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Public Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessica Schiesser Well, folks, by the time your read this, 2009 will be nothing more than a
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memory. All the events that transpired over the previous 12 months will be
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filed away, and we begin 2010 with a clean slate. I and the Wide Open staff
look forward to the approaching year with excitement and loads of optimism.
Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Loney Wilcoxson
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As of this moment our Kansas City bike show is right at a month away, and
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if the response to this show, as well as the St. Louis and our inaugural show
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good time riding season here on the Midwest Coast.
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Our shows are once again filling up with contestants and vendors faster
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in any one particular area, I am pleasantly surprised to be proven wrong.
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of which would have made P.T. Barnum himself proud. Much like the man
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that you brought you “The Greatest Show on Earth,” we are always looking
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for ways to fill our “big top” with the sights and sounds that will make our
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shows a “have to see” event on your busy social calendar. We are driven
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ken Everett to outdo ourselves every year, for YOU! You have come to expect a certain level of performance from Wide Open
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and we intend to try to exceed those expectations at every opportunity.
Vince Lombardi once said, “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”
Wide Open Magazine is published 4 times a year, Bike That quote perfectly describes our efforts for our readers, sponsors and advertisers. I have said it before, and I’ll
Show Issue, Spring Issue, Summer Issue and Fall Issue. No
say it again, Wide Open is your magazine; without our readers and advertisers there is no us. Without your sup-
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from the editor. Wide Open Magazine is not responsible
port and friendship there would be no us. YOU have made Wide Open the number one motorcycle magazine in
for any transactions resulting from advertisements in this the Midwest instead of an “also ran.” You continually make us stronger and better. Why else would we choose a
book Copyright, 2010, Ralph Roades
virgin territory like Tulsa to take our show? We have a venue even larger than our Kansas City location to fill in an
For advertising rates or information contact area that not only has not had a show for years, but also was claimed to be a location where a show wouldn’t
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work. The funny thing is, it is working, and it will work. The Tulsa show is ahead of schedule filling up just like its
two sister shows.
For subscriptions & Bike Show info:
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With three rings to fill at our little circus, we need “acts” that will keep the audience coming back. Your old fa-
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vorites like Sturgis trips, gift cards and some of the hottest iron to be seen anywhere will be back for a command
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performance, but we had to keep building. Three new Harley-Davidson motorcycles up for grabs seem to be a good
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We went even further this year. You have surely heard by now about the hit television show Full Throttle Sa-
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loon haven’t you? Well, we knew you had, so we reached out and faster than old P.T. could say “hurry, hurry, hurry,
step right up.” We now have Mike Ballard owner of The Full Throttle Saloon and his gorgeous counterpart Angie
of AngieLand fame and their big FTS traveling ring as a part of our Kansas City show!
Well folks, I would love to talk to you some more, but I have this issue to get out and bike shows on my im-
mediate horizon, so I had better get on the move. We wish all our friends: our readers, our advertisers, and our
sponsors a very safe and Merry Christmas as well as a safe and Happy New Year. Speaking of new sponsors, we
would like to offer a warm welcome to our newest family member Progressive Insurance.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of the brave men and women in our armed forces for
all they do to keep us safe. We have a little Christmas present for all of you active duty service folks. Check out
the Bike Show article inside to find out about our little token of our appreciation.
Send us information about your upcoming event and we’ll
put it in Wide Open free of charge.
Well, I have to go for now, but I will leave you with these appropriate words from the Emerson Lake and Palmer
song Karn Evil 9:
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billion a year retail business. Call today!
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
We're so glad you could attend
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Come inside! Come inside!
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p.s. If you are too young to remember this song, google it or ask the closest grey-beard you come across.
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Ride Safe, and I’ll see you soon.
ON THE COVER
Full Throttle Saloon Mike Ballard and
Angie coming to Wide Open KC Bike
Ralph Roades, Editor
Show (Tulsa & St. Louis pending)
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