SUNDAY 07/11/2010

IT'S SUNDAY AND ONCE AGAIN TIME FOR OUR MBCOC MEETING. ROCS AND I HEAD OUT TO (SURPRISE, LOL) MARINA FOR THIS MONTH'S MEETING. IT'S A PRETTY NICE DAY OUT AND THE RIDE GOES BY FAST. THE MEETING IS FAST AND OF COURSE I WIN A RAFFLE PRIZE.
WHAT? YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I WON, A BOTTLE OF JACK DANIELS OF COURSE, WHAT ELSE :-)
AFTER I SECURE JACK IN MY SADDLE BAG WE HEAD BACK TO SAN JOSE TO MEET CATCHUP AND GOGO AT THE 408 CUSTOMZ GRAND OPERNING.

IF YOU NEED SERVICE, MUSIC, OR CUSTOM WORK DONE ON YOUR BIKE, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND 408 CUSTOMZ ;-)

THERE WAS A GOOD SIZE CROWD AT THE GRAND OPENING. THEY HAD FOOD, DRINKS, JELLO SHOTS (YES), MUSIC, AND RAFFLE PRIZES. IT WAS LIKE A BIKE SHOW LOOKING AT ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS BIKES. THERE WAS EVEN A SPRINGER JUST LIKE MINE!!!

AFTER EATING AND MINGLING AT THE 408 PARTY WE STILL HAD ONE MORE DESTINATION TO RIDE TOO. ROCS, GOGO, AND I JUMP O 680 AND HEAD FOR THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIR. NOW IN SAN JOSE IT WAS A COMFORTABLE 77 DEGREES, BUT DAMN THE MINUTE WE STARTED DECENDING THE HILL INTO PLEASANTON I SWEAR THE TEMP JUMPED UP ABOUT 20 DEGREES! LUCKILY THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE BIKE PARKING RIGHT UP FRONT.
THE PARKING ATTENDANT WAVES US INTO A PRIME SPOT. ONLY AFTER WE HAVE PARKED AND ARE GETTING READY TO GO IN, HE REIMNDS US TO LOCK OUR BIKES, BECAUSE "A HARLEY WAS STOLEN LAST NIGHT". NOW WE'RE THINKING WTF, AND YOU'RE JUST TELLING US THIS NOW? HE REASSURES US THAT IS WHY HE IS THERE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEM. THAT'S COOL AND ALL, BUT I AM MORE COMFORTED BY THE FACT THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE RED & WHITE PROSPECTS KEEPING AN EYE ON THINGS.
SO WE GO IN THE FAIRGROUNDS AND GET IN THE ALREADY LONG LINE TO SEE THE WAR CONCERT. THE CONCERT WAS GOOD, BUT IT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AS LAST YEAR. I THINK I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I HAD THIS HUMONGOUSE FUNNEL CAKE THAT WAS GETTING ALL OVER, BUT MMM MMM GOOD!
ALSO THANKS TO THE MOST ENVIED MC. WE LET THEM GET IN LINE WITH US, AND THEY BOUGHT US A COUPLE OF BEERS AT THE SHOW :-)
AFTER THE CONCERT WE HAD A NICE RIDE HOME. IT WAS A LONG DAY, BUT ONCE AGAIN IT WAS A GOOD DAY!

POCKETS ~ VP
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FRIDAY 07/09/10

HI YA'LL
ON FRIDAY JULY 9th I RODE WITH AN EVIL C%NT WHO'S TRUE COLORS CAME OUT NOT TO LONG AFTER THIS DAY. I CAN HAPPILY SAY THAT THE TRASH HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT AND I'M JUST GLAD TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT THAT POLLUTION.

THAT IS THE LAST YOU WILL HEAR OF THAT.

SO FRIDAY I RODE TO SHOOTERS IN SUNNYVALE FOR A SAD OCCASION. A FAMILY MEMBER OF ONE OF THE STREET ASSASSINZ M/C WENT DOWN UP BY ALICE'S, AND HE DIDN'T MAKE IT. R.I.P. BROTHER :-(
THEY HAD A BIKE NIGHT/FUNDRAISER FOR HIS FAMILY. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A NICE NIGHT FOR A RIDE UNDER BETTER CIRCUMSTANCES. IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD TURNOUT, THERE WERE TOP HATTERS, HOOLIGANS, TORTURED SOULS, EXTREME VIXENS, SBF, AND MORE.......

ONE OF THE SHOOTERS REGULARS (GIRL I'M SORRY I FORGOT YOUR NAME) BOUGHT PIZZA FOR THE WHOLE BAR. THANK YOU :-)

AFTER MINGLING, EATING, DRINKING, AND FUNDRAISING I DECIDED TO GO CHEER UP AND HEADED DOWN THE STREET TO .............

DUH, THE BRASS RAIL :-)
THAT TOO WAS A GOOD TIME AS ALWAYS. GOT A TABLE NEXT TO THE DJ BOOTH, ALL THE GIRLS AND GUYS STOPPED BY THE TABLE TO SAY HI, AND I GOT WAS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE FROM THAT ANGLE, LOL

RAIL SECURITY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUNNY TO PLAY A JOKE ON ME.
SO ONE OF THE GUYS COMES UP TO THE TABLE AND
TELLS ME: "SOME GUY IS SITTING ON YOUR BIKE."
I LAUGH AND TELL HIM "NO WAY"
HE SAYS (VERY SERIOUSLY) "O.K. FINE, BUT I'M TELLING YOU SOME GUY IS SITTING ON YOUR BIKE!"
SO I SAY "WTF" AND I RUN (YES I SAID I RAN) OUTSIDE TO KNOCK A MOTHER F'ER OFF OF MY BIKE.
WHEN I GET OUTSIDE THERE IS ONE OF THE OTHER SECURITY GUYS LEANING ON MY BIKE WITH A BIG GRIN ON HIS FACE.
HE TELLS ME "WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING FOR?" AND STARTS TO GIGGLE
"VERY FUNNY" I SAY
"I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, AND IF YOU EVER DO SEE SOMEONE ATTEMPT TO SIT ON MY BIKE, THEN YOU BETTER KNOCK THEM OUT"
I GO BACK IN AND GIVE THE OTHER GUY SHIT FOR PLAYING THE JOKE ON ME. HE GETS ALL CONCERNED AND SAYS "WHAT, THEY MADE ME DO IT"
I TELL HIM "I'M NOT PISSED OFF ABOUT THE JOKE, I'M PISSED OFF BECAUSE YOU MADE ME RUN"
LOL
A LITTLE WHILE LATER I HAVE A NICE (BUT SHORT) RIDE HOME.

POCKETS
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VVSFL

INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND!

SATURDAY JULY 3rd ---
AGAIN THE WEATHER GODS WERE SMILING ON US! ROCS, CATCHUP, DOUBLESHOT, AND I WERE UP EARLY AND READY TO RIDE. EVEN THOUGH I HAD A LONG DAY OF JELLO SHOT MAKING THE DAY BEFORE ;-)

THE SOUTH VALLEY TOP HATTERS M/C INVITED US TO RIDE WITH THEM TO WISKEY CREEK SALOON WHERE THE SIGN UPS WERE BEING HELD FOR THE ANNUAL HOLLISTER TOP HATTERS M/C INDEPENDENCE DAY POKER RUN.
WE DID THE SHORT PUTT OVER TO THE SVTH CLUBHOUSE AND HAD A DOUGHNUT WHILE EVERYONE ARRIVED. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD SIZED PACK INCLUDING S.V. TOP HATTERS, RED NATION, US (VALLEY VIXENS), AND SEVERAL INDEPENDANT RIDERS. NOW THAT EVERYONE WAS THERE WE SADDLED UP TO HIT THE ROAD. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT THE MEN'S CLUBS ALWAYS TAKE OFF LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL!!!
ONCE I CAUGHT UP ON THE FREEWAY (AFTER DOING 95 MPH TO CATCH UP) IT WAS A NICE SMOOTH PACK RIDE. WE DID ENCOUNTER A LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE 101 NEAR MORGAN HILL, BUT IT WASN'T ANYTHING THAT A LITTLE (30-40 BIKES) LANE SPLITTING COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF :-)

WE ARRIVE AT WHISKEY CREEK AND SEE A LOT OF FRIENDS, AND SAY A LOT OF "HELLOS"
I THINK IT IS HERE AT WHISKEY CREEK THAT ROCS IS CHATTING IT UP WITH MEAGAN AND INVITES HER TO RIDE WITH US. AFTER A BEVERAGE AND SOME MINGLING WE GET READY TO GO TO THE 1ST STOP ON THE POKER RUN.
WE GO OUT TO THE 9th HOLE BAR IN TRES PINOS. THIS IS WHERE I GET TO ACTUALLY MEET MEAGAN AND TALK TO HER. SHE IS VERY COOL AND FITS RIGHT IN, LOL. IN OTHER WORDS SHE IS CRAZY LIKE THE REST OF US.
IN THE USUAL VIXEN STYLE WE DECIDE TO SKIP THE NEXT STOP AND HEAD STRAIGHT TO CORBIN WHERE THE POKER RUN IS ENDING. PULLING INTO CORBIN WE SEE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. I'M NOT SURPRISED SINCE THIS IS THE ONLY THING GOING ON FOR THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND IN HOLLISTER. CATCHUP, MEAGAN, AND I GO INTO THE CAFE TO GET A TABLE WHILE THE OTHERS GET IN LINE FOR THEIR STEAK SANDWICH.
WHILE IN THE CAFE MEAGAN GETS ANTSY AND OFFERS TO GO FIND THE FINAL CARD DRAW AREA FOR THE POKER RUN. NOW I KNOW I AM CONSIDERED LUCKY BY A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD A GOOD POKER RUN HAND. ALL DAY I HAVE BEEN PALYING 2 POKER HANDS, 1 FOR ME AND THE OTHER FOR MY FRIEND GLENN. SO FAR I HAVE A KING AND A TWO, GLENN HAS A JACK AND AN EIGHT. WELL MEAGAN COMES BACK WITH BOTH OF OUR CARDS FULL AND I STILL HAVE NOTHING, BUT GLENN HAS A FULL HOUSE (JACKS & EIGHTS)!!! UNFORTUNATELY IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO WIN THE RUN, SOMEONE HAD A BETTER FULL HOUSE :-(
AFTER FOOD WE MAKE OUR WAY BACK TO THE AREA WITH THE BAND AND THE DOOR PRIZES, NOW THIS IS WHERE MY LUCK KICKS IN :-)
ON THE WAY TO THE BACK WE PASS SONNY BARGER WHO IS THERE DOING A BOOK SIGNING. WE SAY HI, AND HE SAYS HE TOTALLY REMEMBERS US FROM LAST WEEK :-)
WE GRAB A TABLE IN THE BACK, LISTEN TO THE MUSIC AND CHAT WITH MORE FRIENDS. IT'S DOOR PRIZE TIME, AND I WALK AWAY WITH 5, YES 5 PRIZES!!! A MASSAGE, A POUND OF SEES CHOCOLATE, TICKETS TO A CONCERT, RIDING GLASSES, AND A SIGNED (BY THE TOP HATTERS M/C) AND FRAMED RUN POSTER FROM THE DAYS EVENT! I TOLD YOU THIS IS WHERE I'M LUCKY.
TIME TO GO BACK TO SAN JOSE, IT'S HOT, WE HAVE A BIG DAY TOMORROW AND I CAN'T FIT ANY MORE STUFF ON MY BIKE! IT WAS A GREAT DAY!

SUNDAY JULY 4th---
HAPPY BIRTHDAY VALLEY VIXENS M/C!!!!!!!!!!!
TODAY IS OUR 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, SO WE HAD AN ANNIVERSARY BBQ AT CASA ROCKETS. THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO CAME OUT. THERE WAS JUS BROTHERS, ROAD SAINTS, BAS, BRASS RAIL STAFF, AND MORE. WE HAD A TON OF FOOD, GALLONS OF LIQUOR, AND ABOUT 150 JELLO SHOTS :-)
I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE OUT THE DETAILS (BECAUSE I CAN'T REMEMBER 1/2 OF THEM) BUT I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL WHO ATTENDED. SOME PEOPLE LEFT AT 4am!

I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T STUCK DOING THE DISHES THE NEXT DAY :-)

I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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VALLETVIXENSMC.