Midwest Region

[Austin city limits]

April 8th - 11th and the big day for the Official Moonshine Lunch Run date is Saturday April 10th...

Yes,,, your worse nightmare is back!!!

The Main Moonshine Store Lunch Run Ride from 2009???
We had 700* people,,,

On 600* bikes,,,

From 39 States*,,, and 3 Countries*,,,
Eat a total of 1,119* Moonburgers...

Those 700 people on 600 bikes rode a total of 360,000* miles round trip from their home,,, to Moonshine and back!!! This is an average Miles per rider of 514.3* miles each!!! Per bike comes out to riding 600* miles total to eat a Moonburger!!! To make it a shade easier to visualize this distance,,, this is to the Moon,,, and ½ way back!!!

(((* new records set)))

To make this soak in to your craniums a little better???

Sturgis has a population of around 6,000 people...

Moonshine has 2...

We brought over 300 times as many people into Moonshine that Saturday than live there...

If Sturgis raised their population 300 times it would need to have 1.8 million people all inside the city limits on a certain day... Moonshine KICKED,,, Sturgis Arse!!!

Proudest fact for me is,,, if you take the total miles ridden to 5 Moonshine Run Lunch Runs,,, and don't even count the Pre-Pre,,, Pre,,, Post,,, and the Post - Post Moonshine runs??? We have rode around 1.2 million miles to the Moonshine Run,,, and knock on wood,,, no one has been seriously injured... We have had a wheel come off a bike last year at speed,,, and a guy slide in a turn in Colorado but,,, with 1.2 million miles total,,, that is amazing safety record!!!

Even though the T-shirts cost us about $1 more than the year before,,, we did not raise the price for the shirts… We gave $800 to the Casey Food Pantry,,, $800 to the Fire Fighters,,, $800 to the Crisis Center... $300 more than last year to each…

We have $3,000 to go towards the Mission work which includes the Children’s orphanage mission in Mexico… So,,, all in all,,, even though we raised less selling shirts than years before,,, we gave more money this year… A Tribute to all those who cared…

Thank you... You truly have made my dream a reality... And,,, this time,,, Reality is better than the dream...

Get Prepared for Launch of Moonshine Lunch Run # 6 Coming Soon!!!

Start your diets so you can blow it here!!!

Buy that All Weather Gear Now!!!

Make sure and Carry your Side Stand Puck and keep it handy!!!

PREPARE FOR AN EVENT,,, YOU CAN NOT EXPLAIN!!!

MOONSHINE LUNCH RUN HAS HIT THE WORMHOLES AGAIN!!!

:::::sorry,,, rules are rules:::::

8^)

http://moonshine-run.com/Moonshine/

This all started as a dream to have Motorcycle RIDERS,,, who love to ride no matter the weather,,, come and share their passion to ride,,, smile,,, laugh,,, and eat... It has been a 121% success!!! 8^)

It all starts this year Thursday April 8th at my house and goes through Sunday April 11th around noon as we all head back to home to plan again to return!!!

Free Food!!! Free Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream!!! Free Smiles and Laughs!!!

Go to the Moonshine site,,, click on Register,,, get signed up,,, packed up,,, and get hungry!!!
This year is looking to be the BESTEST,,, E V A R ! ! !

Terry "Carnival Barker" Hammond

[Austin city limits]

Fastest to 200,,, E V A R ! ! !

200 People,,,

188 Bikes,,,

99,070 miles riding 1 way,,,

198,140 miles round trip,,,

2,500 miles 1 way Longest rider,,,

495 mile average 1 way each person,,,

26 riding over 1,000 miles 1 way,,,

30 States and Canada SO FAR,,,

92 eating at my house Thursday night,,,

107 eating Lunch Friday noon,,,

153 at Richards Friday night,,,

121 eating at the Fireman Chili Supper Sat night,,,

82 eating Breakfast Sunday morning,,,

270 T-Shirts wanted so far,,,

www.moonshine-run.com

[DEPARKER1817]

I attended last year.
The Best Burger I ever had. And the people I met are first class.

[Two Brothers]

One of the Two Brothers will be headed that way and can't wait to meet some new faces that I have spoken with.

[Austin city limits]

Originally Posted by DEPARKER1817

I attended last year.
The Best Burger I ever had. And the people I met are first class.

Thanks Parker!!!

I am glad to see a little support on this site... I am getting told how I can post,,, and the size and colors to post on here???

Look,,, this Moonshine Lunch Run whole deal is to put people/riders together no matter what you ride... If you do the miles,,, through the weather,,, your welcome...

The money raised through this goes to a Childrens Orphanage in Mexico,,, (((Around $3,000))) $800 to the Casey Food Pantry,,, $800 to the Crisis Center,,, $800 to the Fire Fighters,,, will be around $800 to the Martinsville Food pantry...
This Moonshine Lunch Run was a Wacky Idea,,, Started by some wacky Riders,,, who will ride Wacky Distances,,, in Wacky weather,,, at a Wacky time of the year,,, to a town with a population of 2,,, called Moonshine,,, to eat a Moonburger and go home...

This will cause some wacky post,,, and I am sorry...

I am turning over a new leaf on here... I will not post in big fonts,,, or Color Fonts by request from "The Man"... It is their sand box,,, and I am just a guest,,, which I feel not that welcome to be honest with ya...

I have to ask??? If you do not want people using the Font colors and sizes,,, WHY,,, in the name of Maria Osmond do you have them on your site,,, and if you can use them,,, who gets to use them and when???

[Kneedragger]

Originally Posted by Austin city limits

I am turning over a new leaf on here... I will not post in big fonts,,, or Color Fonts by request from "The Man"... It is their sand box,,, and I am just a guest,,, which I feel not that welcome to be honest with ya...

I have to ask??? If you do not want people using the Font colors and sizes,,, WHY,,, in the name of Maria Osmond do you have them on your site,,, and if you can use them,,, who gets to use them and when???

You're more than welcome here... we encourage our forum members to participate regularly. So let me ask you... how many posts have you made here since the last Moonshine Lunch Run, and what were the subjects of your posts?? I commend you for organizing this event, and for the worthy causes which it benefits...

but dropping by here once a year exclusively to promote your event with a huge, in-your-face announcement seems a bit more like drive-by advertising than forum participation.

[Muddy1]

Your invitation to all i-BMW members to join the ML Run is very welcome and has always been supported on this site.
Not only is the announcement welcomed but you are and have been encouraged to keep us informed of this wonderful event.

However, a number of us have contacted you privately, asking that you not use a huge "page" full of bold lettering in your post.
Each year you have posted this information and each year the response and requests have been the same - to no avail, so now
I thank you for your kindness in changing the text a bit.

It is rather difficult to click on a thread and have it jump out into one's face due to the size and intensity of the font.
No, it is certainly not a requirement to change the font size and boldness, the large size seems to jump out and attack the
....fragile... aging....and ... sometimes mentally unstable minds that affect some of those OTHER site members.

Now let's get on to the meat of your invitation. I had many questions for you last year, which you answered with great enthusiasm.
I even asked you to post up some photos instead of a link to a ride report ... and you gave us a huge number of photos and colorful
details after the fun died down. Hopefully, this year you will do the same and attract even more i-BMW members to your lunch run.

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Here is a cut and paste from 2009:


Quote:
Forgive me for asking.. I mean with all the numbers you keep posting, but, I have looked on the site for the Moonshine Lunch Run and I still don't get it.

That is ok,,, I have been to everyone,,, and I don't really get it either... Believe me,,, without showing up,,, you will NEVER understand it!!!

Quote:
It seems like a lot of statistics just to say that people rode somewhere to enjoy a meal. The mileage that is posted, even for the longest distance ridden is still nothing like that ridden by lots of I-BMW riders to get to rallies to eat and ride with friends.

Most rallies you speak of are not in Early April,,, in middle of Nowhere Illinois,,, to a town with a population of 2,,, 12 miles from the nearest town/motel,,, to eat a Moonburger and go home... This is not a BMW/Honda/Kawasaki/Suzuki/KTM/Yamaha/Can Am Rally... This is a Long Distance Ride to meet friends,,, you might never have met before... And last years winner of the Long Distance award rode 4,700 miles to attend,,, and rode in snow for 2,100 miles of it to get here and back... I will stack that against longer miles in July riding to a rally anyday...

Quote:
So, without all the bold accented statistics, how about some plain English to explain why this event is so special.

This MLR has always been about how Riders,,, ride... Weather/location/time of year does not matter... If they want to ride,,, they will... The amount of Iron Butt Riders and even the elite Iron Butt Rally Riders who attend is staggering... This,,, is what makes it special...

Quote:
You are clearly hyped about it and it seems you are nuts too

So,,, we have met then!!! How can you NOT,,, be hyped about a Free event,,, for the sake of Riding and meeting friends??? Does not matter what you ride,,, as long as you are there,,, and you rode...

- cooking for everyone that shows up!! Damned friendly of you!

Once you come to Moonshine Lunch Run,,, you are family... You do not charge family to eat at your house,,, so I never would either...

Quote:

By the way, have you ever made it to one of the I-BMW rallies?

3 to be exact...

I hope you make it,,, and that way,,, you will see why they all come,,, and come back every year...

We all come to Moonshine for a Moonburger,,, but we take home so much more...

[Austin city limits]

As I said last year on the 2009 thread???

# 1 ~~~ From about November - January 1st I am working on getting the info together to launch the www.moonshine-run.com site...

# 2 ~~~ January 1 through around April 20 am guessing 92.7% of my time and or internet time is spend answering e-mail/PM's/Letters/Phone Calls/Post from about 10 web sites the MLR is put on by members... I did not start the original thread on the ST-Owners/ST.n/FJR sites to name 3 but I answer any and all questions from Meal times,,, motels,,, travel problems,,, you name it...

# 3 ~~~ May 1st I have by then disappeared into a Tractor cab and am farming 100% of the time...

# 4 ~~~ June 15th I hope I am done farming to take my annual Blue Ridge Parkway trip... From June 15th on my time is Farming,,, Family,,, and Riding...

# 5 ~~~ About Sept 15th I am through with riding mostly and spend time in Harvest...

# 6 ~~~ About November 1st I am done,,, and Start the Bubble machine again,,, time to make the Donuts...

# 7 ~~~ I use to post on here when I had a BMW... I read,,, and still read often on here... But without a BMW my post would just only be of the social nature,,, and I am sorry I do not seem to have time to make it over here to do that... Between the ST-Owners/ST-1300/ST-Riders/ADV/COG/MTF/ST.N which I have been a member to all of those for years,,, I can't even post on 1/2 of those with the time online I have...

I am Dropping by here to post FOR,,, the BMW riders who want to make this,,, and who are members on here that have ASKED me,,, to post the MLR updates on here as they are not members of those other sites...

How many are members who showed up to the MLR from here??? Hard to tell... But I can tell you that since Jan 1st I have had 19 e-mails from 17 members from here till today... Today,,, I have had 7 e-mails from 7 members on here apologizing for getting called on the carpet and hoping I do not just give up... I have had 1 PM sent to me,,, asking me to not post BIG,,, or in Colors... 26 - 1 in favor,,, I will take that as a positive...

[Austin city limits]

Thanks Muddy!!! I do remember us yacking last year and thank you for being so cool about it too...

Look,,, if I was not asked to be here by other members to post on here,,, and some of the BESTEST MLR riders are the ones from this site... Would I??? Probably not... I like the FJR site and am asked 20 times a year why I will not update them??? I have never owned a FJR so,,, I feel I would be only there to Carnival Bark about the MLR,,, and I won't do it...

I do,,, like this site,,, and when/if I ever get another BMW,,, I will quit posting on another of the mulitpul sites I post on,,, and start posting on here again often... I did just that about 2 months ago when I quit posting on one site to free up time to add the Versys site since I bought one and was in need of farkling expertise...

Sorry this is straining the Mods over here... I do not wish that on anyone/site/group...

[Muddy1]

Originally Posted by Austin city limits

I will take that as a positive...

Terry, YOU are the positive one. It is your wonderful energy and determination that draw so many of the members to your lunch run.

Keep drawing them in.... and post up the results with lots of photos and quirky information about the fun odd things that happen when you get such an eclectic group of riders together.

[Louis]

Originally Posted by Muddy1

No, it is certainly not a requirement to change the font size and boldness, the large size seems to jump out and attack the
....fragile... aging....and ... sometimes mentally unstable minds that affect some of those OTHER site members.

Happy that you didn't mention any names !!!

[Austin city limits]

Originally Posted by Muddy1

Terry, YOU are the positive one. It is your wonderful energy and determination that draw so many of the members to your lunch run.

Keep drawing them in.... and post up the results with lots of photos and quirky information about the fun odd things that happen when you get such an eclectic group of riders together.

Thanks Muddy!!! Your Moonburger is on me along with your beverage of choice for being so cool about this...

Updates will continue,,, pictures will be posted from last year soon...

The MLR is about impossible to describe,,, hard to get to,,, and forget trying to explain it to a wife/girlfriend and/or a non riding family member/friend...

Thanks again Muddy... Hope I can meet you in the real world...

[Austin city limits]

My Shop 2009 Thursday night free Feed Early...

[Htheater]

Originally Posted by Muddy1

By the way, have you ever made it to one of the I-BMW rallies?

Originally Posted by Austin city limits

;3 to be exact...

I hope you make it,,, and that way,,, you will see why they all come,,, and come back every year...

We all come to Moonshine for a Moonburger,,, but we take home so much more...

Just curious, what 3 i-bmw rallies have you been too?? Have we met??

[Austin city limits]

If we met,,, I was the Ugly guy riding a different bike each place I was at...

National Rallies??? Regional rallies I would come and go to... But,,, National??? Ok,,, I will see if I can get this question correct without cheating and digging through boxes of stuff...

I was at Asheville back in,,, uuummm,,, man,,, was it 2004,,, 2005??? It rained,,, and rained,,, and rained... It was at the Biltmore estate... Really sure that was NOT a National rally... I remember it was going to get canceled,,, some thought it was canceled,,, and then throw in the forcast of cats and dogs raining and,,, well,,, lets just say it was not crowded...

1996 I was in Morgantown... I know this because of a key ring I have from there,,, and I put in on my 1996 brand spanking new bike...

Durango 1997 maybe,,, was the next year I think???

Ring a bell with where you have been???

[justjoe]

Hey Terry! I like your posts. I would go if the rally wasn't so far away and the weather wasn't so iffy. I kid, I jest! I understand!

I think the main problem with your initial post is that it looks like you are shouting at us! "Netiquette" and all of that.

Post up and post pictures. And for those members who go they should post up and post pictures too! Have a great time at the Moonshine!

[Austin city limits]

Thanks for the post Joe!!! Very Cool to say and I thank you for it...

The size/color thingy??? I have had 0/ziltch/nadda/none/no complaints on Aventure riders and have been posting it over there for 3 years!!! I mean,,, they are not known as a group that will not bust ya if you deserve it... It is almost always near the top of the "Upcoming" threads too...

Why do I do it??? As you might see,,, I post like a kid on a Milk Dud Sugar Rush... Always have,,, always will... Long story on what the ,,,/.../???/!!! thing is all about but,,, I have my reasons,,, and I have been posting this way since the first post on the internet way back in 1991/92...

But,,, the Moonshine Run,,, is Wacky... Can not explain it,,, unless you witness it... A Wacky Ride,,, deserves looking Wacky... With this site having panties in a wad because of Color and size??? Far more things to worry about in my universe,,, but,,, this is your sand box,,, and I am a guest... Sorry if it screws up your cranium and will not do it here... My Philosophy???

Live Every Moment,,, Love every day,,, Because,,, Before You Know It,,, Your Precious Time Slips Away...

[Htheater]

Originally Posted by Austin city limits

If we met,,, I was the Ugly guy riding a different bike each place I was at...

You are going to have to narrow it down a little more than that!

Originally Posted by Austin city limits

National Rallies??? Regional rallies I would come and go to... But,,, National??? Ok,,, I will see if I can get this question correct without cheating and digging through boxes of stuff...

I was at Asheville back in,,, uuummm,,, man,,, was it 2004,,, 2005??? It rained,,, and rained,,, and rained... It was at the Biltmore estate... Really sure that was NOT a National rally... I remember it was going to get canceled,,, some thought it was canceled,,, and then throw in the forcast of cats and dogs raining and,,, well,,, lets just say it was not crowded...

1996 I was in Morgantown... I know this because of a key ring I have from there,,, and I put in on my 1996 brand spanking new bike...

Durango 1997 maybe,,, was the next year I think???

Ring a bell with where you have been???

So, the answer is "No, you haven't ever been to an i-bmw rally as previously answered "yes" to Pat's inquiry."

No problem with that....I was just surprised that you said you had attended some of the i-bmw rallies as I attend most of them every year (one year I made them all....have never made the California one, but, it is a recent addition).

These are OUR rallies and have nothing to do with the BMW MOA or RA.....remember, our site is i-bmw.com . We have annual rallies in Texas (April), Virginia (May), Vermont (June), California (Sept), North Carolina (Sept) and Arkansas (Oct). We also have an "unofficial" one in Kentucky. See our RALLIES forum for details!

[Austin city limits]

So, the answer is "No, you haven't ever been to an i-bmw rally as previously answered "yes" to Pat's inquiry."

Now that I understand you,,, No,,, I have not been to a I-BMW rally... Wasn't lying,,, just didn't figure out the question...

No problem with that....I was just surprised that you said you had attended some of the i-bmw rallies as I attend most of them every year (one year I made them all....have never made the California one, but, it is a recent addition).

Cool to hear!!! How many miles was that all told???

These are OUR rallies and have nothing to do with the BMW MOA or RA.....remember, our site is i-bmw.com . We have annual rallies in Texas (April), Virginia (May), Vermont (June), California (Sept), North Carolina (Sept) and Arkansas (Oct). We also have an "unofficial" one in Kentucky. See our RALLIES forum for details!

Well,,, I am going to Big Bend in late Feb... Hutchinson Kansas for BBQ RTE in March... Have Moonshine here in April... Farm in the Rest of April - May... Take Sister and brother-n-law from Arizona on their bikes to Blue Ridge Parkway for annual Trek I do in June... July will be in Spearfish/Cody/Red Lodge/Glacier/Jackson Hole/Zion/North Rim/Mexican Hat/Moki Dugway/Moab/Colorado trip... 8th time to most of those in the last 12 years...

So,,, I will see if I am in the same region as 1 of your I-BMW rides is happening... But you know,,, the MLR flys against the "This is our group,,, this is our ride" thingy like most of my rides and it looks like your rides too... Moonshine Run is for anyone,,, any bike,,, any group,,, if we know you,,, if you never been... We put it in April to make it something you can't just roll out of bed for and get here... You earn it,,, coming/going/and/or/both... This is why the IBA/LD riders have taken this on and show up in such #'s... This is not your normal RTE...

As a wise man once said,,,

After riding over 1,000 miles through bad weather to get to Moonshine,,, it is comforting to know,,, an Out House is waiting for me...

[Austin city limits]

Greenup Inn (217) 923-5512‎

Ok,,, This Motel just recieved the ACL Motel Travel Award and will make the list of Motels in the area to stay at...

This Motel is NOT,,, the one most are staying at... The one most who are staying in Greenup are staying at the Budget Host Inn - Greenup, IL - (217) 923-3176...

The Greenup Inn has changed hands (((VERY good thing))) been,,, FINALLY,,, renovated,,, (((EXCELLENT,,, idea))) and heard good things about it... So,,, I rode over on the Versys to check it out...

It is the cheapest place to stay in the area... I checked it out to see what the rooms all looked like... Renovated rooms are nice!!! H U G E,,, improvement!!! Non Renovated rooms are ok... I have stayed and slept in lots worse... Most rooms are renovated... Some are still to be done by spring...

Price quoted is $35 Single,,, $41 double... This price is for renovated and Non both... So,,, first to call,,, gets the nicer rooms... He has some completely non renovated that he might go as low as $20 on... They are worth that easy,,, but,,, sure not as nice as the $35 room...

It sets in a good spot... It is a Classic Motel... Park the bikes in front of the room door sort...

It does have very good reviews...

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev..._Illinois.html

[Austin city limits]

Ok,,, lets try this again,,, and get it correct this time...

Stand By For A Randon Wacky Fact!!!

Last Year??? We had 700 people,,, and 600 bikes... They ended up riding a total of 360,000 miles which is to the Moon,,, and 1/2 way back!!! Amazing total!!!

But,,,

You know what??? This year,,, with just 238 Riders,,, 223 bikes we already,,, "HAVE REACHED THE MOON!!!

Now,,, we are working on that return trip!!!

More Wacky Facts when you least need them,,, and updates as unwarranted to follow...

[Austin city limits]

WE are FAR ABOVE LAST YEAR!!!

2009 #'s in Black,,, 2010 #'s in Red...

200 People,,, 268 people...

173 Bikes,,, 248 bikes...

76,139 miles riding 1 way,,, 126,397 miles riding 1 way...

152,266 miles round trip,,, 252,794 miles round trip...

1,990 miles 1 way Longest rider,,, 2,500 miles...

383 mile average 1 way each person,,, 472 miles average 1 way each person...

15 riding over 1,000 miles 1 way,,, 31 riding over 1,000 miles 1 way...

33 States and Canada SO FAR!!! 31 States and Canada...

65 eating at my house Thursday night,,, 113 at my house Thursday...

85 eating Lunch Friday noon,,, 142 Friday lunch...

137 at Richards Friday night,,, 196 Richards Friday night...

137 eating at the Fireman Chili Supper Sat night,,, 169 Fireman Supper...

80 eating Breakfast Sunday morning,,, 109 Breakfast Sunday...

272 T-Shirts wanted so far!!! 327 T-Shirts...

81 days before it begins!!!

[Austin city limits]

We have 20 BMW coming so far!!!

[Aviator]

was sayin somethin...
Never mind.

[Austin city limits]

Originally Posted by Aviator

was sayin somethin...
Never mind.

Well,,, I have a E-mail saying your response was ADHD???

Rather have that be said than being called stuck up...

[Austin city limits]

Stand By For an Unimportant Announcement which looks Important!!!

We have 300 People!!!

277 Motorcycles,,,

31 States and Canada so far!!!

134,315 miles 1 way,,,

268,630 miles round trip,,,

2,500 miles farthest rider...

31 riding over 1,000 miles 1 way,,,

115 riding over 1,000 miles 1 way,,,

451 miles per rider average ridden 1 way!!!

124 eating at my house Thursday night,,,

156 for Friday lunch ride,,,

214 eating at Richards Friday night,,,

191 at the Firemans supper,,,

124 for Sunday breakfast...

361 T-Shirts so far...

73 days to go!!!

[Austin city limits]

Correction!!!

31 riding over 1,000 miles 1 way,,,

115 riding over 1,000 miles round trip,,,

[Austin city limits]

To hold to my word about bring you all a glimps of what to expect at a Moonshine Lunch Run,,, this will give you an idea on how many bikes and people assend onto Moonshine on that Saturday...

Moonshine 360 degree view ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGPBq...layer_embedded

"The Line" view ~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unpfH...layer_embedded

[Austin city limits]

WE ARE AT 350 RIDERS!!!

We are at LEAST,,, 120 above last year at this time,,, and WAY MORE MILES PER RIDER TOO!!!

350 Riders,,,

326 Motorcycles,,,

157,798 miles 1 way,,,

315,536 miles round trip!!!

32 States and Canada So Far!!!

Average miles ridden per rider 452 miles each 1 way...

Farthest riders are 2,500 miles 1 way!!!

138 eating at my house Thursday,,,

171 eating Friday lunch,,,

239 eating at Richards farm,,,

220 eating at the Firemans Chili Supper saturday night,,,

140 breakfast Sunday Morning...

418 shirts wanted so far!!!

63 days before it begins!!!

www.moonshine-run.com

[Austin city limits]

We have terrible weather,,, you would think the #'s would be down... Nope,,, I am not a Math scientist but,,, we have about 50% more coming this year than last year on this date so far,,, and from farther away too!!!

(((Black #'s Feb 8th 2009,,, Maroon Feb 8th 2010 #'s)))

250 People,,, 362 people...

219 Bikes,,, 339 bikes...

90,514 miles riding 1 way,,, 159,650 miles 1 way...

181,028 miles round trip,,, 319,300 miles round trip...

1,990 miles 1 way Longest rider,,, 2,500 miles 1 way longest riders...

365 mile average 1 way each person,,, 441 miles average each rider 1 way...

17 riding over 1,000 miles 1 way,,, 30 riding over 1,000 miles 1 way...

62 riding 1,000 mile round trip,,, 129 riding 1,000 miles round trip!!!

33 States and Canada/Afghanistan SO FAR!!! 32 States and Canada So Far...

72 eating at my house Thursday night,,, 139 eating at my house Thursday...

95 eating Lunch Friday noon,,, 174 eating lunch Friday noon...

160 at Richards Friday night,,, 244 eating at Richards...

173 eating at the Fireman Chili Supper Sat night,,, 225 eating at the Fireman's Chili Supper...

100 eating Breakfast Sunday morning,,, 144 eating breakfast Sunday morning!!!

325 T-Shirts wanted so far,,, 431 Shirts so far!!!

NUTS!!! NUTS I TELL YA!!!

[Austin city limits]

Ok,,, I know I use to post more wacky facts but,,, this one,,, is the MOTHER OF ALL WACKY FACTS!!!

This is from 2008... This is the Final,,, on how far others came to be here... Lets compare 2008 who showed up,,, to the ones who are planning to be here this year!!! FRIGG'N AMAZING I SAY!!!

2008 we had "Officialy" 400 signed in... More that never signed in but these facts are from the 400 who we know,,, were there...

We had 150 ride over 500 miles Round Trip...
We had 68 ride over 1,000 miles Round Trip...
We had 47 ride over 1,200 miles Round Trip...
We had 27 ride over 1,500 miles Round Trip...
We had 22 ride over 1,600 miles Round Trip...
We had 20 ride over 1,800 miles Round Trip...
We had 15 ride over 2,000 miles Round Trip...
We had 11 ride over 2,200 miles Round Trip...
We had 4 ride over 2,400 miles Round Trip!!!

# 5 ~~~ Pat McGhie ~~ Honda Gold Wing ~~ Hudson New Hampshire ~ 2258 miles
# 4 ~~~ Greg North ~~ Honda ST-1300 ~~ Grantham New Hampshire ~ 2406 miles
# 3 ~~~ Will England ~~ Honda ST-1100 ~~ Overland Park Kansas ~ 2,500 miles
# 2 ~~~ George Catt ~~ Honda ST-1100 ~~ Kingman Arizona ~ 3,800 miles
# 1 ~~~ Pete Rodgers ~~ Honda ST-1300 ~~ Oasis British Columbia ~ 4,362 miles

2010 we have 378 signed up so far...

We have 213 riding over 500 miles Round Trip...
We have 131 riding over 1,000 miles Round Trip...
We have 109 riding over 1,200 miles Round Trip...
We have 69 riding over 1,500 miles Round Trip...
We have 62 riding over 1,600 miles Round Trip...
We have 46 riding over 1,800 miles Round Trip...
We have 29 riding over 2,000 miles Round Trip...
We have 19 riding over 2,200 miles Round Trip...
We have 13 riding over 2,400 miles Round Trip...
We have 12 riding over 2,500 miles Round Trip!!!
We have 11 riding over 3,300 miles Round Trip!!!
We have 7 riding over 4,000 miles Round Trip!!!
We have 2 riding 5,000 miles Round Trip!!!

If you wrote a movie saying this many rode this far,,, in early April,,, to Central Illinois,,, to a town with a population of 2,,, to eat a Moonburger and go home,,, it would be classified a Fiction Movie!!!

[Austin city limits]

WE ARE AT 400 RIDERS!!! We did not reach 400 riders till March 31st last year!!! 42 days quicker than last year!!!

We are at LEAST,,, 130 above last year at this time,,, and WAY MORE MILES PER RIDER TOO!!!

400 Riders,,,

374 Motorcycles,,,

168,114 miles 1 way,,,

336,228 miles round trip!!!

33 States and Canada So Far!!!

Average miles ridden per rider 422 miles each 1 way...

Farthest riders are 2,500 miles 1 way!!!

143 eating at my house Thursday,,,

181 eating Friday lunch,,,

256 eating at Richards farm,,,

240 eating at the Firemans Chili Supper saturday night,,,

151 breakfast Sunday Morning...

473 shirts wanted so far!!!

50 days before it begins!!!

www.moonshine-run.com

[Austin city limits]

WE ARE AT 450 RIDERS!!! We did not reach 450 riders till April 9th last year!!!

We are at LEAST,,, 150 above last year at this time,,, and WAY MORE MILES PER RIDER TOO!!!

450 Riders,,,

425 Motorcycles,,,

180,088 miles 1 way,,,

360,176 miles round trip!!!

33 States and Canada So Far!!!

Average miles ridden per rider 401 miles each 1 way...

Farthest riders are 2,500 miles 1 way!!!

154 eating at my house Thursday,,,

192 eating Friday lunch,,,

276 eating at Richards farm,,,

267 eating at the Firemans Chili Supper saturday night,,,

169 breakfast Sunday Morning...

537 shirts wanted so far!!!

38 days before it begins!!!

www.moonshine-run.com

[Austin city limits]

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Ok,,, lets Review on just what has happened here to fill in the Blanks since the Borg moved in and took all most every post away on here...

# 1 ~~~ locus told me that I had been told prior to "Adher" to posting only in size # 2 and to conform... Never,,, E V A R,,, been told this,,, E V A R . . .

# 2 ~~~ I questioned him about it and tell him I never had been told and that from now on would comply...

# 3 ~~~ He contacts me again and tells to re-read that he wanted me too Adher to size # 2 and that he did not like the Moonshine Lunch Run... I told him again,,, I would adher to # 2 size,,, but had never been told this before... Being that he lives in Norway,,, and had never BEEN,,, to Moonshine Lunch Run,,, I can understand this about not liking the MLR to a degree??? But,,, not to the degree of removing the thread from this site which,,, well,,, read # 4 next campers...

# 4 ~~~ The Thread is removed...

# 5 ~~~ I recieved,,, I am guessing as of now,,, 44 e-mails,,, pm's,,, and post on other sites all but 5 apologizing for how I am treated on this thread... The 5 were from Administrators or posters trying to remidy this problem... All Administrators who contacted me to solve this were,,, perfect... I have 0/none/nadda/ziltch problem with them,,, and truly like each... (((Kneedragger/Muddy)))

# 6 ~~~ I decide to just let the chips fall and walk away... I did not start the MLR to make people mad no matter what country they are from... I want MLR to bring riders together,,, not divide... I wanted good Karma,,, not bad...

# 7 ~~~ Then,,, I get 5 more e-mails telling me this thread is back up,,, but has been sanitized... Almost every post but mine,,, removed... I am just asking,,, WHY,,, did you remove DEPARKER1817 post just a day or so ago showing he was coming to Moonshine??? If I am to "Adher" to size # 2,,, did Louis also get reminded in his post that was left on this thread in size # 7 ???

Ok,,, I guess I am back online here,,, Till the World Turns...

To try and bring Good Karma back,,, and make the past the past,,, I will offer each BMW rider who shows up???

I will wave the Registration fee!!! FREE SIGN UP!!!

:::::it has been,,, will be free since it was started,,, but,,, if ya never been,,, you don't know:::::

[justjoe]

Originally Posted by Louis

Happy that you didn't mention any names !!!

WTF is going on here! Okay, seriously, why is this thread getting singled out?

[Austin city limits]

I have the Stickers ready that will be sold at the MLR!!! Guys who have been to Moonshine designed them,,, and another rider who has attended made them!!!

$2 and any and all money earned will go to the Mission Fund!!! Course,,, the 1,000 mile Sticker you have to earn,,, but if you do,,, it is free!!!




And I also fixed up a Decal just for this thread/site as I did not want colors to Shout out,,, and lettering to not be HUGE in size...


The "Special Edition i-BMW Stickers" for $6!!!






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[Karlb]

Originally Posted by justjoe

WTF is going on here! Okay, seriously, why is this thread getting singled out?

Maybe Some Folks Just have to complain about anything that doesnt fit in with their Idea of what should exist on the site, isnt posted by one of their Buddys and they have no personal interest in, shame they dont seem to want to be inclusive of others views and interests

[justjoe]

Originally Posted by Karlb

Maybe Some Folks Just have to complain about anything that doesnt fit in with their Idea of what should exist on the site, isnt posted by one of their Buddys and they have no personal interest in, shame they dont seem to want to be inclusive of others views and interests

Karl! That thing looks like a fortran program with all the encoding in it!

[Loggiebone]

Originally Posted by justjoe

Karl! That thing looks like a fortran program with all the encoding in it!

Don't encourage him or the next time he'll have different colors in A L L the words...

[DareDevilDrew]

Hey Terry

I just want to let you know that I will be there. My first one, and I am looking forward to attending.

Would you happen to know how much Oreo's and milk I have to give up for lets say just three moonburgers....the diet trade thing...lol

[Austin city limits]

Originally Posted by Karlb

Maybe Some Folks Just have to complain about anything that doesnt fit in with their Idea of what should exist on the site, isnt posted by one of their Buddys and they have no personal interest in, shame they dont seem to want to be inclusive of others views and interests

Karl,,, you could sell me that Font Formula,,, but,,, it might not be a great idea right now...

[Austin city limits]

Originally Posted by justjoe

WTF is going on here! Okay, seriously, why is this thread getting singled out?

Thanks Joe...

[Austin city limits]

Originally Posted by DareDevilDrew

Hey Terry

I just want to let you know that I will be there. My first one, and I am looking forward to attending.

Would you happen to know how much Oreo's and milk I have to give up for lets say just three moonburgers....the diet trade thing...lol

It will be a welcome sight to see ya Dare Devil!!! I will have both Stickers for you to decide on... I would say,,, a Bag of Oreo's,,, and a quart of milk should be close...

[Austin city limits]

Well,,, somehow the Sticker post,,, one of the Stickers is not showing up so,,, I will repost it since I have 3 e-mails asking for it... It was working but I uploaded the pictures onto the same site so I know it can't screw up now... Sorry about that...

I have the Stickers ready that will be sold at the MLR!!! Guys who have been to Moonshine designed them,,, and another rider who has attended made them!!!

$2 and any and all money earned will go to the Mission Fund!!! Course,,, the 1,000 mile Sticker you have to earn,,, but if you do,,, it is free!!!




And I also fixed up a Decal just for this thread/site as I did not want colors to Shout out,,, and lettering to not be HUGE in size...


The "Special Edition i-BMW Stickers" for $6!!!






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[Austin city limits]

?????

Now the original is working??? No clue what is going on...

[Muddy1]

Cool stickers, Terry. Save one for me. Be there in a year or two.
Don't forget your promise to write up a crazy report with photos included.
Oh, and if you have DDDrew in the mix, it most certainly has the potential to be crazy!

[Austin city limits]

Will save you at least,,, 1 of Both Muddy...

I will post a report,,, but also hope the other i-BMW riders that attend do to... It is looking like we might push 1,000 riders with good weather,,, 500,,, if it snows so,,, being the management of the MLR is mostly,,, Me,,, Myself,,, and I,,, I get freaking busy...

Look forward to meeting you Muddy,,, you are good people,,, great poster,,, and will be honored to buy a beverage of your choice,,, and a Moonburger too...

[Lee]

Terry
MLR is only a few days before we leave for Texas. We'll try to catch it another year.

[Austin city limits]

I will hold it till Everyone can make it,,, no matter how long it takes...

Look forward to meeting you Lee,,, and glad to see it is on "Your List" of things to make!!!

[cruizbz]

Originally Posted by DareDevilDrew

Hey Terry

I just want to let you know that I will be there. My first one, and I am looking forward to attending.

Would you happen to know how much Oreo's and milk I have to give up for lets say just three moonburgers....the diet trade thing...lol

Depending on weather, I may meet you there.