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As we are rolling into A April pprril nnow, ow w, an aand nd spring has officially sprung, ung ng, it it iiss so damn nice to have been eeen ou oout ut a little bit at some events an andd at at least a few miles put on n ttwo woo wheels. It has been nowhere wheere near the number of miles es I would have liked up to this point, or I guess the number of miles I have NEEDED to put on, but still some miles all the same. One thing g that has actually amazed d me this year so far has be bbeen een n the number of people out u ut and about at events. It is nice to see people that have clamored out of their hiding spots from not only winter, but also from the nightmare known as 2020. People and their desire to live life cannot be squelched forever, and that to me is a much-needed change from the past year. The events so far for crowds has been amazing, and the people that have ventured out have been very quick to show a definitive desire to move forward, move on, and make life happen once again. That is not a surprise to us at all though, considering the crowd that we run with. Motorcycle people and gun people tend to enjoy the freedoms that we have been blessed with more than the average populous, and those are two groups that we readily align with on a daily basis. It has been awesome to see a rebirth of society in the past few months, and our people being of the type to lead the charge. One example of our biker world not being held down for another riding season is evident on the FREE Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa Event List. The past couple weeks it has exploded with events getting back on board for 2021. Many events were postponed, cancelled, or were deemed to be DOA after the 2020 riding season, but it has been nice to see many returning to the calendar for this year. There are a few new events popping up as well, so that just shows that those who have not hosted events in the past are ready to run in 2021. I try to note events that pop up on social media and on websites as I see them, but it is impossible to see every one that gets posted. If you are hosting an event, or know of a confirmed event for this year that is not on our list, please email it to
vernon@thunderroadsiowa.com with the date of the event, name of the event, and starting location town. We have always tried to maintain one of the most comprehensive biker events lists available for the state of Iowa, and we aim to keep that going now and into the future. This event listing can be found toward the rear of every magazine, as well as on Monday every week, I post the list on social media on Facebook under the Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa Facebook page. Please help us keep that up by emailing the events. One last thing that we are begging of your help with is our Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa Bike Night List. Usually, we start with that in April or May issues, and this year it will be in the May issue. If you host a bike night, or know of a place doing one such as your favorite haunt, email it to us so we can add the name and town of the place hosting the Bike Night and the night of the week that they are held. Once again, asking for your help and input so we can have a rock star fabulous list of the Bike Nights to hit this riding season. You can send information to vernon@ thunderroadsiowa.com, and we thank you greatly for your input and assistance. Now get out there and ride! Be safe, always watch out for the other guy, and keep your head on a swivel. Thanks tons to all of the readers and sponsors of Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa. We love what we do here, and could not do it without all of your support. Thank you! Vernon Schwarte Editor, Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa Quote of the Month: “Giggity” Justin Wooster I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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This month on the cover we have the stunning Spencer making this 2013 Road Glide look better than her dad, Sleeping Angels Director, Joey Droste could have predicted. The foundation is proudly celebrating its 10th year of supporting Iowa families dealing with the loss of a child by shaking things up a bit and offering a “Choose Your Own Adventure” option for their annual fundraising ride on Saturday, May 1st. Each ride will accommodate 20-30 riders and go its own way, led by a foundation Officer and/or volunteer, finishing up the day at the Boone Community Building at the Boone County Fairgrounds. Visit the Sleeping Angels Facebook page for route options and details. Sign up soon to get make sure you get your favorite route!
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Is it just me, or does it seem like a lot of the off-brands didn’t make it through the worst part of Covid? When I battle my way through WalMart with my shopping list, my checkbook tells me I’m putting a lot more brand-name items in my cart because the old WalMart versions are no longer available. Thank goodness they still have the store brand of kettle chips that I discovered 2 years ago! Those have an amazing crunch and are salty and greasy enough that I am perfectly content to eat them and save $1.00 per bag over the name brand. Of course, sometimes opting for the off-brand saves you money initially but creates a lot more work. Last year we bought some nice, generic hard bags for my Heritage from a friend who had gotten them off the internet. Mark went to work installing them and they eventually looked awesome on my bike – about 4 days later! To begin with my seat was in the way and my lights stuck out too far and the bracket holes weren’t in the right spot and . . . well, you know. After Mark designed some new brackets and replaced the old light bar with a narrower one, the bags looked great, with one minor problem: I couldn’t open them because the seat was still in the way. Oops! Time to order a new seat now! I wasn’t even the one that had to spend all the time reconfiguring everything and it seemed like a lot of work to save some money. I’m sure there are more than a few horror stories out there about knock-off motor parts that were more than just inconvenient. But we’re often suckers for a cheap substitute because we want the best of both worlds: we want to hang onto as much of our money as possible while also having as much of the good life as possible.
see that no matter how good of a run you have, it won’t last forever. Anything you are hanging onto besides Jesus Christ will come to an end and fail you – not because those things The Bible very definitely warns us about settling for are bad, but because spiritual knock-offs in our quest for the good life. It is often they’re not God. You said that there are many paths to God, yet John 14:6 records will only find your true, lasting worth that Jesus said “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Some religions when you give yourself totally to the Lord. teach that Jesus was just a prophet, yet Hebrews 1:3 describes Even though that thing you’re most afraid of giving him as “Christ, the express image of God the Father “. Most up is just a knock-off, it’s still YOUR knock-off and it has of us believe to some degree that we need to be good in order to get to heaven, yet Romans 6:23 blasts that idea out value to you. God knows the struggle we each go through when we are hit with the realization that we must quit of the water when it tells us that “the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”. Gift. No, not like “You’d hanging onto something. He doesn’t just flip his hand at better watch out; you’d better not cry; you’d better not pout; us and tell us to get over it. Well, not at first, anyway. But I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town.” That’s have you ever read the classic poem Butt Prints in the Sand? Here’s an excerpt: “But you refused and made me wait. back to being good to earn something. This gift from God You disobeyed; you would not grow. The walk of faith, you can’t be earned by us. would not know. So I got tired; I got fed up. And there I dropped you on your butt. Because in life there comes a So why do we so easily buy man’s knock-off ideas time when one must fight and one must climb. When one instead of God’s spiritual truths? Why are we so quick to believe in something – sometimes ANYTHING – other than must rise and take a stand, or leave their butt prints in the sand.” (And no, you won’t find that poem in the Bible!) what the Bible tells us? I think it’s because we hang on for dear life to whatever brings us a sense of self-worth and we have the sneaking suspicion that we may have to give up our knockoff in order to grab the real thing. I’m not necessarily even talking about bad things. Your sense of worth may come from your position at work, your membership in a particular club, the pride of being respected for as skill you have developed, your tight-knit family relationships, the pleasure of being admired for your beauty, the knowledge that YOU are in control - the list is endless. But you don’t have to look any further than the nearest nursing home or cemetery to 6 - TRMI APRIL 2021
Our life here on earth will not last forever. At some point we must make a choice between the temporary or the eternal. Between what feels good or what is right. Between the religions invented by man or the relationship offered by God. Don’t get caught with sand in your pants. Blessings - Karla Mark and Karla Cornick are with the Christian Motorcyclists Association. Find out more about CMA and God’s plan for you at www.cmausa.org
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Biker Accessories Crispy’s Biker Apparel Cedar Rapids, Iowa Find Us On Facebook
Dealers Baxter Cycle 311 4th Street Marne, Iowa 51552 712-781-2351 www.baxtercycle.com Big Barn Harley-Davidson 81 NW 49th Place Des Moines, Iowa 50313 515-265-4444 www.bigbarnhd.net Carroll Cycle Center 1327 Plaza Dr Carroll, Iowa 712-792-1610 www.carrollcycle.com Edwards Motorsports and RV’s 1010 34th Avenue Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501 712-366-8400 fullthrottleia.com or edwardsrvs.com
Indian Motorcycle of Des Moines 1500 E Army Post Road Des Moines, Iowa 50315 515-256-9062 Indianmotorcycleofdesmoines.com
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Indian Motorcycle of Mason City Mason City Powersports 12499 265th Street Mason City 641-423-3181 Masoncitypowersportsinc.com
National Motorcycle Museum 102 Chamber Drive Anamosa, Iowa 52205 319-462-3925 Nationalmcmuseum.org
Firehouse Bar 1211 5th Street Downtown Sioux City, IA 712-224-1020 Open Daily at 12:00
Loess Hills Harley-Davidson 57408 190th Street Pacific Junction IA 51561 712-800-3500 loesshillshd.com
Okoboji Classic Cars Museum and Restoration Shop 810 Jeppeson Road West Okoboji, Iowa 51351 712-332-8029
Flaming Office 201 W High Street Toledo 641-484-2255 Outdoor Patio, Happy Hour 5-7 Flaming Office on Facebook & Google
Metro Harley-Davidson 2415 Westdale Drive SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 319-362-9496 www.metro-motorsports.com
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Goozman’s Westside Bar & Grill 1019 7th St Harlan, Iowa 712-755-2259 Goozman’s Westside on Facebook
Nishna Valley Cycle HONDA – YAMAHA – KTM Atlantic, Iowa 50022 1-888-577-6406 www.nishnavalleycycle.com
American Legion Post 111 1101 W 4th Street S Newton 641-792-3353 Open to the Public 7 Days a Week Newtonamericanlegion111.org
Haverhill Social Club 202 1st Street Haverhill, Iowa 50120 641-475-3321 Tues-Sat 10-2, Sun 12-12
Route 65 Harley-Davidson 1300 S Jefferson Way Indianola, Iowa 50125 515.962.2160 www.route65hd.net
Amigo’s 280 North 1st Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 515-576-0142 Amigos Bar & Restaurant on FB
Iowa Legendary Rye 707 N Main Street Carroll, Iowa 51401 Iowalegendaryrye.com
Storm Lake Honda 3040 Expansion Blvd Storm Lake, Iowa 50588 StormLakeHonda.com 712-732-2460
Bea’s Place 108 N Main St Baxter 641-227-2080 Check Us Out on Facebook Food, Live Music, Bike Nights
Zylstra Harley-Davidson 1930 E 13th Street Ames, Iowa 50010 515-232-6223 zylstrahd.com
Bloodline Irish Pub 214 Public Square Greenfield, Iowa 50849 Bloodline Irish Pub on Facebook
Just 1 More 515-570-4206 641-757-0159 309 Railway Jamaica, Iowa 50128
Catfish Charlie’s On the Mississippi River 1630 E. 16th Street Dubuque, IA 52001 (563)582-8600 www.CatfishCharliesDubuque.com
KC’s Tavern 120 N Main Street Bridgewater, Iowa 50837 Mon-Fri 4:30-Close, Sat-Sun 2-Close Find Us on FB 641-369-5010
Desperados 105 E 5th Street Atlantic 712-243-7087 Home of Cold Beer, Good Times, Pizza & Wings
Mi Casa Family Restaurant 512 Market Street Harlan, Iowa 51537 712-755-2258 Enjoy Drinks at the Full Bar!
Entertainment Book Em Dano’s 33 S Main Street Denison, Iowa 51442 712-263-9818 Mon-Sat 4-2 Dancers Nightly 5-1:30
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The Exchange 171 S Elm Street Avoca, Iowa 51521 712-343-2609 Lang’s Pizza, Cold Beer, Sports
Montgomery Street Pub 207 East Montgomery Street Creston, Iowa 50801 641-782-2165
The Open Road Bar & Grill 501 Ann Street Irwin, Iowa 51446 712-782-4545 The Open Road, Bar and Grill, LLC on FB
Papa Joe’s 117 South 6th Street Missouri Valley, Iowa 51555 712-642-9015 Pearl Street Social Club 110 Pearl Street SW Shellsburg, Iowa 52332 319-436-7100 Find Us On Facebook! Pines Steakhouse Oinkers Lounge & Grill
1500 E 7th Street Atlantic, Iowa 50022 712-243-3606 M-F 11AM-, S-S 4PMSandbar 103 North Noyes Street Mondamin, Iowa 51557 712-646-2300 Facebook Sandbar Mondamin Sidetracked 206 West Union Street Creston, Iowa 50801 641-782-8534 Stumpy’s Bar & Grill 423 Main Street Duncombe, Iowa 50532 515-543-4222 Stumpy’s Bar & Grill on Facebook Sugar’s Diner & Lounge 2725 E Kanesville Blvd Council Bluffs, Iowa 712-322-3600 Check us out on Facebook
The Place2B! 116 N. Federal Ave Mason City, IA 50401 M-F 3p-2a S-S 2p-2a Find Us On Facebook The Yankee Clipper 312 SW Maple St Ankeny, Ia 50023 515-964-9484 yankeeclipperbar.com Twisted Corn Tavern 1405 Walnut Street Dallas Center, Iowa 50063 515-992-3868 Twisted Corn Tavern on Facebook VFW Post 9662 Bar and Grill 1309 NE 66th Ave Des Moines 515 - 289 - 9914 and Facebook Vic’s Main Tap 304 Broadway Audubon, Iowa 50025 712-563-2122 Opens Sun-Fri 2:30, Sat 9:30 Whiskey Barrel Pub and Eatery 112 E Jefferson Street Prairie City, Iowa 50228 515-630-9639 Whiskey Barrel Pub and Eatery on FB Wilson’s Tap and Recreation 1008 Story Street Boone, Iowa 50036/ 515-433-1395
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JLM Shooters Supply 6931 Douglas Avenue Urbandale, Iowa 50322 jlmgunshop@gmail.com 515-331-1577
Halls Cast Stone 25211 Monarch Trail Bloomfield, Iowa 52537 641-777-8027 www.hallscaststone.com
Hobbies & Collectibles Treasure Island Diecast/Facebook Hot Wheels, M2, Matchbox, Jada Ertl, Lightning, Harley, Maisto Buy-Sell-Trade 641-521-8036 rayaustinhd@gmail.com
Insurance & Financial O’Malley Wealth Mgmt. 5623 NW 86th Street Suite 400 Johnston, Iowa 50131 515-490-0930 State Farm Clark Ahrenholtz, Agent NMLS# 1679997 2114 12th Street Harlan, Iowa 712-755-5724 Clark.ahrenholtz.jb69@statefarm.com
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Shops & Fabricators Blackwell Gas 431 3rd Street Manilla, Iowa 51454 712-654-2812 Butterfield’s M.C. Parts 8025 Blondo Street Omaha, NE 68134 402-391-3768 Chuck’s Cycle Service and Repair S&S and Drag Specialties Dealer 714 East 7th Street Washington, Iowa52353 319-461-5278 Cycle Clinic 2209 ML King Pkwy Des Moines, Iowa 50314 cycleclinicdm.com 515-288-6954
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Photoshoot h h Locations i If you’ve ever flipped through a Natanic’s Pin-ups calendar, then you’ve likely noticed unique background locations that I find for the photo shoots, and I’m often times asked how I find such locations. I’m typically shooting old motorcycles and hot rods, along with models that have a vintage flare, so in my search for locations I try to stick with that same vintage appeal. I occasionally get that one guy who thinks “Oh, you just shoot the images, and then Photoshop the background in, right?” Anyone who truly thinks that about my work knows nothing about photography or Photoshop, so quite honestly those people are better off keeping their mouths shut. I have never, and will never “fake” a background for one of my photo shoots. Years ago, when shooting for national publications, they would often times lay in a plain background to a bike feature, in order to keep all the attention in the photo on the bike, and the model, if one was featured on the bike. This was all the doing of their art department and in the bounds of contracts that I had to agree to in order for them to use my photos, and for most of those shoots I was shooting on a plain white background anyway, again per their guidelines. I never liked the plain white background idea, but I quickly learned that if I wanted to see my work in their publications, I needed to abide by their requirements, not what I thought made for a cool photo. That’s a huge reason why I started Natanic’s Pin-ups calendar, so that I have an outlet for my own creativity, without being held down by publishers’ guidelines. So to get back to the question as to how I find locations, I’ll start by saying it’s a daunting task! I do what I can to get recommendations by word of mouth, or by asking around, but 75% of it is just riding around or taking road trips and scouting for locations. After nearly 30 years of taking photos in my hometown area, I’m kinda running outta new locations around here, plus so much of what catches my eye is run-down or dilapidated, and often times are torn down before I can get back to doing a shoot, losing all the character of the scene. Then there’s also the thinking that I try to work in secluded locations when photographing models (which is almost always the case) because the general public doesn’t know how to act like adults when there’s a pretty lady and a camera around. It’s funny that a model can go to a public pool or a beach in a bikini and very few people take notice, but if you put her in the same bikini on a motorcycle at a park, then people don’t know how to contain themselves. This causes huge distractions for myself and the model, so I strive to avoid locations within public view. One recent exception though… Here in Clinton, right on the corners of Highways 67 and 30 just off the bridge from Illinois (high traffic area) is an old general store called Smitty’s. This store has been owned by the Smith family for generations, and I recall my dad telling me that when he was a small child, he remembers going in there with his dad late at night to get some odd-ball item to fix an issue at the farm. As a kid, my friends and I went in there for ice cold sodas, model car kits, and gag items like candy cigarettes and Whoopie cushions, and it was the first 14 - TRMI APRIL 2021
place in Clinton that I found that sold “dirty” magazines. So anyway, irr on the south side of their building is a huge hand n painted advertisement on the red brick wall, that’ss weathered from years y of display, and it simply reads “General Store” in large letters, mee along with some other smaller d.. banners painted. I’ve always wanted to do a calendar photo-shoot along the south wall, but traffic is crazy busy through ty y there, so a pretty lady in a bikini,, or God forbid some lingerie, was certain to get heads spinning, and make us famous on social ott media before the shoot was finished! But lastt summer I’d grown tired of dreaming t, about this photo-shoot, and finally worked outt a plan… Calendar n girl Vanessa is a true natural in front of the camera, so I knew we could get the photos pretty quickly. We scheduled this forr sun-up on a Sunday morning with little traffic to worry about, and hopefully early enough to miss the churchgoers. Her outfit didn’t even fit the bikini or lingerie theme, but was a short (and I mean short!) mini-dress that’s a bit “cheeky,” but with legs and a butt like Vanessa’s they make for a wonderful sight! All went surprisingly d well, and we even had a 2nd bike on hand forr some magazine photoss too, but we did have to sit out some rain, which actually added to the character of the photos by adding wet
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So, back on track… I spend a lot of time scouting for good locations, while taking into consideration seclusion, along with the lighting of the sun on any given day, and the position of the sun at any certain time of the day. Even when I’m doing shoots on the road, I try to get some leads on potential locations and these days I have the luxury of Google Earth and Google Street view to scout things before I even leave home. These are really only beneficial if I have some sorta lead from someone though. Often times it still comes down to hitting some back country roads and knocking on strangers’ doors for permission. But that too presents other problems, like the old lady who’s absolutely offended that I would even bother her about such a thing, and the farm dog protecting his territory, or even worse some dirty old pervert who creeps-out the model and thinks he’s going to sit behind the scenes and take pics on his cell phone the whole time. These are all concerns, it’s not just as simple as a taking a Sunday road trip for ice cream. I use old barns and farm buildings quite often, which is great if I’m shooting a stock Knuckle or Flathead, but doesn’t really fit the scene for a long and crazy 1969 Shovelhead chopper. Whereas an old alleyway, or the indoor window lighting of a run-down old factory is perfect for that crazy chopper, but then how much glass and debris is on the floor and is the building even accessible for a bike? If it is accessible, do we have permission to be there, and if so does the person giving us permission truly have that authority? How safe is the ceiling, will we have anything falling on us? Is there electricity, and if so are there any downed lines in the building? And then, let’s say all is good on the perfect location, but I have a 6 hour ride there, the model has 3 hours, and the bike owner looking at about 4 hours, all with pulling a trailer that his bike’s in. I’m fairly confident the location is good to go, but can he maneuver his truck and trailer around there, and what if something comes up at the last minute? The place is flooded from a heavy storm the night before, or the person giving authority was a liar and the cops show up and boot us out? Therefore, with every location I find while on the road, I need to find a 2nd location in the area for a back-up too. I mean we’re all here and we all traveled a good part of the day to be there, so we really can’t reschedule.
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These are all legitimate concerns that I take into account for every photo shoot. I do occasionally use a great location for different shoots in the future, but I try not to use the same location for calendars 2 years in a row, I prefer to skip a year or two to keep things fresh. So I’ve also learned to get creative in using different angles of a given location so that it doesn’t look like the same scene and/or use a different aspect of what’s available, like shoot outside a barn for one look, and then go inside the barn for another shoot. With that said, Natanic’s Pin-ups photo shoots are not about “strippers and blow,” there’s plenty of headaches without adding all that! Nate Ullrich www.Natanic.com
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The spunky beauty perched atop Reggie Monson’s 2004 Heritage Softail is Brittany. She graciously joined us in Elkhart to help show off some of the stellar work that is done by Sleeping Angel’s Foundation and Fun Run Sponsor Mean Machine Cycles and owner Robb Boggs. In addition to the smaller group runs this year, they have also added an ATV/UTV route consisting of a smaller, family friendly mile route including some gravel travel and sweet spots along the Des Moines River. To sign up, or if you have questions message Sleeping Angels on Facebook or email at sleepingangelsfunrun@gmail.com
Crisp, delicious hash browns, two eggs over medium, and wheat toast…all topped with peppery sausage gravy. The portions were so large that his breakfast required two plates! But don’t worry, you can always ask for half orders.
Legends Cafe 501 S Main Street Council Bluffs, IA 51503 (712) 328-3360 M, W, TH, F 7am-2pm S, S 7am-12pm One of Council Bluffs’ landmark eateries, Duncan’s Cafe, received new owners and a new name last year, but the menu has remained the same. Renamed Legends Café, the restaurant has been a mainstay on South Main Street since 1974. Originally located at the south end of the same block, the business operated there for just over a year in a tiny space that seated just 16 customers. They moved to the current space in the former Kiel Hotel about a year and a half after the business was first opened. There was room for up to 90 customers in the new location.
I opted for the biscuits and gravy special and added on a half order of those delicious hash browns. The order consisted of 2 fluffy biscuits topped with plenty of sausage gravy and large chunks of breakfast sausage. My half order of golden hash browns rounded out my breakfast, and was more than I could eat! Despite the fact that I didn’t finish my meal, I requested a fresh pecan roll to take home for another time, and the waitress was happy to package one up for me. Despite being such a busy place, our coffee cups were never empty. The waitresses were constantly weaving between tables and filling any empty cups. Did I mention that the coffee was free? Yes, free…it comes as a part of your meal. I didn’t think anything was free anymore! The next time you are in Council Bluffs, find your way down to the old Kiel Hotel and grab a booth in Legends Café. Whether breakfast is your forte or if you’re looking for a good ‘ol diner style burger and fries, you will find it here. Low prices, friendly wait staff, and delicious home style meals make this a must try for all my hungry friends. And when you find yourself belly-up, be sure to tell them Thunder Roads sent you! Melanie J Schwarte If you have a WRTE location for us to visit, please let me know at Melanie@thunderroadsiowa.com
Vernon and I headed out early on a Saturday morning with the intention of making this WRTE a breakfast edition. We pulled up to the historic Kiel Hotel building and went inside. The café was already packed with breakfast seekers, and we had a short wait while the waitress cleaned a table for us. Once seated, our waitress was quick to bring us coffee and menus. The menu was loaded with classic breakfast items, as well as a list of sides that includes fresh baked muffins and cinnamon rolls. The morning of our visit they had a biscuits and gravy special and fresh pecan rolls as well. Vernon ordered the chicken fried steak breakfast. His order consisted of a crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside chicken fried steak. 20 - TRMI APRIL 2021
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they laid down for the night, and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend. “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see.” Watson replied, “I see millions and millions of stars.” “What does that tell you?” Watson pondered for a minute. “Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies, and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?” Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke. “It tells me that someone has stolen our tent.”
bullet; I could be in there, have se sex, x, and and b bee out again before she knew whatt happened.” So Superman did his super thing in a split second and flew off happily. Meanwhile back on the bed, Wonder Woman asked, “Did you hear something?” “No!” said the Invisible Man, “Butt my ass sure hurts like hell!”
One day Jimmy got home early from om school and his mom asked, “Why Why are you home so early?” He answered, sweere r d,, “Because I was the only one that answered nswe ns were we red re d a question in my class.” She said, “Wow, Wow, Wo w, my my son is a genius. What was the question?” esti es tiion on?” ?” There is more money being spent on breast implants and Jimmy replied, “The question wass Viagra today, than on Alzheimer’s research. This means that ‘Who threw the trash can at the by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with principal’s head?’” perky boobs, huge erections, and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. Three boys were discussing their fathers’ athe at hers he rs’’ rs favorite foods. The first kid said his ffather athe at herr he Mr. and Mrs. Brown had two sons. One was named Mind loves to eat burgers. The second boy oy said sai aid d Your Own Business & the other was named Trouble. One his father loves KFC. The third boy b said id day the two boys decided to play hide and seek. Trouble hid his father loves to eat light. The other two boys while Mind Your Own Business counted to one hundred. questioned how his father does that. The third boy replied, Mind Your Own Business began looking for his brother “Every night I hear my daddy tell mommy to turn off the behind garbage cans and bushes. Then he started looking light so he can eat it.” in and under cars until a police man approached him and asked, “What are you doing?” “Playing a game,” the boy Little Susie, a six-year-old, complained, “Mother, I’ve got a replied. “What is your name?” the officer questioned. “Mind stomach ache.” “That’s because your stomach is empty,” the Your Own Business.” Furious the policeman inquired, “Are mother replied. “You would feel better if you had something you looking for trouble?!” The boy replied, “Why, yes.” in it.” That afternoon, her father came complaining that he had a severe headache all day. Susie perked up, “That’s I’m about three years into my relationship now and I’ve because it’s empty,” she said. “You’d feel better if you had started to have erection difficulties. My girlfriend and I have something in it.” different ideas as to what the problem is: she bought me some Viagra and I bought her a treadmill. A woman seated herself in the psychiatrists office. “What seems to be the problem?” the doctor asked. “Well, I, uh,” There was an elderly couple who in their old age noticed she stammered. “I think I, uh, might be a nymphomaniac.” that they were getting a lot more forgetful, so they decided “I see,” he said. “I can help you, but I must advise you that to go to the doctor. The doctor told them that they should my fee is $80 an hour.” “That’s not bad,” she replied. “How start writing things down so they don’t forget. They went much for all night?” home and the old lady told her husband to get her a bowl of ice cream. “You might want to write it down,” she said. The Worried about their less than exciting sex life, a young wife husband said, “No, I can remember that you want a bowl sends her husband to a therapist who winds up treating of ice cream.” She then told her husband she wanted a bowl him with self-hypnosis. To her joy, everything gets much of ice cream with whipped cream. “Write it down,” she told better. However, she can’t help but notice that each night, him, and again he said, “No, no, I can remember: you want just before their lovemaking, the husband dashes out to a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream.” Then the old lady the bathroom for several minutes. This torments her until said she wants a bowl of ice cream with whipped cream and finally, one night, she follows him. There, in front of the a cherry on top. “Write it down,” she told her husband and mirror, she finds him applying this therapeutic technique, again he said, “No, I got it. You want a bowl of ice cream with “She’s not my wife. She’s not my wife. She’s not my wife.” whipped cream and a cherry on top.” So he goes to get the ice cream and spends an unusually long time in the kitchen, A professor is lecturing a class and says, “Today’s lecture over 30 minutes. He comes out to his wife and hands her a will be about glucose. Glucose is sugar and can be found in plate of eggs and bacon. The old wife stares at the plate for a lots of stuff. For example, semen, candy, etc.” A blonde girl moment, then looks at her husband and asks, “Where’s the responds with, “How come you can’t taste sugar in semen?” The professor says, “Well, sweetie, that’s because you don’t toast?” have taste buds in the back of your throat.” After fighting some crime, Superman wanted to score some action. He flew over to Wonder Woman’s apartment to see A boy was going through his grandmother’s wallet one if she was available. 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are you?” She again replied, “That’s not appropriate, Jimmy.” Finally he asked, “Grandma, why did grandpa leave you?” Before she had time to answer, Jimmy looked at the card and said, “Oh I see, it’s because you got an ‘F’ in sex.” Two girls and a boy are playing doctors and nurses behind the shed one day. The little boy suddenly drops his pants and shows them his penis. One girl screams and runs away, the other rolls her eyes and proudly scoffs, “Pfft, that’s nothing. My daddy’s got two of those.” “What?!” says the boy, “Two?!” “Yeah two,” replies the girl, “One for going pee pee and another for cleaning the nanny’s teeth.”
Two guys are at a bar. One of them looks to the other and says, “I had the best time last night. I had sex with twins!” The other asks, “How could you tell them apart?” “Well, Jessica had long, beautiful, blonde hair, and Alex had a goatee.” A man, shocked by how his buddy is dressed, asks him, “How long have you been wearing that bra?” The friend replies, “Ever since my wife found it in my car’s glove compartment.” What do a dildo and soybeans have in common? They’re both used as a meat substitute. A Doctor while examining an old retired Army vet, “when was the last time you had sex?” With a long pause the vet replies.”1955 I believe” Doctor: “Whoa! Its been a long while then?” Vet: Its only 20:15 right now.
What do you get when you cross a chicken and a vacuum? A cocksucker. A woman goes to her boyfriend’s parents’ house for dinner. This is her first time meeting the family and she is very Just had a dangerous mole removed from the nervous. They all sit down and begin eating a fine meal. The end of my penis. Definitely won’t be shagging woman is beginning to feel a little discomfort, thanks to her one of those again. nervousness and the broccoli casserole. The gas pains are almost making her eyes water. Left with no other choice, she One day, little Suzie and her mom are walking down decides to relieve herself a bit and lets out a dainty little fart. It a beach when they see a couple having sex. Little Suzie asks wasn’t loud, but everyone at the table heard the poot. Before her mother, “What are they doing?” And her mother replies, she even had a chance to be embarrassed, her boyfriend’s “They’re baking a cake” so that she doesn’t have to explain father looked over at the dog that had been snoozing at the sex to little Suzie. Later that day, after mom has tucked little women’s feet, and said in a rather stern voice, “Ginger!” Suzie into bed, little Suzie’s dad comes home. Mom and dad The woman thought, “This is great!” and a big smile came decide to have sex on the couch. The next morning, little across her face. A couple minutes later, she was beginning Suzie goes up to mom and asks, “Mommy, were you and to feel the pain again. This time, she didn’t hesitate. She let daddy baking a cake last night?” Mom replies, “Yes we were, a much louder and longer fart rip. The father again looked Suzie. How did you know?” Suzie replies, “Cause I saw some at the dog and yelled, “Dammit, Ginger!” Once again the icing on the couch.” woman smiled and thought, “Yes!” A few minutes later the woman had to let another one rip. This time she didn’t even A husband and wife decide on a code language whenever think about it. She let rip a fart that rivaled a train whistle they feel like having sex to escape the attention of their blowing. Again, the father looked at the dog with disgust son. According to the code language, the wife will be the and yelled, “Dammit, Ginger, get away from her before she typewriter and the husband will act as the typist. However, shits on you!” they had a petty quarrel a few days ago and were not talking to each other. One day the husband gets into the mood Why does it take 100 million sperms to fertilize one egg? and he can’t hold any longer. So he sends a word to his wife Because they won’t stop to ask for directions. through the son. The son comes and tells her, “Mom, dad wants to use the typewriter.” The wife was having her period If you ever fart in public, just yell, “Turbo power!” and walk at that time and she thought for a while and said, “Tell dad, faster. he can’t because the red ribbon is on now,” she said. However, the husband misunderstands that it was a deliberate excuse on her part. Next day the son comes to his dad on an errand from his mom this time and tells him, “Dad, mom said it is okay now; the red ribbon is removed and you can type.” The husband then tells his son, “Tell your mom I don’t need to type now. It was urgent, so I’ve already written with my hand!” A woman constantly keeps sneezing and goes to see the doctor. She tells him, “Doctor, I constantly keep sneezing, and every time I sneeze, I have an orgasm.” The doctor asks, “What are you doing for it?” The woman replies, “Sniffing pepper.” I’m in trouble with my next door neighbors. I went over to their house recently to jump on their tramperleen. I had just got on when I heard a voice say, “Hey you, get off my daughter Erleen!” Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa on Facebook
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I kind of really like social media and it really benefits me. Not only on a personal and family level, but on a marketing and promotional level as well. I have a shit-ton of family members, scattered all over the damn place. Step brothers I grew up with Next Years Memories Will Be Better, that haven’t technically been family for damn near 30 years that I adore and love to this day. Because of They Have To Be those step brothers, we begot two half-brothers that are, well, brothers to us all. My sisters live all over I know I have talked about this before and before I the Midwest, two other half-brothers in upper Mingo any deeper into our chat, let me start by saying your social media experiences may vary. I know it’s nesota for some weird, twisted, dumbass reason. I not for everyone and I know everyone has an opinion mean, if you loved to ice fish like I do, I can MAYBE understand living up in the great white north. Hell, about “it”, be that as it may, sit back, take a sip, and maybe if you love to make and sell Igloos (the snow hear me out. cave, not the cooler) that is a great place to live, but they do NONE of that, they ride, but they still live way up there. Seems uber silly to me, but then again, people in Oklahoma likely think it’s weird I live in Iowa…and perhaps they’re correct. Couple all the in-laws and outlaws that are just my immediate friends, I have something like 36 first cousins, no freaking idea how many second cousins, a few Aunts and Uncles remaining and people I consider family, all over the damn place, social media kicks ass, it gives me a chance to keep in touch the best that I can or at least, when I want to, and I can find out which family members went batshit crazy and voted for whichever moron I currently don’t like holding public office. Insider tip, it’s almost always “all public office holders” I consider morons, there really isn’t a particular party or idea, just think they all are bucket heads. Yes, I don’t like your guy/girl and I don’t have any I like, but that is the great thing about social media, you wanna get pissed off, spend a few minutes and find out which family member thinks “incorrectly”. Of course this doesn’t take into account all the classmates I don’t ever see, which I keep in contact with via social media, business dealings, riders, groups, pages about bikes, boats, bacon, boobs, you know, the normal stuff. I don’t get stressed about it, I rarely get pissed and I am really good about getting people freaking out, screaming or at least engaged, pretty easy. It’s a skill I am rather good at and secretly proud of. I lay all of this out for a reason to 28 - TRMI APRIL 2021
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make this salient point. My favorite thing about Facebook, other than scantily clad hot biker chicks, is the memories part. I look forward every morning to when I grab a cup of coffee, popping on my phone to see what happened on this date over previous years. It’s a miniature, daily time capsule customized personally to each and every one of us. I pick up patterns, certain times of the year, storms might be happening, chances are, one year or another I am talking about riding, am riding, dreaming of riding or questioning why in the hell I am not riding. Trust me, if there isn’t something about riding, it’s about boats, guns, waves, highways or since I am a sports dad, some event that I am at watching my kids that is keeping me away from riding, boating, bacon, or any number of those other “B” words I mentioned before. BTW, I have lost count of the times people have felt that they needed to inform me that I will miss attending those events when it’s over…talking about kids sports. Maybe I will, but likely not. You see, if I have to look back and the highlight of my memories is watching my kids do stuff, then I have clearly failed as a dad. Shouldn’t we be creating memories or having life lessons together? Days at the shooting range, days fishing, hunting, camping, campfires, riding, those are the things I will miss, and I do miss. Not hours spent in a gym listening to shitty parents scream at umpires, refs, or coaches before their snowflake is the next Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner. I mean, I am not going to assume because they are one now, they will be the same later.
5k is essentially NOT riding a bike. I was thinking about my non riding, riding season…hell, you couldn’t ride anywhere really if you wanted to, most of the small town bars were shut down, food was take out only, they even for some damn reason closed some parks down for a while. If you felt safe enough to ride, where in the heck could we go? Especially last spring… sure it got a little better by the end of summer, but not by much. Things appear to be getting normal, whatever in the hell that is. It’s normal enough for me. I have made some goals, and if it’s one thing I am good at, it’s goal planning. I will ride more for work, less being a bitch and just start getting back after it. I am going to target a town a week, making a list, talking to friends, family, in-laws and outlaws, to find some new biker friendly bars, taverns and dives. Hell yes, I will still hit my favorite joints, the ones I couldn’t support last year, miss my people! But I am going to find cool places that have a great cheeseburger, or a custom pizza, maybe kick ass wings and nice, cold beer. I want to find and discover, rediscover fun roads all across Iowa. Find places that are featured in this award winning publication and swing a leg over and go. I have incredible riding friends I miss. The kind that just ride the way I do. I never have to worry. I look back and they are just where they should be. Yes, I am in front…LOL I just like it that way.
I want to disappear for a week with my spousal unit on my bike, skip across the state, seeking out cool Like I was saying, the memories that social media re- stuff like we used to, not sure where we were going mind us of blows me away and lately more than ever. to end up that night as we ate breakfast at a hotel, at a stop n rob or a small town cafe, laying my old I had no idea a year ago I would be attending my last trusted map out before us. concert for, hell I can’t even remember how long. I was sure it was going to be a lockdown for maybe a Damn I miss that. few weeks. Suddenly none of my memories involved riding. Friends, family, classmates, wasting great I didn’t make many riding memories last year, the weather in a gym or for a while, even working. few I did, I cherish, but dammit, this time next year I want my Facebook memories to show an entirely My memories from a year ago seem like a decade different season. ago; did all of that 2020 bullshit really happen? I mean, I was always fine with day drinking, but it Todd “Crash” Davis seemed like the norm last year. I bet I didn’t put 5,000 miles on my bike last year, and to many of us Thunder Roads Magazine of Iowa on Facebook
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up and the roads are clearing, and just like many of you I want to pull the bike out and get back out on the road. That being said, I caution everyone. It was a rough winter and right now there is still a lot of debris on the roads. Especially piled up in corners and by the curbs. Sand, gravel, water, etc... you name it, it’s on the roads right now, so please be careful.
great plan for the beginning of riding season is A to brush up on your skills as a rider by taking a rider education class. Statistics show that in single-
vehicle crashes, rider errors are the most common cause. Crashes with other vehicles generally occur because either one or both operators made errors in judgement. Many collisions and injuries could have been avoided if the motorcycle rider had known when and how to swerve or brake. We at ABATE can help you make sure you are ready for whatever the road throws at you this season. here are many classes to help tune up your skills, T ABATE rider education offers 5 different classes. There is the basic rider class, returning rider, basic rider class 2, advanced rider, and there is also a trike class for those that might be going from 2 wheels to 3. You can check out class availability and scheduling at abateiowa.org/rider-education/ or at training.msf-usa.org.
nd remember, now is the time to make your A plans for and get your tickets to the 37th Annual Freedom Rally in Algona!
We will see you down the road! David Duffy ABATE of Iowa State Coordinator
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