Okay, here’s a flier for the Gypsy Jean Cancer Run. Seems it’s gonna be held June 20th through the 22nd at, what I’m told is, beautiful Lake Columbia in Mississippi. I’m also told we’re gonna have a three hour ride to the spot where the famous Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash happened. There’s also gonna be old fashioned bike games like the weenie bite and so on for all who wanna participate. A band may offer their time for this event. I guess the flier tells mostly what’s going on. I’ll get you guys more info as it comes to me.
This event is being sponsored by the Journey Riderz Foundation, and for more info you can reach Cornbread at: 985-237-2142.
Here’s a couple links I found on Lake Columbia:
Lake Columbia:
visitmississippi.org/things-to-do/camping/lake-col…
Lake Columbia Parks & Rec:
www.mdwfp.com/fishing-boating/lakes/lake-columbia
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This coming Saturday's upload (12/7/24) takes us through the final days of Gypsy Jean's life. It is by far the most emotionally charged video I have ever made, or probably ever will make. It was through this experience that i witnessed human kindness unlike anything I'd seen before. You can try not to cry, but you will fail.
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11/18/24
Jeany died today. It was an immense relief because her pain and suffering from this particular disease was far beyond anything I had personally witnessed before. She was 60 years old.
By her request, Jeany’s ashes will be brought to our camp in Sturgis by myself next year and I imagine we will have a little ceremony of some kind. She stated many times that her stay with us and the ride afterwards was the best time of her life.
Jeany gave her Softail to me with a statement that I could sell, or do whatever I want with it. But as some of you know, I don’t need the bike, nor do I suffer from the disease-of-more. For in truth, as long as my simple needs are met I am satisfied; and my guardian angels seems to keep these needs met pretty damn well. So the selling of her bike and spending of the money just does not sit well with me. But Scottie, my friend who drove 8 hours with truck and trailer to pick up the bike then store it at his place, has an idea.
He said he’d like to put on a motorcycle run to raise money for cancer. When I told him there’s no way I’m giving money to those greedy cocksuckers who just wanna make money off cancer but certainly not cure the cash flow (as most of us know) he told me we would give the money directly to the families as, in such a difficult time, this could help augment the financial problems that can plague those families who are caring for loved ones with the more lingering cancer types. This idea quickly caught my attention. It Seems Scottie knows a Christian MC in his area (Mississippi) that could help and, after talking with them, they liked the idea as well. His other idea is that I might be able to draw participants to help populate the event. The details are definitely not worked out at this time, but it means that Jean’s bike would sit in Scottie’s shed for about 11½ months before, once a year, I’d personally ride it only for the event. Could be the start of something really cool I think.
What do you-all think?
Although Jeany did not get to see the last video, I intend to continue the “Travels with Jeany” series to its conclusion. I’d also like to state that, as you will probably see in the coming videos, she was very well loved and taken care of by those around her throughout this entire ordeal.
But for now, I’d like to thank all of you again for your many previous comments and prayers.
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A little update on Jeany:
She is simply dying. But it's been an amazing experience. A woman from the church gave her a fully functional 3 bedroom house free of charge for as long as she needs it, she also stops by on most days to offer help, and even brought me a car to use when it’s raining.
The pastor came to pray then tell her that the church will be taking care of, and paying for, the cremation.
Yesterday, I watched Jeany cry through what was probably the final phone conversation with her granddaughter. A truly heartbreaking moment.
Some of the church people drop by quite often to visit and pray. Today one of them brought her daughter and infant granddaughter to see our sick lady. Jeany just smiled and beamed at that the little girl the whole time.
Scotty, a friend of mine, drove 8 hours with truck and trailer to pick up Jeany's bike then take it to a shed on his own property. Again, Jeany cried as we loaded it into the trailer. If she somehow lives Scotty will bring it back.
Hospice has been wonderful and they come by almost every day to make sure she has the proper everything, Including pain meds. Pancreas cancer is an extremely painful disease I now see. Hospice brought Jeany a hospital bed and I'm now sleeping in the same room on the other bed to better take care of her hour to hour needs and pain meds.
But strange as it may seem, Jeany doesn't seem to mind dying at all. It's the preliminary suffering she wants to avoid.
Yup, an amazing experience.
Although I'd rather not flaunt images of her present condition publicly, I will be doing some video on these wonderful people and all their kindness in time.
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I've been asked if theres anywhere my old Easyriders magazine stories can still be found, and this question is a tough one. However, I did sell a good handful of those gypsy stories to Bikernet.com, which is still up and running. So, for any interested, I'll leave this link to Bikernets section containing those articles. But I'm warning you that I was younger then and therefore a considerably different person.
www.bikernet.com/pages/web_page.aspx?id=114
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Mason George interviews STS at Sturgis this year (2024)
https://youtu.be/DNTS3r0tct8?si=P-NDi...
watch video on watch page
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Corey, Sid, and I had ridden from Georgia into North Carolina (it took days with a bunch of strange twists along the way. I’ll have to make a video) mostly to get into the Smoky Mountains and out of the heat, visit Wheels Through Time Museum, and visit my buddy Sean. Days later, and at the moment he was leaving for the ride back to Michigan, Corey clutch cable broke. Fortunately he was carrying a spare. Being as Corey’d never replaced one of these things while in route before, my experience was elected to help with this job. It would be done on the front lawn. Sean has a motorcycle oriented Utube channel of his own and soon put up a video of this event.
Here’s the link:
Corey’s cable replacement video:
https://youtu.be/fhce8wyzDRA?si=C02_p...
North Carolina Bikers & Music (Sean’s channel):
youtube.com/@NCBikersandMusic
Short:
youtube.com/shorts/FYOE1dT9aA...
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When was the last time you saw a brand new 1995 Electra Glide? 16000 original miles, one owner, completely unmolested – bone stock, even the mufflers. I couldn’t resist and just bought the damn thing. Don’t expect to be seeing it right away though because Old Blue’s still got a little life left. Think I’ll just leave this one sitting around till I get a few mods done to it. Not touching the motor though. Just leaving that the way it is. Might not sit for to long though because I sure like the lack of Mickey Mousery and the way it rides.
You think red suites me?
P.S. I threw in a shot of the Blue Mule just after I got it.
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Hey guys, Im camped at Dirty Rat Cycles bike shop in Salt Lake City, Utah. Be here a couple more days if you'd like to drop by for a visit. Should have my bike running today.
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On the road full-time with only a 1991 Harley Davidson Electra Glide since the year 1995, this is the story of a long-term, fully nomadic motorcycle drifter.
What would happen if you took that plunge, lived that dream, and rode your trusty steed into the sunset never to return? What places would you see? What parties would you attend? What friends would you make? What women would you bed? What adventures would you enjoy? What manner of hardships might cross your path? Is such a life really even possible?
Well, Scooter Tramp Scotty and the old Electra Glide have been on the road doing exactly that for many years. So come along and see for yourself what the realities of long-term road-life actually are. Together, we’ll travel leisurely along the back-road highways of the United States, Canada, and Mexico as well.
#nomadic #motorcycle #harleydavidson #motorcyclecamping #drifter #motorcycletravel