John, Sturgis is Aug 7-13.

Thanks.  One day I'll check my fears and pre-conceived notions at the door and pay it a visit.  Whenever there's a day or two in the summer with lots of Harleys headed west I always wonder if it's Sturgis time.  I wonder if Kevin has been able to make a decision about playing or not playing it..
 
John

why are we talking Sturgis in this thread ?
you would think this thread was about Bikes or somthing

Du'oh!

I thought it was about exercise. I ride my bike and it makes me weak.

I'm going to propose Bradley's Bromide:
 
Any thread of sufficient length on the Alembic club will be hijacked by someone wanting to talk about motorcycles or beer or both.
 
And the corrolary:
 
Any thread about beer or motorcycles or both is free game.
 
Turnabout is fair play.
 
Bradley

Lets Roll

Bradley,
I never knew you were a chemist.
 
 Mike

I think I'm gonna make my own pizza....

Like Zappa said: Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar (and ride your scoot)! LOL!

All what we got here's
American made
It's a little bit cheesey
But it's nicely displayed
 
'Flakes' from Sheik Yerbouti (Zappa)

Actually, being titled Bike Week, I don't think this thread got hijacked nearly so badly as has been implied, especially given that Kevin (Rockbassist) hasn't complained as far as I can tell.  Add the bonus that Kevin's issues/concerns have been discussed by the group as Kevin intended (by creating and posting to the Bike Week thread).  Now we're pretty much having a good laugh (or six) while waiting to hear how things are going with Kevin and whether or not he's doing the gigs, some of the allure of which must surely be all the bikes...
 
As far as I'm concerned (and until Dave suggests to me otherwise), ALL discussions are exactly that.  It's the difference between talking *with* someone and talking *at* someone, and ANY interesting discussion is going to take a turn or two down an unexpected path.  If the initiator of a thread doesn't like the topic-drift, that's one thing, because it's still his or her thread (somewhat).  If one of us who simply chimes-in doesn't like where it's going, then tough teabags!  It's the Internets, people!  
 
For myself, the perfect thread:
a) glorifies me and everything I do or say
b) mentions how awesome my Alembic is
c) has offers to buy me dark dark beer
d) notes the simplistic beauty of the KLR650
e) contains pictures I find appealing
f) glorifies me and everything I do or say
 
John (who still needs coffee this morning)

HERE HERE John, I agree 100%.

Bike week?  
 
Watch out, Sheryl Crow's lookin' for ya, and she's pissed!
 
Bill, tgo

Well if she comes after me I'll get the strong arm of the law after her. And if that doesn't stop her I'll challenge her to a joust, a Lance being my weapon of choice!