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Next Year marks the 20th anniversary of the Walldogs. The big event for 2013 is being held in Kewanee, IL.
I have been asked to be the Co-Leader on the Roger Reiman Memorial Mural Project along side the very talented Ted Turner.
Roger Reiman was a 3-time Daytona AMA winning motorcycle racer, and won the Grand National Championship in 1964. He also set speed records driving the Harley-Davidson streamliner motorcycle. To top it off, he was the head mechanic for Evel Knievel and built many of his bikes in the early 70's. Unfortunately Roger's life was cut short in 1997 by an accident at Daytona while practicing for the Legends Series Race.
We are currently working on the design for this mural and have a few final updates to make before final approval. My wife brenda and I have done a quite a bit of research for this project and both of us feel honored to be involved in this Project.
I am planning on documenting the mural design and creation process from beginning to end over on my blog page. If you are interested, please follow along. You can click the link below for the first installment...
Ted and I are really looking forward to this event and hope that we can honor Roger's memory by creating a mural that celebrates his incredible life achievements. This is going to be a very challenging, and most of all, rewarding experience!
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I am really looking forward to Kewanee next summer. I always look forward to working with the Manor's, and the rest of the team that will choose to paint with us. It will be a GREAT time for sure!
It will also be a good time for the town. But meeting the friends of Roger Reiman already, it starts to become more personal.
For me, "The journey to Kewanee" has just begun.
-------------------- Ted Turner
Paint Designer / Stylist - Styling Dept. Harley-Davidson Motor Company Product Development Center 11800 W. Capitol Drive Wauwatosa, WI 53222
If you've ever been interested in the Walldog meets or want to gain a better understanding of large scale mural painting, please follow along....this is going to be interesting!
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The latest installment for the Kewanee Walldogs- Roger Reiman Mural project is posted out on my blog. You can find it here if you are following along....thanks,