The Calgary Bike Show

Well - I seem to have some really rotten luck - our rider friendly directory was held up in customs and has not yet arrived in Calgary - the trucking company promises they will have them here for me today.

I pray they arrive today as I have a lot of people I want to show them to.

The guys from the Veterans Canada MC are working with me in the booth and so far so good!

Our booth is not in a good location but we are doing the best we can with what we have.

The weather is at least nice here in Cow Town - so that's a major bonus!

I'll pop in and touch base with you all tomorrow - until then,
Stay safe and warm....
Belt Drive Betty

On our way to Calgary Motorcycle Show

My buddy Barry - our Red Deer area reporter and I are on our way to Calgary and the MMIC Motorcycle Show.

The roads are treacherous and since he is a professional trucker - yah - he's driving so we have a hope of getting there in one piece!

I hope to see a ton of riders out in spite of the weather!

Come see us at the Busted Knuckle Booth! I can't wait to see old friends and make new ones!

Stay safe and warm

Belt Drive Betty

Good to be back

It's good to be back in Alberta but I sure got spoiled with the weather in Toronto.
I hear that it's supposed to be a glorious weekend in Calgary and I am looking forward to that.
The drive from Edmonton to Blackfalds wasn't much fun in the blowing snow.

We have been having some issues with adding our events to the Calendar courtesy of GoDaddy and are hoping that will be resolved by them today. I wished when these big companies were upgrading stuff they'd communicate that with people.

Communication seems to be such an issue - I can't fix what I don't know is broken and get frustrated when people don't tell you they are having proiblems until they are so frustrated that they give up - how can I help you if you don't talk to me?

We have a pretty open door policy round here - if you are experiencing any challenges - talk to me...

Any way - I have to get to work on the calendars and see where we are at with them....

Have a safe and warm day....

Belt Drive Betty

Computers, friend or foe?

Sometimes when on the road the challenge of working with a computer can be maddening.
Finally I got the paper off to the printer this morning less the runs rallies and events pages because Godaddy was updating some fancy component that I had to have in order to pull the events from the calendars. So, frustrating as that is, the runs, rallies and events won't appear until next week.

I head to the airport tomorrow morning at 5 am and with any luck I will be at my good friend Barry's in Blackfalds and be able to spend some time getting the events pages done and ready for next Monday morning's print.

It has been a wonderful experience being in Toronto, meeting such good people but I am glad to be heading back to Alberta. It means that three more weeks and I get to sleep in my own bed!

Have a great day and I'll try and touch base tomorrow evening...till then, I hope you are all staying safe and warm.!

Belt Drive Betty

What a great day!

Watching the Chrome Divas getting their MAX Award was awesome! Man do those ladies have energy, integrity and spunk!

Glenn Roberts from Motorcycle Mojo won an award for his Custom Publication, Ken Venus won for Biker Radio Magazine, Motorcycle Tour Guide Nova Scotia won an award as did Atilla and Tina from Freakin Leather!

So many good people were recognized for their service to the Motorcycle community - it was a great awards ceremony.

I got to meet the CAV National President and Vice President - I have known both Trapper and Drifter for about 4 years but again, had never met them. What great guys.

I got to have a great chat with Adrian Blake from Ride On on Blog talk radio and had a wonderful chat with Nancy from Tech Sox.

It has been soooo busy but so very wonderful!

One more day at the show, then tomorrow build the paper, have a day off and then on a plane to Edmonton to grab my car and make my way to Calgary....I hear the weather at home in GP has been averaging -37 since I left....glad I've been here in -9 weather!

Heck there are guys like Mike Collins whom I was introduced to who are still riding here!

Anyway gang, I am off to get ready for the last day of the Toronto Super Show - chat with you tomorrow.

Until then, stay safe and warm.

Belt Drive Betty

Changes and meetings

Change can be for the good or the bad as we all know.

I am not sure what is happening in the custom industry but obviously not much...the same tired old bikes being shown in custom alley - I guess with this economy no one is buying fancy, expensive rides which is sad yet understandable.

There aren't any more than 40 machines in custom alley, there are however some colorful characters and a whack of interesting vendors! For a Friday the show was very busy, I know that today people will be packed in like sardines in a can....

The Chrome Diva's booth has been super busy, they have a beautiful framed print they are selling tickets on to raise funds for their little one Brianna, some beautiful old hummers and some of the most genuine, down to earth and real women I have ever had the pleasure to be around.

Come visit us if you are at the TO show!

I got to visit with my old friend Glenn Roberts from Motorcycle Mojo and saw Randy form the Friends of Veterans, got to meet Wendy from the Motorcycle Tour Guide Nova Scotia, Kawigal came and introduced herself as did Adrian - he's entered in our show n shine....I saw Nancy Meyer from Tech Sox - man in one day it has already felt like Old Home Week!

It's cold and snowy here but...off to work I go.

Stay safe and warm.....

Belt Drive Betty

Safe and sound

I arrived in Toronto and the gals from the Chrome Divas picked me up at the airport.

I am so honored to have these women as my friends, they are truly inspirational!

I am staying with Diva Crystal and last night she took me to a great Irish Pub for supper.
Some of her friends have a band and they were playing there. Man were they good. Yonge St is sure different that when I lived here as a little girl. Very trendy and upscale, lots of sushi bars and Irish and British pubs and all varieties of ethnic foods....

We are heading over to the Super Show in about 2 hours and I will get to meet many of the people that I have been working with Like Adrian Blake from RideOn and Ken Venus from Biker Radio Magazine. I am so excited!

Any how, I need to go jump in the shower so until tomorrow....

Stay safe and warm

Belt Drive Betty