Deadwood was our first destination for Wednesday August 9th, hump day of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. See photo album "A" (59 pictures)
The entire city of Deadwood, it turns out, is on the National HIstoric Register. This is where "Wild Bill" Hickok was shot in the back by Jack McCall while holding a pair of eights and a pair of black aces in a saloon poker game on August 1st, 1876. McCall was later hanged in Yankton for the crime.
All the amenities are there, but the look of the town is as though time stopped with "Wild Bill". The permanent population of 2000+ swells beyond belief during the rally.
Jeff talked with G. Gordon Liddy about Gusset Jeans, on air, broadcasting from the Four Aces Casino. Off the air, they talked flying. The G-Man was amused at the low 29 knot stall speed of Jeff's "Airbike".
When we arrived at 9:30 in the morning, the town was actually quiet, with plenty of open street parking, only a few bikers moving around, and mostly beer and food trucks unloading. Around 11 am is when the bikes took over the town completely.
We believe it helped that we rented a Mustang convertible for this visit. It seemed to minimize the "uncool" factor of being a 4-wheeled vehicle in their midst, allowing us to get a closer look.
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