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COC&I Meeting and Blood Drive at Hardtails in Georgetown

20 Sunday May 2018

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Blood Drive, COC&I Meeting, Hardtails Restaurant

Well, I pray everyone has gotten home safely by now, cause the sky opened up and dumped a BIG bucket of water on Hardtails for about two hours during the monthly COC & I meeting. Mini-me our Region 1 Chairman kept the meeting short, because we had to hold it inside the restaurant instead of out back because of therein. Thank you Hardtails for the hospitality. There was also the Dean memorial crawfish boil after the meeting, but I confess Debbie and I headed home after she gave blood, so i didn’t get any photos of that event. The good news is that the rain did finally let up, so for those that stuck around it probably worked out just fine.

COC & I = Confederation Of Clubs and Independents, an organization that seeks to protect the rights of all motorcycle riders using the tried and true political process.

 

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US Military Vets Bike Wash at CTHD

19 Saturday May 2018

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Bike Wash, CTHD, US Military Vets

CTHD hosted the  bikini bike wash today put on by US Military Vets MC, benefiting an organization called Motorcycle Missions (MM). MM works with Vets to provide various methods for treating PTSD. We spoke with them for a while, and it seems like a very worthwhile organization.

Note: I took along my new/old camera that shoots FUJI Instant Film. It is very challenging to get good pictures, but I did manage to get a few, and they are include with the set. You can recognize them by their white border.

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UCOA Meeting at Willie’s Joint in Buda

17 Thursday May 2018

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Today is the three year anniversary of the tragic events in Waco in 2015. So, there was a party held at Willie’s Joint down in Buda to remember all that happened that day. We decided to hold the UCOA (United Clubs Of Austin) monthly meeting today, at the same location as the party. It was pretty warm today, in the high 90’s, but it finally started to cool down by the time the meeting started, around 7:30. Be sure to look at http://ucotexas.org, under the UCOA calendar link for all the details of the events coming up.

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Imagination – Chaplains Moment for UCOA – May 17th

14 Monday May 2018

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Note: This article was presented at the United Clubs Of Austin monthly meeting on the third anniversary of the tragedy at Twin Peaks in Waco Texas on May 17th, 2015

Imagine with me for a moment what you thought the day was going to be like on May 17, 2015, attending the COC&I meeting in Waco. If you are like me, you imagined that you would drive up, have lunch, and then listen to our usual speakers tell about what had been happening at the Capital and what was going to happen politically in our constant striving to protect our rights as bikers and motorcycle riders. Even after all the violence, as many of you were told to sit on the grass and wait, I would guess you thought you would answer some questions and then be able to head home in a few hours. But that was not to be. Someone else had an agenda that day and the power to fulfill it.

I remind us of these things because as much as we would like to think we are in control of our lives and our destiny, that day made it pretty clear that we are not.

But, there is someone who is in control of our lives, our destiny, and our world, and I’m not talking about someone in the Texas Justice System, I’m talking about God. Now, I know that some of you will immediately want to ask; If God is in control, then why did He allow people to die that day, and why did He allow so many people to be arrested? John 15 verses 18 and 19, give us some insight into the answer.

John 15: 18,19 “If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.”

In Jesus day he was considered by the rulers of the time to be a rebel and a serious threat to their power. Some people see the motorcycle community as a threat to their idea of what society should be. We live in an imperfect world where lines are drawn and sides are taken, there is justice and injustice, there is right and wrong. God has said He has allowed this for the present. We are beginning to see Justice happen, even though it is not yet complete.

As we gather today, I see many men and women who had their lives changed that day, and today we come together as a memorial, and a kind of party to remember what happened and to renew our commitment that it should never happen again. Today we give a cheer for those that have come through the tough time, for those that are still struggling, and for those that we lost. We also raise our hands, not in a fist, but with an open hand reaching out to God for His wisdom, guidance and peace. The struggle isn’t over, but we will overcome because we are patient, steadfast, and determined to see this through, to make things right.

My prayer is that God will bless us, support us, encourage us, empower us and lift us up as we press forward toward the goal. How about you?

Spring Meltdown at the StarDust Club

12 Saturday May 2018

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Well Spring melted down today for the Spring Meltdown. It was 92 degrees out there, which isn’t all that hot forTexas, but it sure felt hot compared to the temperature a few weeks ago. It was held at the StarDust Club in South Austin which has decent AC so we could get out of the heat when needed. The food was Carne Guisada plates with all the fixings, and it was very good. There was lots of time to talk to friends, and meet new people. They also had the usual raffles and later there was to be a live auction. Well Done!

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