At 2 p.m. they put out the biggest display of glazed yeast donuts I’ve ever seen. My wife took the nearest table. Two hours later that’s where I found her. Everyone at the show had come to her and the donuts at one point in time, so she got to visit everyone and not leave her chair. Genius. Now I can’t even act interested in the Harley side of the show, I’m sorry, it’s just not in me. Picture Cleavon Little holding the pistol to his neck in Blazing Saddles, that’s me forcing myself to write something I’m not interested in, it’s a luxury and a curse. Luxury for me, curse for Robin upstairs. “Charlie, is it too much to ask to look at the chrome?” “Oh I just can’t Robin, it clashes with my art.” Charlie and 7’4” Rik Smits... We hear he is a BIG VMX fan!
GONZO GOES BACK TO LOUISVILLE Parts Unlimited NVP Redux
By Charlie Williams
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h sweet baby Jebus help me! I’ve sat down to the keyboard with a difficult topic, something I’ve written about before... See, my first lap through a section is usually my fastest. My first pass on a subject is usually my best. I get to cover all the high points, skimming the top of the whoops, it’s all good. Also, I have never been invited back to an event I have covered before! But I was here last year, covering the same event, only difference, this time due to a recent procedure, I’m legitimately in a diaper, not just recreationally. Second lap through the section, I no longer see a blank canvas. Instead, I’m easily lured into whatever line the last 400 riders took, it’s probably the fastest line, but it’s not pulling out my interpretation of what I feel the most beautiful line is. But when in doubt, throttle out! Today I’m tasked with attending and reporting on the 2020 Parts Unlimited & Drag Specialties NVP Product Expo in Louisville, KY. I was here a year ago. Oh sure, the show is awesome. No, it really is, it’s in the convention center in downtown Louisville once again. Easy parking, lots of entertainment in the area, a short walk from the banks of the Ohio River. Not far off site is the Hunter S. Thompson monument. Also, a short drive from downtown is an abandoned mine/bomb shelter turned indoor mountain bike trails, zip lines, climbing walls, MILFs and all sorts of stuff for the kids to do in a unique setting. Louisville is a good place to visit, I’m fascinated by the Ohio river and there’s a Joe’s Crab Shack right on the water, complete with MILFs. The Expo was very well attended, just the right amount of people, you could move around but just about every booth had a group of dealers and reps talking to vendors, getting the elevator spiel on the product, just exactly how it’s supposed to work. But the icing on the cake was yet to come…
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Franco Acerbis liked Cycra so much, he bought the company in 3 days. Ciao Cycra!