Friday, June 25, 2004
June Bugg Bikers Boogie Blues Blowout Bash    
Sponsor: Renningers Antique This is the biggest and best 3 day party to hit central Florida. Come see for your self and be amazed. Takes place at Renningers Antique & Flea Market, 20651 US 441, beginning at 10:00am. This is on 160 acres of moss covered oaks for shade & refreshing breezes. Three day pass is only $20.00. Saturday and Sunday pass only is $15.00. 
Super boogie blues show only $10.00. All grassland camping, Limited RV and electric. First come first serve. 
There will be food, drink, and beer at non rip off prices. There will be a tattoo contest, biker babe beauty contest, cycle show with cash prizes, and vendors for all your biker needs. For more info call (352) 343-0388  

LUMBERJACK DAYS 
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July 22-25, 2004 Stillwater, MN http://www.lumberjackdays.com 651-430-2306 Lumberjack Days is Stillwater's annual summer celebration, held in Lowell Park adjacent to the beautiful St. Croix River in historic downtown Stillwater. National-act concerts and lumberjack shows along with one of the largest musically choreographed fireworks shows in the United States are just a sample of the free entertainment waiting for you at Lumberjack Days 2004.

THUNDERING WOMEN FESTIVAL 
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June 25-27, 2004 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada http://www.thunderingwomen.ca 807-625-0328 Now how's that for a festival name? Women, men and children are invited to gather together in celebration of the musical, artistic and entrepreneurial pursuits of Northern Women. The Thundering Women Festival will honor, bolster and spotlight the potential and achievements of all women - your wives, partners, mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, aunts, nieces and friends! 

A mortician was working late one night. 

It was his job to examine the dead bodies, before they were sent off to be buried or cremated. 

As he examined the body of Shovelhead Sam, who was about to be cremated, he discovered the longest private part he had ever seen!

"I'm sorry, Sam," said the mortician, "But I can't send you off to be cremated with a tremendously huge private part like this.

It has to be saved for posterity.

" With that the coroner used his tools to remove the dead man's privates. 

The coroner stuffed his prize into a briefcase and took it home. 

The first person he showed was his wife. 

"I have something to show you that you won't believe," 

he said, and opened his briefcase . "Oh, my God!" she screamed, " Sam is dead!" 

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Prosecutors informed Justice Holly Beard of their decision as pre-trial arguments were set to begin about the handling of a key Crown witness.

"They said they did it because they wanted to protect the informant and because their main witness was not as strong as they first thought he was - that's in a nutshell," defence lawyer Jay Prober said following the brief proceedings.

Biker "expert" Guy Ouellette said earlier this year the trial would be an important step in the fight against outlaw motorcycle clubs because it marked the second attempt at a successful prosecution at the trial stage.

Prober said trials involving several accused present enormous challenges for prosecutors. "They're going to have to re-think whether they want to proceed this way in the future," said Prober. "There are just too many times these mega-trials result in ultimate chaos."

ALLENTOWN -- A Northampton County man will serve six to 24 months in prison for his part in the beating of a Bethlehem bar manager in 2002.

Stephen "Slap" Bodnar, 55, was sentenced Thursday by Lehigh County Judge Robert Steinberg for the April 2002 assault on Hawthorne Pub manager Edward Schaneberger.

Bodnar pleaded guilty May 3 to simple assault and conspiracy. Several other charges brought by the state attorney general had been dismissed by a district justice.

Bodnar has already served three months and thirteen days in jail, which will count toward his sentence, according to the attorney general's office.

The criminal complaint listed Lower Saucon Township and Bethlehem addresses for Bodnar, who is reportedly a member of the Pagans motorcycle gang.

Also awaiting sentencing for the assault is Dale Scott Houser, 38, of the 1400 block of Briarcliffe Drive, Hanover Township, who faced a total of 27 assault, conspiracy and gambling charges.

The assault occurred when Bodnar and Houser tried to extort $15,000 from Schaneberger, according to the attorney general's office.

ALUM BANK, Pa. - Harley-Davidson fans, you can take your last ride in style, too.
A company in western Pennsylvania started building Old West-style casket carriers two years ago that are pulled by a modified Harley-Davidson Road King.

Since then, Tombstone Hearse Co. has been turning out hand-crafted carriages, giving cycle devotees a funeral that incorporates their passion.

"We take a regular bike and turn it into a motortrike with special gears to pull a heavier load," said company co-founder Dave Follmar. "We can accommodate most caskets, including oversized units."

Police have seized assets worth $3 million from the president of a Hells Angels chapter in a drive to destroy the financial networks of alleged crime syndicates.

Detectives will use new laws to target corrupt police, armed robbers, burglary rings, car theft rackets and drug traffickers.

Under laws introduced in December, the threshold where police can seize tainted assets has been lowered and the categories of crime covered has been broadened.

In the Hells Angels case, police were able to move because they found 230 grams of amphetamines during raids on June 4. In the operation, police arrested five men, including Stephen Rogers, 42, president of a Melbourne Hells Angels chapter.

Police alleged in court that they found drugs and chemicals for the manufacture of amphetamines at Rogers' home and $37,600 cash at the Hells Angels' clubhouse in Campbellfield.

In the past, asset seizure laws could be used only if police found a minimum 1.25 kilograms of amphetamines, but the amount has now been dropped to 75 grams.

FLORIDA: When the lid law was relaxed here, guess what? The economy jumped! In the two years following the law change there was an upswing in motorcycle sales that topped 
100,000. This resulted in a BILLION DOLLARS in revenue, understanding that the estimate is based on the average value of a new bike of $10,000.00. The sales tax alone raised in excess of $60,000,000.00. Registration fees brought another $3,610,000.00 to the state treasury. Change of title costs brought another $2,975,000.00 into the coffers.
Tell me bikers don't spend money.  These figures were compiled by "Doc" Reichenbach, who is both the President and Lobbyistfor ABATE of Florida, Inc., and the Chairman of NCOM as well. The figures come from Florida's Licensing Bureau and the Department of Highway Safety. Ridership has increased by 50%!

With Jeff Hardy appearing on the NWA TNA PPV last week, it has led to people asking me how that will affect him coming to back to work for WWE. Before any assumptions are made we must stress that Hardy's deal with WWE is still unknown as to whether it's a one off appearance, or if it's a long-term deal. He was scheduled to go to Impact today, so if he has signed a deal with NWA TNA, it's all a moot point anyway. 
But even if he hasn't, WWE's position on Hardy is crystal clear. He left the company because he would not deal with a personal problem that they felt he had, largely because he felt that he didn't. He would only ever be brought back to WWE if showed that he had addressed that problem and people close to him have told me that he still doesn't believe he even had a problem to begin with, so it appears that the sides are at a stalemate any way.