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Travel Bug Dog Tag "Alley-Oop"

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Owner:
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Released:
Friday, May 23, 2014
Origin:
Arizona, United States
Recently Spotted:
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

Visited 10/1/2016 Necki took it to Saints On High New Mexico - 15.31 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/27/2016 Necki took it to Five More Tunnels New Mexico - 50.03 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/25/2016 Necki took it to Nuckleweed Place New Mexico - 56.02 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/23/2016 Necki took it to FOREVER 18 New Mexico - 190.96 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/17/2016 Necki took it to S&S East Mountain #02 New Mexico - 6.6 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/17/2016 Necki took it to Tangled Wire New Mexico - 1.48 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/17/2016 Necki took it to Route 66 @ Sedillo Hill New Mexico - 2.19 miles  Visit Log
Visited 9/17/2016 Necki took it to Volcano #3 - Mount Thera New Mexico - 163.68 miles  Visit Log
Discovered It 9/6/2016 cyclegreen discovered it   Visit Log

Awesome idea. Good luck.

Discovered It 9/6/2016 SouthernGrits discovered it   Visit Log

SUCH a great tribute. I had thought of something similar (obviously not spark plugs) for my step daughter who we lost last year, but I think my husband would trip. Anyway, I LOVE the idea. I hope he makes it to Australia soon and enjoys many adventures along the way. This is a COOL idea and a great piece!!! Greetings from Southern New Mexico.

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