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« Reply #1240 on: March 18, 2018, 07:20:22 AM » |
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It's painful missing rides and then hearing about it. My bikes apart and bags are still in the paint shop.
Glad you all had a good ride.
Next time...
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« Reply #1241 on: March 18, 2018, 10:02:22 AM » |
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Yesterday some of us were talking about guns and I mentioned I'm in the Ben Lomond Gun Club which is 33 mi E of Franktown off of Hwy 86, 5 miles S on cnty 105. There's a Plasmacam cut-out metal sign clearly marking the turn. There are over a dozen ranges out there on the 560 acre shooting facility, covering .22, pistol, high powered rifle, shotgun, and archery. Presently the hi-power range is out to 600 yds but this season they are adding a 1,000yd range. They have a lot of organized competitions and fun shoots. They are setting up sanctioned long range rifle competition matches. Already have steel challenge matches. I built two thousand-yd rifles I haven't shot there yet, and just picked up a Weatherby 300 win mag with Leupold VX3 3.5-10X50 scope, factory guaranteed 1.5 MOA on which I fully floated the barrel and installed a Timney trigger - I'm expecting < 1 MOA. FYI that was Chris Kyle's preferred sniper round up to 1,000 yd when he would switch to an AI .338 Lapua magnum. Love to have that one but it's really spendy around $10k and so are the cartridges. I don't get any benefit if you join - no discounts etc for me. However you can be my guest and shoot with me if you want to check it out. Anywho, BLGC has a large membership, chapters in Calhan, Colorado Springs, Elizabeth, Franktown, Littleton, and Tri-Lakes; with monthly meetings - I usually don't bother - attendance not required. Members can shoot at the range anytime, sunrise-sunset, and shoot anything up to and including 50BMG. Membership in the NRA is required - they want members to support 2A and the NRA is the biggest protector of those rights. BLGC membership is inexpensive - annual family dues is now $120 and is pro-rated if you join after January. Very reasonable. To join, it might be easiest to drop in on one of the chapter meetings. Franktown's is this coming Tues at 7pm at the fire station just S of the 83-86 intersection. You can even join the NRA at that meeting if you aren't already a member. Or just do it online. The other chapters meetings are given at https://www.blgc.org/main-2/chapters/The club's web site is https://www.blgc.org/ The range looks like this:  From the blgc.org website, the history page at https://www.blgc.org/club-history/In 1947 a group of men in Palmer Lake, Colorado formed the Palmer Lake Shooters, an informal group of fellows who were bonded together by that mutual respect for firearms. In the years that followed many of the members, busy with their lives and families, either lost interest, moved away or otherwise dropped out and eventually the club became a distant albeit fond memory in the minds of those who were still alive to remember it.
In 1982 there still burned an ember in the hearts of two former members who still remembered what it was like to socialize around guns and shooting. Two men, Lowell Stanley and Duane Hanson met in April of that year in a store owned by Herb Bache in Palmer Lake and agreed to resurrect the club and try to recover those lost values. At first, they met weekly, in the evenings, around a pot of coffee at the then new Village Inn in Monument, Colorado. After many long evenings pounding out bylaws, structure and incorporation paperwork, their labors bore fruit and the Palmer Lake Shooters, now renamed the Ben Lomond Gun Club was born again.
At that time, the Palmer Lake town fathers embraced the club and not only granted an annual lease on property for a shooting range but allowed the club to hold its monthly meetings in the Town Hall. In the years that followed they built a very nice range and grew to several hundred members, mostly from the Colorado Springs area.
By 1990, even the small town of Palmer Lake was affected by the antigun agenda and not only was the now politically incorrect Ben Lomond Gun Club not welcome at the town hall, the town council refused to renew the lease on the shooting range for 1991. The evil gun lovers were being banished from the community and driven into the hills where they were no longer a threat to women, small children and neighborhood dogs. At long last, peace was restored to Palmer Lake.
Realizing that the only permanent solution to the location for their shooting range was to ultimately own the land upon which it resides, the club leaders set about the task of finding a suitable location for a new range. Hopefully there would be enough money in the club coffers to purchase a site where property values had not yet been impacted by the population explosion and skyrocketing costs of land in the Colorado Front Range. In June of 1991, after many months of searching and heated debates among the members, the club finally purchased a 560 acre cattle ranch 4 miles North of Ramah, Colorado. That’s about half way between US24 and Colorado Highway 86 on Elbert County Road 105. Although the treasury was several thousand dollars short of paying for the land, the club sold bonds and a limited number of life memberships to its members to raise capital. The final amount needed was obtained from the late Lt.Col. William B. (Bill) Watson, USMC ret., who gave the club a private mortgage. At last, the Ben Lomond Gun Club had a home for its range at the Ben Lomond Ranch.
The turmoil surrounding the loss of the Palmer Lake range, the subsequent search and selection of the new facility and the relocation of the monthly meeting place to various locations in an around Colorado Springs extracted a heavy toll on membership. With about a third of its members left, land rich and cash poor, the club set about the task of building and paying for its new facility and rebuilding its member base. With much hard work and long hours, the members managed to plant hundreds of trees, build miles of terraces, three dams, over three miles of roads, multiple pistol berms, high power rifle ranges and a three story sporting clays tower. They restored one ranch house to a clubhouse and restored a second ranch house to caretaker’s quarters. By November of 1996 they doubled their membership, paid off all mortgages and bonds, and owned the property outright with no debts and nearly $25,000 in the bank.
Never intending the facility to be an unsupervised plinking area, the leaders of Ben Lomond soon realized that the overhead for the facility and eventual staff could not be met with a few hundred members. It would require several hundred or even a few thousand members to generate enough use and revenue to fully staff and run the Ranch. Moreover, the club did not want to restrict its membership to the Colorado Springs area choosing instead to accept members from anywhere in Colorado. This decision greatly affected the structure of the club because eventually the demographics of the club would mimic the demographics of the area from which it draws and the base of the club would shift from Colorado Springs to the South Denver area in much the same way as it had shifted earlier from Palmer Lake to Colorado Springs. Obviously, the Colorado Springs members were justifiably not to excited about losing their club to Denver.
This reality, coupled with the logistics of finding a place for regular meetings of several hundred members and the long distances some would have to travel to attend meetings resulted in the restructuring of the club into individual chapters, effective January 1, 1998. Now members could meet with their neighbors within a few minutes of their homes in groups of a few dozen people, which could more easily be accommodated. The added bonus, however, was that these chapters could field shooting teams in competition with each other and they might be able to return to those times when folks used firearms for fun and social interaction.
Today, the Ben Lomond Gun Club is a family of over a thousand Members who attend regularly monthly meetings at Chapters in Calhan, Colorado Springs, Elizabeth, Franktown, Littleton, and Monument.
So, if you are looking for a place to shoot, visit the Ben Lomond Ranch as our guest. If you are looking for some friends with whom to socialize and participate in your favorite shooting sport visit your nearest Chapter and join Ben Lomond Gun Club. If you are looking for a reason to get involved, how about helping to restore those lost values by doing what you can to insure that when the Torch of Freedom is passed to the next generation it is burning as bright as it was when it was handed to us. |
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« Reply #1243 on: March 22, 2018, 02:57:56 PM » |
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A great day to ride, and some pretty doggone good-looking brisket to supposedly add to the get-together! A couple of pics... The brisket crew...  The grub... corned beef & cabbage...  The breakfast bunch the following morning...  My breakfast treat... GRITS!!!!!  Had to return to the scene Wednesday for the brisket, however... none when we were there the previous Saturday because of St. Paddy's Day... Oh well, it was well worth the ride. Only Damon and MarkT were able to join me for the do-over, but... you know... quality over quantity, right...? I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the 'high country' and a chance to meet, greet, and eat with such a great bunch of riders!!! It was good to see so many turn out for a mid-March ride... I had to head south after only a few days, however... otherwise I'd be needing a new wardrobe! So much good food... so little time... sigh... DDT |
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« Reply #1244 on: March 22, 2018, 03:37:56 PM » |
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Looks like a good time had by all. One of these days I'll
show up and they'll just point and say "Who's that... ?"
what do ya reckon the average of that table is? I think
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« Reply #1245 on: March 22, 2018, 04:14:05 PM » |
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Looks like a good time had by all. One of these days I'll
show up and they'll just point and say "Who's that... ?"
what do ya reckon the average of that table is? I think
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Tailgate Tommy
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« Reply #1246 on: March 22, 2018, 04:52:25 PM » |
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It was great to see you Bruce!
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« Reply #1247 on: March 22, 2018, 06:43:02 PM » |
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Looks like a good time had by all. One of these days I'll
show up and they'll just point and say "Who's that... ?"
what do ya reckon the average of that table is? I think
I'd fit right in....
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« Reply #1248 on: March 23, 2018, 06:30:31 AM » |
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It was great to have you join us, and Dick too. I sorely miss my Dick. As a side note happy birthday June! One of the coolest chicks I know.  |
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DarkSideR
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« Reply #1249 on: March 23, 2018, 06:47:08 AM » |
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Warm Spring Welcome Colorado Riders. Last year I bought a pair of Interstate Saddlebags from Dick, and happened upon a Corbin Trunk. After a HUGE investment in rails, hardware and paint I have my bike all together and ready for this riding season. I can't access Photostash so here is a link to my post on the Facebook VRCC site ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/109339477726/?multi_permalinks=10155347334432727¬if_id=1521677351505331¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif). I went for close to a factory paint job but the careful eye will know it's a one off. Truck stacks and a set of Grumpy's tips will go on this weekend. A big thanks to Dick for selling me the bags! Looking forward to riding this year, and seeing you all. Until then.. |
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« Reply #1250 on: March 23, 2018, 06:59:57 AM » |
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Looks like a great get together wish I could have been there. I'm coming off a tough winter, looking forward to summer in a big way. Better days ahead...
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« Reply #1252 on: March 23, 2018, 01:22:55 PM » |
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DarkSideR
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« Reply #1253 on: March 24, 2018, 10:41:42 AM » |
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Brewer, nope. Its literally a glovebox.
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« Reply #1254 on: March 24, 2018, 03:16:30 PM » |
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It was good seeing everybody again. Hope to see some if not all of you in June |
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Tailgate Tommy
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« Reply #1255 on: March 26, 2018, 07:31:58 AM » |
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It was good seeing everybody again. Hope to see some if not all of you in June Definitely!! |
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« Reply #1256 on: July 09, 2018, 04:53:48 PM » |
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Labor Day Weekend Anual Darby (Hagar the Horrible) ride and motel info.
The ride will depart Buena Vista at 9:00 am.
For those wanting to stay near there on Friday night August 31st. A small group of us will be staying at the Columbine Inn And Suites in Leadville. 719-486-5650. We will be eating a Quincy's for supper.
Satuday night September 1st we will be at the Country Lodge in Montrose. When you call mention my name and that you are with the motorcycle group. I have all available rooms blocked under my name and they will release them to you when you call for reservations. The hold on these rooms is good up until 30 days before the ride. After that they are open to the public. 970-249-4567 Talk to Jen if possible. She is the owner and who I set this up with.
Sunday night we will be at the Snowshoe Lodge in Crrede. I do not have a block on these rooms so DO NOT WAIT. These will fill fast. There is a $50.00 non refundable deposit on these rooms so make sure you can make this ride. This room does come with a homemade breakfast. Sorry Mark the place in Lake City will not hold all of us this year if everyone that said that they were coming actually show up. We have folks coming in from Louisianna, Texas, Oklahoma, and possibly Idaho not to mention us locals.
I am looking forward to Honoring our friend Darby. He was one hell of a good dude and he is sorely missed.
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« Reply #1257 on: July 09, 2018, 06:24:39 PM » |
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Looking forward, always a blast! An awesome ride honoring a truly humble guy who made a lasting impact on so many, including myself. I think of Darby quite often. His picture hangs in my garage.
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« Reply #1258 on: July 10, 2018, 05:21:57 AM » |
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We have a conflict with a niece's wedding. Sounds like you'll have a big turnout. Hate to miss this one. And Jade is running great with the new cruise control and pretty wheels. Dang!
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« Reply #1259 on: July 10, 2018, 04:27:27 PM » |
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As of now. Me McKenna Chase Maggie J Ron Dick Tommy Disco Seth Cheryl Scott Joni JP Bobbie Dean On the fence is. Raymond Merle TJ Peggy Bruce Dennis Mitch George Deja Dave Kelly Am I missing anyone? |
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« Reply #1260 on: July 10, 2018, 07:53:33 PM » |
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Add me for on the fence. I will be confirming my work schedule this week. Assuming I can go the next step is booking a room. Hope to see everyone.
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« Reply #1261 on: July 10, 2018, 09:10:32 PM » |
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I'm also on the fence, probably can be off Friday, Saturday and Sunday but not Monday. I could just head back home on Sunday from Montrose. Will be checking my schedule this week. Look forward to seeing everyone Dave |
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« Reply #1262 on: July 11, 2018, 04:24:01 AM » |
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well crap, I'm already planned and committed to meet some old Rally buddies
near Lincoln, NE on the 4th...
some day.....
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DarkSideR
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« Reply #1263 on: July 11, 2018, 05:23:09 AM » |
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Count me in Booked my rooms this a.m. |
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« Reply #1264 on: July 11, 2018, 06:02:40 AM » |
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Done Deal Booked my rooms This Morning |
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« Reply #1265 on: July 11, 2018, 09:33:55 AM » |
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« Reply #1266 on: July 13, 2018, 04:43:33 PM » |
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Bump Found this half way down the second page Can’t let that happen |
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« Reply #1267 on: July 13, 2018, 06:53:48 PM » |
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I'm in, booked Friday night in Leadville and Saturday night in Montrose, I'll head back to Denver on Sunday :'( Looking forward to cool evenings and cold beverages and a few tall tales.......... Ride safe Dave  Darby  |
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« Reply #1268 on: July 15, 2018, 06:41:40 PM » |
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Gonna be passing thru Estes Park on our way west. After we leave RMNP planning on taking 40 to 9 and down to I-70. This a good route?
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« Reply #1269 on: July 15, 2018, 06:49:24 PM » |
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« Reply #1270 on: July 15, 2018, 08:16:54 PM » |
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« Reply #1272 on: July 18, 2018, 08:13:44 AM » |
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If you are sitting down, read on further... If not, better do so now... I've booked rooms for the ride!
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« Reply #1273 on: July 18, 2018, 08:15:04 AM » |
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If you are sitting down, read on further... If not, better do so now... I've booked rooms for the ride!
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« Reply #1274 on: July 18, 2018, 08:26:07 AM » |
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Thanks, my friend! Not sure how things will be working out, but I do plan to be in Leadville by Friday 8/31, at a minimum… Beyond that, it's anybody's guess how I'll get there. At the moment I'm contemplating another epic ride to that ride... taking a longcut up through Peace River, Alberta, then down through Jasper and the ride down to Lake Louise, then over to Golden, BC, and maybe Glacier National Park after that... Nothing firm on any of that... well, except for the Darby Ride...
Really nice of you to offer a place to stop on the way there!!! I'd love to, and I just may try to make that happen... Of course, when I'm at the helm... well... anything is possible... or not... Reckon I'll just play things by ear and see ya in Leadville if nothing else! Again, thanks a bunch for the generous offer, though! I appreciate ya, dude!!!
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« Reply #1275 on: July 18, 2018, 08:28:18 AM » |
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Josh,
Thanks, my friend! Not sure how things will be working out, but I do plan to be in Leadville by Friday 8/31, at a minimum… Beyond that, it's anybody's guess how I'll get there. At the moment I'm contemplating another epic ride to that ride... taking a longcut up through Peace River, Alberta, then down through Jasper and the ride down to Lake Louise, then over to Golden, BC, and maybe Glacier National Park after that... Nothing firm on any of that... well, except for the Darby Ride...
Really nice of you to offer a place to stop on the way there!!! I'd love to, and I just may try to make that happen... Of course, when I'm at the helm... well... anything is possible... or not... Reckon I'll just play things by ear and see ya in Leadville if nothing else! Again, thanks a bunch for the generous offer, though! I appreciate ya, dude!!!
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Josh,
Thanks, my friend! Not sure how things will be working out, but I do plan to be in Leadville by Friday 8/31, at a minimum… Beyond that, it's anybody's guess how I'll get there. At the moment I'm contemplating another epic ride to that ride... taking a longcut up through Peace River, Alberta, then down through Jasper and the ride down to Lake Louise, then over to Golden, BC, and maybe Glacier National Park after that... Nothing firm on any of that... well, except for the Darby Ride...
Really nice of you to offer a place to stop on the way there!!! I'd love to, and I just may try to make that happen... Of course, when I'm at the helm... well... anything is possible... or not... Reckon I'll just play things by ear and see ya in Leadville if nothing else! Again, thanks a bunch for the generous offer, though! I appreciate ya, dude!!!
DDT
That’s one of the things I love about you Bruce. You always seem to find a way to head north, east, and south when heading west. |
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f6gal
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« Reply #1277 on: July 18, 2018, 08:47:10 AM » |
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Psycho and f6gal are booked, as well. |
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MarkT
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« Reply #1278 on: July 18, 2018, 10:08:46 AM » |
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Dammit. This is gonna be a great turnout for Darby and I can't make it. Thinkin to ask my Niece to move her wedding to Creede...
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Valkorado
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« Reply #1279 on: July 18, 2018, 04:54:08 PM » |
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If you are sitting down, read on further... If not, better do so now... I've booked rooms for the ride!
DDT
 Glad the winds are gonna blow you back thisaway, looking forward to finally riding and shooting the bull with you. Can I pet ALI? |
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Have you ever noticed when you're feeling really good, there's always a pigeon that'll come sh!t on your hood? - John Prine 97 Tourer "Silver Bullet" 01 Interstate "Ruby" |
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