Blizzard warning!
How often do we here that? You know how this town gets when we get a few inches of snow, What the heck are we in for this week?
Looking at the radar theres no way this misses us, My Buddie Amy Freeze says anywhere from 12 to 20"! That will close a school or two, and it will shut down airports, Gonna be fun to see all the TV stations with the camera trucks on the over passes with up to the minute snow totals, Remember in this town mayors get elected or don't, When we can handle a major storm!! gonna be fun!
Sharpe, Win the MVP at the NHL all star game pretty good stuff, Almost as enjoyable as Clay Atkin sing the National Anthem, C'mon man this is hockey! How about Jim Conielison?, whats next Johnny Weier playing goaltender? Adam Burish in a feather boa?
Have a good week and remember, Fill up the car, Charge the cell phone, get bread, Milk, Toilet paper, battery's, Its a storm in Chicago. I love how this town acts over a storm! Its not like where in the middle of Montana!
Peace
RR
Monday, January 31, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Its Batavia Fox River Shore, and my daughter is "Cookie"
I'm not sure how you roll with you kids but inevitably every two weeks someone is selling something for someone, or something that benefits the Cub Scouts, Brownies, The Ramblin Ray foundation for a new full carbon frame road bike. And your sort of guilted into buying.
So what do you do? Well if its Cassidy anne you buy, and you buy at least eight boxes. Cuz what we are teaching our kids is responsibility, That in order to abide and uphold the code you need to sell. Now I wont let my kids go door to door, Or let her sell at the local grocery store.
That's where I step in, Bring the order sheet to work and go office to office, and some would say my tactics are typical of a Chicago politician: Listen you need to buy or else......or else this beautiful girl wont get her patch, Than I show a picture! Cant say no to that can you!
So when someone brings their kids stuff to work, Crack open the wallet and spend a little something! there cute! and being good kids, Oh and buy the Thin Mints they keep you thin!
Thanks for listening as always!!
Ray
Monday, January 24, 2011
I hate to say I told you so.
Heres my problem of being a Bears fan:
1) I have friends that play for the team. Sometimes that makes it hard for me to be an "honest" fan. Yes I said on the air that the Bears would not win more than one game in the playoffs, Trust me Robbie Gould hated that so much that he accuses me of having a "relationship" with Aaron Rodgers. But I also have to be honest. The Packers have a better team and a better coach. Doesn't mean I choose them over the beloved Bears, Just means if you really follow the game you know the Bears were outmatched and out coached.
As you know I have a ton of friends from up North, I love the state of Wisconsin, For years we joke about how great Illinois is, Really our state is broke, and we laugh at them? The second problem is that for the rest of my life this game will be rubbed in my face, and if your a Bear fan you know what your in for! this is the game that we will be hearing about for 40 years. Do the players care like we the fans do?
The fact is the Bears are a few players away, Help Cutler out, He got killed this year most sacked QB in the league. I hate to say it but there's next year! The future is bright!
Now get ready for an off season of what about Jay, and Fire Lovie,This after all is Chicago football! Let the second guessing begin, In this town its an art form!
1) I have friends that play for the team. Sometimes that makes it hard for me to be an "honest" fan. Yes I said on the air that the Bears would not win more than one game in the playoffs, Trust me Robbie Gould hated that so much that he accuses me of having a "relationship" with Aaron Rodgers. But I also have to be honest. The Packers have a better team and a better coach. Doesn't mean I choose them over the beloved Bears, Just means if you really follow the game you know the Bears were outmatched and out coached.
As you know I have a ton of friends from up North, I love the state of Wisconsin, For years we joke about how great Illinois is, Really our state is broke, and we laugh at them? The second problem is that for the rest of my life this game will be rubbed in my face, and if your a Bear fan you know what your in for! this is the game that we will be hearing about for 40 years. Do the players care like we the fans do?
The fact is the Bears are a few players away, Help Cutler out, He got killed this year most sacked QB in the league. I hate to say it but there's next year! The future is bright!
Now get ready for an off season of what about Jay, and Fire Lovie,This after all is Chicago football! Let the second guessing begin, In this town its an art form!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Video: See Ray in the Eagle River World Championship
Ray racing in Eagle River World Championship in the 250 IFS class, at 530 Ray passes on the outside.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Its a crazy life.
Wow is all I can say after a whirlwind weekend,
It started with a bee line trip up to Eagle River to race in Friday night Thunder, as far as racing gos this is the mecca, the big daddy the shiz! than it was back to my shop at Mom and Dads place to tear an engine out of TJ's race sled and get that back to the engine shop before 6am Saturday. Than it was in the Tundra and back home by 1pm so I could attend the homecoming for a Marine.
Than it was the Bears game Sunday, I was fortunate enough to be in a box with my friend RJ Melman. It was a blast, Friday night I was with all my Wisconsin Buddies racing smelling like race fuel and beer. Sunday I'm in the best seats at the Bears game, in the Box next to me is George Lucas (Star Wars) Jesse Jackson, and Desirie Rodgers, The big event planner for the White house that got bounced for letting the party crashers in! It was just what my life is all about, Normal guy with wild opportunity's.
And all the while there was The Mrs Chugging beer from a bottle!
That's how we roll. Lots of fun.
Go Bears.
It started with a bee line trip up to Eagle River to race in Friday night Thunder, as far as racing gos this is the mecca, the big daddy the shiz! than it was back to my shop at Mom and Dads place to tear an engine out of TJ's race sled and get that back to the engine shop before 6am Saturday. Than it was in the Tundra and back home by 1pm so I could attend the homecoming for a Marine.
Than it was the Bears game Sunday, I was fortunate enough to be in a box with my friend RJ Melman. It was a blast, Friday night I was with all my Wisconsin Buddies racing smelling like race fuel and beer. Sunday I'm in the best seats at the Bears game, in the Box next to me is George Lucas (Star Wars) Jesse Jackson, and Desirie Rodgers, The big event planner for the White house that got bounced for letting the party crashers in! It was just what my life is all about, Normal guy with wild opportunity's.
And all the while there was The Mrs Chugging beer from a bottle!
That's how we roll. Lots of fun.
Go Bears.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Photos: Ramblin Ray wins the Ironwood Olympus
Ramblin Ray wins the Ironwood Olympus 250 ifx x class championship!! Check out the photos!
Ray racing in Eagle River worlds championship in the 250 IFS class, at 530 Ray passes on the outside.
Ramblin' in the news: Ramblin' Ray Stevens Competes in Pro Vintage
Monday, January 3, 2011
Ramblin Rolls to Ironwood win!
C'mon man
those the words of my buddie and teamate TJ Patrick after the first race weekend in Ironwood Michigan. It was the beast of times and the worst of times....
This is TJ's return to the Ice oval, Our deal was that I would finance his ride if he would do the build, I huge overtaking to build two race sleds from nothing. This guy has his heart and soul into these things. Me....I just have money.
So he was all set to drive his 340 back to prominenece, and we tested all week to get it ready, From the time we took this thing off the trailer we had problems. I lost count at how many times he rebuilt the motor. End result? TJ never made the finals on Sunday.
The good?
The Ramblin'Raycing 250 IFS was rollin' I always said if we lost a race it would be from lack of talent on the drivers behalf (that would be me)I ran pretty good in the quuilifing races with two seconds behind my friend Brent Miller, This kid is smooth and fast and has no family to provide for (thats makes him 5mph faster right there)all in all I thought if I could just run top 3 it would be a great weekend.
Well in the 250 X final, I get the hole shot and lead into turn one, But that lasts for a half second untill Brent outdrives me and I follow for a lap. Im right there with him down the back when his motor blows! Than Im in the lead and it dawns on me that I could win this thing.
Funny thing about the guys I race with is they will race you hard, But they will also cheer you on, As the #311 sat in turn 4, Brent was waving his arm like a nut to tell me to run hard cuz one the the Clark Motorsports guys were right behind me! as I came down to take the cjeckered I get passed by the Neuman #54, Than I just hit the gas and drove to the win.
It was an awesome day, One of the best ever. next week we do it again.
RR
those the words of my buddie and teamate TJ Patrick after the first race weekend in Ironwood Michigan. It was the beast of times and the worst of times....
This is TJ's return to the Ice oval, Our deal was that I would finance his ride if he would do the build, I huge overtaking to build two race sleds from nothing. This guy has his heart and soul into these things. Me....I just have money.
So he was all set to drive his 340 back to prominenece, and we tested all week to get it ready, From the time we took this thing off the trailer we had problems. I lost count at how many times he rebuilt the motor. End result? TJ never made the finals on Sunday.
The good?
The Ramblin'Raycing 250 IFS was rollin' I always said if we lost a race it would be from lack of talent on the drivers behalf (that would be me)I ran pretty good in the quuilifing races with two seconds behind my friend Brent Miller, This kid is smooth and fast and has no family to provide for (thats makes him 5mph faster right there)all in all I thought if I could just run top 3 it would be a great weekend.
Well in the 250 X final, I get the hole shot and lead into turn one, But that lasts for a half second untill Brent outdrives me and I follow for a lap. Im right there with him down the back when his motor blows! Than Im in the lead and it dawns on me that I could win this thing.
Funny thing about the guys I race with is they will race you hard, But they will also cheer you on, As the #311 sat in turn 4, Brent was waving his arm like a nut to tell me to run hard cuz one the the Clark Motorsports guys were right behind me! as I came down to take the cjeckered I get passed by the Neuman #54, Than I just hit the gas and drove to the win.
It was an awesome day, One of the best ever. next week we do it again.
RR
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