[MEairheads] Food, foliage and fall riding -

Fri Oct 18 07:19:01 EDT 2019

 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> 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> |
| 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. 

  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.   

  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.   

  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 #Airheadsbeemer Vimeo.com/airheads Instagram.com/AirheadsBeemer  

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   On Sun, Oct 13, 2019, 12:58 PM MA Airmarshal via MAairheads <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 #Airheadsbeemer Vimeo.com/airheads Instagram.com/AirheadsBeemer   

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