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Epiphone Guitars Rock Sturgis

Poison at The Legendary Buffalo Chip® During the 71st Annual Sturgis Rally

 The Rock and Rumble at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip ® May be Over, 

But Fans Still Have the Opportunity to Own a Piece of Sturgis History.

The Sturgis Buffalo Chip® 2011 Epiphone Coronet(TM) is a limited edition guitar 

that has been custom designed with the Sturgis Buffalo Chip® logo, the signature 

of Chip owner Rod Woodruff, and recognition of The Chip being "30 Years Strong" 

at the Sturgis Rally. This guitar features a double cutaway design, single volume 

control, bolt on neck, high output Epiphone 700T Humbucking pickup, 

Metallic Black finish, Mahogany body & neck, and Rosewood fingerboard.

Along with the availability of the commemorative guitar, Epiphone carried a 

strong presence onsite at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip. As the epicenter for music 

and motorcycle enthusiasts, the Sturgis Buffalo Chip saw tens of thousands 

through its gates to see such acts as Alice Cooper, Bachman & Turner, Styx,  

Buckcherry, Def Leppard, Toby Keith, Poison, Greg Allman, Lynyrd Skynyrd,  

Jeff Bridges, and George Thorogood and the Destroyers.  Listen Here

Place orders HERE  for the Limited Edition Sturgis Buffalo Chip® 2011 Epiphone Coronet
 

Price: $199 including gigbag (+ FedEx shipping; + tax if applicable). Each guitar will be built to order and will be shipped via the requested method 4-6 weeks from the order date.

2011 Miss Buffalo Chip Pageant Winner Jenni G with her very own Sturgis Buffalo Chip® 2011

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$54,000 raised @ Sturgis Buffalo Chip Legends Ride 2011

Sturgis Buffalo Chip's Legends Ride raises $54,000

for BH Special Olympics,

Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame

Annual Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s Legends Ride during the Sturgis Rally sells out for fourth consecutive year

DEADWOOD/STURGIS, S.D. (8-26-2011) – The charitable impact of the annual Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s Legends Ride continues to be felt long after the roar of the 2011 Sturgis Rally has subsided. Legends Ride organizers announced that nearly than $54,000 was raised in 2011 for local charities.

The Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s Legends Ride, which kicks off the Sturgis Rally on a ride from Historic Deadwood to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Campground. Now in its fourth year, the Legends Ride has raised $204,920 for charity; $53,850 of which came in 2011. This year’s Legends Ride beneficiaries are the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame and the Black Hills Special Olympics.

The 55-mile escorted ride takes place on the official Monday start of Rally Week. Riders were treated to a Deadwood-style red-carpet experience prior to the ride at Deadwood’s Silverado-Franklin Gaming Complex and Deadwood Tobacco Co. After the ride, they received gift bags at a special reception at the Legendary Buffalo Chip, which included concerts by Buckcherry and Def Leppard. The Legends Ride reception at the Sturgis Buffalo Chip was highlighted by the sale of the Michael Prugh-designed, Western Dakota Technical Institute-built, Buffalo Chip Challenge Harley, which sold to Joe Sterling of Ten Sleep, Wyo.

“Big” Kenny Alphin (Big and Rich) and “Survivor” television series graduates Rupert Boneham and Holly Hoffman, a South Dakota native, joined the Legends Ride to support the cause. Custom bike building icons Arlen Ness and Donnie Smith stopped by for a cameo appearance. The Deadwood and Sturgis Police Departments, as well as the Meade County Sheriff’s Department, assisted with an escort to the Chip.

This was the fourth consecutive sell-out for the Legends Ride. Riders are encouraged to purchase their tickets early for the fifth annual Ride; information and tickets can be found at http://www.legendsride.com/.

See photographer Michael Lichter's GROUP PHOTO in front of the Franklin Hotel at the start of the Legends Ride.

For media inquiries and to register contact:
Lee Harstad, Deadwood Chamber of Commerce
(605) 578-1876
lee@deadwood.org

For event and sponsorship information contact: Lon Nordbye, Sturgis Buffalo Chip
(605) 347-9000
lon@buffalochip.com

Visit official Sturgis Buffalo Chip Legends Ride website

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Kevin McGlothlin ~ Photographer

"Hopped up on a lethal cocktail of blood pressure meds, ibuprofen, Prilosec and allergy pills I rode into Sturgis South Dakota for the first time. I can’t express the comfort of being around 500,000 or so people just like me. The streets reminded me of Ten Years After’s immortal words “Everywhere is freaks and hairies, Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity.” Bikes of all kinds, mostly Harleys but other kinds too, were nut to butt on the roads and cheek to cheek parked along side. The air hung heavy with smoke, liquor and body odor. There are few places in the world that I can walk into and instantly feel at home and comfortable and the Sturgis Rally just became another one.
Nothing can show the true spirit, emotions or thoughts that went on while walking the streets but here are a few images that I hope show you at least a glimpse of what I saw while I was there.  "

All of these Sturgis Rally 2011 Photographs were taken by Kevin McGlothlin. If you are interested in hiring Kevin to document your next special event, he can be contacted by email at kevinm40@comcast.net or on Facebook.  See more of Kevin's work HERE


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Kevin McGlothlin ~ Photographer

"Hopped up on a lethal cocktail of blood pressure meds, ibuprofen, Prilosec and allergy pills I rode into Sturgis South Dakota for the first time. I can’t express the comfort of being around 500,000 or so people just like me. The streets reminded me of Ten Years After’s immortal words “Everywhere is freaks and hairies, Dykes and fairies, tell me where is sanity.” Bikes of all kinds, mostly Harleys but other kinds too, were nut to butt on the roads and cheek to cheek parked along side. The air hung heavy with smoke, liquor and body odor. There are few places in the world that I can walk into and instantly feel at home and comfortable and the Sturgis Rally just became another one.

Nothing can show the true spirit, emotions or thoughts that went on while walking the streets but here are a few images that I hope show you at least a glimpse of what I saw while I was there.  "

All of these Sturgis Rally 2011 Photographs were taken by Kevin McGlothlin. If you are interested in hiring Kevin to document your next special event, he can be contacted by email at kevinm40@comcast.net or on Facebook.  See more of Kevin's work HERE

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