SAT 06/05/10 & SUN 06/06/10

SATURDAY ~
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY SATURDAY, THE SUN WAS SHINING, THE BIRDS WERE SINGING. THEN THE SUN SHINED SO BRIGHT I GOT SUNBURNED, AND THE DAMN BIRDS WOULDN'T SHUT UP!!! OH SORRY, I GOT OFF TRACK, LOL.
SO SATURDAY MORNING ROCS AND SUGAR WENT IN SEARCH OF REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR ROC'S GLASSES WHILE I FINISHED GETTING DRESSED. ONE OF OUR SISTERS WHO SHALL REMAIN UN-NAMED (AND FROM HERE OUT WILL BE REFERRED TO AS UC - MEANING UNDER-COVER) MET ME AT CASA ROCKETS AND WE RODE OVER TO JUST LEATHER TO MEET UP WITH OUR PRES AND HEAD ROAD CAPTAIN.
IN THE MEANTIME CATCHUP HAD BEEN OUT SINCE 7am SEARCHING THE DE ANZA FLEA MARKET FOR THINGS SHE COULD TAKE TO THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW AND AUCTION OFF TO CLEAR ALL HER DEBT AND BUY US A CLUBHOUSE :)
BY 10:15AM WE ALL MET UP AT STEVIE'S BAR TO SIGN UP FOR THE SAN JOSE RED & WHITE POKER RUN. IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS ALREADY 90 DEGREES OUT, ESPECIALLY AFTER I BURNED MY ANKLE ON MY PIPES!
WE SAW AND SAID HI TO A LOT OF FRIENDS THERE. WE IGNORED THE SILLY L.E.O. WITH THE CAMERA ON HIS GLASSES. HE THOUGHT HE WAS SLICK AND THAT NO ONE NOTICED, LOL.
UNFORTUNATLEY DOUBLESHOT HAD TO WORK AND COULDN'T JOIN US, BUT SHE SENT JOSE AND HIS FRIEND IN HER PLACE. THEY SOME HOW GOT SEPARATED FROM THE GROUP AND ENDED UP RIDING WITH AND BECOMING HENCHMEN HANGAROUNDS FOR THE DAY.
THE RIDE TO ALL THE STOPS WAS NICE. IT FELT WAY BETTER TO BE MOVING THEN SITTING IN THE HEAT. LEAVE IT TO ROCS TO FIND A POLE AT ONE OF THE STOPS, AND TAKE A TURN AROUND IT!
WE ARRIVED AT THE FINAL STOP WITH ONLY 1 SMALL HICCUP, O.K. I GOT CONFUSED AS TO WHERE I WAS GOING FOR A MINUTE :)
THE ROAD INTO THE PARK WAS ROUGH AND FULL OF GRAVEL, BUT WE ALL MADE TO PARK OUR BIKES WITHOUT FALLING OVER.
AT THE PARK THE FOOD WAS READY, AND THE BEER WAS FLOWING. I LIKED THE WAY THEY DID THE DOOR PRIZES. IT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR SIGN UP. SO IF YOU PAID FOR YOUR POKER CARD AND MEAL, THEN YOU WERE AUTOMATICALLY IN THE DOOR PRIZE DRAWING, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF DOOR PRIZES. BOTH CATCHUP AND JOSE WON STUFF.
AFTER THE DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS WERE OVER WE ALL HEADED NORTH BACK TOWARDS HOME. ROCS, SUGAR, AND UC WENT TO CHRISTMAS HILL PARK TO GIVE THEIR LOVE TO LOOKELU & HER DAUGHTER SARA ON HER SPECIAL DAY. SARA TURNED 15 AND HAD A QUIENCERA.

SARA FROM THOSE OF US THAT COULDN'T BE THERE, OUR FELICIDADES AND LOVE!

CATCHUP HEADED OFF TO MEET MOTORCYCLE BOY AND ATTEND ANOTHER EVENT THEY HAD. I WENT TO THE TOM PETTY CONCERT, AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE JOSE AND HIS FRIEND WENT? MAYBE THEY ARE STILL THERE PARTYING???

SUNDAY ~
SUNDAY WAS ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY!
GOGO, LOOKELU, AND UC WENT TO DO SOME VOLUNTEER WORK FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BOOTH AT THE SUNNYVALE ART & WINE FESTIVAL. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE YOU GUYS RIDING WITH US, BUT I'M PROUD OF YOU FOR SUPPORTING A GOOD CAUSE AND SOMETHING YOU BELIEVE IN :)
ROCS, DOUBLESHOT, JOSE, AND MYSELF (ALL TIRED, LOL) SADDLED UP, GASSED UP, AND HIT THE ROAD TO NEWMAN, SUGAR'S HOUSE. LIKE I SAID IT WAS A GREAT DAY AND THE WEATHER WAS REALLY NIC, WHICH MADE FOR A SMOOTH RIDE OVER THE ALTAMONT.
ABOUT 20 MINS BEFORE THE NEWMAN EXIT ON THE 5, THERE IS A REST STOP. I LOVE REST STOPS THEY ARE FULL OF TRUCKERS AND TRAVELERS WITH INTERESTING STORIES. IT WAS GETTING PRETTY WARM TOO, SO I SIGNALED FOR US TO PULL OFF AT THE REST STOP SO I COULD TAKE OFF MY JACKET.
THERE WASN'T MUCH SHADE TO PARK IN, SO ROCS AND DOUBLESHOT STOPPED BEHIND A CAR THAT WAS PARKED. AS DOUBLESHOT AND I HEADED FOR THE RESTROOM THIS LADY COMES OVER FREAKING OUT THAT THEY HAVE TO LEAVE AND WE NEED TO MOVE THE BIKES! SO ROCS AND JOSE MOVED THE BIKES.
WELL AFTER WE WENT TO THE BATHROOM, GOT WATER FROM THE VENDING MACHINE (WHICH BY THE WAY HAVE EVERYTHING FROM ICE CREAM TO LATTE'S, ROCS SAID SHE COULD LIVE THERE JUST OFF THE VENDING MACHINES) AND TALKED TO A COUPLE OF TRAVELERS, AND STARTED GETTING READY TO LEAVE, THE BITCH WAS TILL THERE!
WITH HER KID SCREAMING IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, HAHAHA THAT'S WHAT SHE GETS.
SO WE ARRIVE AT SUGAR & MIKKI'S. MIKKI AS ALWAYS IS THE HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTESS. LUNCH WAS WAITING FOR US. TURKEY, SALAMI, AND HAM SANDWICHES, POTATO SALAD, MACARONI SALAD, CHIPS, AND STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE FOR DESSERT!!!
WITH FULL STOMACHES WE ALL HEADED OUT TO MODESTO TO THE SON'S OF CALIFORNIA BLUES AND BBQ PARTY. DOUBLESHOT DECIDED TO TRADE IN HER WINEMOBILE FOR BARHOPPER. I COULD TELL SHE WAS LOVING THE EXTRA POWER IT HAD ;) WE TOOK THE BACK ROADS, AND DAMN THOSE FRICKEN COWS STINK!!!
IT WAS A COOL EVENT. THEY HAD A BAND, TONS OF BBQ RIBS AND CHICKEN, VENDORS, TATTOOS, AND DOOR PRIZES. WE EVEN SAW OUR FRIENDS THE SHE DEVILS THERE :) THE SONS WERE VERY NICE AND I HOPE TO ATTEND ANY MORE EVENTS THEY HAVE. EVEN THOUGH WE JUST HAD A GREAT LUNCH, SOME PEOPLE ATE BBQ THERE. I GUESS IT WAS JUST TO GOOD TO PASS UP ;)
AFTER THE EVENT SUGAR AND MIKKI HEADED BACK TO COWTOWN AND THE REST OF US HEADED BACK TOWARDS HOME. YOU KNOW THERE IS ALWAYS FRICKEN TRAFFIC ON 580, WELL AFTER A LONG WEEKEND NO ONE WANTS TO SIT IN TRAFFIC SO WE STARTED SPLITTING LANES. SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY WE ALL GOT SEPARATED. I CAUGHT UP TO ROCS ON THE 680, AND WE WENT AS SLOW AS WE COULD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BUT WE NEVER SAW THE OTHERS. THEY DID LET US KNOW THAT THEY GOT HOME SAFELY :)
ROCS AND I GOT OFF 680 AT SUNOL AND TOOK NILES CANYON RD. INTO NILES FOR A DINNER STOP AT THE FLORENCE. IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO THE FLORENCE ON A SUNDAY EVENING YOU'RE MISSING OUT. THEY HAVE LIVE BANDS AND FOR $10 YOU GET EITHER STEAK OR 1/2 A CHICKEN DINNER. THAT COMES WITH A BAKED POTATO, CORN ON THE COB, GREEN SALAD, AND GARLIC BREAD. IT IS AWESOME!!!
SO NOW WE'VE HAD DINNER, WE ARE FEELING LIKE IT'S TIME FOR A NAP, LOL. WE HANG OUT FRONT FOR A BIT TALKING TO SOME FRIENDS FROM THE SKELETON CREW, ISLAND BROTHERS, AND MAYHEM AND THEN THE FOG STARTS ROLLING IN LETTING US KNOW IT'S TIME TO GO.
IT WAS A SHORT PUT HOME, TAKE THE TRASH OUT TO THE CURB, AND SETTLE IN FOR THE NIGHT.

ANOTHER GREAT WEEKEND OF RIDING, FAMILY, FOOD, AND FUN!!!
A VIXENS LIFE IS A GREAT LIFE!!!

POCKETS ~ VP
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