The renegade owl that almost ruined the weekend.

Slightly true story.  We did encounter an owl on the drive that night along with 10 moose.   think this blurb from my bass player really sums up our post awesome opening for Primus drive to Talkeetna. 

This just in: 

Dateline Parks Highway somewhere on the Fairbanks side of Skinny Dick's Half Way Inn Authorities reported picking up a very tipsy Owl hitch hiking to Nenana. The owl was ranting about an early Saturday morning encounter with a burgundy colored metal monster that was kidnapping his friend Primus the Bear. The monster (a van) full of ukuleles and hippies was stopped later near Talkeetna and they did indeed have the head of a bear but not the bear belonging to the owl. No charges were filed because the bear body was not present and a crazed ukulele player had worn it the night before. The smell overpowered the authorities who left quickly. The owl was admitted to a local hospital for a psychological evaluation.

PRIMUS!!!!

Tonight The Parks Highway Band will open for one of the most innovative bands of all time, Primus.  I figured this giant Igloo would get the point across.  It is the world's largest asbestos cement igloo.  That's right, only on the Parks Highway.  It is for sale if anyone is interested.  Has been for years.  

Don't worry Mom my leg is Okay

I did what I should have done before the chainsaw jumped up and bit my leg.  I bought some protective chaps for my leg health.  These past couple weeks I have put down my ukulele for a chainsaw.  A lot has been done, but soon I will pick the ukulele back up and will wave the banner of ukulele world domination when I open for Primus next week.  Ukulele Russ has a big brown beaver too... several of them.  

And then there were three...

 So before I went to bed last night I caught my two Honda 200E Big Red three wheelers humping in the yard.  Not cool.  It was almost as bad as walking in on your parents, which has never happened to me but have been there when it has happened to friends.  Either my parents are extremely sneaky or they only had sex twice, my brother and I.  I believe it is the latter.  Please god...

Anyway... I caught them getting ready to do the nasty.  The bad part was the parts wheeler, that isn't all there, was getting on top.  I knew that something wasn't going to turn out right, but who am I to stop them.  They are so lonely in the yard.  So I let them do their thing.

To my surprise in the morning magic had happened over night and the two 200Es had successfully mated and popped out a little 110cc three wheeler.  I have been blessed with another three wheeler.  Oh joyous day!

Big week coming up for Ukulele Russ & The Parks Highway Band:

June 19th - Sub Zero Microlounge - Anchorage - 8pm
June 20th - Wasilla Downtown Market - Wasilla - 11am
June 21st - OPENING FOR PRIMUS!!!!  - Blue Loon - Fairbanks - 8pm
June 22nd - Solarfest - Talkeetna - 12pm
June 22nd - Blue Fox Cocktail Lounge - 10pm

Why just have one three wheeler?

When for the price of a new tire you can buy a whole other parts wheeler with a good tire on it?  That is how it goes here in AK.  Yesterday I popped a tire coming home from my wood cutting expedition and I started my search for another front tire.  After a few minutes of browsing websites of tire distributors for a new rubber it looked like it was going to be $80 for a tire and another $75 for shipping.  So I did what any good consumer does...  I went to Craigslist.  Within five hours I had another wheeler with only one good, nearly brand new, tire on it.  The size I needed and only $75 for the whole package!

Now I need to get this other wheeler running.  No key... looks like I'm gonna have to try to hot wire it.  It turns over.  There is a hope.  Honda Big Reds are indestructible

Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest tomorrow @ Pioneer Park - 6:20pm

The Marlin - tomorrow night @ 10pm - Fairbanks!

On my wall hangs the noble...

Arctic Grayling.  Well, it isn't a real grayling, it is a rug my Mother hooked for me.  And she didn't do it on a corner either.  She's a stand up rug hooking lady.  Anyway I thought the people out there would enjoy some of Alaskan inspired art on my cabin's wall.  It reminds me that I need to go fishing in between the mass tree cutting adventure I'm currently in the middle of.  There has been too much to do with fixing the three wheeler to get in and out of my property since my van won't make it in.  The constant sharpening and maintaining my saw among other things is getting old especially with all the skeeters.

Little know Alaskan fact -- There are something like 17 different species of mosquitoes here in AK.  The season always starts with the big dumb quarter sized slow ones which soon turns into the small smart ones.  After that the tiger striped ones come out...  I think I might be paying too much attention to the bugs.  They are driving me crazy.  That is part of the reason I need to cut more trees.  I need the sun to dry the place out.        

On a side note I'm looking at buying a second three wheeler tomorrow.  I'm starting my fleet.  I can see it now, Ukulele Russ's ATC (ALL TERRIAN CYCLE) Adventures.  Or ATC could stand for Arctic Tundra Cycle.  OOoooo I'm on to something however before I start giving tours I need to write up a 25 page release form that relieves me of all responsibility of personal injury and what not.  If you don't have sweet three wheeler riding skills you should not attempt turning.  That can be bad.

Nothing like a Honda Big Red and some time to kill.  I have been out riding at midnight with no sign of night time in sight.  No darkness here this time of year.  Game on.