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Old 08-13-2017, 05:28 PM   #1
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2017 National Rally Recap

Dave "BudMan" Jesse has written a very nice recap of the National Rally this year. It is a really nice read for those that were there, as well as for those that could not make it. Nicely done BudMan!!
Here is a link to it:

www.vulcanbagger.org/copy-of-2017-national-rally
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Old 08-13-2017, 07:56 PM   #2
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Great write up Dave and I can't wait until next year to do it again.
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Great job on the write up Dave
Once again, as I said at the final dinner, I'm sure I speak for all members, Thank You for stepping up and accepting the President position of the VBA.
You are doing a fantastic job.
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Thank you for your kind words Tim. I appreciate it.
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I Agree with TC. You do a great job Dave.by
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Great write up, Thanks for the recap!
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Great write-up, but it made me sad........................ 'cause I didn't get to make it to the rally this year.
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Great write-up, but it made me sad........................ 'cause I didn't get to make it to the rally this year.
Missed having you with us too my friend.
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Very well written Dave, thanks.
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Great write-up, but it made me sad........................ 'cause I didn't get to make it to the rally this year.
Yeah made us sad too, didn't have anyone there to keep Dick under control
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Great write-up, but it made me sad........................ 'cause I didn't get to make it to the rally this year.
Believe me y'all were missed!!! Sometime you gotta take care of priorities and it's understood. You and Dianne will make the next one.
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My wife and I received the backpack and oil we one in the drawings!!

Thanks a whole lot to Kawasaki for the generous prizes they donated to the rally. We can always go out and buy things like the but it's the fun of winning a prize and Kawasaki gets a kudos for being thoughtful!!
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Very nice Dave.
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yeah, I forgot to give my opinion of the wright up. Good Grief Dave!! I didn't know you had it in you!!! WoW!!! That took a lot of effort and it was well done. You described it to a "T"!!

Seems like always the best rally I ever been to was the last one.
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Dave you are doing a great job of keeping the hooligans under control. Having the rally
so close to me and not being able to make it over there, was really hard to deal with.
That write up is the best I've read yet. Keep on keeping, Be Safe.
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