Beemer Hill - the final chapter - Page 2

Sue · 10-07-2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by redclfco

.... here's some excerpts from a bit of dribble I wrote, won't bore you with the whole enchilada...But I thought you might relate.
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"]Throwing My Pretty Rock as Far as I Can Throw it."

So trim the rudder and pull the slack from the sails!
It’s finally time for us to go,
It’s time to see other lands.

And the sad fact is
I must leave;
Many stake claim to this mountain
And the parting of the seas was imminent.

The History

Dumb People who bought her with deep pockets

They are SO mistaken
To think I OWNED this mountain
And MORE a fool who says
They bought it from me.
For ownership of land means little other
Than scratching the surface
Of the mountains existence.
They would have put a lock on the door
But they will never find the entrance.

Ownership is an acquired luck

Because we all are here washed by the tide,
and the wind in random direction
Has blown our ancestry asunder
They landed here on this
Shore not by firm hands guided
By the North Star,
But by a burning desire to leave
Lands of less fortune.
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The end and beginning
Or
Suffering under the weight of the rocks is finally gone

So now we leave you,
Mostly I leave (and will miss) the old mountain,
The old pile of decomposing sandstone he is.

The silly Ranchers never owned it
And could not give it away for decades of poverty
Was our recent past.
Inbred locals they know not what they have.

The blood money accepted
Will be pulled by many hands
And predictably the strong winds
Of greed in the future
Will wash away the blood,
And blow the golden token
Away.

The most beautiful
The MOST worthless
Like a diamond studded
Swampland, we part.

I wish you well, my mountain
and must say goodbye.

Wow. Perfectly said. You nailed it.
Thanks for your touching prose.

cheesewhiz · 10-07-2009, 11:23 AM

Beemerhill...

The future...

It's ALL good!...

Glenn

wmubrown · 11-03-2009, 08:01 PM

Sheesh... this is long overdue, but I finally got my pictures up...
Enjoy...

http://picasaweb.google.com/bikedayz...ll?feat=email#

dpilot · 11-03-2009, 08:51 PM

Sorry I missed it all.
I only got my first Beemer a year ago.
On the wrong side of 75.
I've been through a few such upheavals
and they have been love/hate things.
You will be OK, I am sure

JimV.

robnye · 11-04-2009, 12:12 PM

Beemer Hill was special because of you and Brian.

I'm sure wherever you are will be special too.

Voni · 11-04-2009, 03:50 PM

Exactly!

Your best post ever, Rob, BTW.

Voni
sMiling

womanridge · 11-04-2009, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by wmubrown

Sheesh... this is long overdue, but I finally got my pictures up...
Enjoy...

http://picasaweb.google.com/bikedayz...ll?feat=email#

Great pics John. Sorry I couldn't be there.

wezul · 11-04-2009, 05:26 PM

Nice pics, thanks John.
That was a bittersweet good time.
Upward and onward!

rinty · 11-04-2009, 06:25 PM

http://picasaweb.google.com/bikedayz...59745363576786

Sue: What are the plans for the Super 90? Wow.

Are all the cats coming with you?

Good luck in your new home.

Rapid_Roy · 11-04-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by rinty

Sue: What are the plans for the Super 90? Wow.

Are all the cats coming with you?

Good luck in your new home.

It's my brother's and so far, the plans have been to let it oxidize slowly.

rinty · 11-04-2009, 11:52 PM

That's too bad. Much rougher ones than that are being restored. But I'm sure your brother knows what he's got.

Rapid_Roy · 11-05-2009, 02:55 PM

He does. At least he put it indoors. The 356C is still outside.

rinty · 11-05-2009, 08:11 PM

Aaaarrgh!

Rapid_Roy · 11-05-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rinty

Aaaarrgh!

I know, hey?!
If I had spare money, I would relieve him of one of those burdens.

rinty · 11-07-2009, 11:32 AM

Restoring a 356 is like ocean racing; i.e. like standing in a cold shower while tearing up 100 dollar bills.

10-07-2009, 11:23 AM	#17
cheesewhiz It ain't easy bein Cheezy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southcentral Wisconsin Posts: 384	Beemerhill... The future... It's ALL good!... Glenn __________________ 99 RT 03 KLR GWHIZ

11-03-2009, 08:01 PM	#18
wmubrown Chairman of the hoard Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 669	Sheesh... this is long overdue, but I finally got my pictures up... Enjoy... http://picasaweb.google.com/bikedayz...ll?feat=email# __________________ John A. Brown - Kalamazoo MI '09 K1300S 'Zoot' (Wicked, bad, naughty, evil, Zoot!) '96 K1100LTA 'Dusty' '94 K1100LT 'Desert' (the horse with no name)

11-03-2009, 08:51 PM	#19
dpilot Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Souithern Ohio Posts: 23	Beemer Hill - the final chapter Sorry I missed it all. I only got my first Beemer a year ago. On the wrong side of 75. I've been through a few such upheavals and they have been love/hate things. You will be OK, I am sure JimV.

11-04-2009, 03:50 PM	#21
Voni sMiling Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 53 sMiles south of Alpine, TX USA Posts: 2,084	Exactly! Your best post ever, Rob, BTW. Voni sMiling __________________ http://www.bigbend.net/users/glaves/ Live fully. Laugh deeply. Love widely. Guest Moderator

11-04-2009, 06:25 PM	#24
rinty RINTY Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 2,711	http://picasaweb.google.com/bikedayz...59745363576786 Sue: What are the plans for the Super 90? Wow. Are all the cats coming with you? Good luck in your new home. __________________ Rinty "When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there." Last edited by rinty; 11-05-2009 at 12:05 AM.

11-04-2009, 12:12 PM	#20
robnye Ritalin Poster Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bristol, Rhode Island Posts: 2,263	Beemer Hill was special because of you and Brian. I'm sure wherever you are will be special too.

11-04-2009, 05:26 PM	#23
wezul goin' 90, I ain't scary Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Glen Ellyn, IL Posts: 2,239	Nice pics, thanks John. That was a bittersweet good time. Upward and onward!

11-04-2009, 11:52 PM	#26
rinty RINTY Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 2,711	That's too bad. Much rougher ones than that are being restored. But I'm sure your brother knows what he's got. __________________ Rinty "When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."

11-05-2009, 02:55 PM	#27
Rapid_Roy unrequested snoozer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waukesha, WI Posts: 4,429	He does. At least he put it indoors. The 356C is still outside. __________________ My Daughter's Guest Book Thank you all for the signatures, she will read and understand them some day. Roy Schindler-Guest Moderator

11-05-2009, 08:11 PM	#28
rinty RINTY Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 2,711	Aaaarrgh! __________________ Rinty "When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."

11-07-2009, 11:32 AM	#30
rinty RINTY Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 2,711	Restoring a 356 is like ocean racing; i.e. like standing in a cold shower while tearing up 100 dollar bills. __________________ Rinty "When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."