According to Snopes. com the following letter has been verified as having been written by Lou Pritchett

This is a true story.

Not since One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has there been a story like Pieces of My Heart

www.cyrilhuzeblog.com.../pieces-of-my-heart-not-a-love-story-to-make-you -mad-laugh-and-cry/

Need Bikers that Live by Old School Traditions

We need to hear from Older Bikers Riding Club members that grew up in the old school ways of helping other club members and are willing to still live by those rules.

Since we have so many members making road trips across the country, we need to hear from our members that live by the Old School Traditions of helping other club members and are willing to offer visiting members a SAFE place to pitch a tent and park their bikes for the night.

AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
By Lou Pritchett
Dear President Obama:

You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me.

You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you.

You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support.

You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American.

You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll.

You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core.

As an Older Biker, my primary goal is to spend as much time on my bike as possible. My second goal is to enjoy the companionship of as many other Older Bikers as possible.

When I joined the Older Bikers Riding Club, there were no other members living in my town, so I decided to recruit new members that I could ride with. I started by carrying a stack of brochures in my bike, my coat pocket and my truck. That way, wherever I went, I would always have some brochures with me.

The next step was

Gypsy Jokers wear a diamond shaped "1%er" patch, a reference to the fraction of American bikers who live as outlaws, defying anyone who attempts to thwart their freedom.

Members must be male, 21, and own an American-made bike - cops, gays, needle users and African Americans need not apply.

The Jokers' bylaws spell out their position on clubs like the Mongols, who wear the same colors: "No patches with black and white or white and black . . . allowed in the area, period."

Fake Motorcycle Club T-Shirts

There is a company that is currently selling T-shirts online, representing FAKE Motorcycle Clubs. One shirt uses the words, "Hell Razors Motorcycle Club" with the additional wording "cut throat" and 1938, along with an image of a straight razor on the front and back of the shirt and Pasadena, Calif on the back. There is also a small diamond on the left sleeve, containing either a 1% or 13, but due to the angle of the image, I can not determine positively which insignia it is.

The 28th annual Reno Toy Run, sponsored by the Northern Nevada Confederation of Clubs, collected about 2,000 presents Saturday morning, according to Dr. Jack Sutton of the Reno Crusaders motorcycle club.

See complete news article here. Reno Toy Run

During the summer months, being able to attend a local "Bike Night" event on a regular basis is nice because it helps you to meet other bikers, make new friends and reacquaint yourself with old friends.

However during the colder winter months, when many of the "Bike Night" events are cancelled in the colder states, it can be hard for bikers to find events on a regular basis where they can meet up with other bikers.

Therefore I am proposing that each chapter of Older Bikers set up a weekly "game" night where our members can get together for bowling, cards, pool, dinner or some other indoor event on a regular basis during the winter months.

Give me some feedback on this idea and see if others would appreciate being able to maintain the fellowship during the winter as much as I would.