[MEairheads] Food, foliage and fall riding -
Nik Rende
maineam2 at gmail.com
Fri Oct 18 13:21:52 EDT 2019
Saturday looks like it is going to be nice. I MIGHT get one last ride in.
Nik
Maine A/M
On 10/18/2019 7:19 AM, art hammond via MEairheads wrote:
> Hey Nik...
>
> Thanks for this. My RT is in the dining room for the winter. Still
> riding the Yamaha TW200.
>
> Art Hammond
> Kingfield
>
> On Thursday, October 17, 2019, 04:02:29 PM EDT, Nik Rende via
> MEairheads <meairheads at casano.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dang Edward! That is an incredible feat!! Congratulations!
>
> Nik Rende
> Maine A/M
>
> On 10/17/2019 3:44 PM, Edward Jones via MEairheads wrote:
> My wife and I just finished a 10,023.3 mile scoot around the nation on
> my 1987 GL1200A Goldwing. The Beemer has been resting these past 3
> weeks, but next nice day she gets a ride :)
> If your interested in our USA 4 Corners tour I did a write up on the
> Classic Goldwings site,
> https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=13775
> Edward
>
> On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 1:39 PM Nik Rende via MEairheads
> <meairheads at casano.com <mailto:meairheads at casano.com>> wrote:
>
> Good afternoon folks!
>
> Tim Hille, the MA A/M looks to be putting something together for
> next October down in Goshen Ct. It looks like it could be a
> really neat event and a really great opportunity. Go ahead and
> read on down. It's not to early to start planning for next year's
> riding season!
>
> Question: Is anyone still riding or has the airhead been put up
> for the season?
>
> Nik Rende
> Maine A/M
>
>
>
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> Subject: [MAairheads] Food, foliage and fall riding -
> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:41:18 -0400
> From: MA Airmarshal - 14325 via MAairheads
> <maairheads at casano.com> <mailto:maairheads at casano.com>
> Reply-To: MA Airmarshal - 14325 <maairhead at gmail.com>
> <mailto:maairhead at gmail.com>
> To: maairheads at casano.com <mailto:maairheads at casano.com>
>
>
>
> Based on the overwhelmingly positive response to this concept, I
> am moving ahead full throttle.
>
> So, here are some additional details -
>
> Black Bear Americana Music Fest - Columbus Day Weekend, October
> 9-12 2020, Goshen Fairgrounds, Goshen CT.
>
> I met with Beth, founder of the Black Bear Americana Music Fest
> and locked in the plans. Beth and I toured the fairgrounds and
> identified the Airheads encampment area to ensure we would have
> all the space we needed with an option for overflow.
>
> image1.jpeg
>
> The karma was perfect at this event. Maybe it was that I brought
> along my R69S with the Stieb and took every opportunity for a ride
> including taking a kid for a spin around the grounds after talking
> to his father about the bike, but it just felt like an Airhead
> event, - only one thing missing, more Airheads and their bikes.
>
> image2.jpeg
>
> When I first approached Beth about reserving an area for us, I was
> not sure what her reaction would be to a “motorcycle club” group
> area, but she was so excited, she took me out in her golf cart and
> scouted the area. She did not even require a commitment for the
> number of attendees, but I assured her we would be no less than a
> force of 20 mostly bikes and tents. From our reserved area, we
> can see the main stage and acoustic stage and have close proximity
> to the large bonfire. The music stops at 11:00 each night, so no
> worries bout keeping you up all night, but I cannot speak for the
> AirCentral tent guests, you know how they can be. So, pick your
> spot strategically. Note, our area will not have electric or
> water hookups, but they provide a water filling station on the
> grounds, and we will have volume water supplies in the common cook
> tent in our section. I will consider provisions for a generator
> if needed for such accommodations as C-Pap machines etc based on
> request.
>
> Particulars:
>
> - We will have the area on the map reserved and the gate will have
> special instructions for Airheads to direct you to the area when
> you arrive.
>
> - I will setup a parking row along the access road in front of the
> camping area, or you can park by your tent.
>
> - I plan to make arrangements with Beth for us to have a People’s
> Choice bike show providing voting ballots for the festival
> attendees to view and vote for their favorite bike
>
> - I will be offering Beth that the Airheads will fill two
> volunteer shifts per day at the event. Each shift is about 2
> hours helping with selling shirts, taking tickets, or directing
> traffic etc.
>
> *Note - Beth has extended the “alumni” discount for next years
> tickets including the camping cost. This is *_40% off the full
> ticket_* and camping price brining the price from $150 down
> to_*$90*_ for the full festival pass including tent camping. This
> is a really good deal, where else can you get 4 nights of camping
> with access to hot showers, water and 12 hours a day of live
> music, not to mention proximity to some great riding.
>
> */40% discount deadline is October 31st 2019/* - Yes, this month,
> so don’t do the Airhead indecision thing, and procrastinate. I am
> betting that even the average Airhead can scrape up $90 for a
> rally / festival like this, and you can transfer the ticket to a
> friend is life gets in the way, but you will regret it.
>
> Go to this link for details -
> https://www.blackbearmusicfest.com/tickets
>
> If anyone wants to bring a trailer, or RV, you can also take
> advantage of the discount for that ticket class, and we will
> accommodate you in the AirCentral section, so you will not be
> separated off in RV Land with the common folk. The expansion
> space that Beth has reserved for us will allow a tent area as well
> as trailers and RVs and we can mix it up any way we want. We will
> have direct access to our area through the “North Gate” entrance,
> and can come and go as we like, day and night.
>
> To enhance the experience, I will be setting up an AirCentral tent
> with the usual hospitality and a group kitchen so you can BYO
> vittles or partake in the wonderful food vendor offerings or any
> combination you like.
>
> image3.jpeg
>
> Here is what I ask of you all to help me make this work and plan
> for the appropriate space and other assorted Airhead accommodations.
>
> 1. Book your tickets online with Black Bear -
> https://www.blackbearmusicfest.com/tickets
> 2. Send me a note to confirm you you have booked, and let me know
> what your plans are for attendance and accommodations - a copy of
> your reservation would help. I am going to confirm with Beth for
> each Airhead person so she can track us as a group and keep the
> space available.
> 3. Spread the word to Like Minded Friends - It is not a
> requirement to bring a bike, but I promise you will not regret it
> as it provides some added fun to the weekend. I want to keep this
> to Quiet Pipes and for the most part Airheads Only so that we stay
> on the invite list for the following years as I plan to make this
> a regular event.
> 4. Let me know if you are able and willing to serve in 1 or more
> of the volunteer shifts and what days you would prefer. I will
> work the details of the volunteer crew with Beth using her system
> as the dates grow near.
>
> Please reach out with any questions. I am buying my tickets
> tonight, and will provide more details as plans evolve.
>
> Tim Hille
> 14325 - MA Airmarshal
> Airheads Beemer Club
> Twitter - twitter.com/airheadsbeemer
> <http://twitter.com/airheadsbeemer>
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>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 13, 2019, 12:58 PM MA Airmarshal via MAairheads
>> <maairheads at casano.com <mailto:maairheads at casano.com>> wrote:
>>
>> And did I mention music -
>>
>> At the last day of the Black Bear Americana Music Festival.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> As I reflect on this weekend and enjoy the last day of music
>> under crisp blue fall skies, I am thinking this is a perfect
>> Airheads event. It has all the elements of an Airhead Rally,
>> with the bonus of 35+ bands and Musicians we could never get
>> for an airheads event.
>>
>> I am buying tickets for next year before I leave. What I am
>> thinking is that we should reserve a block of camp sites and
>> tickets for the New England Airheads for next year.
>>
>> Check out the event online https://www.blackbearmusicfest.com/
>>
>> Let me tell you about it from my personal experience. This is
>> only the second year of the event, so it is still growing and
>> is not yet crowded. I decided to check it out because I was
>> fed up with the elitist attitude and over priced over
>> regulated environment of Newport Folk and other events that
>> no longer speak to the spirit of the casual family atmosphere
>> of a true music festival.
>>
>> For example, the camping area is inside the venue, so there
>> is no coming and going hassles, you can walk from the main
>> stage lawn to your camp in 3 min, without running a gauntlet
>> of ticket checkers and bag searches. At night you can enjoy
>> the bonfire in the meadow, or the drum fires scattered around
>> the main lawn, or return to your own camp and fire pit.
>>
>> There are 4 stages, plus a jam tent if you are so inclined.
>>
>> Each morning I have been getting up, and taking a short
>> breakfast ride or backroad farm tour and back in time for the
>> music that begins at 11:ish. I really like that they setup
>> the main stage and acoustic stage right next to each other
>> allowing for performance and setup leaving almost no gap in
>> the music, and little need to move from stage to stage to see
>> the acts you want to catch.
>>
>> Ok, enough about the event for now..
>>
>> I have scoped out a section of the camping area that I think
>> would be perfect for a Group camping area with some
>> separation from the noise and light of the center of the
>> event, but still has visual and audio proximity to the main
>> stage and a 3 min walk to the center of the activity and food
>> vendors etc. you can also easily bring in your own food etc
>> as a camper at the event.
>>
>> Here is my plan - this small, but growing event enables
>> access to the founders and organizers. I will be talking to
>> Beth to reserve this area that will accommodate approximately
>> ~20 festival attendees for tent camping. I will negotiate a
>> favorable rate for full event attendance. I will commit to
>> paying for the sites by a specific date, or relinquish them
>> back to the event. I will sweeten the pot for the event by
>> offering to fill a minimum of 2 volunteer shifts per day as
>> part of our involvement and contribution.
>>
>> Call me, email me, or chat next time we meet at another
>> Airheads event, and I will give your more info.
>>
>> I think this has the makings of a signature Airheads fall
>> event, and of course, we will host an AirCentral tent and
>> likely sneak in a lift for this unexpected but inevitable
>> servicing needs.
>>
>> Please reply with an initial interest thumbs up, 👍 or thumbs
>> down 👎.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Tim Hille
>>> 14325 - MA Airmarshal
>>> Airheads Beemer Club
>>> Twitter - twitter.com/airheadsbeemer
>>> <http://twitter.com/airheadsbeemer>
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>>
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