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First, I would like to wish everyone an incredibly happy thanksgiving! With 2020 being what it is, be thankful for what you have and your family and friends. Going into the holiday season there will be tons of rides and benefits happening. Do what you can to help the less fortunate, and if you are less fortunate, the biker community is here to help. Also, do not be afraid to ask for help or even just someone to talk to. Depression around the holidays is a very serious thing, if you see a friend struggling, be there for them. Spread joy and happiness in these tough times! Full Throttle will be celebrating our 24th anniversary on November 22nd at Bert’s Barracuda HarleyDavidson. We have vendor spaces starting at $50 for a 10x10 and a couple of food trucks that will be there also. This is a great day and is so much fun! We will be giving away $2,400 in CASH for FREE!!! YES, FOR FREE!!! All you have to do is sign up with your name, phone number and email address (YES YOU NEED ALL THREE) we will be drawing Five (5) $100 winners at the top of each hour starting at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm and we will be drawing one (1) $400 winner at 5pm. Besides the money give-a-way we will also have our annual Slow Race with the winner getting a trophy and $100 cash! The weenie bite that kicks off the day and is always fun to watch. We will also have a Bike Show with custom trophies
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made by J-Sizzle Concepts and a $500 cash prize Bikini Contest! That is a full day’s worth of events happing in just a few hours. This is also going to be Bert’s Barracuda soft Grand Opening of their new building. They are moving out of the pavilion and into their new home sweet home! Weather and Pandemics and everything else has pushed them back for so long, they are finally ready to move into their new showroom. This is going to be a huge event with thousands of people in attendance! We hope to see you there and hope you can win some money! Full Throttle has joined with Good Morning Clearwater Radio show to put together our first annual CHRISTMAS GOLF CLASSIC on December 5th. This is going to be fun if you are an avid golfer or a novice golfer. We have some fun events while golfing like closest to the tee, marshmallow long drive and a caddie auction. Yes, we will have ladies lending their time to be your personal caddies for the day! There is an auction for your favorite caddie to ride with your group and help your golf game. The caddie auction and entire event is helping raise money for St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital! We usually do a ride there every year, but with the pandemic, I do not see that happening this year. They are taking monetary donations so we are going to do all we can to raise money for the hospital so they can make the kids a little happier if they are in the hospital for the holidays. There are so many great events happening and I hope to see everyone at all of them. We will also be at Arcadia Bike Fest, The Salty Shamrock to bury the bike, breeze 19 bike fest, and Ferg’s for the WCFR bike night just to name a few! I am extremely glad to see all these events happening again. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Be safe, be smart, don’t drink and ride and I’ll see you soon! Happy birthday Jake and Izzy!
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Hello November! Three of my kids have Birthdays this month, it gets crazy. Happy Birthday Savannah, Bryce and Max!! Well, you may have noticed we have been making many changes here at Full Throttle, it was time for a little girl power maybe. We are pretty excited about this calendar too. I give my boss a really hard time, but I am so proud of how he jumped on the idea of putting someone on the calendar who is disabled. We got many comments asking why we did not use real lady riders too, let me tell you those girls can ride don’t let the high heels fool you!! You cannot judge a book by its cover. We had a blast in Daytona, some of us got new nicknames they are probably not aware of haha, but it was a great turnout for our Boardwalk Bike show (less the
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boardwalk) and overall Daytona did not disappoint as usual. We are gearing up for our 24th anniversary party Nov 22nd At Bert's Barracuda H-D in Pinellas Park and soon we will announce the “Calendar launch party” date as well. And Hey!! We have this Tradewinds thing!! Like all three FB pages to be entered, that is it! 2 nights free with no blackouts and a year to use it, who’s taking me? I would like to say Thank you to Marcia and Everyone over at the “Humane Society of Tampa Bay” for helping us do our male Calendar shoot with shelter pets. We are donating to them for every calendar we sell, and it would make a great Christmas gift. We will ship them too, look for the link this month to purchase yours and give dogs like Memphis a fighting chance. As always, don’t drink and ride or we can’t be friends, Laurie Jo
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Hello bikers! I Hope you remembered to fall back an hour on the clock... Daytona Biketoberfest went great. I was so glad to see so many bikers get out in some great Florida weather. November kicks off with the Fran Haasch food drive on November 6th and the Full Throttle Magazine Anniversary party on November 22nd at Bert’s Barracuda Harley. Be sure and check out Full Throttle Magazine for dates and times of all the great events happening in the month of November. The first Saturday in December it is Plant City Bikefest along with our first annual Christmas Golf Classic during the 24
day! We are raising money for St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital from the Golf tournament, so if you ever hit the links, come out and have a good time. I do hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving. This year has been a hard year but as we go into the holiday season it is the time for families to come together; Also big Happy Birthday to Alecia and Madi....Well, That’s it from the Back Yard.. Ride safe and remember Always Keep Your Stick on The Ice. MONGO
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November Events WEEKLY EVENTS Every Friday 8pm to 12am Alfred’s Food Truck 3907 W Broad St, Tampa Every Wednesday 7pm to 10pm Quaker Steak and Lube 49th St N , Clearwater Every Tuesday 7pm to 11pm Bay Area Riders @ Tampa Joe’s 9613 Anderson Rd, Tampa THIS MONTH Thursday November 5th WCFR bike night The breeze19 7pm 6818 US-19, New Port Richey NOV 5th - 8th Roscoe's Chili Challenge 5320 N Shady Oak Dr. Lakeland Florida’s #1 Old School Biker Party
Friday Nov 6th 12-6pm FRAN HAASCH 12TH ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE Feast 2255 Nebraska Ave PALM HARBOR Friday 5pm Nov 6th-Nov 8th Eight Annual CVMA Fl State Rally Gator H-D 1745 US HWY 441, Leesburg Saturday Nov 7th 9-5pm Arcadia Main Street Bike Fest Arcadia Main St Arcadia Fl NOVEMBER 8TH 1pm - 6pm Holiday Season Bike Party/Swap Meet Let's Ride - 7422 State Road 52, Hudson
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Sunday Nov 8th 8am-6pm TBAC’s Honoring our veterans ride and cookout. 1710 W Brandon Blvd, Brandon Sunday NOVEBMBER 8TH - 8am-2pm 2nd Sunday Swap Meet BikeLife Port Charlotte 3265 N Tamiami Trl Port Charlotte NOVEMBER 12TH 6pm - 10pm FERGS/WCFR MONTHLY BIKE NIGHT Ferg's 1320 Central Ave, St. Pete November 13th - 15th GATOR BIKE Rally 2020 1745 S. US HWY 441 Leesburg FL 34748 SUNDAY NOV 21ST Advocates 4 Hope Poker Run Starting/Ending point: QUAKER STEAK AND LUBE 10400 49th St N, Clearwater, FL 33762 Saturday November 21st MEGA BIKER BASH FULL THROTTLE 5 class Bike Show Bikini Bike wash with TATTOOED SWEETHEARTS 10amTWILIGHT ZONE 4010 E State Rd 60 , Plant City
Sunday November 22nd FULL THROTTLE 24th Anniversary Party & Bert's Barracuda Soft Grand Opening At Bert's Barracuda Harley-Davidson 10525 49th St North, Clearwater Tuesday November 24th 6pm-10pm Kickin Wings Bike night 8702 St Rd 52 , New Port Richey Friday Nov 27th 6pm-11pm TBAC’s 1St ANNUAL BURY THE BIKE Toy Drive with Soul Circus Cowboys, Salty Shamrock 6186 US 41, Apollo Beach Sunday November 29th TBAC’s The Canyons zipline and horseback ride 7am - 6pm
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Thirty years, 262,800 hours…and within seconds, the trigger was pulled. The person I knew as dad, took his life with a gun. When Fran Haasch, and her husband Rhett reached out announcing an event called “22-A-Day” to be held at Bert’s Barracuda HD in Clearwater November 14th, 2020 in honor of service men and women who lost their lives to PTSD-induced suicide, I knew the day had come for me to go back to a place where the silent killer, the insidious demon in one’s mind needed voice to reason. To say the prospect of writing this column created a sense of intimate fear in me is something hard to understand. I underestimated the task from every emotion possible acting out in ways that lead me to almost give up, but I persevered because it was the right thing to do. It was only this year on a bitterly cold day in January that I was drawn to a place to make my peace with this good man I once called dad. At his tombstone, I crouched down and whispered to him “It’s ok dad. I love you. If you can, try to look after me and the children in some way. I’m doing good. Don’t worry.” The human heart and soul’s emotions are extremely powerful. They can come to control the strongest will-minded men or women out there. I read a book called “Care of The Soul” once by Dr. Thomas Moore. In this book Dr. Moore makes the case that emotions in a sense are the barometer of the soul. A direct line of communication to our own soul where our soul either speaks to us gently or, screams for some form of nourishment or healing. When we live a balanced healthy life then the soul within makes way for happy sentiments. When we however deprive our soul of the attention it needs it will send signals of unhappiness to the degree of neglect we are causing it. Hence, addic-
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tions, pain, psychiatric disorders and worse, suicide can result when we bottle up our emotions without an outlet of peace and positivity. We must pay attention to nourishing the soul as much as we nourish our body. Patrick Bradley’s life was used to fight the Vietnam war without much preparation or attention to what his soul needed. He had no choice. He followed orders to accomplish tasks and missions that can rob the soul of the best of humans. As a result, Patrick Bradley came back empty. He came back to civilization with extreme severe PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) now referred to as PTSS (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome). Not a week goes by where Patrick by his own admission is not haunted by thoughts of suicide. Rare are the days he does not have visions reminding him of the horrors of war. Stats show ~22 veterans per day commit suicide. That is not to mention CDC’s numbers showing 45,000 cases in 2016 with suicide rates going up more than 30% in half of states since 1999. More than half of people (54%) who died by suicide did not have a known mental health condition. In her book “The Eagle On My Arm”, published author, co-author and long term personal friend of former President Bush’s family, Ms. Dava Guerin who also lost her late husband and co-author to suicide, writes about the life of Patrick Bradley and his triumph over his demons. Patrick Bradley enlisted in the US army in 1967. He was later deployed to North Vietnam as a special operator with missions to kill high value targets. Combat left him physically and psychologically wounded. Mr. Bradley struggled to adjust when he returned home. He seemed destined for military prison after an altercation where he broke a superior officer's jaw. His life changed forever when a psychiatrist recommended a unique path for healing; a program sponsored by the Canadian government. Patrick traveled to Canada to study bald eagles and documented their behavior. Alone, with only a backpack full of supplies, he entered the woods with instructions to count the northern bald eagles and determine if their population was decreasing. Patrick's military training prepared him for survival in the harsh Canadian wilderness, and he found himself recovering while living alone with minimal human contact. His work paved the way for groundbreaking research, including the discovery of a link between the use of pesticide and a decrease in southern bald eagle populations. Bradley forged a successful career, training wild animals for movies and television and managing birds of prey sanctuaries at theme parks and nature
preserves. He also committed himself to helping other wounded warriors by co-founding the Avian Veteran Alliance, a nonprofit that pairs veterans suffering from PTSD/PTSS and physical injuries with injured birds of prey. To date more than ~4000 soldiers have taken part in the program, with dramatic results. This book is a moving account that reveals how a soldier became a dedicated healer using his years of study and solitude to face his demons and turned his pain into a lifelong passion for helping others. It became evident in my live interview with both Ms. Guerin and Patrick which you can watch on my YouTube channel; “Florida Night Train” on November 6th 2020 that Patrick is one of the few who was led to reconnect to some degree with the beauty of life and, his soul. Patrick’s life has not been wasted. On the contrary! Because of his ingrained courageous resilience, this generation as well as future generations will have the means to heal to some degree and cope with PTSD/PTSS through words and actions. I did not ask him, but I would dare to say this man would not hesitate going through hell again so he could help his fellow patriots and civilians as well. We owe him our deepest gratitude for our quality of life, our freedom and now for making a huge difference with wild life preservation as well as providing hope for the souls out there who are experiencing aguish deep in the core of their hearts. Patrick is the living example of the absolute critical importance for men and women to connect with the outside world, wild life or to develop a passion and healthy outlets that will help cope and possibly heal. To him it was wildlife and to others it may be other outlets. I experienced this first hand myself in 2017 going through such anguish and pain I literally would lose consciousness on my knees praying to God to take the pain away. That is when I called for counselling and it went a little something like this…“Hello? I am going through intense pain and I don’t know what to do with this. I feel like I’m going to lose my mind. Can I come in and see someone please?” Following that I discovered my own outlets; fine art on sheet metal and, writing editorial features such as this one and, wind therapy on my motorcycle. Had I not focused on pouring my emotions into my outlets and my children, I might have become a statistic. Join Patrick, Dava and I at Bert’s Barracuda Harley Davidson on November 14th 2020 for the “22-A-Day” event to fight suicide and raise awareness. If you experience thoughts of suicide or if you know someone who does, you are not alone. Reach out! It takes courage to say “Hey? Help me out. I just don’t know what to do with these emotions.” For free help you can confidentially call the “National Suicide Prevention Lifeline”; 1-800-273-8255 Thanks dad for showing me how to ride, do art and for the love of literature. RIP
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Co-Author Dava Guerin who wrote “Eagle on my Arm” with her late husband Terry Biven who was an accomplished award winning journalist: Ms. Guerin is author or Co-author of six books, including “Rebuilding Sargent Peck”, “Vets and Pets”, “Unbreakable Bonds” and now “The Eagle on my Arm”, a biography of Vietnam war veteran Mr. Patrick Bradley and the healing he found in the wilderness and birds of prey. Ms. Guerin is a Communications Consultant and a freelance writer. She previously served as Communications Director for the US Association of former members of Congress in Washington DC. She is an active supporter of Barbara Bush’s Foundation for Family Literacy and, The Gary Sinise Foundation. Life’s blessing is to care…love, honor, forgive and respect. Be blessed always… Night Train www.facebook.com/FloridaNightTrain
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Greetings Biker Family! Our Florida riding season is in full swing. What an amazing month of riding and events we’ve had already! I hosted a 250 mile charity ride with Stilettos on Steel for “I Support the Girls”. Nearly 60 riders donated 175+ bras, 750 pieces of feminine hygiene products, underwear, toiletries and $240! I was honored with the privilege to sing The National Anthem for the Cruisin for Homeless Veterans Ride supporting our friends at Tampa Homeless Outreach. They are out there in the trenches daily giving a second chance to our homeless population. Biketoberfest was AMAZING! It didn’t matter that Daytona Beach had restrictions. I spent most of my time in the Ormond Beach area. I rode The Loop 3 times along with my Stilettos on Steel sisters. We had our 6th annual
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meet n greet at Iron Horse. 60 plus members attended! A great time was had by all! My sponsor James Lynch from Revelation 1 Concepts took the trophy for “Outstanding Paint Champion” at Radical Randy’s Traditional Ride In Bike Show with “El Cholo”. Destination Daytona was awesome with TONS of vendors and Full Throttle’s Bike Show. Sound Warz show was pumpin’ at The Beaver Bar too! I’m looking forward to seeing all of you at Full Throttle's 24th Anniversary Party Sunday November 22nd 12noon till dusk at Bert’s Barracuda Harley Davidson. I’ll be there all day! Would love to meet and chat with you in person! Look out for my custom Fatboy Lo Cruella De Vil and me around town! We’ll be out and about looking for you! I want to help YOU advertise your business with a variety of multi-media and print opportunities that we have to offer. Please contact me! Ride Smart, Ride Safe, Ride Sober. Wendy LaForce wendylaforce@gmail.com 727-509-4736
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Tattoo'd Sweethearts started the month of Oct. at The Detail Specialists in Seminole (TS sponsor) with a BLOCK PARTY & then on to a promo event for Eden's Apple Tattoos of St. Pete. A long time sponsor/ judge of TS. Our bike wash at Twilight Zone had to be cancelled due in part for weather, but we did a raffle giveaway at Caribbean Bay Bar in Winter Haven. The Grand Opening party & Free bike wash at BORN FREE PUB & GRILL, was just that GRAND! Great turnout for this biker owned establishment. We will finish the month out at Quaker Steak and Lube for the Wreatched Few's TRUNK OR TREAT ! But those photos will have to be in the next issue as FULL THROTTLE will already be printed. So please go like the TATTOO'D SWEETHEARTS Facebook page and keep your favorite magazine handy for Nov events. Some of those now booked will be The MEGA BIKER BASH @ Twilight Zone Package & Lounge! A Full Throttle & Fran Haasch event. Tattoo'd Sweethearts sponsored by The Fran Haasch Law Group & Hellbender's Motorcycle
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