[RAT = Road Anomalies Tour] Date: Sun, 7 Dec 1997 12:13:13 EST From: GWBDMB Subject: BMW: Rat Run 98 again? (Road Anomalies Tour) Some time back we had a thread about Road Anomalies and from there a list was begun. I picked up the thread and began to compile some places, old , new and perhaps gone, but all would give cause to ride, not that we really need much of a cause. Once I had about 135 places I posted the list but got no comments so I think it was bounced. So, one more time. The idea would be to go to as many of the places as possible in 98 . Take a picture of the place with you and or your bike in the photo and send the photo in for validation. I would be happy to administer the thing if no one is interested. I also thought we could have a pin or patch for those who participate. Some of the places on the list are odd named towns while others are odd sights, such as deco dinners , gas stations etc, 50 foot bug, etc etc. Some may no longer exists. None are outside the US so at this time none of the non US prezzs can particapate. Rules: beats me. Perhaps minimum number of places to visit to become a RAT and perhaps the person who visits the most places would be Grand Rat for 98? Might be interesting to post the photos on the web page but I know nothing about how to etc. If we are interested we may also want a pin or patch which I have never done but understand Ted seems to be the pin man? Suggestions? Sooo, ........ any interest? If so I will post the original list of places and perhaps we can add to it to the list for some more really odd places. I am sure there are far more then the 135 or so places that I came up with. Who knows perhaps Graham County Sheriff's Dept should be added to the list, or the new sheriff sitting on your bike. Gately Bartlett Acworth, Ga Sod # 28 End Global Whining aaaaaaaooooooooOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOoooooooaaaaaaaaa Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 08:16:16 -0800 From: Roozbeh Chubak Subject: BMW: RATs Gately Bartlett sez: > Rules to become a RAT will follow but here is >the general idea. Visit X number of places , send the photo of the place with >you and or your bike in it, to my address, (to be given later), and you are a >aaaaaaa RAT. I am already a RAT. The licence plate on my '97 K1100LT is "RAT BMW" :-) Regards, Roozbeh ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 17:21:24 EST From: GWBDMB Subject: BMW: The Great 1998 RAT Run/ done The Great First Annual 1998 RAT Run ( Road Anomalies Tour is near completion.Or that is to say the list of destinations is near completion. Rules, really simple. Visit as many of the locations 1998 as you can and take a photo of the site,with you and your bike in the photo. If you do not have camera with shutter delay just the site and your bike will do or hand your camera over to some one who you feel you can out run, Having you in it would be far better. Honor system for 1998 photos, hummm. If the site no longer exists then a photo of what was once the site should be taken and sent to me .Send the photos to me with the name of the site, your name, email address and any other comments and on the back of each photo. Sorry I can not return the photos. Ted says he will try and put on our web page and I will up date standings from time to time. My original list of locations is numbered so if the numbers make the final print please put the # of the site on the back of the photo as well. I will look into a Pin of Badge for those who qualify by visiting  X  number of sites and thus become a RAT. Suggestion on how many sites need to be visited to become a RAT.???? Currently we have over 200 possible places to visit so every one should have sites in their areas. The person visiting the most site will be The Grand Poo Pah RAT of 1998. Also I will try and post the pictures as they come in. Should be interesting I will also bring all the pictures with me to the next rally I am able to get to. Thanks for every ones help and safe riding. My mailing address for the RAT Run is Gately Bartlett RAT Run P O Box 1728 Woodstock, Ga 30188 Also I may not beable to send the entire list of sites at once so I will send in Three parts. Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 23:30:11 -0500 From: Lee Freedman Subject: Re: BMW: RAT Run Destinations/again At 9:17 PM -0500 12/12/97, GWBDMB wrote: Hey Gate One correction and one additon the starship in the park at Riverside, Iowa is named the Starship Riverside in honor of the future birthplace of Captain James Kirk. and add to the Edibles Edition---Chili, New York.. Helluva job ! Regards Lee Freedman Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:00:02 EST From: GWBDMB Subject: BMW: Rat Run destinations/final!/honest The list is done and I am sending out now. You should see 5 of 5 lists. Ted said he will post on the web page under..... events. I think he will get to it in a day or so. Hope you enjoy the reasons to ride ! Who knows we may have the makings of ...beats me. Probably just another reason to ride. Later Gately Bartlett King RAt Rat's Hole , Ga SoD# 28 aaaaaaaooooooooOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOoooooooooaaaaaaaaaa Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:00:43 EST From: GWBDMB Subject: BMW: RAT Run Destinations/final/ 1 of 5 The Miners Hat, Kellog Idaho The Green Frog, Waycross Ga. Pete's Cafe, Boonville, Missouri Branding Iron Auto Lodge, Laramie Wy The Pagoda, Reading ,Pa Montaeaglen Diner, Monteagle , TN Us 41 - 64 Stop Again Service Station, Texarkana , Texas HIGHWAY 76 W. Moonlight Court, Mnachester ,TN Hoge's Drive, E Liverpool Ohio The Teapot Carlolina Ave , Chester W. Va The Big Chicken, Marietta Ga S. S. Grand View Point Hotel, Bedford , Pa (17 miles west) Stanley's Stag Bar, Reading Pa. The L Bow Room Bar, Johnstown , Nebraska Ditty Wah Ditty Tourist Court, Memphis Tenn. Hwy. 51 S Rochester Midland Corportation and Mike, Randleman, NC Summit of Mount Washington Auto Road, New Hampshire Mammy's Cupboard, Natchez Mississippi Dunkle Gulf Station, Bedford Pa. The Coffee Pot, Bedford Pa. Original Fort Wayne Greyhound Bus Station, Fort Wayne, Indiana U.S Cafe, Dalton Ga. Dutch Diner, Shartlesville, Pa Sanders Court, Corbin Kentucky Pure Village aka Village Inn, Harrisonburg Va. Haag House, Shartlesville, Pa Geyer's Cabin Camp now Goody's Restaurant, Shippensburg Pa. Little Cabin Inn, Newburgh, Ny. Whorehouse Meadows in S Oregon Erros , Pa Intercourse , Pa Bird in Hand , Pa Love, VA. Climax, NC. Sweet Lips,TN. Eros, LA. Climax, MN. Climax, CO. Climax, NC Climax, KY Alaska, SD Gettysburg, SD Georgia, LA. Albany , TX Houston, PA Denver, PA Dallas, PA. Indiana, PA. Honolulu, NC Baltimore, NC. Minneapolis, NC Bation Rouge,SC Berkeley,IL. Twin Butts, TX Blue Ball, Pa Virginville, Pa Harleysville, Pa. Beemerville, NJ Beemer Road, Williams,CA Gun Barrel City, Tx Climax, WI Aquarena Springs, San Marcos Tx. and Ralph the diving pig. Ben's game Farm, Aniwa Wi. Dinosaur Land, White Post, Va Louisville Slugger factory qand 50 foot bat, Louisville, KY World's Largest Nickle, Sudbury, Canada Motel Dine A Ville, Vernal, UT The Buckhorn Hall of Horns at the Lone Star Brewery, San Antonio, TX Call of the Wild, Gaylord, MI Ralph the Diving Pig, San Marcos TX. Snowball the Killer Goat, Noah's Ark, Locust Grove , Ga. Behn's Game Farm, and Wilbert's head, Aniwa, WI Dinosaur Land( King Kong), White Post, VA Dinosaur World ( King Kong) Beaver AR. The Wheel Inn and Dinny the Giant Apatosaurus, Cabazon, CA. The Worlds largest Bug ( 50' termite ) New England Pest Control Building, Providence RI. Brooks Catsup Bottle, Collinsville,IL Cadillac Ranch,Amarillo, TX Giant Prairre Dog, Oakley , KS. Hiawatha,52 feet, Ironwood, MI Hiawatha, La crosse, WI Big Fish Supper Club,Bena, Minnesota Popeye Statue, Crystal Springs,TX Tex the giant Cowboy, Canyon, TX World.s Largest Buffalo, Jamestown, ND World,s Largest Cow, New Salem,ND world's largest frying Pan, Long Beach, WA. Worlds Largets Six Pack, La Crosse, WI. World's Largest Turtle, Bottineau, ND World's Largest Wooden Indian, Skowhegan, ME ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:00:47 EST From: GWBDMB Subject: BMW: RAT Run destinations/final/2 of 5 World;s Tallest Man, Alton, IL Route ?? Longest Road. (You figure it out) Arctic Circle Moon Valley and Castle, Dillard, Ga Any Domed Stadium The London Bridge, Arizona World's Largest Hercules Beetle ( 25') ( US 15 ) south of Colorado Springs, CO. World's Largest Fish ( a Muskie four and a half stories high and half a city block long) National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, Hayward, WI. The Morse Museum ( weird dead animals ) Warren, NH. Call of the Wild ( More dead animals ) Gaylord, MI. Buckhorn Hall of Fame ( dedicated to animal horns including a 4,000 pound chandelier from 4000 deer antlers ) Lone Star Brewery , San Antonio, TX Shooting Star Saloon ( and Buck the worlds largest dead dog) Huntsville, UT Foster's Big Horn ( and the largest of every thing dead ) Rio, Vista , CA. Smoky the Bear's Grave, Captain NM. Elsie The Cow's grave and head stone , Plainsboro, NJ Trigger at the Roy Rogers Museum, Victorville, CA The Beverly Hillbilly's Car at The Ralph Foster Museum, School of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO. Dan Blocker ( Hoss Cartright ) Memorial Head, O'Donnell, TX. Superman Statue, Metropolis, IL. Starship Riverside, Riverside, IA. Twitty City, Hendersonville, TN. The Woodstock Monument, Bethel, NY. Graceland, Memphis TN. Elvis's Birthplace, Tupelo, MS Buford ( Walking Tall) Pusser's Death Car, Carbo Police Museam, Pigeon Forge, TN Hanks William Sr.'s Death Car, Hank Williams Jr. Museum , Nashville, TN. Jayne Mansfield's Death car, Tragedy in US History Museum, St. Augustine FL. Bonnie & Clyde Death Car, Whiskey Pete's Casino ( near ) Jean NV. Tammy Faye Bakker's Cadillac, cars of Yesteryears, Freeport, OH. Tom Mix Death car ( and suite case that killed him) Tom Mix museum, Dewey , OK. Billy Carter's Redneck Powered Tow Truck, Smoky Mountain Car Museum, Pigeon Forge, TN. Puffy Foam House of Future of Xanadu, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Mutter Museum ( Gallery of human skulls ) Philadelphia College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pa. Museum of Questionable Medical Devices ( Quackery ) Minneapolis, MN. Praire Dog Town ( Animal freaks ) Oakley, KS. The Oregon Vortex, Gold Hill, OR. Christmas Village( gigantic) Berks County PA. The Georgia Guidestones ( a mini Stonehenge ) Nuberg, GA. Sam Hill's Stonehenge, Maryhill, WA. America's Stonehenge ( spooky powers ) North Salem, NH. Prasbhupada's Palace of Gold, New Vrindaban, WV. The Ames Pyramid, Laramie, WY The Great American Pyramid ( largest ever built in the Americas, Memphis TN State Welcome sign where Birth of the Teddy Bear is credited Town Welcome sign , home of Muddy Waters The company that started the Berma Shave Sign some where in Minneapolis Any town sign with a population less then 3. Caution Butterfly Zone sign. Turtle Crossing sign Stone marker where Bonnie and Clyde were killed, you find it. Most southerly point of Continental US Any Pyramid over 500 years old. The Pyramid House, WadswortSouth,IL. South of the Border ( 200' high sombrero ) Dillon, SC. Tower of Pisa, Niles IL. Confederama, Chattanooga, TN. XB-70 Valkyrie ( worlds most exotic airplane ) U. S. Air Force Museum, Dayton OH. The Jolly Green Giant ( 50') Blue Earth, MN. The Statue of Liberty ( built from junk ) McRae, GA. Smiling Water Tower, Makanda, IL. Home of world's largest egg, ( 11' and 3000 pounds) Mentone, IN Home of world's largest egg ( also 11' but less then 3000 pounds) Winlock, WA. Home of the world's largest Lobster Trap, Cheticamp, Cape Britton, Nove Scotia Province where Motto is , " hell no we won't share our oil wells" Kinky Lake, Alberta, Canada Crummy Lake, Alberta, Canada One Week Lake, Alberta , Canada The Nose, Alberta, Canada Breast Work Hill, Alberta, Canada Lumpy Butte, Alberta, Canada Blow Hole, British Columbia, Canada Sick Wife Creek, B.C , Canada Pete Suckers Indian Reservation, B C Canada The Indian Reservation created for Indian Pirates, British Colunbia, you find it. Belchers Point, BC , Canada Moosenose, Manitoba, Canada Drinking Lake, Manitoba, Canada Whiskey Jack Landing, Manitoba, Canada Wine Lake, Manitoba, Canada Buzz Lake, Manitoba, Canada Bladder Rapids, Manitoba, Canada Grimmer, New Brunswick, Canada Stinking Lake, New Brunswick, Canada Beersville, New Brunswick, Canada Outhouse Point, New Brunswick, Canada Gay Side, Newfoundland, Canada ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:00:50 EST From: GWBDMB Subject: BMW: RAT Run Destinations/final/3 of 5 Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada The Broads, Newfoundland, Canada Ass Hill, Newfoundlans, Canada Ass Rock, Newfoundlans, Canada Little Peter Point, Newfoundland, Canada Pussey Gully, Newfoundland, Canada Cockup Shoals, Newfoundland, Canada Butt Head, Newfoundland, Canada Pigasses Point, Newfoundland, Canada Dick Head, Newfoundland, Canada The Buttocks, Northwest Terrotories, Canada Bun Island, Northwest Territories, Canada Hooker Island, Northwest Territories, Canada Bastard, Nova Scota Slob Point, Nova Scota Drunken Dick, Nova Scota Mad Moll Rock, Nova Scota Ecum Secum, Nova Scota Bastard, Ontario, Canada Crothch Lake, Ontario, Canada Township A, Ontario, Canada Township B, Ontario Township C, Ontario Moosehide, Yukon Nipple Mountain, Yukon Butt, Newfoundland, Canada Rat Lake, Alberta, Canada Home of the world's largest Ball of Twine, Cawker, Kansas Home of world's largest olive , Lindsay CA. Home of world's largest Artichoke, Castroville, CA. Home of the 15' high and 12' wide strawberry , Strawberry Point IA. Mt Sunflower, highest point in Kansas, in a corn field, 10 miles west of Weskan, Kansas Garden of Eden, weird concrete structure, Lucas, Kansas yellow Brick Road and Dorthy, Liberal, Kansas The geographic centerof the 48 contiguous states, 2 miles north of Lebanon, Kansas Photo with State Bird of Montana. Photo with State Flower of CA.( No matches please) Photo with State Flower of Alaska. Photo with both State Flower and Tree of Arizona in same photo Photo with Ga State citizen. ( Ritze) Wall Drugs State Welcome sign where State Bird is Corporate Jet, State flower is Bluebonnet and name came from Indian word meaning" those white guys sure can tell whoppers". State Welcome sign whos motto is " No Alchol, No Smoking, No Caffeine and you'll live a long time , or at leats it will seem that way". State person, The Osmonds. State Welcome sign where State motto is " My God its Still Raining " and the State Bird is the Boening Airplane. State Welcome sign where State products are Milk, Cheese and Beer. Photo with Idaho State Flower Photo with Indiana's " Best Know Speller" Photo with Kansas State Flower State Welcome sign where State Tree is Smokestacks, State Mineral is Concrete and the town Scrappy Corners State Welcome sign where the motto is " No Smoking is Unhealthy to our Economy". State Welcome sign where State Tree is Oil Derrick, State Cloud is Dust Cloudy and Famous Humorist Will Rogers. Photo with Kentucy famous President. Lafittes Black Smith Shop, French Quarter, LA Corn Fence, French Quarter, LA Photo with Louisiana State Crustacean Photo with maryland State Crustacean. Preservation Hall, French Quarter, LA. Photo at Graham County Sheriff's Department Home of the world's largest floating Loon, Mercer, WI. Summitt of Bear Tooth State Welcome sign with Legalized prostitution The Corn Palace, Mitchell, SD. Home of the world's largest Duncan Phyfe Chair ( 13' 6"), Thomasville, NC. Home of the worlds largest Chest of Drawers, High Point , NC Home of the world's largest Office Chair ( 33' tall ) Anniston, AL. Geographic center of the North America, Rugby, ND. Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue OX, Klamath, CA. Paul Bunyan, Akeley, MN. Paul Bunyan, in Brainer Minnesota. Paul Bunyon in Bemidji, Minnesota. More Paul Bunyons in Grayling, Manistique and Oscoda Michigan. Home of world's largest collection of Edsels, at Lemon Grove, Oxford PA. Home of the worlds largest Tire, Dearborn , MI. The Survival Store ( ask for Bo! former Penthouse Pet and not camera shy) Las Vegas, NV. Route 666 Home of worlds largest Mr. Peanut, Fort Smith, AR. Four Corners Cabezon, UT The 10' peanut, Asburn, GA The Smiling Jimmy Carter Peanut, Plains GA. Disputed Homes of the White Squirrels, Kenton,TN and Olney, IL. Home of the worlds largest Pecan ( 12' long, 7' wide and 12,000 pounds.) Brunswick, MO. Home of the first McDonald's, Des Plains,IL Home of the worlds largest Praire Chicken, ( 9000 pounds) Rothsay, MN. Big Texas Steak Ranch ( 72 ounce, eat it all it is free ) Amarillo, Texas. Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:00:54 EST From: GWBDMB Subject: BMW: RAT Run Destination\final/4 of 5 Spam Museum, Austin TX. Home of worlds largest Catsup Bottle, Collinsville, IL. Second deepest canyon in the N. America, Palo Duro Canyon, TX. Hole 'N' the Rock, Moab, UT. Jim Bishop's Castle, Beulah, CO. Soloman's Castle, some where in a central Florida swamp. Good hunting! House on the Rocks, ( Alex Jordon, fired by Frank Lloyd Wrigth wanted to show him a thing or two!) Spring Green, WI The Shoe House, Hellam , PA. Rock City, Lookout Mountain , GA. Wigwam Village, Cave City, KY. Literary Town of " Bradbury, CA" Literary Town of "Whittier, CA" Literary Town of Dickens,NE" Lierary Town of " Voltaire,ND Literary Town of Tarzan, TX" Literary Town of Ramirez, TX". Cinematic Town of "Day,CA". Cinematic Town of "Tracy,CA". Cinematic Town of : Garfield, NM:. Cinematic Town of Eastwood,MO". Weathered Town ofCyclone TX". Weathered Town of Cloudy,OK". Weathered Town of "Snowline, CA". Weathered Townb of " Hurricane,WV". Weathered Town of "Thunderbolt , GA". Mythical Town of Mount Olympus,IN". Mythical Town of "Trident,MT:. Saintly Town of "St.Theresa,KS". Saintly Town of "St. Regis, MT". Latin Town of "Nemo, TX". Latin Town of :UrsulaAR". Indian Town of " Apache,NM". Indian Town of "Puma, NM". Indian Town of "Kickapoo,WI". Indian Town of "Chinook,WA". Eccentric Town of "Why,AZ". Eccentric Town of " Wego-Waco,KS". Eccentric Town of " Hot Coffee,MS". Eccentric Town of " Fiddlesticks, FL". Eccentric Town of " Devil's Backbone,CT". Eccentric Town of " Sleepy Eye,MN". Misspelled Town of " Cowlic, AZ". Misspelled Town of " Grand Vu,".UT". Misspelled Town of "Sawdwood, ND". Misspelled Town of " Dacula, GA". Misspelled Town of " Nuckles,AR". Edible Town of "Pie Town,NM". Edible Town of " Forks of Salmon,CA". Edible Town of Chile, NY Edible Town of "Cranberry Isles,ME". Edible Town of Mustard, OH". Edible Town of Celeryville, OH". Edible Town of Sandwich, IL". Anatomical Town of "Big Vein,VA". And last but not least,..... The Downingtown Dinner in Downingtown PA. where the Blob was filmed and nearly got our man Steve McQueen. Also for the guys down Under in Oz here are some targets for mick and his mates. Bli Bli Bobbing Head Buming Mountain Donavin's Knob Cameron's Corner Yorkey's Knob Iron Knob Ulong Wagga Wagga Upper Swannn( and don't mess with the swan) Binnalong Tumblong Upper Barron Nobby Oombabbeer Texas Cowpastures Bet Bet Binjour Binnaway Blackball Hat Head Home rule Horfield Manumbar Mary's Mount Mockinya Scullin Knomit Flats Kuttabul Tabletop Bowna ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 18:00:54 EST From: GWBDMB Subject: BMW: RAt Run Destinations/final/5 of 5 Watanobbi The Patch Speed Mount Martha Mount Sylvia Dark Corner Fannie Bay Furracabad Ghooli Happy Valley Great Barrier Reef One Roo( hopefully alive ) Dickteese Pub Beerburrum Bli Bli Bobbin Head Donovans Knob Torkeys knob Cameron's corner Iron Knob Ulong New Residence Long Pocket Bumbaldry Blow Center Cardigan Blackbutt Condong Mooball Baan baa Balaklava Bendalong Bearbung Bally Bally Cape Clear Cockato Closebum Crows Nest Baddaginnie Nullabor Plain Mount Bruce Mount David Mount Bryan Mount George Mount Mee Mount Stanley Woy Woy Mount Tassie Tumbi Umbi Marota Ghost Town Rally, Town of Silverton, group photo, ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 17:50:00 -0500 From: "Filak, John F" Subject: BMW: RE: The Great 1998 RAT Run/ done Gate, You say the list is near completion. I saw 1 of 3 and it occurred to me that you may not have a few places: Beemerville, New Jersey The North Pole, New York Cheticamp, Cape Bretton, Nova Scotia (World's Largest Lobster Trap) John Filak ~ Lafayette New Jersey USA "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most !" Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:09:00 +1100 From: "Michael Furchert" Subject: BMW: Ozy Rat Run I have placed States next to some Rat Runs, I afraid Gate has run rings around us boys, their is no way we are going to beat the States for the weird and wonderful, but what about all you locals imputting a few oddities like the Ettamogha (?) Pub, we must have weirdos here as well, shit I read about them everyday. The places are mostly Eastern, so we need more imput from S.A, West. Like the, come on you Pussie Ozy BMW riders, lets make a ride out of this Nullabor plain Violet Lakes Snow Town (Its in the middle of the desert) Border Town Eucla (the old morse code station) Longreach ( the country and western hall of fame) Tamworth ( the capitol of country music in Oz) Esperence( the green town in the desert) Albany Harbour (the whaleing museam) Eden (the home of Old Tom, the killer whale) Boyd Town Ballarat (the gold mining village) Echuca (home of the Murray River Paddle Steamers) Cooma (Gateway to the Snowy Mountains) Cooma ( Southern Cloud Memorial) Dubbo (Home of the Western Plains Zoo) Cradle Mountain ( the last of the wild lands) Darwin (Memorial to Cyclone Tracy) Woomera (home of the Atomic Bomb testing in Oz) Glenrowan (Ned Kelly,s last stand) Bli Bli, QLD Bobbin Head, NSW Buming Mountain, NSW Donavin's Knob Cameron's Corner, QLD.NSW.SA Yorkey's Knob,QLD Iron Knob,SA Ulong, NSW Wagga Wagga, NSW Upper Swannn( and don't mess with the swan) Binnalong, NSW Tumblong, NSW Upper Barron Nobby's Head, NSW Texas, QLD Cowpastures, NSW Bet Bet, VIC Binjour, QLD Binnaway, NSW Blackbutt, NSW,QLD Hat Head, NSW Home rule, NSW Horsfield, NSW Mainbar, NSW Mount Martha,VIC Scullin, ACT Mount Mee, QLD Koo Wee Rup, VIC Kuttabul, QLD Tabletop, NSW Bowna, NSW CHEERS, MICK OZ 86 K100RS CENTRAL COAST N.S.W STAY HARD, STAY HUNGRY, STAY ALIVE AND MEET ME IN THE DREAM OF THIS HARD LAND THIS HARD LAND-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 08:48:32 +1100 From: "Michael Furchert" Subject: BMW: In the words In the words of many a Italian Immigrant "Only in America" Onya! Gate. World;s Tallest Man, Alton, IL Route ?? Longest Road. (You figure it out) Arctic Circle Moon Valley and Castle, Dillard, Ga Any Domed Stadium The London Bridge, Arizona World's Largest Hercules Beetle ( 25') ( US 15 ) south of Colorado Springs, CO. World's Largest Fish ( a Muskie four and a half stories high and half a city block long) National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, Hayward, WI. The Morse Museum ( weird dead animals ) Warren, NH. Call of the Wild ( More dead animals ) Gaylord, MI. Buckhorn Hall of Fame ( dedicated to animal horns including a 4,000 pound chandelier from 4000 deer antlers ) Lone Star Brewery , San Antonio, TX Shooting Star Saloon ( and Buck the worlds largest dead dog) Huntsville, UT Foster's Big Horn ( and the largest of every thing dead ) Rio, Vista , CA. Smoky the Bear's Grave, Captain NM. Elsie The Cow's grave and head stone , Plainsboro, NJ Trigger at the Roy Rogers Museum, Victorville, CA The Beverly Hillbilly's Car at The Ralph Foster Museum, School of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO. Dan Blocker ( Hoss Cartright ) Memorial Head, O'Donnell, TX. Superman Statue, Metropolis, IL. Starship Riverside, Riverside, IA. Twitty City, Hendersonville, TN. The Woodstock Monument, Bethel, NY. Graceland, Memphis TN. Elvis's Birthplace, Tupelo, MS Buford ( Walking Tall) Pusser's Death Car, Carbo Police Museam, Pigeon Forge, TN Hanks William Sr.'s Death Car, Hank Williams Jr. Museum , Nashville, TN. Jayne Mansfield's Death car, Tragedy in US History Museum, St. Augustine FL. Bonnie & Clyde Death Car, Whiskey Pete's Casino ( near ) Jean NV. Tammy Faye Bakker's Cadillac, cars of Yesteryears, Freeport, OH. Tom Mix Death car ( and suite case that killed him) Tom Mix museum, Dewey , OK. Billy Carter's Redneck Powered Tow Truck, Smoky Mountain Car Museum, Pigeon Forge, TN. Puffy Foam House of Future of Xanadu, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Mutter Museum ( Gallery of human skulls ) Philadelphia College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pa. Museum of Questionable Medical Devices ( Quackery ) Minneapolis, MN. Praire Dog Town ( Animal freaks ) Oakley, KS. The Oregon Vortex, Gold Hill, OR. Christmas Village( gigantic) Berks County PA. The Georgia Guidestones ( a mini Stonehenge ) Nuberg, GA. Sam Hill's Stonehenge, Maryhill, WA. America's Stonehenge ( spooky powers ) North Salem, NH. Prasbhupada's Palace of Gold, New Vrindaban, WV. The Ames Pyramid, Laramie, WY The Great American Pyramid ( largest ever built in the Americas, Memphis TN State Welcome sign where Birth of the Teddy Bear is credited Town Welcome sign , home of Muddy Waters The company that started the Berma Shave Sign some where in Minneapolis Any town sign with a population less then 3. Caution Butterfly Zone sign. Turtle Crossing sign Stone marker where Bonnie and Clyde were killed, you find it. Most southerly point of Continental US Any Pyramid over 500 years old. The Pyramid House, WadswortSouth,IL. South of the Border ( 200' high sombrero ) Dillon, SC. Tower of Pisa, Niles IL. Confederama, Chattanooga, TN. XB-70 Valkyrie ( worlds most exotic airplane ) U. S. Air Force Museum, Dayton OH. The Jolly Green Giant ( 50') Blue Earth, MN. The Statue of Liberty ( built from junk ) McRae, GA. Smiling Water Tower, Makanda, IL. Home of world's largest egg, ( 11' and 3000 pounds) Mentone, IN Home of world's largest egg ( also 11' but less then 3000 pounds) Winlock, WA. Home of the world's largest Lobster Trap, Cheticamp, Cape Britton, Nove Scotia Province where Motto is , " hell no we won't share our oil wells" Kinky Lake, Alberta, Canada Crummy Lake, Alberta, Canada One Week Lake, Alberta , Canada The Nose, Alberta, Canada Breast Work Hill, Alberta, Canada Lumpy Butte, Alberta, Canada Blow Hole, British Columbia, Canada Sick Wife Creek, B.C , Canada Pete Suckers Indian Reservation, B C Canada The Indian Reservation created for Indian Pirates, British Colunbia, you find it. Belchers Point, BC , Canada Moosenose, Manitoba, Canada Drinking Lake, Manitoba, Canada Whiskey Jack Landing, Manitoba, Canada Wine Lake, Manitoba, Canada Buzz Lake, Manitoba, Canada Bladder Rapids, Manitoba, Canada Grimmer, New Brunswick, Canada Stinking Lake, New Brunswick, Canada Beersville, New Brunswick, Canada Outhouse Point, New Brunswick, Canada Gay Side, Newfoundland, Canada CHEERS, MICK OZ 86 K100RS CENTRAL COAST N.S.W STAY HARD, STAY HUNGRY, STAY ALIVE AND MEET ME IN THE DREAM OF THIS HARD LAND THIS HARD LAND-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 22:25:40 -0600 From: "James Balzrette, Jr." Subject: BMW: RAT List Location > Stone marker where Bonnie and Clyde were killed, you find it. Highway 154 between Mt. Lebanon and Sales (Louisiana). About 10 miles south of mile marker 61(Gibsland exit) off of I-20. My Great-grandfather was in the "posse" that finally tracked down (and killed) the infamous pair. - -- Jim Balzrette Shreveport, La 76 R90S