It’s one of those survival mornings. You know, the type when you wonder how you survived the previous night. Yesterday kicked off as calm as most, then went all to hell. After the El Camino Antique motorcycle swap meet we returned to the headquarters to face one mix-up after another. Then rolled in the original Jesse James, not the guy from Long Beach. I’ve known this nick-named rider for 20 years. At one time the president of the Monks M/C, now retired, he builds bikes, is a custom painter and designs neon signs. He’s building a 5-Ball neon for the headquarters and brought the sketch for inspection. We quickly scanned the art and slipped it into Layla’s photoshop to test various colors.
The day slipped into night behind giggling women and wild neon colors, but Mars was still too close. Something was going to snap, we just didn’t know it. At the Lighthouse Cafe our waitress tossed my bowl of pasta on the slippery tile deck and dove in after it. We should have taken the two-inch slash above her left eye as a sign and crawled into the nearest cave, but the night was young. Let’s get to the news. I’ll attempt to describe the remainder of the evening later:
Biker Gang Sues Casino Over Fatal Brawl
LAS VEGAS (Sept. 26) – Nine members of the Mongols motorcycle gang are suing Harrah’s Entertainment, claiming the company’s hotel-casino in southern Nevada failed to provide adequate security during a biker rally last year that erupted in violence.
Two Hells Angels and one Mongols motorcycle gang member died, and at least 12 people were injured during a brawl involving guns and knives inside Harrah’s casino in Laughlin, about 100 miles south of Las Vegas near the Arizona line.
In the federal suit filed Wednesday, the Mongols are seeking unspecified damages for injuries suffered during the melee and for “anguish, despair and emotional distress.”
A Harrah’s spokesman said the company does not comment on pending litigation.
GUNS AND DOCTORS
Statistical Data
a. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000.
b. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000.
c. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171. (US Dept. of Health & Human Services)
Then think about this:
a. The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000.
b. The number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups) is 1,500.
c. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188.
Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.
FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR
Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban Doctors before this gets out of hand. As a public health measure, I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear that the shock could cause people to seek medical attention.
–Rogue
Texas Rally Update
PLEASE DISREGARD THE EARLIER EMAIL SENT, THERE HAS BEEN ANOTHER CHANGE IN PLANS…..THE RALLY IS GOING AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED, IT WILL NOT BE CANCELLED AS PER SKEET……SO PLEASE HELP IN GETTING THE WORD OUT, IT WILL STILL HAPPEN….SEE YOU THERE.
–SHARI ODOM
BIKERRALLIESOFTEXAS
Reader’s Triumph Project Rundown!!!:::
I bought an old triumph for the little lady to learn on, and she didn’t really like it. So I started running ideas around in my head and fixing things, but the more I tinkered the more fucked up broken shit I found, so I just took it all apart. It was a 1972 triumph TR6C to begin with.
I sold nearly all the parts on ebay, kept the engine, wheels, fork tubes, sliders and headlight. Then I bought a 1962 Norton slimline featherbed frame and started fitting it all together–not an easy task!!!
This combination was very popular in England back in the ’60s. It was known as a TRITON. I found a 750 big bore kit and powdercoated the rest of the motor. So it will look good and go really fast. These old Triumphs can really move fast, and the bike will be very light.
I imported a lot of the parts, hand made, from England. I am glad I did this. It’s fun and different than all the Harley choppers being built today. I built a chopper in 1995 when my Softail was stolen, so I needed something different. I should finish this in a couple of months. I will send pictures of the finished product.
–Miky
Report From Bikernet Mental Facility
Jim and Edna were both patients in a mental hospital. One day while they were walking past the hospital swimming pool, Jim suddenly jumped into the deep end. He sank to the bottom of the pool and stayed there. Edna promptly jumped in to save him. She swam to the bottom and pulled Jim out.
When the medical director became aware of Edna’s heroic act he immediately ordered her to be discharged from the hospital, as he now considered her to be mentally stable.
When he went to tell Edna the news he said, “Edna, I have good news and bad news. The good news is you’re being discharged; since you were able to rationally respond to a crisis by jumping in and saving the life of another patient, I have concluded that your act displays sound mindedness. The bad news is, Jim, the patient you saved, hung himself right after you saved him with his bathrobe belt in the bathroom. I am so sorry, but he’s dead.
” Edna replied “He didn’t hang himself, I put him there to dry. How soon can I go Home?”
–Joan C.
THE IRON ANGELS RALLY IS STILL ON!!!
Due to Skeet Raggio’s health we ask that no phone calls be made to the hospital, but cards, letters and emails are greatly appreciated and will be delivered directly to him. Thank you for your patience. We ask that you keep Skeet and his family in your prayers.
Thank you,
B.R.O.T.
Victory Tip
Since I’ve been around Victory bikes recently I’ve picked up a couple of tidbits that I’ll share with you from time to time. For instance Arlen is now building a new Victory powered chopper. Victory powertrains are 5-inches narrower than H-D based and much lighter while putting out as much hp. That’s good to know. You can build a lower rigid without giving up turning radius.
Thunder on the Bayou 2003 coming soon!
Thunder on the Bayou 2002 http://www.bikerralliesoftexas.com
That’s it, short and sweet–I’m going to take a couple more aspirins, a shower, grab another cup of coffee and try to make sense of last night. We ended up at Harold’s dive bar last night. The cops were called and the officer left his car running in the parking lot. Big mistake.
One rider hid the cops cruiser while the officer attempted to curb the attacking woman. The dudes were mellow. The women went hay-wire and Jack Daniels was involved. I’ll drop the topic now and focus on the future. It couldn’t be more bizarre…Then again ya never know.
Let’s ride
–Bandit
