I’m hungover. I didn’t drink that much, I swear. My babe’s oldest son turned 21 and we took him out for a couple of drinks. I warned him of barroom evils and treacherous women. Don’t know if it will help. I made all the mistakes twice and survived, barely.
We better get to the news before I say the wrong thing. We were supposed to ride to Mexico, about 200 miles to the south, but rain shut the run down, so let’s hit it:
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Here’s Refreshing News…
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December.
Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring.
Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, every single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen had to be a girl.
We should’ve known. Only women, while pregnant, would be able to drag a fat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.
–from M. Hart
Protection Order Against Former Circuit Court Judge Is Dropped
He’s used to teaching aspiring attorneys about the judicial system, but Friday SDSU professor, criminal lawyer and former Circuit Court judge John “Jack” Wilds was on the other side of the bench. One of his students filed a protection order against Wilds claiming he sexually harassed her and even threatened her life. Friday both met up in court.
Destiny Schoon says in October she met with John Wilds at his law office to talk about a job opportunity with him and his partner. That’s when Schoon says the college professor and criminal lawyer gave her all the answers to a missed midterm exam, told her how beautiful her eyes were, how much he loved her, then even hugged and kissed her. Wilds says it never happened. Friday, both came to an agreement about the complaint.
It’s a class many law students take through college… Criminal Justice 433. But one South Dakota State University student says she got more than she bargained for. Destiny Schoon says her professor John Wilds repeatedly called her, showed up at her place of work, asked her out, and even said he would “put a bullet” in her head if she told anyone he gave her a copy of the midterm exam. Schoon filed a protection order and filed a complaint with SDSU asking the school to remove Wilds as a professor.
SDSU officials investigated the case. They sent a letter to Schoon’s attorney saying Wilds denies most of Schoon’s allegations, but has admitted to making a comment to the 21-year-old about his wife leaving town and they should party. Wilds also told officials he asked Schoon to go to a function with him at the Ramkota. Beyond that he says nothing happened.
There is a written resolution between both Schoon and Wilds, but it is sealed and no one would talk about the case. As for Wilds’ position as a college professor, SDSU officials say he still has his job, but have advised him to maintain his professionalism.
–from Rogue
News Correction–Bad Directions
We just (finally) read the Thursday news. Better late than never, I suppose. Very interesting to hear that Bikernet.com will be attending the Smoke Out next June. Of course Mike and I will be there too. So sorry we will miss you, since the Smoke Out is in NORTH CAROLINA and you will be in SOUTH CAROLINA. Contrary to popular belief on the left coast, there are TWO CAROLINAS! Get it right, goddamit!!!!
Love and kisses,
–Meanest (somewhere in one of the Carolinas – can’t remember which one!)
More About Women
A lady walks into a bar and says,” Barkeep, gimme a martooni.”
The bartender goes back and fixes her a martini.
She downs it and says, ”Barkeep, gimme another martooni.”
So he goes back and fixes her another martini.
She downs that, and just sits there and doesn’t say anything.
Finally after about 10 minutes bartender says,” Would you like another?”
She says,” Oh, no, I got this terrible heartburn.”
The bartender says, ”Okay, there are three things wrong here:
Number 1: It’s martini, not martooni.
Number 2: It’s bartender, not barkeep, and
Number 3: You’re not having heartburn, your boob’s in the ash tray.”
Daytona Beach Bike Week 2004, 12 Weeks Away, February 27th to March 7th
Keep checking in at Bikernet.com for updates and happenings.
I know that things are hectic for most people with the Holidays, but if you are planning to attend Bike week 2004 you should be working on a place to stay. It gets worse if you wait until after January 15th. I am not sure why, maybe its just getting over the holiday bill paying, but things really start picking up around then.
I just received an advertisement from one of the hotels along the beach offering me a Deal, if I book a room for the week before the end of the year for only $300.00 a day. Shit, who do they think I am? If I did not have friends, I’d stay on the outskirts of town for a lot less. I guess I am back on the price gouging thing again.
I am in and out of Daytona and Daytona Beach all year round and familiar with the regular prices. Plus, through the years, I found places that cater to bikers year around and not just during special events. That’s where I spend my money.
If you need info on Bike Week or happenings check Bikernet. If you can not find what you need contact Bandit and ask him if he can find out for you. I am talking General info here not shit like where you can get a room because you weren’t paying attention.
And always Remember to Look For Rogue at these events. Say Hi and ask him to take your picture. You may appear on Bikernet.
Have a Happy Holiday
–ROGUE
Cantina Competition, Jack’s In Austin
Here are some of the folks from last night. I sent the three images of the two cuties cause the dark haired lovely thought see looked like a nerd in one of em. A nerd she is not! Of course she was there with someone. The guy on the sport bike is a co-worker. Last night was the first time I met his wife.
Toy run on Sunday.
–RFR
Cantina Barroom Etiquette
A guy walks into a bar, sits down and asks the bartender, “Got any specials today?”
The bartender replies, “Yes, as a matter of fact we have a new drink that was invented by a gynecologist patron of ours. It’s a mix of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and Smirnoff vodka.”
The guy asks, “Geez, what kind of drink is that?”
The bartender responds, “We call it a Pabst Smir.”
–from Rose
Bust Update
Forty-two members of the biker group have been indicted on federal racketeering and firearms charges stemming from last year’s Nevada casino brawl that left three people dead.
The U-S Attorney in Nevada, Daniel Bogden, says 33 of those indicted have been arrested. They were among the 55 club members and associates arrested yesterday in five Western states, many on charges unrelated to the casino battle.
Each of the 42 indicted in Nevada is charged with ten counts of racketeering and one count of using and carrying firearms.
Last year’s rumble erupted at Harrah’s Laughlin hotel-casino as Hells Angels and rival Mongols club members battled with guns, knives and wrenches. Two Hells Angels and one Mongols member were killed. A dozen other people were injured. outlaw news
–from Rogue
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Sunday Relationship Advice
A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to thaw out during one particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier.
Because they both had jobs, they found it difficult coordinating their travel schedules. It was decided the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, the wife would follow the next day. Upon arriving the husband checked in and discovered a computer in his room. He decided to send his wife a e-mail however he accidentally left out a letter in her address and sent the e-mail off without realizing his mistake.
In Houston, a widow had just returned from her husband’s funeral. The dearly departed was a minister of many years who had been called home to glory following a heart attack. The widow checked her e-mail, expecting messages from relatives and friends. Upon reading the first message she fainted. The widow’s son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read
To: My Loving Wife
Subject: I’ve Arrived
Date: 16 May 2002
I know you are surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now and you are allowed to send e-mails to your loved ones. I’ve just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow.
Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.
PS – Sure is hot down here!
–from Rose
Will Janklow Take The Stand?
The question of whether U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow will take the stand in his manslaughter trial could be answered today.
According to legal scholars, the choice boils down to one hairy question: Can he afford not to address the jury directly?
Though a decision on that issue may have been made early on, legal observers say as the case nears an end and jurors have heard all the conflicting testimony, the congressman’s lawyers are sure to judge whether he is winning or losing before making the final call.
Josephine Potuto, a University of Nebraska law professor, said if the state’s case is thought to be obviously weak, the defense may choose not to put a defendant on the stand. If that happens, Janklow’s lawyers will emphasize to the jury that he is not taking the stand because there simply is no need. But an unannounced reason could be to avoid having Janklow say anything under cross-examination that could hurt him.
“The best a defendant can do is what he told you (the defense lawyer). The worst is that something they never told you about will come out, and that could ruin things,” Potuto said. “Witnesses are like little ticking time bombs up there. A lot of lawyers think, and I tend to think, the simplest and most pristine case you can put on is the case you should put on.”
Potuto, a former prosecutor, said the state’s attorney will want to question Janklow because no matter how well the defendant prepares, he could be caught off guard.
“Prosecutors always want that chance,” she said. “They salivate at the chance to cross-examine.”
By Kevin Dobbs, Argus Leader
–from Rogue
John Covington Project Bike
Here’s todays progress on the 300 monoglide. I’m looking forward to getting that new tire, hopefully it will arrive next week so we can make any adjustments before we start painting!
–John
Target of Hells Angels sting Was Wills Campaign Donor
A Kirkland motorcycle-shop owner arrested in a regional sting of Hells Angels gang members was a donor to the failed re-election campaign of Seattle City Councilwoman Heidi Wills, and has been questioned in an investigation into the so-called “Strippergate” scandal.
Jeffrey Carney, 42, owner of CyclPath Motorcycle and Machine in Kirkland, gave the Wills campaign $600, nearly the maximum allowed by election laws, on the same day that strip-club owner Frank Colacurcio Jr. and several of his associates donated similar amounts to the campaigns of Wills and council members Judy Nicastro and Jim Compton.
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Mary Alice Theiler released Carney from federal detention yesterday after prosecutors agreed that Carney has severed his ties to the Hells Angels and has been cooperative with federal agents.
Carney still must travel to Nevada, where he is indicted along with 41 other members or associates of the notorious biker gang.
Prosecutors allege that Carney was part of a large group of Hells Angels who brawled with members of the rival Mongol motorcycle gang in a casino in Laughlin, Nev., in April 2002. Gunfire was exchanged and three men died. Dozens were injured.
Carney was arrested peacefully at his home in Juanita on Wednesday as part of a simultaneous series of raids on Hells Angels clubhouses and homes in five Western states.
The indictment charges that the Hells Angels is a sophisticated organization that targeted the Mongols to keep that group out of its drug business and other enterprises.
The donations became an election-year controversy dubbed “Strippergate,’ which involved more than $36,000 in donations to Wills, Nicastro and Compton before the City Council approved a rezone of Colacurcio Jr.’s strip club, Rick’s, on Lake City Way. The rezone allowed the club eight additional parking spaces.
Wills did not return phone messages.
Colacurcio Jr., when asked about Carney yesterday, said, “I’m not talking to reporters.”
By Ian Ith and Steve Miletich
Seattle Times staff reporters
Amazing Shrunken FXR Nears Completion
After seeing the the FXR exhaust project on your website I thought I might send you some info. Checkout They can supply all the stuff you need to build a killer exhuast system. We don’t use insert’s. No Mig welding allowed!!!! You can tack weld the joints together without the need of any fixture’s, stuff etc. We do use Pulsed Heli Arc with a argon purge in the pipe to prevent those nasty internal hemorrhoids, also not allowed!! This type of welding is of the the highest quality. Like the kind I did when I welded up those spoons I sent you. Heli Arc is fucking Art man!! Once you learn it and do it you’ll never want to weld any other way!! The way I’ve seen you do the buckles and trophy stuff you would be a natural. –Pablo Wisconsin Motorcycle Deaths Hit 100 MILWAUKEE — The number of people killed in Wisconsin motorcycle accidents has reached 100 this year, the first time since 1986 the state has hit that mark. Wisconsin reported 78 motorcycle deaths in all of last year. The Department Of Transportation has pinpointed several factors: -A 68.2 percent increase in new motorcycle sales between 1998 and 2002. -A 23 percent increase in motorcycle licenses issued in 2002 compared with 1993. -Lack of helmet use — 75 of the 100 people killed were not wearing helmets. -An increase in miles traveled by motorcyclists statewide because of comparatively warm and dry weather. About 30 percent of those killed were intoxicated, and 71 percent of the accidents occurred on clear days, according to the DOT. Almost 40 percent of the motorcycle fatalities occurred in June and March. Another contributing factor is that older riders are increasingly involved in the fatality totals, according to a DOT study. Last year, 40 motorcyclists 45 or older were killed, compared with five in 1995. As of Wednesday, state figures showed 39 motorcyclists killed this year were at least 45. The DOT said Harley-Davidson’s 100th anniversary party over the summer was not a major factor in the fatality increase. The agency linked three deaths to participants in the events. The Associated Press. For more information contact Abate of Wisconsin –from Rogue Baker Launches New Web Site We needed to express the nature of our company with new graphic materials. This new web site is the flagship as we roll out more stuff with our new look. We wanted to express our attitude and energy, our stance as the authority on the American motorcycle drivetrain, our quality and pride in our products, our superiority above the rest, and so on. We let Ignition New Media Workshop (www.ignitionworkshop.com) of Grand Rapids, MI build this thing and handle the new design initiative in our ads, stickers, banners, and site. So, there ya go… –The Bakers THE HONEST DRUNK A woman was shopping at her local supermarket where she selected a quart of 2% milk, a carton of eggs, a quart of orange juice, a head of romaine lettuce, a 2-pound an of coffee, and a 1-pound package of bacon. As she was loading her items on the conveyor belt to check out, a drunk standing behind her watched as she placed the items in front of the cashier. He said, “You must be single.” The woman, a bit startled but intrigued by the derelict’s intuition, looked at her six items on the belt. Seeing nothing particularly unusual about her selections she said, “Well, you know what, you’re absolutely correct. But how on earth did you know that?” The drunk replied, “‘Cause you’re ugly.” — –from Buckshot Unlikely News A top federal law officer said Thursday that the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has been crushed in Arizona by a one-two punch of raids conducted during the past five months. “The vast majority of Hells Angels that have any sort of leadership or executive positions are incarcerated . . . they’re finished,” said Virginia O’Brien, Arizona special agent in charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. During a Mesa news conference, O’Brien and other officials released a new round of indictments against 16 members or associates of the motorcycle club with accusations of murder, kidnapping, assault, witness tampering, racketeering and drug dealing. But attorney Brian Russo, who represents former Mesa HAMC chapter President Robert Johnston Jr., said his client is not guilty and federal agents go too far when they condemn the entire club for actions of some members. In another report a San Jose, California member call the bust, “A fishing expedition.” –from Rogue Drivers Await Toy Run Traffic Tie-Ups Depending on your ability to plan ahead, Sunday’s Toy Run — the annual motorcycle rally that helps the Azan Shriners bring Christmas to children — will either restore your faith in humanity or leave you spewing invectives. Because if you think today’s Christmas parades in Mims, Palm Bay, Melbourne and Merritt Island are traffic-stopping spectacles, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. More than 25,000, toy-bearing motorcyclists are expected to rumble away from Merritt Square Mall on noon Sunday and converge on the Brevard Community College Pavilion in Melbourne. That’s a 24-mile monster of a parade, with bikers riding two abreast and traveling between 25 mph to 40 mph, depending on whom you ask. Also depending on whom you ask, it’ll take this seamless chain of chrome and metal anywhere from an hour and a half to three hours to finish. Meaning: If you’re going to be in a hurry, you may need to find an alternative route. For the 22nd year now, local members of the national lobby group American Bikers Aimed Toward Education (ABATE), will hit the highway to donate toys or cash to injured children supported by the Azan Shrine Center in Melbourne. Leading the pack will be local ABATE founder Jerry Keyes, who’ll have his loyal sidekick Rusty — an 11-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever and an 11-year Toy Run veteran — riding along in his sidecar. From a modest inception counting 35 motorcycles in 1982, Keyes says this year’s Toy Run represents the largest ABATE charity rally in Florida. “We get riders from all over the world — literally,” Keyes said. “We’ve had them from New Zealand, Austria, all over Europe.” Even so, he adds, the ABATE Toy Run can only play second fiddle to the numbers expected to turn out in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday afternoon. That’s when the South Florida Presidents Council motorcycle run to benefit the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital anticipates anywhere from 30,000 to 40,000 bikers in a parade that’ll shut down Interstate 95 south for approximately three hours. Nevertheless, said Leo Cornelison, an ABATE member and Azan Shriner who intends to be the very last biker in the parade, spectators should settle in for a visual treat on Brevard’s thoroughfares on Sunday. “It’s a great thing to see so many people coming together for such a great cause,” says Cornelison. “Riders dress up in all kinds of things — Santa Claus, red-white-and-blue, you name it.” The Toy Run will begin at noon Sunday at Merritt Square Mall. The parade will head west on SR 520, then turn south on U.S. 1. The route proceeds into Melbourne, then hooks west on Eau Gallie Boulevard. The parade will then swing north on Wickham Road and conclude at the Brevard Community College Pavilion. Brevard Sheriff’s Cmdr. E.C. Smith suggests anyone coming to Merritt Island during that time stay west of U.S. 1 and use SR 528. Motorists wishing to avoid the parade on SR 520 should detour behind Merritt Square Mall along Fortenberry Road. –By Billy Cox, FLORIDA TODAY –from Rogue THAT’S IT–I’m going to take a couple of aspirin and stumble out to the garage in the rain. I’m tearing the Amazing Shrunken FXR down for Harold Ponteralli Paint, Custom Powder Coating and chrome. Le Pera is handling the seat. Then it’s back together for the ER show in Pomona, if I make it. If not I’ll make the Roadster Show in Pomona later in the month. What else can I report? There’s secret dealing afoot that can’t be revealed just yet, but soon. Hang on. Ride Forever, 
–Bandit
