Man, what a time I’m having! It all started when I was forced to face the plain, unvarnished truth… I had, indeed, come down with yet another full-blown case of cabin fever, combined with deep longing for the open road, and… the only real solution guaranteed to work for this rider-wannabe is… you know… a mega dose of Wind Therapy!
Coincidentally, the stars had aligned just so, and the weather predictions were… well, they weren’t totally ruling anything out. My land lady was in good spirits and seemingly doing OK… Well, things were about as favorable as I could hope for, so… I dropped the bomb. OK, she actually started it all.
She knows me so well… She asked when I thought I’d be heading out again… Man, I may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I can at least recognize an opening that huge and take advantage of it! God bless her wonderful soul and incredible ways!!! I loaded ALI that evening, and… Speaking of which, our girl was mighty relieved with this development, and she just sighed that delightful sigh of pure satisfaction!
I also made a couple of calls and even hinted about all of this on the board… Well, Rams, now in Hattiesburg, MS, gave me a strong indication I might as well drop by there… Then I heard from Farside in Milton, FL, and he mentioned I should stop by there, too… OK.
Keith and I met up in Milton for brunch and a really nice, albeit brief, visit… It was a really nice stop, though, and I very much did enjoy our time together… In addition to his Valk, he has recently picked up an F6B… I call it the ‘Banana B’…
Arrival of Farside…
best cardio for lower back painThe ‘Banana B’…
There is a ‘pair’ to draw to!
Following that all too brief encounter, our girl and her rider headed towards Hattiesburg and the next phase of this adventure… We arrived in plenty of time for the dinner get-together Ron had arranged with another cast of characters… Mac (Crazyhorse) & Elna along with Ron rode their Valks to Strick’s BBQ, while this delicate flower piled into the car with Danny & Charlie McMillin… That particular car had heated ‘bun warmers’ too, and my tush thought it was in heaven!!!
The crew…
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Everybody said their meal was great… I actually ordered fried catfish instead of BBQ, though… because... well... I just had a hankering, and you know how that goes… It was downright delectable, too, and I have no regrets at all! We had a fun time jawing, carrying-on with the waitress… you know, all the usual stuff.
After dining, we said farewell on the parking lot and folks scattered like a covey of quail… almost. I rode with Danny & Charlie back to their house for coffee and a bit more chatter… Little did I know… Turns out I was in-store for… not a shucky-darn sort of thing… more like a golly-gee experience with a major 'WOW' factor!!!
The first thing I noticed was a Farmall tractor in their carport… Then, more toys were seen on our way through the garage into the house for that coffee. Later, Danny gave me a tour of his ‘garage’ out back, and I was totally blown away!
I was so surprised and flabbergasted by all he was showing me, that it never occurred to me that I should be taking pictures! Man… I did get a chance to return the morning I left Hattiesburg, though, just so I could take pics… That way it really did happen…
Anybody else have one of these in their carport? I don’t either…
WHAT?! Do I-Phones ever run out of film? I distinctly remember taking a couple of shots of that red antique farm implement, but now I can’t find it in my album!!! Hey, trust me… no, really, there is one… honest…
In the two-car garage leading to the den of the house… I know you’re having doubts here, but I ain’t trying to fool anybody at all! There is a novelty car with a skeleton in the driver’s seat, and just behind that is a ‘round boat’. I wouldn’t believe it either, I guess, but…
After coffee… Danny took me out to the five-bay garage he has behind his house… Holy Cow! That place is not only full-up with toys, he even has two cars stacked on top of two others! He calls it his over ‘n under…
A ’48 Desoto and a ’48 Dodge on top…
On bottom are two more cars… one a vintage Mopar GTX…
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upload an albumThat GTX was featured on an official MOPAR event ‘tee’…
He also has an interest in vintage watercraft, too…
And tons of old bikes! I have no idea how many, but easily more than forty! His ‘investment’ 0 miles ‘Old No. 7’ Indian…
The ‘barrel head’ plaque…
More Indians…
Other various marques…
Danny collects other stuff, too… (His three slot machines were covered up)
Space being a challenge for Danny, he has been forced to add a large shed, too… to hold yet more vintage bikes!
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Dang! No wonder I ran out of film!!! Danny took me back to the Red Lion so I could prepare for our ride the following day… What a day that had been!!!
DDT
