NK Merrimack Valley Radio

Our initial discussion with Brother NK Outkast about Veteran Benefits and Navigating the process for accessing the VA.

https://www.veteranscrisisline.net

Recurring Segment: Stewys Garage

Brother Stewy of the Boondocks Chapter in Florida and I pull up a couple of stools in his (virtual) garage and catch up. 

Stewy was one of our first hosts on the podcasts and has been onboard for some our greatest remote recordings, including the parking garage broadcast from the 30th Anniversary Party and even the sidewalk in front of the hotel during the annual NK DC Run.

We start with a recap of the Boondocks support for the Wolfhounds Legacy "No Hero walks alone" foundation. He gives a great update on the sponsorship of Quigley the therapy dog and how they found this great program.

https://wolfhoundslegacy.org/nam-knights-of-america-motorcycle-club-boondocks-chapter-donation

Brother Stewy continues with an introduction to Hearts & Homes for Veterans Inc (Ft Myers FL).

https://www.hhveterans.com

Finally we get around to to this month's question: Hotel, Motel, or Camping and the conversation morphs into a list of essentials for the bike when roadtripping. 

Awesome episode as always! 30 minutes of greatness.

See you next month in the Garage!

Put Us Back in Coach! Its a new season and the boys from Merrimack Valley are back at the podcast table and ready to knock it out of the park.

Indy, Scrubs, and Maker kick off the return espisode. As usual we talk about upcoming events and planning events. A couple of shout outs to chapters and patches and we try to answer an age old question about road tripping.. Hotels, Motels, or Camping.

44:00  Oddball does his call in segment, minus the dishwasher tonight, from the Blue Water Chapter. He's been at the Black & Blue Ball, Mama Tried Motorcycle Show, and hanging with the Brew City Chapter. Apparently prefers to sleep on people's couches (so be forewarned).

59:30 Iron Mike calls in from the Boondocks Chapter in Florida to thank you for support their first big event, a huge success. The snowbirds are abundant in the Sunshine State these days and he's had a few drop in's recently.

It's back and better than ever. The Merrimack Valley Podcast

This week we got a chance to call into the Hidden Battles Radio show on WCAP to talk about the club, the upcoming Burger Burn, and what the chapter does for our local veterans.

Huge thank you to Scott & Chris at Hidden Battles and Mike from the SPC Matthew Pollini Memorial Fund for inviting me on their show and giving us a chance to spotlight the Merrimack Valley chapter of the Nam Knights MC.

Dropped dropped a few minutes of tape today to open our 2023 Podcast Season! Nothing special, just knocking the rust with Fumes, Professor, and Maker on the Porch overlooking the Rear Company Street.

The MVC crew traveled out to attend the Southern tier chapter's Summer Bash again in East Branch, New York, We set up our mobile studio and talked to our Southern Tier brothers about what goes into hosting this great annual event.

Brothers Bulldog, Rancher, Contempt, and Shiner all sat down and gave us a few minutes of their time. Cameo's by Brothers Canine and Maddog add some color to the podcast. 

Maker tries to herd the cats so to speak in the studio, alone and once again unsupervised. This episode is the result..appropriately entilted.. from a Tent down by the River.. 

This weekend we joined our Southern Tier Brothers at their annual Summer Bash. It was the first time Merrimack Valley did a mobile broadcast in a long time and we're very glad that week did. What a great event and great time.. here's a little sample of what we captured.

The MVP usual suspects return to the studio for our February episode and we're "off the rails" before we even starrted.

We start out with a little recap of our January event and we toss around some feedback and ideas.

Later on in the episode we discuss our ideas on what make a BIKE NIght a successful event as we prepare for our upcoming Burger Burns. 

19:25 Upcoming Events review

Shout to NK Southern Tier and a reminder that the WMC Blues Bash is coming up. 

37:30 Final Rounds. 

The Merrimack Valley MVP's return to the studio and it doesn't take long for the train to left the rails. Recapping for time lost and looking forward to the future. Maker, Scrubs, Indy, and Fumes are in studio, Stewy & Oddball call in to provide additional commentary.

• 01:00  Too Loud
• 04:00  Knocking the Rust Off - Our January Event is approaching
• 15:00  Recapping the past months
  • May DC
• 25:00  June / July - the Burger Burns returned
  • August - Southern Tier Hospitality 
• 37:40  Perspectives on Prospecting
• 49:00  Chapter remembers our losses, Tributes to Brother Batman
• 01:00:00  Upcoming Events
• 01:14:00  Saved Rounds

Its our Memorial Day episode and the whole crew is in Washington DC for our annual Run to the Wall. Maker mans the control board back home and is completely unsupervised, a risky proposition.

We talk about the weekend's Remembrances and a few special moments for Hunter and Professor.