Another Night Ride! Man I love the Stars Above!

On a 1 AM ride to work in early June to the song "Free Bird":

I was riding N on SR 99 and hit a low spot full of fog, for a brief second Baby and I were enshrouded in fog from the shoulders down, with only the stars above to guide us! Believe I felt for a fraction of a second and to a very minor degree what Pilots that slip the surly bonds of earth on wings of fighter jets must feel as they climb through weather into the starlit sky!

So inspired by that, and early enough that I pulled off to enjoy the starlit sky, again to Free Bird and Baby's Rythmic Idle. Ursa Minor and Polaris in it's Pouring into Ursa Major position, the summer Triangle directly above(Deneb in Cygnus, Altair in Aquila, and Vega in Lyra). Alcor and Mizar double stars in Ursa Major's handle. The Milky way, Jupiter and Andromeda rising and Virgo setting.

I apologize NOT to those along my 1 am flight path for the cry of my V-Twin and it's deep vibrato that trails behind, trying to catch up to Baby and I. For you see, I am a happily and permanently single man, and this is the only time I get to hear the voice of a screamin' woman! Albeit with the tones of a woman from a far Eastern Balkan village..;<{

Photo Shoot with Ron Finch at his Studion in Pontiac MI!

Bill Bish of RidinOn magazine contacted me about a month ago about this trip. Ron Finch is being inducted into the Sturgis Custom Bike Builder's Hall of Fame this year, and this is his entry for this years Custom Bike Builder's Build-Off! Ron called Bill to tell him the bike would be finished Wed. of this week (7/14/2010) and I was invited up to his studio/shop to spend the day with him and be the first one to shoot pictures of it FINISHED! This is an awesome honor!

Here is a teaser Peek at a small part of this bike:

I had the pleasure of spending the day with Ron and his lovely wife Ruth, and shot about 800 Pictures. Rode with him to scout locations and ultimately decided his place was better than any we scouted. Can't show the bike here YET, but here are a couple of shots from the best day of my summer so far!

This is Ron's daily Rider!
"Wing and A Prayer"

This is Wing & A Prayer and MY Baby after a nice afternoon ride with Ron.

This is in front of The Detroit Piston's Arena.

This is the Studio from the Kitchen

This is Ron's wife Ruth feeding Echo.
She's coyote and dog mix.

This is Ruth, Ron and their daughter Gail with the bike "Finicky" and the truck that's gonna haul Ron's new bike to Sturgis.

Ron told me he's allowed to ride without a HELMET in Michigan for Photo Shoots, if there's a photographer with him!

Ya'all come back now, ha'hear!

Maggie Valley N.C. and Wheels Through Time Museum

Here's a teaser shot or 2 and details to follow. Rode 1700 miles in 5 days, and 2 of those were work days with no riding!