Hey Gang, WE HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED!!!!

[don_vanecek]

Many months ago I sent a copy of my narrative and pictures of our 25th anniversary get together in Colorado last June to the editor of the VJMC (Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club) and guess what, THEY JUST PUBLISHED IT in their June/July 2008 issue.  Now it is somewhat edited, but quite appropriate and they printed seven pictures!!!  I have no idea if the VJMC people sale their magazine at newsstands or if it is mailed to members only and I don't know how many members they have. 

Kwells, Ron McCoy and son along with myself, you are all in one of the pictures!

Hey Tiger, did you get your issue yet, what do you think???

I still can't believe this happened!  The final line in the article is this....More ROV  www.ridersofvision.net 

[h2olawyer]

That's fantastic, Don!  I know I congratulated you by PM earlier, but wanted to go public after you did.

I may join and request that issue when I do!

H₂O

[Tiger]

 8) Superb Don, superb... 8) I haven't received my issue, as yet. I think its a "members only" mag'.

                                8)........TIGER....... 8)

[kwells]

How would one obtain a copy of this magazine?

[h2olawyer]

Pretty sure you have to join VJMC -- $30 per year with multi-year discounts.

H₂O

[kwells]

yah 31.75 for one year with the paypal fees if you do it online.
Just joined.

[don_vanecek]

When you join them you can then go into the members site on line and read all the back issues (about 2 1/2 years) of their magazine.  Some are more interesting then others.  Other then an ad for someone selling a Vision sometime in the last year, my article is the only one about a Vision. Tiger has some pictures in the members area (which I can't look at on the office computer, darn!)  As perhaps one of our slightly older members, I enjoy reading about some of these older bikes. The local Omaha chapter has some interesting bikes (I'm the only Vision of course), they had their first big group ride since I joined them about a week ago and darn I had to miss it!

[joevacc]

Hey you guys,

My neighbor called me over yesterday to say he had something to show me...  There he had a copy of VJMC's June/July '08 issue!

It was quite a delight to read the article you wrote Don, and see the pictures.  It is a lucky turn in life to start to get to meet some of the other Vision riders in North Ameica any way.

We will have to try to get us all together in the future!!!!!!  Imagine that!??!!?!

[don_vanecek]

Thanks Joe, I sure met a lot of nice Visionaries last year, sure wish they didn't live so far away! I have no idea of the circulation of the VJMC magazine, I think the Vision got some good press from it. (so I kid my children and family the other day, say do you know your dad is now a nationally published author?)

[joevacc]

you may be able to take that gloat out to INTERNATIONAL!
8)