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gophers and cheese skip to main content search this blog gophers and cheese blog 2026 calendar youtube slideshows my bikes van faqs contact more posts sweet sixteen get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted march 24 2026 nope this post has nothing to do with college basketball the blog turns sixteen years old today the blog is old enough to drive by itself now it could have gotten its learner s permit last year crazy it s grown up so fast read more mama tried show february 2026 part 3 get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted march 04 2026 here s my last batch of photos from the 2026 mama tried motorcycle show at the rave eagles club in milwaukee read more mama tried show february 2026 part 2 get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted march 03 2026 here are lots more photos from mama tried 2026 in milwaukee wi read more mama tried show february 2026 part 1 get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted march 02 2026 i headed to milwaukee just over a week ago for the mama tried motorcycle show it was my 7th time attending this year i skipped a lot of the official events including flat out friday and checked out different things don t get me wrong the official events and flat out friday are great but i wanted to explore and see more of milwaukee i also love stopping in madison for some quality time at aftershock retrogames on the drive out while in milwaukee i went to lilliput records checked out some punk rock bands at x ray arcade while scoring over 600k on galaga played even more arcade games at up down and went to 2 tiki bars wauwatiki and foundation it was a really fun whirlwind of a weekend read more progressive international motorcycle show 2007 2020 slideshows on youtube get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted march 01 2026 shortly after buying my first motorcycle the first local motorcycle event i started regularly attending was the progressive international motorcycle show and i went for 14 years straight i took all the photos i posted from that show over the years and put each year into a photo slideshow and uploaded them all to youtube together the 14 slideshows total about 90 minutes of run time go relive one year or all the years over on my youtube channel look for the progressive international motorcycle show playlist to find them all grouped together read more ma rad s rumble on the deck and rad s extra sharp motorcycle show 2010 2016 slideshows on youtube get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted february 17 2026 at one point tom rad was hosting two really fun motorcycle shows per year one was ma rad s rumble on the deck in stillwater mn and the other was just across the river at bass lake cheese factory in wisconsin while i missed a couple i attended most of the ones between 2010 and 2016 i m still really happy with the cheese shaped awards i managed to take home at extra sharp photos i took at both of those events have been added to video slideshows on my youtube channel the slideshows pair nicely with a little wine and cheese so go check them out read more ma rad s rumble on the deck july 2010 expanded and in color get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted february 07 2026 continuing to dig deep in the photo archives and revisit long past shows this time we re heading back to stillwater and the first time i attended ma rad s rumble on the deck chopper show it was the 15th annual held july 8th 2010 at the freight house my original blogpost here was brief and photos were in black and white let s jump into some expanded full color coverage read more scooter trash 3 4 slideshows on youtube get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted february 06 2026 scooter trash was an annual event that only occurred 4 times i attended the last two in 2013 2014 and all the photos i took are now available in a pair of video slideshows on my youtube channel you can still see my original blogposts here read more donnie smith bike show 2008 2025 slideshows on youtube get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted february 04 2026 i have attended the donnie smith bike show more times than any other local event 16 years and counting i have taken all the photos i have posted here on the blog and put them into video slideshows on my youtube channel you can find them all in the donnie smith playlist watching them all back to back would take about 2 hours if you prefer clicking and scrolling you can read all the original blogposts here read more pokey tire ice racing 2026 part 2 get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted february 03 2026 there was a solid turnout at pokey tire 2026 including cars bikes planes and assorted death traps read more pokey tire ice racing 2026 part 1 get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted february 02 2026 pokey tire ice racing 2026 was held on german lake at the beaver dam resort in cleveland mn on january 31st i went last year and had a lot of fun so i was planning to return this time with a different vehicle january has been difficult here in minnesota especially in and around minneapolis i ve lived in this state longer than any other and the last month has been a roller coaster mix of heartbreaking infuriating and inspirational it was nice to get outside and enjoy just a little bit of fun in a way that felt very minnesotan though i know other nearby states have fun on frozen lakes too i brought my 1970s snowco tri scat read more progressive international motorcycle show feb 2007 get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted january 30 2026 i bought my first bike 2004 sportster in october 2006 and the first big motorcycle show i attended was the progressive international motorcycle show at the minneapolis convention center in february 2007 this was 3 years before i started the blog i was pretty active on the xlforum at the time trying to learn and contribute and was excited to share photos of the debut of the harley davidson nightster i think this was one of its first public appearances read more progressive international motorcycle show feb 2008 get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted january 29 2026 the 2008 progressive international motorcycle show was held in minneapolis at the convention center february 2 2008 and it was the second year i attended the show harley debuted the cross bones at this show read more progressive international motorcycle show feb 2009 get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted january 28 2026 we re back in the pre blog days now here are never before posted photos of the 2009 progressive international motorcycle show at the minneapolis convention center i like how they had artwork in the background but wish i got down lower to take these photos my photography skills were not as good back then i was also taking photos with flash which makes the photos feel even more dated read more progressive international motorcycle show feb 2010 get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted january 27 2026 i never posted photos from the first four years i attended the progressive international motorcycle show 2007 2010 as they all occurred before i even started the blog i would go on to attend every year through 2020 which was the last time it was held in minneapolis here we go read more progressive international motorcycle show feb 2011 expanded and in color get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted january 26 2026 before i get to posting youtube slideshows i like to go back through my photos and see if there are any early shows that i never posted or only posted black and white photos from the progressive international motorcycle show was the first local event i started regularly attending back in 2007 3 years before i started the blog for the first year or two of the blog i only posted photos in black and white so let s all time travel back to 2011 and see what the show was like in full color with fresh edits read more motosota 2019 2023 slideshows now on youtube get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted january 19 2026 after missing the early ones i attended the final 4 years of motosota 2019 2023 at bauhaus brew labs in minneapolis mn all the photos i posted here on the blog are now also available in video slideshows on my youtube channel find them all in the motosota playlist you can still find my original blogposts here read more konawerks bike show slideshows 2013 2019 now on youtube get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted january 15 2026 i attended 4 of the 9 years of the konawerks bike show 2013 2014 2017 2019 once again i took all the photos i posted here on the blog and organized them into video slideshows on my youtube channel you can find all 4 in the konawerks playlist read more rockers spring social slideshows 2013 2024 on youtube get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted january 11 2026 while i missed a year or two i have attended most years of the rockers spring social hosted by ton up minneapolis since it began in 2013 i ll admit i m not the best of capturing photos of what this show is really all about the cafe racers i m often snapping photos of harleys mopeds and any weird contraptions that ride into the event i even debuted my stingray chopper bike at this show my father s triumph and or grandfather s hondamatic would fit much better like i ve been doing with other local events i ve organized all the photos i ve posted here into video slideshows on my youtube channel you can find them in the rockers spring social playlist read more mama tried flat out friday slideshows 2015 2025 on youtube get link facebook x pinterest email other apps posted january 02 2026 you might be noticing a pattern i attended mama tried six times 2015 2018 2024 2025 and 4 of those years i also attended flat out friday i took all the photos from those two events as well as all the pre parties after parties and ice riding events that i attended and 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