More on the Cannonball Run and a bit about “66″
I’ve been thinking more and more about Cannonball Run and if I wanted to do it for charity.
Turns out that I do, but I’m not sure how to go about that. I’ve picked the charity I’d like to support. It’s a food-relief one. I’ve contacted them and hope to hear back soon.
I’m going to be asking for donations for the charity (and the charity only - no money for me, ok?). Folks can donate by-the-mile (or rather, by the 100 mile segment) or can give whatever they can. The money, again, won’t be touched by me.
My folks suggested that I park the scooter out on the west coast, fly back to the east - then back west for the Run. It’s definitely something to think about.
But I doubt that I’ll do that. I want to ride. And if I get back to PA, what will I ride? I have the Stella, but that’s my next project and not street legal anymore.
Anyway, I’m 95% sure that I’m doing the Run. And I’m 75% sure that I’m riding to PA and then back to the west coast.
I’ll have to secure service work somewhere in the upper mid-west, in PA, somewhere in the middle of the country and then somewhere on the west coast (San Jose?).
This is going to be a lot of work, but I’m really really excited about it.
Maybe I’ll head up to New England for a week while I’m in PA.
Now, about “66″.
Several blogs have mentioned me of late and that’s just dandy and a little weird. I want to clear a few things up.
1) I know Route 66 doesn’t go through Idaho. The Route 66 portion of Scoot 66 was over a long time ago.
2) Someone mentioned that this is basically an extended vacation and not a real big deal. I agree. It’s not a big deal and really is an extended vacation. Why should you care? You really shouldn’t. Why do folks care? I’m not exactly sure, but I’m glad they do.
3) The point isn’t to make it across the states and back in 66 days. I’m not behind schedule. I’m exactly where I want to be. It’s Day 55 today and I won’t be home till Day 70 something. At that point, Scoot 66 will be over. In mid-August Scoot 66 II: Electric Boogaloo will start.1 That will take about a month and will include the Cannonball Run.
Schedule?
My schedule is pretty foggy right now, but to the best of my knowledge, I should be back in PA in Mid (Carson) July. I’ll be leaving for the Cannonball in Mid-August. I’d like to take a week to go up to New England, but I’m not sure about that one. I’ll return from the Cannonball on Sept 22nd-ish. After that. Oh I’m gettin’ plans!
All in all, I’ll probably have a 20,000 mile summer.
Now that that’s cleared up, go and do something fun, ok?
- That’s not really the name that I’m calling it - I probably won’t call it anything. Just Scoot 66 or something boring like that. [↩]
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So, who pays for the gas? Will you take that out of the money you raise for the charity?
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Eric reply on June 25th, 2008 11:15 am:
Totally. Gas, food, lodging, money for trinkets and hookers, spare tires, extra coats of wax, beer and, most importantly, gray convenience store hot dogs will all be covered by donations sent in to the charity. I mean, why wouldn’t that all be covered?
Oh, and I’m afraid I’m going to have to give you a ticket. You guys are having too much fun!
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Rati reply on June 26th, 2008 8:13 am:
Hahahhahahhahaa!!! Hey, sounds reasonable.
Oh, and we are so NOT having too much fun. Still reeling from the weekend. Anyway…
As far as your, it can be as foggy as you want!!! You’ve been ubber responsible with your work for years, and THIS is what you’re doing NOW. So, take your time, go where you wanna go, do what you wanna do. Yeaaaaay!!! Anyway, what great people do have their whole lives planned out?
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Eric reply on June 26th, 2008 10:59 am:
So true. I sometimes get a little worried not having a “five year plan,” but wow, I don’t usually have a five hour plan! My five minute plan is working just fine though.
I will now get more strawberries.
I am going to do the Cannonball as well!
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Eric reply on June 26th, 2008 10:57 am:
Hey great! What are you riding?
Are you from PA? I see that in highschool you sold a Mail Jeep to a guy in Williamsport. I live in Lewisburg. Small world.
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Dwija wants me to tell you that he thinks it would be perfectly acceptable to use some of the money you raise to buy a new scooter, a new tent, a new garage to store your scooter, and a new house to go with the garage. And you can class that as “scooter protection” expenses. (Scooter raksa seva, I didn’t get it at first.)
(I may have just caught a whiff of asafoetida.)
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Eric reply on June 26th, 2008 10:58 am:
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that hing!
do-wop.
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You should be careful being ironic. I have often thought I was saying stuff so over the top that it was obvious I was being ironic and then found out people took it at face value.
Especially since it appears you have readers who don’t know you personally and don’t know how charmingly ironic you tend to be.
Though if I was to extend the irony, I would say that in order to facilitate the scooter protection you should use the donations to buy a Vespa dealership.
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Eric reply on June 27th, 2008 10:59 am:
Yes, true.
Again (and again), the donations would *only* go to Food For Life (the charity that I’ve picked - more on that later). None of the donations would be used for the trip. All would go to the charity.
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