOW! Well stayed on the SR for about 10 min, then switched back to the KZ440 and back home to Johnstown! All in all, was a bout a 4 hr ride through some of the prettiest country in the USA and fantastic weather, it was so rewarding getting some confidence in the twisties and really starting to learn to lay it down deep into those corners and how to exit and enter safely and not get in over my head. Perfect roads, perfect day and perfect riding and cigar buddy
Thanks for listening to me ramble gang, was such an experience that I just wanted to share with those that had an appetite for it!
Irish
"When walking in open territory bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask them to stop. If they do not stop, destroy them."
Dino is flying tomorrow, thank you for being patient y'all. Been some extraoridnary events going on the past few months and not getting better or different anytime soon. Had been my first cigar in 7 weeks, and my first chance to myself in 2 weeks. Busier than a 3 peckered billy goat.
"When walking in open territory bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask them to stop. If they do not stop, destroy them."
On the bottom of the box you type in is a "attach a file". Click that then click the picture your uploading. It's easy cheesy
"I drink a great deal. I sleep a little, and I smoke cigar after cigar. That is why I am in two-hundred-percent form." -- Winston Churchill "LET'S GO FRANCIS" Peter
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Looks like you guys had a blast, Jim. I can't wait to see what mischief he gets into with my little brother.
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So gang, went on a spectacular ride yesterday and wanted to share the journey, be warned I tend to ramble a bit so bear with me haha.
Met at Pops’ place in Johnstown, CO around 1pm yesterday, gorgeous shining blue sky with plenty of sun and fairly warm in the mid to high 80’s, we get all suited up and do our pre-flight checks and I stash a couple of habanos in my leather 3 finger cigar case and stuff that inside my breast pocket on my summer riding jacket. We take off, grab some gas and get ready to stretch our bikes legs! I was on the KZ440 and Pops was on his 1979 SR650 (God that is a sweet bike!), filled up and headed into the mountains and foothills. Started making our way up to Horsetooth Reservoir and up along the twisting, rising road that moves along its banks and over the dams, absolutely gorgeous views and fun fun road really getting into the twisties and starting to get much more comfortable with entry speed and really leaning into the corners and throttling out of them. Was cruising about 30 mph on a slow section overtop of the dam itself when a Yellow Jacket flew up and landed on top of my thigh (read, did not run into it it flew and landed on me), walked around for a few seconds then the little **** stung me! Luckily didn’t freak out or flail but man did that hurt like a mother, couldn’t pull over for a few minutes but leg started swelling up a bit and burned like crazy. Finally got to a pulloff and had to pull the jeans off (that was embarrassing to be de-pantsed on the side of the highway lol) and got the stinger out and then continued our ride. Went over the backside and past Horsetooth and then made our way up and into Rist Canyon. Part way up we found a little dirt pull off and stopped, went down to the brooke a few yards away, pulled out the habanos (Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure No. 2 that I gave to Pops, and a Saint Luis Rey that I had, each had a few years of rest on them). Had an outstanding smoke, and nice little break and then headed back down the Rist Canyon, backside of Horsetooth and up over the dam again and then went down in front of Carter Lake.
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Pops pulled over suddenly near Carter Lake, thought something was wrong but no... he surprised me and told me to hop on the SR650. GOOD LORD, I have been in a lot of amazing machines over the years. Rolls Royce’s Lambo’s, Ferrari’s, Porsche’s, Pierce Arrow’s, 1920‘s nad 30‘s Cadillac V-12‘s, Race Cars, Drag Cars etc..... I have never been on something like that though. It was smoother than any engine I have known, and just pulled and pulled and pulled and never gave up. AND WHAT A NOISE wow oh wow oh wow, I am a convert and believer for life now! Wasn’t quite as agile or nimble or low center of gravity as the KZ440 (to be expected of course), but still was incredibly maneuverable as y’all know. Gotta say I am sold and I know that I will be buying a KZ650 or 750 next spring/summer and that will be the bike that is mine with my name on the title, blown away and amazed by that bike WOW! Well stayed on the SR for about 10 min, then switched back to the KZ440 and back home to Johnstown! All in all, was a bout a 4 hr ride through some of the prettiest country in the USA and fantastic weather, it was so rewarding getting some confidence in the twisties and really starting to learn to lay it down deep into those corners and how to exit and enter safely and not get in over my head. Perfect roads, perfect day and perfect riding and cigar buddy
Thanks for listening to me ramble gang, was such an experience that I just wanted to share with those that had an appetite for it!
Oh, and by the way, the photos don't work....
-- Winston Churchill
"LET'S GO FRANCIS" Peter