Meghan McCain Visits Sturgis Buffalo Chip

Meghan is joining the Bikers this Year at the Legendary Buffalo Chip. Last year, the McCain campaign made a stop on the trail to visit Bikers and take the stage as the Buffalo Chip Honoree. This year, Meghan returns to experience all that Sturgis Buffalo Chip has to offer.

She has an exclusive tour of Motorcycles As Art, presented by Michael Lichter and then heads out for the Ride That Rocks! which kicks off in Deadwood. Meghan's interest in the biker culture can be seen in her most recent blog post on The Daily Beast. Her memories on the campaign trail are vivid - with the stop at the Buffalo Chip being a highlight.

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"It became my favorite memory from the general election, and my favorite campaign stop of all time. My dad got on stage and made a speech in front of 150,000 screaming bikers, which I still think is much cooler than 250,000 screaming Germans. Everyone felt invigorated again, pumped. It felt much more relevant and, yes, more American to stand and give a stump speech in front of a crowd of bikers. Later, when I went on my own small bus tour through Ohio, my favorite events were attended by—you guessed it—Bikers for McCain."

Megan on Bikers as published on The Daily Beast

She has really made herself into a spokesperson for the political party and has had continued success. We have enjoyed seeing her as a representative and look forward to her visit on Monday August 3. For more information about Meghan's experience as it happens: Follow @McCainBlogette

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Saturday August 1 @thechip

Its Social Saturday at the Buffalo Chip! Our camera crews, bloggers and vloggers are out today in full force welcoming bikers and concert goerers to the Best Party Anywhere.

The bikes are rolling in and the rumble is steady through the main gate - Welcome Home Bikers!

On tap for Saturday: Worlds Grandest Flag is being raised at an official flag raising ceremony at 2pm at the Buffalo Chip Sculpture. Guitar Hero Challenge by PlayNTrade at 3:30, Top Shelf Open House Lounge from 5:30-6:30, Motorcycles As Art

Karaoke starts at the Black Parrot Pond at 3:00 - followed by Bikini Contests and Hedo Games. Blue Island Tribe kicks off their second performance at 6:30 and finishes up just in time to head to the Wolfman Jack for Family Stone Project and Classic Rock All Stars.

Enter up in the Pickle Lickin Contest at Kinison Playground at 4:15pm and stick arround for Tumbleweed Junction, Roxslyde and Dwight York.

At the Hoyt Axton Blues Fondue has Charlie Brechtel and his crew out with biker games comedy and music which starts everyday at 3:00pm.

Enjoy Your Saturday! and be sure to check out our Ethanol friends - they want to give you $1k for the Best Rally Photo! @fuelinggood: Are you in #Sturgis? Maybe at @TheChip? Submit your rally photo 4 a chance 2 win $1,000! http://bit.ly/11gdU3 #ethanol

Folks are going sky diving - riding through the Black Hills and getting the party starting with friends old and new.


Highlights from Friday July 31!

Straight from Mark Farner, who was on the Wolfman Jack Stage last night - He summed it up in an exclusive interview that you can see here: www.youtube.com/chiplive "The most impressive part of coming here is the genuine family feeling that I get from every-damn-body."

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July Ended on a High Note at the Legendary Buffalo Chip

Get yourself ready for a Sturgis party like no other. The campers have rolled in and the riders are here – Its Party time! The weekend began with the Classic Rock All Stars, Mark Farner formerly of Grand Funk Railroad and South Dakota favorites Kory and the Fireflies. The opening day at the Buffalo Chip started out warming up to a balmy sixty five degrees – just long enough to head out of the tent and grab hold of some breakfast. Shortly after, the main goal was holding down everything in sight. The South Dakota weather, true to nature, did a one eighty and caught a few campers off guard. The awnings left up and camp chairs left out found themselves a new home – like the fence of the South 40 RV Park.

The weather didn’t hold off the riders. They were gearing up for a great day to ride the Black Hills and get reacquainted with old friends and make a few new ones. It’s fun to hear the stories and see the camps that have made their way into Buffalo Chip history. The groups of friends like The Barrachos and Camp RunAMuck make the party more like a family reunion than anything.

Vendors were making the final touches in order to be ready. The trolley had its first run today with Woody giving a tour of the campground for great friends and fans. The smells are aplenty from the great food served up by Buffalo Chip vendors like Santa Lucia, Dominoes, Sturgis Rider Café, Taco Bell, Chubby Churro’s and Stage West Café. Top Shelf Lounge had its grand opening – Guitar Hero Challenge qualified players for 2010 Rally Passes and of course, the hottest bartenders in Sturgis were serving up the beverages.

The media team was running around getting the insiders scoop and ran into Mark Farner the former lead singer of Grand Funk Railroad. He was kind enough to stop up to Radio Row and get on the air with the jocks and then we saw him again at the fan meet and greet – He was a genuine character that had no problem talking to his fans or stopping for a photo opp on his way back to the backstage compound. Just a note of useless info - we have him pictured in three different shirts. I guess, the life of a lead singer requires a dressing room larger than …. … (we’ll leave that open for reader comments).

Check our Flickr account for a few pictures from the day – Enjoy! And as Woody says: “Ride Safe, Take Risks and we’ll see your smiling faces” soon. Ride Safe everyone.

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