Freewheel'n - January, 2001

Time to face reality…the Thanksgiving dinner is done, holiday presents have been opened and the New Year’s celebration is over. We now need to begin the task of addressing issues for 2001. The ‘X Games’ are coming to Philadelphia and perhaps we can tie into these. Quest Tours will be released next month. RePete is looking into the possibility of enhancing these…details to follow. A repeat of the Seagull is being considered alone with the return to such tours at the Princeton Event, Covered Bridge and others. What else? Visit my web site for a host of info.

Let us take another trip in the Time Machine…we will go back …way back to December 1986!!! What were we doing??? Well we step out and are greeted by the Board consisting of Bob Basich, Tim Thompson, Fran Danelsbeck, Art Schalick, Dan Flynn and Gordon Mann. We are informed by this group about the terrific year. Particularly the convention held in Lancaster. This was only the second sponsored by the club! Then we are told about the two big rides scheduled for 1987…the Get Ready on June 13 and the Jersey Devil on September 26. We ask about the Road Runner and the Bridgeton Zoo, only to be met with blank stares. Oh yes, we then realize that these have yet to be approved. We are told that all the board members except for Art and Dan will be replaced in January. The new board will consist of Gene Schoeberlain, Pete Nahaczewski, Judy Flynn and Dewey Parker as well as Art and Dan.

We are rushed off as the time is getting late. We need to be at the Buena Vista Country Club for the Christmas Party! Arriving we take in the open bar and then watch a slide show provide by Joel Perlish. This features his trip of the west coast. Afterward, we are talking with Dave Kasper who is already planning the next convention. He speaks excitedly about a place called Crisfield, Maryland with side trips to Smith and Tangiers Isles. In time we meet up with Pete Nahaczewski who talks about the first ride he led for the club! This is the gent that will become RePete? That ride was attended by Bob B, Norm, Janice H and their son, and welcomed Elaine to the club. No mention is made about any flats. There is excitement and fun in the air…yes the club is still young and fresh. The hour grows late and we must get back into the Time Machine…we re-enter, and realize that many of these people we not be with the club when we exit.