Sittingherewritingonan earlySundaymorningjust beforedeadlinethinking tomyselfthatwearetruly livingininterestingtimes forsure.Asofrightnow,we areintofallandtheriding seasonisgettingtighterand tighterwitheverypassing minute.Thedaysaregetting soshort,andtheovernight temperaturesaregetting damnedcold.Itdoesnot leavealotoftimeavailable forlongridesatall,but somecanstillbehad.Best begettingoutandenjoying whatyoucanwhenyoucan ifitisevenpossibleyetforsome.Iknowthatsomepeople rideallyeararoundifgiventheopportunity,butformost theridingseasonisover.Hopeyougotenoughinthisyear toholdyouoveruntilspring.
Anotherthingthatmakesthistimeofyearinterestingis thestateofourcountryandtheupcomingelection.We havemanythingsthatmotorcyclistsaredealingwith politicallythatmakeeachelectionevenmoreimportant thanthelast.Makesureyoukeepapprisedofsituations goingonthataffectusasriderssuchaspotentialbanson internalcombustionengines,fuelmandates,endoflife ofoldvehiclerulings,autonomousvehicles,andsafety issuesonourroadways,andrighttorepairandmodify ourmachines.Thesethingsandmoreareonthetopofthe listwiththeMotorcycleRidersFoundation.Iencourage everyoneofyoutospendafewdollarsayearandbecome amemberorrenewyourmembershipwiththisnational levelorganization.Youcanfindinfoatmrf.org,anditonly
ForthemonthofNovember,andVeteransDay, wewantedtofeatureaproudMarine,someof hisartwork,andhisbike.Yousee,thiscatis82 yearsyoung,andhasjustrecentlyturnedthe clockonthisodemeterover100,000miles,ona motorcyclethathepurchasedbrandspanking new.This2015Harley-DavidsonFatboyLow hasseenmanymiles,manystates,andnothing tospeakofforproblems.Hehasserviced thisthingreligiouslysincehepurchaseditat Harley-DavidsonofCarrollandonlyaddeda fewhighwayneededaccessories.ButchSchulte hailsfromDunlap,Iowa,andisalsoamember oftheAmericanLegionPost224,whichwas behindoneofthehandfulsofmuralsinDunlap. ButchandotherLegionmembershelpedoutin gettingthisworkofartonthewallofcityhall. Kelseygraciouslyaddedsomeextrasparktothe day,withhergorgeoussmileandsexycurves accentuatingthelinesofthatSoftail.Thanksfor yourserviceButch,thanksfortheCityofDunlap makingthesemuralshappen,theLegionfor helpingwithit,andKelseyformakingitallfit together.RidesafeButch!
costs$35forayearforan individualmembership. Theyfightforourability toridethemachinesthat wechoose,wherewewant toridethem,andpower themwiththefuelsthat wechoose.Whendoing that,anotherorganization thatyoucanjointostay informedonbikerrights intheNationalCouncil ofInformedRiders.This organizationbeganto protectmotorcyclists’rights andfreedomsasriders.It costsnothingtojoin,comes withsomeworthwhile benefits,andisanotherwaytoinform,network,andunite allridersnationwidetokeepridingfree.Tocheckintoand signupforthis,gotonationalcoir.org.Bestbetwouldbe tosignupforbothorganizations,andevenifyoucannot beactivewithbothorganizations,addingtothestrengthin numbersatthispointiscrucialtoourridingfutures.Please atleastlakealookattheseandtakeitintoconsideration.
IhaveonelastnoteforthisNovember2024Letterfrom theEditor,thankyou!Inthemonththatwecelebrateour thankswithaholiday,Iwouldliketothankeachoneofyou readingthisasyouhelpkeepthisthinggoingeverymonth. Ithankthesupportersofthemagazinethroughadvertising andsubscriptionsasyoukeepthisthinggoingmonthto monthandwecouldnotdoitwithoutyou.Thankstomy familythathasalwayshadmyback,andbecauseIama biker,Ihavewaymorescopeoffamilythananyonereally deserves.Thankstothefreedomfightersthataremembers oforganizationsthathelpuskeepridingfreelikeMRF, NCOIR,andABATE.Thankstothepeoplethatareholding runs,bikenights,shows,andalltheotherbikerevents tokeepridersengagedinthelifestyleandgivingusall somethingtodoontwoandthreewheels.Lastbutcertainly notleast,thankyoutotheVeteransofourarmedforces.We wouldnotbeabletodoanyofthisifthesebravemenand womenwouldnothavesigneduptobethehighest-level freedomfightersofalltime.Ifyouhavesignedyourname onthelinetoserveourcountry,wethankyousincerely. Weappreciatethesacrificesthatpeoplemadetoprotectour freedomsandourwayoflife.
MuchLoveandRespect,
VernonSchwarte
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QuoteoftheMonth:“ThroughoutthecourseofAmerican history,courageousmenandwomenhavetakenuparms tosecure,defend,andmaintainthesecoreprinciplesupon whichournation’sfreedomsdepend.”GeorgeW.Bush
Theridingseasonisrapidlydrawingtoaclose andasusual,we’veexperiencedmanygoodtimesandalso greatsorrowwiththelossoftoomanyfriends. Whilewe knowtherewillalwaysbehardtimesineachseason,we stilloptimisticallylookforwardwithanticipationandjoy toanewone.However,aswestarttobuttonthingsdown onthiscurrentseason,wearealsobeingtsunamiedbyall thecrazyelectionhooplaandthetrepidationthatbrings. Inthishyper-polarizedsocietyinwhichwecurrently exist,it’sincreasinglydifficulttomaintainanysemblance ofnormalcyorevenhopeandjoy.Thatisoneofthebest reasonstorideandenjoythislifestylewesolove.Itis centeringandliberatingtoflydowntheroadwithwindin thehair(ifyoustillhaveany)andbugsintheteeth.We allneedthatoutletorpursuitthattakesusawayfromthe constantbombardmentofthemedia’sideologicalsnakeoil.
Thesocialjusticechampionswouldhaveusbelievethatthe onlywayforwardistotorchthecities,ourheritage,andof course,thatnastyoldConstitution.Inspiteofthehistorical amnesia,wokeness,andignoranceweseeincourts,halls ofcongressandso-calledinstitutesofhigherlearning,our historyisstillourhistory,forgoodorbad.Therevisionists, ofcourse,believetheyaresmarterthananygenerationthat hasprecededthemandthatifwejustembraceourcollective guilt,theycanreeducateustoutopia.
TheoldT-shirtsaying“We’refromthegovernmentand we’reheretohelpyou”comestomind.Wekeephearing theWestisbad,racist,homophobic,Islamophobic, Xenophobic,thatChristiansarebigots,thatwedon’tcare abouttheso-calledclimatecrisis,andhorrorofhorrors, wedon’tacknowledgethe500gendersorpronouns.They believethatwe justneedtoacknowledgethevictimhood ofallthosewe’veoppressedsowecangleefullymarch ontothatnewworldofDiversity,EquityandInclusion. Whatacrock!Howhassocietybecomesodependenton governmentforalltheanswerstoseeminglyeveryquestion andneed?Howhasgovernmentbecomesofullofdecay andhowhasglobalism,i.e.theUN,beenallowedtoeven dictatetouswhatweshouldwantorneed?Itlooksasif it’smoreaboutcurtailingourfreedomstoconsolidatetheir power.
Maybemymentalhealthwouldhavememovesomewhere thatallowsmetorideallyear.Itmighthelp,butintheend I’mprettysureitwouldn’tbeapermanentescape. I’m sureAIcouldtrackmedown.Thegrandwisdomwelink withtechnologicaladvancementturnsouttobenothing butadelusion,becauseitseemsthatthemoreadvanced webecome,themoredependentandenslavedweare. TwothingsIalwaysgobacktoare1.)Weareinavery realspiritualbattlewithaveryrealandevilenemyand2.) Followthemoneytrailtoseewhoisbenefiting.
1Corinthianssays“Forthewordofthecrossisfollyto thosewhoareperishing,buttouswhoarebeingsavedit isthepowerofGod.Foritiswritten,Iwilldestroythe wisdomofthewise:theintelligenceoftheintelligentIwill frustrate.”
Historicallyspeaking,itisprettyclearthatwearefollowing inthesamefootstepsofmanyothergreatcivilizationsof theworldbeforetheycrashed.Whentheyforgotandturned theirbacksonGod,allhellwouldbreakloose.
Wedesperatelyneeda collectiverepentance fromsomanyofour actions,policies,and laws.Thebigproblem isthatwecan’tfind Godunlessweknow andrememberwe needhim.Forsome, therepentanceand refocusing mayeven includetheotherside ofthecoin: freedom fromthestruggleto begoodenoughor evenfreedomfrom manyofthereligious rulesdevisedbyman. WhenwefollowChristJesusandknowthatouridentityis inChristJesus,wearetheproductofGod’swork,notthe religiousteaching,rulesorotherman-madegobbledygook. Whileweneedtotakeresponsibilityforourpastactions, atthesametimewecan’tletthemholdushostage.Godis notlimitedbyourpastsinoroursmall,finitebeliefs.So, takerefugeintheworkofthecrossandapplytheliberating graceofGod.It’scomfortingtoknowthatourimperfection istheprerequisiteforgrace.Asafriendcommentedata recentfuneral;“Jesusisreal,yourtimeisshortandeternity isforever.”Let’sgetitright.
Blessings,Mark
P.S.Therehasneverbeenorwillneverbetheperfect candidateinthisscrewedupandfallenworldbutthose votingshouldlookatthepartyplatforms,whicharethe heartanddirectionofthatparty,andaskwhichlinesup moreBiblically?Whoeverascendstothethrone,ourfaith shouldnotbeinmanbutintheincorruptible,indestructible wordofGod.
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Idiocracy
MikeJudgeandEthanCohenwroteascreenplaythatwas eventuallyputtofilm,directedbyJudge,in2006titled Idiocracy. ItisanAmericansciencefictioncomedy. The plotofthemovieisthataveryaverageUnitedStatesArmy librarian,JoeBauers,andaprostitute,Rita,undergoa governmenthibernationexperiment. JoeandRitaawake 500yearslaterinadystopiananti-intellectualsociety. I’m guessingtheaverageIQofthecharactersinthemovieare justbarelyoverroomtemperature, almosttoostupidtoremember tobreathe,ifitweren’tan involuntaryfunctionofthehuman body.
Whatismeanttobefunny,ina painfulsortofway,believeme, it’spainfultowatch,isbecoming moreandmorenon-fictionthan thefictionitwassupposedtobe. Oursocietyisgettingmoreand moredumbeachyear. Ourelected officialsarebecomingthesame electedofficialsofthatmovie.
isnotintendedtobeamisogynisticcomment,despiteit lookingexactlythatway;whatImeanisthattheFirstLady usuallydoesn’t,andshouldn’t,havemuchinfluenceonthe administrationasawhole. ThenshewentontobeaU.S. Senator,thentheSecretaryofState,andthennominatedfor Presidentin2016. However,duringhercareerinpolitics, shecontinuedtoshowtheworldwhatahorriblepersonshe reallyis;surroundedbyhypocrisy,lies,anddeceit. Clintonis currentlyaprivatecitizen,holdingnopoliticaloffice,butshe stillfeelstheneedtointerjectherselfintopoliticsallthetime.
Everyelectioncycleweareleft choosingbetweentwo“adults” thatsomehowgetputontheblock torunthiscountry,despitethefact thatmostofusrealizethePOTUSisusuallynothingmore thanafigureheadwithalmostnorealpowerwithoutthe saysoofeveryonearoundthem. Everyelectioncyclethe candidatesseemtobegettingmoreridiculous,moreextreme, moredetrimental,buteverytimewealllineupandcastour ballotsforthe“lesseroftwoevils.” It’shonestlyreallysad thatthisiswherewefindourselvesnow.
HillaryClintonwasmostlyokasaFirstLadybecauseshe mostlystayedinherownlaneandwaslargelyquiet. This
FormerPresidentBarackObama spenthisentireadministration beingatwo-faced,flip-flopper onalargeportionofmajorissues intheUnitedStates. Iguessit alldependsonwhichwaythe politicalwindsareblowingon whichstancehewasgoingto take. Tobefair,avastmajority ofpoliticiansareexactlythe sameway. HisV.P.JoeBiden wasbehindthescenestakingcare offoreigndeals,whichwe’ve foundoutoverthelastfewyears, thathavebeenquitelucrativeto theBidenfamilyandthosein hisimmediateorbit,butdidn’t reallydomuchfortheAmerican public. Thenwehavetheobvious cognitiveandphysicaldecline, whichwasmorethanapparentduringthe2020election cycle,butwewereallassuredbythemediatalkingheadsthat Joewasintiptopshapeandperfectlycapableofholdingthe nuclearfootball. Throughouthisentireadministration,we weretoldhewasperfect…untilthedebatethisyear. Thenit wasonlivetelevision,ineveryhouseholdaroundtheglobe, oneveryinternetconnecteddevice,anditwasnolongerable tobehidden. JoeyB.isthrownunderthebusandinstepsthe savior!VicePresidentKamalaHarris.
DespitethreeandahalfyearsofPress SecretaryJenPsakiandthenKarineJeanPierre,whomIjustlearnedwaspromotedto Biden’sSeniorAdviser,continuallytelling usthateverythingitgreat,everythingis perfectlyfine,thecountryisingreatshape, we’redoingawesome,wenowhaveV.P. KamalaHarristakingoverforBiden. Thefirstorderof businessforher,whensheiselectedPresident,isto“fix everything”that’sbeenwrongforthepast4years. Someone pleaseexplaintomewhythiswordsaladshooter,emptysuit, cacklingdisasterwon’tdoanyofthosethingsnow;she’s theV.P.andhastakencommandoftheadministration. If everythinghasbeensogreatthelast4years,whatneedstobe fixed?
RachelLevineisapediatricianandtheassistantsecretaryfor health,sinceMarch26,2021,intheBidenadministration. Rachelisafour-staradmiralintheU.S.PublicHealth ServiceCommissionedCorps(whatthehellkindofbullshit madeupagencyisthisshit?). Rachelisalsothefirstopenly transgenderpersontoholdanofficethatrequiresSenate confirmation. Rachel,partofthepublichealthdepartment, isalsomorbidlyobeseandsuffersfromthementalillnessof genderdysphoria. Iamnot“fatshaming”ormakingfunof mentalillness;I’mpointingoutfacts!
SamOtisBrintonisagenderfluidAmericannuclearengineer andaLGBTQactivist. SamwasappointedbytheBiden administrationtobetheDeputyAssistantSecretaryofSpent FuelandWasteDispositionintheOfficeofNuclearEnergy (againwithanovercomplicatednameforanotherbullshit agencyandposition)inJuneof2022. Thisappointment wasterminatedinDecemberofthesameyearafterSamwas arrestedandchargedwithluggagetheftonthreeseparate occasions. Obviously,aglowingbastionofmentalhealth.
MayorPeteButtigieg,ofSouthBendIndiana,aformerNaval Officer,iscurrentlyservingastheUnitedStatesSecretary ofTransportation. InOctoberof2021,duringamassive supply-chainissueintheUnitedStates,ourSecretaryof Transportation,thepersonthatshouldhavebeenhandling theseissues,wasoutoftheofficeonpaternityleavebecause heandhishusbandadoptedtwonewbornbabies. While dozensofcargoshipsremainedinatrafficjamnearthe L.A.coastformorethantwomonthswaitingtodockand unloadgoods,therewasalsoanationalshortageoftruckers preventingcompaniesfromdistributinggoodsacrossthe nation. ThecountrywasstrugglingwhiletheSecretary ofTransportationplayedhouse. I’dcongratulatethemon adoptingtwonewbornbabiesandgivingthemafamily,but I’mnotsosurethatthementalillnessIseeinPeteistheright environmentforthesechildren,butthatisjustmyopinion.
Whathappensinthecircuswhensomethinggoeswrong? Theysendintheclownstodistractyouwhiletheycleanup, orhide,themessbehindthescenes. Theyactuallythought thatyouwouldbedumbenoughtogovotejustbecause TaylorSwifttoldyouto.Sadly,thereisanentirefanbase ofhercultfollowing,the“Swifties”,thatwilllistentothis absolutemoron. She’smadeherselffamousbysinging songsaboutherfailuresinrelationships;pickingthewrong guytimeandtimeagain. Unlessyouarealsoa34-year-old, unmarried,childless,catlady,popstar,billionaire,youshould NOTbetakinganyadvicefromher.Sheisnotstruggling
topayherrentorbuyhergroceriesorfeedherkidsthatshe doesn’thave,weare.
Presidentialcampaigns,someoftheminrecenthistory,have becomenothingmorethanconcertsfromextremelypopular mainstreamartists,withalittletimeforthecandidateto comeoutandrattleoffthepre-scriptedbullshittothecaptive audience. Ihavetosay,watchingalargeportionofthe crowdwalkoutwhenthecandidatestartedtalkingwaspretty funny. Butmoreandmoreweseecelebritiesstumpingfora candidate. I’malmostpositivethatmostofthemarebeing paidhandsomelyfortheirendorsementsofsaidcandidates, ormaybethey’rebeingblackmailedbythecandidates?But thatisatopicforanotherpieceinthefuture…right,Sean(P. Diddy)Combs? Eitherway,whywouldyoulistentothese celebrities? Theydon’tliveinthesameworldwealllivein. Thevastmajorityofthesepeoplearemulti-millionairesor billionairesandarecompletelydisconnectedfromthereality oflifeinAmericabeyondtheirgatedcommunitiesandarmed security. It’seasyforthemtotellyouhowtoconductyour liveswhenthey’relivingoneasystreet.
Thismorning,Iwatchedavideoonsocialmediawherethe creatorsaidthatCostcoisnowrequiringaphotoIDwith yourCostcomembershipcardbeforebeingallowedintothe store,makingitmoredifficulttoenterCostcothanitisto voteinmanyU.S.states. Outof50states,only24ofthem requireaphotoID,while11otherswillacceptotherformsof identification,leaving15statesthatdon’thavearequirement toproveyouarewhoyouclaimtobeandthatyouhavea righttoparticipateinourelections. So,Ican’tgointoCostco inPeoria,IllinoiswithoutshowingthemmyphotoIDand Costcomembershipcard,butIcanwalkintoapollingstation andcastmyvotejustbytellingthemmyname. Tellmehow thatisa“safeandsecure”election.
EverymonthIfillmybrainwithsomeoftheabsolute dumbestshitIfindonsocialmedia. Whetheritbethings comingoutofgovernment,thingsfromHollyweird,or justrandomshitIfindonsocialmedia. I’msureyou’reall awarethatthereisnoshortageofstupidouttheretopick from. EverymonthItakelittlenotesaboutthingsIsee andread. AndeverymonthwhenIattempttoputallthose notestogethertowritethispiece,Igrowmoreandmore concernedthatthiscountrywillsoonbeunrecognizable. I don’twantthiscountrytobeturnedtoshitformydaughters, granddaughters,andtheirfuturegenerations,butthelonger thisshitshowisallowedtocontinue,themoreweslide closertotheanti-intellectualdystopiaportrayedinthemovie Idiocracy.
SomeofyouwillseethispiecebeforetheNovember5th electionday. Someofyoumayhavealreadyparticipatedin earlyvoting;IknowmywifeandIwill,justincasethereisa cyber-attack,likethemediahasalreadybeenfearmongering about,butI’maskingallofyoutoparticipateintheelection. Nothingwillchangeifwedon’tdoourpartintheprocess.
OrmaybeI’mjustasbatshitcrazyastherestofthenutcases Idescribedabove. I’llleavethatuptoyoutodecide;Iwas alwaystoldIshouldn’tself-diagnosemedicalissues.
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arrived.Now,whilesomeonecouldde nitelyenjoythisasa mealourintentionwas todivvyitupbetweenusandshare thegoodness. eAlbertDogisa12-inchPolishSausage onaHoagiebuntoppedwithonionsandgreenpeppers andmeltedcheese.erewasasideoftwisted,seasoned potatoeswiththedogthatwerecrispyanddeliciousaswell. Wecutthedoginto4pieces,andeachenjoyedthesnappy sausageandchewybunandtriednottomakeamesswith themeltycheese.
Wehadbarely nishedourAlbertDogwhenthepiesstarted arriving.VernonandIknewthatthe15inchpizzawe orderedwasgoingtobetoomuchforustoeatinonesitting, butwehadeveryintentionof nishingitoffatlunchthe followingday,soweorderedameatloversthatcamepiled highwithpepperoni,sausage,hamburger,andCanadian bacon.Ialsoaddedmushroomstoourpizza.epizzawas delicious,thesaucetastesveryfreshandrichwithtomato avor,thecrustis theperfectmix ofcrispandchewy,and thecheesethattopsthegenerousportionsofmeatishot andgooey.A perfectlyscrumptiouscombination.Bradand StaceyoptedfortheSupremePide.Itwasaperfectsizefor twotoenjoy…fourslicesofcheesy,toppingladengoodness stackedtallwithpepperoni,hamburger,sausage,green peppers,onion,andmushrooms.Needlesstosay,noone wentawayhungry.
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WeswungthroughAudubononeevening aeralongdayofridingandcustomer eventswithourfriendsBradandStacey. eyhadbeendyingtotrythepizzaatPide forsometimebuthadn’tbeen abletomake ithappen. VernonandIhadbeenthere beforewiththekids,butwewereallfor makinganotherstop. Wepulledupandit wasalreadydarkoutside,butthewindows werebrightlylit,invitingusinsideforfood anddrink.
BothofourvisitstoPidehavebeen wonderfulexperiences. ecustomerservice isalwaysgreat,andthefoodistopnotch.If youhaven’tbeentoAudubonlately,nowyou haveareason.Go visitWarrenand hisstaff atPidePizzeria andbesuretotellthemthat underRoadsMagazineofIowasentyou!
oughnotontheregularmenu,wehadpreviously enjoyed andAlbertDogandwantedourfriendsto tryitaswell.VernonaskedWarrenifhewouldbe abletowhiponeupforthenewbies,andhehappily obliged.Wealsoplacedourpizzaorderatthistime, andanxiouslyawaitedthearrivalofourappetizer. Wesippedourdrinks,andshortlytheAlbertDog
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How is awoman like a road? Both have manholes.
AChinese couple is in bed. The husband says he wants 69. His wife says, “Why you want Beef and Black bean saucenow?”
Your boobs are like the sun. I can only stare at them for a short while, but if I wear sunglasses, I can stare all the time I want.
AnAirplaneisabouttocrash.Afemalepassengerjumps up and shouts, “If I’m going to die, Iwant to diefeeling like a woman!”. With that she strips off her clothes and says,“Istheresomeoneonthisplanewhoismanenough to make me feel like a woman?” A male passenger shouts, “Yes, me!” He stands up, tears off his shirt and says,“Here, iron this!”
What’s the first thing a battered woman does when she gets home from the women’s shelter? The dishes, if she knowswhat’s good forher!
Bruce was walking along in the outback when he came across Doug, who had a sheep under each arm: “G’day Doug, you shearing?” “Nah mate, I’m gonna shag ‘em both me self”.
This woman with no arms or legs is laying on the each, crying. A tall, handsome man walks up to her and asks whyshe’ssosad.“I’m30yearsold,andI’mstillavirgin, because I have no arms or legs. Can you help me?” she cries. “Wow, that’s too bad,” the guy replies. “What do you want me to do?” “I just wanna get fucked, one time!” she exclaims. The guy picks her up gently, and carries her out onto a deserted pier that is just off the beach. See looks up at him smiling, and suddenly he chucks her right off the pier into the ocean! He yells to herasshe sinks,“You’re fucked now!”
A wealthy 60-year-old man shows up at the country club with his new smoking hot 22year-old wife. His friends are amazed. “How did you convince her to marry you?” “It’s simple”, he said. “I lied about my age”. “Did you tell her you’re 50?”, they reply. He shakeshis head. “40?There ́s no way she believed you!” He shakes his head again. “How old did you tell her you were, then?” He smiles and says, “85”.
Iwas inRussialisteningtoastand-up comedianmakingfunofPutin.Thejokes weren’t that good, but I liked the execution.
Why don’t vegans moan during sex? They don’t want anyoneto know they’re enjoying apieceof meat.
My9-year-oldsonhasstartedtoaskawkwardquestions aboutthehumanbody.Iguesstheclosetwasn’tthebest place tohide it.
Whatdobrusselssproutsandanalsexhaveincommon? If you didn’t like them as a kid, you won’t like them as anadult.
My Grandpa said, “Your generation relies too much on technology!” I replied, “No, your generation relies too muchontechnology!”ThenIunpluggedhislifesupport.
How do you geta nunpregnant? Dress herup like an altarboy.
Why wasthe gayguyfired from the sperm bank? He wascaught drinking on the job.
Why wasthe anti-vaxxer’s4-year-old crying? Midlife crisis.
Why does Stephen Hawking doone-liners? Because he can’t do stand up.
A man gets home after work and finds his girlfriend dressed up as a policewoman. She says, “You ́re being arrested under suspicion of being good in bed”. Two minuteslater,sheisgettingdressedagain.Themanasks her “will you take me to jail, officer?”The woman sighs andsays,“No.All yourchargesare droppeddue to lack of evidence”.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” “A doctor.” “And why’s that?” “Because it’s the only profession where you can tell women to take off their clothesandthen stick theirhusbands with the bill.”
Whatdoyoucallabookclubstuckonthesamebookfor years? Church.
The other day, my wife asked me to pass her lipstick but I accidentally passed her a glue stick. She still isn’t talking tome.
I’ll never forget my Granddad’s last words to me just before he died. “Are youstill holdingthe ladder?”
My grief counselor died the other day. He was so good at his job, I don’t even care.
They say there’s one person in every friend group willing to commit murder. Luckily, I killed the guy I suspected beforehe could doanyharm.
Ole and Lena were celebrating their twenty-fifth anniversary. After the guests left, Lena looked at Ole and punched him real hard in the shoulder. “That’s for twenty- five years of bad sex.” Ole thinks about it and then reaches over and Punches Lena hard in her shoulder, “That’sforknowing the difference!”
The NSA: a government organization that actually listens to you!
What’sthedifferencebetweenTomCruiseandatuxedo? One comes out of the closetonspecialoccasions andthe otherisa tuxedo.
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 nudgedhisfaithfulfriend.“Watson,lookup attheskyandtellmewhatyousee.”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 aquarterpast three.Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small andinsignificant.Meteorologically,Isuspectthatwewill have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?” Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke. “It tells me that someone has stolenourtent.”
Guy walks into a bar holding a gun and screams “Who had s*x with my wife!” Nobody says a word. Suddenly a guy in the back replies: “man, you don’t have enough bullets.”
As a group of soldiers stood in formation at an Army Base, the Drill Sergeant said, “All right! All you idiots fall out.” As the rest of the squad wandered away, one soldier remained at attention. The Drill Instructor walked over until he was eye to eye with him, and then raised a single eyebrow. The soldier smiled and said, “Sure was a lotof ‘em,huh, sir?”
What do the starship Enterprise and toilet paper have in common?
Theyboth probe Uranus and wipe out Klingons.
Amancomesoutoftheshowerandsaystohiswife,“It’s too hot to wear clothes today”. He continued, Honey, whatwouldtheneighborsthinkifIcameouttomowthe lawn like this?” She looks at him up and down. “That I married you foryourmoney”.
How did the IrishJigget started? Too muchGuinness and not enoughbathrooms!
What doyoucallitwhenanItalianhasone armshorter that the other?
ASpeech impediment!
An organization is like a tree full of monkeys, all on different limbs at different levels. The monkeys on top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. The monkeys on the bottom look up and see nothing but assholes.
WhatgoesCLOP,CLOP,CLOP,BANG,BANG,BANG, CLOP, CLOP, CLOP?
AnAmish drive-by shooting.
What do you get when you cross a Unitarian with a Jehovah’sWitness?
Someoneoutknockingondoorsfornoapparentreason.
ChuckNorrispulledthepininagrenade,threwit,killed 50men, and then the grenade exploded.
Two factory workers are talking. The woman says, “I canmakethebossgivemethedayoff.”Themanreplies, “And how would you do that?” The woman says, “Just wait and see.” She then hangs upside down from the ceiling. The boss comes in and says, “What are you doing?”Thewomanreplies,“I’malightbulb.”Theboss then says, “You’ve been working so much that you’ve gone crazy. I think you need to take the day off.” The man starts to follow her and the boss says, “Where are yougoing?”Themansays,“I’mgoinghome,too.Ican’t work inthedark.”
A lawyer is standing in a long line at the box office. Suddenly,hefeelsapairofhandskneadinghisshoulders, back, and neck. The lawyer turns around. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?” “I’m a chiropractor, and I’m just keeping in practice while I’m waiting in line.”“Well,I’malawyer,butyoudon’tseemescrewing the guy in front of me, doyou?”
What did the psychiatrist say when a man wearing nothing but saran wrap walked in to the office? I can clearly see “you’re”nuts....
Introduction:I’llcallmyself“Alice”(akaLS),andI identifyasa68-year-oldCaucasianHeterosexualMale whohaslivedhisentirelifeintheEasternRegionsofthe DakotaTerritory.(ImagineaSouthDakotaBoy,writinga storyaboutamotorcycleeventinNebraska,foramagazine “AboutIowa,ForIowa,FromIowa.” Whatcouldpossibly gowrong?)
The Ride totheEvent: WhenIfirstsawthe advertisementforthe2024HarleyJoeInvitational,I reachedouttoahandfulofmylocalridingcrewtoaskthem tosavethedate.Atfirst,theirenthusiasmwashigh,but onebyone,almostallofthemfellbythewayside. Work, Family,Honey-Do’s,youknowalltheusualsuspects. Whenitcamerightdowntocuttin’thegnutz,onlyR.K.was ready,willing,andabletomaketheride.
Ourplanwastogetcoffeed-up,takeon somenourishment,andhittheroad bythecrackofnine-ishonthedayof theshow,savingourrealappetitefor thefoodtrucksweknewwouldbe onsitetomakeusfatandhappyfor theafternoonandfortheridehome. Withthegreatestofease,wewere southboundonI-29andleavingSouth Dakotaby9:30am,giveortake.
Themorningwasperfect:Notacloud inthe sky. Not apuff ofany sortof breeze. Tempin themid50’s.And dryasa popcorn fart! Our machines were loving thecool, dryweather,andsowerewe.
upagain,wewereonourwaytotheI-680WestExit. Almostimmediately,theMoronBridgecameintoview. NebraskawouldsoonbeourNewReality.
AswecrossedtheMightyMissouriRiver,Iwasreminded justhowinsignificantManisintheeyesofMotherNature. SheisBeautiful,butShecanhaveHerWaywithusany timeShewishes. TheRiverwasjustassplendidasallthe otherelementsintheday,includingtheelementofriding intoNebraskasansskidlids!
AssoonaswecrossedtheBridge,wepulledoffatthefirst Exit,tookanimmediateleftturn,thenanotherleftturnand wereheadedinthegeneraldirectionofEppleyField,aka OMA. Whenwepulleduptothesecondstopsign,ata three-wayintersection,weweregreetedbyoneofOmaha’s Finest. Westoppedcompletely,putbothfeetontheground, smiled,andtippedourhatsto TheMan,andcontinuedon ourway. Ikeptoneeyeinthe mirrorforthenextmileorso, justtobesure. (Oldhabitsdie hard,Iguess...) Onwardand Forward!
Wehadtoppedupourfueltanksbeforehittingthe Interstate,anddidn’tstopuntilwecametoaRestArea justafewmilesnorthoftheMissouriValleyExit. We stoppedthereforabitanddidwhat‘menofacertain age’do. Itwasshortlyafter11:00amandwewereboth awarethattheshowwouldbeginwithoutusbeingthere ‘ontime.’ ItoldR.K.thatwewouldn’tsimply‘getthere’ butthatinfact,wewould‘arrive!’ WegotbackontheBig RoadandalmostimmediatelygotoffattheMo.ValleyExit totakeonfuel. (R.K.’sStreetKinghadanabundanceof fuel,butmyoldflatheadhadgobbleddownmostofits3.3 gallons,andIdamnsuredidnotwanttorunoutoffuelin NorthOmaha. Imadethatmistakeonce,anditwon’tbe happeningagain.EVER.) WhentheoldChiefwastopped
The Event: Wemadeit throughtheEasternPartsof NorthOmahaandpulledoff AbbottDriveandontoCrown Pointataminuteortwoafter HighNoon. Weparkedin adrivewayofaproperty directlybehindPatriotNation Headquarters,thesitefor theShow. ItoldR.K.to hangrightinmypocket untilweweretoldwhere toparkandwheretonot park. Almostimmediately uponpullingintoEventSite, weweregreetedbynone otherthanTHEHarleyJoe Himself! Joewasoutthere intheparkinglot,‘culling theherd.’ Heimmediately orderedR.K.andhismodern sledtothe“Corral”andme intothebuildingwhereMark Fountainwaswaiting,ready todirectmetotheexactspot hewantedmeand“Dirty Gurl.” (“DirtyGurl”isa1937IndianChiefwhoidentifies asahopped-up84-cubic-inchstrokedHotRod,butthat’s anotherstoryforanothertime...)
Markputmeonthespotsandbeganshootingtohisheart’s contentwhenJoemuscledhiswaythroughthecrowdto givehisfavoriteIndianRideramassive‘Welcometothe Show’hug. Afterwhatseemedlikeasmalleternity,Iwas escortedto‘my’showspot. (Thanks,Kory!)
Wehadmadeit. R.K.wasaskedtoparkhislate-model machineoutintheCorral,butD.G.andIwereinvited aboard.
TimetoletTheFunandGamesBegin! Thisisa MotorcycleShowlikenootherI’veeverwitnessed,and I’veattended,participatedin,andproducedarespectable numberofMotorcycleShows. FreetoAttend.FreetoShow. NoTrophies.NoJudges.NoSparklyJeans.
JustCoolBikesandthePeopleWhoEnjoyThem.
Tobeclear,thereweresomeWorld-ClassMachineson display! IdonotrecallseeingmanyH-DTwinCamor latermodels.(TherewasoneH-DTwinCamthatlookeda lotlikethenewH-D“Revival”machine.VERYtastefully done!) TherewereafewEvo’sandShovelheadsonthe floorthatwouldcertainlygetyourattentionaswell. There wasa‘31H-DVLSidecarOutfitthatknockedmysocks off! Nearbywas‘31H-D“B”Modelandnexttothatwasa veryrespectableLate-FortiesH-D“45”. AndaFirst-Paint ‘47H-DKnucklehead. AndacoupleShovelheadSidecar Rigs. (NotetoJoe:Ifyou’regoing totrytodoSidecarWheelies, dothemwithoutapassengerin thechair,anddothemOUT-OFDOORS!!!)
IrecallseeingthreeKawasakis thatwereallrelevant. Onewas apristineexampleofthegamechangingKZ900. Parkednextto itwasaverypureKZ1000Z1.
Nearbywereapairofunique builds,bothdone bythesame fellow. One wasaturbocharged1500cc StreetMonster thatbeganlife asaKZ900 butistotally unrecognizable now. Thedamn thinghada headlight!!! And ataillight!!! Itevenhada
placetohangalicenseplate!!! TheBuilder/Ownerasked meifIthoughtthatbikeevenbelongedinashowwithall theAmericanIronallaroundit. Igavehimaresounding, “HELL,yes!” AfterwediscussedhisAudaciousKawasaki, webegantodiscusstheKillerFineStreet-LegalTriumph Flat-Trackerparkednexttoit. IwishIcouldrememberthe man’sname. Hewasverycoolandveryunassuming;justa goodoldboywholovescoolmotorcycles.
I’mnotsurehowIcouldtell,buttherewaswhatIbelieveto beanH-DEvo-PoweredDragBikewithinspittin’distance oftheMonstrousKawasaki. ThismachinedidNOThave aheadlight,taillight,noraplacetohangalicenseplate. BothOwnerswillinglyfireduptheirbikesforalltohear, regardlessofwhether‘all’wantedtohearthem!
Ofcourse,therewereliterallyTONSofotherindividual buildsandbuilderstoappreciateaswell. Panheads, Shovelheads,Sportsters,andseveralsweetbicycles,street rodsandevenanoutlawgardentractor. Inevergottosee whatwasunderthehood,butIknowwhateveritwas,it wasjustSickandWrong!ButonlyoneIndianMotocycle.
AndthentherewerethePretty Ladies...LotsandlotsofPretty Ladies!Somanyoutrageous andbeautifulmotorcyclesto appreciate!Somanyfriendly andbeautifulpeopleforwhich toenjoyandshareoutmutual loveofmotorbikes!Theonly regretIhaveonthedayisthatI didnottakenotes,nordidItake manypictures.Nextyear,BayBee...NextYear!
The Ride From: Ourride homewasabsolutelywonderful. Theskywasclear. Thewinds werecalm.Thetemperaturewasscaringthe helloutof90degrees. Thetrafficwaslight. Ourmachineswerehappy,andsowerewe. Ourgoalsweretobeontheroadby9:00am andtobehomeby7:00pm. AsImessaged Joetolethimknowweweresafeandsound inourhomeZipCode,Ilookedatthetime onmyflip-phone. Itwasexactly7:00pm.
PostScript: ThankstoHarleyJoe,Patriot NationCrane&Rigging,FountainInk13, ThunderRoadsMagazine,andtoR.K. SpecialThankstoBillWilsonandtheH.P.
Andremember:“Youdon’tquitridingmotorcycles becauseyougetold---yougetoldbecauseyouquitriding motorcycles!”-~Unknown~
AnotherPS
...Onourwayhome,werodewithsomeoftheBeautiful People(Collin,hisbuddy,Stoner,etc.)totheAlpineInn. R.K.andIsippedcoldbeverageswhileeveryoneelsehad chickenandcoldbeverages. Whenweleftthere,wetook USHwy75toBlair,crossedtheBigRiver,fueledupatMo. ValleyExit,thenmotoredonhomeviaI-29.
It’sOver,AreYouThankful?
Okay,let’sgatheraroundthecampfireandlet’schatonce again. ChatonceagainaboutthisbeingNovemberand whileitmeansformanypeopletheinevitablechokehold ofthedeathmatchtothestartofwinter.Ohboy,theriding seasonisprettymuchover,it’ssmoked,it’sadistantdream, adreamthatisdead.Thetypeofdreamwhereyouwish uponafallingstaronlytohavesomeassholetellyouthat fallingstarismerelya long-gonestarthatis burningupanddead.
Deadlikeyourdreams.
Tobefair,Iamthat asshole,andIamhereto spreadthelovethatisthe abyssofdarkness…cold andsnowthatisaboutto grabholdofyourlifeless winterseason.
justfreakingexhausting.Wehaveallbeenaroundthose peopleandscrew‘em,avoidthematallcost.Theymake workawful,canruinasimplepartsrun,orevenworse.
Theycanruinagreatdayonyourbike!Man,thosetype aretheworsepeopletoridewith.Thepeoplethatcomplain abouttheroads,complainabouttraffic,complainaboutthe small-townbaryoustoppedat,complainabouttheservice andhowtheycan’tkeepupwhen20bikesrollintotownat onetime.Theyarejusttheworse.
It’salsoalmostChristmas, howeverwiththatgreat news,youstillaren’t goingtoseeasunset untilafter7pmsometime aroundMarch!Ithinkit’s aboutthe9thofMarch,buteitherway,Marchisamazing. Marchisthesignal,thesignthatweactuallyescapedanonridingseasonandhopethatspringseternalplantsit’sseed aswedreamoftheoptimisticnatureofanewseason.
Butfornow,youjustsitdownandputyourhopesand dreamsdeepdowninsideofyoursoul…becauseit’sover. Ifyoudidn’ttakeadvantageofthisgreatyear,wellthere isnothingIcandotohelpyouatthispoint,weatThunder RoadsIowadoourlevelbesttopromoteallthegreatthings ridingandthisstatehastooffer,it’snotuptoustomake sureyoudoit.
Ha!Justbeingsnarky,Iamjustkidding.Icanimaginethat manyofyoureadingthisarewonderingwhopissedinmy Cheeriostomakemesoundthisway,afterallCrashisa sunnygohappykindofguy!Aguythatisusuallythebest atfindingthepositive,aguythattellspeopledaily,“Today isthebestdayever”.
First,letmetellyou,youpayextratogetyourCheerios pissedininWinnaVegas. Goahead,askmehowIknow.
Iamkidding,KIDDINGpeople,itistrue,Idobelieve todayisthebestdayever.It’smydailymantraandIdo workmymindtomakesureIhavethebestdaypossibleand makesureItrytofindthegoodorthebestinwhateveris happening,it’sreallythebestway.Nobodywantstohang round“DebbieDowner”or“RuiningRobert”becauseit’s
Lookingbackontheridingseason,Ireallyhaveno complaintsorregretswiththeyearwhenitcametosaddle time.Gottodosomecoolstuff,seensomeneatthings, helpedfriendsrideoutsideoftheirnormalcomfortzone, andgotatonofmilesinduringtheweekridingaround forworkrelatedprojects.Thatactuallybecameanormal practice. Ihappenedtohaveafewweeksinarowwhen Ihadtofuelupmybikethreetimesinaweek,allmiles justforwork,itwasthebest.Ihavehadmorethanmy shareofcool,hell,coldautumnmornings.Morethana coupleofthosedaysinthepre-dawnlightIwonderedwhy IamonmybikeinsteadofmyF-150thatisfueledupand ready?Sure,wehaveallwonderedthatsamethought,but aftermymorningshowattheradiostation,sunshineand tempsrampedupquickly,Ihavezeroregretsaboutmy transportationchoices. ItisalwaystherapeuticwhenIcan ridefromspottospotforwork.Achancetothinkabout workornotthinkatall.
Iamthankfulforitallforsureandweareintheseasonof theyearwhenwedoneedtobethankful.It’soneofthe greatestholidaysofall. Thanksgivingissomethingweall shouldembrace.Ihavetalkedaboutthisholidayforyears, writtenaboutit,postedaboutit.Simplyput,Thanksgiving isamazing,anditisimportanttoembraceit.
Okay,reallyquicksidebar…somanypeoplewilljumpstart ChristmasandmanytimesmergeThanksgivingortendto pushitaside,Ihonestlydon’tthinkthatisthecaseatall andwhenyouhearpeoplesay“RememberThanksgiving” orwhatevercliquephrasethattheycancomeup,justpause andask,whothehellcares?Wearestillgoingtocelebrate Thanksgiving,andasthatgreatweekendflowsalongwe canseamlesslymorphintoChristmasandasthenarrator saidinthemovie“AChristmasStory”,allisrightwiththe world.
Itis,allisrightwiththeworld.Thanksgivingisamazing andweallhavesomuchtobethankfulfor. Howeveryour yearplayedout,ourattitudesarewhatwemakethem.
Personally,myholiday,thefamily’sholidaycelebrations havechangedsomuchovertheyears,anditchangesfrom yeartoyearitseems…andIstilldigit.Whenwefirst startedourfamily,allholidayswereheldatourhome. Welovedit,feeding25-30people,alldaylong,itwas wonderful.Attheendoftheday,theladieswouldbe
hunkereddownaroundatablelikeGeneralsinNorthAfrica preparingforinvasion…onlythiswastheBlackFriday shoppinginvasion.Weallhadyoungkidsthen,itwasdeal dayfortoys!TheyloveditandIknowtheymissit.They wouldhavealltheBlackFridayads,fromtheday’spaper, lookingat“wishlists”thekiddoshaveprepared,theywould plandoorbusterdealsandstopsforBloodyMary’salong theway.
Attimesthatthree-dayweekendmeantaweekendatdeer camp,usuallythelastweekendforbowseason,achanceto dialintheendoftherut,otherweekendsitmayhavebeena pheasanthuntorsomethingwithguns.Actually,aboutany eventthatinvolvedgunswasabighitinmyfamilycircle!
MybrideandIlovedhavingtheholidayshostedatour place,wewoulddowheneveritworkedforeveryone,but Thanksgivingwasthebest.
Iwillmisstheridingseason,Ialwaysdo,butIoften wonderifIlivedinayeararoundridingclimate,wouldI reallytakethebestadvantageofthatweatherandappreciate themilesIwouldgainwhilenotputtingmybikeawayfor afewmonths?Ihavenoidea.Ihavezeroplanstorelocate anytimeinthenearfuture,soanon-ridingseasonisjusta partofmycircleoflife.
Forthat,Iamverythankful.
Hopeyourseasonwasthebestandyourholidayseasonjust kicksass.
Todd“Crash”Davis
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