Tonight’s concert line-up OF Skid Row EE 7 8 Sweet Friday Cyanide FR Aug. 7, 2015
® Sturgis Rider Daily Fri 8/7 Sat 8/8 Sun 8/9 A world Record! Doug Danger flies into history he undisputed Don’t Miss king of stunt Bob Hansen Award Recipients men? Sure, cer- Page 4 tain names might come to Rat’s Hole Winners mind at that phrase. But since Tyesterday, at 6:03 PM, the only Page 5 name people are mention- 5 Minutes with Michael Lichter ing is Doug Danger. Because that was the time on the clock Page 3 when Danger jumped 22 cars aboard Evel Knievel’s XR-750 Harley-Davidson, a stunt Eagle 75 Knievel once attempted but Page 12 failed to complete. The feat took place in the amphitheater at the Sturgis Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s Buffalo Chip as part of the Evel Knievel Thrill Show. Dan- Wolfman Jack Stage ger, who has been performing motorcycle jumps for decades, Tonight was inspired by Knievel when he was young and got to know 7 PM ...... Sweet Cyanide him later in life. Danger 8:30 PM ...... Skid Row regarded this stunt not as way to best his hero but as a favor, 10:30 PM ...... Def Leppard completing a task for a friend. Danger is fully cognizant of Tomorrow the potential peril of his cho- sen profession and he’s real- 7 PM ...... Nicnos istic; he knows firsthand the flip side of a successful jump. 8:30 PM ...... Adelitas Way But he felt solid and confident 10:30 PM ...... WAR Continued on Page 2 Page 2 Sturgis Rider Daily Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 Today’s Itinerary • 11:00 am – Explore the Oddities of the Evel Knievel® Thrill Show: Evel’s World REcord authentic leathers, bikes, helmets The crowd cheers as Doug Danger cruises onto the ramp in an attempt to jump 22 cars Thursday. and X-rays: only here, only now. Get the inspiration behind Doug Danger’s jump. • 1:30 pm – Down Some Dollar Dogs & Drafts: Head down to Woody’s Watering Hole in the amphitheater and enjoy one of the best food and drink bargains of the Rally. • 3:00 pm – Get an Appointment at Tattoo Café: Reserve a time to be inked up by some of the best artists in the industry. You can finally get that heart with “Mom” on it. Staff pick • 4:30 PM Nitro National Pro Hill Climb
An elated Danger pumps his fist after his victory flight.
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going into this jump and it showed. He cleared the 22 cars with feet to spare and though he came down hard with a slight bobble, he recovered and stopped safely. “Something like this only comes together due to teamwork, and I have a great team, he said. “The Chip’s team really stepped up, too. Every- one knows that the greatest things happen at the I’ve hit a few bumps on my bike over the years, Chip.” but nothing compared to the competitors in Doug’s wife, Maria, was visibly relieved once the Nitro National Hill Climb; these guys are the jump was over. When a TV news reporter incredible. They shoot 250-horsepower bikes asked if she was proud of him today, she replied, straight up a friggin’ cliff. I get queasy just “I was proud of him yesterday!” looking over the edge from the top. Don Beers Added the Daredevil, “I can’t believe I made told me how ‘easy’ it is to shoot up the cliffs that jump! I’m gonna be high for a year!” and fly over the top when you stroke the horses just right. Nope. Not me. I’ll watch as these real-world champions make it happen. Victory is sweet! Danger grins from ear to ear after completing his world record jump Thursday. – Rod Woodruff, Buffalo Chip President
• 7:00 pm – Keep Your Appointment: Return to Tattoo Café and get inked! • 7:30 pm – Take a Rip Down the Zip Line: Get an extra rush while Sweet Cyanide rocks the main stage. • 8:30 pm –Ninety Non-Stop Minutes of Metal Mayhem with Skid Row: You are locked, cocked and ready to rock. • 10:30 pm – Be Blessed by Def Leppard’s Hallowed Sounds of Rock: Def Leppard is blasting out the Rock Danger stands before Evel Knievel’s recently of Ages. restored Mack truck rig, Big Red. Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 3 5 Minutes with michael lichter One of the hardest working people in motor- cycling, Photographer Michael Lichter has been recording our shared history for over 35 years.
SRD: Did you plan to be a photographer? Michael Lichter: I started photographing at 13 but had no intention of becoming a commercial photographer. I was shooting for myself and exhib- iting some when a housemate who was a writer saw my pictures of Cheyenne Frontier Days. He sent them to a magazine with his story and one of them ended up on the cover two weeks later. I thought, “Wow! This looks great, it feels good and I get a check!”
SRD: How did you first start riding? ML: I rode on friends’ mini bikes, the kind of you won’t get paid for them. thing any kid would go nuts over. I remember being 14 and going to see the film Easy Rider. Later, SRD: And yet you’ve made lifelong friends in motor- my housemate had a 1947 Knuck chopper with a cycling. 24-over front end. It was light and fast and I just ML: I turned 60 in July so more of my life has flipped when I rode it. So I bought a Honda 450, it been involved with motorcycles than hasn’t. Many was purple and I wish I had that bike now; I’d café it. of the people I have photographed have become A little later I got a used Shovel at Frisco Chop- friends; I see them on a regular basis, we have time pers, a ‘71 FX that was mildly chopped. I rode it to talk when I’m shooting their bikes. And I’m pho- back from SF—and I still have it. Billy Lane redid tographing something important that comes from it for me. their heart. I’ve shot more than 60 of Arlen Ness’s bikes. I’ve met as many characters as I‘ve taken pic- SRD: How’d you first get your gig with Easy Rider tures—and I’ve taken thousands. magazine? ML: I met someone from Easy Rider at my first SRD: So you know the legendary custom builders for Sturgis in 1979. He told me to send some images but sure. What about the next gen builders? when they only printed 3 of the 10 I was insulted! ML: They’re keeping custom bike building alive So I didn’t send any more. When I saw them again and it’s important for the industry to embrace these they told me how lucky I was to have had the prior guys. What’s cool now is how the bad economy has 3 printed. I was naïve and just didn’t know how it opened up custom platforms, with Honda 450s and worked! So I sent more and within two months I 750s coming back. These are the most exciting times had my first assignment. ever for custom motorcycles.
SRD: Did you earn a living with regular assign- SRD: The Motorcycles As Art exhibit held at the ments from ER? Buffalo Chip has become a hallmark event at the Stur- ML: No! I did corporate commercial photog- gis Rally. How did it begin? raphy for years. My corporate clients didn’t know ML: I had a show of my photos in Dublin in about my motorcycle work. One day some corpo- 1981 that was boycotted by the league of decency in rate clients saw the shot of Puppy standing on his Ireland! I took that as a feather in my cap! But I got bike riding by Bear Butte and they built a campaign disillusioned and stepped back from the art world. around it. That was the beginning of my commercial So in 2000 I had a show of my images at Apex Gal- work in motorcycling until the business all melted lery in Rapid City with a few bikes as well. I loved together, and now I do nothing outside of motor- the feel of it and had another show at the Journey cycles. Museum in 2001. The next year I added other artists and started naming the shows. SRD: What would you tell someone who wants to be a motorcycle photographer? SRD: And this year’s show is Naked Truth? ML: It’s not a way to make a living. You have to ML: Yes. The quality in this show is incredible; it’s love it for yourself and want to spend your time this good enough for Museum of Modern Art’s design way, because you’ll work way too many hours and area! Page 4 Sturgis Rider Daily Friday, Aug. 7, 2015
20155 vet Bobs Hexhibitansen Distingui valorshed p Serviceersoni Awardfieds Each year the Buffalo Chip honors military per- sonnel for their courage, sacrifices and patriotism. Thomas Bob Hansen award recipients emulate the distinc- Drao tive service of the award’s namesake, a man whose Dzieran robust life could be described as a hinge of history. Past recipients include Senator John McCain, Colonel Steve Ritchie, newsman Bob Woodruff, Retired Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods and Former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty. Buffalo Chip President Rod Woodruff presented the awards to this year’s honorees on the main stage Thursday night to the following American heroes:
Tyler Southern On May 5, 2010, while serving under the 1st Battalion 2nd Marines in Southern Afghanistan, Corporal Tyler Southern sustained severe injuries that left him a triple amputee. Through the heroic World War II veteran Bob Hansen, pictured here with Woody last year, is the efforts of his squad members, he was transported namesake of the Distinguished Service Awards. to a field hospital and then to hospitals in Bagram, Landstuhl, Germany, and Bethesda, MD, where the staff brought him back from near death on Mary many occasions. The miracle man married his Dauge high school sweetheart in July 2011.
Mary Dauge In 2004, 19-year-old Mary Dauge enlisted in the U.S. Army as an Explosive Ordinance Dis- posal Technician. She deployed on January 1, 2007 as a senior team member to Camp Liberty, Iraq. On November 4, 2007, after disarming an IED and removing most of the explosive hazard, Mary began packing it for transport when it deto- nated, removing both of her arms above the elbow. She was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal for her actions while deployed to Iraq. John John R. Rapp Thomas Drago Dzieran Rapp John Rapp served three tours in Vietnam Born in a communist-ruled East European from December 1964 to March 1969 in the U.S. country, Thomas Dzieran was jailed for two years Navy. He worked as a Red Eye Missile Operator, Combat Operator of all SEAL Support Craft, as a political prisoner. He Insertions/Extraction/Fire Support and Leading immigrated to the U.S, Gunners Mate on all SEAL Missions from U.S. became a U.S. citizen and support craft. joined the U.S. Navy in 1991. He served on SEAL Mike Ritland Teams 2 & 4, was a SEAL Mike Ritland served as a U.S. Navy SEAL in instructor, a Naval Lead Operation IRAQI Freedom and several special Breacher, and performed operations deployments. Ritland is the author of over 100 direct action New York Times Best Selling books Trident K9 missions in Iraq. He was Warriors, Navy SEAL Dogs, and most recently, Mike awarded the Bronze Star Team Dog. He is the founder of Trikos Interna- Tyler Ritland with “V”, Navy Commen- tional, a company that provides private protec- Southern dation Medal with “V” tion dogs. He is also the founder of The Warrior and Army Commendation Dog Foundation, which serves the special oper- Medal among others. ation forces K9 community and their handlers. Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 5 rat’s hole winners Jam-packed & quality stacked The CrossRoads exploded yesterday when the Rat’s Hole Bike Show came to town! Online regis- trations were far beyond expectations and ride-ins pushed display space outside the ropes. When the dust settled the judges had managed to choose winners in every class but it was a daunt- ing task. Several said this was one of the toughest fought Rat’s Hole Shows they’d ever judged, the quality of the bikes was just so stellar.
And the winners are: Three Wheeler, Gene Bateman, Bridgeport, NE 1cc to 1000cc, Brad Whitmer, Fallon, NV Cafe Racer, Paul Cavallo, Rancho Cucamongo, CA Sportster Custom 1100, Brad Hall, Ashford, WA Sportster Radical, Shortsters, Wausa, NE Antique/Classic Unrestored, Dave Chappell, Over 1000cc Radical, Christian Rivard, Trois Most Unusual, Vaughn Shafer, El Jebel, CO Las Vegas, NV Rivteres, Quebec Full Dresser & Touring, Gilliland Customs, Bobber, Aron Wilson, Elk City Over 1000cc Super Radical, Gordon Tronson, Jackson, OH Over 1000cc Stock, Frank Fedler, San Antonio, Henderson, NV Rat Class, Stan Luebbers, Erie, CO TX Black Hills Bagger Showdown, Oscar, Antique/Classic Restored, Mark Schmidt, Over 1000cc Custom, Bryan Freytag, Powerhouse Customs, Houston, TX Hanahan SC Farmington, NM Best of Show, Paul Cavallo
Showcase stages Friday 8/6 Bikini Beach Noon...... Bikini Beach Party 1 P.M...... Karaoke 3 P.M...... Rope Swing Contest 3:30 P.M...... Beers & Burps Contest 4 P.M...... Frozen T-Shirt Contest 4:30 P.M...... Air Sex Championships 5:30 P.M...... Homemade Bikini Contest 7 P.M...... The Mods 10–1:45 A.M...... Charlie Brechtel Band Budweiser Roadhouse 6:30, 8 & 10 P.M...... Colossal Boss Kinison Stage 4 P.M...... Captain Jack 5 P.M...... Pickle Lickin’ Contest 6 P.M...... Mms 10 P.M...... Sturgis Rider Rhythm Rockers Midnight...... Illumination Fire Troupe 12:15 A.M...... Nicnos Hoyt Axton Stage 1:30 P.M...... Biker Games 2:30 P.M...... Iron Cowgirl Missy 4 P.M...... Biker Games 5 P.M...... Reformed Whores 5:30 P.M...... Biker Contest 6:30 P.M...... Jimmy Bratcher Midnight...... Midnight Endurance Ride Midnight...... Swampfox Schedules are subject to change. Page 6 Sturgis Rider Daily Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 The NRA and bikers Second Amendment proponents unite! Dave Manzer can’t contain his excitement over So Manzer and Pederson got together to brain- the new initiative he and fellow NRA field rep storm about that and what resulted was the Clay Pederson have begun with the Sturgis Buf- Defend America campaign, an initiative that falo Chip. But before we tell you about that, Dave brought the NRA to the Chip CrossRoads during insists that some background is in order. the Sturgis 75th. “We want to send the message The NRA, he explains, has three parts: First, that the NRA is certainly more than politics but the NRA is a shooting club. Then there’s the NRA it’s important and we have some major battles to Foundation, a 501 (c)3 that supports the shooting fight that apply to the second amendment,” said sports through the Friends of the NRA program. Manzer “The NRA has always been a one issue This branch funds 4-H groups and buys ammo organization and we will never waver from that. and targets to educate and train about the proper We are about the second amendment.” use of firearms. “We’re very good at that,” said Manzer and Pederson believe they can reach Manzer. “Last year nationwide we spent over $30 like-minded people in the biking community, Million on the shooting sports through local out- people who appreciate their freedoms, who exer- reach. We fund things on the national level too, cise them, and who are independent free think- but few people know this.” ers. The third part of the NRA is the Institute of The one challenge with that group of people, Legislative Action (ILA), the political wing of according to Manzer, is they tend to be loners. So you’ll find the NRA set up at the Buf- Manzer and Pederson are also making people the organization. Added Manzer, “The ILA wing “Like hunters, bikers like to go off by themselves. falo Chip CrossRoads, signing up new mem- in the region aware of their further collaboration is what everybody knows and we haven’t been so That’s why many people ride! And that makes bers, accepting donations and talking about their with the Buffalo Chip: a hosted dinner and fund- good about making money for that.” them harder to connect with,” he said. “Pledge to forever defend America campaign.” raising gala is planned for Saturday, September 12 The campaign allows concerned individuals to at the Chip to further promote the Defend Amer- pledge either $2500 or $7500 to the NRA ILA ica campaign and engage local leaders to partic- and receive one of two different custom engraved ipate. Interested? Contact Dave Manzer at 307- Where’s Woody? handguns. 746-2520, [email protected]. The Buffalo Chip’s ubiquitous Rod “Woody” Woodruff loves to meet campers. He roams far and wide at the Chip, so keep your eyes peeled for his smiling face and say hello. And if you Tyin’ the Knot at the Rally want to win classic Chip merch, also look for Woody in the pages of the Sturgis Rider Daily. Each day there’s a different Woody caricature hidden in a photo of an event or location he especially recommends. The first three campers or visitors who report their find to the Chamber of Commerce/Rally Info Cen- ter at the Chip Crossroads win a prize. And don’t forget to take note of where Woody is hiding out, because that’s definitely the place to be. Sturgis Rider Daily Co-Publishers Editor Advertising Sales Design and Sturgis Buffalo Chip Marilyn Stemp Rapid City Journal Production Rapid City Journal Paul Mitchell, Sturgis Rapid City Journal Contributors Buffalo Chip Chris Yushta, Jordan Axtman, Christine Paige Diers, Paul Mitchell, Aaron Packard, Jessica Nelson, Brad Schneck, Manny Pandya, Mary Panerio, Kurt Shaw, Jeff Smith, Marilyn Stemp, Max O’Connell, Deb Holland, Nathan Ellenbecker, Sean Ryan. Other material contributed by staff of the Rapid City Journal.
Circulation The Sturgis Rider® Daily is published eight consecutive days during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. 9500 copies are distributed each day at 70 locations in the Black Hills and to campers at the Buffalo Chip. Disclaimer The Sturgis Rider® Daily neither endorses nor warrants the products or services of advertisers, nor does it warrant the completeness or accuracy of the data If the romantic spirit shakes your world while you’re enjoying a biker vacation in the Black Hills, there’s provided herein. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the publishers, advertisers, editors, contributors, or their agents. Sturgis Rider® is a registered trademark owned by Rod Woodruff. Reproduction or transmission of content herein, in whole or part, without expressed written consent is not permitted. help available to make it official and tie the knot. Casual attire and informality are the order of the day but that doesn’t mean a few traditions can’t be included. Besides, in the case of a biker wedding at the PRINTED IN USA Rally, empty beer cans are plentiful. Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 7 Sturgis Rider Sweepstakes Winner The Best Party Anywhere™ got a whole lot better last night for Cary Nun- nelly when his name was announced as the winner of the 2015 Sturgis Rider Sweepstakes. Nunnelly rides away on a 2015 cus- tom Victory Gunner produced and promoted by the Buffalo Chip in cooperation with Victory Motorcycles, Arlen Ness Motorcycles, Epiphone and Amsoil. The stunning black and gold Gunner was customized by Cory Ness employing one-off black Beveled wheels, match- ing pulley and rotors, plus cam, ignition and derby covers. A dozen or more carefully selected accessories were pulled from the Ness catalog to grace the Gunner. The bike is embellished with multiple layers of sparkling gold, gilt anodizing and the Buffalo Chip’s 75th anniversary logo, making it an instant collector’s item. The sleek-cruising Gunner sports a Freedom 106 power plant that produces 110 ft. pounds of torque; and a dry weight of 649 pounds. And as if that’s not enough, the motorcycle is accompanied by a paint-matched Epiphone Sheraton II guitar. Congrats, Cary! You are one lucky dude!
International Bikini Team
Learn more about the beautiful and hard working ladies of the International Bikini Team in tomorrow’s edition of the Sturgis Rider Daily. They travel to events all over the country but say that the Sturgis Rally is their favorite. Page 8 Sturgis Rider Daily Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 9
Honoring Everyday Heroes Every rider every veteran In only its second year, the Freedom Celebration Ride has secured a foothold in the Sturgis Rally tradition. It brings together the spirits of camaraderie, empathy, appreciation and respect for a day like no other and it spills into the existing Freedom Celebration that’s been in place at the Buffalo Chip for 24 years now. The ride was established to honor veterans and raise funds for organizations benefitting wounded vets and their families. Freedom Riders gathered in Spearfish yesterday morning then rode the Hills, ending at the CrossRoads just in time to finish off the Human Eagle performance art montage, a singular one-time happening. Once inside the Chip amphitheater, riders witnessed heroes in the flesh as five honorees received Bob Hansen Distinguished Ser- vice Awards. Inspiration and emotion were thick in the air. The pictures tell the story better than words ever could. Your own experience determines how it resonates from here. Page 10 Sturgis Rider Daily Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 It’s become an international destination foreign visitors trek to Sturgis o matter what the language, the National Park and Montana before diving into the name “Sturgis” needs no transla- Black Hills on Thursday. The trip will cost each tion. rider about $7,000, a price Runde said has been “Sturgis is legendary for motor- well worth it. cycles,” said German Ramirez, of “We have always heard about the Sturgis rally Mexico City. for years and years and years,” Runde said. “We’ve NRamirez and his friends, Gabriel Sanchez and always heard Sturgis is the ultimate biker destina- Elias Gasca, all members of a Mexican motorcy- tion, and we certainly see it this year.” cle club, have logged 7,456 miles on their trek to Runde said the motorcycle culture in Norway Sturgis for the 75th holding of the annual motor- is a bit more tame than in the United States. She cycle rally. said her home country doesn’t have the historical The three stood in line at the Sturgis Commu- connection to gang violence or outlaw behavior as nity Center Thursday, ready to order custom Har- it does in the U.S. ley-Davidson T-shirts to commemorate their week And despite the increased traffic in the Black at the rally. Hills from the Sturgis rally, Runde said her group The trio is part of a growing contingent of bik- isn’t phased. ers and curious tourists from across the world who “The people and the traffic in the United States make the long and sometimes arduous journey to and even Sturgis are much more efficient and South Dakota for the rally and a taste of Amer- much more faster than in Norway,” Runde said. icana they can’t get anywhere else. This year in “We have a population of 5 million people. Hello, Sturgis, the presence of foreign visitors seems more we’re used to this.” prevalent than ever. Jem Symmonds and his son, Shaun, of Shrop- They spend thousands in air travel costs and Ian “Big E” Doignie, of Shropshire, United Kingdom, sits on a Harley-Davidson while looking at shire, England, flew from London to Chicago then to have their cycles shipped here. But like rally motorcycles Thursday afternoon during the 75th Sturgis motorcycle rally. Doignie, whose first time is to Rapid City to attend this year’s anniversary rally. patrons of any nationality, they all want to feel in the United States, travelled to the rally with two friends saying it has been a great trip and was And Sturgis hasn’t disappointed. a part of the unique culture that surrounds the everything he expected. “I absolutely love it here,” Jem Symmonds said. Sturgis rally. “The atmosphere is fantastic. The local area is “Sturgis,” says Roman Iglin, of Belgorod, Rus- “My English not good,” Kapustin said. But he The only complaint Venche Runde has of her beautiful, and the people are friendly.” sia, “is know around the world.” was able to muster this: “Sturgis. Good rides.” first trip to the United States has nothing to do But the strong American dollar has weakened Although his English may be a bit broken, The total length of the brothers’ route is about with traffic or motorcycles. their purchasing power. On Thursday, a British Iglin’s knowledge of motorcycling is top notch. He 28,000 miles. They will visit 30 countries before “The hotel breakfasts are absolutely terrible,” Pound was worth $1.55 American, when it was is the chairman of the Federation of Motorcycling they are finished. said Runde, whose home country and European worth well over $2 just a few years ago. Biketourism of Belgorod Region in Russia, near The Sturgis Rally Department does no direct neighbors are known for hotels that serve hearty Symmonds also had another motive for the Ukranian border. marketing to the international audience outside of breakfasts with varied sausages and baked goods. attending the rally. He’s interested in buying He’s traveling with his brother, Evgeny Kapus- social media, said rally director Brenda Vasknetz. The international rider, from Haugesund, Nor- used Harley-Davidson motorcycles and shipping tin, head of the International Center of Education “We can reach the entire world that way,” she way, is touring Sturgis with a group of 26 other them back to England to sell. He said he found and Cooperation of Belgorod State Technological said. “Facebook is our largest international mar- Europeans as a part of the Harley Owners Group about four or five this trip, but wants to buy 25 University. keting tool.” motorcycle club. The caravan has seven riders from bikes next summer and begin shipping them on They began an around-the-world motocross in The Sturgis motorcycle rally Facebook page has Denmark and two from Sweden. The other 17 rid- a more regular basis. June, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the end about 200,000 followers with about 3,500 new ers are from Norway. Symmonds’ friend, Ian “Big E” Doignie, said of World War II. Their bikes were shipped to Los page “likes” just this week. The group flew into Denver International Air- he’s heard of Sturgis for years and always wanted Angeles and they took a little side trip to Stur- While most foreign visitors have mainly posi- port last week and all rented motorcycles from to come. gis before they head south to Mexico and South tive things to say about Sturgis and the rally, a a Harley-Davidson store in Denver. They have “I don’t think you’ve really been to a motorcycle America. Norwegian visitor pointed out one drawback. been touring the Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone rally until you’ve been to Sturgis,” he said. Get your tickets now! Whether you made it to the Buffalo Chip and had so much fun you want to repeat the experience, or you missed out on all the fun and don’t want to miss it next year, you can ensure your spot at next year’s party by buying your 2016 Buffalo Chip passes NOW! Simply go online to buffalochip.com and click on the Reservations tab. Woody and the gang look forward to seeing you next year! Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 11 Take a break at the beach
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The last weekend of the Sturgis 75th is here and you’ve partied hard. Treat yourself to a little R&R at Bikini Beach to check email and recharge for the wrap-up. It’s easy on the eyes and good for the soul.
StUrGIS rEAl EStAtE AUctIoNS Date: thurs., Aug. 6, Auction held at 915 2015 at 10:00 AM SolD IN 2 trActS Main St., Sturgis Martel Tract 1: 915 Main Street: 1,800 sq. ft. building w/41+ ft. of Main Street Frontage! Lot includes RV parking and unique tri-fold doors, prefect for annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally vending! Tract 2: 901 Main Street: 12,600 sq. ft. Chad SHoWING DAtES: July 31st from 10 AM – 12 PM corner lot w/84+ ft. of Main Street frontage! and Aug 4th from 3 – 5 PM Excellent Location Photo: rAPoSA EStAtE AUctIoN 3001 laZelle St., Sturgis Date: tues., Aug 18, 2015 at 10:30 AM Auction held at the Sturgis community center, 1401 laZelle St. West edge of Sturgis on Hwy. 14A toward Lead and Deadwood, 30-unit mobile home park, 5.076 Acres, including 757 ft. of Hwy. frontage! Included, a 2,888 sq. ft., 4BR/2BA ranch-style home, ready to live in! A detached garage, lot storage sheds and other miscellaneous buildings complete this sale! For more information SHoWING DAtES: Aug 5th from 1 – 3 PM and Aug 13th from 11 AM – 1 PM MEET GARAGE PARTY AMBASSADOR call Bob Kay: AND BIKERS CHOICE COVER MODEL 817-312-0380 DAvE WIlSoN 990 Main Street LETICIA CLINE owner/Broker/ Sturgis, SD 57785 Auctioneer MAIN 605-347-7579 TOLL FREE #AIMExpo — cell — 1-855-MCSHOWS www.sturgissd.com MOTORCYCLE GROUP 605-490-9959 www.sturgisauctions.com (627-4697) Page 12 Sturgis Rider Daily Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 Eagle 75 takes flight The CrossRoads buzzed with an undercurrent of excitement yesterday afternoon. The Rat’s Hole Bike Show was well underway when a parade of bikes arrived completing the Freedom Celebra- tion Ride. And those bikes didn’t head to a parking lot, no sir! They headed for the Chip’s Field of Fags where artist John Quigley had earlier placed a parking grid in preparation for the Eagle 75 Human Eagle photo montage. Freedom Riders cheered and high-fived amid the revving of engines and exhaust noise until finally every motorcycle and every person was in place. That’s when Quigley took to the skies in the Husker’s helicopter to photograph the happening. With flags flying and energy high, the spirit was palpable and defies description. You had to be there to feel it for yourself. This singular event was presented by Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, the Chip, and SpectralQ to celebrate the Sturgis 75th, recognize the freedoms we enjoy in America, and honor the active mili- tary and veterans who keep them secure. John Quigley / Spectral Q
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Race Results 450 Qualified 8.Casey Curtin 13.16 4.Bret Peterson 11.8 1.Carson Loyd 12.15 9.Tyler Cardwell 13.26 5.Logan Mead 11.9 2.Bret Peterson 12.2 10.Sean Cardwell 13.29 6.Travis Whitlock 12.0 3.Max Simmons 12.3 7.Tyler Cardwell 12 .1 4.Logan Sipala 12.5 700 Final 8.Austin Tyler 12.2 5.Travis Whitlock 12.8 1.Logan Cipala 11.2 9.Max Simmons 12.4 6.Austin Cardwell 12.9 2.Austin Cardwell 11.3 10.Brandon Whitlock 12.5 The 2015 class of Inductees to the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame are: from left, Jim Bush, 7.Jordan Schmidt 13.1 3.Jason Smith 11.7 Donna Tilley (accepting for her father Don Tilley), Everett Brashear, Richard Lester, Eddie Trotta, John Shope and Sugar Bear. Not pictured: Chris McIntyre.
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By Chuck Koro Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys
Police reports can make or break your case. Never argue with the police officer at the scene of the accident, even if you think his investigation or his conclusions are off base. If your behavior is intimidating, argumentative or irrational, his judgement calls will most likely be tainted. From left, Vivian Campbell, Phil Collen, Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, and Rick Allen of Def Leppard. The band is on track to have a new album out this fall, and Also, although you may think the officer’s plays at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip tonight. investigation is going against you, you may be dead wrong. Wait until the police ef Leppard is on track to have a song. We should do something,” Collen said. “We The band even has guitarist Campbell back on report is finalized. If the final information new studio album out this fall. were just playing each other ideas. Instead of put- tour. For a time it looked likely he would have to is inaccurate, try to submit a supplemental That’s fairly big news, consider- ting them into a bracket or a box, we just did the sit out the summer tour. report. This usually requires a visit to the ing even when the band was at its songs that sounded most exciting to us straight off In June 2013, Campbell announced that he police station. The best way to approach commercial peak, four or five years of the bat and all of a sudden everything kind of had Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He went through treat- the officer on duty at the station is to be passed between 1983’s “Pyromania,” 1987’s “Hys- had a fresh kind of vigor about it.” ments and doctors advised him his cancer was in overly polite and low key. The old saying Dteria” and 1992’s “Adrenalize.” Two more recording sessions followed: one in remission in July 2014. But in June, he found that “you get more with honey than vinegar” What’s more notable, according to guitarist Phil May 2014 and a third session in January and Feb- his cancer had returned. holds true. Collen, is the new album may be the purest repre- ruary of this year. Now the album is getting some Campbell, though, is able to go through his lat- If you are permitted to submit a written sentation ever of the kind of sound and music Def finishing touches and getting mixed on the road est treatment regimen on tour, and he rejoined Def supplemental report, do not accuse the Leppard wants to create. (using a mobile studio setup) as Def Leppard tours Leppard a week into this summer’s tour. So far, responding police officer of misconduct “The great thing about this is we weren’t after this summer. Collen said, Campbell seems to be doing fine. or of providing inaccurate information. a sound,” Collen said in a phone interview last Collen is fired up about Def Leppard’s latest According to Collen, the current show features Just objectively state your version. An month in advance of the band’s show at the Buf- work, saying it’s “the best thing we’ve done since new video content and a set list that’s packed with unfavorable police report isn’t necessarily falo Chip along with Skid Row and Sweet Cyanide ‘Hysteria.’” hits, plus a couple of album tracks that haven’t been the end of your case. tonight. That’s no small statement. That 1987 album, part of Def Leppard’s show for some time. The set, If you aren’t allowed to supplement the “So there’s a freedom in that that just allows you which was the follow-up to Def Leppard’s break- though, doesn’t include any of the new songs. to be a true artist. It’s the first time we’ve ever done through release, the seven-times platinum 1983 “We’re not going to play any of the new stuff report, at least you can honestly state that, in the 30-odd years I’ve been in the band. album “Pyromania,” was a blockbuster. Boast- until the record comes out,” he said. that you did attempt in good faith to try Probably when the band first got together and was ing hits such as “Animal” and “Pour Some Sugar In addition to his touring duties, Collen is also to submit your version and were refused. doing demos, that was a (true) representation. On Me,” sales of “Hysteria” eventually topped 15 spending this summer helping get the word out Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys 1-800-4-BIKERS or visit “But after that, the fans want to hear a certain million and pushed Def Leppard to the very top about his new side group, Delta Deep. The band, russbrown.com. This article provides general information only thing or management or the record company wants among rock acts at the time. which includes Collen, singer Debbi Blackwell- and is not meant to be legal advice. Laws vary from state to it to sound it a certain way. Then you set yourself, The group had one more huge hit with their Cook, bassist Robert DeLeo (also of Stone Temple state and can change. This article should not be relied upon you use it as a brief. We’ve done that before. We’ve next CD, “Adrenalize,” but then grunge became Pilots) and drummer Forrest Robinson, takes Col- as determinative of the actual law or legal ramifications of the reader’s actions or inaction. Independent counsel in the proper said this album should sound like this and this and the big rock trend and this helped push Def Lep- len in a very different musical direction from the venue should be consulted to ensure your rights are protected. that. For this one, we didn’t.” pard and other ‘80s hard rock/metal acts out of the melodic hard rock of Def Leppard. Illustration by Anne Mitchell. Collen, in fact, said the band didn’t even realize spotlight. While Def Leppard continued to turn The group’s self-titled debut album was released it was making an album until the project was tak- out new CDs on a regular basis, its album sales in June, and it’s a powerhouse. It encompasses deep ing shape. The five band members — singer Joe declined. Nevertheless, the band has remained a blues, hard rock, funk, soul and a bit of jazz, with Elliott, Collen, guitarist Vivian Campbell, bassist popular live act. Blackwell-Cook’s vocals a highlight over 11 songs, Rick Savage and drummer Rick Allen — went into In fact, Collen reports that the group has been eight of which were written by Collen, his wife, the studio in February 2014 thinking they might drawing some of its biggest stateside crowds in Helen, and Blackwell-Cook. want to record a song — perhaps an EP — to have years on this summer’s tour. “I’ve said this and other people have said this, it’s something new for the live show. “There seems to be a lot of excitement about us, like Aretha Franklin singing over Led Zeppelin,” “I think we were just trying to come up with a which is great,” he said. Collen said. “It really has got that vibe.” Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 Sturgis Rider Daily Page 15 Hansen Award
The Bob Hansen Distinguished Service Awards are part of the Buffalo Chip’s Freedom Celebration Day. Their namesake is a WWII veteran whose remarkable personal story is a lesson in courage and persistence. Sure, the Chip is The Best Party Anywhere™ but Chipsters also know when it’s time to show respect.
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Styx made music industry headlines in the ‘70s and ‘80s with four consecutive multi-platinum albums. Rallygoers in the Chip amphitheater last night heard many of those once progressive now classic hits when the band delivered as ordered, their distinctive sound solidly in tact. As predicted, The Guess Who, at left, had the crowd singing along to almost every number on the set list when they took their turn on the Wolfman Jack stage. Every American Woman —and American man—caught the energy.
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