TRICK OR TREAT FROM JOHNNY & JAY
Well for sure 2010 is more of a treat than trick. If you’ve been keeping up with us you know that despite a negative forecast for the industry things have been going well. Rally attendance is up and so are vendor sales. The only real effect on the biz is that a whole lot of fast money guys are now selling forecloses, ya know the next “big craz” The point is simply that many wanna get rich quick guys have been weeded out and the core enthusiasts continue to Live to Ride and Ride to Live (A little corny but true). That speaks volumes about our culture.
This month was a challenge to write something new so here is a personally story. For the past ten months the Strip Club Choppers freightliner has been touring around the country with out incident. On the way to Biketoberfest in Daytona some rest was needed so our tour manager Paul Fabiano drove the truck, yes Paulie is back where he belongs after sorting out some pressing family issues and we are glad to have him.
Not handling the 48 foot rig for a while Paul miscalculated the clearance when pulling into our vending space and opppps. The top corner of the truck was ripped open and of course it was the day we had to set up. Needless to say Paul was extremely upset by the incident and immediately offered to resign from the company. There was no chance that we were going to let that happen! After only 24 hours, several phone calls and a little ingenuity the rig was all fixed up, as you might have noticed, or not noticed if you came by during Biketoberfest.
Not necessarily a riveting story, although rivets were involved at one point. So now your asking what the hell does the beginning of this freaking article and the story about the truck have to do with each other? Well now that you ask here it is: The brother hood between bikers goes much deeper than a few dollars, when push comes to shove we all pull together to help one another, it’s a common bond. The fast-talking “let’s get rich and build a chopper” guys never understood this hence the absence of the once Disneyworld like atmosphere that infiltrated our counter culture lifestyle a few years ago.
The moral of this little tale: Stick to your passion and if your passion is the American motorcycle culture know that your fellow diehard bikers will always have your back.
Check out our web site at Stripclubchoppers.com and come see us at the Lone Star Rally in Galveston Texas from Nov. 4th to the 7th.
Contact: Johnny Lang at 714-465-7103
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To be continued!
