Review: Life Is a Road, It’s About the Ride
By John Davis • Jan 9th, 2007 • Category: ReviewsLife Is a Road, It’s About the Ride
Author: Daniel Meyer
Year: 2006
Publisher: Storm Rider Press
Price: 15.95 softcover, $25.95 hardcover
I don’t recall where I first encountered the writings of Daniel Meyer but I do remember the first thing of his that I read. It was shortly after getting my current ride in 2005 and was a hilarious short story entitled Neighborhood Hazard (Or: Why the Cops Won’t Patrol Brice Street). After cleaning my keyboard and recovering from 2nd degree coffee burns to my nasal passages, I had to read more. I purchased a copy of Life Is a Road, The Soul Is a Motorcycle and devoured it in one sitting. Finally, I had found an author who could express my feelings about motorcycling with passion and humor.
Meyer’s latest is Life Is a Road, It’s About the Ride. The book is the fourth in the “Life Is a Road” series and in it Meyer continues to write eloquently about motorcycling and the spirit that drives those who ride. The stories cover the full range of human emotion: love, lust, rage, sadness, terror, joy; and that’s just one of the stories! Meyer speaks to the ideals of the motorcyclist: independence, honor, and passion.
From Life Is a Road, It’s About the Ride:
“It is the experience that drives me. Excitement, passion and lust for the journey are parts of my core. I learned long ago that life is a road, and it’s how we travel that road and what we see and do along it that define us, not some intended destination at the of it. It’s really not about life - it’s not about getting there. It’s about - it’s about what we do along the way. I smiled. Yeah. That’s it. I did know.
I pushed open the door and winced at the cold blast of air that cascaded into store. I had an answer for her, but I wasn’t sure what she’d make of it. Why do I do it? As I forced my way into the harsh, darkening, windswept evening I stopped and said over my shoulder with a grin, “It’s about the ride babe. It’s all about the ride.”
Meyer stays close to his audience. He operates his own website and blog, lifeisaroad.com, where he shares not just his motorcycling stories, he frequently posts portions of books that he is working on, but his life. Everything from his pets to a surprise kitchen remodel for his wife. He happily autographs his books on request. His books are available wherever you buy books or directly from the author at lifeisaroad.com.
John Davis is the owner, editor and publisher of Northwest Cycle News. John also owns and writes for MotoSkagit.com and is the administrator for the Washington 120 State Park Tour. In addition to his own sites, John is a contributing author for MotorcycleLife.com and Motorcyclebloggers.com. He lives in Mount Vernon, WA and rides a candy-red Honda VTX1800 Retro.
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Blue Moon
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While reading the one story previously mentioned, "Neighborhood Hazard (Or: Why the Cops Won’t Patrol Brice Street)", I, too, laughed for hours long afterwards. Even now, I giggle while sharing his "Kodak" moment on Brice Street.
Dan's compassionate and empathetic sides are well captivated in his penmanship inso much that I've wanted to pinch his cheek and hug his neck because I was/am so proud of this man's taking on life's challenges where he is the victor against intangeable feats as a fallible human being.
Git on, Dano!
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Every story I have ever read, from the owner's group to the stuff in print, and including just his general postings have always been able to reach out and grab you as a motorcyclist and show you the scene from his eyes. Very few writers are as talented as this one.
Spend as much time with "The Dragon" as you can Dan.
(fellow XSive)
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