Danny lives in Bellevue with his wife , Karen and two daughters, Rachel (9) and Kaitlyn (4). Growing up in the mountains of East Tennessee, he was on two wheels almost from the time he could walk. Current rides are a 2004 R1150R and a 2006 FJR. 
Andy lives in Brentwood, TN with his wife, Nancy. Nancy is a retired school principal and Andy is a Certified Financial Planner. They have two children, Michael and Anna Beth. Michael is a scriptwriter and musician who lives in Los Angeles California and Anna Beth is a CPA finishing her second year of law school. Nancy and Andy have two Springer Spaniels. Andy's favorite hobby is, of course, motorcycling but he also enjoys the opera, playing music and target shooting. Nancy enjoys riding two up to rallys and on long trips.", TITLE, 'Andy Valentine');
case "secretary":
return Tip("
Larry lives in Nashville with his wife Linda. Larry started riding at age 53 and hasn’t regretted it yet. His current ride is a K1200RS.
Bio for David Sparkman here.", TITLE, 'David Sparkman');
case "activities":
return Tip("TBD", TITLE, 'Duties of the Activities Director');
case "waggoner":
return Tip("
Born December 9,1956 at St Thomas in Nashville.
First bike 1970 Yamaha Enduro 90 a demo purchased at Fat’s McCulloch at age 14
Yamaha was the brand, working the way up: a 250 Enduro, a 360 Enduro, a 250 something right before the YZs. Then first real road bike a hand- me down 1974 Kawasaki 900Z1 'fast bike'
School: H.G.Hill, Hillwood, BGA 1975
Attended UK Lexington and Nashville Tech
1977 - Bought 25 acres in Hickman County on Mill Creek and started a log cabin
1979 - Moved to Hickman County with the Z1 and a Yamaha TT500 and a brand new Chevy 4wd pick-up truck. Took up Carpentry and evolved into cabinet and furniture making. Waggoner’s Woodworking est. 1983
1985 - Finally went to Boswell Harley Davidson which strangely enough had BMWs for sale. Test drove a R100RT then road the brand new K. After the Z1 the twin just felt under powered. Took home one of the first K100 RT’s. Not quite 30, felt like a wiser older person riding the BMW. Bought a Systems One helmet (my first full face) and never looked back. Started racking up the miles across the country. Ran into Buddy Burnett in Flagstaff at a MOA rally and he told me about the Nashville Club. Join up when Murray Loy was Pres.
1993 - bought what I thought was the last edition R100GSPD. from Bloodworth’s.
1997 - traded the 85 K with nearly a 100,000 miles on it with Armando for a new K1100LT. Wanted the RS but the wife was envolved and Armando was there to please. Oh yea, got married in 93 to a ready made family of 1 girl and 3 boys age 2 to 8.
Single since 05
", TITLE, 'Lee Waggoner'); case "newsletter": return Tip("TBD", TITLE, 'Duties of the Newsletter Editor'); case "wright": return Tip("
I live in Franklin, TN and was married to Carson Wright who is now deceased. He went to the first BMW Club meeting in 1980 and I went to the second meeting with him, and have been involved in the BMW Club of Nashville, ever since. They named me Den Mother one year, and it stuck. I have been newsletter editor for several years, and the past two years, was President of the club. I never learned to drive a motorcycle but I really enjoyed the trips Carson and I took. I am still newsletter editor and enjoy being a part of this organization. I have three children, four grandchildren, and one great grandson, who is just two weeks old. They all ride motorcycles, except of course the new one who is named Carson after his great grandpa.", TITLE, 'Polly Wright');
case "rally":
return Tip("TBD", TITLE, 'Duties of the Rally Chairman');
case "wade":
return Tip("
I started riding on my neighbor’s Hodaka Combat Wombat when I was about 9 or 10 and rode all my friend’s bikes as they got bigger machines. I had to sneak around to ride them because my parents threatened me with being grounded for life if I rode. When my friend Jim got a Honda 360 Scrambler, I thought I would never feel so much power on any other two wheeler no matter how long I lived.
Steve moved to Tennessee (which he calls “Motorcycle Heaven”) in 2000, and started riding again after a 20 year hiatus – too much traffic in his former home town - Chicago! He brought with him a 1978 Yamaha 750 Triple Special which had been owned since new by his late brother and hadn’t been ridden in 6 years. Steve restored the bike and then a year later rode the bike alone to Denver, and gave it to his other brother. It is still in the family after 31 years. Now, according to Google maps it is a two day, 1175 mile trip from Brentwood to Denver, but according to Steve it is 1,869 miles, takes five days and requires you to camp along the White River in Arkansas, see salt water pelicans in the Great Salt Plains, Cherokee, Oklahoma, ride your bike on a wooden planked bridge above the 1000 foot deep Royal Gorge in Colorado, cross the Continental Divide twice on gravel roads, and enter Denver from the west. That was his first overnight trip ever on a motorcycle. His most recent trip eight years later was a 12 day, 2200 mile circumnavigation of the South Island of New Zealand with good friends he met through the BMWMCON. The route included side trips to Lands End (the southernmost point) Mt. Cook (the highest point), Milford Sound (one of -the wettest points) which included a boat trip out on the Tasman Sea, and rainforest at the foot a glacier.
Currently Steve rides about 10,000 miles a year on his K1200LT (his second BMW), his “little all-purpose” bike - a Yamaha TDM 850, and a very fast Yamaha FZ1. In his spare (non-riding) time Steve enjoys Target and Skeet shooting and runs an Internet software applications company as he continues his slow recovery from being a Chicago lawyer. He lives in Brentwood with two Pointers (one dog and one bitch from the same litter - note if they were both bitches they would be the Pointer Sisters). The bikes, the home, and the dogs are insured by the venerable firm of Ruger, LC Smith and Winchester.
Leather UP!
", TITLE, 'Steve Page'); case "maier": return Tip("
Bob Maier lives in Brentwood and has been riding BMWs for 10 years and has a 2000 K1200LT and a 2004 K1200GT. In addition to motorcycling he enjoys travel and being with his family and grandkids (4) and occasional forays with the Ridin’ and Shootin’ group. In 2009 he formed the Beemer Banditos, a small but powerful group of reprobates whose first international expedition was to the South Island of New Zealand where they terrorized the local restaurateurs and some of the sheep. In his spare time, Bob runs a successful healthcare consulting company which specializes in medical imaging. He is pleased to take on the responsibility of being this year’s rally chair but obviously will need lots of help. In the attached picture taken on a glacier in New Zealand, Bob is the one sans hair, the other is his wife, Anne.
", TITLE, 'Bob Maier'); case "bernhardt": return Tip("
Over the years, I have had many hobbies. Linda (my wife of 41 years) and I enjoy attending sporting events, dinner with friends and traveling, with ‘no schedule’ bed and breakfast trips being our most favorite. I have enjoyed playing golf, collecting baseball cards and Stephen King books. There is little better than attending a NASCAR race in Daytona, Atlanta, or Bristol. I love to read and much of Linda and my life together have revolved around renovating old houses in wonderful downtown neighborhoods. We especially love living close to downtown in East Nashville and the ability to walk to dinner, the park and a Titans game. I really enjoy my wood shop and its man cave retreat.
However, Linda says nothing compares to my motorcycle obsession. A late convert to motorcycling (age 54), I particularly enjoy long distance travel. I have recently taken trips to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and New York and in 2009 both BMWMOA and RA rallies including the rolling rally in between. During the past 6 years, I have averaged about 10,000 miles per year on my bikes. After several years with my original bike, a R1200C, I now ride a R1200RT to better take advantage of the long distance comfort and great roads in the area. I have enjoyed completing the clubs A-Z and State Park challenge over the past 2 years.
Professionally, I have been able to follow my passion as a town planner, starting my career in Nashville and then as the Planning Director in Hopkinsville-Christian County KY, Gainesville FL and for 18 years with Orlando FL. I returned to Nashville as Planning Director in 2000 and enjoy the challenges and opportunities of working back in the old home town. I also worked in the private sector as director EDAW’s Town Planning Studio. My work focuses on creating sustainable communities, neighborhoods and places through the use of traditional design techniques. These techniques result in diverse, mixed-use, walkable communities based on principles of town building that have been proven through the ages.
I hope to see you in the mountains!
", TITLE, 'Rick Bernhardt'); case "stapleton": return Tip("
I grew up in Brentwood, TN. I am married and have one daughter, Sydney. I am an accountant by trade. I began riding dirt bikes at around 10 years old but did not begin riding street bikes until age 30. My first ride on the back of a motorcycle was with my father, a R100RT. My father was a club member years ago before he got out of motorcycling all together to focus on airplanes. He always kept me interested in motorcycling, owning BMW's, Ducati's, and a couple of Honda's. My first street bike was a 1982 Kawasaki GPz550. I quickly realized I needed something bigger. When I mentioned this to my father, he suggested an older model airhead BMW. Since then, I have been fortunate enough to own an R80RT, R100RS, K75S, and an R1100R. My current ride is a Kawasaki KLR 650 for dual-sport riding but am on the prowl for the next BMW to add to my list of 'have owned one of those'. As many motorcycle riders, I am still looking for the perfect ride. In addition to riding, I enjoy the outdoors, shooting, hunting, and playing the guitar.
", TITLE, 'Scott Stapleton'); case "weiland": return Tip("
I am a native Williamson countian although I lived in Kingston Springs, Bell Buckle, and Knoxville for periods of my life. In my earliest memories, it seems that I was always interested in machinery regardless of the type. My first experience on motorized two wheels was on a friend’s mini-bike. We wore that bike out even setting up jumps over his driveway. About that same time, my grandfather bought a Harley- Davidson motor scooter with a sidecar. Deciding I needed to get myself a mini-bike I began saving my money. However, by the time I saved enough money to get the mini-bike, a friend of my parents whose son was twelve years older and getting married was selling his racing cart. I ended up buying the racing cart (top speed 120 mph).
It was several years later before I purchased my first motorcycle, a Honda 350. I kept it a few years and sold it to help pay for my travel to Europe. One week after my older sister married, I was off on my journey. While working in Paris, I saw and rode my first BMW. It was an R90. Needless to say, a year later after I returned to Tennessee, I went to Reese in Shelbyville and bought my first BMW which was a R75/6. Some years later while looking at the ads in the newspaper, I found a R50/5 for sale. It only had 4,000 miles on it even though it was 14 years old.
Eventually, with life changes such as children, the bikes were sold. As the children became older they too developed an interest in cycles after cutting their teeth on a go-cart. Their first bike was a Honda 50, then a Honda 100 dirt bike. (Do you think there is the possibility that I was reliving my childhood?) The three boys all have bikes today.
Finally, I was able to get my own bike again. After researching the various models of BMWs, I decided that the bike I wanted was the GS. One of the more appealing aspects of the GS was the ability to load it up with gear. I used to do a lot of backpacking in my younger years, but with age come pains one did not have previously. So instead of carrying my gear on my back, I now have a bike I can carry it on.
I was actually a member of our club in the late 80s before I moved to Knoxville for graduate school. After moving back to Franklin, I did not think about the club until one day I ran into a fellow BMW rider in the parking lot of a grocery store. During our conversation he mentioned the club although he was not a member. He telephoned me when he returned home and gave me Terry Elliot’s number. I called Terry and he told me to call Polly. Polly and Carson were names I remembered from the past. Obviously, I telephoned Polly and here I am today.
", TITLE, 'Sam Weiland'); case "director": return Tip("