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What's new on Snake Rub this month?
Comming soon.
March 2011 Southern Impact on the rise in Southern Wisconsin
I headed out to the Bridge Inn, in Grafton Wisconsin on February 18th with my ole' lady Michelle to hear the Southern Impact Band in a snowy (blizzard like)Wisconsin evening. I was surprised when I arrived seeing that no one new there was a snow storm outside. When I walked in the band was getting ready with their last minute adjustments. I was in a southern rock mood and Michelle was always up for some country. The band opened up their show with "Train Train" an old Blackfoot favorite and started to rock the house then into "Gimme Three Steps" by Skynyrd. Oh yeah I was back in those high school days riding with my friends and cranking these tunes. Southern Impact will lay it down and have some fun with two lead guitars, dual lead vocals, bass and drums. Dave "Ace" Schmidt, lead vocals, and guitar stands out front with Julie Rogahn singing lead vocals and harmonies complementing each other. Julie belted out "Something to talk about" from Bonnie Raitt. Tommy Andes was laying down the grove on the bass and Bob Konczal showing us he is the back bone of Southern Impact on the drums. I also was impressed with Dave Kight's guitar playing along with his leads and showmanship. Well wouldn't you know Dirt from D S O was playing with the band that night and blended well with his hard driving rhythms and lead playing along with Dave Knight in some great guitar riffs and harmonies. The band is all about fun and having a good time and it shows as the bar was having fun with them. Check out Southern Impact Band playing your Country and Southern Rock favorites in southeastern Wisconsin. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Dave Zien A Man and His Miles written by Tony Sanfelipo
Michael Hupy, Jason Abraham, Dave Zien and Tony Pan at the Million Mile Rally April 4th, 2009. Former Wisconsin State Senator Dave Zien was injured March 13th in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 10 near Marianna, Florida. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Zien tried to take evasive action to miss a SUV that lost control and overturned in front of him. It appears Zien was unable to avoid hitting the roof of the car and sustained serious injuries to his leg. He was flown by Air Heart Helicopter to Tallahassee Memorial Medical Center where surgeons amputated his injured leg just above the knee. The SUV driver was cited for failure to maintain lane and driving with a suspended license. In 2009, Dave Zien completed one million miles on the same motorcycle, his 1991 FXR. On April 4, 2009, he rode into the lot of Hal's Harley-Davidson, New Berlin, Wisconsin, to the cheers of hundreds of supporters. Hupy and Abraham S.C. sponsored his attempt at this world record and Attorney Michael Hupy rode into Hal's on the back of the Million Mile Motorcycle while his partner, Jason Abraham rode next to Zien. On April 6, 2009, Harley-Davidson Motor Company presented Zien with a brand new Road Glide in recognition of Zien's accomplishment of logging one million miles on a single motorcycle. That FXR is on display at the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum in Sturgis, South Dakota. The 2009 Road Glide is the bike Zien was riding when he was injured in Florida. The bike has over 230,000 miles on it and Zien was hoping to log one million miles on that bike also. It appears that won't happen but Zien is not planning on giving up riding. Contributions can be donated at any Wells Fargo or Wacovia Bank using; Account Number 5284063483 This article first appearred on the website of Hupy and Abraham March 15th, 2011.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ February 2011 Just a Hey everyone. I'm still kicking and looking forward to a summer of riding for 2011. I've heard from a lot of fans that are dissapointed that I retired. It's been a long haul through out the years and I appreciate your words. You will see me here and there. The website will still be up and I will be doing different topics related to riding and riders who have great stories to tell. This will be about our local riders in Wisconsin and some national stories.
This month I would like to feature " Cat Hammes" and her website "One Legged Blonde.com". Cat has been involved with the Diamond Posse, Women in Motion, and Accident Scene Management. Accident Scene Mangement was started by Tony and Vicki Sanfelipo. Click Cat's link on the home page.
Cat's website contains her journey and challenges she has taken since losing her leg in a motorcycle accident in 2006.
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