The pilot episodes are up!

Hey folks
Its been a busy summer and a busier fall.

Hi all

My new TV-Web show is very close to becoming a reality.

We (myself and my co-producer) have started negotiations with a few sponsors and are just putting the final deal together. Things are close to making this a go.

I would like to ask for your support.

Please take the time to view our webisodes.

The second vid is our pilot, a short version done as a magazine styled “how to” show while the first one is the story of the show itself done more in a reality-documentary show format which is more along the direction we are heading although we will be adding tech tips, riding tips, travel pointers etc as well as long term testing of gear I use.

The story of the Planet Tour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40H0M01M8fc

The Planet Tour pilot- sample episode

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOqXWWyR3Qc

If you like what you see, please rate them high. Send me your comments too so I can bring them up in our next production meeting.

info@theplanettour.com

Stay tuned for info as it develops. I will endeavor to post once a week but the schedule is hectic right now with meetings.

I need a rest and I haven't even started yet!! LOL

Cheers

Summer of 2009

Hey folks

Lots to catch up on. This year has been both challenging, with the world recession, but was also one helluva a good time on 2 wheels.

The Planet Tour did its kick off without any corporate sponsorship. Over the summer I managed to do shows for charity in Calgary,AB, Grande Prairie AB, Birken Lakeside Resort BC, Vancouver BC and Nelson BC. As well, I did a long term test of living off the motorcycle with 2 comic buddies. From Birken Lakeside Resort (55 km north of Whistler BC) we departed on June 7 and followed the coast all the way to the Mexican border.

On the way we saw some amazing roads and met some very interesting people. I now have a love affair for California Highway 1 that begins in Legget CA. The first 22 miles to the coast is absolutely one of the most amazing roads in the world and you would swear it was built by riders.

Continuous turns, switchbacks and chicanes; many of which are banked for maximum cornering fun yet you rarely get out of second gear, thus reducing some of the risk should you make a mistake. It is motorcycle mecca and every rider owes it themselves to ride it at least once. The surreal glow of diffused lighting that fought its way through the giant redwood canopy above, gives it a dream like appearance as you giggle inside your helmet as the next corner approaches.

The trip proved one thing that was important; living off a motorcycle was feasible for extended periods of time. 27 days in total and 20 of those were camping even in the cooler than seasonable temperatures we encountered. I never felt more at home. through it all we had a chance to ride beautiful coastline roads, ride on a beach, see the giant redwoods and do one thing I have always wanted to do- ride in the desert! A 600 mile (960 km) detour took us out to see the rare Joshua Tree in the Joshua Tree National Forest and experience 106 F (41C)temps. The hottest of the trip.

Currently I am preparing my demo video for the upcoming Planet Tour web-TV show. Stay tuned!

For more info on the tour visit the website

Ride safe!

Daryl

The comedy tour on bikes

It started in the summer of 2008 but in reality it was tested in Sept 2007 when I was riding a 2006 Kawasaki Concours. I had always wanted a sport tourer or at least a plain touring bike. Riding was one of my passions. Comedy is the other.

Could the 2 be brought together? 

I had a corporate show in Edmonton, just 3 hours north. An easy ride but, I had to wear business attire. Having been a touring stand-up for many years I had learned the value of wrinkle resistant fabric. With my riding gear and blazer and pants I set off.

The show went well and the clothes did fine. It could be done but, maybe do some more casual shows if possible.

As we went into winter I started to plan. But on April 26 tragedy struck when my beloved Concours was murdered by a hit and run driver leaving me with crack ribs and a broken collar bone in the mishap.

2 months of healing and fighting with the insurance company I finally get my money to buy another bike. Far less than I had paid for the Councours just 5600 kms ago.

Lucky for me a nice gent named Howard (who later became one of my riding buddies) had a sport tourer for sale. A 2008 Suzuki Bandit 1250SEA. A special Canadian only model that came with detachable, factory labeled, bags (they are actually Givi and work very well),it was almost the same color, (just a nicer shade of blue) as my old one and within the money I had. The kicker is, it only had 237 km on the dial! Basically newer than my old machine and Howard was taking the depriciation hit in order to buy some bullet of a crotch rocket he just had to have.

Sweet! I had to take advantage of him...I mean, scoop this deal up! I was set to go as soon as my collar bone could take the stress of riding again.

That day was June 27. Day 2 of owning the new bike so I pointed it toward Toad Rock Motorcycle Campground for their big biker rally. A nice 6-7 hour ride (depending on motor homes in the way) Here I was to do show in front of 1000+ riders as a sneak peak to the KGB show there in August.

The ride was great and I finished breaking in the motor. Left hand turns had me a bit skittish as that was the side that got banged up in the murder of my old ride. (It would take most of the summer to almost work that fear out of my system).

2 days later I was back home and prepping for the next comedy trip. The new bike seemed more comfortable than my old one. A full day of riding was easily doable. It was time to start touring to gigs on a motorcycle and, ladies and gentlemen, THAT is how the World Motorcycle Comedy Tour began.