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BIKERNET AND SEX EDUCATION–
114 Million sex acts are performed daily around the world.
Only 2% of the US population has been involved in-group sex or swinging
$465 Million Dollars was spent on Adult Movies in 2001 ( Do not know about other years)
Single People have sex a average of 49 times a year (I wonder what they do the other 3 weeks)
The first issue of Playboy came out in 1953 and cost $.50
Having sex burns 360 calories per hour.
According to Masters & Johnson a woman can have up to 20 orgasms a hour using a vibrator.
Bozman, Montana has a law that bans all sexual activity between members of the opposite sex in the front yard of a home after sundown — if they’re nude. (Apparently, if you wear socks, you’re safe from the law).
A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
Another law in Helena, Montana, mandates that a woman can’t dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she has on at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.
Cleveland, Ohio: Women are not allowed to wear patent leather shoes because they might reflect up her dress.
Oh Well! That should give you something to think about
Rogue
YOU MIGHT BE A REDNECK IF YOU– It never occurred to you to be offended by the phrase, “One nation, under God. . .
“You’ve never protested about seeing the 10 Commandments posted in public places.
You still say “Christmas” instead of “Winter Festival.”
You bow your head when someone prays.
You stand and place yourhand over your heart when they play the National Anthem.
You treat Viet Nam vets with great respect, and always have.
You’ve never burned an Americanflag.
You know what you believe and you aren’t afraid to say so, no matter who is listening.
You respect your elders and expect your kids to do thesame.
You’d give your last dollar to a friend.
We have enjoyed the redneck jokes for years. It’s time to take areflective look at the core beliefs of a culture that values home, family, countryand God. If I had to stand before a dozen terrorists who threaten my life, I’d choose a half dozen or so rednecks to back me up. Tire irons, squirrel guns and grit — that’s what rednecks are made of; I hope I am one ofthose.
FROM MY FRIEND DOC
Rogue
BLEUSTEIN TO RETIRE AS HARLEY-DAVIDSON CEO; WILL REMAIN CHAIRMAN
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 9, 2004 — Harley-Davidson, Inc. announced today that Jeffrey L. Bleustein, 65, has decided to retire as Chief Executive Officer, effective April 30, 2005. Mr. Bleustein will continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board announced that his successor as CEO will be James L. Ziemer, 54, currently Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc. Today, Mr. Ziemer was elected to the Board and the Board size was increased to ten.
Mr. Bleustein?s three decades at Harley-Davidson have been notable for both his personal attainments and the Company?s success. In 1981 a group of 13 executives purchased Harley-Davidson from AMF. As one of the 13, Mr. Bleustein helped the Company regain market share; and by 1987 Harley-Davidson recaptured its position as the leading heavyweight motorcycle manufacturer in the United States. In 1988 Mr. Bleustein became Senior Vice President, in 1990 he was promoted to Executive Vice President, and in 1993 to President and Chief Operating Officer. In 1997 he became President and Chief Executive Officer, and in 1998 he assumed his current role as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
“In each of the seven years under Jeff’s leadership as Chief Executive Officer, Harley- Davidson has achieved record revenues and earnings,? said Richard I. Beattie, a Director of Harley-Davidson. ?And most importantly for the stockholders, their equity value has increased almost 400 percent. Those are superb results. Jeff is a superb leader who masterfully oversaw and balanced customer, dealer, supplier, employee, shareholder and community interests.?
?The Board is delighted that Jeff has agreed to continue as Chairman following his retirement? said Barry K. Allen, Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of Harley-Davidson. ?Having Jeff?s experience and wisdom readily available to the Company on an ongoing basis will be invaluable. The Board is also looking forward to working with Jim Ziemer as CEO. We know him well, and he has our complete confidence.?
Under Bleustein?s leadership, Harley-Davidson?s annual revenues grew from $1.5 billion in 1996 to $4.6 billion in 2003 and net income grew from $143 million to $761 million over the same period. And 2004 is projected to continue the 18-year chain of successive record years of revenue and earnings. This has been accomplished through aggressive new product development, upgraded manufacturing technology, capacity and processes, a modernized and strengthened dealer network, and ?close to the customer? marketing ? conceived and implemented through employees empowered to operate to their full potential.
?I?ve been fortunate to work with a great team over the years,? said Bleustein, ?and the Company has benefited from the team?s shared strong commitment to Harley-Davidson and to excellence. I?m confident that Jim Ziemer, who has been a key contributor to that team, will continue to take the Company forward. Over his 35-year career with Harley-Davidson, Jim has served in nearly every area of the company. He will bring to this new job a broad-based knowledge of the business and the enthusiastic support and trust of the entire organization.?
Mr. Bleustein serves on the Board of Directors for the Florentine Opera Company, the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, the Greater Milwaukee Committee where he leads a Task Force on Diversity, the Medical College of Wisconsin, and he is a Regent Emeritus of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He also serves on the board of the Brunswick Corporation and Kohler Co. From 2002 to 2003 he was a member of the President?s Council on the 21st Century Workforce, an advisory group to the U.S. Department of Labor under President Bush. Mr. Bleustein is an avid enthusiast and owns an Electra Glide and a V-Rod motorcycle.
For more on Bleustein, check out this interview by Bandithttp://www.bikernet.com/news/specials/jeffb2002.asp
Morning- you need any shots for the weekly news and/or a photographer in South Florida?
Keith works in my office, has been on a V-Star 1100 (his first bike) for just a few months but has been a “talented amateur” photographer for some time. He took these shots at the Hard Rock Bike show in Lauderdale (see http://www.ftlauderdalebikerrally.com/HardRock.asp) last weekend, unfortunately with 2 kids under 3 I didn’t have a chance to get on two wheels myself. Did get some wrenching done on my Shovel project through, 93″ bobber dropped into a Irish Rich hardtailed ’74 frame- nice alternative to my Pan longbike.
Feel free to use them in the news or elsewhere, and Keith’s contact info is below.
ejt027@motorola.com
Lojack
PAT SAVAGE BAND–Hi there from sunny Durban South Africa!Am pleased to announce the release of Purple Skies, a best of CD available world wide through Scoop Dynamics and Sony Europe! Been in 17 countries around Europe this year with my all Dutch girl band and a brief rejoining of my long time bassman, Murf Martin. We have just been proclaimed the No#1 Motorcycle Event Entertainment in Europe by the European Motorcycle mags so we are very proud of that.
To order a CD personalized by myself, please email us at this address: hogwildreview@hotmail.com then deposit online or at k20 Euros or 22 US or 25 Canuck bucks in this account below with 5 US/CDN dollars or 3 euros to:
Patrick Tischart
Landbouwkrediet
Sint Gillis Waas
Belgium
IBAN BE 88 1030 1431 4541
BIC NICA BEBB
Or send a self-addressed envelope with postal money order or cheque to:
Pat Tischart/Savage
c/o Harley Davidson
PO Box 25123
Gateway 4321
South Africa
Wish you a very happy holiday season and a very safe and prosperous new year from myself and Cristina & Laura my twin girls. Also from Jacq, Baukje and Joyce my band, top of the season and hope to see you in 2005!
Pat
Come by and see what a busy savage I been! http://www.patsavage.net
WHAT A SHOT–The Buck in this photo doesn?t know he is being followed. The forest service has several webcams located on game trails in Oregon. The trip when they sense motion. I think Oregon has one less deer. By the way, this picture is real, it was forwarded to me by Doug Jones, US Forest Service
WHO DAT ON ROGUES BIKE? Al Lipkin: Bob’s Brother took a photo of Doris and I and changed it to this.
Rogue
Biker parade to slow traffic–
10,000 cycles in Toys for Tots
FLORIDA TODAY staff
Traffic delays of close to one hour are expected Sunday when the annual Toys for Tots Motorcycle parade starts at noon.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office advises that traffic will be stopped for about 45 minutes while the parade runs its route.
More than 10,000 motorcycles will travel westbound on State Road 520 out of Merritt Square Mall to U.S. 1, then south on U.S. 1 to Parkway Drive in Melbourne, west onto Parkway Drive to Wickham Road, North on Wickham Road to the west entrance into Brevard Community College’s Melbourne Campus.
Motorists should make arrangements to use alternate routes during this time if this is a normal course of travel, sheriff’s spokeswoman Yvonne Martinez said. Extra time should be planned for heavier traffic patterns on the alternate routes.
Motorists on Merritt Island can use Merritt Avenue to Sykes Creek and Fortenberry Avenue to Sykes Creek to get to the beaches or to get around the event, Martinez said.
Rogue
Scaffolding covers the beach side of the hotel as repairs from hurricane damage is underway at the Holiday Inn Beach Resort in Indialantic. Image by Tim Shortt, FLORIDA TODAY
BIKERNET TRAVEL ADVICE —Hotel owners and managers in Brevard County have a special holiday wish this year: To be able to open their doors again soon.
“Many of the hotel properties are gearing up to open,” said Rob Varley, executive director of the Space Coast Office of Tourism. “But it’s going to be tight.” And some might not reopen until July.
The impact of four hurricanes — three of which hit Brevard County — has devastated the tourism industry. While available rooms are continually booked, they are filled largely with contractors, roofers or Federal Emergency Management Agency representatives — people who are not hitting the tourist hot spots.
Tourism is critical to Brevard’s economy and is worth $1 billion annually to the local economy. Varley estimated that the economy could face a shortfall of $100 million in the six months following the hurricanes because of the loss of hotel rooms. There now are about 1,880 hotel rooms out of commission in Brevard as a result of hotel damage, according to Varley.
“The numbers just came out showing that we had a little more than 90 percent occupancy for the month of October,” Varley said. “The story is we’re making up ground with high occupancy that, hopefully, will cover us when high season gets here and the big hotels down south aren’t open.”
Varley is referring to three big properties in the Indialantic area: The Melbourne Beach Hilton and the Quality Suites Hotel Melbourne are planning to open in July, and the Holiday Inn is aiming for an April 1 opening, he said. In the northern part of the county, the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront could open as early as Dec. 23, and the Doubletree Hotel in Cocoa Beach and The Holiday Inn in Cocoa Beach are planning to open Jan. 1, Varley said.
Coming into the Christmas/New Year’s vacation period, that could mean tourists coming to the Space Coast will have to search hard for a hotel room of their liking.
In Cocoa Beach, the hoteliers are hopeful.
“Right now, we’re bringing the hotel back to be a great family property,” said Rick Hutcherson, director of sales and marketing for Holiday Inn Cocoa Beach. “It’s sunny yellow throughout the property, and we’ve been landscaping.”
Mambo’s, the oceanfront restaurant at Holiday Inn Cocoa Beach, is starting to look like it did in pre-hurricane days, Hutcherson said, adorned with tropical trees and fans overhead.
“We’re working to get open as soon as possible,” Hutcherson said. “Advance bookings for 2005 are really strong.”
The smaller hotelier While some of the big hotels are closed, partially closed or being refurbished, the smaller independent motels and hotels are reaping what few rewards there are.
“I have many roofers staying with me,” said Brad Humes, manager of the Sea Scape Motel in Indialantic, where its nine available rooms are constantly booked. “Frankly, we’re mobbed, and it’s partly because of the big hotels in the area being shut down and also because there are so many workers looking for rooms.”
The few vacationers that are around may have had a hard time finding a place to stay — at least for now — and that also has put a damper on local business.
“There just weren’t as many visitors this past Thanksgiving as there usually are,” said Selma Vignisson, manager of Blueberry Muffin restaurant in Indialantic.
Usually, she said, during the winter, there is a steady run of snowbirds, part-time residents and visitors.
“There are fewer people this year, probably because the big hotels aren’t open.”
Adeam Alvarez, who lives in Indian Harbour Beach, said he doesn’t see as many winter residents this year.
“I don’t think the hotels have the people they normally get in the winter,” Alvarez said. “I have a lot of neighbors in the winter and in the spring, but, so far, this year I don’t see that many snowbirds.”
Price rise possible Varley said, when the big hotels do come back on line, tourists could find their renovated and upgraded rooms more expensive.
“The rates are going up, and that’s good news for us,” Varley said, referring to the additional tourism money coming to the county. “That’s because hotels will be totally brand-new and remodeled. Even the smaller hotels will probably end up charging more. After all, it’s about supply and demand.”
Contact Balancia at 242-3647 or dbalancia@flatoday.net
Hotel occupancy estimates Brevard County hotel room occupancy was up significantly in October 2004, compared with year-earlier figures. But that’s largely due to rooms filled by out-of-town workers in Brevard to fix hurricane damage, coupled with a smaller inventory of rooms because of damaged hotels.
October 2004: 90.2 percent occupancy on a typical night; about 7,870 available rooms; 7,099 rooms filled on a typical night.
October 2003: 54.3 percent occupancy on a typical night; about 9,750 available rooms; 5,294 rooms filled on a typical night. Source: Space Coast Office of Tourism
Rogue
HELLO FROM BELGIUM–Hey Bandit, I built the first riding bike with 330 Avon tyre in Europe.I finished it on 11/11/04.
You can see more of it at http://www.hbs.be.
Also I built a Bike that’s been signed by the Metallica band members.See: http://www.met-ster.com
Can you put something about these bikes on your site ??
Also I would like to offer you my help if you’d come over to Europe.
I always have a place to stay and would hook you up with a means of transportation.
I’ve always been welcomed by numerous guys when I visited the States andoffered them the same if they’d ever make it to Europe.
My buddies in South-Africa the same thing.
But I don’t get enough Americans over here, though Belgium is definitely worth thevisit. There are many cool places to visit, great parties in the weekend, etc.
I myself will be heading back to the mighty US of A in march 2005. (Daytona Bike Week)
Maybe we could meet then and have a beer.
JimmyHBS Belgium.
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