[MEairheads] Food, foliage and fall riding -
Nik Rende
maineam2 at gmail.com
Thu Oct 17 13:38:06 EDT 2019
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>
Reply-To: MA Airmarshal - 14325 <maairhead at gmail.com>
To: 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 <x-apple-data-detectors://0/1> Airmarshal
Airheads Beemer Club
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> On Sun, Oct 13, 2019, 12:58 PM MA Airmarshal via MAairheads
> <maairheads at casano.com <mailto:maairheads at casano.com>> wrote:
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> And did I mention music -
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> At the last day of the Black Bear Americana Music Festival.
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> 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.
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> 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
> 👎.
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>> Tim Hille
>> 14325 - MA Airmarshal
>> Airheads Beemer Club
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>> <http://twitter.com/airheadsbeemer>
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