Picto Diary - 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 July 2016 - Designated Riders?

Above: Motorcycles parked in front of "No Name Saloon," Park City, UT. 17 July 2016.
I wonder how many of these riders have designated "riders?"

Note: I posted this on Facebook and got a lot of "faceback" along the lines... of, "maybe they were just drinking lemonade..." or, "No Name" is also a restaurant." " Maybe they were just getting lunch." Fair 'nuff. I still don't think the conflation of motorcycles with an institution primarily known as a bar is a good one. Notwithstanding, I hope the riders at No Name had a good time.


Shifting Gears.

I stopped in at Park City Clothing immediately after capturing this image. I've bought Pendleton shirts and Filson vests there for years. I asked Doug, the owner, how business was going. He replied, with a shrug, "OK.... up and down." "Well, what I mean is, how, in comparison with prior years?" I said. Doug replied, "we're flat. I think it has to do with general uncertainty in the world and with the upcoming election," he said.

I was initially surprised to hear this. By general consensus, Park City is crowded with visitors, it seems, as never before. Notwithstanding, we know that middle class wages have been flat for a decade and that the middle class itself is shrinking as a percent of the pie. It may well be that some of the economic torpor being experienced by some local businesses is that while people are coming they are not spending.

Just sayin'. There are a lot of factors going into economic performance.

Above: New Bop Big Band. Caleb Chapman Sound House. Alpine City Park, Alpine, UT. 18 July 2016.
Last week, San Francisco. Tonight, Alpine, UT, City Park. A clear move up. Bud at drums. Director, Curtis Winters.

Above: Curtis Winters, Director, New Bop Big Band, Caleb Chapman Soundhouse, and Bud. Alpine City Park, Alpine, UT. 18 July 2016.
The other drummer was not able to make it to the concert so Bud played all four numbers... the sole drummer tonight for the New Bop Big Band.

Above: Bishop poses on BMW R1100 GS Motorcycle. Buena Vista, CO. Circa 2008. Big Dog Motorcycle Ride. Nostalgia image. 19 July 2016.

Image by Dr. G.

Background... Sawatch Range of Rocky Mountains. Tin Cup Pass behind me in this image. Bent shift lever on a rock after Tin Cup summit. Flat rear tire near Monarch Pass later in the afternoon. Aided both times by uber trucker Ronnie.

Wait.... or was this the year it snowed at the top of Mosquito Pass?

No Big Dog ride this year... as last year was the final year for the ride... run over 20 years each August.

Above: Dentist and Montage fish the Provo. Heber City, UT. 20 July 2016. Image captured by their fishing guide and forwarded to me by Montage. They said they had an "ok" day fishing. Not great... but caught a few.

Above: Bishop and Japanese Motorcyclists. Tohoku Expressway rest stop. Honshu, Japan. Circa 2006. Entry for 21 July 2016.
Nostalgia image.

Commodore, Gitmo, and Eggs check out Slingshot 375 horsepower, turbo charged engine. Wasatch Bagel. — at Wasatch Bagel Café. 22 July 2016.

ROMEOs here are also discussing how this vehicle gets to be registered as a motorcycle.

Above: Life? 22 July 2016.

Addendum:

Thank you for sharing . . .
My son Andrew, lives in Newport Beach, works for a small PE firm) went to a heavy metal concert in Chicago on Saturday;
says he will have to go to many country music concerts to makeup for that

😊 Hand,
San Jose, CA


Life does not pass you by.
La Doc and La Psy,
Los Angeles, CA


You are so active and have such an interesting life. Am so happy for you.

Doug,
Orlando, FL