"Alley-Oop"
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Owner:
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JITOW
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Released:
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Friday, May 23, 2014
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Origin:
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Arizona, United States
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Recently Spotted:
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In the hands of Woods6.
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HELLO. MY NAME IS "ALLEY-OOP".
"My mission is to travel to Australia and back home again".
This bug is a product of my Dad's ingenuity. My Dad passed away in March of 2014 and was a man who invented many products for the motorcycle manufacturing industry. He was 85. One of the products was a spark plug and wrench holder, that attached to the frame of the dirt or street bike. (I remember mass producing these, back in the 70's!) The pototype spark plug holder has BN Supply on the head because that was my Dads' brother's (Bill Nugent) business. After they were molded by BN Supply, they were brought back to the shop where we would stamp Dad's name on them, bore them out for the plugs and bolt, and finish assembling the product. His business was called Modesett Engineering and Manufacturing and was based in Southern California. There were many times I used this product, stuck out in the middle of the desert!! Dad was given the nickname "Alley-Oop" early in his life and it just stuck with him.
The only thing on my Dad's bucket list that was not accomplished before his death, was to travel to Australia. I have infused some of my Dad's ashes inside the unit and welded it shut. It is impossible to take the plugs out, so please don't try to; they will be no use to you. The unit is TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY SEALED!
"Send me off to Australia and bring me back home again, so I can tell all the stories to my family"...Norman Lee Modesett
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Tracking History (36794.7mi) View Map
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Rawclam placed it in Emily Bell: R.I.P.
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Washington
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Dropped in Emily Bell: R.I.P. I took this part of motorcycle history for a great, although sometimes wet ride on my Harley. Figured this place located so close to the bridge of the Gods was just somehow right. Alley oop, may the wind be in your face, hope you enjoyed the ride... Rawclam and Clamity.
This entry was edited by Rawclam on Tuesday, 14 April 2015 at 23:56:03 UTC.
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Rawclam retrieved it from The Legend Of Galapagos
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Arizona
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Out caching on a hot Halloween..visiting from WA state..hopefully will help this travel bug get to its destination..wonderful story..Mr. Clam is a motorcycle lover also..he will love this story..thank you for sharing..Mrs.Clam
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2DMO placed it in The Legend Of Galapagos
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Arizona
- 30.25 miles
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b&ladventures discovered it
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2DMO retrieved it from SUMMER CACHE SERIES #12: TB HOTEL
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New Mexico
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Took today and willl move it along soon to keep it traveling.
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MesquiteM&M discovered it
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Great Travel Bug !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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CuriousSeeker2 discovered it
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Very Ingenious Device/Tool!
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Holtsasse discovered it
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When we saw that part we were wondering a lot. Now we see here the story to it. That travel bug really has a story. I noticed the name "Modesett on it already.
Good luck on your journey.
This entry was edited by Holtsasse on Tuesday, 23 September 2014 at 02:25:29 UTC.
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DJKing discovered it
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Seen it in new mexico cache
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GeoKu posted a note for it
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Hooray! I found a good safe cache for this important trackable. I will always remember this special tb! It's been placed in SUMMER CACHE SERIES #12: TB HOTEL GC3NZ57
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