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First time I travelled to these countries was 1979.
In Europe, they call Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg the Benelux.
I attended the 500 GP at Namur - saw DeCoster on his last year on a Suzuki
I attended a 500 GP in Holland.
I absorbed the people of these countries......... listen people.... These people are AMERICA !
What I mean is.....These people from these low land countries are the real thing, they are ---- Do I still have to be politically correct or is that now over?
Well, what I want to say is........ these people are great, sitting at a bar in Belgium on the evening before a GP and having Belgian MX fans buying you beer after beer, just for the hell of it....while benchracing - it just does not get much better than that folks.
Now we fastforward almost 40 years and we have certain people attacking the heart of MX (Belgium) The airport used by all the top MX stars.
It hurts me so much, I can not even watch the news !
If you have ever been to a small town in Flanders and seen how polite the people are, how absolutely clean the streets are, how every brick is in place, every window of every apartment clean. You just may know how I feel.
In Europe, they call Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg the Benelux.
I attended the 500 GP at Namur - saw DeCoster on his last year on a Suzuki
I attended a 500 GP in Holland.
I absorbed the people of these countries......... listen people.... These people are AMERICA !
What I mean is.....These people from these low land countries are the real thing, they are ---- Do I still have to be politically correct or is that now over?
Well, what I want to say is........ these people are great, sitting at a bar in Belgium on the evening before a GP and having Belgian MX fans buying you beer after beer, just for the hell of it....while benchracing - it just does not get much better than that folks.
Now we fastforward almost 40 years and we have certain people attacking the heart of MX (Belgium) The airport used by all the top MX stars.
It hurts me so much, I can not even watch the news !
If you have ever been to a small town in Flanders and seen how polite the people are, how absolutely clean the streets are, how every brick is in place, every window of every apartment clean. You just may know how I feel.
At the end of the summer of 2014 I had occasion to fly into and out of the Brussels airport twice and stay overnight. I had no idea of the neighborhoods of the city, so booked a cheap hotel right in the Molenbeek district. I ignorantly traipsed around the streets, and took a subway into the downtown area to grab a bite. The beer was the best I have ever had. Getting lost on the subway back was eye-opening and hindsight one of my stupider moments. Let's just say I was shocked that the Paris (and now Brussels) attackers came from there, but not surprised.
These past few days I have stared at the pictures and videos of Brussels and cannot shake the surreal foreboding feeling I had the whole time there. I recognize many of those sites in Molenbeek, and of course, the airport.
I wish I had been able to visit the Belgium you mention, the smaller cities. The "natives" I chatted with in center Brussels were so very cool. I would love to take in a race there. And, while I'm not a hophead, I do usually go for craft beers, but Belgium beer was next-level-up amazing.
I personally know the Paris, the Amsterdam, the Brussels of 1980. I lived in Bavaria with a Germany family for one year in 1980. I spend great amounts of time in Paris (when I had a French girlfriend) I lived and worked in Germany for 5 years in the 80's and travelled to GP after GP all over Europe,,,,, I KNOW what Europe is......!
And to see now what has happened and what is happening just breaks my heart.
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My nephew will be living in Germany for a year soon, working. I don't know his city yet, but now actually have concerns and will have to do some research.
I'm guessing Molenbeek is not, overall, as "no-go" as some of the Paris suburbs and British areas, but the ambience was menacing enough, Who knows? Maybe I was safe because killing a lone non-Belgium would endanger all the safe-houses I was walking by? Hard to talk about. Grace and peace, and be well Julian.
Note: I hear again and again people (even "professional" media) calling Belgians Belgiums.
Once and for all: The country is BelgiUm. The people are BelgiAn.
I wish them all the best and sincere condolences on this mindless violence.
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Long Live Belgium!!!! Redneck Yanks love Belgium! !!!
Long live Belgium! !!!!!!!!
Farkin' Belgian's owned MX, still do!!!!! How is that possible, are their like 8 FrankenMoto families that breast feed on race fuel?
Will never forget moving up to a Suzuki TM125 with Koni shocks. Got me a yellow long-sleeved Suzuki jersey. Fuggin Belgian wannabee ripper!!!!!
Let's get back to our Belgian MX heroes.
Joel Robert...DAMN!
Remember ABC Wide World of Sports....THE ONLY way to see MX on TV back in the day. We're the races broadcast in Europe back then? Euro's getting good racing all the time I bet. I had to watch bowling and shit..
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