Musings from “Life Is a Road” author–Daniel Meyer
Events/Schedule
Stormrider…
Jul 14th
Yeah, about two minutes after I took this pic I hit this horrendous storm…75mph down the freeway…cold rain and windy…soaked in seconds…lightning hitting all around…thunder cracking so loud I could feel it. ‘Wrath of God-type stuff.’
100 miles of that. Then a break…just about enough to dry out…then I hit it again. I felt like I was going through a washing machine…miles of horrendous rains, then dry out. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. There was never any light rain. It was either on…or off.
Probably 400 miles of rain alltogether.
And then there’s me, laughing my ass off…passing the trucks…splashing in the rain…riding as fast as I could see and yelling to the storms, “Is that all you’ve got!?”
Just a fraction below out of control…for hundreds of miles.
So…I’m a little bit nuts. Maybe I knew that.
It rained so hard…that 100 miles after I left the storms…after a 100 miles of dry roads…I stopped for fuel and as I was dripping on the floor at the gas station the clerk asks, “What the hell happened to you?”
Made it here. Tire’s holding up. Having a good time. 300 Valkyries all in one place…more on the way. Some of the finest people you could ever meet riding them in. Social when I need it, but in minutes I can be alone, speeding down the open road.
Perfect.
Out on the road again. I’ve needed this. I might come back.
Y’all be safe…or at least fun.
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
And then I got all *stabby*…
Jul 10th
Time for a new tire…a new skin. The front tire on The Dragon was somewhat past replacement time…and since I’m leaving for Inzane 10 in just a few hours (a multi-thousand mile trip)…it was time.
Oh, and I was slipping and sliding in the incredible downpour and flooded streets yesterday…a disconcerting experience with a thousand pounds of man and machine. When you start riding the Valk like a dirt bike you are in EXTREME conditions…water over the tops of my boots is pretty extreme.
And then I got all stabby…
Wanted to test the tire sealant I’m running…turns out it works. More info on that here if you are interested.
Anyway…new skin…and I’ll see you on the road!
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
Been Grumpy Lately…
Jun 25th
Been a bit grumpy lately…work things…wrecked car things…insurance company hassles.
Businesses just don’t seem to care, ya know? They’re generally nice and cheery, and almost gleefully apologize even whilst doing nothing to correct their problem or error…
And then they wonder…as the customers don’t come back and they slowly go out of business….what they did wrong.
Hi Enterprise Rental Cars! Happy with the ~$300 bucks you scammed me for? Hope so. That’s gonna have to hold you for a while. No more from me…or anybody that values my opinion (there are a few). Thanks for turning what had been a so-far pleasant experience into crap at the very last possible second.
But enough about that. I think I need to ride…I haven’t been on a long one in a while…bad stuff.
Just a few more days…got a few thousand miles to burn. Michigan is the target…probably the long way about.
Twelve hours out of Mackinaw City I stopped in a bar to have a brew…
I wonder where that bar is…
Thousands of miles.
I probably ought to get ready for it…
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
Inzane 10–National Valkyrie Rally
Jun 18th
I’ll be at Inzane 10, the VRCC’s national Valkyrie rally in Bellaire, Michigan, July 14-18, 2010.
I’ll be signing books, and once again, coodinating the Tech sessions. Come on out and see!
Inzane is always a great event and this one should be really special since it’s the tenth year.
The Saturday Tech session should be the best attended…we tear the back end off a Valkyrie and explore all the ins and outs.
All the details you’ll need are here!
See you there!
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
Artfest Fun
May 24th
The 2010 Clarksville Fine Arts Festival was a blast!
Lots of food, great music, and pretty good weather made for a fun day. Lots of high-caliber artists with quality wares made for a “target-rich” environment for the discerning collecter.
I sold some books, made some friends, and generally mucked about having a good time.
Krashdragon came all the way out from Cleburne to pick up a book! THANKS for coming out! It was great to meet ya!
I expect to see the rest of ya’ll for next years festival!
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
Book Signing
May 10th
Y’all come visit Greenville Honda and Yamaha this coming Saturday, May 15, 2010 from Noon – 3pm for their first annual “Landing of the Valkyries” and “Peach Parade”.
There will be free hotdogs and hamburgers, lots of gorgeous bikes to oogle, vendors, Ride for Kids will be there, and I’ll be signing books.
Check out Honda and Yamaha of Greenville’s website for all the information and directions you’ll need!
Come on out! It should be a blast!
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
The 2010 Clarksville Fine Arts Festival
Feb 25th
Make your plans now!
This year the 2010 Clarksville Fine Arts Festival will be Saturday, May 22, 2010, from 9:AM to 4:PM on the historic square in Clarksville, Texas.
This year’s festival is shaping up to be a great one. There will even be glass blowing demonstrations!
I’ll be there signing books and will also have original art and some prints.
Art. Music. Food. Fun. What else could you need? Come on by and see me!
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
Juror # 5.
Jan 19th
I expect to be out of touch a bit. I’m juror # 5.
Can’t talk about it whilst it’s going on…perhaps later.
Y’all have a good week!
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
Summit County
Jul 22nd
Arrived Tuesday afternoon, after spending the entire morning zooming all over the Colorado mountains. 300 or 400 miles worth! What a ride!
I did get the bike together Sunday evening…not a problem…I even washed her!
So of course, the first 200 miles out of Dallas were in the pouring rain. Even saw some sleet. Not fun, but much better than the heat usuall yfound on that west Texas run. Rain was actually a pleasant break.
As soon as the storm broke, THEN I got the famous west Texas heat. All in all a good day.
Hitting Raton, NM, the storm clouds were coming out of Colorado over the pass. What a sight! Looked like they were going to pounce! Made for an interesting trip through the pass. Right into the teeth of it.
I stopped in Trinidad, Colorado for the night…A bit over 600 miles for the day.
Tuesday I took off into the mountains…all backroads to Frisco. Great weather, great riding.
More later. Gotta go take a bike apart soon. Breakfast would be good first!
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer
Westbound…
Jul 18th
I’m headed to Colorado for Inzane, the VRCC’s 9th annual get together.
I’ll be headed out sometime Monday morning.
I should be there from Tuesday night to Sunday morning. I’ll have a few books on hand for sale, I’ll be doing tech sessions…and I’ll be genarally banging about the Colorado mountains.
There is outstanding riding up there…Come on out and see!
The 900 miles or so between here or there? Heh…I don’t even have a plan beyond “Point ‘er west, twist throttle.”
I suppose I DO need to put the bike back together first.
I’ll see you on the road!
CUAgain,
Daniel Meyer