TONY DOES MY NEW INK 12-1-11

TODAY, THURSDAY 12-1-11, I DROVE DOWN TO DESIGNMASTERS TATTOO STUDIO HERE IN WICHITA FALLS TEXAS TO SEE MY GOOD FRIEND, TATTOO ARTIST GREAT, TONY BASS, TO GET SOME MORE INK. AS USUAL, I HAD MY CAMERA WITH ME AND TOOK PICTURES OF EVERYTHING, SO SCROLL DOWN AND CHECK OUT TONY AS HE WORKS HIS MAGIC ON MY LEFT INSIDE FOREARM AND REMEMBER: IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE PICTURE BIGGER, JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURE.

HERE IS A COPY OF THE BUSINESS CARD FROM DESIGNMASTERS TATTOO STUDIO HERE IN WICHITA FALLS. THEY ARE LOCATED AT 3502 SHEPPARD ACCESS RD WICHITA FALLS TEXAS. YOU CAN CONTACT TONY AT 940-232-1825, IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE. I HAVE OTHER POSTS OF OTHER INK THAT TONY HAS APPLIED ON ME. CHECK THOSE OUT TOO.

AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, TONY WAS OUT SITTING ON THE STEPS WAITING FOR ME. I HAD CALLED AND TOLD HIM I WAS ON MY WAY. TONY ALSO, WAS MY SPONSOR INTO THE GUARDIANS OF THE CHILDREN-RED RIVER CHAPTER, A WHILE BACK. I AM A PATCHED MEMBER NOW AND TONY IS OUR NATIONAL REP. CHECK OUT THE NATIONAL G.O.C. SITE AT THIS LINK: http://www.guardiansofthechildren.com/AboutUs.htm

ANOTHER PICTURE OF TONY RESTING ON THE STEPS.

THEY HAD JUST REMODELED THE STUDIO. THE CHAIRS &  AREAS BELONG TO: JASON (BEHIND ME), STONE, TONY AND THE FAR END IS SEAN'S AREA

TONY DID THE VINYL AND JASON DID THE REST OF THE ARTWORK ON THIS PROJECT FOR THE WICHITA COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY. THE FOLKS AT DESIGNMASTERS TATTOO STUDIO DO MORE THAN TATTOO'S, THEY ALSO HELP OUT ON COMMUNITY PROJECTS

LOOKING OUT THE FRONT WINDOW AT MY TRUCK. THAT IS SEAN OUT FRONT.

LOOKING AT THE WORK AREA FROM TONY'S DESK AREA. TONY IS ALSO THE STUDIO MANAGER. THE OWNER IS GERALD BUT HE AND LISA, (HIS WIFE), ARE BUSY GETTING ANOTHER TATTOO STUDIO READY FOR OPENING ON 12-5-11 (TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED, THAT IS). IT WILL BE LOCATED ON KEMP AND I TALKED TO LISA TODAY AND I WILL DRIVE OUT THERE TOMORROW AND GET SOME PICTURES AND GIVE YA ALL A SNEAK PEAK AT THE NEW SHOP. AS IT STANDS NOW, I BELIEVE GERALD & LISA ARE ALSO GOING TO BE THE OWNER/MANAGERS.  MORE TOMORROW.

HERE IS TONY LOOKING UP SOME INFO IN ONE OF THE MANY CATALOGS THAT THE STUDIO HAS. THE DESKTOP PICTURE ON THE COMPUTER OF HIM ON HIS BIKE, WAS TAKEN BY ME ON ONE OF OUR RUNS UP TO OKLAHOMA.

AS I WAITED AND TALKED TO TONY, STEVE CAME IN AND WANTED TONY TO DO SOME LETTERING ON HIS ARM. WHEN I SAW HIS INK WAS GOING TO BE "GATTIS" I TOLD HIM I HAD SEEN THAT BEFORE ON SOMEONE EITHER HERE AT THE SHOP OR OUT AND ABOUT. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PROBABLY HIS SON.

HERE IS STEVE WITH THE LETTERS STENCILED ON HIS ARM. I HAD TO LEAVE AND DRIVE UP TO IOWA PARK TEXAS AND MEET JANICE, OUR DAUGHTER AMY & OUR GRANDSON, KYLE, AT THE HIGHWAY GRILL FOR DINNER. AS A RESULT, I DID NOT GET ANY PICTURES OF TONY WORKING ON STEVE'S ARM..

HERE IS OUR GRANDSON KYLE, ZONKED OUT AND CATCHING A FEW Z'S IN THE RESTAURANT. HE IS 3 WEEKS OLD TODAY..

ANOTHER VIEW OF KYLE, JUST OPENING HIS EYES TO SEE WHAT GRANDPA WAS UP TO NOW...

AFTER DINNER, I WENT BACK TO DESIGNMASTERS TATTOO STUDIO AND STEVE HAD GONE. TONY DREW UP THE TATTOO AND PUT THE OUTLINE ON MY ARM. IT WILL BE COLORED IN LIKE THE TEXAS FLAG WITH WICHITA FALLS RUNNING ACROSS THE TOP IN AN ARC.

AND HERE IS TONY WORKING ON THE OUTLINE.

HERE IS TONY WORKING ON THE LETTERING. THEY SAY THE INSIDE PART OF YOUR ARM IS SENSITIVE. THEY ARE RIGHT BUT IT WAS ONLY A STINGING SENSATION WITH NO REAL PAIN TO TALK ABOUT. SO IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT PAIN, THERE ARE SOME PLACES ON THE BODY THAT FOLKS GET TATTOOED, THAT IF I WERE TO GET ONE IN THE SAME PLACE, I'D BE HOWLING AT THE MOON. BUT, KEEP IN MIND, EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT TOLERANCE FOR PAIN. I HAVE TATTOO'S ON BOTH ARMS AND MY CHEST AND NONE HURT WHEN I GOT THEM. JUST A LITTLE STINGING. I WOULD ALSO HAVE TO SAY IT IS ALSO THE EQUIPMENT AND ARTIST AND HOW HE ACTUALLY DOES THE TATTOO THAT REALLY DETERMINES WHETHER YOU HURT OR NOT. TONY USES GOOD EQUIPMENT AND KEEPS HIS EQUIPMENT STERILE. PLUS, HE HAS BEEN DOING TATTOO'S FOR A LONG TIME AND HE ISN'T ROUGH OR CLUMSY AND DOES NOT USE A LOT OF NOTICEABLE PRESSURE LIKE SOME DO AND THAT IS WHERE YOU BLEED AND HURT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TONY AS THE MAN TO USE IN THE WICHITA FALLS AREA FOR YOUR INK NEEDS. AND IF HE IS ON DAYS OFF, I RECOMMEND ANY OF THE OTHERS AT DESIGNMASTERS. ALL DO EXCEPTIONAL JOBS AND THIS INCLUDES: GERALD, JASON AND STONE.. TO BE HONEST, I CAN'T SAY AYE OR NAY ABOUT SEAN YET BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF HIS WORK. BUT, GERALD WOULD NOT HIRE ANYONE THAT WOULD GIVE A NEGATIVE OUTLOOK ON THE BUSINESS.

HERE IS THE OUTLINE OF MY NEW INK. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT WITH COLOR AND I KNOW TONY IS GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB THERE, ALSO

AND, HERE IT IS, COMPLETED. OUTSTANDING!!

I GOT UP AND WENT TO USE THE SINK AND I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR STUFF TO TAKE PICTURES OF. THIS WAS UP ON THE WALL ABOVE THE TOILET AND I COULDN'T RESIST GETTING A PICTURE OF IT..

HERE IS THE TATTOO COVERED OVER AFTER THE OINTMENT/SALVE WAS APPLIED. I WAS TO REMOVE IT IN A COUPLE OF HOURS AND THEN USE AND PUT AQUAPHOR HEALING OINTMENT ON THE INK 3-4 TIMES A DAY.

AND HERE IS THE TATTOO, SEVERAL HOURS LATER WITH AQUAPHOR RUBBED ON IT. AGAIN AN OUTSTANDING JOB BY TONY BESS AT DESIGNMASTERS TATTOO STUDIO IN WICHITA FALLS TEXAS.  HERE IS THE LINK WITH THE INFO ON AQUAPHOR OINTMENT & USE WITH TATTOO'S:     http://www.squidoo.com/aquaphor-tattoo-care

THIS WILL CONCLUDE THIS POST.

I ENJOYED VISITING DESIGNMASTERS TATTOO STUDIO AGAIN AND SEEING TONY, JASON AND MEETING SEAN AND STEVE. I ONLY HAVE ONE MORE, POSSIBLY TWO, TATTOO'S TO GET AND TONY WILL BE THE ONE I USE. AGAIN, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TONY, SO GIVE HIM A CALL FOR YOUR TATTOO NEEDS, WHETHER IT BE A NEW TATTOO, AN OLD TATTOO THAT NEEDS SERVICING OR IF YOU WANT ONE COVERED UP. AGAIN HIS NUMBER IS; 940-232-1825. IF YOU NEED VINYL DONE OR SIGNS LIKE THEY DID FOR THE WICHITA COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY OR WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS CALL DESIGNMASTERS TATTOO STUDIO TODAY.

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PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR TROOPS BOTH IN & OUT OF HARMS WAY. YOUR PRAYER MIGHT JUST BE THE ONE 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 FREE & RIDE                     SAFE!! .....................JOHN                                                                                

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.       

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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        

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.

        

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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