Art Deco???

Just messin around with some computer art.....

I love me a NICE RACK! Warning this ain't about deer!

A perfect rack is always nice to look at!

Adding Biker shit to the mix just makes it sweeter.

Harley Davidson has got Balls!

US 17 From GA. to FL. Coastal Highway.

A couple of weeks ago, I drove my Mom to Florida.  I started out on I-26, but if any of you have been reading about me for very long...you also know these inter-state routes bore me.  By the time we got to the SC-GA boarder...I knew I had to leave I-95 and get on another southerly US road to Florida or go crazy.  I've traveled I-95 so many times, I can drive most of it's stretches with it's details burned into my memory. The only thing that perhaps changes, is the amount of trash found on the roadsides of these Inter-state roads.  


View Larger Map

I didn't ride my motorcycle on this trip, but you have to know, this is a great motorcycle road!  My next trip to Florida, I will be be taking this highway!  It has excellent views, wonderful history...great old and small towns to visit as well as explore...I'm coming back this way...it's too cool to miss.

Here are some of the pictures I was able to stop in the car to capture...there were so many more, I was unable to grab with my lens.  No places for a large luxury auto to pull of much less turn around in...so I can get my pictures...but these are are too cool to miss...check em out!

Here is the first place I was able to pull over at...Butler Island. This picture is of the Butler Plantation...a 19th century rice plantation created by a famous couple, Fanny Kemble and Pierce Butler.  Fanny was an accomplished stage actress, and Pierce was due to become the richest man in America. Their story is an amazing one.  History is some good stuff, please click here for more information on Fanny and Pierce!




This is a picture of a dock that I believe, was the landing and loading area for the plantation. This waterway lead to the ocean.






This picture, is of an island next to the plantation, just beautiful how the reflection comes back at the lens. Don't you agree?  There is an old cement bridge here, now used by fishermen and shutter bugs like me...it also boasts a picnic table...It's a wonderful place to stop for a breather...








I snapped this fishing boat leaving the area...I am still standing on the cement bridge as I snap this picture:





Climbing back in Mom's car, we continue our trek south on US 17/25.  This area is so full of history...I would of liked to have been alone on my bike so I could stay for hours, stopping where ever I felt the need to...but ...ah well...this is the next place I found...another bridge that has been replaced...this one looks over the shipping channels for Savannah and beyond:











This is an image of the bridge that has replaced the bridge I was standing on...what a beautiful bridge.  You know I think GA. has the most beautiful styled bridges...





Check this out!  This ship is a car carrier....








In Historic Woodbine GA. Mom spotted this sign...she still talks about it...yeah, I guess it's got it's funny associations to it. 





We didn't tour this place, but as an antique shop and a museum...it will most certainly hold some curious items!





Now, in White Oak GA. I found this great old store. It's no longer in business...but...ahhh I love the wood.





And tell...ya don't like the Spanish Moss hanging from the trees....





The tin roof....





The brick Chimney:





Where else but small town America, do you find these little country churches that hold so much love and respect?  








A mural of a proud heritage of this little town in GA.  It no longer boasts the trade of the waterways...not like this, but I've been told these days...it's a great little place to go fishing.











The old and the new...I really like this shot:





My parting shot...a long closed motel.  This is on US 17/25 near the FL GA state line.  I guess back before I-95, this was a bustling rest stop for the traveling public....shame it's gone....





Now for a little post script.  While visiting my brother in Florida, my camera has stopped operating.  I am in the process of looking into cameras I can afford.   It will be my Christmas present from my MR. and my Mom...so it maybe a while before you see any new pictures from me here.  


It's coming on winter...less riding...so I will be writing about things that catch my eye in the news of motorcycling...so don't forget to keep stopping in!






 

How to make pumpkin pie

Happy Thanksgiving Yall!

Shiny ass paint

Photo by Pegasus Photo.

sons Of Anarchy Season 2 episode 11 review

Last weeks episode was absolutely kick ass! I can't say enough about how much action they packed in and what was revealed. I was out of town and am far behind on posting so I'm not going to go into every little last detail about this one like I have in the past. Besides, only got two comments on the last review, so I'm guessing the posts reviews are getting too long to read.

Can you believe that Opie now knows? Wholly shit.

Can't believe he stayed in the club. Poor Tigger. He took his beating like a man, full knowing he deserved it. He's lucky Ope didn't kill him. I can't believe the club is accepting of all the shit going down.

Wow. is all I have to say.

Can't wait till the next one. Till then.....

more stupid shit seen on the road.

Driving behind this, I felt kind of insulted.

"Hey, Who you calling a bimbo?"

Sons Of Anarchy Season 2 episode 10 (90 minute special) review

Looks like Jax is really going to go through with going Nomad. Clay said he didn't strike a match.

Jax is going to go through with it anyway. Jax finds Piney, and tells him of his plans. Jax said if he stays in the club around Clay one of them is going to wind up dead. Piney says, "and we both know who that should be."

Chibs is freed from the hospital, and finds out about what has been going on in the MC world while he's been on his hospital hiatus. He's in the van talking to Half Sack when he finds out about Cara Cara being burned, and about Jax going Nomad. He makes Half Sack take him to see the IRA. He makes threats, and runs into Jimmy O. Jax comes in, and they get out. Too bad the place is bugged, and FBI agent Stahl is listening in on the conversation. She now has proof that they are tied in to the IRA.

Stahl is waiting for Jax sitting in his house to pay a suprise visit. She confronts him and his reasoning for leaving S.A.M.C.R.O. Tara catches wind of this and is a bit pissed, but more hurt that Jax was making this decision without talking to her about it. Regardless, Jax isn't changing his mind. Stahl makes threats to Jax that if he doesn't give her some information on the Irish that she will come after him. For now S.A.M.C.R.O. and Jax are living in grace.

The Sons stumble across an amo making Indian Tribe as a result of a Repo they did. The vehicle is loaded with cases of home made ammo. Looks like SAMCRO will be adding to the list of what they will be dealing.

Jemma talks to Tara about how bad of an idea it is for Jax to go Nomad.

Chibs is confronted by the Feds to make some deals. Being He is a true line to Jimmy O'fallon, He is a prime candidate for the deal making needed by Stahl.

We learn about Chibs history with Jimmy O. He excommunicated him from the IRA and took his wife and daughter. Left him with his face scar as a reminder. Chibs has had to swallow a lot of pride to deal guns as a member of SOA whom is using the IRA as a pipeline to get the guns.

Jax tells Gemma about going Nomad. They talk. Gemma tells him how bad of an idea it is. Tells Jax that she doesn't think his father's death was an accident. She said that she thinks He hated his life, and let the road take it. She told him to read page 449. (Which is revealed later to talk about John Teller's struggle in his own mind if he should go Nomad).

Chibs has a meeting with Jimmy O. Jimmy O has a lot of balls and is truly a wicked fucker. Chibs said he doesn't need to help him. Jimmy say to Chibs, "Yeah you do, I banished you, I took what's yours. These are the facts. You'll do as I say." Chibs replies, "Go to Hell Jimmy." Through conversation we find out just how much of a scum bag Jimmy is. He makes sexual comments about Chib's daughter. Ultimately, to keep his daughter Cari-Ann and his wife Fiona safe, Chibs is forced to help restore the relationship of the IRA and the Sons.

Bobby tells Jax he doesn't think Clay had anything to do with Cara Cara burning.

Tara gets suspended. She got busted for keeping Chibs in the hospital with fake symptoms.

Bobby and Jax visit Juice in the hospital. Talk about Jax wanting to transfer. Informing about needing Juice to proxy his vote.

The Sons do end up making a deal with the Indian tribe. They are going to make ammo for the Sons. As part of the deal, They end up dealing some psychedelic mushrooms. To make sure they are any good. Clay has Half Sack and Tig try them out. They get truly fucked up. This is some hilarious shit. While Clay is trying to show the One Niners how good the shrooms are because they will be dealing them, they see Half Sack sitting with his legs in a mud pit. He says, "It's cool and warm at the same time. It's cwoorm." He has this stupid shit eating grin on his face and he starts singing cwoorm. Then we see Tig looking at the Indian souvenirs totally vegging the fuck out. I literally laughed my ass off. Seriously. I have no ass anymore. LOL!

Opie and Lila get it on. Did you know Opie actually has hair under that stupid hat of his?

Unser convinces Jax that it had to be a crew that torched Cara Cara. Couldn't have been just one guy. Not Clay. Jax talks to Clay and apologizes about accusing him for it. He asks Clay if he still wants him gone. He says, "Yes."

Gemma sees the conversation between Clay and Jax, but did not hear it. She walks out and talks to Unser who is walking by. She asks him to help protect the club.

The Club reluctantly votes a unanimous Yay to release Jax from the Redwood Charter, and allows him to go to the Nomad Charter. Jax takes off his cut and puts it on the table, and cuts off his charter patches right there and tosses them on the table right at Clay. Jax looks really pissed off and really hurt all at the same time, like he might cry.

Based on a tip that Chibs gave the Feds, they go on in and do some serious harassing of the IRA

Young one. Make some threats, a little black male, and get him to be a rat.

Gemma gets Jax, Tara, and Clay together with her. To help keep them together, She tells Clay and Jax what happened to her, that there was no car accident, that she was gang raped by Zobel's crew. While she is telling the story, we see all kinds of screen shots of all the different SOA crew and cops doing different things. They show Halfsack still sitting in the mud pit now naked pleasuring himself, and they show Tig still there, crying and saying, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." After Gemma is done telling the whole story, Clay embraces her and Jax and Tara get up to leave. Jax picks up his charter patches on the way out.

After watching this one, I thought this episode was the best one yet. But as you know, I was already an episode behind. I've already seen, as I'm sure many of you have episode 11 of season two. I think that even tops this one. If you haven't caught it yet, Hang on to your seat. It's a Hell of a ride!

Next Post of the last show Season 2 episode 11 coming soon.

Long rides can make you think of some pretty CORNY things.

Cruising down the road the other day, (It was a long ride), my mind started to drift. Looking at corn fields didn't help me keep my mind where it needed to be either. (On the road.)

You know in the corn fields how they always have those herbicide and seed signs like , Pioneer, Dekalb, Asgrow, Etc. Well, I saw some of them thar signs just like it.

Well, you know what they say; "All corn's good fer is fattenin up the pigs."

So as I'm cruising it dawns on me; If you eat too much corn on "DEKALB"........

it'll only make your "ASGROW" bigger?

Just a twisted thought I had.

Another great day and RIDE in Tennessee!

View Larger Map


I left out of my house after walking my dog, getting breakfast for all in the house...and checking my email.  Walked to the carport...pulled the little girl into the driveway, cranked her up....ah she sounds so dang sweet.


I've decided to play tourist at Bristol Caverns.  It's really a first for me...I have to pay $13.00 to go down in a hole in the ground....yeah, can ya believe this cheap ass gal is gonna open her pockets for a great trip down in the ground....


BUT...before I get there, I want to stop and get a picture of this stuff.....check it out!




Check out this barber shop's sign here on the "back door".





Are you gonna tell me this isn't cool?




OK...Now I'm heading north on 19E.  It's a four lane hiway that leads or rather dumps into 11E which is known as the Bristol Hiway.  This road will take you directly past Bristol Motor Speedway.  I don't go there that way...I find a back road.  I head east on Hiway 44.  Heading toward Bluff City...I actually think this road is pretty darn good.





After I cross the rail road tracks in Bluff City, I come to this little park.  It's really quite nice.
Geese, A rail car, water...cool stuff...














I left the park still heading East on 44...when somehow I got side tracked...and found myself on SR 394, which runs on the backside of Bristol Motor Speedway.  How the hell did I end up here? ah well...so if your looking at the map, you'll see I stay on this road until I hit SR421.  As I am crossing the hiway onto SR421, I see this:





Tell me, how many of you have passed these signs where you live, without slowing down to see what it says?  Man so much history passing you by! STOP AND CHECK EM OUT!

I now have my GPS pegged to my ear...it takes me the rest of the way into Bristol Caverns! Love my GPS...it's hooked up to my phone so I just follow Michelle's voice!


Here we are!





I'm walking down into the caverns...I see all the stair heading DOWN, I'm a couch potato...figure out how bad that gets on the tour back up...there were seven people on our tour...I'm the only one who is puffing on the way back out...one of the guys on the tour is about sixty something...and he's not even breathing hard! Rat bastard!

















There's a whole bunch more...this is pretty impressive...right here in our own back yard...I think you guys would like it.  I did...and I recovered well from the climb...so should you!


I left out of the Caverns, with every intention of heading home...but I kept seeing the signs for TVA South Holston Dam.  I had to see it.... well here it is!

















This is on top of the earthen dam...in fact every one after this one is from on top!














Leaving from South Holston Dam I find my way back to SR44. Heading south this time...I find these treasures....so cool!


This log cabin home is very OLD...and people still LIVE in it!  Oh wow...cool!








Love this nice old barn...don't you guys?





Well this is about it Folks...I'm on my way home!