THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO ALL BIKERS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND WORLDWIDE. TO ALL THE VETERANS, THOSE LIVING AND TO THOSE WHO GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE; TO THOSE CURRENTLY SERVING AND TO THOSE IN THE FUTURE WHO WILL SERVE LONG AFTER WE ARE GONE, TO PRESERVE THE FREEDOM THAT THOSE IN THE PAST, WE IN THE PRESENT AND TO THOSE IN THE FUTURE HAVE ENJOYED, ARE ENJOYING AND WILL ENJOY, AS WE RIDE FREE AND ENJOY LIFE ON OUR CHOSEN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION: MOTORCYCLES.
REMEMBER: IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE PICTURE BIGGER, JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURE!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

BILL'S 52' BSA "GOLDEN FLASH" BOBBER 11-30-11

EVERY YEAR I TRY TO RIDE THE BIKE OUT TO TUCSON ARIZONA AND VISIT MY BEST FRIEND, BILL, WHO I MET AT SHAW AFB, SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE I WAS SENT TDY FROM GEORGIA. WE BOTH WERE THEN SHIPPED OVERSEAS TO THAILAND, TO A          SUPPORT BASE, DURING THE VIETNAM WAR WINDDOWN. WE BOTH LOVE                      MOTORCYCLES AND RIDING AND THAT HAS KEPT THIS FRIENDSHIP TOGETHER FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS OR SO. BILL SENT ME SOME PICTURES OF HIS "NEW" BIKE AND I SCANNED THEM AND TOLD HIM I WOULD MAKE A POST ON THE BLOG FOR HIM. SO, WITH HIS PERMISSION I MAKE THIS HIS POST. ALL PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY BILL OR HIS OTHER HALF, GINA. SCROLL DOWN AND CHECK OUT HIS "NEW" BIKE AND REMEMBER: IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE PICTURES BIGGER, JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURE.



THIS IS BILL'S 1952 BSA "GOLDEN FLASH" BOBBER. THE GAS TANK IS FROM AN OLD 1950'S MUSTANG SCOOTER WITH "ROAD ROCKET"ON IT. SINCE I HAD NEVER HEARD OF A MUSTANG SCOOTER, I FIGURED A LOT OF YOU HADN'T EITHER. SO HERE IS TE LINK TO THE MUSTANG M/C CLUB OF AMERICA:  http://mmcoa.org

THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BSA. BILL SAYS THE FRONT BRAKE IS ROUGHLY A 5" DRUM AND THE REAR BRAKE IS ROUGHLY A 7" DRUM. HE ALSO SAYS YOU CAN DRAG YOUR FEET (FLINTSTONE STYLE) AND STOP THE BIKE FASTER THAN IF YOU HIT THE BRAKES

 I TOLD BILL I WAS GOING TO USE MY PAINT SHOP AND BLOCK OUT HIS TAG NUMBER BUT HE SAID TO LEAVE IT IN. SO, I DID. BY THE WAY, THE TAILLIGHT IS FROM A 1932 CHEVY. YOU CAN CHECK THIS LINK AND SEE THAT IT IS ACTUALLY THE RIGHT TAILLIGHT: www.1932chevrolet.com/roadster.htm

NOW FOR SOMETHING I DIDN'T KNOW. THE STACKED RIFLES (RED) ON THE TIMING COVER ARE THE SYMBOL OF BSA. BSA STANDS FOR BIRMINGHAM SMALL ARMS CO. (ENGLAND).BSA HAS BEEN MAKING WEAPONS SINCE THE 1800'S AND ROLLED OUT THE FIRST BSA BIKE IN 1909. FOR THE HISTORY OF BSA, SEE THE FOLLOWING LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company

THIS IS BILL AND HIS YOUNGEST, LANDON ON THE BOBBER. THE REAR END OF THE BOBBER IS CALLED A PLUNGER REAR END AND IT HAS TWO SPRINGS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER. BILL ALSO SAYS THE PISTONS ARE BORED OUT .040 OVER AND IT HAS A BSA "SPITFIRE" CAM. TO SEE THE SPITFIRE CAM CHECK OUT THIS LINK: http://www.srmclassicbikes.com/catalogue/index.php?target=products&product_id=79

ANOTHER PICTURE OF BILL & LANDON. I HAVE TO SAY THAT LANDON, IN MY OPINION LOOKS MORE LIKE GINA THAN BILL. GINA TELLS ME I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT SAYS THAT. (SORRY BILL) BILL TOLD ME THAT HE HAS ENTERED THE BSA  IN 3 TUCSON BIKE SHOWS AND HAS TAKEN 4 TROPHIES: 3 FIRST PLACE  AND 1 FIRST PLACE FOR FOREIGN CUSTOM. THAT IS ONE GOOD LOOKING BIKE, BILL. YA DONE GOOD.

FOR MORE ON THE BSA GOLDEN FLASH, SEE THIS LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_Golden_Flash  
THIS WILL CONCLUDE THIS POST.

I ENJOYED GETTING THE PICTURES AND DOING THIS POST FOR BILL. I WILL BE RIDING THE HARLEY TO TUCSON, NON-STOP IN THE SPRING 2012 AND IN ADDITION TO THE GOOD TIME WE ALWAYS HAVE WHEN WE GET TOGETHER, I ALSO WANT TO SEE IF I CAN GET THERE QUICKER ON THE HARLEY THAN I DID ON THE VULCAN IN 2008 & 2009. I THINK THAT MAY BE IN THE REALM OF A POSSIBILITY.       

SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RIDES, EVENTS AND RUNS AND REMEMBER TO CLICK ON THE "OLDER POSTS"  LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE FOR MORE OF THE SAME.     

CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR TROOPS BOTH IN AND OUT OF HARMS WAY.   IT JUST MIGHT BE YOUR PRAYER THAT SAVES THE LIFE OF ONE OF OUR TROOPS

UNTIL NEXT POST, YA'LL BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, KEEP THE RUBBER ON THE ROAD, KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL...............................RIDE SAFE & RIDE FREE ..............................JOHN        

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

PGR MISSION: WICHITA FALLS TEXAS: T/SGT CARL KATZAMAN 11-22-11

ON TUESDAY, 11-22-11, THE NORTH TEXAS PGR WAS ASKED BY FAMILY MEMBERS OF T/SGT CECIL KATZAMAN TO BE AT THE FUNERAL               SERVICES OF T/SGT KATZAMAN, A VETERAN OF THE USAF. PLEASE        SCROLL DOWN AND JOIN US AS WE HONOR THIS AMERICAN HERO, AND REMEMBER: IF YOU NEED TO SEE THE PICTURES BIGGER, JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURE!


THIS IS HERITAGE ASSEMBLY OF GOD, HERE IN WICHITA FALLS TEXAS.  THE FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD HERE.                       

THIS IS LARRY AND PAUL.  LARRY RODE HIS BIKE FROM VERNON TEXAS (50 MILES WEST OF WICHITA FALLS) TO ATTEND THIS MISSION. PAUL IS A RETIRED SGT. MAJOR, (US ARMY) AND A MEMBER OF THE NORTH TEXAS PGR.
THAT IS JIMMY'S RED HARLEY ULTRA CLASSIC (WITH LARGE FLAGS) AND TED'S RED HARLEY ROAD KING (WITH SMALL POW & US FLAG). THEY ARE OUR LEADERS FOR TODAY
HERE ARE CRAZY MIKE AND TED. TED IS A ROAD CAPTAIN WITH THE NORTH TEXAS PGR. THE ROAD CAPTAINS ALL WEAR MAROON CAPS OR BANDANNA'S AND REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE PGR WEAR THE BLUE CAPS OR BANDANNA'S (LIKE CRAZY MIKES)
THESE TWO TRIKES BELONG TO BROTHERS, BILL & EDMOND. BOTH BIKES HAVE THE BIG FLAGS AND WILL ESCORT THE HEARSE FAMILY CARS TO THE CEMETERY WHEN THE FUNERAL SERVICES ARE OVER, ALONG WITH JIMMY, NUBBIN AND TIM.

THIS IS TED AND NIKI. NIKI IS WITH THE CMA (CHRISTIAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION) AND CO-FOUNDER ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND, FLIP, OF THE "FULL THROTTLE MINISTRIES" WITH SERVICES BEING HELD AT THE LEGACY CHURCH AT LOOP 11/MAURINE STREET, HERE IN WICHITA FALLS,ON FRIDAY NIGHTS AT 7 P.M.  IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA, STOP IN AND SEE FLIP & NIKI  AT THE SERVICES. THEY WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE AND MEET YOU.
THIS IS ME AND TATU. TATU IS A PGR MEMBER AND THE NATIONAL REP FOR THE GUARDIANS OF THE CHILDREN-RED RIVER CHAPTER. HE SPONSORED ME FOR MY ENTRY INTO THE GUARDIANS. TATU IS ALSO THE SHOP MANAGER AND ONE OF THE GREAT TATTOO ARTISTS AT DESIGN MASTERS TATTOO STUDIO HERE IN WICHITA FALLS TEXAS. HE DOES MY INK AND I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH THE JOB HE DOES.
PGR MEMBERS UNFURL FLAGS ON THEIR BIKES AND OTHERS TALK WITH EACH OTHER AS WE WAIT WORD TO STAND THE FLAG LINE.
THE BIKES WITH THE BIG FLAGS WILL ESCORT THE HEARSE AND FAMILY CARS TO THE CEMETERY FOLLOWING THE FUNERAL SERVICES. ALL OTHER BIKES WITHOUT FLAGS ARE PARKED A DISCREET DISTANCE AWAY BUT IN FULL VIEW OF THE PUBLIC AND PGR MEMBERS.
THE FLAG LINE ACROSS FROM MY POSITION IN THE LINE ARE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: RALPH (?), LARRY, NIKI & BOB.
CONTINUING DOWN THE LINE ARE: NIKI, BOB, MIKE (HIDDEN BY FLAG) AND LARRY C.
TO MY RIGHT DOWN OUR SIDE OF THE FLAG LINE ARE: TED, CRAZY MIKE AND PAUL.
THAT'S RALPH (?) IN THE FLAG LINE AND BILL & EDMOND ON THEIR TRIKES LINING UP. I HAVE THE (?) BY RALPH BECAUSE I DID NOT WRITE HIS NAME DOWN AND NOW, DUE TO A BRAIN FART, I AM NOT SURE OF HIS NAME. CAN ONE OF YA'LL THAT WERE THERE, GIVE ME HIS NAME AND I CAN MAKE THIS RIGHT.  THANKS.
THAT IS JIMMY'S BIKE WITH THE FLAGS.
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THIS IS MIKE. HE IS ONE OF OUR NORTH TEXAS SENIOR RIDE CAPTAINS
LEFT TO RIGHT: EMILIE (TED W'S WIFE) RALPH, LARRY AND NIKI,
OUT FRONT ARE: TIM, ETHAN (NUBBIN'S GRANDSON) AND NUBBIN. NUBBIN AND ANGELA HIS WIFE, ARE A  GOLD STAR FAMILY AS THEIR SON GARY, A SGT IN THE USMC WAS KILLED IN IRAQ IN 2007 IN COMBAT DURING A FIREFIGHT IN FALLUJAH..
EVERY KIND OF BIKE CAN BE FOUND IN THE PGR. HERE IS A HONDA SHADOW WITH A PAINT SCHEME I HADN'T SEEN BEFORE. GOOD LOOKING BIKE. THIS IS BOB'S BIKE, I BELIEVE.


THE SERVICES BEGIN AT THE CHURCH AND THOSE OF US NOT IN THE FUNERAL ESCORT, HEAD TO OUR BIKES TO GEAR UP AND HEAD TO THE CEMETERY TO GET THINGS IN ORDER THERE. NIKI, BEING FLEET OF FOOT, IS ALREADY GEARED UP, MOUNTED UP AND READY TO GO.
LARRY & BOB ARE IN AMONGST THE BIKES AND THAT IS SHIRLEY (EDMOND'S WIFE) AND MIKE J SITTING ON THE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK TALKING TO EDMOND.
RALPH ARRIVES AT THE CEMETERY (CRESTVIEW MEMORIAL) LOCATED ON TX HWY 79/RATHGEBER RD.

MIKE AT THE SIDE OF HIS TRUCK AS WE WAIT ON WORD THAT THE PROCESSION HAD LEFT THE CHURCH AND WAS HEADING THIS WAY.
THE HONOR GUARD IS MADE UP OF MEN & WOMEN IN THE USAF                 STATIONED OUT AT SHEPPARD AFB. AS ALWAYS, THEY                                DID  AN OUTSTANDING JOB TODAY.                                                                

PGR MEMBERS AND FOLKS FROM THE FUNERAL HOME TALK AS WE AWAIT THE FUNERAL PROCESSION TO ARRIVE AT THE CEMETERY
PAUL IS IN GOOD SPIRITS TODAY. THAT'S ALICE & LARRY AT THE OTHER END OF THE TRUCK.


TED AND PAUL (BACK TO CAMERA) TALK AS WE HEAD TO OUR FLAG LINE POSITION. WE HAD HEARD THAT THE PROCESSION HAD LEFT THE CHURCH AND WAS HEADING OUR WAY.
THE STATIC FLAG LINE AS SEEN FROM MY POSITION. WE DO NOT TAKE PICTURES OF THE FAMILY OR CASKET AT THE CEMETERY OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE FAMILY AND  IT IS VITAL THAT WE OBEY THE WRITTEN DIRECTIONS BY THE PGR PERTAINING TO PICTURE TAKING AT PGR MISSIONS.
PICTURED ARE LARRY L, BOB (WHITE SHIRT), THE LADY FROM THE FUNERAL HOME. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF HER IN THEIR FLAG LINE POSITIONS ARE NIKI AND CRAZY MIKE. I PERSONALLY CALL CRAZY MIKE, MIKE BUT HE GOES BY HIS ROAD NAME ON RUNS AND HE WANTS CRAZY MIKE USED.
THE HONOR GUARD IS IN POSITION AND WATCHING THE PROCESSION AS IT ENTERS THE CEMETERY BEHIND ME.
THE INTERNMENT SERVICE OVER, WE HEAD TO OUR BIKES TO LEAVE THE CEMETERY, RIDING IN FORMATION. THIS WAS A SPECIAL REQUEST FROM THE FAMILY.

WE LEFT THE CEMETERY AND THEN DROVE TO THE FUNERAL HOME ACROSS THE STREET AND WAITED. SOME OF THE MEMBERS WERE GOING TO RETURN TO THE CEMETERY AND GATHER UP FLAGS. I DIDN'T GO BACK TO HELP BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS BURNING AND I NEEDED TO GET HOME AND TAKE MY PAIN MEDS. I LEFT SHORTLY AFTER THE NEXT PICS WERE TAKEN. ABOVE ARE CRAZY MIKE, ALICE AND TED.
NIKI AND BOB (NEXT TO HER) GET READY TO HEAD OUT ALSO. THE OTHER FOLKS WERE FURLING THE BIG FLAGS AND PUTTING THEM INTO THEIR INDIVIDUAL SLEEVES (COVERS)
THE FINAL PICTURE OF TODAY IS OF BOB (BACK TO THE CAMERA) AND CRAZY MIKE LOOKING OVER AT US IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE            FUNERAL HOME. THIS WILL CONCLUDE THIS POST.   

IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE  INVITED BY THE FAMILY TO BE AT THE FUNERAL OF T/SGT CECIL KATZAMAN  AND BE ABLE TO HONOR THIS AMERICAN HERO. IT ALSO GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT IT WAS GREAT TO BE BACK WITH MY PGR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, A BETTER BUNCH OF FOLKS YOU'D BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND.

        
SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE RUNS, RIDES AND EVENTS AND BE SURE TO CLICK ON THE "OLDER POSTS" LINK AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE FOR MORE OF THE SAME.
 
UNTIL NEXT POST, YA'LL BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, KEEP THE RUBBER ON THE ROAD, KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL...................RIDE SAFE & RIDE FREE ..........JOHN

Monday, November 28, 2011

ALL AMERICAN HAWG SERVICE 11-18-11

ON FRIDAY, 11-18-11. I WAS GOING TO RIDE OUT TO ALL AMERICAN HAWG SERVICE TO VISIT AND DUE AN UPDATE TO THEIR BUSINESS AND THEN RIDE OUT TO CRACKER BARREL, OUT NORTH ON I-44, AND PICK UP A COUPLE COFFEE CUPS FOR HE & HIS WIFE. ENDED UP GOING TO CRACKER BARREL FIRST. SCROLL DOWN AND JOIN ME FOR TODAY'S ACTIVITIES AND REMEMBER: IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE PICTURE           BIGGER, JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURE.


I PARK THE HARLEY OUT FRONT AND GO INSIDE TO BUY THE CUPS.

FIRST PERSON I SEE IS JESSICA. SHE KEEPS THE SHELVES STOCKED AND IS ONE OF THE GREETERS. SHE ALWAYS WEARS DIFFERENT HATS AND I TOLD HER I AM GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE OF HER IN EACH HAT AND SHE AGREED. SHE IS A SWEET HEART AND JANICE & I REALLY LIKE HER.

JESSICA IN THE SANTA HAT..

I BUY THE CUPS, SAY GOODBYE TO JESSICA AND HEAD TO THE HARLEY, I PUT THE CUPS IN THE SADDLEBAG, MOUNT UP AND  ALL I HEAR IS "CLICK.CLICK.CLICK", THE BATTERY IS DEAD. CRAP!!


SO, I CALL MIKE AT ALL AMERICAN HAWG SERVICE AND HE AND LANCE RUN ME OUT A NEW BATTERY. THE BATTERY THAT DIED WAS THE            ORIGINAL BATTERY IN THE BIKE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED IN                   2006.      HERE ARE MIKE (BLACK T-SHIRT AND OWNER OF ALL                   
 AMERICAN HAWG SERVICE) AND LANCE (WHITE SHIRT) AS THEY PULL THE OLD BATTERY OFF THE BIKE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW, THE BATTERY SITS UNDER THE SEAT, THAT IS WHY THE              BACK/FRONT SEAT ARE OFF.                                                                  

MIKE GETS THE BATTERY DISCONNECTED AND PULLS IT OUT OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT

HERE ARE MIKE AND LANCE FINISHING UP WITH PUTTING THE NEW BATTERY IN PLACE.
THE BIKE FIRES RIGHT UP AND I FOLLOW MIKE & LANCE BACK TO ALL AMERICAN HAWG SERVICE, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF TOWN, NEAR THE MALL. ACT5UAL ADDRESS IS: 3905-A WAYNE  WICHITA FALLS TEXAS 76308. THE BUSINESS PHONE NUMBER IS 940-386-9100.
WE GET TO ALL AMERICAN HAWG SERVICE AND INSIDE, SMILING AS SHE ALWAYS DOES, IS MIKE'S WIFE GLORIA. SHE IS ALSO PART OWNER WITH MIKE AND SHE RUNS THE FRONT DESK AND ACCESSORIES AREA. VERY PLEASANT TO BE AROUND AND SHE AND MIKE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS OF MINE FOR YEARS.


INSIDE THE BUSINESS WAS A FELLOW PGR MEMBER AND RETIRED SGT MAJOR, PAUL. HE RIDES A BLUE HARLEY ULTRA CLASSIC

GEORGE BROUGHT HIS HARLEY IN TO MET A NEW FRONT TIRE. HERE IS MIKE TAKING PAUL'S BIKE INTO THE SERVICE AREA. AND FROM THE LOOKS OF THE SERVICE AREA, BUSINESS IS GOOD AT ALL AMERICAN HAWG SERVICE
WHILE OUT TAKING PICS OF MIKE, PAUL COMES OUT, MOUNTS UP AND GETS READY TO GO. I REALLY LIKE PAUL AND AM PROUD TO CALL HIM A FRIEND. HE WILL BE IN THE NEXT BLOG ON THE POST ABOUT THE PGR MISSION IN WICHITA FALLS TEXAS.

HERE ARE GEORGE AND MIKE, WITH GEORGE'S HARLEY UP ON THE LIFT.
LOOKING AROUND THE SERVICE AREA, I NOTICE NUMEROUS BIKES WAITING TO BE SERVICED. HERE IS A ULTRA CLASSIC
HERE IS A GOOD LOOKING SPORTY. IT WAS BROUGHT IN BY IT'S FEMALE OWNER BECAUSE SOMEONE HAD VANDALIZED IT. I THINK MIKE SAID SOMEONE HAD CUT THE TIRES AND CUT THE DRIVE BELT. HOPE THEY CATCH THE IDIOTS THAT DID THAT AND LET THE OWNER OF THE BIKE HAVE 5 MINUTES ALONE WITH THEM. AND NO, I HAVE NO IDEA WHO OWNS THE BIKE.


HERE IS A GOOD LOOKING ROAD KING WAITING TO BE SERVICED. PERSONALLY, I DO NOT LIKE LARGE WHITE WALLS ON A BIKE, BUT, HEY, WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT.  IT STILL IS A GOOD LOOKING BIKE.

AND HERE IS ANOTHER HARLEY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SERVICED. I LIKE THAT FLAME PAINT JOB IT HAS ON IT..
ALL AMERICAN HAWG SERVICE SERVICES ALL BIKES, NOT JUST HARLEY DAVIDSON'S. HONDA GOLD WING BEING SERVICED.
ANOTHER HARLEY AWAITING SERVICING


YET ANOTHER HARLEY AWAITING SERVICING. THE OTHER BIKE NEXT TO IT BY THE FLAG, IS ATTACHED TO THE FLAG, WHICH IS EITHER METAL OR WOOD AND WILL BE HOISTED UP OUT FRONT OF THE BUSINESS AND WILL BE THEIR BUSINESS SIGN.

THE FRONT OF ALL AMERICAN HAWG SERVICE. ONCE YOU TURN ONTO WAYNE, YOU CAN'T MISS IT.
OUT FRONT OF THE BUSINESS IS LANCE'S ULTRA-CLASSIC WITH A 110 CU IN ENGINE. I AM PARKED NEXT TO LANCE AND THAT IS MIKE'S ULTRA-CLASSIC FACING THE WALL.
ANOTHER VIEW OF LANCE'S HARLEY. A VERY GOOD LOOKING AND CLEAN BIKE.
WENT BACK INSIDE AND COULDN'T RESIST TAKING A PICTURE OF THIS COKE ON THE COUNTER..JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS....
THE BREATHER ON LANCE'S HARLEY SAYS 96 CU. IN., BUT ON THE HEADS IT SAYS 110 CU. IN

HERE IS LANCE SITTING ON HIS HARLEY.                                                        
ANOTHER PICTURE OF LANCE ON HIS HARLEY


THE LAST PICTURE OF THIS POST IS OF SOME OF THE ACCESSORIES ON THE BUSINESS WALL. MY CAMERA BATTERY DIED AFTER THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN.

I ENJOYED SEEING JESSICA AT THE CRACKER BARREL HERE IN WICHITA FALLS TODAY AS WELL AS MIKE, GLORIA, LANCE, PAUL AND GEORGE DOWN AT ALL AMERICA HAWG SERVICE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO RETURNING AND VISITING AGAIN SOON.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR TROOPS,BOTH IN AND OUT OF HARM'S WAY. YOUR PRAYER MAY BE THE ONE THAT SAVES ONE OF OUR TROOPS LIFE.

UNTIL NEXT POST, YA'LL BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A 360 DEGREE SWIVEL, KEEP THE RUBBER ON THE ROAD AND MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL.............RIDE SAFE.......................JOHN