[RBW] Ode to Grampa / My Atlantis
Straight from the heart. So thoughtful. Thank you for your post. Best, Richard -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Ode to Grampa / My Atlantis
Wondrous beauty that is tough as nails and sweet as pie. Thank you. With abandon, Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Ode to Grampa / My Atlantis
Thank you for those run-on sentences. I really liked those thoughts.-James W.-Original Message- From: ant ritchey <likewisewildf...@gmail.com> Sent: Feb 26, 2018 4:06 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Subject: [RBW] Ode to Grampa / My Atlantis A bit of snow laid on down last night. Today's sun rose to reveal a good bit still holding on. The day itself promised to be a fine one, perfect even- sunny, crisp-cold...and no work!My grandfather was a boilermaker & steelworker in Pittsburgh, PA, my homelands. Today is his birthday; the 15th we celebrate without him with us here on Earth. He's often a part of my thoughts while riding, but today is special for obvious reasons. I mention this and him for this reason: So much of what I think the general RBW school of thought embodies has a lot to do, philosophically and/or historically, with strength and simplicity, of both animate and not, and most certainly certain folk from his time; tough as nails while still being as sweet as pie. I'm grateful for it, grateful for it all. The bicycle has brought more good to my life than any other non-living thing. RBW/Grant and everyone from this camp I've met along the way are a benchmark of highest order & this bicycle, my '04 Toyo Atlantis, is the functional symbol of it all & a reminder of these coinciding legacies every single day of my life. He'd be proud of me and all of us atop our cherished works of the steel stuffs.A guy walking his dog down the snowy path (presumably eyeing the big Wald) jokes to me as I pass: "Man! You take your paper route seriously!"Enough with my run-on sentences. Without further ado, a few pics of a bike:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11axhHQ1gfvpA8BfxMlopjY3gvzgd9DJz?usp=sharingPOST SCRIPT:-I thought I posted this a week ago today and here I stumble upon this open tab and an unpublished draft!-Pics looked a lot lighter from my phone...now they appear somewhat dark on my computer screen. Apologies if these look crappy! It's the thought/homage that counts!-Ant Ritchey PDX OR -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Ode to Grampa / My Atlantis
A bit of snow laid on down last night. Today's sun rose to reveal a good bit still holding on. The day itself promised to be a fine one, perfect even- sunny, crisp-cold...and no work! My grandfather was a boilermaker & steelworker in Pittsburgh, PA, my homelands. Today is his birthday; the 15th we celebrate without him with us here on Earth. He's often a part of my thoughts while riding, but today is special for obvious reasons. I mention this and him for this reason: So much of what I think the general RBW school of thought embodies has a lot to do, philosophically and/or historically, with strength and simplicity, of both animate and not, and most certainly certain folk from his time; tough as nails while still being as sweet as pie. I'm grateful for it, grateful for it all. The bicycle has brought more good to my life than any other non-living thing. RBW/Grant and everyone from this camp I've met along the way are a benchmark of highest order & this bicycle, my '04 Toyo Atlantis, is the functional symbol of it all & a reminder of these coinciding legacies every single day of my life. He'd be proud of me and all of us atop our cherished works of the steel stuffs. A guy walking his dog down the snowy path (presumably eyeing the big Wald) jokes to me as I pass: "Man! You take your paper route seriously!" Enough with my run-on sentences. Without further ado, a few pics of a bike: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11axhHQ1gfvpA8BfxMlopjY3gvzgd9DJz?usp=sharing POST SCRIPT: -I thought I posted this a week ago today and here I stumble upon this open tab and an unpublished draft! -Pics looked a lot lighter from my phone...now they appear somewhat dark on my computer screen. Apologies if these look crappy! It's the thought/homage that counts! -Ant Ritchey PDX OR -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
