Prank Call
Charlie’s Corner: Keep Your Membership Current! Editorial by Charlie Williams (Humor) So I was just a sitting there in my trailer home, swatting flies and enjoying all the technology of the oscillating fan, when the phone rang. “Hullo?” “Hi Charlie, Brian Hawthorne from the BlueRibbon.” “Yea, so.” “‘Yea so?’ That’s the kind of response you [...]
Life on the Missouri
Life on the Missouri Editorial by Charlie Williams Guest editorial (and artwork!) by Charlie Williams I went on my first official BlueRibbon Coalition outing the other day. I went to Great Falls, Montana, to the Ought 6 Enduro motorcycle race. My objective was to pass out BlueRibbon magazines, recruit new members, kiss babies and spread [...]
Keep Your Membership Current
Charlie’s Corner: Keep Your Membership Current! Editorial by Charlie Williams (Humor) So I was just a sitting there in my trailer home, swatting flies and enjoying all the technology of the oscillating fan, when the phone rang. “Hullo?” “Hi Charlie, Brian Hawthorne from the BlueRibbon.” “Yea, so.” “‘Yea so?’ That’s the kind of response you [...]
Little Lot
Charlie’s Corner: Little Lot Editorial by Charlie Williams, Contributing Author There is a place where we go riding our dirt bikes. It’s an odd little place. First we drive 150 miles out of town then make a right turn down a dead end road. Twenty miles further out, there is a little parking lot. It’s [...]
Educating Riders
Charlie’s Corner: Educating Riders Editorial by Charlie Williams, Contributing Writer Art & Humor by Charlie Williams I hear the words “we need to educate riders.” But what exactly do we need to educate them on? Quiet bikes, stay on the trail, common courtesy? Well listen to this story: There is a place we go riding [...]
Letter Writing
Charlie’s Corner: It’s All About Letter-Writing Editorial by Charlie Williams, BRC Trail Ambassador I took my wife to the mall the other week. She suffers from phyapedigo, which is a made-up disease that makes her talk to complete strangers for unbearable amounts of time. The mall is the perfect place for this, she can wander [...]
Working Smarter
Charlie’s Corner: Working Smarter… Editorial by Charlie Williams, BRC Trail Ambassador In 1992 I went to a motorcycle Enduro in Rose City, Michigan. It was early April and although the sun was shining, the wind cut through you like a knife. We had driven most of the night Friday, then stopped in a vacant lot [...]
Old and Ratty
Charlie’s Corner: Old and Ratty, New and Shiny Editorial by Charlie Williams, BRC Trail Ambassador Once upon a time, there was a vacant lot where kids could go ride their mini bikes around in the dirt and on the hills. They rode bikes of all description, some old and ratty, some new and shiny. Everyone [...]
On Any Sunday Redux
Charlie’s Corner: On Any Sunday Redux Editorial by Charlie Williams, BRC Trail Ambassador A while back I was lucky enough to get to attend the On Any Sunday reunion in Long Beach, California. My official purpose was to gain support for BlueRibbon Coalition’s Breakfast of Champions. That was my official purpose, having fun was just [...]
It's Cool to be Blue
Charlie’s Corner: It’s Cool to be Blue Editorial by Charlie Williams, Trail Ambassador It’s agreed one of the coolest characters of all time was James Dean. Sure it was half a century ago, but his photos keep him current. Rebel Without a Cause, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the movie, but I know James [...]