Helping Out Waves Of Thunder
05. Nov, 2008 
6 Comments
I spent an interesting evening on Election Night and it wasn’t in front of the TV watching the results. I had been asked to attend a meeting at a local volunteer fire company. They are in the process of planning their bike show for next year and asked a couple of us “old-timers” to give them suggestions. The fire company had “inherited” the show from a fraternal organization who had started it five years ago. A couple members of the club, who owned motorcycles, talked the membership into sponsoring the three day show saying it would be an easy way to make money for the club. After a couple years of hard work for little easy money the club gave the show to the fire company.
The firemen are eager to hold the show but noticed that it hadn’t grown as fast as they had hoped. The show is held in our town’s beautiful Riverfront Park which has an amphitheater for entertainment. The show has the usual poker run, bike show, vendors, music and food. But there was a lot of dead time and that’s why they invited us to see what we could think of. We explained to them some bike games like the slow race and weinie bite. A couple suggestions we came up with were to have a biker movie night, a burn out pit and having a dyno tuner set up.
We’re looking for some more suggestions but our town is a very conservative town so we already nixed the bikini bike wash, cole slaw wrestling and the wet t-shirt mechanical bull riding contest. The churches in the area were up in arms because of beer sales in the park during the biker event, but not a word was said when wine and beer was sold during a orchestra rectital there. Hopefully we can get the “Waves Of Thunder” show to grow and help the volunteer fire company make some money, they are a good cause.
Maybe if the Orchestra show was combined with the bike show. Elites and regular biker Joes mingling. Then wine and beer can be shared for the whole event. Make that night for Sunday night. Push for the bikini wash, cole slaw wrestling, wet tshirt contest, etc. to be paid or to donate money then put that money toward the United Way, MS charities, schools, etc. Win, win.
Or just tell everyone to pack up, hit the road and setup the event in Panama City Beach, Florida. Wet shirts contest are welcome. God Bless America and wet tshirts and bikinis.
Snakebit,
It sounds like (because of the locals) you folks have a long road to hoe.
Let the firemen know that if they are taking more money in than they are shelling out, not to be too disapointed if the events are not taking off as fast as they think it should.
Sounds like the locals have gotten a bad taste in their mouths over the event. Give them time to come around. (reminding them that no one complained about the beer at the orchestra recital probably isn’t a good direction to take)
Remember, most folk paint all Motorcyclist with the same paint brush. “Bikers”
A bunch of dirty, unlawful, raping hoard.
Maybe a plug or two in a national mag, (like IRON WORKS) wouldn’t hurt either.
Good luck to your buds on their rally. By the way when do they usually hold the meet?
Let us know.
Take care,
Sam
Hey Brad,
Don’t forget the Midget throwing contest. Man, done properly those “Little people” sure can fly. (smile)
Sam
PS: You folks do know that I’m only kidding right?
How would I forget that. They have Midget throwing contest at the Alabama Highland Games. Its a sight to behold. Its totally ok, the midgets drink 3 gallons of whiskey and Guinness so they dont feel a thing when they hit the ground.
Im not kidding…
yea I am
Little People tossing has not been approved by my doctor. He says it could put too much strain on my back.