Bike Week 2008 Has Begun~How's The Weather? - 02/29/08 09:26 AM
Welcome to Bike Week 2008! The first weekend of Bike Week looks to be absolutley beautiful for riding, sunny and warm.
Good news after the last couple days of highs in the 40s and 50s.
My favorite WX site to use to check our local forcast is from the National Weather Service but for some reason today they are using New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport for our current conditions.
The weather in Volusia County can really vary from town to town, area to area. I prefer to get my temparture & forcast from no further away then the Daytona Beach International Airport. They … (12 comments)

Pre-Register For Bikes & Blues 08 During Bike Week With Big Mike Griffin - 02/18/08 01:55 PM

Some of you know that I am a committee member for the Bikes And Blues With Mickey Jones events that benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and Big Mike Griffin is also one of our members! 
 Being on the Bikes and Blues committee is how I got to meet Big Mike and his lady Miss Emilie last year. I then got to spend a little time with them last Biketoberfest, but not near enough as I would have liked because they were in South Daytona. I'm so excited that they will be in the northern part of the county this year!
This year … (5 comments)

Big Mike Griffin Is Bringing His Biker Blues To A New Bike Week Venue! UPDATED 2/18 - 02/15/08 11:54 AM
My buddy Big Mike Griffin is headed back to the Volusia County area for Bike Week 2008 but will be playing at different venue this year.
This year you will be able to find Big Mike at the Broken Spoke Saloon on US 1 in Ormond Beach on Sunday March 2nd 1PM-7PM, Wednesday March 5th 1PM -7PM, Thursday March 6th 7PM-12PM and Saturday March 8th 1PM-7PM.
Big Mike and his band will also be playing at the Iron Horse Saloon on Monday, the 3rd from 11PM - 2AM.
You will be able to purchase advanced copies of Big Mikes award-winning documentary, Iron City Blues at … (6 comments)

The Glide Of The Blue Heron - 02/07/08 06:47 PM
When I posted Pelican Bay Shenanigans ~ The Video, Carol Smith of Toledo came by with the comment and I quote "But the Great Blue Herons are so pretty to watch.  They operate in a stealth mode that the military should study."
How right she is! The grace of this bird in flight with a wing span of at least 6 feet is just a treat to watch. Little did Carol know I had been trying to catch my Heron friend on his final approach of his glide path to me on video. I finally had success!
I really wanted to get the … (6 comments)

Pelican Bay Shenanigans ~ The Video - 02/04/08 08:44 AM
You really liked the photos I took in my post titled Pelican Bay Shenanigans so I thought I would share with you some video I took of my two feathered friends.
Sometimes it is hard to believe what people tell you..
You know.. like when they tell you a two foot bird chases them?
That's almost like the story about the fish that got away right?
Ah, but I have proof.. Not only does that nasty bugger of the Anahinga (AKA Snake Bird) chase the Great Blue Heron, he chases me! Take a look...
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