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Last weekend was the 10th annual Goodtimer Freedom Ride and Erin, Caden, and I were lucky enough to attend. It was a great day and a great event! I am not sure what the final total was on the number of bikes that participated, but if I had to guess it looked like over 300 to me. The bands, booths, beer, and food were all great as usual. And not counting a brief rain shower towards the end of the day the weather was great too!

Normally I would have posted this right away, but it has taken me an entire week to sort through and edit just under 1000 pictures that I took. I finally finished today and they are up on the Greatlandings Photo Site. The album is set up a little different then the other ones on the site, so if you are looking to download something just email me with the file number and I will send you a copy. They are in the Goodtimers Freedom Ride 2010 album, or you can check out all the Freedom Ride pictures from this and past years HERE.

While I am at it I might as well mention a few small changes to the photo site. First there are now Facebook and Twitter buttons below each image, so if you wanted to show everyone on Facebook how much you “Like” a photo all you have to do is click the link. Second, because there was beginning to be A LOT of individual albums on the front page of the photo site causing it to be very slow to load, I have sorted them out into categories first, then the albums. For example the Goodtimer Freedom Ride 2010 album is located in the Goodtimer Events category. I have also added a Featured section at the top with the four most recent albums. All and all it should work out better for everyone, but as always if you have questions or comments feel free to post them here or email me.

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Erin, Caden, and I went out to the Scherz river house yesterday for Riverfest 2010! The weather was HOT HOT HOT but we had an awesome time anyway. Good friends, cold drinks, and the Ohio river made for an great day. We played some games, and the kids had a water balloon toss that was a lot of fun. Towards the end of the night Caden let us know he had had enough of Riverfest and was ready to go home so we were not around for the evening festivities. But I understand the party carried on including a nice bonfire, and more cold drinks.

If you can beleive it I brought the camera and took a bunch of pictures. They are mostly of the kids, but you can find them in the usual place on the Greatlandings Photo Site under the Riverfest 2010 album. Thanks to the Scherz to having us out, and thanks to everyone for a great day! We are looking forward to Riverfest 2011!

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In case you missed it we have our very own Scooby-Doo crime stoppers in the family. On last nights news I seen Daphne and Shaggy, better known as Austin and Emily, being interviewed about their witnessing of a robbery on Colerain! According to the report they were eating dinner with their Grandmother when some joker with a hoodie and mask on came in and demanded the money. In the end everyone was very impressed with the help they gave to the police. Way to go guys!

By the way you can watch the video by clicking the continue reading link below.
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In case you were wondering why a bunch of kids kept coming to your door demanding treats it was because this past weekend was Halloween! Erin and I were lucky enough to be able to spend the night with Kathy, Tom, Adam, Sarah, Skylar, and Cole at our house. Skylar dressed up as a dead bridesmaid, and Cole went as Jason from the Friday the 13th movies. Adam A had on a crazy biker outfit, and I went as a pilot (I had all the stuff already). There was also an appearance from Super Dog and Bat Dog! We set up the bonfire in the driveway and handed out candy and after trick or treating was over we headed in the house for a little Rockband. It was a great night but I have to admit I didn’t feel all that well today. I’m not sure if it was the wine (served Kentucky style over ice in a plastic cup) or all the Halloween candy I ate, but either way today was a slow recovery day. Good times, and thanks to everyone for coming over!

Be sure to check out all the pictures on the Greatlandings Photo Site in the Halloween 2009 album!

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This past weekend Erin and I went on the Goodtimer Mystery Trip, and before you ask a Mystery Trip is a trip that is a mystery. The trip is planned by a few (Al, Betty, and Sarge) and the rest just show up. All we knew before hand was that the bus left at 8:30AM from the usual place on Saturday and that we would be back no later then 6:00PM on Sunday. So Erin and I showed up and got on the bus as instructed Saturday morning for our first Mystery Trip and it didn’t take long for the drinks and fun to start. There was Bloody Mary’s and beer right off the bat, followed by some great bus games such as Bus Bingo and Trivia. All of course were competing for what Al called “Fabulous Prizes”.

After a few hours on the bus we stopped at a diner for lunch. We were told just prior to getting there that this diner was featured on an episode of Diners, Drive-ins’, Dives, a TV show on Food Network. While there Erin got what looked like their signature hot dog called the “Homewrecker”. What she didn’t know was that hot dog was 15″ long and weighed one pound, and that was before all the stuff they loaded on! We (and everyone around) took pictures of this monster, but you can also click the link above for a video of when this hot dog was featured on the TV show.

Next up we got back on the bus and headed to our final destination which we were unable to guess till we were less then a mile from it. While driving down the highway I noticed a sign for dog racing and a casino. I turned to Erin and said I had never seen dogs race and thought that would be neat to do sometime. Next thing I know we were taking the exit and Sarge was telling us we were here! Here turned out to be the Mardi Gras Racetrack and Casino in Nitro, WV where we stayed at a nearby hotel and hit the casino for a few hours that night.

All and all it was a great trip and I can’t wait to see what the mystery is next year! Thanks to everyone for making this a fun time and be sure to check out the pictures on the Greatlandings photo site under the Mystery Trip 2009 album!

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Adam and I went on the Charger houseboat trip this weekend to Lake Cumberland. This is the same weekend as the Poker Run so there was plenty of cool boats and stuff to look at. We spent the first two nights in Harmon Creek where all the other houseboats were parked and all Poker Run boats drove through to show off. The last night we beached up in a cove and built a giant bonfire. It was an awesome trip and I can’t wait for next year!

Take a look at the pics I took on the Greatlandings Photo site under Charger Houseboat 2009.

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This past Sunday was the 9th annual Goodtimer Freedom Ride. Erin and I were in attendance where Erin helped with several things, and I walking around with the camera. If I heard correctly there was around 365 bikes that took part in the ride, and judging by the crowd afterwords at least double or more at the after party. There was booths, bands, beer, and babes (or was it babies?) and the whole event was a great time. I ended up taking around 1200 pictures although many of them are of the motorcycles heading out and coming back in. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make such an awesome event possible. I can’t wait till next year! Be sure to check out all the photos in the Goodtimer Freedom Ride 2009 album on the Greatlandings photo site.

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