Hit The Bumps, Then Have A Couple of Bumps

Hit The Bumps, Then Have A Couple of Bumps

After a long day of cruisin' the bumpy, dusty trails of the Northwoods, changin' tires, and askin' "where the hell are we going now? twenty-nine or thirty times, nothing hits the spot like the first cocktail of the day back at the hotel (unless you're David in which case the first cocktail of the day come just BEFORE you leave in the morning). The hotel happy hour has become a traditional, integral, and I would argue absolutely essential part of the Doughty 500.

This year, I propose that we make it extra special by taking a little time and effort to give it the true consideration that it deserves. When you break it down, there are really four opportunities for post-driving, pre-dinner imbibing: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I think that one group should agree to host the cocktail hour each day and supply the necessary accoutrements.

And by that I mean more than plastic cups and a jug of rot gut vodka (yes, I'm looking at you Sean). Each cocktail hour should have a theme and a unique drink to complement it. Martinis are an obvious choice and I definitely think that should be the drink du jour one day. But let's expand our horizons.

There are hundreds, nay thousands of cocktails out there. Jay should know as he's tried damn near all of them and even created a few himself. There's still three months before the 2007 Five Hundo kicks off, which means there is plenty of time to scour your bartender manuals (you do have bartender manuals, right?) and explore the wonderful world of mixology.

Get together with your nearest of kin and pick an appropriate drink. Plan on having all the required ingredients on hand at the 500 and some accompanying hors d'ourves (that means munchies Mike). Keep in mind that we're talking Doughtys here so don't be shy with the booze. There's no such thing as "too much."

Since Bernie is hosting this year's event, we'll take it upon ourselves to handle the set ups for one evening. We need three more groups of volunteers to step forward as happy hour hosts. Let me know if you're interested in the comments or by dropping me an e-mail at:

rightwinger23@hotmail.com

Anybody else getting' thirsty?

When Life Gives You Lemons...

When Life Gives You Lemons...

...make beer with lemonade. If you haven't had a chance to try Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy yet, I urge you to get yourself to a beer store toute suite. The newest addition to the Leinie family is refreshing, tasty, and very quaffable. It will no doubt be my beer of choice at this year's Doughty 500.

The Shop Is Open!

The Store Is Open!

For the best in all officially licensed Doughty 500 merchandise, be sure to check out the Doughty 500 store at Cafe Press, your one stop online shop. At this point, there are two items available for purchase, but I plan to add more soon.

We have two t-shirts available with a small picture on the front showing a Model T and a road sign saying "Rough Road." On the back is an outline map of the state of Wisconsin with a list of all the planned 2007 Doughty 500 tour stops.

One of the tees is a v-neck designed for the gals (and Sean) and the other is a men's ringer tee. You can view both of them by following the link to the Doughty 500 store at Cafe Press.

I'll be adding more designs in the future, including some options for the kids. The nice thing about ordering from Cafe Press is that you choose the sizes and quantities you want and have them shipped directly to you.

If you have any suggestions for designs or products, please drop me an e-mail at rightwinger23@hotmail.com

2007 Tour Stops Set

In addition to the home base of Ladysmith, here is a list of towns that the 2007 Doughty 500 will be hitting:

Colfax

Chetek

Hay Stack Corner

Loretta

Winter

Radisson

Exland

Jump River

Medford

Perkinstown

Sheldon

Conrath

Bruce

Stone Lake

Imalone

Stanley

Eau Claire

Groupies get ready! For those towns passed by this year, fear not, there's always next year. By the way, free beer would definitely improve the odds of your town being added to the tour.

New E-mail For Dan & Terry

New E-mail For Dan & Terry

We have a new e-mail address. It is;

dntdoughty@yahoo.com

The old one will still work for a while.

Ladysmith Links

A little history from Wikipedia:

The city was founded at the intersection of Soo Line rail line with the Flambeau River in 1885, as "Flambeau Falls" after the Ojibwa name for the area Gakaabikijiwanan ("of cliffed rapids"). Robert Corbett, a logging and lumbering entrepeneur, held the dominant influence on city in its early years, first renamed as "Corbett", then to "Warner" in 1891, and then to the present name on July 1, 1900, after the bride of Charles R. Smith, head of the Menasha Wooden Ware Co.

Maps from Google.

Ideas of what to do from Wisconsin Travel.

Places to eat and drink from MyTravelGuide.com and PubCrawler.