I’m in a funky mood. We just hauled a truck load of split pine from the mountains to keep the headquarters warm during the onslaught of El Nino on the coast this winter. Whatta you bet it won’t fall below 75 for the rest of the season. We wound into the mountains near Idlewild where Nuttboy lives in a one-room log cabin. Lotsa bikes on the road both comin’ and going. Maybe that’s why I was feeling down. I wasn’t riding. Better get to the news:
The Helen Archives
Thought you guys would enjoy these. They were taken by William Gedney, who I’d never heard of before He passed away in 1989. It’s of a couple of bikers from New York City, c. 1967. This comes from Duke University’s collection of his work, taken from a handmade book by the photographer.
Sunday Post Strange Links Files: http://www.helen2wheels.com/road_stories/20020601/index.html Don’t know if you know her or not. I met her at her booth in Indy last year. She makes a great product.
–John Siebenthaler Here’s the story from her site. I don’t know what products she makes–Bandit On the Road with Helen Twowheels The 49er Rally was excellent as usual…about 1000 people. perfect weather… designer beer ( I favored the “Kilt Lifter” micro brew)! I won the Long-distance female rider award again… Surprise! I also had my saddle rebuilt! Rick Mayer was on site with his equipment and could do it right then and there. I had no intention to get a new seat… I have been perfectly happy with the stock seat and Airhawk air bubble pad. When Rick suggested making me a new seat I hesitated. I have a 3-4 day cross country blitz when I leave this rally and I wasn’t sure this was the time to make any changes. We made arrangements to have me send my old bike’s seat pan in for modification at a later date. After some thought I changed my mind… after all I could still take the Airhawk along to use if the seat wasn’t right… and, if it was right. This would be the ultimate test! My primary personal issue with motorcycle seats is retaining the ability to move around. My knees and hip joints hurt long before my butt does. I’ve been told by other saddle makers that the only reason I want to move around is because my rear isn’t “properly” supported. I don’t think so… Rick listened to ‘my’ requirements and told me he could make the bench style seat I wanted. I gave him my seat and 2 hours later he returns with my new one! A bench seat with ‘memory foam along the length in black leather and my logo stitched on it! Wow! Looks great! The next couple of days will determine how it works. I stuck the Airhawk in the saddle bag and left the rally site around 4AM. No time to dawdle. Every year I do this ride. Auburn, CA to the Washington, DC area in 3 days. It’s a test of the bike and myself and I look forward to it. A couple of years ago the Sprague Clutch took a dump in Grand Junction, CO requiring me to bump start the bike the rest of the way across the country… Not fun, but do-able! Last year the transmission crapped out in Ely, Nevada… that meant a tow to Ogden, Utah… a new-used transmission slapped in, re-routing the trip and dealing with rain from Laramie. WY to the east coast. I couldn’t help but wonder what was in store for me this year. Once again I greeted the dawn rolling down off the mountains into Reno. When I stopped for gas in Austin, NV, the lady behind the counter said 20 minutes earlier a fellow had asked if I had come through yet! I must have “Helen spotters” out there! I passed Ely, stopping at the same gas station where I was stuck with no transmission last year… There was a great satisfaction pulling out under my own power this year! I did the same in Grand Junction. Yahoo! Still rolling! I finished the trip with no issues… 3200 miles or so in 3 and a half days… rolled into the rally site mid-afternoon.. set up the house, took a nice hot shower, had a beer and called it an early night. Life doesn’t get any better! Copyright ?2001 Helen Twowheels helen2wheels@mindspring.com phone: (734)662-2008 Sunday Post Legal File The LAPD, The FBI, and the CIA are all trying to prove that they are the best at apprehending criminals. The President decides to give them a test. He releases a rabbit into a forest and each of them has to catch it. The CIA goes in. They place animal informants throughout the forest. They question all plant and mineral witnesses. After three months of extensive investigations they conclude that rabbits do not exist. The FBI goes in. After two weeks with no leads they burn the forest, killing everything in it, including the rabbit, and they make no apologies. The rabbit had it coming. The LAPD goes in. They come out two hours later with a badly beaten bear. The bear is yelling: “Okay! Okay! I’m a rabbit! I’m a rabbit! –from Thomas Conley NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED!! In Modesto, California, Steven Richard King was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to simulate a gun, but unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket. (hellllllooooooo!) –from Rogue Prison Stocks Or The Gray Walls Mutual Fund A few corporations rely on the housing of US Prisoners. The more Prisoners, the more money. US Prisons are overflowing–mostly with non-violent offenders. And the numbers rise daily. New Prisons are being built at this moment to house the ever increasing Prison population. Imagine that… Stock Quotes Get Quotes Below is a list of corporations whose primary interest is the Prison Industry. Enter the letters following the name of a corporation (called symbols) in the Market Watch symbol search below, or the Stock Quote search box above to the left and see what US Prisoners are worth while incarcerated. The Market Watch is a little quicker, while the Stock Quotes offer more resources, as well as news articles about the corporation being searched. Also, if a quote does not come up on one, it may on the other. If you are anything like me, it all looks pretty confusing. For a better understanding on these quotes, the New York Stock Exchange has a great little tutorial that will explain how the stock market works. Corrections Corporation of America CXW (former CCA) Notice the symbols CXW A and CXW B, and the quotes say N/A. Looks Like Corrections Corporation of America may be expanding. Enter those symbols in the Market Watch seach box at the bottom of the page to find out about them. “With the stocks this low, you’d think they could come up with some new laws so we can put more people behind bars!” –from the Prison Stock Market and Rogue Birthdays, Valentines, and Anniversaries are not quests to see if we can find the perfect present yet again! –from Buckshot Texas Sheriff Cracks Down On Chicken-On-Chicken Violence AMARILLO, TX?Determined to break the deadly cycle of chicken-on-chicken violence, Amarillo Sheriff James Braddock is targeting cockfighting activity in the area. “It’s always tragic when any chicken is injured or killed,” said Braddock after a massive, 45-chicken bust. “But it’s doubly tragic when these put-upon creatures turn against their own kind.” Braddock said that while law-enforcement officials are making strides, they can only do so much. “Educating these chickens while they’re still young is key,” he said. Grandma At Mechanic To Get Radio Stations Set MANCHESTER, NH?Area grandma Betty Zall, 81, took her 1985 Buick LeSabre to the mechanic Tuesday, paying $55 to have the buttons on its radio pre-set. “Oh, I just wouldn’t trust myself to crack the thing open and fool around in there,” said Zall, who chose, among other stations, NPR, Lite 108, and a rock station for her grandson. “I’m sure something would go terribly wrong.” Zall said her mechanic offered to show her how to pre-set the stations herself, but she declined, telling him, “I’m just no good with tools. I’d rather let you experts handle it.” –from Rogue Sunday Post Strange Site Files–Again Rogue sent me this link. It’s all Vargas like girl illustrations. But I’m not sure where it goes from there. Check it out. http://www.xmaterials.com/comics2/999/cartoons.htm Definition of a teenager? God’s punishment for enjoying sex. –from Kristine J. I’m outta here–I told you the news was funky. On the up-side Friday I tuned my ’48 Panhead and went for a ride with Chris Kallas an artist feature on Bikernet. He rides a bone stock 1970 black and white FLH. He was on a first year cone motor and me on the first year Pan. We rode to Larry Settle’s shop and over to the Famighetti’s metal fab shop to discuss the paint scheme on the FXR. We nailed down a bitchin theme for the Shrunken bike, and solved some air cleaner problems on the Pan which was running fine. Although, I killed the sonuvabitch at a couple of intersections. Ya gotta warm up to those tank shifters. Have a helluva week. This year will rock on Bikernet. –Bandit
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Wackenhut Corrections Corporation WHC
Prison Realty Trust, Inc. PZN
Cornell Corrections CRN
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Ramsay Youth Services RYOU
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