SAINTS & SINNERS RIDE 08/2009

August 21, 2009 - Friday
SAINT'S & SINNERS RIDE

08/15/09 Current mood: groggy Category: Life

O.K. SO I'M A LITTLE LATE WITH THIS BLOG, IN FACT I'M WRITING IT NOW BEFORE I FORGET THE DETAILS DOUBLESHOT AND POCKETS (ME) WENT ON THE SAINTS & SINNERS POKER RUN LAST SATURDAY. CATCHUP WANTED TO GO TOO, BUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE A SITTER FOR FUTURE VIXEN CUPCAKE. SO SHE GOT OUT HER IPHONE AND FILMED US TAKING OFF.....http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY29tL3dhdGNoP3Y9ZnotT3BUNVZnYVU=THE VIDEO IS SHORT, BUT CAME OUT PRETTY COOL.

WE RODE OUT TO NEWARK, THE SIGN IN POINT FOR THE POKER RUN. THIS WAS ALSO GOING TO BE THE END POINT AND THEY WERE SETTING UP FOR THE FUN. WE NOTICED A PLETHORA OF RAFFLE PRIZES BEING LAID OUT NEXT TO THE STAGE. HMMM SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO LATER.

WE HIT THE ROAD ON OUR WAY TO OUR FIRST STOP IN MT. VIEW. WE ARRIVED AT THE STOP AND IT'S A MORTUARY! O.K. THEY JUST HAD A TABLE SET UP OUTSIDE, BUT A LITTLE CREEPY NONE THE LESS. IN FACT I OVEHEARD ONE GUY ASK ABOUT THE RESTROOM, AND HE WAS TOLD "YES THE RESTROOM IS INSIDE, BUT USE THE SIDE DOOR BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY ARE MOVING THE BODIES THROUGH THE FRONT LOBBY" EWWW!

ON TO THE NEXT STOP AT THE STEVENS CREEK RESERVOIR. EVEN THOLUGH I'VE LIVED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ALL OF MY ADULT LIFE, THIS IS ONLY THE 2ND TIME I HAVE BEEN BY THE RESERVOIR, AND THE OTHER TIME WAS ALSO DURING A POKER RUN. IT'S NICE THERE, I'LL HAVE TO VISIT AGAIN WHEN I HAVE MORE TIME TO EXPLORE THE AREA.

THE 3RD AND FINAL STOP BEFORE RETURNING TO THE FESTIVITIES WAS AT DOUBLESHOT'S FAVORITE PLACE IN THE WORLD, A STARBUCKS IN MILPITAS! I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE SAINTS & SINNERS ARE A CLEAN AND SOBER CLUB AND THAT MADE THIS POKER RUN PARTY VERY KID FRIENDLY. IN FACT THEY HAD ORDERED A BOUNCE HOUSE AND THERE WAS A PLAYGROUND FOR THE KIDS. SO WE CALLED CATCHUP AND TOLD HER TO MEET US AT THE END.

WE GOT BACK TO OUR START AND PULLED OUR FINAL CARD, NEITHER ONE OF US HAD ANYTHING EVEN CLOSE TO A HIGH OR LOW HAND. WE BOUGHT SOME MORE RAFFLE TICKETS AND GOT OUR LUNCH. THEY HAD BBQ CHICKEN, HAMBURGERS, HOT LINKS, BEANS, POTATO AND MACARONI SALAD, BREAD, PIES, COOKIES, MUFFINS, WATER SODA, AND ENERGY DRINKS.

I HAVE NOTICED FROM THIS AND ANOTHER CLEAN & SOBER RUN I WENT ON, THEY SURE DO LOVE THEIR ENERGY DRINKS!
THEY GAVE AWAY SOME RAFFLE PRIZES AND THEN WE HEADED OUT TO THE PARKING LOT FOR THE BIKER GAMES. NOW I HAD HEARD ABOUT THESE GAMES, BUT THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME TO ACTUALLY SEE THEM IN PERSON. THE 1ST GAME WAS THE WEENIE BITE CONTEST. ONE PERSON DOES THE DRIVING WHILE THE PASSENGER STAND ON THE BACK PEGS AND TRYS TO GET THE BIGGEST BITE OFF OF A HOT DOG THAT'S HANGING BY A STRING. TRUST ME IT'S A LOT HARDER THEN IT SOUNDS. ONLY ONE WOMEN ACTUALLY GOT A PIECE OF THE WEENIE! IT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO WATCH THOUGH.

THEN THEY DID THE SLOW RACE. THEY HAD TWO LANES MARKED OFF SIDE BY SIDE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE GOAL IS TO RIDE END TO END IN THE SLOWEST TIME. YOU HAVE TO STAY IN YOUR LANE AND YOU CAN NOT PUT A FOOT DOWN OR IT'S AN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION. NOW THIS LOOKS HARD TOO, BUT I SERIOUSLY THINK I WOULD BE GOOD AT IT. I DIDN'T HAVE THE COURAGE TO TRY IT THIS TIME, BUT MAYBE NEXT TIME? DURING THE SLOW RACES CATCHUP & FUTURE VIXEN CUPCAKE FINALLY ARRIVED :).

NEXT WAS THE BARREL RACE. THE OBJECT IS TO PUSH AN EMPTY KEG WITH YOUR BIKE FASTER THEN THE GUY NEXT TO YOU. THE MAIN RULE IS YOU MUST KEEP IT BETWEEN THE LINES.

AFTER THE GAMES WE HEADED BACK TO THE PICNIC AREA. CATCHUP GOT SOME FOOD, THE BAND PLAYED, AND CUPCAKED EXPLORED THE PLAYGROUND AND BOUNCE HOUSE. THEY GAVE OUT TROPHIES FOR THE BIKER GAME WINNERS, ANNOUCED THE POKER WINNERS, AND RAFFLED OFF THE REST OF THE SWAG. ANOTHER GREAT DAY WITH GREAT WEATHER, GREAT PEOPLE, AND A GREAT RIDE.

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