2023 marks our 19th year putting out this ol’ magazine called, Behind Barz! We couldn’t have done it without all of you...our advertisers (some who have been with us since day 1) and our readers! Thank you! Thank you for all the suggestions, ideas, and complaints. They are all taken to heart. It has been a marvelous journey, meeting all the cool bikers out there, Living The Life! We look forward to many more years with you.

On the cover...a shot from Old School Detail and Old School Bike Shop in Louisburg, NC. They had a gathering of friends and family to celebrate the memory of Gary Tant who was the owner of the Biker Barn. See pages 24-25 for coverage of that event.

Check out all of our “Livin’ The Life” stories in this issue! There are so many out there. If you would like, please send us yours. We would love to hear all about it!

We want to wish you and yours a happy St. Patrick’s Days. Lots of fun events are starting to pop up with St. Patty’s Day in mind. Check out the events on our Facebook page, Behind Barz Mag.

We also want to with you and your family a very happy Easter! Remember the reason, Jesus Christ! He gave his life for you. All you have to do is believe in Him!

If you are lost...have faith in Him! He will get you through whatever it is that you may face...because He is with you...all the time! God Bless you and yours! We’ll see you out on the road, Behind Barz!!!

Doobie

Old School Detail and Old School Bike Shop ~ Pages 24-25

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charlie - after the 18th hole m.a. - the one and only harley mama jason - foreign corespondent kate - foreign corespondent bones - black hills under ground pork - black hills high wire lady d - LA corespondent angel eyes - on the other side moe - shitcreek Survivor vinney - the original picker! RIP mike - always on call jaybird - Always ridin’ damn yank - on the north side bob bryant - poetry biker becky - Road Glide Queen dave - Iron Man chewy - iron mutt ewing RIP izzy - MM South Carolina big ed - Only as he can tell it! bobby earl - cointreuversial wild bill - the iron horse cowboy RIP

“jus” rick - former golden boy preacher man - SHBC RIP d-rod - “guardians” public relations RIP indiana bill - the longest in the world paul - ghost baseball player bob - preacher bob and bullwinkle michelle - keeping it real bunny - anywhere there’s cruzan RIP rodger - Jesus freak pam - VA MM mikey - Inspector Clouseau

Information on changes, however please note that the mission is not changing....

Dear NC Packs4Patriots Supporters NC Packs4Patriots (P4P) is preparing for some big changes. P4P and Support our Troops, Inc (SOT), out of Florida, have been working together for close to a decade. SOT has routinely sent shipments of donations to P4P for us to use in our care packages and for pick-ups. We believe that changing needs and circumstances have indicated our troops can be best served if P4P operations becomes part of SOT. SOT is a “501(c)(3) public purpose charity which works to strengthen the morale and well-being of our current military service members and their families.” They provide goods and services that range from large scale enterprise-level container shipments to bases and battalions, down to individual soldier support. As part of the SOT umbrella P4P will become a distribution center for receiving and coordinating distribution of donations on a much larger scale than anything we have handled in the past. With the large number of military bases in NC, and our location close to major interstate highways, we will be able to more effectively receive and coordinate distribution of goods to our troops. Over the coming weeks you will start to see the SOT logo and name on our Donor Letters and other documents. You will also notice that P4P will be referred to as the Support Our Troops North Carolina Distribution Center. We would like to ensure all of our loyal donors that P4P’s current mission of supporting our troops and their families is not changing, nor is our team of familiar faces. Our work will continue but just at a larger scale. P4P would like to sincerely thank our donors and volunteers for all of the support over the years and we look forward to working with you for years to come.

Barbara D. Whitehead, Director North Carolina Distribution Center,

Photos above and below: Big thank you to these soldiers for a day of service! They organized boxes, swept floors, washed windows, and sorted candy ! (Some taste testing of candy also ! ). They were thrilled to find we still had a few bags of roasted peanuts from the Bath Methodist Church men!appreciated!

for your

Troops who are deployed and have a confirmed address are welcome to request care packages! Send name, address, and stop mail date to us by email to ncp4p@yahoo.com - information is only used for mailing labels and kept secure. You can also ask for special requests or needs and we will try to fill those. We ask that you let us know when packages arrive.

We need you to join our team to support our local heroes in 2023!