J and N Leather Benefit Poker Run 101908

This was a very unplanned ride as we did not really start talking about it until Saturday. During the week we thought we were going to be going to Palestine to meet up with Tank and his daughter Kayleigh but as it turns out that is for this weekend coming up. It does not look good for me getting Friday off so maybe we can meet them as they return and as we head that way. But the good news is we did decide to go on this ride and did get to see Tank and Kayleigh. We also got to meet James, Nancy (the owners) and Nancy’s sister Linda of course among other great folks.

The next couple of shots is the front of J & N Motorcycle Leather with Linda out front sitting at the raffle table in the first one.



The next shot (and I wish I took a better shot of it) has way in the back ground a booth for “Bikers Against Child Abuse” (BACA). There were all a bunch of great people defending a very worthy cause. I did purchase a T-shirt and a couple of pins.



The next two shots are that of a few people from the RUT family including Tank and his daughter Kayleigh.



Here are a couple more shots of the back end of J & N.



It was time to start the run so I went out to the street and shot the pictures of the folks leaving.
























Once everyone left Val and I got a chance to talk with some of those who stayed behind while I waited for my very good burger to get cooked.

The next shot is that of James and Linda, Nancy’s sister and then the one next is James and Nancy. We purchased Chaps for Val, patches, pins, pin locks, and had our patches sewn on.




The next shot is looking out from the front of J & N.


Val grabs the camera while I grab my newly purchased laminated Mapsco of Texas I purchased at the HD shop on Hwy 20 and 360 to see if we should try to meet up with the pack or go exploring. We opted for exploring out West. We have not been in this immediate area before.



While Val and I was on our trip the main pack was out going to the designated stops and taking some road shots. The next two shots are courtesy of Festus.

Festus & Dino Road Blur


Festus & SpeedFreak


There will some shots below that Kayleigh took. However in the mean time Val and I headed out Hwy 199 and found this little place on Lake Worth. We had to make a couple of passes at it to figure out how to get into the park. But it was worth it.







The next shot is Val doing her Vana White imitation showing the park we found.



While we are out and about the main pack is still riding and Kayleigh took some shots for us. I like her use of the B&W on a few, kind of gives you the James Dean feel. Thanks Kayleigh!








Val and I in the mean time went up towards Boyd kind of traveled around I think was 430. Anyway, Val wanted to catch the Cowboy’s score, it was getting closer to 4PM, and we were headed further into the country so we decided to turn around to find some place near J & N so we could meet the main pack back there. We found this place Eight Balls and man the score sucked. As you all know the Cowboys got whooped. It was friendly inside and inexpensive so we had a drink and headed back for J & N.




Well it was a great day and everyone had fun.

PJ

Ennis Ride 102108

Ennis Ride 102108

We started off just a little late as Courtney thought she might be able to come but one of her kids’ baseball game ran late so she chose not to come so Jim, Tammy, Philip and I took off. We made one stop about 17 miles outside of Ennis. When I saw the place I wanted to go I did not know it was a one way street but it was so small and isolated we proceeded down it about 100 yards where I wanted to be. Here are a few of the shots.




I took a little walk and found this barn like building that was freshly painted and closed up.




As we came up on Ennis I was not really sure where to go so I decided to take Business 287 and see where we end up. Well sure enough as we drive through town Philip notices the blow up thing for the kids and we start looking for a spot to pull over. Well sure enough there was this empty spot we parked our 3 bikes and to make it even better this from the outside run down looking place turns out to be a bar that is really open. It is called the Wooden Nickel. So we go inside to call John aka. Mr RocknRoll who lives down here and he says he is on his way. So it is beer and Bloody Mary time while we wait. First Tammy orders a Bloody Mary and we all taste it and the next thing you know most of us, order one. It was really great and not too much alcohol to mess you all up.




We then walked down to the festival. Here are some of the shots. We did buy some stuff of course that made the bike now fully loaded.






Well as I walk around I find pay dirt. An old car show, now we are talking.



You will see some pictures of this next car later on as we talked with Ron & Carol the owner of the car. Actually this is Carol’s car but Ron helped us with some shots later on. They were really nice people and I thought the scene they had was cool. For those of us who are a bit older can relate to the props. But more later on this jewel.



Here are some more of the cars they had out there.






I went back to Ron and Carol’s car and he closed the hood and trunk so I could get these shots. I got his card so I could copy him in on this report so he can get the pictures. Hope these came out the way you wanted Ron.




We headed back to our bikes and decided we were getting hungry so it was time for lunch. We asked the great folks inside the Wooden Nickel where they would recommend and they said Marsala  spelling might be off. Anyway I shot a picture of the outside of the Wooden Nickel.



We rode just briefly down the road turned right on I think was 46 and there it was. Here is a couple of shots for inside the restaurant and man the food was inexpensive and everyone enjoyed what they ordered. Val even found a way to load some leftovers into our already very crowded saddle bags.




After eating we started heading back to our part of the woods but Philip wanted to stop at the HD shop down on 20 and 360 while Jim and Tammy decided to keep on riding home. So we waved goodby to them and headed for the HD shop. While at the HD shop it was busy as usual but they had some helicopter rides going on so I took a few shots of that as well. Of course Val found more stuff to stuff into our bike. Man she can be resourceful when she needs/wants to be. I need to make a mental note of this.








It was a great day for riding, the weather was perfect and got to hang with some good friends and talk with some very nice folks along the way. What more can you ask for other then getting home safe and sound which we did. Have a good day ride carefully and savor the moment!

Pj