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PART FOUR



We again boardeth our mighty Vee Ten and venture onto the open road. Badly have we been delayed, but disheartened we are not.



All through our journey, Price Keshav from the little hamlet of New York chronicles our story. He documents all on a flat piece of stone, which seem to holdeth information. He called this his Mac i-slate.



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Time is of the essence and our guide pushes on…



I sayeth “ Sir Jumkie, do you feel it would be prudent to lower the re-entry shields on this vehicle as thou are hauling some serious ... ? “



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We make good speed and our journey’s end draweth ever nearer…



To gain entry to the Citadel, we must arrive prior to the midnight hour. Throughout the two hours it will take us to arrive, we blame Pendejo for his in competencies with the hub cap earlier that day.



“ No matter what time I leaveth home, I never arrive at Laguna when I want to “ sayeth Sir Jum and with that he pusheth his foot harder to the floor !



At 20 minutes past the midnight hour we arrive at the Citadel, but alas the the gates are closed and our entrance is blocked.



A guard approaches and with brief parley, we are permitted entrance to the promised land !



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We find our place of rest and meet up with the other pilgrims who travelled with Sir Chop. We are all together and we are happy



To be continued……
 

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Do pray tell us another Lord Wils.
 
Lord Wills

Though cannot leave us dangling is suspension.

Pray do continue.

Indeed one doth insist the frivolities of laguna doth unfold forthwith.

Your humble servant.
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PART FIVE



Our motley crew waketh on the Friday morn ready for the show ahead….



But first, we must break our fast and fortify ourselves



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Fully refreshed, we all stop to look at our surroundings……



We stand in the land where Gods, Hero’s and The Ben of Bostrom roam….

The Fates tell already this day that Ben will not be victorious on the Sabbath, but surely he will not fail completely ? ( eh Austin ? )

For does not 15[sup]th[/sup] beat 16[sup]th[/sup] everytime ?



We are now ready for what lies ahead and we are certain that it may be wild !



For as a purple clad Prince once said



“ Tonight we are going to party like its 1549 “
 

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Jumkie said:
I liketh what you hath done there. 1549, The Pope and the Council of Bologna... It seemth all roads lead to Rossi. Err.
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Even the wenches adorn themselves with his colours



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Verily, thou tales of adventure entertaineth us mightilly! Thou generous record hath brought much merryment and laughter to thy dearn existence!



We humbly beseech thee Sir Willski, that thou bequeath further hallowed testimony upon us meek peasantry.



"Huzzah, Sir Willski! Huzzah!!"
 
Jumkie said:
I liketh what you hath done there. 1549, The Pope and the Council of Bologna... It seemth all roads lead to Rossi. Err.
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Hahahah. Tis a funny statement you hath made there Sir Jum....It does seem to be the case. Boppers a plenty even in 1549 !
 
Geonerd said:
Verily, thou tales of adventure entertaineth us mightilly! Thou generous record hath brought much merryment and laughter to thy dearn existence!



We humbly beseech thee Sir Willski, that thou bequeath further hallowed testimony upon us meek peasantry.



"Huzzah, Sir Willski! Huzzah!!"
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Tis an honour to entertain thee my friends. Truly it is. And there are more tales a plenty to fill the air with mirth...but



I am not sure how much longer I can type this .... out
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My own testimony having first met Wills over two years ago.



You will never hear a pessimistic utterance from this guy, not a word of complaint or negativity - just positive optimism. He is a joy to be around, and got progressively funnier as the week progressed. Nothing seems to get him down in life, and he relished every second of the meet-up. You could burn his house down, and he'd still shake your hand. On race day afternoon his very quintessential and very self-deprecating British sense of humour saw us literally doubled up on the hill at Jumkie's rock and several other times, his quips, anecdotes, observations and one liners had me on the floor struggling to breath. We discovered that earlier in the week that he'd run into a curb in L.A. - only by virtue of the fact that at the race although he tried to hide it, was hopping and limping around like an amputee - and probably should have been on crutches. When asked he revealed what happened but had kept it to himself because he didn't want to cause any concern or spoil the weekend. I reckon he's bust his toe, but being Wills, he won't admit it. Everything was brilliant from Willski's weekend....and seriously, that's because thanks to Jum and his crew, and the great friends that made it this year.....very simply it was just that.



Anyway, I said to Rog and Jum that Willski's stoicism reminded me of a character from 'The Holy Grail'. Arise Sir Willski, and I bestow upon thee the honour of Black Knight!!



http://youtu.be/zKhEw7nD9C4
 
If only i couldve read this instead of shakespeare in high school, this stuff is pure poetry and for me as a none english speaker it challenges my vocab so cheers
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Arrabbiata1 said:
My own testimony having first met Wills over two years ago.



You will never hear a pessimistic utterance from this guy, not a word of complaint or negativity - just positive optimism. He is a joy to be around, and got progressively funnier as the week progressed. Nothing seems to get him down in life, and he relished every second of the meet-up. You could burn his house down, and he'd still shake your hand. On race day afternoon his very quintessential and very self-deprecating British sense of humour saw us literally doubled up on the hill at Jumkie's rock and several other times, his quips, anecdotes, observations and one liners had me on the floor struggling to breath. We discovered that earlier in the week that he'd run into a curb in L.A. - only by virtue of the fact that at the race although he tried to hide it, was hopping and limping around like an amputee - and probably should have been on crutches. When asked he revealed what happened but had kept it to himself because he didn't want to cause any concern or spoil the weekend. I reckon he's bust his toe, but being Wills, he won't admit it. Everything was brilliant from Willski's weekend....and seriously, that's because thanks to Jum and his crew, and the great friends that made it this year.....very simply it was just that.



Anyway, I said to Rog and Jum that Willski's stoicism reminded me of a character from 'The Holy Grail'. Arise Sir Willski, and I bestow upon thee the honour of Black Knight!!



http://youtu.be/zKhEw7nD9C4
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Love the Holy Grail ! Kind words Arrab. Much appreciated mate !
 
Arrabbiata1 said:
My own testimony having first met Wills over two years ago.



You will never hear a pessimistic utterance from this guy, not a word of complaint or negativity - just positive optimism. He is a joy to be around, and got progressively funnier as the week progressed. Nothing seems to get him down in life, and he relished every second of the meet-up. You could burn his house down, and he'd still shake your hand. On race day afternoon his very quintessential and very self-deprecating British sense of humour saw us literally doubled up on the hill at Jumkie's rock and several other times, his quips, anecdotes, observations and one liners had me on the floor struggling to breath. We discovered that earlier in the week that he'd run into a curb in L.A. - only by virtue of the fact that at the race although he tried to hide it, was hopping and limping around like an amputee - and probably should have been on crutches. When asked he revealed what happened but had kept it to himself because he didn't want to cause any concern or spoil the weekend. I reckon he's bust his toe, but being Wills, he won't admit it. Everything was brilliant from Willski's weekend....
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To this I can also attest. The man was such a positive influence, that its burned an impression of what is real optimism. I was walking with him and noticed he was limping and favoring one foot real bad. Then I said, bro, are you ok, why are you limbing? I .... you not, the very next step he immediately stopped limping (as if I had imagined it) and we must have walked about 5 miles just that afternoon. I kept feeling terrible, as I knew he was in pain walking up and down hills and ....; but the man conscientiously stopped limping, and only for the benefit to align toward the sublime weekend. Think about this for a moment, most of us complain and squeal when something bothers us, and the soothing one gets in return from well wishers for even the most trivial things seems to foster that cycle. It almost became an inside joke at our amazement of the man. Heck, the only way I found out something was going on was Arrabi gave me strict orders to have our resident doctor Gator check on him (which is how I even found out that Wilski had hurt his foot, I swear, four days into the trip and I didn't even know as Wilski had kept this secret from me.) I insisted several times, but he kept same, "Jumkie, its nothing mate" and would move his foot around like saying, you see. That means he purposefully would submit himself to more pain just to prove there was no pain. Hahaha. But finally I cornered him in the RV and literally stood at the door way not letting him out. Then I called out to Gator to come into the RV. We made him take off his shoe, and ...., his toe was swollen like a ....... banana. Gator looked at it and said, yeah, you broke it dude. Then started touching it. I could see Wilski trying to hold back the grimace. Gator was like, yeah, well we can't do surgery here, but if it start to look like its black and blue and about to fall off, go to the ER. Hahaha. Poor soul, a victim of his own optimism, but there was a lesson for me in all that. It left an impression on me, and made me think of all the times I've complained over trivial ..... This man walked around the entire weekend with a broken wheel and refused to lead on as if there was any issue, not because it didn't hurt, but totally for our benefit so as to not risk dampening our sublime weekend.



Wilski is the real deal, and I'm humble to have such a beautiful human being as a friend. A real inspiration of a person.
 
For those of us who couldn't attend, your posting make it feel like we were there! Tanks!
 
Jumkie said:
To this I can also attest. The man was such a positive influence, that its burned an impression of what is real optimism. I was walking with him and noticed he was limping and favoring one foot real bad. Then I said, bro, are you ok, why are you limbing? I .... you not, the very next step he immediately stopped limping (as if I had imagined it) and we must have walked about 5 miles just that afternoon. I kept feeling terrible, as I knew he was in pain walking up and down hills and ....; but the man conscientiously stopped limping, and only for the benefit to align toward the sublime weekend. Think about this for a moment, most of us complain and squeal when something bothers us, and the soothing one gets in return from well wishers for even the most trivial things seems to foster that cycle. It almost became an inside joke at our amazement of the man. Heck, the only way I found out something was going on was Arrabi gave me strict orders to have our resident doctor Gator check on him (which is how I even found out that Wilski had hurt his foot, I swear, four days into the trip and I didn't even know as Wilski had kept this secret from me.) I insisted several times, but he kept same, "Jumkie, its nothing mate" and would move his foot around like saying, you see. That means he purposefully would submit himself to more pain just to prove there was no pain. Hahaha. But finally I cornered him in the RV and literally stood at the door way not letting him out. Then I called out to Gator to come into the RV. We made him take off his shoe, and ...., his toe was swollen like a ....... banana. Gator looked at it and said, yeah, you broke it dude. Then started touching it. I could see Wilski trying to hold back the grimace. Gator was like, yeah, well we can't do surgery here, but if it start to look like its black and blue and about to fall off, go to the ER. Hahaha. Poor soul, a victim of his own optimism, but there was a lesson for me in all that. It left an impression on me, and made me think of all the times I've complained over trivial ..... This man walked around the entire weekend with a broken wheel and refused to lead on as if there was any issue, not because it didn't hurt, but totally for our benefit so as to not risk dampening our sublime weekend.



Wilski is the real deal, and I'm humble to have such a beautiful human being as a friend. A real inspiration of a person.
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Thanks Jum. I was just having the best weekend of my life with a bunch of people from all over the US and the world. I have made friends ( and I mean real friends ) on my time on this forum and when I think of how motorcycle racing and the internet has brought us all together, I just smile because there are disagreements, arguments, laughs and great correspondence throughout most threads. But what is always the same is all the forum member's passion for motorcycles and to me that is the most important part.



We have these meet up's and sometimes its the first time we meet in the flesh. We don't really know what people look like, their personality, what they sound like or any of their beliefs or values. What I can say is that from the people I have met, colour, religion, ..., age do not matter in the slightest. No one cares, its just about having a good time and watching bikes.



The amount of time,effort ( and financial cost ) that was spent by Jumkie and Cali Kid to ensure that we all had the best time was just ridiculous ( and will not be forgotten by me ). Thats why a little bit of limping is nothing in the big picture.....



" Well I just wanted to make everything perfect for you guys "....This is a quote from Jum when we had one of the blowouts. He felt responsible because a tyre had blown !!!! I mean come on !



" I can think of anywhere i would rather be than sitting here on the side of the freeway in the middle of the desert in 100 degree heat with a blow out, knowing that by tonight, or tomorrow, I am gonna be at Laguna " I replied. And it was true...I kept having to tell Jum " Stop worrying, we are going to Guna !!!!!. Nobody cares !!!! "'



But thats Jum......



What a week !
 
Nicky had just finished his question and answer session on the Speed TV stand. All around us, women and children were picking themselves up off the ground after being cast aside by Jum on his path to #69.........Jum says to me " Ya think I should get this signed by Nicky ? " and shows me the watch on his wrist. The new Nicky Hayden Tissot ( Chops and Bonnie, what a beautiful present to get for Jum ). Nicky gets bundled into a BMW and heads off.....



I said to Jum " Well he is back here tomorrow ", but then we decide that it ain't practical for him to sign the watch anywhere, so I say " Let's head over to the Tissot stand and see if they have something like a brochure or a flyer for this watch. Get Nicky to sign it and keep it in the helmet style case the watch came in "...Jum says " Good idea " and we head over there.



We both stride into the Tissot stand and walk up to one on the assistants waiting for some help. In front of us is a dude brazenly flashing off his Nicky watch from the Honda days . The assistant then says " Can I help you guys ? "...We say " Is Nicky planning to be here at anytime over the weekend ? If not, you got any brochures about this watch ? I wanna get Nicky to sign it "



The assistant then says " You just buy that watch here today ? "

Jum says " No. Why ? "

Assistant says " Well we have been waiting for those. Where did you get it ? We thought our allocation wasn't even gonna arrive in time for today. They have only just got here"

Jum says " Really, had mine for a few days "

Assistant says " They are VIP only..Can't believe you have got one. They are VIP " She was shocked.



You should have seen the smile on Jum's face. We had strolled in to Tissot, but we strutted out feeling a million bucks. When we got outside we looked at each other, high fived and burst out laughing.
 
With each retelling of the harrowing hours in harsh and unfamiliar environs, with the four young lads from the shire, being at the mercy of an enormous troll, later to be rescued by swarthy stranger appearing from the shadows to save the day; all whilst in quest of the mystical ring required to unite the tribes, I am more reminded of another harrowing quest about several foolhardy lads. Ladies and Germs I give you
The [font=comic sans ms,cursive]Fellowship Of The Ring[/font] - Laguna Style.

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Keshav said:
With each retelling of the harrowing hours in harsh and unfamiliar environs, with the four young lads from the shire, being at the mercy of an enormous troll, later to be rescued by swarthy stranger appearing from the shadows to save the day; all whilst in quest of the mystical ring required to unite the tribes, I am more reminded still more of yet another harrowing quest. Ladies and Germs I give you The [font=comic sans ms,cursive]Fellowship Of The Ring[/font] - Laguna Style.

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hahaha quality Kesh !
 

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