What's the back story on Bob and "up north"?

by **kingstonlake** 2018-05-10, 08:17

I don't get much into the archives of tSwill and Redseizure historical threads. Has Bob never been up north or something?

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2018-05-10, 08:32

My guess? Up north has been too commercialized through the Pure Michigan campaign. In Bob's quest to poop on all things mainstream he has decided that Up North is qualified to be mocked relentlessly.

Or maybe he has a Deliverance type experience in Escanaba once. What's the back story on Bob and "up north"? 2599972566

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by **DWags** 2018-05-10, 09:13

He just loves mackinaw island because there aren’t cars.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2018-05-10, 09:15

DWags wrote:He just loves mackinaw island because there aren’t cars.

Good point right here.

by Guest 2018-05-10, 10:03

Bob wants to experience up north. He's heard about it for decades. But he's afraid of the locals and knowing me on here hasn't helped.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-05-10, 10:50

LooseGoose wrote:Bob wants to experience up north. He's heard about it for decades. But he's afraid of the locals and knowing me on here hasn't helped.

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I just have other stuff to do and other places to go.

by **goodbar** 2018-05-10, 12:58

bob's heard a lot about Up North and he might even ride his bike by there later & check it out.

by **kingstonlake** 2018-05-10, 13:01

goodbar wrote:bob's heard a lot about Up North and he might even ride his bike by there later & check it out.

Holy shit. It's alive.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-07-09, 11:20

so my daughter just got back from being "up north" with a friend... had a pretty good time, I guess.

Spent time in Beulah at a cabin on Crystal Lake. Then went up through Petoskey, etc - into Traverse City, I think. Toured some former mental health hospital.. seemed kinda weird to me but, ya know, whatever.

made their way to the UP - enjoyed Munising, Marquette.. went to Pictured Rocks. Camped one night in Hiawatha National Park.

sounded like a pretty good trip.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2018-07-09, 11:24

Robert J Sakimano wrote:so my daughter just got back from being "up north" with a friend... had a pretty good time, I guess.

Spent time in Beulah at a cabin on Crystal Lake. Then went up through Petoskey, etc - into Traverse City, I think. Toured some former mental health hospital.. seemed kinda weird to me but, ya know, whatever.

made their way to the UP - enjoyed Munising, Marquette.. went to Pictured Rocks. Camped one night in Hiawatha National Park.

sounded like a pretty good trip.

That mental hospital is now a kitschy mall.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-07-09, 11:26

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:so my daughter just got back from being "up north" with a friend... had a pretty good time, I guess.

Spent time in Beulah at a cabin on Crystal Lake. Then went up through Petoskey, etc - into Traverse City, I think. Toured some former mental health hospital.. seemed kinda weird to me but, ya know, whatever.

made their way to the UP - enjoyed Munising, Marquette.. went to Pictured Rocks. Camped one night in Hiawatha National Park.

sounded like a pretty good trip.

That mental hospital is now a kitschy mall.

I've never been. She showed me a picture or two.. one was down some scary lookin' hallway or tunnel or something. Maybe it was leading toward the gift shop.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2018-07-09, 11:27

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

That mental hospital is now a kitschy mall.
I've never been. She showed me a picture or two.. one was down some scary lookin' hallway or tunnel or something. Maybe it was leading toward the gift shop.

Oh yeah, I think part of it was kept as is and open for doing tours. I haven't been there since is was an old abandoned spooky looking place.

by **goodbar** 2018-07-09, 11:31

Robert J Sakimano wrote:so my daughter just got back from being "up north" with a friend... had a pretty good time, I guess.

Spent time in Beulah at a cabin on Crystal Lake. Then went up through Petoskey, etc - into Traverse City, I think. Toured some former mental health hospital.. seemed kinda weird to me but, ya know, whatever.

made their way to the UP - enjoyed Munising, Marquette.. went to Pictured Rocks. Camped one night in Hiawatha National Park.

sounded like a pretty good trip.

See Bob? Up North is a lot more than loafers, giant white lincoln navigators, and coordinated jean shirt outfit-with-yellow lab family photos on the beach.

by **NigelUno** 2018-07-09, 11:59

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

That mental hospital is now a kitschy mall.
I've never been. She showed me a picture or two.. one was down some scary lookin' hallway or tunnel or something. Maybe it was leading toward the gift shop.

https://www.thevillagetc.com/

by **goodbar** 2018-07-09, 12:32

NigelUno wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
I've never been. She showed me a picture or two.. one was down some scary lookin' hallway or tunnel or something. Maybe it was leading toward the gift shop.

https://www.thevillagetc.com/

holy christ.

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by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-07-09, 13:16

goodbar wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:so my daughter just got back from being "up north" with a friend... had a pretty good time, I guess.

Spent time in Beulah at a cabin on Crystal Lake. Then went up through Petoskey, etc - into Traverse City, I think. Toured some former mental health hospital.. seemed kinda weird to me but, ya know, whatever.

made their way to the UP - enjoyed Munising, Marquette.. went to Pictured Rocks. Camped one night in Hiawatha National Park.

sounded like a pretty good trip.

See Bob? Up North is a lot more than loafers, giant white lincoln navigators, and coordinated jean shirt outfit-with-yellow lab family photos on the beach.

I'm sure it's a nice place.. despite all of the white folks.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-07-09, 13:17

NigelUno wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:I've never been. She showed me a picture or two.. one was down some scary lookin' hallway or tunnel or something. Maybe it was leading toward the gift shop.

https://www.thevillagetc.com/

yeah! click on "tour" - and that's the tunnel thing she was telling me about. Shocked

by Guest 2018-07-09, 13:26

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
goodbar wrote:

See Bob? Up North is a lot more than loafers, giant white lincoln navigators, and coordinated jean shirt outfit-with-yellow lab family photos on the beach.
I'm sure it's a nice place.. despite all of the white folks.

Yeah it's not like the places you visit in Central America where you have brown folks waiting on you.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2018-07-09, 13:30

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
NigelUno wrote:

https://www.thevillagetc.com/
yeah! click on "tour" - and that's the tunnel thing she was telling me about.

I'm telling you guys, it was a spooky place before they turned it into a tourist trap.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-07-09, 13:31

LooseGoose wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote: I'm sure it's a nice place.. despite all of the white folks.

Yeah it's not like the places you visit in Central America where you have brown folks waiting on you.

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by **Rocinante** 2018-07-09, 13:32

Just don't break down anywhere between Evart and Branch if you're not white.

by **goodbar** 2018-07-09, 13:38

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
NigelUno wrote:

https://www.thevillagetc.com/
yeah! click on "tour" - and that's the tunnel thing she was telling me about.

reminds me of casa loma mansion in toronto. there's a tunnel that leads to a half-finished underground pool Shocked

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by **tGreenWay** 2018-07-09, 13:42

Pool, my ass. That’s where the staff watched the biters and the screamers have at each other. Pure entertainment, but bring your earplugs.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-07-09, 13:51

goodbar wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:
yeah! click on "tour" - and that's the tunnel thing she was telling me about.

reminds me of casa loma mansion in toronto. there's a tunnel that leads to a half-finished underground pool

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by **goodbar** 2018-07-09, 13:54

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
goodbar wrote:

reminds me of casa loma mansion in toronto. there's a tunnel that leads to a half-finished underground pool

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2018-07-09, 14:12

goodbar wrote:
NigelUno wrote:

https://www.thevillagetc.com/

holy christ.

When do the elevators start filling with blood? I'd like to change out of my Sunday best before that starts happening.

by **Nordic** 2018-07-09, 15:10

kingstonlake wrote:I don't get much into the archives of tSwill and Redseizure historical threads. Has Bob never been up north or something?

From what I've gathered, Bob is a pretty simple man with an excellent resting HR. He enjoys bike riding and drinking a few beers on the El Azteco patio. But generally stays with in a 5 mile radius of his home. Which has white or cream colored walls. I suspect his yard is simple, nothing crazy, and well mantained. Garage is probably very well organized with bike hooks and bike equipment/tools.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-07-09, 15:13

Nordic wrote:
kingstonlake wrote:I don't get much into the archives of tSwill and Redseizure historical threads. Has Bob never been up north or something?

From what I've gathered, Bob is a pretty simple man with an excellent resting HR. He enjoys bike riding and drinking a few beers on the El Azteco patio. But generally stays with in a 5 mile radius of his home. Which has white or cream colored walls. I suspect his yard is simple, nothing crazy, and well mantained. Garage is probably very well organized with bike hooks and bike equipment/tools.

that is alarmingly accurate..

I'm impressed.. and terrified. Shocked

by **DWags** 2018-07-09, 15:16

Robert J Sakimano wrote:
Nordic wrote:

From what I've gathered, Bob is a pretty simple man with an excellent resting HR. He enjoys bike riding and drinking a few beers on the El Azteco patio. But generally stays with in a 5 mile radius of his home. Which has white or cream colored walls. I suspect his yard is simple, nothing crazy, and well mantained. Garage is probably very well organized with bike hooks and bike equipment/tools.
that is alarmingly accurate..

I'm impressed.. and terrified.

I was at ElAz around 4:15 yesterday. Where were you?

by **Nordic** 2018-07-09, 15:20

by **Jake from State Farm** 2018-07-09, 19:23

Nordic wrote:
kingstonlake wrote:I don't get much into the archives of tSwill and Redseizure historical threads. Has Bob never been up north or something?

From what I've gathered, Bob is a pretty simple man with an excellent resting HR. He enjoys bike riding and drinking a few beers on the El Azteco patio. But generally stays with in a 5 mile radius of his home. Which has white or cream colored walls. I suspect his yard is simple, nothing crazy, and well mantained. Garage is probably very well organized with bike hooks and bike equipment/tools.

Except for the hole in his living room floor. Did you ever get that fixed Bob?

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-07-09, 20:00

DWags wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote:that is alarmingly accurate..

I'm impressed.. and terrified.

I was at ElAz around 4:15 yesterday. Where were you?

Peanut Barrel.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2018-07-09, 20:01

Jake from State Farm wrote:
Nordic wrote:

From what I've gathered, Bob is a pretty simple man with an excellent resting HR. He enjoys bike riding and drinking a few beers on the El Azteco patio. But generally stays with in a 5 mile radius of his home. Which has white or cream colored walls. I suspect his yard is simple, nothing crazy, and well mantained. Garage is probably very well organized with bike hooks and bike equipment/tools.

Except for the hole in his living room floor. Did you ever get that fixed Bob?

I've turned it into a tourist attraction.

by **NigelUno** 2018-07-09, 20:07

LooseGoose wrote:
Robert J Sakimano wrote: I'm sure it's a nice place.. despite all of the white folks.

Yeah it's not like the places you visit in Central America where you have brown folks waiting on you.

Does Trump get brown folks to work at Mar-A-Lago? Or does he bring in Eastern European/Russian folks?

by Bill Cain 2018-07-18, 23:06

Up north right now in Harbor Springs with the family. Parents going to pull the trigger and buy a place to live during the summer and fall once the old man retires in a couple years.

by **The Pantry** 2018-07-18, 23:22

Bill Cain wrote:Up north right now in Harbor Springs with the family. Parents going to pull the trigger and buy a place to live during the summer and fall once the old man retires in a couple years.

Make sure to make reservations for the dinner theater at Boyne Highlands featuring The Young Americans. Food is okay but the show is awesome.

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