January 2010 - Arizona Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs

Volume 2
Issue 5
Protest
VS
Peaceful Assembly
As Pooh Sees It
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Rabble Rouser
How to Eat an Elephant
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WHATS INSIDE:
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Overwhelming Support for the ACMC
|
Looking Ahead
Kingman
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Sober Riders
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Triple Threat TC
Volume 2 Issue 5
Arizona Spokesman
The Newspaper of the A.C.M.C.
Managing Editor: Still Ray
Co-Editor/Advertising: Kat
Graphic Design/Layout: Eric Hampton
Articles/Photographer/News:
You, The clubs and supporters of the A.C.M.C.
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Call: Kat 602.758.2201 or StillRay 928-445-8960
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your Club/MRO/Association!
Respectfully,
Still Ray Spokesman Editor
Kat Co-Editor/Advertising
Eric Hampton Graphic Design/Layout
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ACMC Mission Statement
The ACMC is made up of Arizona Motorcycle Clubs and Organizations which have come together in unity to facilitate and broaden
communication amongst it’s Members and with the motorcycling
community and general public. It serves to educate both riders and the
non-riding public of all of the positive aspects of motorcycling and to
warn against and oppose any intrusion(s) upon their rights to live and
ride free. It’s goals are to promote and protect motorcyclist’s rights.
It will accomplish these goals by any lawful means necessary.
The ACMC does not approve organizations or in our language sanction Clubs. The ACMC are a select group of Elite Clubs and Organizations who have banded together in a fight for freedom and
to stand in defense of people’s rights, especially MC Clubs and
Motorcyclists.
Thank yous go out to...
Articles, etc: Still Ray (Journeymen MC), Pooh Bear (Sober Riders MC), Chief Bill (Bikers of the Third
Wheel), Desert Road Riders MC, Sky Pilot (Limey Riders MC), Mariah (Medieval Maidens MC), Kat
(Medieval Maidens MC), Hells Angels MC-Mesa, MMA, Sober Riders MC, David C Kopp, Dan (The
Huns MC) , Bill (Lost Dutchman)
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Riders MC, Desert Road Riders MC, Desert Thunder MC, A.L.M.A., Bikers for Christ, Cochise Riders
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Riders MC, Sho Ryders MC, Sober Riders MC, Soldiers for Jesus MC, Sons of Aesir MC, Southern Arizona
Harley Riders, Spartan Riders MC-Phoenix, Spartan Riders MC- Glendale, Stoned Sober MC, The Americans MC, Vietnam Vets/Legacy Vets MC, VIII Society, Yaqui Warriors MC, American Cruisers, Leathernecks MC, Triple Threat TC, The Hangman MC, Devils Own MC, Sons of Odin, Renegades MC, Mountain
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Ramblings of a Rabble Rouser
Still Ray Chairman, Arizona Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs
other things. What we needed was a
way to draw attention to our issues.
We rode without helmets, got a lot of
tickets and fines but nothing changed.
Some people gave up riding, some
rode without driver’s licenses, but
nothing changed. We had meetings,
we made friends that were running for
office and wrote thousands of letters
with no results. We didn’t have the
skills to organize or recruit people.
Bikers, as a rule, don’t want to sit
down and handwrite thirty five letters
saying the same thing. Bikers are not
the type to whine and cry about the
way things are. We tend to accept the
law for what it is. And we tend to pay
more attention to our own laws and
non Harleys if you can. Keep in mind
this was way before Al Gore invented
the internet. Remember phone trees?
We got results. Politicians were
calling us. The Governor assured us
he would sign our bill repealing the
helmet law. Life was great!
Then we learned that just because
they say so, don’t make it so. The
Governor lied. We worked that year
planting yard signs, running errands,
getting sponsors for our Bill only to
have our bill land on the Governor’s
desk and he “changed his mind”. It
was time to make more noise. Within
48 hrs we had a group of over two
hundred riders on their way to the
Capitol. We had lost that battle but we
rules. Add to that the fact that most
were not registered voters, either by
choice or otherwise. The short of it
being we needed an attention getter, a
gimmick, something that would draw
attention to the media, the voters, and
the politicians as well as involving
more motorcycle riders.
were learning.
Let me begin by wishing everyone a
GREAT 2010! Happy New Year to
all!
We are currently printing three issues a year of The Arizona Spokesman. I was thinking back to the last
issue and what was going on at that
time. I was on my way to Minnesota
for the 25th Annual Meeting of the
Minds. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation out did themselves once again.
Thanks to Cindy Hodges I was able
to bluff my way thru another seminar. And if we got any bad reviews, I
didn’t hear about it. Most important
to me this year, I was able to spend
many hours with the people who
got me started in Motorcycle Rights
35 years ago. Aside from the story
telling and trying to recall names
and faces, there were some very
important lessons to bring home with
me. There are certain axioms that
hold true today, they are the tools we
picked up for the first time way back
when and have used successfully
many times over the years.
The one tool I want to talk about
today is this. MAKE NOISE! I don’t
mean with loud pipes or yelling at the
top of your lungs. I’m talking about
drawing attention to your issues.
When the Federal government initially mandated helmet laws across the
country we bikers had no clue, as far
as, how to beat this thing. Easyriders
Magazine formed the first ABATE.
The Hells Angels MC started the
original MMA in California. It didn’t
take long to figure out that people
that looked like us were not going far
at the Capitol and we needed ‘front
people‘. Very few, if any of us, knew
much about politics. We were into
We stole the idea from the hippies. We decided to demonstrate. The
picture you see with this article sits
on my desk. It is a picture of the first
helmet protest rally in the ‘70s. There
were over one thousand bikers at this
event. We were elated. We got newspaper, television press coverage but
most important we got the word out to
riders all over. Notice the number of
Somewhere around 1997, or so, the
Town of Jerome proposed an ordinance banning motorcycles from the
town limits. This was because motorcycles were too noisy. There were
several things wrong with this idea.
The first being State Route 89A is a
State Highway and a town cannot ban
any vehicles from using them. The
second problem being the town had
no way of measuring decibels and is
built like an amphitheatre so it amplifies noise anyway. Time to MAKE
NOISE-pun intended. We got on the
phones, the internet, Clubs calling
each other, etc. and the next Saturday
had hundreds of bikes in Jerome by
eight in the morning. We put one
motorcycle in each parking space.
If a car pulled out, a bike pulled in.
We completely shut down all business in Jerome. By ten o’clock the
Mayor met with me and asked us to
come to the next town meeting. We
agreed and the following Tuesday
evening Deb Butitta, Lisa Whitacre,
and my self went to the meeting. The
first council member’s statement was,
“we don’t know what we did, but we
don’t want to do it again. How do we
fix it?” We were able to advise them
of the problem and work on compromises.
A month ago The Arizona Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs held
our regularly scheduled meeting
in Kingman, AZ. We had been
hearing of the discrimination
against bikers in Mohave county
for quite a while. Bar owners had
been threatened with the loss of
their liquor licenses unless they
adopt a ‘No colors’ policy. This
policy is broad enough to include
all motorcycle attire including
Harley Davidson logos, American Legion Riders vests, etc. As
planned we staged a protest ride to
the establishments that had posted
these signs. Although we did not
have the support of some organizations that had said they would
attend, we did have between 450500 riders (a conservative media
guess), many area police cars,
several unmarked police and state
vehicles, as well as a helicopter!
The result being the bars that
stayed open changed their policy,
the media chose to take our side
and the response from the residents was favorable. Once again,
WE MADE NOISE!
There have been repercussions, but
I don’t feel I should comment further
on these here as there are legal cases
pending, but the point is this. If you
sit quietly in the corner nobody knows
you’re there. I can’t even begin to tell
you how proud I feel to be a part of
this Confederation. The bottom line
is this. There is nothing that speaks
louder than action! When needed,
the Member Clubs of the ACMC will
pull together, unite and take care of
business. No more evidence is needed
than to count how many supportive
ads are in this issue of The ARIZONA
SPOKESMAN.
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Arizona Spokesman
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A.C.M.C. MEMBERSHIP
ABATE of Arizona
http://www.abateofaz.org/
Hells Angels Motorcycle Club
http://www.hells-angels.com
Red Iron Brotherhood
http://www.redironbrotherhoodmc.com/
Southern Arizona Harley Riders
www.sahr.us
A.L.M.A.
http://www.americanlatinoma.org/
Huns Motorcycle Club
http://www.thehunsmc.com
Riders of Fire Motorcycle Club
http://www.ridersoffirecochisemc.com
Spartan Riders Motorcycle Club
http://www.spartanridersmc.com
Arizona Sun Chasers
http://www.arizonasunchasers.org/
IOOB Motorcycle Club - Tucson Tribe
[email protected]
River Riders MC
http://www.riverridersmc.com
Stoned Sober Motorcycle Club
[email protected]
Bikers for Christ
http://www.bfcphoenix.org/
Journeymen MC
http://journeymenmc.com
Rollin Knights MC
http://www.rollinknightsmc.com
Sun Riders Motorcycle Club
http:// www.tucsonsunridersmc.com
Brothers of The Third Wheel
http://superbtw.com
Limey Riders Motorcycle Club
http://lrmcglendale.com/
Rough Riders Motorcycle Club
http://www.rough-riders-mc.com/rrmc
The American Motorcycle Club
[email protected]
Cochise Riders Motorcycle Club
http://www.cochiseridersmc.com
Loners Motorcycle Club
http://www.lonersmc.org
Scythe Motorcycle Minstry
http://www.myspace.com/thescythemc
Vietnam Vets/Legacy Motorcycle Club
mailto:[email protected]
Desert Road Riders Motorcycle Club
http://www.desertroadriders.com
Loose Canons MC
Sho Ryders Motorcycle Club
http://www.sho-ryders.com
VIII Society
Desert Thunder Motorcycle Club
http://www.desertthundermc.com
Devil’s Disciples Motorcycle Club
mailto:[email protected]
Emergency Support Riders MC
Hawg Ridin Fools
http://www.hawgridinfoolsmcariz.com
Lost Dutchman Motorcycle Club
http://www.lostdutchmanmc.com
Medieval Maidens MC
http://www.medievalmaidensmc.com
MMA of Arizona
http://www.mma-az.org
Nomaden MC
Sober Riders Motorcycle Club
http://www.soberridersmc.org
Soldiers for Jesus MC
http://www.soldiersforjesusmc.com
Sons of Aesir MC
http://www.sonsofaesirmc.com
Yaqui Warriors MC
Associates
American Cruisers
Leathernecks MC
Narbonas Navajo Nation
Survivors Clean and Sober MC
Triple Threat Trike Club
For Information and/or any Buiness please use the below address :
Arizona Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs, 530 E Hunt Hwy, Suite 103-278, Queen Creek, AZ 85243
Volume 2 Issue 5
Arizona Spokesman
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Looking Ahead / Making a difference
I am sitting here thinking just
how proud I am to be in The
Confederation of Motorcycle
Clubs in Arizona specifically. I
have spent the past year going
to many conferences and learning so much about motorcycle
rights, liberties, and freedoms,
but what I have seen RIGHT
HERE IN ARIZONA in the
past weeks was beyond incredible, amazing, and intoxicating.
Seriously! If you would have
been in my seat-getting emails,
calls, and texts at all hours
of the day and night hearing
MOST OF THE MEMBERS of
the Confederation wanting to
“do their part” or “support our
ACMC” or “what do you need
from me” you would be just like
me feeling honored to be a part
of this HUGE undertaking that
StillRay instigated and pulledoff with more success then even
he thought could happen. The
ACMC in Arizona is unique to us
here. I say this because I learned
recently that we are the ONLY
Confederation that allows MRO’s
to be a part of our Confederation of Clubs. I always thought
that having MMA and Abate in
the Confederation was an asset
and I took it upon myself to try
to bridge the gaps between the
members of MMA and Abate all
I could during the past few years.
I have made many friends this
way. And I am sure I have my
enemies. But what I also learned
in these past months (and is my
opinion) is that MMA and Abate
have too many internal issues
with their state leaders that have
caused a break down of both
organizations which has seeped
into our Confederation. I asked
many times why MMA votes in
our meetings and Abate abstains.
I questioned the validity of the
answers I got. No one quite
remembers when MMA started
to vote, but I feel they should
NOT be allowed to vote. Our
issues that we vote on are separate from MMA and Abate. Do
we get to have representatives in
their board meetings voting on
their issues? OMG! Of course
we don’t. It might look like we
are trying to “take them over”.
So where do we go from here? I
would respectfully request that
The ACMC be the leader it is
and that MMA and Abate get on
board or NOT! The lies, deceit,
disrespect, lack of integrity and
poor leadership in both organizations has been exposed. And
as long as the MEMBERS of
Abate and MMA continue to
allow their leaders to misrepresent and mislead them we will
continue to have the “same old,
same old” year in 2010 we had
in 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006. As a
member of both organizations, I
want leaders who will lead, not
lackeys or puppets used for one’s
own personal gain. (And we all
know who that is-right?) Too
bad MMA and Abate cannot run
their MRO like we do. Meaning,
the leader is a true leader and respected by ALL who will support
him in ANY endeavor he feels is
in the BEST INTEREST of the
members of The Arizona Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs.
And I am excited and thrilled to
be walking into 2010 with ALL
of the Members of The ACMC
to fight for our freedoms, liberties, and rights. Because I know,
when the rubber meets the road,
we will unite as one and give it
all we have until we get what we
want! That is why I am looking
ahead and plan on making a difference in 2010 with my brothers
and sisters along side clearing
a path to success and freedom
because “WE CAN!”
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how to eat an elephant
Copyright © David C. Kopp,
1-1-10, all rights reserved. Contact
the author for permission to reproduce.
There is an old joke about eating
elephants that is meant to illustrate
the difficulty of tackling an issue
that has been left unaddressed for
too long. The problem we bikers
now face with anti-biker discrimination is just such an issue.
For years now, we have seen signs
stating “No colors” gradually being
posted in more and more places,
and we continue to talk about doing
something. Yet actual progress has
been conspicuously absent.
Who is to blame? My answer to
that would be, it’s the wrong question. The real questions should be,
are we doing the right things, and
are we doing enough of them?
Recently, several people have proposed hiring a professional lobbyist
to supplement out current group of
volunteers at the state capitol. The
reaction to this proposal has varied
from support to outright horror.
Being the lobbyist in question, as
well as a biker and motorcyclist
rights organization (MRO) member of many years, I would like to
suggest that this proposal has its
benefits, some of which should be
considered before any rush to judgment takes place.
Those of us who haunt the grounds
of the Capitol on a near daily basis
know the game, and the players,
inside and out. This is not said to
take anything away from our volunteers, all of whom do an admirable job within the constraints of
their available time. However, this
is what we do, and we do it very
well. We have access to people and
resources that they simply do not
have.
We also have a duty to our clients
to “get the job done”. Though
Arizona state law forbids us from
making any promises of success,
ethical considerations and simple
business sense dictate that we do
our level best to accomplish the
goal we have contracted for. Because of this, we tend to “think on
our feet”, and attempt to come up
with creative solutions to problems
as they arise. There is no “giving
up”, there is no “put it on the back
burner”, rather we do whatever we
can with the cards we’re dealt, as
we may not get another chance.
The current issue is a good example. There is, in all honesty,
little stomach for a straight “antidiscrimination bill”, in other words
a bill that would bar the posting of
“No colors” signs, at the Capitol
right now. The Republican majority sees it as anti-business and antiprivate property, and the Democratic minority does not view bikers
as worthy of the same “protected”
status as ethnic minorities, etc. So
if we tried to go for the whole elephant, we wouldn’t even have the
votes to get it out of committee.
However, there are other ways to
move in the right direction. Part
of the problem is the issue of law
enforcement coercing the owners
of licensed liquor establishments
into posting these signs. What if we
went in with a bill to prevent such
harassment? Wouldn’t that be better
than what we have now? Wouldn’t
that be a damned good start?
The biggest problem is getting the
legislators to believe that these
problems are real. That will require
the cooperation of some of the
folks who work in these bars, folks
who have witnessed the harassment
and can tell the story to someone
who can run a bill. But if we can
get that to happen, there are still
other ways. Coming up with them
is part of my job.
Why?
Because that’s how you eat an
elephant …
One bite at a time …
Kingman
By Sky Pilot
We were supposed to leave the club
house between 5:30 and 6:00pm, of
course it never happened. We finally got on the road at almost 7:00pm
and got into Wickenburg just in
time to see a pack of bikes pulling
out of the Shell station. Didn’t get
close enough to see the patch, but
what a surprise! The new cut-off
going around downtown Wickenburg was really a change. Before
you went to the OK and turned.
Next stop…Wickieup, the big metropolis, stopped at the Shell station
and behold, we caught up with the
pack! It was the Medieval Maidens
and while we were there a member
of ??? showed up. Back on the
road, we went past Kingman to
Davis Dam road to Katrina Landing
and got hooked up with our houseboat that was provided by Seven
Crown Resort. We settled in for the
night looking forward to the events
of the next day.
In the morning I got up, looked
at my cell phone and determined
that I had plenty of time, and then
Buddha spoke up and said the cell
phone was wrong! It was one
hour behind. Found out that it was
working from a Nevada cell tower.
We had to hurry, Kingman was 35
miles away and we didn’t know
where we were going. Stopped at
the Chevron station near I-40 to
ask directions, the lady behind the
counter looked up the number and
called the American Legion, handed
the phone to me so they could give
me directions. Now it was time to
find a place for breakfast, found a
fifty’s style place called Ed’s Diner,
good food and good service. After
breakfast I was dropped off at the
American Legion for the board
meeting and Buddha took the truck
to get eats for that evening.
We got word that Sonny got popped
on the way in for disobeying an
officer. The HA was pulling over,
Sonny put his kickstand down and
got off his bike, then was told to
get back on his bike and he refused.
The regular meeting started and I
noticed that Buddha was about ¾ of
the way in back, after the meeting
he said he was late because he was
popped for being 7/8 of a second
too close to the truck in front of him
and made an improper lane change.
They played 20 questions on the
side of the road.
There were 6 places on the map
to visit, it was determined that the
group would go to Chuy’s and the
bowling alley. Both places lifted
the “no colors” ban; actually all
but two of the establishments had
removed the “no colors” signs.
Mad Dog’s was closed for the day
“doing spring cleaning”!!
There were 4 helicopters, at least
1 fixed wing airplane and patrol
cars at every corner and alley. The
manager of Chuy’s told us that it
was DPS, not the Gang Task Force
pushing the “no colors” because
they didn’t want the HA to start a
chapter in Kingman. After about an
hour we left to get more supplies,
then to the other “no colors” ban,
The Sportsman. The first person
we met was Lady Jewel, she told
us that the bar ordered her to leave
because she asked where their “no
colors” sign was (it was on the
back door). Desert Thunder, Desert
Road Riders, Limey Riders and others were denied entry into the bar.
Some of their regular customers
that were talking to the bikers were
told to leave. The owner called
the cops, they showed up about 15
strong, but the owner of the place
next to the Sportsman came out and
said that we were welcome there, so
it was a stand-off after some more
bikes came and parked on the other
side of the cops they decided to
leave.
I collected the discrimination cards
and packed it in. It was difficult but
we forced ourselves to go back to
the houseboat with Tim O’Reilly to
barbeque and party. A good time
was had by all. Made plans with
the resort to be back there for next
year’s ACMC meeting.
Follow up on protest:
The Kingman protest was a success, but only a handful of forms
have been returned. We need completed forms to pursue discrimination claims. If you or your group is
pulled over for anything that isn’t
justified, we need to hear from you.
The forms must be completed and
returned to me. If you can get them
from more then one restaurant or
bar it will reinforce our claims of
discrimination. Please return them!
Volume 2 Issue 5
Arizona Spokesman
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Lobbyist Report: September-October
I’ve had three lobbyist meetings,
two ADEQ, two MDATD meetings and the Meeting of the Minds.
Meeting of the Minds was one of
the best conferences that I have
been to. It covered everything from
DUI sentencing to the Defender
Program.
I would like to announce that TMAN from the Vietnam Vet/Legacy
Vet MC is the Field Defender for
the ACMC. Please get in touch
with him or me if your club has not
signed up for the Defender Program.
For the MDATD we need two clubs
to volunteer, one to register riders
and the other for trash detail. If
you are planning to attend MDATD
please make an appointment to meet
with your representatives that day,
so you can be sure to talk to them.
The lobbyist team is working on
these issues:
* discrimination
* vertical plates
* emissions
* right of way
* right to repair
* HIPAA
* extended yellow lights
On the vertical plate issue this is
how the law reads: 28-2354 B, a
person shall maintain each license
plate so it is clearly legible. A
person shall securely fasten each
license plate to the vehicle as follows:
1. to prevent the plate
from swinging
2. at he height of at least 12
inches from the ground to the bottom of the plate.
3. in a position to be
clearly visible
C. A person shall maintain each
license plate so that the name of this
state is at the top of the license plate
is not obscured.
D. A peace officer shall not stop or
issue a citation to a person operating
a motor vehicle on a highway in this
state for violation of subsection C
of this section unless the peace officer has reasonable cause to believe
there is another alleged violation of
a motor vehicle law of the state.
ACMC Membership Criteria
1) No cop clubs or members in law
enforcement
2)Your club must originate in the
state of Arizona
3)Your Club must be an active participant in the State of Arizona for a
minimum of three years.
Having met these requirements,
you may then ask for a time slot on
the agenda of a regularly scheduled
meeting of the ACMC. There is a
200.00 seed money for new Clubs
and 100.00 dues paid annually.
ACMC Mission Statement
The ACMC is made up of Arizona
Clubs and organizations which have
Documentation of Discrimination
DATE: ______________
TIME: __________
NAME OF ESTABLISHMENT: __________________________________
BUSINESS PHONE (with area code): __________________________________
BUSINESS - FULL ADDRESS: ___________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
NAME / POSITION OF PERSON ENFORCING POLICY: ________________
________________________________________________________
WRITTEN STATEMENT OF DISCRIMINATION (use back if needed): _____
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
YOUR NAME (please print): ______________________________________
YOUR PHONE (with area code): __________________________________
YOUR SIGNATURE: ____________________________________________
*** INCLUDE ANY PICTURES OF DISCRIMINATING SIGNS POSTED ***
come together in unity to facilitate and broaden communications
amongst its members and within
the riding community and general
public. It serves to educate both
riders and non-riding public of all
the positive aspects of motorcycling
and to warn against and oppose any
intrusion upon their rights. It will
accomplish these goals by any lawful
means necessary.
If you are trying to start a new Club
for the purpose of ACMC membership we suggest you contact Clubs
in your area. This relationship will
be useful as the Member Clubs are
familiar with protocol and can be
helpful in introducing you to others
as well as informing you of upcoming events, functions, etc.
Volume 2 Issue 5
Arizona Spokesman
when writing
your congressman
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Your Name
Your Address
Your City, State, Zip
[I have seen everything left justified and is acceptable although not formally correct.
However be sure to skip a line here. A header is also acceptable for organization letterhead or stationary]
Date
[Date can be left or right justified. However be sure to skip a line]
Honorable Addressee Name
Addressee Address
Addressee Address [line 2 if needed]
Addressee City, State, Zip
[I often include an email and/or Phone number, although not technically formal according to websites I have referenced]
Dear Representative or Senator, [Salutation or Greeting]
Introduction [Identify Self and any professional or personal experience relevant to the
purpose of the letter. State the purpose, for example the issue and a proposed resolution.
Formal letters are indented for each paragraph, but again the digital age and Internet often ignores paragraph indenting and have seen acceptable letters written without indents,
and instead spaces between paragraphs]
Letter to the Editor
I didn’t want to go public online to StillRay until I have some
facts to work on regarding the qualifications of the MMA-AZ and
ABATE of Arizona as members of the ACMC. The question is: Is
the MMA-AZ and ABATE of Arizona voting members the ACMC?
As I recall only CLUB members are allowed to vote and Associate
Members like the MMA-AZ and ABATE of Arizona must abstain
from any voting privilege regarding club matters. However, they
are allowed to voice opinions. The reason behind this was based
on the fact that associations do allow police and other law enforcement agencies to be members of their associations.
Love, Honor & Respect,
Brother Dan, National Ambassador
The Huns of the Southwest
Body Paragraphs [Limit to about three paragraphs. Cite data sources and recommend
solutions to each problem, as well as, the effects of the problems. Provide an alternative
that the legislator can work with rather simply stating a complaint or disagreement]
Conclusion [Ask for reply or action (be polite). I have even asked for alternative resolutions not stated, but always clearly state the grievance or resolutions that are unacceptable and why if the preceding body paragraphs. For example any resolution that continues to violate my 4th Amendment rights is unacceptable. Include a statement of follow
up action and intentions on you yourself or organization.
Thank them for their time, efforts, consideration, etc… [Always maintain a polite and
respectful tone. Stay on the high road. I know it can be difficult at times, but remember
this letter whether electronic or hardcopy may be distributed and circulated and the content and tone reflects not just the author, but the organization the author represents.]
Respectfully, [Closing - End the letter with “Regards,” or “Faithfully,” if you do not
know the person or well and “Sincerely,” for those who you know by person. If there is a
disagreement,” Respectfully,” is appropriate.]
[Typically 3-4 Spaces and sign hardcopies here]
Your Name
Email Address [and/or]
Phone number [if different or not included in top right/header]
Tip 1: Try to keep to one page, I have reduced to the font to ten, shrunk the margins to
0.75” and made the addresses “in-line” to accomplish, which are technically incorrect,
but acceptable. You can always includes attachments rather than going into detail to save
space.
Tip 2: Use the same format for emails as often one may print the content portion and
then your contact information is then disconnected from the letter content or even addressee.
Volume 2 Issue 5
Arizona Spokesman
at Croation American Club 2434 W
Devonshire Ave Phoenix, AZ 85051
$50.00 Donation
Jan 23rd ……Spartan Riders
Open House
Compiled by Kat
JANUARY 2010
Jan 9th ……ACMC Meeting
OPEN HOUSE at Spartan Riders
Glendale Clubhouse, 6002 West
Maryland Ave, Glendale , starts at
6pm til whenever. Come out and
have a good time ...food and beverages
Jan 29th ……Mesa Dutchman
Open House
To All ACMC Members: Next
ACMC Meeting is Jan 9th at 12
noon. Please send at least 2 representatives from your Club or
Organization who has the authority to vote, if needed. The Next
AZCMC Meeting will be hosted by
Hells Angels MC-Cave Creek Club
House. Anything to address at the
meeting please contact StillRay.
His info is on the Contacts Page of
this website. If you have business
with the ACMC please also contact
StillRay-Chairman. Any questions
or concerns please contact a Board
Member.
Open House at the Mesa Lost
Dutchman Clubhouse. Doors open
around 7:00pm.
Jan 15th ……LDMC Open
House-Benefit
FMI-Call Val at 602-487-8317
Come on out Friday January 15th to
the Lost Dutchman MC PEORIA’s
open house/benefit. We will be
raising money for our Prospect Rob
who sustained a massive head injury
resulting from a hit and run accident
last month. Unfortunately Rob isn’t
able to work yet, but the bills don’t
stop coming in! Please come out
and help! As always, music, drinks,
pool, big screen, and fun. $5 donation at the door. Hope to see you
there!
Jan 16th ……Chris’ 3rd Annual
Smoker Night
Support 81! Cave Creek Crew
hosts this years Smoke Out. Wine!
Women! And Song! OPEN BAR!
Steak dinner along with Adult Entertainment and Live Band. Located
Support Party
Defense Support Party hosted in
conjunction with Maduck Merchandise LLC. Rudy, Dale, Jerry, Silent
Steve Starts at Noon to ? Location:
Rockin B Saloon Corner of 6th and
89A Cottonwood, AZ Donations
at the door. $15 Single $20 Couple
Live Entertainment provided by The
Hired Guns Band Food and Fun for
all. And Give-a-ways all day long.
Contact Big Bo at 928-399-0238 or
Kickbush at 928-202-1895 for more
info or donations.
Feb 21st …… HAMC 27th Florence Prison Run
Feb 6th …… Loners MC Big Dog
Porker Run
Hells Angels MC of Arizona hosts
the 27th Annual Florence Prison
Run. Ride a harley! Go to prison!
Run pins for the first 1500 riders.
Please 21 & older. No Minors!
Live rock n roll band. Charles
Withrow Rodeo Grounds/11608
N Hwy 79 Florence, AZ. 4 miles
south of Florence. $20.00 Registration Fee at site or PreSale. Meet
and Presale starts at 8am then pack
departs at 10am from all locations. Party begins at 11am at run
site! MESA-Tri City Eagles/2314
E Apache Blvd, Tempe. TUCSON-Famous Sams/2480 W Ruthrauff. PHOENIX-Phoenix Club
House/147 W Mohave. CAVE
CREEK & NOMADS/Steel Horse
Saloon/19th Ave/Bell Rd. Phoenix.
FMI call 602-363-8181.
Loners big dog porker run.starts at
cycle gear in tucson az at 10:00 am.
Feb 24th ……Motorcycle Day at
the Dome
north west corner of grant and
stone.
Day to speak to your respective
State Legislators about Motorcycle
issues and concerns. Be sure to
contact your legislators prior the
event and invite them for lunch
on the lawn, and bring as many
motorcyclists as possible for the
greatest presence possible. Starts
setting up at 10am. Be there between 11:30am-1pm on the Capitol
grounds, Senate lawn, as always.
A barricaded area, reserved for
bike parking will be on 17th Ave
between Washington and Jefferson, the full length of the Capitol
1826 W Broadway Rd, Suite 42,
Mesa. For more info or directions:
[email protected]
Jan 30th ……MMA Leather 3
Ball Run
MMA Leather District 9th annual
3 Ball Run. Sign in is at Charlie’s
Place 43rd ave and Thunderbird
from 10a-1130a. Food/Door Prizes/50/50
FEBRUARY 2010
$10.00 a hand.
donation of clean new/used towles
dog treats ect. would be appreciated
$250.00 high hand,door prizes
end at juhan park west of I-10 on
grant loo for signs games food beer
prizes
Feb 6th ……Az Nomads Defense
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grounds itself. Please mark your
calendars. “All Bikers Welcome”.
See you there.
Feb 27th ……Spartan Riders
Open House
OPEN HOUSE at Spartan Riders
Glendale Clubhouse 6002 West
Maryland ave, Glendale. Starts at
6pm til whenever, Come out and
have a good time...food and beverages
MARCH 2010
March 5-6th …… Rollin Knights
MC 3rd Annual
Rollin Knights MC 3rd Annual
Dance and Picnic.
3/5/10 Meet and greet....3/6/10 picnic and dance.....more info to follow
March 6th …… ACMC Meeting
To All ACMC Members: Next
ACMC Meeting is March 6th at 12
noon. Please send at least 2 representatives from your Club or Organization who has the authority to
vote, if needed. The Next AZCMC
Meeting will be hosted by Vietnam
Vets/Legacy Vets MC. Anything
to address at the meeting please
contact StillRay. His info is on the
Contacts Page of this website. If
you have business with the ACMC
please also contact StillRay-Chairman. Any questions or concerns
please contact a Board Member.
March 20th …… Tucson R & W
Spring Fling
SAVE THIS DATE! Location and
Time to be Announced soon. Starts
at 8pm.
March 21st …… Gold Rush
Poker Run
More info TBA at a later date.
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Arizona Spokesman
1920 E University, # 102, Tempe, Az . 85281
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APRIL 2010
niversary Poker Run/Party
April 9-11th……Beast of the East
Meet at the Steel Horse Saloon
19th/Bell Rd Phoenix, AZ 85023
Sign in at 9am/Ride out at 11am.
$20.00 per bike for Poker Run &
Party Party at Buffalo Chip Saloon 6811 Cave Creek Road Cave
Creek, AZ 85331 $10 Party Only
Sponsored by HAMC Cave Creek
MRF Seminar hosted by ABATE of
SC Location: Greenville, SC
April 10th ……Spartans Riders
Open House
OPEN HOUSE at Spartan Riders
Glendale Clubhouse 6002 West
Maryland Ave Glendale. Starts at
6pm til whenever, Come out and
have a good time...food and beverages
April 18th ……Sonny’s 52nd An-
April 23-24th …… Screw Laughlin
Screw Laughlin April 23 and 24
2010. More details to follow...
MAY 2010
May 1st…… A.L.M.A Cinco De
Mayo
More information to come.
May 1st …… ACMC Meeting
To All ACMC Members: Next
ACMC Meeting is May 1st at 12
noon. Please send at least 2 representatives from your Club or Organization who has the authority to
vote, if needed. The Next AZCMC
Meeting will be hosted by Sober
Riders MC/IOOB.Anything to address at the meeting please contact
StillRay. His info is on the Contacts
Page 12
Page of this website. If you have
business with the ACMC please also
contact StillRay-Chairman. Any
questions or concerns please contact
a Board Member.
May 22nd …… Spartan Riders
Open House
OPEN HOUSE at Spartan Riders
Glendale Clubhouse 6002 West
Maryland Ave Glendale. Starts at
6pm til whenever, Come out and
have a good time... food and beverages
As Pooh Sees It
“Reflecting on the past year my
thoughts remind me that miles
make brothers, good times make
memories, tough times that make us
strong, and it is honor that binds us.
You may not believe as I do. That
is your choice. But celebrate none
the less for it is at Christmas that
we celebrate the birthday of a man
that taught peace and love. It is this
season that stands for giving.
May all who touch my life and
yours, even the ones who’s touch
have been less than desirable, be
blessed with health, prosperity,
peace, and love now and through
Sober Riders MC
Sober Riders MC has been quite
busy the past few months with our
own runs, participating and supporting other ACMC club sponsored
runs as well as the Protest Run in
Kingman in November. Although it’s
been chilly, and sometimes downright cold, we’ve had a lot of fun
riding or caging to events in Tucson,
Yuma, Kingman, Bullhead City,
Mesa, Phoenix, Cave Creek and
Black Canyon City.
While the economy has had an effect
on attendance, we appreciate everyone who showed up for our Take It
To The Streets run in November. The
dancers were happy to see everyone
who tossed a couple of bucks their
way as evidenced by the show they
put on.
The New Year will be just as busy
with support of ACMC member
out the new year.”
Love & Respect,
“Pooh Bear”
“If you don’t know what to do,
know what not to do.”
Thanks!
Getting to Know Us
club events in January, February and
March. For 2010 we will host our
annual Run To The Sun in Tucson,
where it all started for our club.
After that it will be the start of a
new riding season filled with runs,
parties and fund raisers and before
you know it, we will be at NCOM in
large numbers again.
Sober Riders MC is steadily growing. We even have a charter in
Hawaii, just in case anyone wants
to visit us there. We remain strong,
continue to grow and we support
local confederations and coalitions
where we have charters.
May all of you have the best of times
now and through out the New Year.
Peace and Joy
Sober Riders MC
WE ARE TRIPLE THREAT
TC, TOM/BALDYLOCKS &
BILL/CHIEFBILL STARTED AS
A GROUP OF TRIKE RIDERS
BELONGING TO BROTHERS
OF THE THIRD WHEEL (BTW)
TRIKE ASSOCIATION. AFTER
ATTENDING A LOT OF EVENTS
HELD BY LOCAL MOTORCYCLE CLUBS ALL BELONGING TO THE ACMC (ARIZONA
COALITION OF MOTORCYCLE
CLUBS) WE REALIZIED THERE
WAS MORE TO SHARING THE
ROAD THAN JUST A SUNDAY
RIDE. WE HAD RIGHTS ON THE
ROAD EQUAL TO EVERYONE
ELSE AND WANTED TO PROTECT THOSE RIGHTS.
FORMING A CLUB WAS NOT
JUST FINDING A BUNCH OF
TRIKE RIDERS AND SAYING
HEY LETS ALL WEAR THE
SAME PATCH. THERE WAS
ALOT OF INVESTIGATING
AND MEETING OF RIDERS
UNTIL WE FOUND THE GROUP
IN WHICH WE WANTED TO
FORM THE BROTHERHOOD
AND COMRADERIE THAT IS
REQUIRED TO FORM A CLUB.
AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN
BTW FOR MANY YEARS WE’VE
FOUND ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO
HAVE HAD THE SAME DESIRE
TO MOVE UP IN THE MOTORCYCLE WORLD HEIRIECHY
BUT MANY DID NOT HAVE
THE COMMITMENT OR DRIVE
TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES
INTO THE CULTURE TO DO
WHAT IT TAKES. WE BELIEVE
WE HAVE FOUND THE RIGHT
PEOPLE AND NOW WE HAVE
FORMED THE FIRST EVER IN
ARIZONA TRIKE CLUB.
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Pictures from the Kingman protest
‘’ANGRY BIKERS CONVERGE ON KINGMAN’’ should have read
‘’PERSISTANT POLICE PESTER PATCHES’’
A special thanks should go out to the
state “getum” task force, dps, & kpd
for the 1 on 1 service they offered to
the members of the AZ CONFEDERATION riders that took time to come up
to our little neck o the woods, Kingman! Never had so many riders feel so
safe and secure, again thanks!
The American Legion hall happily
welcomed all of us and the way to the
American Legion were clearly marked
with late model suv’s cars and trucks
all smartly tinted. Only the best state
money can buy. Our escorts should be
comfortable; they were in for quite a
day!
The always peaceful coalition meeting went off without a hitch although
at the end it became a bit hard to hear
Still-Ray over, “what’s that”? The droan
of a helicopter was overhead. Please!
Then it was time for the game of fox
and hounds to begin. Off we bolted on
our bikes thru the streets of Kingman to
see who would accept our hard earned
money. Why would that be a problem,
you ask? Oh I forgot to mention, many
bars and businesses had posted a no
colors policy. Well when 500 bikers
show up to pay for $3 beer and $10 for
a burger it’s only an ignorant businessman that won’t reconsider a policy that
may have been pushed upon him by an
unnamed gang! We were accepted with
open arms at Chuy’s on Stockton Hill
Rd. We were ready to ride to another
no colors bar but a quickly placed
phone call let us know that they were
closed for “fall cleaning”. Onward to
downtown Kingman, another no colors
bar turned us away. Forms were filled
out and thank goodness the Brunswick
Hotel next door welcomed us with
open arms. Off again out of town to the
Cattle Crossing in Golden Valley, AZ
for a final farewell to a great gathering
of grateful bikers that came to Northern
AZ to attend the Desert Road Riders
M/C hosting of the ACMC meeting.
Alas this doesn’t end on a happy note,
because one of our brothers “Stony”
was awakened with a bang at his door
and the “gitm” boys took him away on
trumped up charges. And as we speak
he is still a guest of Mohave County
Jail. A special thanks from the Desert
Road Riders MC to all the brothers and
sisters that ride! Keep up the battle for
our rights! And keep the faith. “Later”
DRRMC.
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Chairman
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1634 W. Pine Cone Way
Prescott, AZ 86303
(928) 445-8960 Hm
(928) 925-2740 Cell
(928) 541-9737
[email protected]
Vice Chairman
Spa Bob
[email protected]
602-751-8181
Treasurer
Bill Bracken
Queen Creek, AZ
(602) 463-7886
[email protected]
Secretary
Dan Balentine
(928) 201-5047
[email protected]
Sgt at Arms
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[email protected]
(602) 692-2517
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Maricopa, AZ
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