THE 5TH ANNUAL COMPASSION RUN WAS HELD AT 807 AUSTIN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS AND ALL PROCEEDS WERE TO BENEFIT THE STRAIGHT STREET YOUTH MINISTRIES. HERE IS ONE OF THE BANNERS AT THE STRAIGHT STREET YOUTH MINISTRIES FENCE AROUND THE SPORTS AREA
HERE ARE ROBERT AND JANIS MANNING THE REGISTRATION TABLE. REGISTRATION WAS AT 9:00 A.M. AND FIRST BIKE OUT WAS AT 10:00 A.M.
HERE IS SISSY, ONE OF THE MAIN ORGANIZERS OF THIS EVENT, BY HER HARLEY TRIKE.
THIS TABLE IS FOR THE SILENT AUCTION ITEMS
FOLKS START TO ARRIVE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS NICE AT THIS TIME OF MORNING BUT THE EVER PRESENT HUMIDITY WAS HERE WHICH MADE FOR SOME BRUTAL HEAT INDEXES AS THE DAY WORE ON.
LARRY ARRIVES AND IS ALL SMILES. HE EVEN BOUGHT ME AN EVENT SHIRT. THANKS LARRY, YOU DA MAN!!
ANOTHER HARLEY ARRIVES AND PARKS NEXT TO LARRY'S 2010 ULTRA CLASSIC LIMITED EDITION
THE PAINT SCHEME ON ONE OF THE BIKES THERE.
CHARLES ARRIVES AND IS ANOTHER MAIN ORGANIZER OF THE COMPASSION RUN. IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY, CHARLES WAS THE MAN WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR THE COMPASSION RUN FIVE YEARS AGO
THIS IS WAYNE. HE IS A MEMBER OF C.M.A. AND A FELLOW MEMBER OF THE BROKEN CHAINS FREEDOM CHURCH, A BIKER ORIENTED CHURCH, HERE IN WICHITA FALLS TEXAS.
BIG MIKE ARRIVES, DROPS OFF SOME STUFF BEFORE LEAVING TO GET THE BBQ AND DRINKS.
SEVERAL EVENT PARTICIPANTS ARRIVE AND SWING IN TO PARK THEIR BIKES
THE LINE STARTS TO GROW AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE. THAT'S LARRY TAKING A PICTURE
NIKI, IN THE CENTER, ASSISTS IN SETTING UP THE SOUND SYSTEM TO BE USED FOR THE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS AS WELL AS FOR THE COMMENTARY BY NIKI DURING THE C.M.A. DRILL TEAM'S PERFORMANCE AT 2 P.M.
A COUPLE OF THE BIKES WITH SIDECARS THAT WILL BE IN TODAY'S RIDE. THE RIDE TODAY WOULD BE 100 MILES AROUND THE WICHITA FALLS AREA, WITH STOPS AT RED RIVER HARLEY DAVIDSON, FOUR STARS MOTORCYCLE RANCH IN HENRIETTA TEXAS, AND AT THE BROKEN CHAINS FREEDOM CHURCH HERE IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
DR. HARTMAN, A VOLUNTEER WHO WOULD BE MANNING THE TABLE OUT AT BROKEN CHAINS FREEDOM CHURCH, GETS BRIEFED BY SISSY
DR. HARTMAN TALKING TO SISSY. DR. HARTMAN IS THE PASTOR WHO MARRIED MY SON, MATT AND RACHEL, LAST MONTH. HE IS A GOOD MAN AND A GREAT PREACHER. I REALLY LIKE HIM.
DYLAN AND DR. NESMITH AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE
SISSY PAUSES AND SAYS HI
NIKI IS ALL SMILES AND IS READY FOR THIS EVENT...
MY GOOD FRIEND, TED, ARRIVES. I TAKE ALOT OF PICTURES OF TED AT DIFFERENT EVENTS AND SEND THEM TO HIS DAUGHTER, VICKIE, WHO LIVES UP IN COLORADO. SHE HAS AN OUTSTANDING BLOG ALSO. CHECK IT OUT AT: http://www.ourharleydays.blogspot.com/
DENNIS & MOE ARRIVE. DENNIS HAS A MOTORCYCLE ACCENT LIGHTING BUSINESS AND IS VERY GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES
THE FOLKS AT STRAIGHT STREET YOUTH MINISTRIES THAT WERE THERE LENDING THEIR SUPPORT TODAY. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: JJ, LARRY, LAURA & HITMAN.
JACK ARRIVES AND IS IN GOOD SPIRITS, AS ALWAYS.
JACK'S BIKE IS THE RED ONE IN THE MIDDLE. THE RED BIKE ON THE END BELONGS TO CHARLES & GLORIA. I DON'T KNOW WHO OWNS THE BLACK BIKE.
WAYNE WENT OVER AND WAS WIPING DOWN HIS BIKE. HE KEEPS IT VERY CLEAN..
A COUPLE MORE OF THE BIKES AT THE COMPASSION RUN
LOOKING DOWN AUSTIN STREET FROM 9TH STREET
SOME OF THE BIKES IN ATTENDANCE. THEY ARRIVED UP TO AND A LITTLE AFTER THE MAIN BODY LEFT AT 10:00 A.M.
STRAIGHT STREET YOUTH MINISTRY 807 AUSTIN WICHITA FALLS TEXAS. SEE THIS LINK: http://www.sstreettx.org/
TED'S HARLEY
TED CALLS INEZ, HIS WIFE, SO I CAN SAY HI TO HER.
ANOTHER VIEW OF TED'S HARLEY
A COUPLE MORE OF THE PARTICIPANT'S BIKES
THE BIKES PARKED OUT FRONT OF STRAIGHT STREET YOUTH MINISTRIES.
THIS IS GLORIA, CHARLES'S WIFE
THIS IS JERRY. HE IS PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF C.M.A. (CHRISTIAN MOTORCYCLISTS ASSOCIATION) , GLORYBOUND. HE WAS SWEEPING THE GRAVEL OUT OF THE WAY OF THE BIKES SO NO MISHAPS WOULD HAPPEN.
THIS IS KATIE. SHE RIDES WITH US ALL THE TIME. SHE IS A R.N. AND LOOKING FOR WORK. ANYONE KNOW WHERE SHE MIGHT FIND A GOOD JOB?
DALE ARRIVES. IT WAS GREAT SEEING HIM AGAIN AS IT WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 THAT WE SAW HIM LAST.
SOME OF THE BIKES HAD PATRIOTIC PAINT SCHEMES, SUCH AS ON THIS BIKE.
DALE DISMOUNTS HIS BIKE AND TALKS WITH LARRY AND SISSY
SOME OTHER BIKES AT THE EVENT
ALL KINDS OF BIKES SHOWED UP, EVEN THIS STALLION TRIKE.
IN THE SIDECAR IS AARON, VERNON IS IN THE BLUE DENIM VEST BEHIND HIM AND DAMIAN IS THE RIDER AND ON THE BMW. SHARP LOOKING SETUP!
DAMIAN AND OUR GOOD FRIEND, VERNON..
DENNIS, WHO OWNS THE "C ME SHINE" MOTORCYCLE ACCENT LIGHT BUSINESS IS ALL GRINS TODAY. YA JUST GOTTA LOVE THIS GUY!!
LOOKING SOUTH DOWN AUSTIN STREET TOWARD 9TH STREET
FOLKS GATHER & TALK WHILE WAITING FOR THE 10 A.M. DEPARTURE TIME FOR THE 100 MILE RIDE
SISSY, LARRY AND BRYAN SHARE A LAUGH WHILE WAITING
CATHY IS IN A VERY GOOD MOOD TODAY. CATHY WAS MY DAUGHTER'S, AMY, BOSS BEFORE SHE RETIRED A FEW WEEKS AGO. SHE WAS A TEACHER WITH THE SPECIAL NEED KIDS AT CUNNINGHAM SCHOOL HERE IN WICHITA FALLS. I KNOW AMY WILL MISS HER.
THIS IS ALICE, LARRY AND MOE. ALICE & LARRY RIDE A HARLEY TRIKE AND MOE IS DENNIS'S WIFE.
THIS IS CATHY'S CRAFT TABLE. SHE WAS SELLING CROSSES THAT SHE MAKES AND BANDANAS. AND IN THE YELLOW BOX WERE THE BEST HOMEMADE BROWNIES YOU COULD EVER HOPE TO EAT. SHE MADE THOSE TOO!
STEVE STAYS BUSY AT THE T-SHIRT TABLE.
TED LATCHES ONTO SOME COLD WATER. THE HUMIDY WAS HIGH TODAY MAKING THE HEAT INDEX GO WAY UP
LARRY & TED. BOTH ARE FELLOW PGR MEMBERS AND H.O.G. MEMBERS (RED RIVER CHAPTER)
THIS IS CHRIS AND JERRY. JERRY IS THE PRESIDENT OF "GLORYBOUND", THE LOCAL C.M.A. CHAPTER.
THE FLAGS ARE SET UP. PRIOR TO THE RIDE, WE ALL WILL RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLIGANCE AND TRUST ME, IT IS STILL "ONE NATION UNDER GOD" HERE IN NORTH TEXAS!!
THIS IS RUSSELL, DEBBIE AND LELAND. I WAS TOLD CONGRATS ARE IN ORDER BECAUSE DEBBIE & LELAND ARE NEWLY WEDS. CONGRATULATIONS TO MY FRIENDS AND MAY YOU BOTH LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!!!
TED, DENNIS AND BRYAN TALKING WHILE WAITING FOR THE 10 A.M. START TIME
FOLKS TALKING WHILE WAITING FOR THE START TIME...
A RIDER RIDES UP ON A CAN AM SPYDER..
WE THOUGHT THIS WAS DIFFERENT. A TATTOO REMOVAL BUSINESS AT A BIKER RALLY. THIS IS NIKI AND FLIP AT THE MOBILE CLINIC BUSINESS. ACTUALLY THE CLINIC WAS THERE IN SUPPORT OF STRAIGHT STRREET MINISTRIES. THEY REMOVE THE GANG TATTOO'S FROM THE KIDDO'S WHO TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND AND GET OUT OF THE STREET GANGS.
NIKI & FLIP AT THE DALLAS TATTO REMOVAL MOBILE OUTREACH CLINIC VEHICLE.
THE STREET FILLS UP WITH BIKES.
LOOKING BACK AT THE REGISTRATION AREA
THIS IS CHARLES AND GLORIA'S NEW HARLEY WITH THE NEW ARTWORK ON THE FAIRING.
THE CROWD AT THE REGISTRATION AREA
THIS IS MIKE'S NEW RIDE. HE LOVES THIS BIKE.
THIS IS MIKE. HE IS ONE OF OUR NORTH TEXAS PGR RIDE CAPTAINS AND YOU WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A NICER GUY. I REALLY LIKE HIM AND VALUE OUR FRIENDSHIP.
THIS IS A.J.'S DAUGHTER MICHELLE AND WIFE, LORI. I WORKED WITH MICHELLE ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO AND SHE IS A NICE, FUN GIRL. SHE HAS BLOSSOMED INTO A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN. I HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS THEIR DAUGHTER. A.J. & LORI, YOU DONE GOOD!!
SISSY SHOWS ME LARRY'S NEW TAT... LOOKIN' GOOD BRO!!
THE RIDER'S GATHER AROUND AS CHARLES GIVES THE PRE-RIDE INSTRUCTIONS.
CHARLES GIVING PRE-RIDE INSTRUCTIONS. ROBERT WOULD BE LEAD BIKE.
THE BACK OF ONE OF THE RIDERS T-SHIRTS
THIS IS HEATHER & ROOSTER. THEY ARE FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE BROKEN CHAINS FREEDOM CHURCH AND C.M.A. MEMBERS. THAT IS MICHELLE AND A.J. BEHIND THEM.
CHARLES MAKING SOME MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS
TED & KATIE LISTEN IN TO CHARLES MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. THAT'S MOE BEHIND THEM.
BARRY & MOE LISTENING TO THE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
10 A.M. FINALLY ARRIVES AND THE RIDERS & PASSENGERS HEAD TO THE BIKES TO START THE RIDE. THAT'S GLORIA BY THE RED HARLEY GETTING READY TO GEAR UP.
THE RIDERS ARE JUST ABOUT READY.
TODAY'S LEAD BIKE & RIDER IS ROBERT. NEXT TO HIM, READY TO GET ON HER TEAL COLORED HARLEY HERITAGE, IS HIS WIFE, JANIS. BOTH ARE VERY GOOD FRIENDS.
THIS IS DYLAN, A.K.A. THE KID. HE IS THE BASS PLAYER AT BROKEN CHAINS FREEDOM CHURCH AND A MEMBER OF THE C.M.A.
I WALK ONTO 9TH STREET TO DO TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR THE RIDERS AS THEY START TOWARDS ME AND THE BARRICADES. THEY WILL GO RIGHT AT THE BARRICADES.
NIKI WAVES AS SHE & FLIP MAKE THE TURN ONTO 9TH STREET. HAVE A GREAT RIDE & RIDE SAFE!!
THE RIDERS COUNTINUE TO HEAD OUT.
KATIE MAKES THE TURN ON 9TH STREET
MIKE MAKES THE TURN ONTO 9TH STREET AND IS ON THE WAY FOR THE 100 MILE ROUND TRIP RIDE.
ONE OF THE MANY TRIKES MAKE THE TURN ONTO 9TH STREET..
MORE BIKES MAKE THE TURN. THE GIRLS AT THE REGISTRATION TABLE TOLD ME THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BIKES IN TODAYS RIDE WAS 84 WITH 114 RIDERS & PASSENGERS
THE SPORTBIKE RIDERS APPROACH THE TURN ONTO 9TH STREET
DENNIS, MINUS MOE, MAKES THE TURN ONTO 9TH STREET. HEY DENNIS!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO MOE?
THE RIDERS HEADING OVER THE SMALL RISE ON 9TH STREET
A FEW OF THE LATE STARTERS APPROACHING 9TH STREET.
THIS IS DUSTIN HEADING OUT. I WILL BE AT HIS WEDDING ON AUG 14,10 WHEN HE & AMY GET MARRIED.
ANOTHER HAPPY RIDER HEADS OUT FOR THE 100 MILE RIDE 
RIDERS STILL HEADING OUT
AARON IS THE SIDECAR AND DAMIAN ON THE BMW APPROACH.
LARRY HEADS OUT. LARRY IS THE TAIL GUNNER ON TODAY'S RIDE. HE WILL STAY IN RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH ROBERT, ON THE LEAD BIKE, AND NOTIFY HIM OF ANY BREAKDOWNS, MISHAPS, ETC. THANKFULLY IT WAS A MISHAP FREE RIDE TODAY.
BRO. SCALES IS ALL GRINS TODAY...
SISSY & CATHY, TWO OF THE HARDEST WORKING GIRLS TODAY.
PERRY IS HAVING A GOOD TIME....
ANOTHER PIC OF SISSY & CATHY.. GOOD JOB TODAY, YOU TWO!!!
KIM WHO IS WITH THE STRAIGHT STREET YOUTH MINISTRY
SOME OF THE STRAIGHT STREET MEMBERS WHO HELPED OUT TODAY. FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: JAY, APRIL AND DAKOTA.
BIG MIKE ARRIVES WITH THE BBQ AND DRINKS
BIG MIKE CARRIES A CASE OF WATER TO THE SERVING AREA AND PERRY ARRIVES TO HELP OUT
THE C.M.A. DRILL TEAMS PRACTICES THEIR MOVES FOR THE PROGRAM & DRILL DEMONSTRATION AT 2:00 P.M. 
BIG MIKE & J.J. AT THE TRUCK. J.J. IS AN OFFICIAL WITH THE STRAIGHT STREET YOUTH MINISTRIES. SHE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB TODAY AND I WANT TO THANK HER FOR STAYING OPEN SO I COULD GET MY LOST KEYS FROM HER AFTER THE RIDE. THANK YOU, ALSO, TO WHO EVER FOUND THEM AND TURNED THEM IN...
BIG MIKE & J.J.
LOOKING DOWN THE LINE OF THE C.M.A. DRILL TEAM. I TOOK PICTURES STEADILY FROM ABOUT 8 A.M. TO 2 P.M. AND MY CAMERA BATTERY DIED, SO I DIDN'T GET ANY PICS OF THE ACTUAL DEMONSTRATION AT 2 P.M.
RIDERS BUYING CROSSES, BANDANAS OR BROWNIES. ALL WERE GOOD.
STEVE ENJOYS A BREAK IN THE SALES AT THE T-SHIRT TABLE..
TAMMY & TIM WERE HAVING A GOOD TIME. THEY ARE SOME GREAT PEOPLE.
THE C.M.A. DRILL TEAM CONTINUES TO PRACTICE. THEY WERE GOOD AND YOU COULD TELL THEY HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME GETTING IT DOWN RIGHT.
TIM & TAMMY GET READY TO HEAD OUT.
THE FIRST SET OF LOST KEYS BELONGED TO KAREN. WE LOOKED AT THE KEYS AND COMPARED HERS TO MINE. BOTH HAD A BLUE D-RING, BOTH HAD FORD KEYS AND FOBS. I HAD A SMALL FLASHLIGHT ON MINE OTHERWISE THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH IDENTICAL...
THIS IS CINDY & KAREN. THEY ALSO WORKED REGISTRATION AND WERE THE INITIAL MONEY COUNTERS FOR THE RUN
THE SECOND GROUP OF RIDERS HEAD OUT ON THE 100 MILE RIDE
THIS IS MOUSE & DOZER. DOZER IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF B.A.C.A. (BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE)
LANCE & PATTIE TALK TO CATHY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN LANCE SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS AT RED RIVER HARLEY DAVIDSON IN FEBRURARY. SEE THIS LINK: http://www.rrhd.com/
THIS IS LANCE AND HIS WIFE,PATTIE. THEY ARE GREAT FRIENDS AND A FEW WEEKS AGO, WHILE IN ABILENE TEXAS, THEY HAD A REAR TIRE BLOWOUT ON THEIR SCREAMIN EAGLE ULTRA CLASSIC. IT SENT BOTH OF THEM TO THE HOSPITAL AND LANCE HAD TO HAVE SHOULDER SURGERY. LANCE SAID IT DID $13,000 PLUS IN DAMAGES TO HIS BIKE. THEY WERE RUNNING AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED.
THIS IS RAILROAD AND HIS SON BRAD. RAILROAD IS A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL BOOZEFIGHTERS M/C AND A MEMBER OF B.A.C.A...
RAILROAD AND HIS SON, BRAD, REGISTER FOR THE EVENT.
KIM, APRIL AND KIM. ALL THREE WERE GREAT HELP DURING TODAY'S EVENT. ALL THREE ARE MEMBERS AND WORK AT STRAIGHT STREET YOUTH MINISTRIES AT 807 AUSTIN WICHITA FALLS TEXAS
KIM, APRIL & KIM OUT BETWEEN THE GREATEST STATE FLAG IN THE STATES AND THE GREATEST FLAG OF THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!! YOU GIRLS ROCK!!
KIM WAS TELLING US SHE USED TO BE A CHEER LEADER AND ON THE FLAG SQUAD FOR SOME OF THE TIME, SO, HERE IS KIM WITH THE GREATEST FLAG IN THE WORLD!!
BIG MIKE GETS A HUG FROM GLORIA, HIS WIFE, AS THEY TAKE A QUICK BREAK FROM UNLOADING THE TRUCK
I THINK THIS HARLEY BELONGS TO DOZER & MOUSE..
THIS IS DARIYAE. HE IS WITH THE STRAIGHT STREET MINISTRIES AND HE WAS HANDING OUT THESE RUBBER STRAIGHT STREET BRACELETS.
THIS IS MANU. SHE ALSO WORKS FOR STRAIGHT STREET MINISTRIES.
THIS IS WHERE THE RIDERS WILL GET THEIR FOOD FROM, FOR A DONATION. THAT'S TWO BIG POTS OF BBQ BEEF, BBQ SAUCE, BUNS AND POTATOE CHIPS & OTHER SNACKS
POT #1 OF BBQ BEEF. THIS WAS MADE UP BY BIG MIKE. BIG MIKE COOKS FOR VARIOUS EVENTS AND IS AN EXCELLENT COOK/BBQ'ER.
POT #2 OF THE BBQ BEEF. THIS BBQ WAS GREAT!!
THE ASSORTMENT OF BUNS ON THE THE TABLE
THE SNACKS ON THE TABLE AWAITING THE RIDERS
THE VENDOR WITH THE LEATHER ITEMS ARRIVES.
THIS IS CINDY AND KAREN COUNTING THE MONEY FROM REGISTRATION
THE BACK OF THE COMPASSION RUN T-SHIRT
GREG WALKING BACK ACROSS THE STREET
A TYPICAL BBQ MEAL FROM TODAY. SODA, BBQ SANDWICH AND A BAG OF CHIPS OR WHATEVER.
MIKE WAS IN GOOD SPIRITS. MIKE IS THE LEADER OF THE C.M.A. DRILL TEAM AND A FELLOW MEMBER OF THE BLUE KNIGHTS TX XX LE/MC
THE LEATHER VENDOR SETS UP SHOP..
THE LEATHER VENDOR HAS BEEN WITH THE COMPASSION RUN SINCE COMPASSION RUN 1. GREAT DEALS ON BIKER APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES
HE HAD VESTS, JACKETS, TOUR PACKS, WINDSHIELD BAGS, BANDANAS, T-SHIRTS AND ALL KINDS OF PATCHES.
SONJA SETS UP THE SUNGLASSES, GLOVES ETC. TABLE... LOTS OF ITEMS TO CHOOSE FROM.
NOT ONLY DID THEY HAVE PATCHES, THEY WOULD SEW THEM ON YOUR VEST FOR YOU WHILE YOU WAITED.
THIS IS SONJA & RUDY, OWNERS OF MOTORCYCLE LEATHERS & MORE. THEY ARE OUT OF LAWTON OKLAHOMA. IF YOU LIVE FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE LAWTON AREA, AND ARE PLANNING AN EVENT, GIVE RUDY A CALL AT 580-335-1223 AND SEE WHAT HE CAN DO FOR YOU..
SONJA & RUDY, OWNERS OF MOTORCYCLE LEATHERS & MORE LOCATED IN LAWTON OKLAHOMA. THEY ATTEND EVENTS AND HAVE SOME GREAT MERCHANDISE AT EVEN GREATER PRICES!!
THIS IS APRIL WORKING THE DESK INSIDE STRAIGHT STREETS YOUTH MINISTRIES.
THIS IS CHRIS, THE GUITAR PLAYER/SINGER TAKING A BREAK AND GETTING SOMETHING COOL TO DRINK.
THIS IS ONE VERY HAPPY COUPLE. THIS IS CATHY GIVING HER HUSBAND, JACK, A BIG HUG. THEY ARE SOME VERY NICE FOLKS AND A GREAT CHRISTIAN COUPLE TOO.
THIS IS LARAY AND BECKY, BOTH C.M.A. MEMBERS. THEY REALLY HELPED OUT ON TODAYS EVENT.
FOLKS GOING THRU THE SERVING LINE. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY BBQ LEFT OVER AFTER EVERYONE FINISHED EATING. LIKE I SAID, BIG MIKE IS AN EXCELLENT COOK AND HE MADE SOME OUTSTANDING BBQ. THANKS MIKE, YOU DID GREAT , YET ONCE AGAIN!!!
CHARLES TALKING TO J.J. AND ANOTHER RIDER AFTER EATING...
MIKE COMING UP THE STAIRS AFTER EATING A GREAT BBQ MEAL
MIKE & I. WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS ABOUT 20 YEARS OR MORE.. HE HAS BEEN WITH C.M.A. FOR 34 + YEARS.. A GOOD MAN.
TED IS ALL GRINS AFTER THE RIDE. TED IS A RIDE CAPTAIN IN THE NORTH TEXAS PGR AND A FELLOW MEMBER OF THE RED RIVER CHAPTER OF H.O.G.
TED AND I WHEN HE FINISHED THE 100 MILE RIDE AND BEFORE EATING BBQ.
TED AND I CLOWNING AROUND BEFORE EATING
LARRY & TED BEFORE GOING DOWN TO GET THEIR FOOD..
SISSY HAVING A LAUGH BEFORE EATING
THE RIDERS EATING..
THE TABLE FILLS UP AS THE RIDERS COME BACK IN AND GET THEIR BBQ SANDWICHES
THIS IS CHRIS. HE PLAYED GUITAR AND SANG SONGS MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. HE WAS VERY GOOD.
THIS IS JAMES AND HE WANTED TO BE ADDED TO MY RIDE NOTIFICATION LIST. HE IS NOW PART OF THE N.T.B. (NORTH TEXAS BIKERS)
KATIE RESTING UP AFTER THE 100 MILE RIDE. EVERYONE SAID THE RIDE WAS GOOD BUT HOT..
MIKE FIXIN' TO DIG INTO HIS BBQ SANDWHICH
INEZ AND TED GETTING READY TO SIT DOWN AND EAT...
MICHELLE, & LORI EATING THEIR BBQ AND SNACKS
MIKE LAUGHS AS MYRA CUTS LOOSE WITH A LOUD "WHOOP" !!!!
THIS IS STEVE AND ANOTHER ONE OF THE RIDERS EATING SOME DELICIOUS BBQ.
LARRY, WILDA, RICHARD AND TED JUST AFTER EATING SOME BBQ.
MY CAMERA BATTERY RAN OUT AT JUST ABOUT 2 P.M. AFTER 5 1/2 HOURS OF TAKING PICS. THIS IS THE LAST PICTURE I GOT TODAT. THIS IS LEFT TO RIGHT: LARRY, RICHARD, WILDA AND TEDTHIS WILL CONCLUDE THIS POST. EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT RIDE TODAY, I HAD A GREAT TIME TAKING PICS AT THE STAGING AREA.
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CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS, BOTH IN AND OUT OF HARM'S WAY ESPECIALLY FOR PATTIE (KOREA ) AND MY NIECE STEFFANIE (IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN THEATRE).
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UNTIL NEXT POST, YA'LL BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A 360 DEGREE SWIVEL, KEEP THE RUBBER ON THE ROAD AND ABOVE ALL ELSE: RIDE SAFE........................JOHN
Wow! I have never seen so many bikers, biker photos and biker blogs on one post. But then I am not a biker...
ReplyDeleteGreat post about a great event!
Interesting!
Hi John. I saw the link that you did for my blog. Thank you. But now it's not working anymore. Now is www.viagemdemoto.com.
ReplyDeleteHave a great and peaceful road.