BUTTON UP THE TRUCK

I CAN’T TELL YOU HOW GOOD WE BOTH FELT LEAVING WORK LAST NIGHT FOR THE LAST TIME TO START OUR SUMMER ADVENTURES. ACTUALLY I’M STRETCHING THE TRUTH A LITTLE, WE WERE BOTH SHOT AFTER WORKING ELEVEN DAYS STRAIGHT, AND REX HAS A COLD. I WENT TO BED EARLY AND THEN TURNED THE COFFEE POT ON AT 3:15 AM THIS MORNING, CAUSE I COULDN’T SLEEP…..

 

LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN

THE MOTORCYCLE RALLY, THE LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN, CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE FROM A HIGH OF 75,000 AND THE THIRD LARGEST RALLY IN THE USA, RIGHT BEHIND STURGIS AND DAYTONA DOWN TO ABOUT 25,000 THIS YEAR.

THE DOWNTURN STARTED IN 2002 WHEN A MAJOR BRAWL BETWEEN RIVAL MOTORCYCLE GANGS, THE HELL’S ANGLES, AND THE MONGOLS, AT HARRAH’S, LEFT THREE BIKERS DEAD AND ANOTHER THIRTEEN INJURED, AND NINE BIKERS ARRESTED.

ANOTHER CONTIBUTING FACTOR HAS BEEN THE GREEDY CASINOS AND THEIR OUTRAGEOUS PRICES. A ROOM THAT NORMALLY RUNS $65 - $75 ON A WEEKEND SHOT UP TO $250 - $300 ON BIKER WEEK-END.

PACKING THE TRUCK

THE PROJECT FOR TODAY IS TO FINISH PACKING THE TRUCK,

AND TO LOAD UP THE SCOOTER.

CHARGE UP THE HAM RADIOS, THE BIG RED PICK-UP IS READY FOR THE ROAD!