Sometimes… what you buy for parts becomes something you can not part with.
This 1927 Smith Premier 30 fools you into thinking it is scrap… then it starts to play…

The new spring has come and the dogs rush out to greet me as I ride by their homes. They rush onto the highway to bark at me I worry a truck might strike them… the quick stops I make worry me more because sometimes I fall… but so far zero bites… or busted bones or bikes.

A soft voice will reach more ears than the loudest shout.
A shake of a hand will accomplish more than a punch in a face.
To listen with respect offers a chance to speak and be heard… while chants and closed minds never will.
Gaps can not close by screams… only the true “love of country” will.
