Gophers and Cheese

Chariots of the Gods 2026 coverage continues with this father/daughter pair of Dodge vans: 

Chariots of the Gods  was held for the 13th time in the "triangle of tranquility" in Northeast Minneapolis on August 8th, 2026.  I missed the event last year due to a family road trip which was a good time.  Summers are always busy.  I drove my 1978 Dodge van (of course), brought my Harley-DavidSchwinn (Stingray chopper bicycle), and it was the 3rd event that week where I had my Full Tilt Boogie 3D book for sale .

The last Heavy Thursday of the year was at The White Squirrel Bar in St. Paul.

The first week of August was a busy one!  Forgotten Star was Tuesday, Heavy Thursday was (of course) Thursday, and Chariots of the Gods was Saturday.  It was the perfect week to release my first-ever photo book but it was a scramble to make that happen.

Wrapping up coverage from Full Tilt Boogie 2026...

We now return to Full Tilt Boogie 2026 where the weenie bite competition/exhibition/event is already in progress...

Vans and motorcycles were all over Full Tilt Boogie 2026.

Coverage of Full Tilt Boogie 2026 continues...

I headed to Full Tilt Boogie on Saturday and met up with friends and members of Twin City Vans  at Point Douglas Park across the river from Prescott, WI.

July was another fun bike night at Forgotten Star , hosted by The Litas Twin Cities .

Time to wrap up coverage from Twin City Vans  49th Annual Good Times Truck-In!  Here are some final photos of the Show & Shine lineup taken from the top of the grandstand.

Continuing coverage from Twin City Vans 49th Annual Good Times Truck-in.  We now rejoin the show-and-shine... already in progress... :)

Twin City Vans hosted our 49th Annual Good Times Truck-In in Albert Lea, MN in June 2026.  It was my 5th time attending and 4th as a member of TCV.  This is a closeup photo of the souvenir T-shirt I bought (artwork by Aurora).

Heavy Thursday returned to Litt Pinball Bar in uptown Minneapolis in June 2026.  It started off very wet, but the sun came out and the bands went on as planned. Zac rode up in the rain. The rain meant bike night was off to a slow start but it didn't keep everyone away. I see a rainbow! There's the sun! American Muscle's van: American Muscle They played using (and licking, sorry no pics) some of Psychic Vampire's equipment. Psychic Vampire : There's no Heavy Thursday in July, just Full Tilt Boogie .  Don't miss it!!!