Bikertown USA
Motorcycles were out in force in Floyd over the weekend as riders near and far took in the colors on the Parkway and then came to town for food and shopping.
It’s been a while since I headed off on my motorcycle with no particular place to go. But Friday was one of those days when I needed to get out and ride. The previous week, dominated by dealing with the death of my mother, left me both physically and emotionally exhausted. I needed a break. [...]
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A behind the scenes look at WDBJ’s filming of a live broadcast of the Roanoke Valley Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.) work on this past weekend’s poker run for Muscular Dystrophy.
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The rumble of motorcycles has become a regular part of weekends in Floyd as poker runs, benefit rides and gatherings just for fun ride through the town on just about every Saturday and many Sundays. A benefit ride for Floyd County’s Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 came through town Saturday on a loop ride that [...]
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At least once a year I try to ride every mile of the Blue Ridge Parkway, starting with mile post 0 near Waynesboro and ending 469 miles later at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. At 45 miles per hour, of course, that ride must be done in segments so I set our Saturday for segment [...]
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In the 50s, two hits epitomized the the dirty old man aspect of rock music of that era: Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen” and The Big Bopper’s “Chantilly Lace.” Of the two, J.P. Richardson — aka The Big Bopper — was all leer, from the opening “Hello Baby!” to the closing “Oh Baby That’s What [...]
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I suppose I could offer a bunch of rationalizations for shooting, editing and posting this video but why bother. The reasons are obvious. For the record, this was a bikini and “Daisy Duke” contest at Black Bear Harley-Davidson in Wytheville, featuring the young ladies of the International Bikini Bike Wash Team. Yes, there is such [...]
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He snapped awake at 0500, a full 30 minutes before the alarm was set to go off.
For more than 30 years, he had been waking up at 5 a.m. It didn’t matter which time zone he was in or even if it was daylight savings time. When the big hand was on the 12 and the little one on the five, he was awake.
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An outpouring of support and expressions of relief descended on our lives following my close call Wednesday when a pickup truck sideswiped my motorcycle on Meadow Creek Road (Pig Path) between Riner and Radford. Dozens of emails and comments on Facebook warmed both Amy’s and my hearts. All are very appreciated. Many friends, casual acquaintances [...]
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