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I'm there....

PES let's see, if I remember correctly you are referring to-

"In 1967, "98.6" hit Number seven; Uncle Sam came calling two years later, and Keith's number was up"

At the height of his career, Philadelphia-born singer Keith was making $15,000 a week and getting his back slapped by a Beatle, who told him what a great record Keith's 1967 Top Ten hit "98.6" was. "John Lennon was standing next to me in a urinal in London" he says. The nadir came just two years later when U.S. Army officials nabbed him for draft evasion in the middle of a concert tour: he was inducted and stationed for a year in New Jersey: "I was making coffee for Generals." When he got out, Keith did some independent recording and joined Frank Zappa's 1973 touring band, trying to inject some Philly soul into toilet-joke tunes like "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow." " I think they brought me in to commercialize Frank," says Keith.

For the last eleven years, Keith, who is thirty-six and has two children from a former marriage, has settled into a routine of tending bar for a living and playing local clubs in Los Angeles, drawing well thanks to frequent oldies airplay of "98.6" there. His Redondo Beach house is equipped with a sixteen-track studio, and he continues to put out records, alternately under the names Keith and Barry Keefer (his real name), "depending on which name didn't work the last time." "I've been discovered once," he declares. "I'm bucking the odds of doing it again."

Who am I kidding I wasn't even born yet, but Google is a wonderful thing!

98 days til the rally!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful bike Mr. Hill. I love the bobbed fender! Can't wait to see it in person.

Can anybody tell me the year the ancient Chinese philosopher Wang Chong died?

Ha! That's easy! Everyone knows Wang Chong is just a cool 80's song! Jeez, you should've tried to at least graduate from Middle School Nathen...

Oh, and the old Chinese guy died in 97 B.C.! Woohoo! 97 days until the Rally!

Nope...quite firm.....I live just outside of Fort Smith and will make a room rez..but if all booked,,probably tent camp....even if worse comes to worse...and all the tent sites and rooms are taken by the 1000's of trumpet aficionado's.....I'll commute ! The wifey has even said she wants to go...(we are taking a 3-day over July 4th at the Queen W )Yep, definate...

UPDATED 6-4-07

I just made my reservations! so to kick off a sign up list Here goes....

I ain't Scared and I'm going list!

1. Terry (Tmax)
2. Glyndon (my son)
3. Nathen (nuthin)
4. Paul (PES)
5. Levi (Wyrm74)
6. Richard (rwright)
7. Donny (Donny)
8. Charlie (Bad406)
9. Dan (hill8586)

To make things interesting I will buy the person that "rides" the farthest distance a full tank of Premium fuel ( brand of your choice) What a deal!!!!

Folks that expressed an interest so far......

Skip (BKG)
Dennis (skillet)
Brent
Eddy (eddy1016)
Thorn(thorn1856)
Ron (Saxtron)
Bob (speedmasteroldguy)
Jeff (loco) "freaky eye dude"
Dale (roadtrip)
Fred (angelis)
Anthony (TonyG)


When you guy's make your reservations I'll move you to the confirmed list.

Wow, look at all of the sad faces next to the names on that list. I sure wouldn't want to be on that list.....

Time for another count down quiz- Any guesses as to the year I graduated from HS? 19___

Yes, I'm still a pup compared to some of you. Take Tmax for instance. His first bike was steam powered....

Yeah, what a buncha Gloomy Gusesesses. Poor ba$tards!

Uh.. 1994? 94 days until the Rally!

Crap. Either I didn't count right or I got held back a year in school! I graduated in 1993.

Oh well, 93 or 94 days til the rally!!!!!!!

Steam Powered? FIRE wasn't even invented yet! as so my kids think!
BTW my first motorcycle was a 1971 Indian 100cc 2 stroke WOW I loved that bike!

Your first bike is older than I am! Of course, all those years of riding would explain why you can leave me behind on the twisties without even thinking about. What's realy sad is that your 16 year old son can ride circles around me. Of course, he is only 16 and still has about 15 more years riding experience than I do!

I can't wait to ride those twisty mountain roads! Somebody in the group is bound to be as slow as I am......

You can ride with me. I'm usually in the back somewhere just putting along. LOL

Okay, I got one. What year did the animated movie "Aladdin" come out????

1,992 days until the rally.... that's not right!

No wait.... that must be until the GA rally 08..no the Noreaster Rally 08...Americade ..the Farmyard British rally noooooooooo.... I'm so confuuuused

I just remimber it as the weekend after labor day ( or is that memorial day ) any how, it is the weekend after the Jerry Lewis Telethone...there !

Hey Nathen, how come you look so much older than me if you are a year younger? Man, some people just don't age well ...Only 1,991 days until the Rally! Wait, are we using dog years to count or something?

If you keep that up, eventually you might hurt my feeling!

Here's a little taste of what is in store for us...

nuthin, it is truly a great area to ride....a few miles West we have rolling plains.. a couple of miles South or North,,,Mountains...and on Queen W. drive some truly good riding.....

cute...where are the "real" curves?

The 10mph curves are up in north Ark. on highway 7

7?? is that near Mountain Home?

All I know is that we don't have roads like that around Dallas. I'm ready to head to Arkansas!

Maybe you can talk Chy into coming to teach how to ride them twisties.

Highway 7 starts at Diamond City right by Bull Shoals Lake and gos all the way to the south end of Arkansas.We could if time permits go up 7 to Lost Valley which is in the Ozark national Forest and follows along the Buffalo River.
So far that road has some very steep climbs and very sharp turns,I took that route back in early May and it was well worth the trip down to Lost Valley.
We left Eureka Springs that day about 730 and rode all the way to Harrison down 7 to Lost Valley back out to 7 and then on to Hot Springs and we made there by 230 or so.
So many roads..so little time,but no matter which road we take it will be ****** fun!

Donny

It's only 1246 miles from Honeoye NY to Mena AR. The way you ride you could be there in less than 24 hours! I guess it's time for you to pack a bag!

I could make it if I had a "spooning" partner.

Levi (Wyrm74) will be there and he loves "spooning" with grown men (not really, but he's weak, and you can over power him pretty easily). We'll loan him to you for the weekend, but be sure to clean him up some before you return him.

What happens in Arkansas stays in Arkansas!

520 miles.......

I hear Banjos paddle faster!