Dixie Biker on the Road

Nobel Prize Oil Change

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:29:00 +0000

Got this in from reader Rita in DeLand. Thanks!

America Rising: An Open Letter to Democrat Politicians

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:22:00 +0000

Dixie Biker Hello from PrezBo

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:03:00 +0000

Or is this how he really feels about us?

Snow in Daytona Beach!

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:36:00 +0000

Dang that global warming!

It was snowing and sleeting in Ormond Beach this morning. I know, I know ...

For our readers in more northern climes who're really gittin' pounded with snow it's probably no big deal, but for us it is. This is the first time -- yes, the first time -- that we've had this.

Boots seems to be sayin', "Ohmigod! Look at my poor little car!"

Yeah - nice reflection of one of our palm trees in the rear window. Oh my goodness.

Yepper - The Sunshine State indeed. And Bike Week is only 45 or so days away. And the Daytona 500 and Speed Weeks are a month away. Goodness gracious.

Probably needless to say, but the bikes are stayin' in the garage! And they're sayin' we might get more tomorrow morning. Jeez.

Our Lying President

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:41:00 +0000

Especially apt as they're trying to ram through the Health Care monstrosity.

Dixie Biker gets High!

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:53:00 +0000

Monk and Boots,

A Rocky Mountain High in Colorado that is! Just thought we would share.

Took ya on vacation with us while visiting family for a few days in Aurora. Then headed to Rocky Mountain National Park for a few days of Adult Time!

Enjoy the mag. Thanks for what you do!

Kathy and Jerry, Williston, FL

Merry Christmas!

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:43:00 +0000

Dixie Biker Rocky Mountain High

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:22:00 +0000

Got this in from DBI readers Jerry and Kathy:

Just thought we would share. Took ya on vacation with us while visiting family for a few days in Aurora. Then headed to Rocky Mountain National Park for a few days of Adult Time!!! Enjoy the mag. Thanks for what you do!

And this is why we do what we do at DBI. Thanks for sharing, y'all. Appreciate it.

How to step off Air Force One with dignity

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:08:00 +0000

From reader Ed Orr ...

Yep, we got change all right!

Just no class.

Happy Florida Thanksgiving!

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +0000

Salute to Veterans Bike Fest 2

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:54:00 +0000

Sunday morning dawned another absolutely gorgeous day on the Northeast Coast of Florida. Crisp, about 60, and not a cloud in the sky - God's weather. And we had a great way to kick off the festivities for the final day of the Salute to Veterans Bike Fest weekend at The White Eagle Lounge in Korona -- a Biker's Sunday Service with Dixie Biker's Chaplain, the Reverend Al Paquette.

Rev. Al has a unique way to connect with fellow bikers and always puts God's message for us in 'biker' terms. It was a great way to start the day. Thanks, bro!

Below - Rev. Al and his wife, Sharon, head out around noon to another function they had to attend. As I mentioned - a gorgeous day for a ride! If you'd like more info on Rev. Al's ministry, you can check out www.hd4jc.com

Jim and Tracy, Geneva, camped out all weekend at The White Eagle. As I shot this picture, Jimmy commented, "Gotta get some hot sauce in me to get prepared for Big Engine!"

When Boots and I arrived at the White Eagle, we found Ted, the Executive Director of Work Vessels for Vets, in a little of an upset mood. Well, maybe not a "little" upset. He was downright pissed. Seems the sound engineers for the big stage used the day before took off with their equipment under cover of darkness even though they were contracted through Monday. Sunday's headliner, Big Engine, was supposed to play on the big stage Sunday afternoon, so all of a sudden folks hadda scramble to make their show happen on the smaller stage.

After The Inner Void finished up their Noon til 2 pm set, folks scrambled to get sound equipment, drums, mics, etc. set up quickly so Big Engine could do their thing. And they did! Those rockin' boys outta Jacksonville took the stage and rocked the joint with their high-energy rock-n-roll!

I'd say at least a thousand, perhaps lots more, bikers were out to enjoy the gorgeous day, the great concert and to support Veterans through Work Vessels for Vets. Yet again, the front and side parking lots at The White Eagle were full of motorcycles.

Left to right below: Hans, Tony and Ryan. Benny's on drums and I kinda missed him in the picture. Sorry, bro.

The crowd was rockin' and as the sun was settin', folks got it goin'. Tony commented, somewhat jokingly - "Hey, ya'll! This is a Big Engine show, not a Beach Boys show!" The crowds ate it up and started knockin' the beach ball at the boys in the band. Pretty funny, and just added to the all around great time, great atmosphere and great folks puttin' on the weekend event.

Alas, partyin' weekends gotta end and we all gotta get back to the 'work-day' world and back to scratchin' out a livin'. But man-oh-man, what a great respite from day-to-day life it was this past weekend at The White Eagle. A great location; a great charity; great people; great music; and most of all - you! Thousands of Bikers supporting our young American heros - Our Veterans.

Thanks to y'all's support, we've already locked in next year's Veterans Day Weekend for the next Salute to Veterans Bike Fest at The White Eagle Lounge. Mark your calendar now and be a part of it! November 12 - 14, 2010. For more info on where you're generous donations went, vistit www.workvesselsforvets.org. They'll have info posted once they recover from the past weekend, I'm sure!

Salute to Veterans Bike Fest 1

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:07:00 +0000

The weekend's Bike Fest isn't over and I gotta head out to for Sunday's Festivities at the White Eagle Lounge in Korona, Flagler County, but I wanted to get something posted on this awesome event.

After a two year hiatus, we're proud to once again to sponsor a "Salute to Veterans Bike Fest." We'll have full coverage of the event in December's issue of DBI and will also post a full article with plenty of pictures on our main website at DixieBiker.com later this month. After-all, the event is still running.

Friday night started off with a Friday, the 13th party at The White Eagle. The fine folks from Work Vessels for Vets, Inc., a non-profit that supports America's Veterans, was set up, geared up and ready-to-go.

Frank Scott, WHOG, 95.7 - Daytona's Classic Rock station rode in to do a remote to kick off the weekend. He was joined later by the other half of the morning show, Tracy Dillion.

Around about 10 pm or so, Frank presented Dawn, from Palm Coast, with a pair of tickets to next week's AC-DC Concert in Orlando. That's Jules from local kick ass band, Banditz, holding the raffle box.

The next morning, Saturday te 14th, things kicked off with a poker run with 154 folks registering for the ride through the country, along the ocean and back to the White Eagle via The Loop. Many more participated in an 'in-house' poker walk to raise money for Work Vessels for Vets. By mid afternoon, the White Eagle was wall-to-wall with motorcycles.

John, far right, let's the audience know how Work Vessels for Vets originated, and explained what it's all about. Following this, Ted, the executive director, 2nd from right, presented laptop computers to several American heros - all recently returned and recovered from injuries through their service to America in Irag or Afghanistan.

After the presentations, the thousands in attendance enjoyed a free concert with The Dave Mason Band. Dave is a founding member of Traffic, and the writer of several Rock-n-Roll standards such as All Along the Watch Tower, Feeling Alright and many others. He's also a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Following the Dave Mason Band, there were three more bands and we partied into the wee hours. But that story's gonna hafta wait for another day cuz Boots and I gotta head back out to the White Eagle for today's (Sunday, Nov. 15) festivities.

Veterans Day Tea Party

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:53:00 +0000

On Wednesday, November 11, I attended a Veterans Day ceremony at Holly Hill, Florida City Hall. After those somber ceremonies, I wandered across the street to a 'last minute' Tea Party Express Rally in Holly Land Park. Wow. Ran into a couple of thousand patriotic Americans who, unlike President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, LOVE America and what she stands for.

Originally the Rally was scheduled for Jacksonville but some snafu screwed that up so the week before the location was changed to this little town between Daytona Beach and Ormond Beach. I got an e-mail from Kristina at the Volusia County FairTax group letting me know about the rally. Thanks for the info.

I've never attended a rally of this sort, nor have I been very active in politics other than editorial type cartoons on this blog or in Dixie Biker Illustrated, but the past 10 months have really got me an' Boots to worrying about the future of these United States and the legacy we're leaving for our kids and grandkids. If we don't speak up now and have our voices heard, will our kids and grandkids enjoy the same quality of life we've enjoyed?

Are we allowing our politicians saddle our kids and grand kids with massive amounts of debt?

Are we allowing America, the world's leader of freedom and liberty, to become just another socialist country?

We don't wanna see that happen, and I figured this was a good chance to see who's participating in these Tea Parties. Are they 'right wing fanatics' clinging to religion and guns? Are they Republican right wingers? That's what the all the newspapers and TV stations -- except Fox -- are telling us. But that's not what I saw. Pictures don't lie ...

... but this guy tells it like lotsa other folks see it.

I hadn't seen this one before.

I wondered the same thing - below - and is why I canceled my membership in AARP this past summer. They can keep all their silly ass discounts. I'll just use my AAA card instead.

How's that Hope and Changey thing working out for you?

I'm an Army Vet, but I gotta give this Navy Vet a shout out -- He's got it right.

You can click the pictures below to see larger sizes.

Dang! I can't believe all those "angry, white men clinging to their guns and religion" in the pictures. Can you?

Somwhere around 11:15 Bikers for First Amendment Rights led the Tea Party Express buses into the park - below.

According the the map on the side of the bus, this was the last stop on the two month journey across America. Glad I got a chance to be a part of it - it was an eye-opener to see so many different 'classes' of Americans involved in something so important to the future or our Republic.

This guy's sign said everything that Boots and I are really concerned with. Though she's only four years-old, our granddaughter, based on the sour look on her face, seems to "get it."

I doubt it ... she's probably just mad that I made 'em stop playin' on the playground so I could get some pictures before taking off for their favorite fast-food joint for lunch.

That's okay. I don't mind her being upset with me for a few minutes -- it's not the first time, and certainly won't be the last. More importantly, we're probably gonna be gone in fifteen or twenty years. If we don't speak up now, what kind of legacy are we gonna leave our grandchildren? That's the trillion dollar question.

Hope and Change One Year Later

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:56:00 +0000

Thank You Mr. Obama ...

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:22:00 +0000

So how's that hope and change working for you?

Have you thought about what it's doin' for your kids and grand kids?

From Kim F.

Novemebr "Free Ridin'" Toon by Thunder

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:39:00 +0000

For the rest of the 'toon, click here :

http://www.dixiebiker.com/thunder.html

Happy Halloween

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:16:00 +0000

Priceless ...

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:22:00 +0000

Quit Drinking?!

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:02:00 +0000

From a reader -- Rita L.

If you were around in 1919 (just before prohibition started) and came upon the following poster ...

I mean seriously, Would you quit drinking?

Obama wins the Heisman Trophy after watching a college football game!

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:09:00 +0000

Been busy with Biketoberfest, but couldn't pass this up ...

Although Mr. Obama never actually played college football, he's credited with bringing hope to many schools by advocating that the NCAA punish the winning teams. Under his new plan the NCAA would be ordered to take points away from the winners and award them to the losers. The President believes that by declaring all games a tie it will further his mission to make everything in American society equal and fair for all.

It is also expected that Mr. Obama will be awarded the Stanley Cup, the Triple Crown, the World Cup, the Americas Cup, five Oscars, a Tony, and the Miss Universe title some time in the near future!

'Nuff Said

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:22:00 +0000

Got this from several readers over the past couple of days ...

Frickin' Elephant

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:55:00 +0000

From the diary of a Pre-School Teacher:
My five-year old students are learning to read. Yesterday

one of them pointed at a picture in a zoo book and said, "Look at this! It's a frickin'

elephant!"
I took a deep breath, then asked, "What did you call it?"
"It's a frickin' elephant! It says so on the picture!"
And so it does...

"A f r i c a n Elephant"

Hooked on phonics! Ain't it wonderful?

Economy is Bad!

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:21:00 +0000

Man, times are so tough this poor girl can't even afford to buy a new pair of jeans or flip flops. Poor thing.

We hope things turn around soon. Especially considering Autumn is almost upon us.

So ... George W. Buah Was an Idiot?!

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:55:00 +0000

Got this in from Willie at Tropical Tattoo. Good questions.

If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a TelePrompTer installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how he inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?

If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVD's, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?

If George W Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?

If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?

If George W. Bush had misspelled the word advice would you have hammered him for it for years like Dan Quayle and potato as proof of what a dunce he is?

If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?

If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?

If George W. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans, would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?

If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?

So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive?

Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 5 months -- so you'll have three years and seven months to come up with an answer.

Never Forget 9-11-2001

noreply@blogger.com (Monk) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:09:00 +0000

Never Forget ...

God Bless Our First Responders.