New Glarus 07 - Mark your calendars for Jan 19 - 21

[RebeccaV]

Last year on January 20th a group of approximately 30 motorcyclists and motorcyclist aficionados from as far away as Birmingham AL and Dallas, TX descended upon the quiet town of New Glarus, WI. Throughout the weekend they proceeded to eat some really good food, drink handcrafted beer, tour the state’s finest microbreweries and the Mustard Museum, polka dance, shop, relax, sightsee and enjoy each others company.

Let’s just say they had a really, really good time…. :nod

So it only makes sense to do it again, and people are already asking for details. At first I thought that we should meet in another town, but the rabid polka fans of the group threatened revolt if we did any such thing, so the format will be similar to last year: dinner Friday and Saturday at the New Glarus Hotel Restaurant and random tourist activities in between. The weekend is intentionally loosely planned so that you can join in when and where and with whomever you want. We want you to have fun and there is a LOT to do in the New Glarus area. Please check out the chamber of commerce site:

New Glarus Chamber of Commerce
http://www.swisstown.com/

It will be the same weekend as last year so mark your calendars for the weekend of January 19, 20, and 21, 2007. I’ll post again as it gets closer.

Disclaimer: I do not expect people to ride their motorcycles to this gathering. I might ride if the roads are dry, but the whole point of this fieldtrip is to hang out with other motorcycle enthusiasts and enjoy lovely New Glarus, WI and its fine culinary, cultural and scenic offerings. Details are below.

Friday, January 19th - FISH FRY EXTRAORDINAIRE
7:30pm
New Glarus Hotel Restaurant
100 6th Avenue
(800) 727-9477
www.newglarushotel.com (http://www.newglarushotel.com)
I am really picky about my Fish Fry experience and I loved this place. Great food, atmosphere, service, PLUS, they have a Polka Band which is really, really fun even for non-dancers like me. I am crossing my fingers that my Polka heroes Jack and Viki can be there again….

Saturday January 20th
7:30pm REGULAR MENU
New Glarus Hotel Restaurant
100 6th Avenue
(800) 727-9477
www.newglarushotel.com (http://www.newglarushotel.com)
Yes, two nights in a row at the New Glarus Hotel Restaurant. The second night we ordered Swiss specialties from their regular menu. I had the Kaesechuechli. Their menu is on their website. Hopefully someone else can be the designated yodeler this year. Volunteers??

Chalet Landhaus Hotel and Restaurant
801 Hwy 69
New Glarus, WI 53574
800-944-1716
www.chaletlandhaus.com (http://www.chaletlandhaus.com)
This will be party central again. It is full service and within walking/stumbling distance of everything. If you XC Ski you can ski out of the door and onto the trail. They have a nice lobby with a fireplace. Breakfast is included. No, I am not reserving a block of rooms – reservations are entirely on your own. Yes, there are other lodging options in the area but this place was great. I’ll see if we can get them to keep the bar open later this year. :)

ROLL CALL:
boxergrrlie
cjack and Viki
Ratsnake
woodnsteel and IW
bmwrtgirl
Darrell Hoemann and Kathryn
Bulldog and NancyK
manic mechanic
crazyst
merrittgene and kelly
Jean and Bill J.
Nancy and Joe K.
Jeff & Mary Gehler
Don and Barbara
nhlkats
tonkandy
Lee and Debbie
BEinIN

[James.A]

Thank you, darling. I will, of course, be there. Be warned, I might bring a FIB contingent.

[cjack]

OK...hot dang...room reservation is made.
Practice your yodel...

Viki and I

[The_Veg]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

[bmwrtgirl]

Count me IN! :beer

[RebeccaV]

Thank you, darling. I will, of course, be there. Be warned, I might bring a FIB contingent. You and Sam Elliot bring it on. :) I fear no FIB.

[Hodag]

I'm out


so maybe I'm in

[RatSnake]

Another FIB is IN! :bar

[nhlkats]

sounds like fun

[bigdelta]

a fine Catholic tradition since I can remember from the early 50s.And still honor today.

[bigdelta]

a fine Catholic tradition since I can remember from the early 50s.And still honor today.

[cjack]

You can say that again.

[RebeccaV]

The Landhaus has plenty of rooms still available. I will keep a roll call on the first post in this thread. So far we have about 10 people.

[cjack]

The Landhaus has plenty of rooms still available. I will keep a roll call on the first post in this thread. So far we have about 10 people.

There are 8 from the, Naperview, CU, and Muskegon area so far...

Jean and Bill J.
Nancy and Joe K.
Darrell and Katherine H.
Jack and Viki H.

[RebeccaV]

There are 8 from the, Naperview, CU, and Muskegon area so far...

Jean and Bill J.
Nancy and Joe K.
Darrell and Katherine H.
Jack and Viki H.
Thank you! I've updated the list. We are up to 17 now.

[cjack]

Thank you! I've updated the list. We are up to 17 now.

Did you get Nancy and Joe K. ?

[jdiaz]

Sorry to miss this party! Hopefully I'll still be riding in the Keys that week. :clap

[Jeff]

Were in :drink had a great time last year, Just hope the snow isn't as bad getting down there.

Jeff & Mary Gehler :bar

[cjack]

www.chaletlandhaus.com (http://www.chaletlandhaus.com)
This will be party central again. It is full service and within walking/stumbling distance of everything. If you XC Ski you can ski out of the door and onto the trail. They have a nice lobby with a fireplace. Breakfast is included. No, I am not reserving a block of rooms – reservations are entirely on your own. Yes, there are other lodging options in the area but this place was great. I’ll see if we can get them to keep the bar open later this year. :)

ROLL CALL:
boxergrrlie
cjack and Viki
Ratsnake
woodnsteel and IW
bmwrtgirl
Darrell Hoemann and Kathryn
Bulldog and NancyK
manic mechanic
crazyst
merrittgene and kelly
Jean and Bill J.
Nancy and Joe K.
Jeff & Mary Gehler

And add
Don and Barbara from Champaign, IL

[RebeccaV]

And add
Don and Barbara from Champaign, IL
Got it - thanks. There's quite the FIB contingent on the way. :)

[cjack]

Got it - thanks. There's quite the FIB contingent on the way. :)

Righto.

[RatSnake]

Got it - thanks. There's quite the FIB contingent on the way. :)
Looks to me like we FIBs out number you Wisconsinites especially if Hodag stays away as expected. :dance
We'll continue to love you, even if we are the majority.

[Mar]

I'll be there if there's not a huge storm (such as we had a week ago Thursday).

[Mar]

Any ladies want to share a room at the Landhaus?

[Troutluck]

Is that where Spotted Cow comes from?

[wmubrown]

Is that where Spotted Cow comes from?

Sure is!

[BradfordBenn]

Dang! Just got confirmation that I will be in Anaheim, CA for work that weekend. I will toast remotely.

[James.A]

Dang, man. It must suck to be so DAMN IMPORTANT. One of my biggest complaints against the outfit I work for is that they fail to constantly develope new talent. I liken the phenomenon to baseball. Baseball has a farm system. Corporate America is piss poor at developing talent at every level. Your bosses should send a "new guy" to Anahiem. And, if they were really "on the ball" they would send him to a few shows with you to learn the ropes. Perhaps, Bradford, you are past due to become VP of sales.

[cjack]

Is that where Spotted Cow comes from?

I think that's my favorite. I have the Pils and the Uffda in the fridge. I hope it keeps a year or so...not too much beer consumed here. But, sometimes when we're out. So this year at NG, Spotted Cow for me.

[James.A]

Jack, I must agree. Spotted Cow is among the best, friendliest beers I have had the pleasure to enjoy. I will endeavor to run Puemple's out of Spotted cow on saturday afternoon. Who is with me? Angelo?, Andy,? Iron Mike?, Sue?, Brian,?...anyone?

[manicmechanic]

I don't think it's possible, Jim. They'll just go over to the brewery and get more.

But it might be fun to try!

[nhlkats]

+1 I'll bite

[RebeccaV]

+1 I'll bite
Nice! It will be great to meet you!

We are up to 24.

[tonkandy]

Jack, I must agree. Spotted Cow is among the best, friendliest beers I have had the pleasure to enjoy. I will endeavor to run Puemple's out of Spotted cow on saturday afternoon. Who is with me? Angelo?, Andy,? Iron Mike?, Sue?, Brian,?...anyone?

Sounds like a noble quest, I'm in. It'll be pretty close to Iron Mike's birthday so we need to do something epic.

[Lee]

You can add me and Debbie to the list.
See you next month.

[RebeccaV]

You can add me and Debbie to the list.
See you next month.
Gotcha! Glad to hear that you can join us. We are up to 27 now......

On Friday night we'll be in the bar at the Landhaus (hotel) until a bit after 7pm then heading over to the New Glarus Hotel Restaurant (that's where we're eating). We have 7:30pm reservations.

Yeesh, I can't wait to have that Fish Fry!!!!! :eat

[BradfordBenn]

Dang, man. It must suck to be so DAMN IMPORTANT. One of my biggest complaints against the outfit I work for is that they fail to constantly develope new talent. I liken the phenomenon to baseball. Baseball has a farm system. Corporate America is piss poor at developing talent at every level. Your bosses should send a "new guy" to Anahiem. And, if they were really "on the ball" they would send him to a few shows with you to learn the ropes. Perhaps, Bradford, you are past due to become VP of sales.

Thanks for the compliments, but I committed and scheduled this trade show before this soirée was planned. Also I knew going into the job how much travel I would have to do, sometimes it is more and some times it is less... they also did let me take off the whole month of July a few years back to go riding around North America with two friends :heart

[nhlkats]

b.u.m.p.

With this 50*F weather, we may be able to ride into New Glarus.

[The_Veg]

Hmmmmmmm...it's not looking good for El Veggo Loco at this point. Cash is short, and I now work for both myself and someone else so time might be even shorter. Not enough time to drive up, and it may be too late to get any kind of reasonable airfare- but I'll give it a look.

[RebeccaV]

Hi all, just a reminder about this year's New Glarus getaway. The holidays are over and the doldrums of winter are upon us. Wouldn't it be fun to hang out with some motorcycle folks for a weekend of good food and good conversation?? There's lots of info on the first post of this thread but if you have questions please post them or PM me. We'd love to have you join us.

Here's who's in so far. We're up to 29 people - this is going to be fun!
ROLL CALL:
boxergrrlie
cjack and Viki
Ratsnake
woodnsteel and IW
bmwrtgirl
Darrell Hoemann and Kathryn
Bulldog and NancyK
manic mechanic
crazyst
merrittgene and kelly
Jean and Bill J.
Nancy and Joe K.
Jeff & Mary Gehler
Don and Barbara
nhlkats
tonkandy
Lee and Debbie
BEinIN
xspain

[Hotspice]

I'm definately in for this again.

For those of you interested in a little movie night BG has gotten a private room for dinner on Saturday night at the New Glarus Hotel Restaurant for a little movie premier.

After dinner I'll be doing a showing of Riding Solo to the Top of the World for anyone interested.

Save room for popcorn :thumb

[cjack]

I'm definately in for this again.

For those of you interested in a little movie night BG has gotten a private room for dinner on Saturday night at the New Glarus Hotel Restaurant for a little movie premier.

After dinner I'll be doing a showing of Riding Solo to the Top of the World for anyone interested.

Save room for popcorn :thumb

Nice.

[The_Veg]

Ohhhhhh MAN I wish I could be there! :cry :cry :cry

[wezul]

Yeah, fish fry, dayyy - emm!

[RebeccaV]

I'm definately in for this again.

For those of you interested in a little movie night BG has gotten a private room for dinner on Saturday night at the New Glarus Hotel Restaurant for a little movie premier.

After dinner I'll be doing a showing of Riding Solo to the Top of the World for anyone interested.

Save room for popcorn :thumb
Thanks for posting about this Tony. This is a wonderful movie and I think that everyone will really enjoy it.

Here is the trailer:
http://www.dirttrackproductions.com/trailers/ridingsolo/index.html

And FYI Tony's company is now a US distributor of the film. You can buy it at his website:http://www.cyclenutz.com/

Here is the new roll call:
boxergrrlie
cjack and Viki
Ratsnake
woodnsteel and IW
bmwrtgirl
Darrell Hoemann and Kathryn
Bulldog and NancyK
manic mechanic
crazyst
merrittgene and kelly
Jean and Bill J.
Nancy and Joe K.
Jeff & Mary Gehler
Don and Barbara
nhlkats
tonkandy
Lee and Debbie
BEinIN
xspain and former pillion now riding partner
Hotspice

[Mika]

A preview of what you may sample. The Brewlounge.com (http://www.brewlounge.com/2007/01/beer-tasting-new-glarus-enigma.html) samples one of the specialty beers.

[jdmetzger]

A preview of what you may sample. The Brewlounge.com (http://www.brewlounge.com/2007/01/beer-tasting-new-glarus-enigma.html) samples one of the specialty beers.

I think the reviewer doesn't know how to appreciate a Flemish sour ale. That style of beer should be served around 55 degrees, and he was drinking it at 42 degrees, and mentions he didn't like it as it got "warm". Either that, or the beer is bad. I'd love to try it, myself. :)

Coincidentally, GOOD beer should taste good even if it gets a bit "warm". Of course, many people see "warm" as anything above 35 degrees, or so. That's the reason things (note I don't call it beer) like Budweiser are always served nearly freezing. The colder something is, the less flavor you pick up. I think a lot of people here already know that, of course. Ever have some macrobrew at around 45 degrees? :sick

[RebeccaV]

....... I'd love to try it, myself. :)..........
So are you coming to New Glarus??:stick :)

[jdmetzger]

So are you coming to New Glarus??:stick :)

Oh, how I wish I could!! I get limited vacation from work, so I need to save up for my trip to the MOA rally and my out of the way return trip, which I greatly look forward to. I'm working on "self employed", so hopefully next year!!

[RebeccaV]

Oh, how I wish I could!! I get limited vacation from work, so I need to save up for my trip to the MOA rally and my out of the way return trip, which I greatly look forward to. I'm working on "self employed", so hopefully next year!!
Ah. I understand. I am entering year #3 of self-underemployment.

I wish you the best and we will toast you at the table. I'm looking forward to meeting you in West Bend.

[Hodag]

find out what happened to my barley wine

[RebeccaV]

find out what happened to my barley wine Thank you, Hodag. This mission will give my weekend purpose other than just frivolously hanging out with some motorcycle folks. :)

[manicmechanic]

We could go out for a Hodag hunt! Bring your own club, though.

[Hotspice]

We could go out for a Hodag hunt! Bring your own club, though.

I hear they are easy to hunt. You can lure them with the sound of beers opening or bait them with a 6 pack.

[merrittgene]

I'm out. :banghead

I've been looking forward to NG2007 since last year and I have a room reserved and vacation scheduled and everything...but, Cameron's Cub Scout Pinewood Derby is on Saturday, so I had to choose.

Kelley was going to join me, and I thought this would be the preferred setting for her to meet all my friends, but I guess that will have to wait.

I'll be thinking about all the fun you're having without me.

-

As of right now, I still have a room reserved, but I'll be calling to cancel that soon. I don't know if there's any reason to "save" it for one of us, but if someone wants my reservation, please let me know ASAP.

[wezul]

Atta boy, good on ya!
You'll get brownie points at the pearly gates.

Peace.

Wez

[wmubrown]

Hey... nothing like being last minute ;) I'll be joining the gang, but not until Saturday afternoon... can't get away from work early today and then be there at a reasonable time, so I'll just take easy and plan on a Sat. arrival. Might bring my skis too... is anyone else planning to ski? http://www.robietech.com/johnbrown/temp/ski.gif

[RebeccaV]

Hi all! Rebecca Vaughn here, reporting live from the lobby of the Chalet Landhaus in beautiful downtown New Glarus, WI.

I have my handy, dandy MacBook with me and it has a built-in camera. So before I dive into an adult beverage, here are some pictures.....

Hotspice and Bulldog:
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124169301-M.jpg

manicmechanic and Jeff:
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124169294-M.jpg

Me with my Bucky Badger Cheese Curds......
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124169296-M.jpg

[Raevyn]

How good is that! Being able to put names with faces! Thanks!
You guys have fun!

What the hell is bucky badger cheese curd? (Can you tell I'm not from WI?)

[wezul]

Curd?! You are wild!!!

Have fun everybody!

Peace.

Wez

[cjack]

Miss being there. Rats. Curds eh? I don't think I've had the pleasure. I first tried string cheese in Wisconsin. Maybe this summer...
Thanks for the pictures.

BTW, the MacBook we bought our niece for school died again. Hard drive they said. Last time it was the temp sender thing. Sure glad we got a reliable Mac after all these unreliable PCs we have had all these years...heh.

[dancogan]

You're making us jealous that we can't join you! Thanks for the pics. Say Hi to all and keep those reports coming, BG.

:wave

[Hotspice]

Miss being there. Rats. Curds eh? I don't think I've had the pleasure. I first tried string cheese in Wisconsin. Maybe this summer...
Thanks for the pictures.

Oh, they are oh-so-good but tonight we got a lesson on where they actually come from. Something about the leftovers from making the good cheese..

Aw heck, who cares, they taste too good.

:drink

[wezul]

Squeaky?

[Mar]

Yeah, have fun. We're getting some accumulating white stuff this weekend, 4 to 6 inches of it.

[RebeccaV]

We had fun last night. The quote of the evening is from Mr. James A. Strickland (Woodnsteel):

"Polka is kind of like that hillbilly music. But different!"

And he's right. :nod

[tessler]

Hey BG we had a blast at our Big Gig dinner last night, but it was totally great when we passed around the cellphone and were able to say our quick "hi"s to you at the New Glarus 07 festivities! :buds :clap

[Belquar]

Hey BG we had a blast at our Big Gig dinner last night, but it was totally great when we passed around the cellphone and were able to say our quick "hi"s to you at the New Glarus 07 festivities! :buds :clap

Yeah that was cool. Teleconferencing our little mini-rallies.

[cjack]

We had fun last night. The quote of the evening is from Mr. James A. Strickland (Woodnsteel):

"Polka is kind of like that hillbilly music. But different!"

And he's right. :nod

Must be why I like them both. Make's one want to dance.

[Hotspice]

Just got done with breakfast and we are getting ready to head to the Mustard Museum.

The night started off with a performance of everyones favorite commercials.

Hi, I'm a Mac.. Hi, I'm a PC
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259182-S.jpg

Then we moved on to having a conference call with some people that couldn't join us becaue they were at the MC show in NY. We couldn't be together in person but in spirits we were all having a good time.
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259211-S.jpg

Some of the spirits shared..
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259200-S.jpg

Isn't the Tonic bottle supposed to be bigger??
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259175-S-2.jpg

Finally it was time for dinner so we headed out. We had an idea we were headed in the right direction when we saw this.
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259235-S-1.jpg

And it was confirmed after we entered.
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259236-S.jpg http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259249-S.jpg

Good food
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259253-S.jpg

Good times
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259268-S.jpg

And a toast to all our friends that could not join us for the event.
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259243-M.jpg

And what dinner is complete without some Mmmm Mmmm good dessert
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259257-S-1.jpg

After dinner we were off to find some place we could relax and talk.
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259246-S.jpg

We managed to make friends with some of the locals.
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259277-S.jpg

Things got a little ugly at the pool table ;)
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259281-S.jpg

Then RV stepped up to show us how it was done
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124259282-S.jpg


More to follow after I get them uploaded..

[RebeccaV]

Nice pictures Hotspice! I will upload some of mine when I get home, but for now you will have to settle for pictures taken with my MacBook.

This is xspain:
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124346724-M.jpg

This is me. I see a nap in my future before dinner....
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124344375-M.jpg

[The_Veg]

DAMN but I wish I could have been there! I hope you all had a REALLY great time, and the toast to absent friends is very much appreciated. Can't wait to see you all at the rally!

[BMWDEAN]

Are you sure you don't want to relocate it to Bisbee, Arizona?

[jdmetzger]

I have to make it to this, next year!!!! Everyone is partying and having a good time, while I'm here cleaning my house and doing laundry. :doh

I AM enjoying a nice beer now, however. A drink, to everyone who made it to the New Glarus outing! :drink

[RebeccaV]

OK, I'm home, just finished shoveling and I'm having a cup of tea. Time to post some pictures.

Sign to greet us at the Chalet Landhaus:
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124572568-M.jpg

M1ka in the house....
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124573095-M.jpg

Hotspice on the phone with folks in NYC at the motorcycle show. Great idea PaulBach!!
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124573002-M.jpg

BEinIN
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124574144-M.jpg

tonkandy
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124574189-M.jpg

NancyK and Bulldog
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124574837-M.jpg

manicmechanic is a pool shark :nod
http://RebeccaVaughn.smugmug.com/photos/124575201-M.jpg

Lots more on my SmugMug page:
http://rebeccavaughn.smugmug.com/gallery/2371088/1

It was a great weekend and so nice to spend time with you all. I hope that everyone made it home safely. The driving was a bit dicey this morning on the way home.

[wezul]

Shoveled twice myself here today but I don't think we got anywhere near the amount you did up there. Some great pics, especially on SmugMug, thank you for sharing them it looks like everyone enjoyed themselves and isn't that what community is all about?

Cool.

Wez

[cjack]

OK, I'm home, just finished shoveling and I'm having a cup of tea. Time to post some pictures.

Lots more on my SmugMug page:
http://rebeccavaughn.smugmug.com/gallery/2371088/1

It was a great weekend and so nice to spend time with you all. I hope that everyone made it home safely. The driving was a bit dicey this morning on the way home.

Glad you all had a great time. I miss y'all.
Really great boxer engine t-shirt in those smugmug pics...

[Hotspice]

It was a great weekend and so nice to spend time with you all. I hope that everyone made it home safely. The driving was a bit dicey this morning on the way home.

You aren't kidding about the roads on the way home.

I saw a lot of this on the way home:
http://hotspice.smugmug.com/photos/124701664-M.jpg

Sorry the movie ran so long and thanks to everyone who bought a copy of it to take home and show friends.

The rest of my pic's are up and in my SmugMug Gallery: http://hotspice.smugmug.com/gallery/2372430

Thanks again for a GREAT event BG. They just get better every year.

:thumb

[wezul]

Yup, we got a dusting compared to you folks.
Had some terrific venison roast at my cousin's belated holiday party, amongst other yummies, sorry I missed the festivities up there but glad I missed the drive home.

Hope everyone made it home in one piece!

[RebeccaV]

Glad you all had a great time. I miss y'all.
Really great boxer engine t-shirt in those smugmug pics...
Thank you Jack! :thumb


...
Sorry the movie ran so long and thanks to everyone who bought a copy of it to take home and show friends.....

Thanks so much for showing the movie Tony. That was a great idea.

[Hodag]

whats the story on the missing barley wine??????