Buon Giorno, Guzzisti!
When Kathi starts a conversation with “Bill, I’ve been thinking,” I get nervous.
The reverse is likely true, too.
So, I’ve been thinking.
For lots of reasons, only a few lucky among us will be going to Mandello for the big party in September, or, FTM, the one in Genoa next week that marks the actual 100th anniversary of Moto Guzzi.
Yes, I did see Todd and Chris's posts, but, as those relate to "real" travel to Italy, I'll start this as a new thread.
And, quite frankly, I am not ready to take the body-art plunge that The Great Nick of N.J. did …
My present plan to celebrate includes flying our large Italian flag on the big pole; putting my Moto Guzzi flag at the gate; adding some green, white, and red bunting to our fence; and placing my Guzzis at our driveway entrance. We live too close to West Virginia to leave them out there unsecured for long
, but, if do that, I’ll take some pix of the machines out there to capture the moment.
But, as I said, "I’ve been thinking.”
What if, aside from our individual nods to the 100th, we all did something at (more or less) the same time, even if only a token?
"I’ve been thinking” that we could all lift a glass of something — it’ll be grappa, of course, for me! — at, 9 p.m. (ET) on the 15th with a toast to the three whose vision made it happen: Carlo Guzzi, Giorgio Parodi, and Giovanni Ravelli?
That’ll be after the Retreat gun sounds even in Seattle, so even sticklers for not rushing cocktails are safe. Figuring out time zones here v., e.g., Oz is too tricky for me, but precision and exactitude aren’t the point. After all, we ride Guzzis.
So, here’s a suggestion for the libretto to accompany the liquid of your choice:
Stavo pensando. Propongo così un brindisi a Moto Guzzi e ai suoi fondatori, Carlo Guzzi, Giorgio Parodi e Giovanni Ravelli. Che i prossimi 100 anni portino tanto piacere ai motociclisti quanto i primi 100 anni!
[Which, I think(!), means "I've been thinking. I thus propose a toast to Moto Guzzi and its founders, Carlo Guzzi, Giorgio Parodi, and Giovanni Ravelli. May the next 100 years bring as much pleasure to riders as the first 100 years!”]
Let me and others know if, when, and how you celebrate Moto Guzzi’s 100th. And, yes, of course, we’ll reprise this or even better it come September!
1921 - 2021!
Bill
Proud Member of Moto Guzzi's Envy-of-the-Industry Post-Sale R&D Program!
1998 V11 EV (103K miles)
2004 V11 Ballabio, Sold ... sigh ... Grazie per il tuo servizio! (26K
miles)
2007 Norge (83K miles)
2010 Griso 1200 (28K miles)
2016 V7 II Stornello (8K miles)
2017 V7 III Special (10K miles)
When Kathi starts a conversation with “Bill, I’ve been thinking,” I get nervous.
The reverse is likely true, too.
So, I’ve been thinking.
For lots of reasons, only a few lucky among us will be going to Mandello for the big party in September, or, FTM, the one in Genoa next week that marks the actual 100th anniversary of Moto Guzzi.
Yes, I did see Todd and Chris's posts, but, as those relate to "real" travel to Italy, I'll start this as a new thread.
And, quite frankly, I am not ready to take the body-art plunge that The Great Nick of N.J. did …
My present plan to celebrate includes flying our large Italian flag on the big pole; putting my Moto Guzzi flag at the gate; adding some green, white, and red bunting to our fence; and placing my Guzzis at our driveway entrance. We live too close to West Virginia to leave them out there unsecured for long
, but, if do that, I’ll take some pix of the machines out there to capture the moment.
But, as I said, "I’ve been thinking.”
What if, aside from our individual nods to the 100th, we all did something at (more or less) the same time, even if only a token?
"I’ve been thinking” that we could all lift a glass of something — it’ll be grappa, of course, for me! — at, 9 p.m. (ET) on the 15th with a toast to the three whose vision made it happen: Carlo Guzzi, Giorgio Parodi, and Giovanni Ravelli?
That’ll be after the Retreat gun sounds even in Seattle, so even sticklers for not rushing cocktails are safe. Figuring out time zones here v., e.g., Oz is too tricky for me, but precision and exactitude aren’t the point. After all, we ride Guzzis.
So, here’s a suggestion for the libretto to accompany the liquid of your choice:
Stavo pensando. Propongo così un brindisi a Moto Guzzi e ai suoi fondatori, Carlo Guzzi, Giorgio Parodi e Giovanni Ravelli. Che i prossimi 100 anni portino tanto piacere ai motociclisti quanto i primi 100 anni!
[Which, I think(!), means "I've been thinking. I thus propose a toast to Moto Guzzi and its founders, Carlo Guzzi, Giorgio Parodi, and Giovanni Ravelli. May the next 100 years bring as much pleasure to riders as the first 100 years!”]
Let me and others know if, when, and how you celebrate Moto Guzzi’s 100th. And, yes, of course, we’ll reprise this or even better it come September!
1921 - 2021!
Bill
Proud Member of Moto Guzzi's Envy-of-the-Industry Post-Sale R&D Program!
1998 V11 EV (103K miles)
2004 V11 Ballabio, Sold ... sigh ... Grazie per il tuo servizio! (26K
miles)
2007 Norge (83K miles)
2010 Griso 1200 (28K miles)
2016 V7 II Stornello (8K miles)
2017 V7 III Special (10K miles)
