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A member of one of the southern "Families" approached us
- hoping to create a market in the Mid-Atlantic region for a uniquely southern "appellation". Something that will, hopefully, "spread the wealth" to the Mid-Atlantic Mob.
And as long as the corn crops don't all go toward producing ethanol, I believe this product has some potential for this region!
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For security reasons we can't use his "real" family name. We'll just refer to him as... uh... Wisconsin Willy! (Yeah... Wisconsin Willy... a/k/a Wi-Willy... that's the ticket!)
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Our problem was how to arrange a meeting between this southern family member - Wi-Willy - and members of the Mid-Atlantic Mob. Without alerting every Federal agency between Baltimore and Knoxville...
The Astute Reader(tm) (a/k/a "The Manual") was contacted to create a smoke screen for the Feds. He spread the word that "La Famiglia" would be meeting at an undisclosed Starbucks, allegedly in Timonium, Maryland supposedly for a ride to the Route 74 Restaurant - rumored to be in Dover, Pennsylvania.
Capo "Margarita Will" met the family at Starbucks and checked to make sure the area was clear of Feds.
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The Capo then escorted the new family members to the "Family Compound"...
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...where Consigliere Wheels was waiting to receive the "goods".
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After receiving the delivery, "La Famiglia" rode to the real destination - The Mason Dixon Family Restaurant in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania.
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We anticipated trouble getting our southern brother across the Mason Dixon line, but that boundary was crossed without so much as a
whimper... that we could hear... over his CB... through the static... (as far as we could tell...)
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He didn't even try to order sweet tea at the restaurant! (or hush puppies, or grits, or catfish, or "greens", or...)
Here, you can see "Wi-Willy" trying to avoid capture on film by hiding behind the Consigliere.
Fortunately, that's pretty easy... The Consigliere has the biggest head I've ever seen!
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The meal was over too soon, and it was time to bid good-bye to our "paisano" from down south.
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"The Astute Reader(tm)" escorted TNCha... er... Wi-Willy to the highway so he could meet another commitment of his. "T-bug" made a quick getaway, "SSNJim" did a quick fade and the Consigliere, Capo & "captcarl" returned to the "Family Compound" to test the quality of "Wi-Willy"'s product. I believe Wi-Willy referred to it as Korn Likker (or something like that...)
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Careful now, "Wheels"!
I did notice that he listened carefully for ticking sounds before opening the box, though. You just can't be too careful - even with members of the "Borgata"
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Traditionally, we would sniff the cork. In this case, the screw-off lid...
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A mouth's-eye view of the libation
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After numerous samples of this "Korn Likker", Consigliere "Wheels" declared "Dis stuff is good!".
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It was getting late, the floor was starting to swirl (kidding!) and so were the snow flakes outside (not kidding!). Consigliere Wheels had wisely arranged for a small snow fall to hide the departure from the "Family Compound" of Capo "Margarita Will" & "captcarl".
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Postscript...
This whole thing started innocently enough when "Wheels" prodded "The Astute Reader(tm)" into putting together a lunch ride after "Blondie" started the first "Who from Maryland is here?" thread in the "Maryland (MD)" forum of the new vBulletin-powered GL1800Riders.com forum.
He did a great job coordinating all the logistics problems that are part of putting together a group ride for such an independent bunch as Goldwing riders...
He came up with:
- A meeting place
- A restaurant - as the destination
- Several different routes to get us to the food
- Included MapSource routes for people whose GPS' could us 'em!
...and posted it all in the "Rides, Trips and Events" forum - entitled "Central Maryland Lunch Run - Sat, Dec 6th".
We ended up not riding to the original restaurant, but...
I had a great time with some new friends who I hope to ride with again - and a great visit with an ol' friend TNCharlie - who surprised the @#$%@# out of us by showing up!
Oh... BTW... Charlie... I got a new "avatar" for ya'...
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