Giant Chicken Army

The muffler man of Mentone, California stands watch over the desert valley from behind a fence in someone's front yard. The plaque on his middle, like an ersatz giant belt buckle says "Outboard Inn, Mentone Beach." With his baseball bat at the ready it seems like he's ready to rough ...
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Wouldn't you know it? I had myself another run-in with a member of the Giant Chicken Army. At the end of January, I flew to California to do a little ride about. While cruising along Route 66 for a spell, I decided to stop in to the museum that now ...
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Don't sleep on the Giant Chicken Army. I've warned you all before but it's the same old story. No one does anything until it's too late. While heading towards the Dragon in October, I encountered another mobilized soldier, but this time the scaly legged critter was in uniform. Or... disguise ...
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My route back home to Long Island from Catoosa, Oklahoma in October of 2016 bumbled along Route 66. At the time I remember feeling like I was moving too fast, that I wasn't taking enough time to linger. I don't know why that happens but it does. You long for ...
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It's been a while since I posted any news from the front lines of the Giant Chicken Army. But that is about to change, my friend. On Route 6 in the town of Wyalusing, Pennsylvania I stumbled across a mass-gathering of the feathered fiends. Behold! Sweet holy moly. Stumbled across ...
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For someone who never goes anywhere and never does anything, I managed to go a few places and do a few things on my motorcycle in 2015. In those travels, I saw firsthand some of the amassing giant chicken army. Nescopeck, PA: Charleroi, PA - The greatest parking space in the ...
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Sometimes I will pull up a favorite in my GPS and follow it on a whim. That isn't to say that occasionally before I arrive at whatever place I'm going to that I don't think to myself, "what the hell are you doing?" Shortly before ending up at Tim's Secret ...
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During the weekend of August 8-9, 2015 I rode in the inaugural Hammy's Experimental Rallies 24-Hour Titan Quest. A flag and bonus photo rally that highlighted Muffler Men, Giant Chickens and Whispering Giants. You can read about it here: Big Time Muff : Riding the Titan Quest 24-Hour Rally ...
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Could the giant chicken be the most popular fiberglass animal around? It seems like they're everywhere. Unless, as Ive speculated before, it is the same one donning different disguises and following me around. That fiend! Have you seen any of these big cluckers around in your travels? There really should ...
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Giant Chicken Army. It's a thing. It's either that or one rogue bird that keeps following me. And he's taking the long way 'round because he lies in wait at the places I'm going before I get there. And that makes him a little bit like Chuck Norris AND a ...
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The temperature crept up to nearly 70 degrees today. That's kind of unusual for a November day. You bet your boots I was only too happy to load my monkey Chloe into the Ural and go for a ride. We were heading to Chloe's favorite comic book shop but she ...
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Fun Things to do on Long Island One of the best things to do while visiting our shores is check out our Long Island Roadside Attractions! Many people know Long Island as home to beautiful beaches, the glamour of the Hamptons, quaint walkable towns, and wonderful wineries. But we are ...
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