I wouldn’t call my self a multi-instrument guy anymore. I played piano for years, and I played trombone in high school but that was…well, a very long time ago. I kept the family piano until a few months ago but I never really got back into playing it. I tried a horn again once about 30 years ago, but my “lip” was long gone. So I stick to…

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So before things went sideways mid race, my buddy Mitch and I were having a pretty good battle out there. He and I are the two “old guys”, he’s two years younger than I am and we always enjoy pushing each other to run better. He’s usually managed to get a bit of a lead on me and I was about to change all that in this race. But that doggone…

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Yeah, I’m pretty glad too! I have one rib that is giving me the gears but it is lessening each day. I’ll be sore for a couple weeks longer for sure though. And I will miss the final rounds on the second weekend in September as I won’t be 100% and I’m not sure my bike will be repaired due to some other pressing things. I will be at the track…

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We both hit the pavement but slid into the gravel due to the speed and corner angle. My concern was my bad left ankle/leg being trapped under the bike as I slid. It doesn’t point more than about 40% anymore thanks do a bad snowmobile injury 30 years ago. But other than some severe bruising it came through with flying colors, no pun intended;…

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The order came out a bit backwards, but if you reverse it you get the idea of the progression of the incident. Justin got a bit more of a violentvride out of the collision, but came out of it better with sliding acriss the track in his ba kside rather than going down on his side like I did. One’s butt has a tad more natural cushion than… Read more

Think I figured an easy way to do the pics. This is a test post where Hustin and I were in the thick of it

It’s been a fun journey. Been riding since I was 14, but never was on a track until I was 57. Got my race license in 2017 but work and life got in the way and never raced that year. Then I had a nasty crash in September that year at a recreational track day and broke 7 ribs and my collar bon and shoulder blade. Back on the horse the next year…

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I turn 69 in October, the oldest active racer in the EMRA (our club). Our racers (guys and gals) range from late teens through to my age (one other fellow is 66), the average being in their late 20’s to early 40’s so that middle age category. The Senior Open category is 35 and up, and the really fast riders are at least 20 years my junior, and…

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Not too much actually, relatively speaking anyway. The new bar will be a hundred bucks or so, the new clutch master about the same (I think). A couple of the guys in the club are great, one runs a bike repair shop and the other is a breaker/parts store guy so they do lots to help all of us out rebuild wise. My issue is getting the bike back…

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Finally we had a beautiful weather weekend at the track. Warm temps and sunny skies brought out the bravado and speed lust in huge quantities. And along with that came a rash of crashes and a few nasty incidents involving medical transport requirements. And I wasn’t spared some of the grief for a change. Haven’t been in an injury crash in 8…

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I have a few friends in Indianapolis (RC51 fans like me) and they loved the MotoGP while it was there. I was through Indianapolis in 2017 returning from PA on my Goldwing, but for whatever reason I never stopped by the famous “Brickyard” on my way through. Regretted it ever since. But I was also in Ballymoney Ireland (home of famous…

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I heard about the cancellation of the Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa, very sad. We got to see the Snowbirds perform last Saturday over at Cold Lake AFB. I grew up over there so we return to see my cousins and take in every airshow. Plan was to get out on the lake for a couple hours after the show but stormy skies put that on hold. Luckily…

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Believe me Roger, nobody was thinking about music during that maelstrom! I had plans for setting up outside in the evening and hosting a bit of an impromptu jam that night. But that all went out the door with all the cleaning up that had to be done. Plus there was standing water everywhere. A whole pile of safety fence blocks got relocated and…

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Our last race weekend was a true mixed bag. Torrential rains, heavy storms, panic in the pits changing from slicks to rain tires multiple times, some really great racing and a few hairy incidents all thrown in together. Thankfully out of the incidents there were no serious long term injuries to any of the riders.
Saturday afternoon the track…

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Was chilly last year most of the summer too. Staying at the track I had the heater on in the trailer every race weekend from May thru August. Finally had a warm weekend in mid September where I didn’t need it to keep warm at night. I usually like the cool nights, but when it drops to less than 10 inside the trailer I draw the line and turn on…

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Wow, some serious gems in those postings. I still and always will love ABBA’s music, and the Beach Boys will forever have that everlasting “endless summer” thing going.

But the Solstice likely won’t be the same for many Alberta residents this year. Most of the province has been inundated with heavy rain. Our late night twilight will be obscured…

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If Vince isn’t busy with the Eagles you never know. And Nashville is a bustling center of music activity (duh). I’m hoping we can get at least two days after the main program to see more of the action, visit guitar stores (Gibson has a main center there), and whatever else we can get into. Although I definitely won’t be on a buying…

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I have purchased a Gator TSA approved travel case for my PRS guitars, all but my Hollowbody will fit in it. I’ll likely take my McCarty even though in reality it’s the most expensive (but I didn’t buy it new) guitar I own. That could change many times over between now and October. But since I don’t need a tremolo arm for the sessions, I’ll…

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Well, I hit the timing perfect and Nashville is BOOKED! 3 Days of group and individual learning with four incredible professional guitarists/instructors. And a bonus for my missus, she can attend the social on Friday night and meet the four of them as well, along with the 169 other wannabe better players attending the shindig. As I…

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Belated Birthday wishes to both of the ladies! I got sidetracked and missed sending wishes on the appropriate day….totally my bad. 🎂🎁

Jung, my favorite store is actually very small in comparison to the big chains (L&M in Canada, Sweetwater and Guitar Center etc in the States), and it doesn’t even have a dedicated acoustic room. But they have the distinction of being the biggest PRS dealer in Western Canada, and I believe the #2 in all of Canada. Run by 4 guys, so it’s…

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I had a Revenue Canada pleasant surprise this tax season and my wife told me to spend it on whatever I want. Who was I to argue?

So I did some updates on my race bike: new front suspension, another set of wheels for rain tires (including 3 sets of slicks and a set of rains), and rebuild of the front brakes (very essential really).

Then I did…

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I wasn’t going to get this vinyl offering, my storage under the turntable is getting rather full (I have all their other vinyls). But I think you just convinced me otherwise.

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Trust me, I get it! I think I need to go back to work to get some time to do stuff…😂

Doggone if we really do need a “like” button for these posts…(cough, cough)🤔

If at all possible I will hop on the Wing and head that way. Not to downplay the thing, but my summer is very busy with racing (duh) from no on and August 3rd-5th I will be in Oliver BC for 3-4 days to ride. Then back home for the final two weekends in our local season. My s-i-l and her beau are finally taking their vows on Labor Day weekend so…

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Absolutely Jung, I have to figure out timing for a trip out to BC. Lots of us in our race club head out to Mission for the finals of the WCC Championship meet but I have yet to make that one. And I won’t this year, there’s a huge guitar gig in Nashville on October 9th weekend I’m planning on attending. Lord only knows what the logistics will be…

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So far I’m dodging that replacement bullet. What I really need is a new ankle but the technology isn’t quite there yet and available surgeries are a couple thousand miles apart. Not to mention the 100 large cost.
But best wishes on your surgery and recovery Howard. These knee, hip and shoulder replacements are getting to be pretty smooth…

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