MY FIRST BIKER WEEKEND
BIKETOBERFEST DAYTONA BEACH OCTOBER 16 TO 18

IF EVER THERE WAS AN OXYMORON (MIGHT NOT BE CORRECT SPELLIG BUT SO WHAT)

BIKERS AND "NO ALCOHOL"

THIS WAS GREAT ADVENTURE FOR ME A 62 YEAR OLD TRYNG TO KEEP UP WITH THESE PROFESSIONAL BIKERS BUT I DID MY BEST TO HANG IN WITH THE GROUP AND MY LIVER IS STILL INTACT.

CHUCK OUR DESIGNATED LEADER OF THE GROUP

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT MOST OF THE FOLLOWING PICTURES HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON ... WE ARE ALWAYS DRINKING

DRINKING

DRINKING

FATHER AND SON DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST
DENNA (POKIE) AND ANDY DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST
"DRINKING"

HAVING FUN IS NOT EASY MIKE DECIDED TO REST UP FOR THE RIDE BACK TO DAYTONA BEACH FROM SAINT AUGUSTINE. I THINK THE BOOZE MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE QUALITY OF HIS SLEEP

"I PROMISE I WILL NOT GET LOADED"

THE DAY AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE

BELIEVE IT OR NOT FRIDAY NIGHT ANDY DRANK TOOOOOOOOO MUCH AND WAYNE WOULD NOT ALLOW HIM TO RIDE HIS BIKE HOME FROM THE BAR.. FORTUNATELY WAYNE KNEW THE OWNER OF THE BAR AND THEY PULLED ANDY'S BIKE INSIDE OVERNIGHT BUT ANDY WAS FORCED TO RIDE "BITCH" BEHIND WAYNE BACK TO THE HOTEL

ISNT HE CUTE RESTING HIS HEAD ON COWBOYS SHOULDER

NOTE THE POSITION OF THE HAND

THIS PUTS A WHOLE NEW MEANING TO THE WORD "BITCH"

IRON HORSE SALOON

THIS IS AN ACRE OF BARS , BANDSTANDS AND ATTRACIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED ON AND EXPANDED YEAR OVER YEAR FOR ONLY ONE PURPOSE .... ATTRACT BIKER AND MAKE MONEY BY SELLING THEM BOOZE

ITS GREAT PEOPLE WATCHING

ELECTRIFYING EXPERIENCE

WE ALL KNEW IT WOULD SIMPLY BE A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL ANDY ENDED UP N ONE OF THESE CHAIRS..... THIS ONE WAS AT THE STEEL HORSE SALOON

NOTE THE BEER BOTTLE!

OUR WHOLE GANG

NOT EXACTLY THE "HELLS ANGELS"

PARKING LOT AT THE TRACK

I MUST ADMIT AS A GUY (ME) WHO HAD NOT ACTIVELY RODE A BIKE FOR 15 YEARS I QUICKLY HAD TO GET UP TO SPEED IN ORDER TO NAVIGATE THROUGH ALL THE TRAFFIC AND CLOSE QUARTER AND OF COURSE FINDING A PLACE TO PARK YOUR BIKE

WILD HOGS AT DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL TRACK

WE WERE ALLOWED TO RIDE IN THE INFIELD OBVIOUSLY NOT ON THE TRACK ITSELF, WE COULD WATCH THE IDOTS WHO WERE ACTUALLY RUNNING ON THE TRACK AT 160 MPH PLUS .

AS CHUCK SAID "ITS NOT WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY FALL BUT WHEN THEY FALL .... BECAUSE THEY WILL FALL!

SHOW US YOUR TITS!

THIS IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT ALL THE GUYS EXPECTED TO SEE WHEN THEY YELL OUT THIS "STANDARD REQUEST".... THE AMAZING THING WAS THAT ANDY WAS SOBER

GOOD TIMES AT THE TRACK

DAVE AND HIS HAREM (JODIE AND FRIEND)
COWBOY AND HIS FAN CLUB (COLLIN , CINDY AND CHUCK)

THE BOTTOM LINE

BIKETOBERFEAST IS ABOUT "BIKES AND PEOPLE WHO RIDE THEM"
THIS IS MIKES BIKE AND AS GREAT AS IT IS ... IT WAS JUST ONE OF 250000 BIKES WHO ATTENDED

ANOTHER VIEW

WE PAINT OUR FLORIDA HOUSE

WOOPS ... LAURA IS LOOSING SOMETHING!

ROCKING ON THE DOCK WITH LAURA AND JUDY!

WE HAD A GREAT DOCK PARTY LAST WEEKEND AND ONCE AGAIN WE WERE ENTERTAINED BY OUR GOOD FRIEND "LAURA DARLING" AND HER NEW PARTNER JUDY WRIGHT.

BOTH ARE FIRST CLASS SONGWRITERS AND ENTERTAINERS LIVING AND WORKING IN MUSIC CITY "NASHVILLE TN."

THE NEXT DAY INCLUDED BOATING , DRINKING AND SWIMMING.....ROCK ON!

I TOLD YOU I WOULD BUY ONE!

BIKE WEEK AT LEES BURG FLORIDA

ONCE AGAIN I CONTINUE GOING THROUGH MY MALE MENOPAUSE AND RETURN TO THE THINGS I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO WHEN I WAS "ALLOT YOUNGER"

SANDY AND I ALWAYS ENJOYED AND OWNED MOTORCYCLES BUT WORK AND KIDS CHANGE YOUR PLANS .... BUT NOW THAT WE ARE RETIRED WE ARE ACTIVELY SEARCHING THE THINGS WE ALWAYS WANTED TO EXPERIENCE.

THIS EVENT SET ME OFF ON A NEW DIRECTION AND A NEW PURCHASE OF A "2008 HARLEY DAVIDSON"

THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE SANDY OR ME WE WILL BE DRAPED IN LEATHER!

SUMMER FUN / GRIFFIN AND SYDNEY GO TUBEING

THE GRAND KIDS ARE TAKING OVER!

GRIFFIN AND SYDNEY SPENT MOST OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST WITH SANDY AND I AT THE BOAT AND IN FLORIDA. THEY TOOK OVER THE DRIVING RESPONSIBILITIES OF BOTH THE INFLATABLE DINGY AND ALSO THE GOLF CART IN FLORIDA.

GRIFFIN SAID TO ME "ITS A GOOD THING I CAN DRIVE NOW IN CASE YOU HAVE A STROKE!"

GRAND OLD REUNION #2

GRANDPA , GRIFFIN &SYDNEY

GRAND OLD REUNION!

GRANDMA , GRIFFIN &SYDNEY

GRANDMA MEETS SAM (AND SADIE)

WE VISITED MOM THIS SUMMER AND BROUGHT THE GRIFFIN AND SYDNEY ALONG BUT AS EXPECTED THE PUPPIES WERE THE HIT OF THE SHOW. NO ONE HATES A PUPPY!

ANOTHER DOG GONE!

THE BAD NEWS IS THAT THIS IS / WAS ANDY'S DOG (GREAT DANE) "MOLLEY" WHO SPENT A WEEKEND ON THE BOAT , ALONG WITH OUR TWO DOGS AND A PARROT OF COURSE. WE ALL HAD A GOOD TIME BUT IT WAS TO BE HER LAST TRIP ON THE CASHFLOW ..... WHY? BECAUSE THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SHORTLY THERE AFTER TAMMY ANNOUNCED THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT AND THE CASH HOUSEHOLD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT A 150 LBS DOG AND A NEW BABY..

SADLY MOLLY IS GONE BUT WE ARE SOOOOOOO EXCITED ABOUT A NEW ADDITION!

THE DOGS ARE GROWING UP!

BORN ON 9/11/07 , SAM AND SADIE ARE ALMOST A YEAR OLD.. THEY TRAVEL WITH US EVERYWHERE FROM THE BOAT TO NASHVILLE TO FLORIDA TO AKRON ETC , ETC.

PUTS AN ALL NEW MEANING TO "DOG GONE"

I HATE THIS , I HATE THAT, I AM A HATEFUL PERSON!

MY LOVELY WIFE HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE OLDER I GET THE MORE HATEFUL I AM.. IT APPEARS THAT I AM CONSTANTLY POINTING OUT ALL THE THINGS THAT I HATE AND I NEVER HAVE ANYTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT ANYTHING OR ANYBODY.

I HATE WHEN SHE POINTS THIS OUT!

I HATE TO THINK THAT I HAVE BECOME LIKE OTHER PEOPLE WHO I HATE.

I HATE NEGATIVE COMMENTS UNLESS I MAKE THEM!

ITS NOT THAT I AM HATEFUL AS A PERSON ITS JUST THAT ANYTHING OR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT AGREE WITH ME OR MY OPINION IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY INCORRECT AND DESERVES TO BE HATED.

EXAMPLES:

CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING POSTINGS AND TELL ME IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH ME! IF YOU DON'T AGREE THEN I HATE YOU!

I HATE RAP MUSIC ... I HATE LOCAL NEWS CASTS .... I HATE THE RED HAT CLUB ... I HATE PUNK KIDS ..... CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING

I HATE DICK HEADS

FEEL FREE TO RESPOND TO THIS AS YOU DESCRIBE YOUR OPINION OF A DICK HEAD BUT JUST TO ELIMINATE ANY CONFUSION PLEASE NOTE I DID NOT TAKE THIS PICTURE IN A REFLECTION IN MY MIRROR

I HATE THIS!

EVERY GENERATION HAS HAD THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAY OF STYLE AND DRESSING TO SHOW THEIR PERSONAL EXPRESSION AND SHOCK THE ESABLISHMENT BUT THIS BAGGY PANT, LOW RISE , UNDERWEAR SPORTING , CROTCH DRAGGING STATEMENT HAS PUSHED THE IMAGE OF THOSE WHO WEAR THIS TO AN ALL NEW LOW.

AND I DO MEAN LOW!

I HATE MAKEOVER AND HOME IMPROVEMENT SHOWS

HGTV HAS GOT TO BE THE WORSE THING THAT HAPPENED TO MEN SINCE "PMS" BECAME A RECOGNIZED AILMENT.

THE FALSE SINCERITY OF THESE TV HOSTS MAKE THE SHOW EVEN MORE DISGUSTING TO ME AS THEY PORTRAY AN ADORABLE LOVING AND KIND ALL AROUND HANDYMAN.

GET A LIFE. THE ONLY ONE WHO BENEFITS FROM HOME IMPROVEMENT TV IS HOME DEPOT AND LOWES.

I HATE OLD PEOPLE THAT CAN NOT DRIVE

I KNOW WHAT YOUR THINKING ... WHY DOES A OLD FART LIKE YOURSELF HAVE THE NERVE TO CRITICIZE OTHER OLD DRIVERS BUT THE FACT IS AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT LOST ALL MY FACULTIES AND COMMON SENSE WHEN I SIT BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. "THE VILLAGES" PUTS AN ALL NEW MEANING TO THE WORDS "DEFENSIVE DRIVING" AS YOU MUST CONSITANTLY DODGE THE OVERSIZED VEHICALS PILOTED BY MANY OF THE RESIDENTS.

OFTEN WHEN YOU PULL UP BEHIND ONE OF THESE SLOW MOVING VEHICALS THE ONLY THING YOU CAN SEE IS THE "BLUE HAIR AND THE KNUCKLES" OF AN OLD LADY AS THE AIMS FOR MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM COMPOUNDS ITSELF WITH THE FACT THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS ACTUALLY THINK THEY ARE GOOD DRIVERS AND EVERYONE ELSE DO NOT HAVE THE BRAINS TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY

I HATE BUFFET AND SALAD BAR TYPE RESTAURANTS

WHY IS IT THAT WHEN PEOPLE AGE THEY ARE COMPELLED TO FREQENT "ALL YOU CAN EAT" BUFFETS AND GORGE THEMSELFS AT THESE TROUGHS OF SECOND GRADE FOODS LIKE SO MANY PIGS. NOT ONLY DO THEY PILE EACH PLATE TO OVERFLOWING WITH THIS SLOP BUT AFTER MULTIPLE RETURN TRIPS , THEY COMMENCE TO FILL THERE PURSE , POCKETS , SHOPPING BAGS ETC. WITH MORE OF THIS GARBAGE.

IM SURE YOU ALL KNOW THE REASON FOR THE GLASS COVER OVER THESE BUFFET TABLES IS TO LIMIT THE SLOBBER , SNEEZING AND DANDRUFF THAT FALLS FROM CONSUMERS ONTO THE SERVING TABLE BUT IM SURE IT ONLY CAPTURES A SMALL PORTION OF THINGS THESE PEOPLE SECRETE. AFTER THE OBESE WOMEN FINGER THE SALAD AND THE MEAT WHILE THEY SEARCH FOR THE BIGGEST PIECE AVAILABLE THE IMMIGRANT RESTAURANT WORKER COMES BY AND STIRRS THE SERVING PLATE WITH A DIRTY SPOON THAT THEY PICKED OFF THE FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN.

WE HAVE ONE PARTICULAR "ALL YOU CAN EAT" BUFFET RESTAURANTS IN THE VILLAGES AND IT IS ALWAYS PACKED WITH BLUE HAIRED WOMEN AND THEIR MATES FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND TO CARRY THE SHOPPING BAGS. ON SUNDAY AFTER CHURCH IT LOOKS LIKE "THROWING A MAN IN AN ANT HILL" AS THE PLACE SWELLS TO OVERFLOWING WITH THESE SWILL SEEKERS.