2004 Return to Niobrara

					Team Strange Niobrara 7-04

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	Team Strange has a fascination with Niobrara. It is the home of Arlene Liska and was the location of the 2002 Minnesota 1000. The schedule of activities included much socializing, softball, more socializing, riding, and more socializing. Sound like fun? It was. We wanted to get down Thursday night but it didn't pan out. We arrived at 5:30pm Friday. Our rally plan was simple. Wrap our mouth around the Fat Tire tap until it was dry. Mission accomplished!

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	The scenery only gets interesting 2miles from the NE border.	There is Niobrara!	The river	Looks like there is a strange softball game in town

	John Coons and Patrick Butler soaking it up.	Eddie was a waitress in a former life. A good one too.	The bike	"go by some more fat tire with my poker run slip"

	Bones for Arlene's dog and Fat Tire for us.	Eddie, Arlene and Steffan	Arlene show's off the helmets they had. One step above a meat helmet.	You could hear a pin drop when Arlene spoke.

	Greasy food at the Custer Cafe plugs a Fat Tire hangover well.	You can see the campground in the distance. Is that Greg Anderson calling the wrath of god on the hill?	The Team Strange lineup for the softball game	The townies must be scared!

	Look at this fine bunch of athletes	Niobrara has billed themselves Team Strangerer	Eddie James gets the key to the city.	Only after they wipe the finger prints clean.

	Somehow Tim Conway beat someone and won the toss.	Arlene refereed the game. In our favor most of the time.	Arlene throwing out the game ball	Eddie James interviews the Reverend Kevin Kocur. He sucks.

	Tim Conway gets a hit	The Medics arrive to carry the water balloon fatalities off the field	The stadium was packed with fans of both sides!	The strangerer bench

	The announcer booth	Team strange on the field. This was a common scene	Enough food to feed 100 Tim Frederick's	"you got it", "no you got it", "no you got it", etc.

	Benny Hill theme	Way to use your head Victor and get that walk!	Conway gets beat by a girl. Again!	But he's gonna put up a fight this time!

	The youngsters feel Tim's wrath after finishing second to Marty all these years.	Bob "498" falls for the old "grapefruit painted like a softball" trick	Ken steps in to battle the town folk with water.	Greg and Marty are seriously considering trading the GS's for a couple of these. No final drives to worry about they say.

	Ambulance farkled out with Hella lights	Game 1 over. Team strange 8, Team Strangerer 17 or so.	Bob "498", John Coons and Donna Lamme taking a breather. Donna took the brunt of the water fight after Conway ran away.	The friendly locals.

	94degrees in the shade	Critter, Howie and Adele Stueber	"and I squirted her real good Eddie!"	John Pedro and Mom Pedro

	Keith Collins, Marty Lier, Lorin Mulder and Steve Harty	Donna, Samantha, and Shannon Bruns. Thomas and Kelsey Kyle in the back.	Rick Corwine and Ken Bryant	Beating up on Team Strange builds an appetite.

	Victor gives rides to the local youth. More than one future Stanger will come from Niobrara.	Team Strange showed no mercy to Niobrara, braking bones and all.	After game 1 we went for a 55mile ride. We were on the 14hr ride clock so we had to go somewhere.	We rode out to some Private Shannon spots with Bob "498" and Donna

	NE town	Nebraska worships Private Shannon with little statues. Eddie James statues fashioned out of empty Fat Tire kegs sure to follow.	Verdigre NE, the Kolach capital of the world! Beware the poppy seed Kolach.	Rolling hills on the way to Center, NE

	Center, NE even worships this Shannon fellow.	An old mill in Bazile Mills	Winneton, NE built a whole fake town around Private Shannon	The fake town is bigger than the real town

	That's as close to wood as you're gonna get this weekend Carrie.	Bob "498" tours the grounds	Luckily propane is available to most strangers. They deliver!	That hurts don't it!

	So many outhouses, so little time.	Don't look, this guy has wood.	Aerostitch is going to start selling these boots next year.	The Two Rivers Saloon

	The sign says it all.	I Can't believe it can rain when it's 245degree's out.	You should've left those helmet out there. They could use a wash.	We tried to get up to the campground for sunset.

	Glowing clouds over the river	Niobrara	This must be the highest spot in Nebraska	Sunset was hidden, is that Maui?

	Sunday morning, the Hilltop motel takes care of it's patients	We went for a ride out to Fort Randall dam		There it is


	Carrie, Kerry and Paul on a dam ride		The spillway	The Dam

	Dam stuff	Dam info	Manmade Lake somethingorother	Wow that road is straight


	A Bear on the Standing Bear Bridge	Damn bikers take all the good parking spots	You would've thought more riders would've got the name of this observation rally spot.	Eddie and Adam at the awards

	Melody Albers finishes a rally!	Eddie gets a bear hug from Victor	Kevin Kocur gives Adam a kiss	Patrick Butler gets the shoulder

	John Coon's sporting a Canada hat for Eddie	Steffan collects more wood. He heats his home in the winter with the surplus.	Paul Ptak gets wood after visiting a dead prostitute. Ewww.	Oh my, Tim Conway finally beats Marty?

	Nope. But the American Institute of Achievement recognizes him for "Almost beating Marty Lier in the 2002 TWTN"	Arlene steps up to give out an a award that goes to Greg Anderson.	Critter gets some wood for all the behind the scenes work he did.	Chris is awarded for an excellent job of copying the Return of the Jedi logo.

	George Lucas's lawyers promptly take it away as soon as he steps outside.	A cold winter must be coming. Steffan is stocking up.	Greg Anderson gets awarded for calling down the wrath of god on the campground.	Its hot on the way home. But not to hot for Pump N' Stuff.
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