ANNUAL MEETING BRINGS FOCUS ON THE COMING RIDING SEASON

The Nobodies assembled with great anticipation, not only about the coming riding season but about the swirling rumors regarding the many new prospects and the slogan for 2015. No one was disappointed when President Kickstand introduced the potential members and the slogan. The ride calendar also created much buzz as it is creative and ambitious.

Due to our extensive policies regarding prospect anonymity, we cannot reveal the names of any of our potential new members. Let's just say they all embody the needed characteristics of a Nobody; no one notices when they enter a crowded room, they are contributing to society in ways that will never be noticed and they are comfortable being ignored and overlooked.

The ride calendar was approved with a couple of needed corrections.

NOBODY 2015 RIDE CALENDAR

JANUARY

Saturday 24      Ice Cube Olympics


FEBRUARY

Saturday 21   Perch Lake Ice Races    

MARCH

Friday 20       Spring Ding A Ling Ride
Saturday 28   Annual Meeting

APRIL

Saturday 18     Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

MAY
Saturday  9    Club House Ride
Saturday 16    Sunrise Ride To Nowhere
Tuesday  20    Skyline Time Trial
Saturday 23   Interstate Back Roads Ride
Saturday 30    Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

JUNE

Saturday 6     Short Cut Ride

Saturday 13   Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

Monday   15   International Ride To Work (retired people Work To Ride)
Sunday    21    Blind Lizard Rally (Mpls)
Saturday 27    Babbit Pete Mitchell Days Bike Show
Tuesday  30    Wisconsin Wanderings

JULY

Wednesday 1   Canada Day Thunder Bay Ride
Monday      13    Less Gas More Guts Ride
Friday        11            Up North Weekend Camping Trip
Tuesday 21    Bag Lunch Brookston Ride

Saturday 25   Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

AUGUST

Tuesday 4    Where Am I Going Ride

Saturday 8   Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

Monday 10    Ship Shape Ride

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 6      Kensington Rune Stone Ride

Monday 8       Full Moon Ride

Friday 18 -
Sunday 20      Copper Mountain Camping

Saturday 26    Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

OCTOBER

Saturday 10    Halfwit Ride

Saturday 24   Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

NOVEMBER

Saturday 7    I Can’t Feel My Ass Ride

Saturday 28  Frozen Turkey Ride

DECEMBER

Saturday 12  The Christmas Tree Ride 


This year's slogan is Celebrating Ten Years Of Nonexistence. Yes the Nobodies are celebrating their 10th Anniversary. Plans are in the works for a weekend celebration in September which will be open to the general public.

FIRST DAY OF SPRING

It has been a tough winter, especially since my only other hobbies are: smoking, cat herding and crossword puzzles.  

I have March 20th circled on my calendar, as the day to get the cycle out and officially begin the riding season, I will not be riding today.  I just don't like to ride in freezing temperatures anymore. It doesn't have anything to do with being smarter or more in my right mind, but simply speaks of the impracticability of bundling up and enduring the cold seeping into my bones. If you are riding today in some northern region, where winter still has a bit of a hold, congratulations. You are an inspiration to many. I'm going to wait a few more days....or perhaps it will be weeks.    

THE BIG LITTLE TOUR OF MINNESOTA

This year the Nobodies Summer Tour went big in a small way. Inspired by Jill A. Johnson's Book Little Minnesota ; a nostalgic look a Minnesota's smallest towns, the Nobodies spent six days traveling around Minnesota passing through many small towns, while using only county roads and state highways. From the eastern boarder following the St. Croix River and Mississippi River to country roads along the Iowa boarder then heading north to the Canadian boarder following the Rainy River, the Nobodies saw a good sampling of little Minnesota. The natural beauty of the state was continuous throughout the tour. Due to our photo policy that no members can be photographed; all the pictures of the tour are scenic with the exception of the author and  Jawa The Puttz ( who is an illegal alien from the Gazx Galaxy, thus rendering him no personal rights).

 

 

 

SMALL TOWN MINNESOTA HAS MANY CITY PARKS

 

 

THE MISSISSIPPI IS TEAMING WITH WILDLIFE AND COMMERCE 

 

 

MINNEISKA IS A CLASSIC SMALL TOWN Pop: 111

THE NOBIDIES CAMPED AT STATE PARKS

 

Beaver Creek State Park near Caledonia

 

Beaver Creek needed to be crossed......nice slippery algae covered concrete 

County Road along the Minnesota/Iowa border 

Small Town Minnesota offered many nice lunch break sites

Sometimes the County roads regressed to narrow gravel roads

Far North at Lake Of The Woods near Baudette we camped at Zippel Bay State Park

 

The Rainy River with north shoreline Canada

At last back at Lake Superior near Tettegouche State Park

Kickstand and Java The Puttz in the middle of nowhere: this photo was taken by a brown bear



 

The Nobodies are now accepting preregistration for their Octoburr Tour of the Northwest Angle of Minnesota. Just email us or contact us on our blog for all the details and a registration form. 

NOBODY CLUBHOUSE NEARS COMPLETION

After years of fundraisers, empty tank rides, bouncer jobs at Playfront events the new clubhouse is nearly completed.  We were able to save thousands of dollars by hiring Cat Construction. The foreman for the job Socks was relentless in making sure each job was done correctly. Socks also took care of our mouse problem! A Big Nobody Bash is being planned in May. The Nobodies hope that this investment in a modern and plush clubhouse will motivate many potential nobodies to prospect with us. We also believe the on site state of the art motorcycle shop that will be constructed this summer will lure other bike lovers.

2014 RIDE CALANDAR

The Nobody Executive Board met yesterday to finalize the 2014 Ride Calendar. This year promises to offer rides for all types of riders. If you want to get the specifics for any of these rides please contact Kickstand.


JANUARY

Saturday 25      Ice Cube Olympics


FEBRUARY

Saturday 22     Annual Meeting

MARCH

Thursday 20     Spring Ding A Ling Ride

APRIL

Saturday 26     Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

MAY
????                  Club House Party (TBA)
Thursday 8      Sunrise Ride To Nowhere


Tuesday 13     Skyline Time Trial
Friday 23        Interstate Back Roads Ride
Saturday 31    Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

JUNE

Friday 6         Short Cut Ride
Sunday 15      Blind Lizard Rally (Mpls)
Friday 20 -      Pretzel and Alex Ride
Sunday 22      Wisconsin Wanderings

Saturday 28    Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

JULY

Tuesday 1      Canada Day Thunder Bay Ride

Monday 14    Less Gas More Guts Ride

Tuesday 22    Bag Lunch Brookston Ride

Saturday 26   Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

AUGUST

Monday 11    Ship Shape Ride

Tuesday 19    Where Am I Going Ride

Thursday 21 -
Tuesday 26     Big Little Minnesota Town Tour

Saturday 30    Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

SEPTEMBER

Saturday 6      Kensington Runestone Ride

Monday 8       Full Moon Ride

Friday 19 -
Sunday 21      Copper Mountain Ride

Saturday 27    Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

OCTOBER

Saturday 11    Halfwit Ride

Saturday 25    Northshore Vanilla Bean Breakfast Ride

WINTER AND MOTORCYCLE CLUBS

In the far north, motorcycle clubs suffer greatly in the winter. There are many reasons for this beyond the obvious reason that it is very difficult, dangerous and stupid to bike on snowy, slick roads. People of the north undergo some biological and psychological changes due to extended exposure to subzero temperatures. Noted psychologist Dr. Brugna VanDrutten has coined the term Frozen Personality Disorder. He has studied the dramatic changes in behavior due to cold weather. If you are interested in getting a detailed explanation purchase his book  Ice Cube People.

The Nobodies are not immune to this disorder, so in the winter we seldom gather as social situation cause us to become anxious and agitated. Consequently, no one attends our meetings, our income drops to nearly nothing and we lack vision and purpose.  Actually we always lack vision and purpose, so we cannot blame that on our long, cold winters.

If it were not for our innovative and ever inspiring president Tom "Kickstand" Bergum the club would fade away and simply be a distant memory.  But because of Kickstands many press releases and winter events along with publishing the 2014 ride calendar, hope burns in the cold hearts of our faithful members.

The month of January is going to be a very active month for the club. The ride calendar will be published, our annual Ice Cube Cycle Olympics will be held the third Saturday in January and noted winter rider Ole Olafson  will be teaching a hands on seminar on winter riding.

If you are interested in becoming a member or simply want to participate in one of our winter events, simply contact us using this blog.  Remember winter is only a state of mind and if you choose to stop thinking you can do anything you want.

NOBODIES EMBRACE NEW VISION

The Nobodies of Minnesota met this summer to ratify a new constitution. "After a year of negotiating the specifics of our new constitution we have agreed on exactly who the Nobodies are and what our club goals and objectives are for the 2013 riding season", explained President Bergum.
The Nobodies will continue focus on commuting- riding motorcycles: to and from work, on errands,  to evening engagements, to breakfasts,  to lunches, to dinners, to snacks, to coffee with friends and enemies alike etc. Our slogan for 2013 is "Riding With A Purpose".   It almost was "Riding With A Porpoise" but we caught the typo before printing up the banners and t-shirts. Sea World was interested in sponsoring our riding season if we choose to use Riding With A Porpoise, but we felt it would have been very expensive and difficult to follow through on that commitment.