Category: risk
Messrs Black-Foot
First. Bath. Ever. Nurse FRODO in Tib-Fib Time. (Foto credit: GATITO-san)
NURSE FRODO
“The coach was sometimes weaving through traffic like crazy … I misjudged …” (Customer-Rod)
At PittRace-palooza, I rode w Customer-Rod first sessions Day 1 of 3, Friday. I watched him methodical, scope out the circuit. Soon … More
Brain-Bleed on Aisle 9 (Coach-Track-Daddy)
Customer-Rod lowsided into the front wheel of Coach-Track-Daddy’s Ducati, on the outside of Turn 18: “I’ve seen video if this … More
Slicing like a scythe through sunflowers (Scary-Clown-Coach)
That aggressive tow that Customer-Rod says he got in Intermediate from Coach-Starship-Trooper wasn’t isolated. I watched Scary-Clown-Coach tow a Ducati … More
“You still here?” (El Jefe Breaker-Bar)
By Saturday prior to The Sunday-Surprise, the dirty-laundry public-airing, I had spoken separately and privately to Scary-Clown-Coach, Coach-Pocahantas, to leadership … More
4 helicopter medevacs, at last came the ass-chewing (Breaker-Bar)
After the first of 4 airlift medevac helicopter rides, and an ambulance roll every session red-flagged, I had expected a … More
“I ain’t brought a bike to the track all season.” (Head Coach: Breaker-Bar)
“ My wife’s in Saratoga, at the horse track right now. She’s got a table with 3 free seats. Your … More
Root-Cause discovery by fishbone-diagram
Corner worker told friends that the rider appeared passed out, slumped over his bike, when he went agricultural into the … More
The Yakuza’s surprise road-trip into tornado alley
The Japanese-Chinese Mafia from Penn State drove me & my gear all the way home yesterday. Road trip hell for … More
Poss 2nd surgery: concerns about metal fatigue, the good doc not impressed
—– Message —– Sent: 11/10/2019 10:24 PM EST To: Patient Medical Advice Request Message List Subject: RE: BGStim tomorrow H … More
The pain, she blossom like a hate-flower
The pain, she blossom like a hate-flower seeing sunlight through the cracks in my root-split bones
The pain, he staggers the downs like a syphilitic shepherd
The pain, he staggers the downs like a syphilitic shepherd
16 pissed-off scapular
I bought stock in RoFo ice Been buying 7# bags o ice Every day since 3 July. Lather. Rinse. … More
Metallic centipede crawls up my arm
Creepy. Crawly.
Jay at UMMC, tubes everywhere
Jay at UMMC, dreamy-land
State farm insurance docs
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Elephant in room, and on my chest, sepia pdf
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Boy misses dog, then turn
the pain buys less drink every day only the high thin clouds of memory persist blown like stirred like coffee … More
Correspondence w One-Ear, Two-Stroke, Jonny
Jay, I’ve been thinking long and hard about how to put this e-mail, i can understand that I still recall … More
Blows to the head
A total of 79 players with concussion (84 percent) completed the protocol through day 90. Compared with controls, players with … More
You made that promise to your mother …
“they had to perform heroics twice . . . you were on a ventilator, no ventilator, no life . . … More
Men of uncertain ages. On motorbikes. Fuck.
We are men with children and many cupholders Our hair graying, cocks sagging Powers turning to fairy dust All the … More
Fort McHenry, that brown dog and me after that moment
pain like bands o rain spin off a hurricaneand no one is safe no constabulary can strafe the stacks of … More
Yes, Erik, they are fast
the spurring, the cropping, the cursing, the neck-wrenching the barnfire screams from soft muzzles with big teeth on orange carrots … More
Motorcycle, mirror
Over the last 10 years motorcycles took on an increasing role in my life. Five years into this adventure, my … More
Neurological testing after the street
There’s a picture of Ma cleaning the 3 bloody pins scaffolded on my hand. “When the fuck was that?” … More
The go-fast gospel
It’s not about the got, its about the get. I don’t care where I’m going, just how I get there, … More
horse people … they’re the crazy ones
http://rideapart.com/2012/06/an-open-letter-to-every-person-i-meet-who-finds-out-i-ride-a-motorcycle/ Let me stop you right there, mmmm-kay? I can tell by that little intake of breath what’s coming next. … More
Well the spasms, them turds
i couldn’t get to sleep what with all the back spasms and all and the smell of babyshit wrapped around … More
El circuito BeaverRun, north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2008
Ran into instructor Allan from Pittsburgh up, met his brother and his nephew motarding. Said he’s been very busy with … More
Cognitive testing and the street wreck
I had a wreck on the street last fall. Cracked the jaw of my fucking helmet I hit so … More
Motorcycles, war stories and weird shit
What you see below is my brain-addled, inter-continental world-wide attempt to arm-wrestle, out-fox, discover where sleeps fear. Basement, U.S. eastern … More
Accidental summary
Basically except for limbs, the upper half of my body is all broken. ================================ Thank you. Lemmesee, acupuncture, knitting kneedles, … More
Accidental peanut gallery
who’s that a-riding? . . . John The Revelator ================================ Comments from my baby brother: My brother Jay had been … More
Elephant in room, and on my chest
pdf file of this, has fun images hospital_photos_on_google_pics “ that nurse is trying to kill me “ i hate people … More
Accidental analysis, Bessie in the q and a
in my bliss I grabbed a haybale’s worth of throttle … 1) did following the faster riders in to a … More
Pollyannae, panic, pain
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. … More
Carlos Castaneda as cafe racer
“The self-confidence of the RACER is not the self-confidence of the average man. The average man seeks certainty in … More
See The Battlefield, Dylan
See The Battlefield :: ( Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain ) The last point has to do … More
Why would you do something that can kill you ?
So, last Wednesday morning I skip work, drive the Element 80 miles west to Leesburg where I sees and rides … More
On The Shenandoah Circuit with Robert Duvall, my mother, Mssrs Oxy and Contin
I was watching Lonesome Dove last night in the family rancher. You ever watch it? You see Robert Duvall, the … More
Markee on my moto reco
from Markee My brother Jay had been in an accident while racing on a motorcyle track, somewhere in West Virginia. … More
Puppy love … this is my bike forever
Ok. You are receiving fine advice. However, let’s take a step back, Grasshopper. You have said: I am in love … More
Fear is a boil, lance the motherfucker
i have been scared for some amount of time is this a character flaw? it took me time to re-accumulate those … More
Static from the fambly
oh, only about as much static as you might find in a solar flare or particle accelerator Cool man, good … More
The Cutter: Pain, fear, legacy, hookers and blow
John Thanks for sharing your blow & hookers diary. Nineteen years with a clear head. That’s a big deal. I … More
Men of uncertain ages on motorbikes, oh fuck
We are men with children and many cupholders Our hair graying, cocks sagging Powers turning to fairy dust All the … More