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1 GWRRA Chapter SC-E Greenville, SC Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge A Duly Chartered Chapter of GWRRA, Region A VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 2 From the Chapter Directors: Greetings Chapter-E! It s hard to believe that January has already come and gone! Our first gathering at our New Location (Quaker Steak and Lube) was a great success. Thank you to those of you who came out and supported the Chapter! Was nice to see some folks make it out that we haven t seen in a long time. Weather this last month has flipped from ice to short-sleeve days. It was nice to get out and ride a little where work and the weather permitted those of you who made it out for the ride down to Elberton, GA enjoyed a nice country ride. And an INTERESTING one, too! Seems we inadvertently found ourselves running the MLK Parade Route on the way into town. That made for some strange looks, and a few good laughs! January s Officer s Conference in Lexington was very informative. Each of the SC Chapters were represented, and the various Chapter Directors presented information on what the Chapter had done last year, as well as plans for A new Chapter Visitation Program was announced. This program is replacing the previous Plaque Attack program. During the months of February to December, FEBRUARY, 2017 Chapter Directors: Don and Rhonda Weed (864) ScChapterE@gmail.com Assistant Chapter Directors: Jimmy and Susan Kruse (864) Membership Enhancement: Susan Kruse (864) Rhonda Weed (864) Chapter Educators: Jerry and Teresa Hill (864) Chapter Treasurer: John and Janet Crabtree (864) Public Relations Info Line: scchaptere@gmail.com Ride Coordinators: Robert Hartzell Jimmy Kruse Motorist Awareness Coordinator: Jimmy Kruse Newsletter Editor: Don Weed Scrapbook: Scrapbook TEAM Goodie (Patch/Pin) Sales: Susan Kruse (864) Individual of the Year: Paul Workman Newsletter Links: GWRRA Insight Focus Region-A Newsletter SC District Newsletter Chapter-E Links: Website Facebook Group Info Line Rider Education Chapter Calendar Chapter-E meets every second Saturday of the month. Our Gatherings are held at: Quaker Steak and Lube, 10 Chrome Dr. in Greenville. Eat at 1pm, Meet at 2pm. Couple of the Year: John & Janet Crabtree Inside this issue: Chapter Directors 1-3 Educators 4 Assistant Directors 5 MEC Contact Us Charities / Goodies 8 Mascot 9 Special Interest 10 Motorist Awareness 11 Upcoming Events 12 Birthday/Anniversary 13 Classifieds 14

2 PAGE 2 each of the Chapters will have two (2) double-points months. District Events will count double-points as well. FEBRUARY is the month for Chapter-E s events to count DOUBLE for those visiting our Gathering or various Chapter Events (then again in August). We would like to encourage each of you to participate as much as possible. The good news is that rides, dinners, or any other Chapter event also count toward the program so we will have many opportunities outside of simply visiting another Chapter s Gathering. Contests and plans for the SC Rally were announced also. We will be planning rides to various Historic Sites in the area over the next couple of months we need to get pictures of Chapter Participants AT these sites for one of the Rally Projects. Come on out and join in we ll be sure to make a good ride out of each of these visits! Congratulations to our new Couple of the Year: John & Janet Crabtree. Also, Congratulations to our INDIVIDUAL of the year: Paul Workman! Thank you for your Participation and support of the Chapter! On January 29, several of us went to take the ITCP (Instructor Trainer Certification Program) in Burlington, N.C. We now have three (3) GWRRA University Certified Instructors in our Chapter: Don & Rhonda Weed, and Jimmy Kruse. This will allow us to offer training modules and seminars right here at the Chapter Level, and in the surrounding communities! We expect to be scheduling some training opportunities by March 1st. Just a Reminder: Make sure you get your SC Rally Registrations in ASAP. This year s Rally will be quite different, and focuses more on RIDES. We hope that many of you will come out and join us for the FUN, and enjoy the guided rides planned in scenic Beafort, SC (and the surrounding areas). Chapter-E needs your help! We need several Participants that are willing to play an active role in Chapter positions, and/or help coordinating. Some of you are worried about having to run all over the country for training WORRY NOT. If you re willing to commit just ONE (1) full day of your time we can now offer training right here in town (some of us will even be happy to do it a second time, with you)! We greatly appreciate the continued support from many of you, and look forward to a GREAT YEAR in 2017! Just a reminder the Info-Line s, ride info, and all Chapter ( ed) Announcements will come directly from one of the two Chapter addresses listed below: scchaptere@gmail.com or mec4sce@gmail.com If you have something you would like to see go out, please send it in to one of these addresses.

3 PAGE 3 Just a few pictures from the month of January. Plenty of opportunities with Friends for Fun, Safety and Knowledge! We would like to invite EVERYONE to join us for our Weekly Friendship Dinners (Tuesdays, Meet at 6, eat at 6:30). If you have a restaurant in mind that you think others might enjoy, why not consider HOSTING one of our Weekly Friendship Dinners? To host, simply get with Tom Plesser or Sheila Haynes at our next Chapter Gathering. Information and Location of Friendship Dinners (and various planned rides or activities) can be found in the Info-Line s, on our Website Calendar, or our Facebook Group Page (as can many other events, photos, and shared moments of fun). Please share events, stories or memories that you think others might enjoy on our Facebook Group Page. This group is visible to all, and regular Chapter-E Participants may sign up to post. Gathering Reminder: Our February Gathering will be held February 11th at Quaker Steak and Lube, 10 Chrome Drive in Greenville. Eat at 1pm, Meet at 2pm. We hope to see all of you there! Working with you- to make our Chapter the BEST it can be: -Don and Rhonda Weed, Chapter Directors

4 PAGE 4 From the Chapter Educators: Loose Items We often talk about taking the time to perform TCLOCKS and check our bikes over to ensure they are SAFE before we operate them. There is no question as to how important these checks are. How many times do we stop and check OURSELVES before riding? Are you, and your Co-Rider feeling well, properly rested, and properly dressed? It s easy to overlook the small things, especially items such as loose articles of clothing. Just as it s important to make sure everything on our bike is tight and properly secured, it s ALSO important that the Rider and Co-Rider s clothing articles are properly and securely fastened. I recently came across the following story, which I d like to share as a vivid reminder: A WORD OF WARNING TO MY FELLOW BIKERS Something you probably never even thought of: An Oklahoma CVMA member went down hard on his way home from a Saturday afternoon ride. He and his wife were only 5 miles from home when, according to witnesses, her scarf somehow became wrapped up in the rear tire or brake rotor of his bike bringing them to a rapid halt. It jerked her off the bike and she landed hard head-first onto the roadway. She had to be air-flighted to St Francis Hospital in Tulsa. He lost control of the bike and he also went down hard. He is listed as having facial injuries and a possible concussion while Rebecca is listed in critical condition with several unknown injuries. It does not look good for her right now. Please share. BE CAREFUL-RIDE SAFE (From Fred Bluesman Paris Tx.) Next time you get ready to mount-up, take an extra moment to look at what you and your Co-Rider are wearing, so as to make sure it will remain where it is supposed to be! Until next time: Ride Safe, and Remember to wear ALL the GEAR, ALL the TIME (ATGATT). -Jerry and Teresa Hill, Chapter Educators

5 PAGE 5 CRUISING WITH THE KRUSES What an awesome turnout we had at our January gathering! Many thanks to everyone who came out to support Chapter E. Members from not only Chapter E, but visiting Chapters were asking how they could help set up and offered assistance throughout the day. A true sense of friends and cooperation. We really appreciated the kind gestures. Welcome again to Tom Plesser, Sheila Haynes and David Thompson! We are so happy to have the 3 of you join us. We love your enthusiasm and willingness to get involved. It was a proud moment to see the check for $1200 presented to Meals on Wheels. A big Thank You to everyone who participates in the monthly "Project Gift". The officers conference held in Lexington was very informative. Those who attended were Don and Rhonda Weed, Susan and Jimmy Kruse, Tom Plesser, Janet and John Crabtree. Lots of exciting activities will be happening among the chapters in South Carolina. Let's show them our support with visits to their gatherings. Please make plans to join us at the South Carolina District Rally in Beaufort, SC in May!!! Happy Valentines Day -Jimmy and Susan Kruse Assistant Chapter Directors

6 PAGE 6 From the MEC Corner: Its ALL about the FUN!!! We sincerely hope that each of you are able to make it out for our Chapter Gathering on February 11th. This month s Gathering will feature THREE (3) Drawings: (1) A 50/25/25, (2) Project Gift Drawing (valued at $50 or more), and (3) A special Chapter-Pride Drawing for the winners choice of an XL Heated Jacket w/controller, OR $100 in CASH. The only catch is that you MUST BE PRESENT and PURCHASE TICKETS to win! Our Chapter started the month of January with a Friendship Dinner at Chin-Chin Restaurant, with 14 Participants and 4 visitors. Lots of fun and TONS of laughs for all that attended each of our FIVE (5) Friendship Dinners this month! January 15th a group rode down to Elberton, GA. This was an especially interesting ride! As we entered Elberton, we noticed a number of cars parked on either side of the road, and LOTS of people staring at us (kids waving too). Imagine 5 Goldwings, 3 of them with Modulating Headlights leading the route for what we eventually realized was the MLK Parade in Elberton! Perhaps our Goldwings weren t exactly what they were expecting! We stopped for a bite to eat, laughed about it and set out for a different route out of town. Don s GPS managed to find us a way back to our route without having to wait through the police blockades. 7 of us attended the SC District Conference on the 21st. The format was changed (for the better), and everyone had a good time (we even got out considerably earlier than previous years)! Lots of good information was provided. For those of you who have been wondering about the Plaque Attack - a new program was announced that is points-based for visiting other Chapters (not just their Gatherings for ANY of their scheduled events)! Each Chapter has two months throughout the year where visitors receive DOUBLE points for participating with that Chapter. CHAPTER-E is a Double-Points Chapter for February! We re looking to see folks visiting from other Chapters and joining in for fun at our Gatherings, Rides, and even Friendship Dinners. We will be planning rides to Historic Sites throughout the state over the next couple of months, in an effort to RIDE MORE, and document memories from the Historic Sites for the SC District Project at this year s S.C. Rally (in May). Speaking of riding- Sign up for this year s SC Rally in Beaufort, SC! Multiple guided rides will be available, and there will be a group of us riding down for the Rally this year! Can t wait!!! I would like to take a minute to thank Lyle Watson for his newsletter article contributions. These articles will be a series that he will be doing, see Page-10 for this month s installment of The History of Rock and Roll. When you see Lyle, be sure to thank him! What to expect in 2017: -Rides nearly every weekend, pending weather of course -A large variety of fun events on our calendar, to include everyone -Lots of Chapter visitations in GA, SC, NC, TN & include their rides / events -Events to recruit new participants and help our Chapter to GROW -Events to raise Motorcyclist Awareness in surrounding communities -More participation in our SC Rally with the different contests offered

7 PAGE 7 From the MEC Corner: SC Chapter-E Calendar We welcome all to join us for any of our events, rides or dinners. Any make & model, two, three, and four wheels may come. Bring friends too. You just might have a good time! As you know, things change, sometimes last minute either due to weather, or another event, or someone had a better idea than I did when I listed our Upcoming Events in this newsletter. For up to date info, please visit our website s calendar to see what we are doing. SC Chapter-E Calendar GWRRA Membership Renewal Reminders for February: Ken Rader Michael & Juanita O Cain Brian & Ann Messer Gary & Angie Brown Lyle Watson Peggy Holder Please remember to check your Membership Card for your Anniversary Date and make sure your membership is current! -Susan Kruse & Rhonda Weed

8 PAGE Project Gift Program We will be continuing the Project Gift Drawings this year, with proceeds going to Meals on Wheels of Greenville. We need volunteers to contribute the Project Gift (volunteers provide the gift at ONE Monthly Gathering). Please see Tom Plesser at our February Gathering to sign up and help the Chapter raise funds for our Charity. ******************************************************************* Goodie Store: Lost or misplaced any pins or patches? Interested in what's new in GWRRA pins, patches and rockers? Check out what's in the Goodie Store. The selection on hand is brought to each meeting. New items on display at this month s gathering, so be sure to check them out! Want something sooner? Call Susan Kruse at: Note: Rider Level Patches are on hand, but must be verified/presented by our Chapter Educator (Jerry Hill).

9 PAGE 9 CHAPTER MASCOT (E-Rider s Corner) Happy New Year!!!! I hope all of you have made great New Years resolutions and have not broken them already. One of mine is to meet new Chapters and the people in them this year. I got to go to Lexington this year to the SC conference and hear all of what other chapters are doing and their plans for the up coming year. Talking about some new things that are happening SC is going to do point and double point for visiting other chapters. So please get behind the Chapter and come with me to meet new and reconnect with some that some of you have probably not seen in some time. Big and exciting changes are already happening in Chapter E what about Quaker Steak and Lube? That place was great and looked like great food. I want to get on the bike in the main dinning room and ride that for a few rounds. I think they need to put a Goldwing in there but for now it's ok. The New Years ride had to be rescheduled because of weather so several of us had a New Year's Eve ride. We went to Harold's in Gaffney and had a great time. I got to see my traveling buddies John and Janet Crabtree. We need to give them a paws up for being the Couple of the Year this year. Congratulations!!!! Another big paws-up for Paul Workman for being the Individual of the Year. Congratulations!!!! I was going to ride with Jimmy on New Year's Day but it was raining and cold so I stayed with Susan by the fireplace and watched Jimmy ride. I am not sure but don't think he went very far but still rode on New Year's Day. I got to meet the new??? something that is replacing the retiring Charlie Brown. He needs a really cool name so please help come up with one and welcome it to the Chapter. I hope by the end of the year the stories and adventures we get to go on will be great. I would like to thank each of you for welcoming me in to your life's and showing me love this past year. I hope to see you at some of the events this year and see great support for this Chapter and welcome new members into our great family. Have a safe ride and stay warm until next month- Ruff Ruff!!! -E-Rider Kruse, Chapter-E Mascot

10 PAGE 10 The History of Rock and Roll By: Lyle Watson In my first article on the history of rock and roll, I referred to Tin Pan Alley for one and Stephen Foster for another. Before I get into the Blues and how Blues helped bring about rock and roll, I wanted to backtrack just a bit and mention Tin Pan Alley and Foster and point out the tragedy of Stephen Foster. In his lifetime, Foster was probably the leading figure in popular music. He wrote many songs about the South although he was not from the South and had never visited it. His songs were clean and direct. Because of the style he wrote in, his songs were easy to master and without very much practice. His arrangements could be adapted to accommodate whatever instruments a town had on hand. Despite this and the popularity of his music, he died a pauper at 38. One may ask, how could that be? It has to do with a lack of copyright laws when he lived. Whatever existed was weak and not enforced. There were n0 royalties for creators. Most money was made from sheet music and it was the companies who produced it who made the money, not the creators. After his death, laws came about that protected the rights of creators, but too late to be of value to Foster. At the same time, it was the copyright laws that enabled creativity, not just in music, but the arts in general to explode. No longer did a person have to be worried about having their work used without being fairly compensated for it. The Civil War brought changes as well. One of the changes was the increasing popularity of Brass Band music. Military bands became concert bands and travelled from town to town performing, something not done before and a hint of what was to come when Country, Jazz, Blues, and then Rock became more popular and small bands travelled the country to play their music and seek fame and fortune. Musical theater became a part of city life and this in turn led to the emergence of Broadway, where pop music as we know it today was born and it was the economic middle class that loved it and made it so popular. Let the rich have their opera and classical music, those outside it would have their pop music and music theaters. But this was city music mainly. Outside of the city, in the rural parts of the US, it was mail order houses such as Sears & Roebuck who sold musical instruments at prices that ordinary Americans could afford and then learn to play. As these instruments made it into remote areas, music began to change. Fiddles began to be replaced by guitars for instance. Black music too began to change. Black Folk music became a musical force as White musicians began to copy and imitate Black musicians and European trained Black musicians gained audiences in New York and New Orleans. The most popular Black innovator and entertainer at the time was a ragtime piano-based musician named Scott Joplin and it was he who made jazz and ragtime popular with the masses. He died in 1917, but thanks to him and better times,.the piano and guitar, normally found only in churches only, became popular with the public and this helped give birth to The Blues, which had been around for some time, but had not been heard much by the public in general. But this would change because of one man, WC Handy, who owned a club in Memphis, on Beale Street.

11 PAGE 11 Motorist Awareness Program: Did you know that YOU are our Chapter s BEST outreach for Motorist Awareness? First-hand exposure helps other motorists remember that they are not the only ones on the road today and reminds them to stay alert and watch for motorcycles (and other smaller vehicles). No special training is required your part may be as simple as wearing a shirt, posting a sign, handing out a flyer, or as involved as presenting a Motorist Awareness Seminar to a Driver s Ed class. The choice is yours but keep in mind, the life that your efforts saves may be yours or someone dear to you! We have some MAA (not GWRRA) signs, bumper stickers, license plates and stickers to get the word out. Please let us know if you would like to place a sign in your yard or want any of the items. If you have a yard sign, bumper sticker, or other Motorist Awareness item you are displaying, please let Jimmy know, as we track our Chapter s efforts and report them Quarterly (and also receive credit for Chapter of the Year). If you are interested in assisting, or working with our Chapter Team, please contact our Chapter Rider Ambassador: Jimmy Kruse (864) Remember to LOOK TWICE Save a Life!

12 PAGE 12 Upcoming Events: FEBRUARY: Please Note: Any dates or events are subject to change. For up-to-date info, check our Chapter Website Calendar at: SC Chapter-E Calendar 4 th RIDE Historic Site: Meet at QT, 2414 S. Hwy 14, Greer. Meet at 12:00 Noon, Depart at 12:30pm. We will stop somewhere mid-afternoon to eat before returning. 2, 3 or 4 wheels welcome. 7 th Friendship Dinner: Green Tomato, 1511 Woodruff Rd., Greenville, SC (Hosted by "Fred" a.k.a. Jim Davis). Meet at 6pm, eat at 6:30pm. 7 th RIDE- Double Points Visitation, Chapter-K: The Grapevine Restaurant, 1926 Boiling Springs Rd, Boiling Springs, SC. Eat at 6:30pm, Meet at 7:30pm. 11 th Events and Team Meeting: Quaker Steak and Lube, 10 Chrome Drive, Greenville, SC Officers/Staff meet at 11:30am, Open to Chapter Participants at 12:00pm (noon). This is an open meeting for officers, staff, and anyone that would like to participate in planning for this year. 11 th CHAPTER-E Gathering: AT OUR NEW LOCATION & TIME QUAKER STEAK & LUBE, 10 Chrome Drive, Greenville, SC Eat at 1pm, Meet at 2pm. Bike / Trike parking directly behind the restaurant through cones. 11 th CHAPTER-S Valentines Social: 6:30pm Valentine Party at Whitmire Community Center, 311 Glenn St, Whitmire, SC. 6:30pm Start Time ($10/person). Contact Rhonda Weed to let her know You are attending. 14 th Friendship Dinner: Silver Bay Seafood Restaurant, 916 NE Main Street, Simpsonville, SC. (Hosted by Peggy Holder). Meet at 6pm, eat at 6:30pm. 18 th RIDE Historic Site: *** WEATHER PENDING *** Meet Location and time TBA 21 st Friendship Dinner: Saluda River Grill 1 Main St, Piedmont, SC Hosted by: Paul Workman. Meet at 6pm, eat at 6:30pm. 25 th RIDE- Valentines Luncheon & SC District COY/IOY Selection: Whitmire Community Center Arrive at 11:30 for Luncheon, COY Selection at 1:30 with fun afterwards. Web-Link for Flyer: 28 th Friendship Dinner: Jason s Deli 824 Woods Crossing Rd, Greenville, SC Hosted by: Skip & Nadine Wiggins. Meet at 6pm, eat at 6:30pm. Friendship Dinners: We meet at 6:00pm and sit to eat at 6:30pm. All are welcome! Dinners listed TBD are because the sign-up for them will be done during our monthly gathering. Please see Tom Plesser or Shelia Haynes if you can host one of our upcoming Friendship Dinners. Ch.E RIDES & Events: All are welcome! Two, three or four wheels ok Any make & model!!! Winter Rides & Events: As we all know, the weather can change quickly, good or bad. Updates will be sent out by , listed on our Facebook page and our website s calendar. Please check them often for ride details or something fun to do with our fellow friends! Contact Rhonda Weed if you have any events that you feel should be added to the calendar.

13 PAGE 13 Birthdays and Anniversaries BIRTHDAYS: 4th - Keith Stidham 8th - Linda Stidham 13th - Don Weed 14th - Kitty Toth ANNIVERSARIES: 5th - Frank & Polly Wells 6th - Kitty & Pat Toth 25th - Charles & Betty Coleman GWRRA ANNIVERSARIES: Betty Coleman 02/02/1992 (25 Years) LaRue Hallman 02/02/1996 (21 Years) Ronald & Phyllis 02/05/2008 ( 9 Years) Marchessault Willis & Virginia 02/15/2010 ( 7 Years) Smith Carsyn Taylor 02/17/2015 ( 2 Years) Ken Rader 02/20/2003 ( 14 Years) Gary & Angie Brown 02/21/2013 ( 4 Years)

14 PAGE 14 Chapter-E Classifieds: WANTED ITEMS: If you have something motorcycle related that you are looking for, please feel free to drop us an to place a classified add. Adds, and any images should be ed to: scchaptere@gmail.com FOR SALE ITEMS: 2000 Holiday Rambler Endeavor Motorhome, 36 with one slide out, 27,000 miles, V-10 Triton Engine, Good Condition. $23, Contact Paul Workman (864) White Gold Wing with 39,000 miles. Also White Escapade trailer with Chrome wheels & cooler rack and cooler. Some amenities are: Kuryakyn Front Wheel cover with Ring of Fire, F4 Windshield with vent, Baker Bilt Air wings, Front Fog lights, Kuryakyn Floorboards with Heel-Toe Shifter, Driver foot pegs, Heated Kuryakyn hand grips, Passenger Transformer boards, Kuryakyn passenger arm rests, Driver & passenger cup holders, Kuryakyn luggage rack, Trailer hitch, Ultimate leather seats, Kuryakyn trunk & saddle bag Light kit, Trunk handle, Chrome tag light cover, Lighted mud flap, Other chrome pieces, CB, Stock Navigation System. Always kept in shop. ASKING: $16, for Motorcycle and $2, for Trailer. OR Best Offer. Contact Charles Coleman on Betty s FB messenger or Call him A lot of you have his phone # GL 1800 Gold Wing with 2008 Champion trike kit, EZ steer option, wood burl dash, passenger armrests, driver's backrest, amber ring of fire, chrome cowl, trailer hitch, air brushed eagles on fenders, lots of extras, 94,600 miles asking $15,500 or reasonable offer or phillip.stone65@yahoo.com. Used Diamond Seat for GL1800 (unheated), needs to be recovered. Has driver backrest and passenger back rest. ($100). Full waterproof seat cover for GL1800 seat. Covers driver back rest as well ($50). Contact Carl Hallman (864) GL1500-SE, Very nice bike with many extras. 86,000 Miles, $7000 OBO. Contact Becky Landreth for information or to see the bike: ScChapterE@gmail.com Chapter Gathering: Second Saturday of the Month at: Quaker Steak and Lube- 10 Chrome Dr. in Greenville, SC. Eat at 1pm, Meet at 2pm. Come join us!