3/19/2010

Two New Cars for the PVRR



A reporter for the Porcupine Press, the newspaper for the Porcupine Valley and surrounding area, caught the evening freight train coming through the tunnel into the valley with two of the new railroad cars belonging the PVRR. Nobody had seen any artwork relating to the logo that Toivo and Eino had designed and had painted on the cars at the factory. It will be interesting to see how the Valley folks react to this design. One thing is for sure, it is different than anybody expected, including this reporter. When asked about it, Toivo and Eino stated that they want to express the wonderful and happy place that the Porcupine Valley is.

Vendors sign on for Bash


The list is starting to come together of Vendors signing up for the BIG BASH. Many have stated they plan on attending but information I pass on here on the blog will only relate to confirmed spaces. First completed form and check came in from Horse'n Around Tack Shop from Harrison, MI. They took four spaces to set up their two big tents that will feature; Western hats, ballcaps, decals, jewelry, pocket knives, wind chimes, wallets, leather belts, belt buckles, horse tack, toys, blankets and more. Whitney's Bloody Mary Mix from Marquette, MI is onboard for a vendor spot and her bloody mary mix along with Belvedere Vodka will be the Special Event Drink.

On another note, Kimmy Cruz has informed us that she will not be attending the Bash alone. Along with Kimmy will be The Chop Shop Girls, pictured above and they will be doing Bike Washing and a special Kimmy Cruz's own Fashion Show. There are many more things pending that we will be posting as soon as we have things confirmed.
Got a nice note in the mail the other day, the kind that makes my day.

Dear Sirs: Each month I look forward to, is my fixed income deposit and your magazine. I enjoy it and pass it on to my son, who in turn passes it on. - Gene Giese, Madison, WI

3/18/2010

I Guess I didn't say it all


I had thought what I posted before this said it all but in my e-mail box today a reader sent me a video clip that say even more, a lot more, and really paints to whole picture. This video is well worth watching and thinking about.



3/16/2010

This says it all

I get a few hundred e-mails a day about every topic under the sun. In todays mail box was one that stopped me cold because it rang my bell, blew my whistle and I'm proud to know somebody thinks like me. There is nothing I could add to the message below and nothing I would omit. I just wish I could befriend the man that wrote it, since I know my back would be covered and I could trust in our fellowship. . .

YES, I'M A BAD AMERICAN

I Am the Liberal-Progressive's Worst Nightmare.
I am an American.
I am a Master Mason and believe in God.
I ride Harley Davidson Motorcycles and believe in American products.
I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some liberal governmental functionary, Democratic or Republican!
I'm in touch with my feelings and I like it that way!
I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer; it makes you a smart American.
I think being a minority does not make you noble or victimized, and does not entitle you to anything. Get over it!
I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, you should do it in English.
I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God when and where they want to.

My heroes are
John Wayne, Babe Ruth, Roy Rogers, and Willie G. Davidson, who makes the awesome Harley Davidson Motorcycles.
I don't hate the rich.. I don't pity the poor.
I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time watching or arguing about it.
I've never owned a slave, or was a slave. I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks, and neither have you! So, shut up already.
I believe if you don't like the way things are here, go back to where you came from and change your own country!
This is AMERICA. We like it the way it is!
If you were born here and don't like it you are free to move to any Socialist country that will have you.
I want to know which church is it, exactly, where the Reverend Jesse Jackson preaches, where he gets his money, and why he is always part of the problem and not the solution.
Can I get an AMEN on that one?
I also think the cops have the right to pull you over if you're breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.
And, no, I don't mind having my face shown on my driver's license.
I think it's good.... And I'm proud that 'God' is written on my money.
I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don't want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years.
I dislike those people standing in the intersections trying to sell me stuff or trying to guilt me into making 'donations' to their cause.
Get a Job and do your part!
I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two parents.
I believe 'illegal' is illegal no matter what the lawyers think.
I believe the American flag should be the only one allowed in AMERICA!
If this makes me a BAD American, then yes, I'm a BAD American.
If you are a BAD American too, please forward this to everyone you know.
We want our country back!

3/14/2010

I've been working on the Railroad


I spent all day Saturday up on the ridge of the Porcupine Valley at Toivo and Eino's camp. These guys really know how to live. It might not show it, but they had spent a lot of time cleaning up their yard and working on their Worlds Greatest Deer Blind and Tree Stand. Being the weekend and all, they had also been busy working on their every Friday evening beer keg, that has been known to last as long as Wednesday once, when the guys had been under the weather with some type of bug.

They had planted a lot of trees and bushes that made their woods look really good. They got their spot light hooked up also that shines on their bait pile. They are pretty well set there now and are looking forward to just being able to return to their camp after a hard days work on the PV Railroad and get in a few games of cribbage for hitting the sack.

They really enjoy being able to look over the whole Porcupine Valley from the top level of their tree stand. One night while up there enjoying the view, Eino told Toivo he felt like God being up here and being able to look down and see everything that is going on in the whole valley. Toivo told him that if he was God, the whole world would be in a heap of hurt.