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If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. 
--Margaret Fuller, Feminist and poet

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. 
William Butler Yates
 

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"The '80s rock band Van Halen announced that they are reuniting for their first tour with David Lee Roth in 20 years. The band says they would have reunited with David sooner, but up until now, they weren't desperate enough." 
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Thursday, August 9, 2007 8:11 AM EDT Naugatuck slaying spurred by biker-club rivalry Outlaws vs. Hells Angels is among world's biggest outlaw gang contests BY BEN CONERY REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN Police said 42-year-old Michael Sjaastad killed 35-year-old Eric Anderson for wearing a Hells Angels T-shirt inside a Naugatuck bar where members of the Outlaws motorcycle club hang out.

While neither man was a member of a motorcycle club, the killing casts light on the rivalry between the two clubs.

The Waterbury chapter of the Outlaws opened a clubhouse on Division Street in 2002.

The club originally consisted of former members of the Helter Skelter motorcycle club of Waterbury and the Faces of Death motorcycle club from Naugatuck, two groups that were well-known to law enforcement.

Nationally, law enforcement officials consider the Outlaws to be among the most formidable outlaw biker gangs in the world and the chief rivals of the Hells Angels motorcycle club. The Outlaws have about 200 chapters worldwide.

Before the Outlaws moved in, Connecticut had traditionally been considered Hells Angels territory.
   
Two 90 year old men, Moe and Joe, have been friends all of their lives.

When it's clear that Joe is dying, Moe visits him very day. One day Moe says, "Joe, we both loved baseball all our lives, and we played minor league ball together for so many years. Please do me one favor, when you get to Heaven, somehow you must let me know if there's baseball up there."

Joe looks up at Moe from his death bed," Moe, you've been my best friend for many years. If it's at all possible, I'll do this favor for you.

Shortly after that, Joe passes on.

At midnight a couple of nights later, Moe is awakened from a sound sleep by a blinding flash of white light and a voice calling out to him, "
Moe--Moe."

"Who is it?, asks Moe sitting up suddenly. "Who is it?"

"Moe--it's me, Joe."

"You're not Joe. Joe just died."

"I'm telling you, it's me , Joe ," insists the voice.

"Joe! Where are you?"

"In heaven", replies Joe. "I have some really good news and a little bad news."

"Tell me the good news first," says Moe.

"The good news," Joe says," is that there's baseball in heaven. Better yet, all of our old buddies who died before us are here, too. Better than that, we're all young again. Better still, it's always spring time and it never rains or snows. And best of all, we can play baseball all we want, and we never get tired."

"That's fantastic," says Moe. "It's beyond my wildest dreams!

So what could possibly be the bad news?"

"You're pitching Tuesday."
The Boston office of the FBI has announced that as the result of a two-year long investigation. 13 suspects, some of them members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club were arrested on drug and firearm charges. 

During a two-year investigation, code named Operation Road Kill, evidence was gathered that lead to the arrest of Joseph Noe, A/K/A "JoeDoggs" residing at 85 Freemont Street, #1, Taunton, MA, Jose Espada, A/K/A "Roe" of 443 Bay Street, Taunton, MA, Mark Direnzo, A/K/A "Chooch," of 78 Walnut Street, Hyde Park, MA; Chris S,ullivan A/K/A "Yogi," of 12 Clough Road, Dedham, MA, Edward Bullio, A/K/A "Eddie," of 29 Crapo Street, Bridgewater, MA; Tony Llima, of 44 Clarence Avenue, Bridgewater, MA; Steven O'Brien, A/K/A "Obie" 248 Spring Street, East Bridgewater, MA; John Agresta A/K/A "Johnny" of 33 Meadow Lane, #6, Bridgewater, MA; Carherine Larkin of261 Plymouth Street #4, East Bridgewater, MA; Brian Delavega A/K/A "Cothsline" of 19 Hillview Lane, Holbrook, MA; Scott Bulgar, A/K/A Back Scott" of 189 Rockland Street, Brockton; John Pombriant, A/K/A "Bones"of 28 Everdean Street, Dorchester, MA; and Scott Towne, of 34 Winthrop Street, Brockton. They have all been charged on multiple counts and are all in federal custody.

Two others were also charged in the in a complaint, charging them with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine as well as attempted possession with intent to distribute cocaine. They are Timothy J. Silva, of 
10 East Brittannia Street, Taunton, MA and Todd Donofrioof 25R Belmont Avenue, Stoughton, MA According to the indictment, it is alleged that the defendants are members of or associates of members of the Taunton Chapter of the Outlaws. The Outlaws is a violent motorcycle gang, whose base of operations is in Southeastern Massachusetts.

Over the two years that the investigation was on going, it is alleged that the Outlaws engaged in drug trafficking, firearm offenses, an armed car jacking and engaged in a gang war with the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club that included killings. 

If they are convicted, they face a sentence of from 10 years, which is the minimum and in mandatory, up to life in prison. Defendant Noe faces an additional 5 years on firearms charges.

The arrests were made possible by the cooperation of several federal, state and local law enforcement agencies: 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, New England Field Division, the Massachusetts State Police, the Brockton Police Department, the Taunton Police Department.

An indictment contains allegations of wrong doing and defendants are considered to be innocent until they are proven guilty in a court of law, beyond all reasonable doubt.
From Associated content
WWE Releases Another Superstar  
Story By: Marc Middleton  
Partial source: PWInsider.com  
- From WWE.com:  
WWE has come to terms on the release of Idol Stevens as of  
today. We wish Idol the best in all future endeavors.  
- Stevens was previously seen on the SmackDown brand for  
a short time teaming with KC James. He also worked a RAW  
house show this past weekend and has been a regular in OVW.  
You know you're from Florida when.....
"Down South" means Key West.
"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.
Flip-flops are everyday wear.
Shoes are for business meetings and church.
No, wait, flip flops are good for church too.
Socks are only for bowling.
Orange juice from concentrate makes you vomit.
Tap water makes you vomit.
Sweet tea can be served at any meal.
An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip to Florida.
You measure distance in minutes.
You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
You get annoyed at t he tourists who feed seagulls.
You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five Minutes.
All the local festivals are named after a fruit.
A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but Everything to do with shade.
Your winter coat is made of denim You can tell the differenc e between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.
You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer But really hot, and Christmas.
It's not "pop." It's "soda" or "coke."
Anything under 70 is chilly.
You've attended a hurricane party.
You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best Rides.
You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
You can pr onounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee , Okahumpka and Loxahatchee.
You understand why it's better to? have a friend with a boat than have a boat yourself.
You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include various fish, the NRA and a confederate flag.
You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.
You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
You know what the "stingray shuffle" is and why it's important!
You could swim before you could read.
You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.
Every other house had blue roofs in 2004-2005.
You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it Got dark.
You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.
You dread the lovebug seasons.
You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances...but Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.
You know why flamingos are pink.
You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.
You were twelve be fore you ever saw snow or you still haven't.
When the northerners complain that 80 is 'so hot', you just stand there and Smile.
You refer to the seasons as "Tourist Season", "Fire Season" "Hurricane Season" and "Mosquito Season"

Linda McMahon Issues Statement On Benoit Tragedy Date Added: August 03, 2007 Story By: Patrick Boucher Source: PWTorch.com 
- During Thursday's conference call with investors to report on second quarter earnings, Linda McMahon issued the following statement on the Chris Benoit family tragedy at the beginning of the conference call: 

"All of us at WWE were both stunned and saddened by this horrific event. There has been rampant speculation in the media about the role of steroids in our company and our company's position on steroids as a role or contributor to these events. 

To be clear, our talent is a critical part of our success. 
And their health and well-being is important to us personally and professionally. We are committed to doing everything we can to help our performers lead healthy lives. 

This includes continuing our strong stance against the abuse of all drugs, including steroids. To serve this objective and benefit the health of our talent, we implemented a Wellness program in February 2006, which includes testing for steroids. We will work to maintain it as a state-of-the-art program. 

We are grateful to our fans and business partners for their understanding that Chris Benoit's actions are not representative of the men and women who perform for the WWE. The continuing support of our fans and business partners is evident in our live event attendance and the sales of our consumer products, which have remained strong even in the face of this tragedy. 

Going forward, we remain steadfast and committed to ensuring the health of our talent as we pursue our mission of creating compelling characters and storylines."