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Reader Index
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MRF on Traffic Fatalities pg 11
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Riot on the River
A Different Christmas Poem
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Calendar & Subscription pg 14
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Chester’s Harley Davidson on
Country Club in Mesa, and Superstition Harley Davidson on
the Trail in Apache Junction. Items needed, for men and women, include socks, robes, toiletries, slippers, DVDs, patriotic
t-shirts, photo frames, cards, etc. These Vets really enjoy this
Christmas gathering, and it’s a nice opportunity to brighten
their day. If you can attend, that’s great. Details are on the
calendar page. If not, your donations would be much appreciated.
In Community News: Congratulations to Gary & Leigh as
they welcome their new son Bowen John Dunham.....Born
11/17/10 @ 1:45pm, 8lbs 12ozs, 21inches. Happy Birthday
in December to Slider, Raynita, Carol Lefferts, and Steven
Foster.
As we head into this holiday season, try to take some time
from the craziness for some good times with friends. Those
memories can be some of the best gifts you get. Please keep
our GIs in your thoughts and prayers as they spend these Holidays so far from their homes and families.
Remember, Jesus is the Reason for the Season ~ and
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A Veterans Day Weekend Bash
With the weather forecast calling for
a cold spell, we were expecting less of a
turnout than last year. But by the afternoon of Friday, November 12, we already
had a couple of dozen campers showing
up at the Tumbleweed in Eloy, including a couple from Las Vegas. As it turned
out, although the cold weather scared off
some of the fair weather riders, attendance was a bit over last year’s. And despite the chill, we still had a good time.
Members of the local Legion Riders
showed up early Friday afternoon and
were very helpful in getting everything
set up for the weekend and the 31 Run.
They stayed with us helping out both
nights and were there late Saturday to
accept our cash donation to “Operation
Wounded Warrior”. Special thanks to
Palmer and his volunteer crew.
It was a bit chilly Friday night but
“Fools Life” managed to heat things up
with their rock n’ roll show from 7pm to
midnight. The night’s festivities included the 21st birthday party and first biker
event for “Karaoke Dawn’s” daughter
Jessica. She somehow managed to survive the night and even joined us for her
first Bike Run Saturday morning.
Saturday’s 3 stop 31 Run had beautiful riding weather, but my wife Schadee
and her friend Casey opted out. Instead,
they chose to go jump out of a perfectly
good airplane and fall to earth at speeds
guaranteed to cause an abrupt stop. But
they survived and met up with us at the
3rd stop. Small groups of riders started
leaving the Tumbleweed around 9am
with a large group of 30 leaving at 10:30
after 30 minutes of trying to jump start a
bike that “someone” had left the ignition
on all night. Everyone at the 3 run stops
was friendly and appreciative of our business. Thanks to The Lounge in Arizona
City, the Silver Bullet in Casa Grande,
and the Gallopin’ Goose in Coolidge for
their hospitality.
For those who have never participated in a 31 Run, it’s like 21 but the magic
number is 31. With just 3 stops, those on
the Run in the morning can also participate in the Bike Rodeo that afternoon.
And in consideration of those too hung
over to ride the 31 Run, we let them stay
at camp and draw all 3 cards there.
When we got back to the Tumbleweed
the bands were getting set up and the Bike
Rodeo soon got under way. I don’t know
who won what, but I do know that I probably won’t embarrass myself like that
again. Not for awhile anyway.
The “Tall Paul Band” from Tucson
took the stage at 4 and really entertained
us up to 8pm. As “Tall Paul” broke down
their stuff and “Cell Phone Cowboys”
were setting up for their 9pm show we
were entertained with a lingerie show by
Wind, Leather and Lace from Tucson. It
was warmer than Friday night so the lingerie show was held on the back patio.
The models were hesitant to come out
at first because local PD was in the audience. I went and spoke with the senior officer and told him that we were going to
have a lingerie show and he said he knew;
that’s why he was there. I told him that it
might be a bit racy, with really skimpy
see-through outfits and he said “it’s all
good”. After the models entertained everyone, they went out front to have their
pictures taken with the local PD.
Brother Seamus and the “Cell Phone
Cowboys” took the stage around 9pm
and rocked until there was no one left
standing. After the show Seamus and his
girlfriend Tiffany joined us in the campground as we sat around the fire and mellowed out while recapping some of the
weekend’s highlights and some low lights
too. Any party you survive is good, but
the ones that leave you with cool stories
to tell for months are the best.
Sunday morning was a bit of a hangover but the Tumbleweed was ready with
coffee, breakfast burritos, and biscuits &
gravy to help ward off the evil demons
from Saturday night. All of the talk over
coffee and Bloody Mary’s was about next
year’s “NO Passport Required”.
A Very Special Thanks to Marla &
Bill for allowing us to hold the event at
the Tumbleweed in Eloy, and inviting us
back for 2011.
Farley McDavidson
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the Chicken Dance with
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Rodeo Riders:
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Riot on the River
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October 15-17, 2010
Riot on The River 2010 was once
again a success! Even with the economy
all upside down, people dug deep and
showed up. As you will see by all the
winners in the bike show, there were a lot
of different clubs representing this year.
The weather couldn’t have been any better. And like always, The Brotherhood of
Blues left us wanting for nothing. This
was my first year to camp alone; well me
and my 4 legged date, Spanky. We had a
great time.
The bike games made my face hurt
from smiling and laughing. They were
without a doubt entertaining. Unfortunately I was having a little too much fun
to catch all the winners names, but congratulations to all the winners. You guys
went to all lengths to entertain us, and
did a great job at it. Tim O’Reilly from
ABATE won the $500 gift certificate for
Cabelas, and for the second year in a row
the MMMC sold the winning ticket. First
place bike show winners won $30 cash,
donated by Diamond Trucking (Phoenix,
AZ) and 2nd place winners won $20 gift
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The winners were:
American Stock Cruiser:
1st Tom Lombardo Arizona Sun Chasers
2nd Art Viet Nam / Legacy Vets
3rd Paul Grover (Kat’s Husband),
American Custom Cruiser:
1st Sue Waetje Arizona Sun Chasers
2nd Geo Castillo Red Iron Brotherhood
3rd Matt Viet Nam / Legacy Vets
Foreign Stock Cruiser:
1st Al Engram Arizona Sun Chasers
2nd Peg “Siquepuppy” La France Arizona Sun Chasers
Foreign Custom Cruiser:
1st Dennis Lansberry AZ Sun Chasers
2nd Gary La France AZ Sun Chasers
3rd Eric Viet Nam / Legacy Vets
Sport Stock:
1st Joel Glass Bikers for Christ
Antique ( Pre ‘75):
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Trike:
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2nd Nick Mock Triple Threat
3rd Jerry Hall Triple Threat
Rat Bike:
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2nd Scooter LeFemme Knights
3rd Chops Hells Angels
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I know I am really looking forward to
next year ~ since I took a year off of winning any of the bike games; but look out
next year lol. Hope to see you all there.
Till then, please ride safe and look out for
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A Different Christmas Poem
By Michael Marks, December 2000
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow
fell, a blanket of white, Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling
lights in the tree I believe, Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were
heavy, my breathing was deep, Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem, So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn’t loud, and it wasn’t too near, But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn’t quite know, Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear, And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night, A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
“What are you doing?” I asked without
old, Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
fear, “Come in this moment, it’s freezing out here!
Put down your pack,
brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home
on a cold Christmas Eve!”
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts.
To the window that danced with a
warm fire’s light Then he sighed and he said,
“Its really all right, I’m out
here by choice. I’m here every night.”
“It’s my duty to stand at the front of the
line That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I’m proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at Pearl
on a day in December,”
Then he sighed, “That’s a
Christmas ‘Gram always remembers.”
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of
‘Nam, And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I’ve not seen my own son
in more than a while,
But my wife sends me
pictures, he’s sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully
pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue...
an American flag.
I can live through the
cold and the being alone,
Away from my family,
my house, and my home.
I can stand at my post
through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole
with little to eat.
I can carry the
weight of killing another,
Or lay down my
life with my sister and brother,
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall.
“So go back inside,” he said, “harbor no fright, Your family is waiting and I’ll be all right.”
“But isn’t there something I can do, at the least, “Give you money,” I asked, “or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you’ve done, For being away from your wife and your son.”
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret, “Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we’re gone, To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead, To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust, That we mattered to you as you mattered to us.”
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Every Thursday: Evil Twin Custom Cycles
hosts Bike Nite 6-10pm @ NEW LOCATION -- El Dorado Bar & Grill 8708 E. McDowell Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 480-945-2606.
Food & drink specials, music by UNKnown
ASSociates, and more FMI: Evil Twin 480784-0040 {H}
12/3 {Fri} Chester’s H-D hosts Motorcycles
on Main, a Sturgis-style Bike Night from
6-10pm. Cruise Main Street in Downtown
Mesa. Beer Gardens, Live Bands, park &
show your bike. Meet at Chester’s {922
S Country Club Dr, Mesa} 6pm; depart
6:30pm. Every 1st Friday. FMI: 480-8940404. Vendors call Jon Richards 480-4640200 {H}
12/4 {Sat} AZ Biker Leathers 8th Anniversary & Customer Appreciation Party from
noon-4pm at 13833 N 19th Ave, Phoenix
{NE corner of 19th Ave & T-Bird}. Free food
& drinks, in store specials, music, raffles,
& vendors. Free vendor set up. Call to reserve spot. FMI: 602-843-5847 {H}
12/4 American Legion Riders 35 Toys for
Tots starts at Skunk Motorsports 202 W. Main
St; Mesa. Reg 8–10am, Pilot=$20 w/out toy,
$15 w/ toy; passengers=$15 w/out, $10 w/toy
includes ride, lunch, music. Benefits Marine
Corps Toys For Tots & other ALR programs.
http://alr35.org/ToysForTots2010.htm, Jesse
602-717-7545, [email protected] {W}
12/4 The Mine Shaft, Yuma, AZ presents 3rd
annual Tucson Red & White “Let’s Ride Charity Run & Support Party” and Sonny Barger
book signing. Sign in 9-11am at Bobby’s Territorial HD 2550 Gila Ridge Rd, Yuma. $20
includes Run Shirt for 1st 200, door prize
ticket & lunch. Partial proceeds benefit Families in Need Yuma County. High Hand=$500
Bobby’s HD Gift Card. $100 Prize for Mileage
Guess. FMI: Maxx onepercenter@hotmail.
com, www.hamc2son.com {C}
12/5 Mesa Hell’s Angels MC 13th annual Toy
Run. Help less fortunate children have a Merrier Christmas by attending this event. Sign in
starts 10am @ Joeta’s Leathers, 433 W Main
St, Mesa. Leaves at Noon. Ride to Sundance
Lounge, Apache Junction, 1535 E Old West
Hwy for the party. $10/pp+ toy or $15/cpl+toy.
FMI: mesahamc.com {Z}
12/11 American Legion Post 91 Chandler AZ
Fat Bob Bike Raffle. 300 tickets, on sale now,
$100/ea. Sponsored by the ALR of Post 91 in
Chandler. Reg 8am at the Post, 922 N. Alma
School Rd. KSU 9:30am. $20/sgl, $25/dbl. Fat
Bob drawing at 4pm at Chandler HD, 6895 W.
Chandler Blvd. Then Post 91 for the 2nd & 3rd
place ($1000 each) winners. Proceeds support our Vets and their families. FMI: Post 91
12/5 38th annual Kicks For Kids Toy Run 480-855-3268 {E}
benefits local Toys For Tots program. Signin 8am at FOP Lodge #2, 12851 N 19th Ave; 12/12 {Sun} Lost Dutchman MC Christmas
Phx. Donate new unwrapped $5 (minimum Angel Run. Meet 9am at the Lost Dutchman
value). Ride ends at Wildhorse Pass Casino clubhouse {DIRECTIONS: heading north on
in Chandler for refreshments, performance Dobson Rd, go through the intersection at W
by the AZ MC Drill Team, vendors, awards, & Broadway Rd. Turn Rt at the next traffic light
more. Law Tigers Trivia Ride with cash prizes on Private Street. When the street curves to
of 1st $300, 2nd $100, 3rd Motorcycle Gift the Rt, go straight into the parking lot. Turn
Package. FMI: 602-466-1137, 602-790-5090, left.} Leaving at 11:30am, ride to Walmart to
buy items for the children whose ornaments
602-576-0109{F}
are on the Salvation Army Wish Tree. It’s a
12/5 See What Bikers Can DO! from 7-10pm good thing to do and it’s tax deductible too.
at The Dirty Dogg Saloon, Scottsdale, AZ. On FMI: [email protected] {Z}
October 17th, $6000+ was raised at the *Bikers For Boobies 2* event. Checks will be pre- 12/12 Hot Rods & Harleys for Kids 11a-2pm
sented to the reps from each charity benefited. at Ramjet Racing (13207 N Cave Creek Rd)
Music, prizes & more. www.dirtydoggsaloon. Phoenix. DJ will be rockin’ out the Xmas spirit!!!
Burgers & Dogs for Lunch, Collecting canned
com or [email protected] {C}
food items & unwrapped toys. Fire up your hot
12/11-12 {Sat /Sun} 29th Annual Sun Riders rods and scooters and cruise in. All proceeds
MC Motorcycle Toy Parade. Sign-in Sunday to Children. FMI: Sleeves 602-788-0364 {F}
8-11:30a at Freedom Park. Parade to Holiday Inn, 4550 S Palo Verde Rd for live music, 12/18 {Sat} Christmas Party at AZ Veterans
food, drinks, bike games, & bike show. Pre- Home {4141 North S. Herrera Way} in Phoenix
registration party Saturday 1-6pm. Cost: pre- starts 2:30pm. All are welcome, including kids.
reg $15+ toy, day of event $20+ toy benefits Donations are being collected: socks, robes,
Aviva Children’s Services. FMI: 520-312-8120 toiletries, slippers, DVDs, patriotic t-shirts,
photo frames, cards, etc. FMI: Tom 623-848or www.tucsonsunridersmc.com {H}
0031, [email protected]; Jim 60212/11 Desert Road Riders Toy Run. Bring 284-1174, [email protected] {E}
1 unwrapped toy and a canned food item.
Live band & more. FMI: Later 928-279-8896, 12/18 The Huns of the Southwest - Tucson
Chapter annual Christmas Party at its [email protected] {Z}
house at 531 E. Alturas, Tucson. Details to
12/11 2010 Holiday Bash for Kids at Speed- come. FMI: thehunsmc.com {Z}
world includes toy & food drive, car show,
motocross, and more. $10/ spectators, $20/
Happy New Year!
show cars & racers. Noon – 7pm. FMI: www.
racespeedworld.com {F}
1/2/2011
16th annual Classic Motorcycle
12/4 Loners M/C Globe Chapter Toy Run
to help out the kids and families in the Globe 12/11 Cyclerides.com Toys To Kids event
area. Details TBA FMI: Smiley Bill 480-244- at Westgate City Center. Live entertainment,
7188 {Z}
music, & more. Breakfast available 9am. Kids
program starts at 11am, Hot Rod and Clas12/5 {Sun} 24th Annual Casa Grande Toy sic Car Show from 10a-3pm. FMI: www.CyParade & Auction. Sign in 10am @ Dave cleRides.com {E}
White Park. Police escorted procession
leaves @ Noon & ends at The Property. Auc- 12/11 Steel Horse Saloon 16th annual Toy
tion will follow. Cost $10 or a new unwrapped & Poker Run for the Crisis Nursery. Starts &
toy. FMI: Second Skin - 201 W Cottonwood ends at Steel Horse1818 W Bell Rd, PhoeLane, Casa Grande, AZ 520-876-9365, 520- nix. Sign-in 10am, $20 + toy per bike {infant
– 10yrs} FMI: 602-942-8778 {F}
421-2772 {E}
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Show, Sale, & Swap at Steel Horse Saloon
(19th Ave & Bell, Phoenix) from 9a-1pm. British & European parts & cycles only. Free admission. Free spaces – set up 8am – call for
reservation. This is a gathering for hobbiests;
no judging or awards. FMI: Barney 602-8708823, [email protected]; Roger 602-2669311, [email protected] {F}
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