March 02 Club Newsletter

Club Newsletter
March 2002
Editor: Pat Sammarco
Ó2001San Diego/ Wanderers
Motorcycle Club

The minutes of the 2/23 Wanderers meeting are posted on the website at:
http://www.sdwanderers.org/Meeting_Minutes_February_02.htm
for those who were unable to attend. The next Wanderers' meeting is 3/23.

From The President:

Hi Wanderers,
At the February meeting it was decided that it'd be a cool incentive to establish a protocol for future club rides, wherein the group chips in to buy the ride captain his or her lunch (or breakfast or dinner, depending). The purpose is to promote and encourage volunteers for leading rides. With new ride captains, we're more likely to go new places, or at least different routes, so I think it's a good idea. But some folks have raised some "what-if's", so after some discussion, I thought I'd clarify the new protocol a bit::
Only the ride leader gets the free lunch, pillion riders are not included.
The maximum any rider will contribute would be one dollar. (So if only 3 guys show up for your ride, don't head for the Le Pate Delirious in Hollywood.)
Some rides will obviously not be conducive to this format. Blue Knights Ride, for example.
Finally, it's voluntary. If you're on the ride, and broke, we're glad you could come. This is intended to be a kind of fun incentive, a semi-official protocol, that over time, will just become part of the Wanderer's schtick. I think it's a good idea, since leading a ride is a great responsibility. We "ride to eat", after all, but a few guidelines were in order.
Thanks for reading!
Bill E.

Welcome New Members:

Michael DeMott just joined us. He resides in Fallbrook, and rides a Vulcan 1500. He likes monthly group rides, and short or long rides mostly on Sundays. If anyone wants to contact him directly, his e-mail is:
"bikermpd@aol.com"
Besides Mike, Joe & Cici Miller, Joe Browne, Eric Sass and Jonathan Semer have joined up.

Rides:

Impromptu Ride
In spite of the wind a few of us gathered to put a few impromptu miles on our bikes today.
Ron had posted the meeting time and place to the club list but without a destination. Well, we gathered and then just sort of "went" with the only caveat being "don't go east." We didn't. We just sort of went northeast from El Cajon to Lakeside, up Wildcat Canyon Road (now completely re-paved to the casino), across Main Street Ramona and down, down down into Escondido, past the Wild Animal Park to...Lake Wohlford! There's a great cafe there that makes a dynomite hamburger. Catfish is on the menu too though nobody was saying whether it was fresh out of the lake.
After lunch we took a quick turn past Bates Nut Farm, generally headed back south and home.
A 115 mile aimless day. Perfect! Thanks to Dick Useted for taking the lead.
JQ

In the Mean Time…

He did? How'd I miss that? Well. Hmmph. Well, I went out to "test" my new windscreen today. Heeding the wind forcasts, I rode around aimlessly for awhile, and then jumped on the freeway a bit. Near Genessee and Torrey Pines Rd I came across three riders doing a u-turn, two BMW's and a Honda VTX. When I passed them I saw Vancouver plates on all three bikes. When they pulled up next to me at a stop sign, I chatted up the lead rider, a woman on an F650. She said they were just headed up the coast for L.A. I said, "If you'd like a bit of sightseeing, follow me." And they did, I took them through Rancho Santa fe's better twisties, and eventually back to the coast. We stopped and chatted it up in Carlsbad (where else?), and it turned out they (Peri, Renee, and Brian) were just part of a large tour (24 or so bikes), and had just come across the border at Tecate that morning, having ridden down through Baja. An airplane awited them in L.A., as well as a trailer that will return the bikes to Vancouver. Renee's husband's Harley had broken down in Tecate the day before, and many of the other riders (mostly BMW's, I gathered) had taken different routes this day, all headed for L.A. Quite a tour, nice folks. They enjoyed my "tour" so much they bought me a coffee. And when they left I got to chat it up some with Francoiz, a charming lass that plays bass guitar at Cafe's in the north county coastal area. So there! :^)
Bill E.
PS ...and then I went to Thurlow's via Elfin Forest, and ordered neat stuff! So double there!
This Boy's New Toy !

Greg Huber wrote:
Rub it in, since I couldn't ride! I was stuck sitting at South Bay motorsports talking to Rudy. I'm at home now since I turned in my bike, and my new bike is in the crate coming down from Escondido. As a matter of fact, I'm getting ready to head out the door and pick it up now!!

Well, awright Greg! What'd ya get?
2002 Vulcan 1500 Nomad Fi. For what we want to do, and ride, this bike met all our needs. I also took John's for a ride on Friday, and fell in love. Got the new bike around 5pm today, came home, put a whole 11 miles on it, then went to dinner. The anticipation of getting out there is killing me.

Doc's Anniversary Ride

What a great day, and what a great ride! Thanks Doc for putting this one together, and for planning a great route. (In fact, teaching us a lesson re planning routes well, methinks.) I don't know if anyone said they'd do a proper write-up today, so I'm intending this as more of a "thank-you" to all who participated today, rather than a full recap. But! Gary S., you shoulda rode today, it was very close to your standard of "no stop signs" and great riding roads. I'm not going to go over the route, as that is posted on the website, and Doc stuck to it as planned.
But it was a very tasty "loop" indeed. Of course, I may be prejudiced a bit, since today was the first ride since my accident that I felt fully confident for the 'entire' ride, rather than just portions of it as in the first few. I'm stoked!
We were joined today by two new members, Chris Browne and Joe Miller (with his S.O. Cicci), and lots of the usual suspects as well, some 12 or so bikes in all. Also had two visitors at the Meeting beforehand, Adrian and Tangie.
It was a really good ride, and for those that missed it....you shoulda been there! (as they say in surfing.)
Regards,
Bill E.
P.S. Thanks Jim!

From Don & Bobbie

I wrote this last night about our weekend trip - while not motorcycle related, I thought you might enjoy reading about our adventure....
London for the weekend...February 16-18, 2002
The premise was developed when Simon (Bobbie's cousin in London) and I were chatting over the Internet one morning. Our normal topic of discussion was the upcoming vacation we are all taking in July 2002 - All Bobbie's cousins and their significant others are flying to San Diego, renting motorcycles and we are all taking a 10 day motorcycle tour of California.
Anyway, the topic of airline flights for the UK contingent to get to California came up and the cost of them was discussed - I mentioned that Bobbie and I can fly for almost nothing using my Dad's "companion passes" - he worked and retired from United Airlines and as such qualified to provide members of his family with these passes to fly "stand-by" on United flights at a fraction of the cost of buying actual tickets.
Anyway...Simon and I were kidding each other that Bobbie and I should fly to London for the weekend and have dinner with everyone. It started as a joke, but developed into an actual plan over the course of a few days.
When I presented the idea to Bobbie, she just said, "You must be kidding?!? Fly for 20 hours just for dinner?!?" I looked into the available flights, and with Simon's help and encouragement, put together an itinerary that may be plausible. The options were limited, but it did look like it could be done.
I presented the itinerary to Bobbie and argued that we could fly both directions in First Class and it would be a non-stop flight both ways (Los Angeles to London and visa versa). Since we were flying first class, we could sleep most of the way and be fresh upon our arrival in London.
Simon immediately transformed into "Ranner the Planner" mode and suggested that we book a hotel in London, see a show, have a nice dinner and the next morning, we fly home.
Note that the whole trip was contingent on the fact that we fly in First Class - our plan was that if we were unable to get seats in First Class, we would cancel the trip and chalk it up as "well, we tried" - neither Bobbie nor I relished the trip if we had to fly 10 hours in coach class.
Now... It is important to this story to remember the "original plan" - in effect it went like this:
Plan "A"
1. Friday night we fly to London, First Class, from Los Angeles arriving in London on Saturday Morning.
2. 2. Simon and Moira pick us up at the airport and we head to a hotel to freshen up.
3. 3. We take in a show and a nice dinner before heading back to the hotel for some sleep.
4. 4. We head to the Airport on Sunday morning, fly back to Los Angeles, First Class arriving on Sunday night.
5. 5. We get home late on Sunday night and have all day Monday to recover (it was a holiday).
Nice plan, eh? Well, the best laid plans...
Things starting to get scrambled a few days before we were scheduled to depart. This first "snag" was the fact that there is a rule dealing with flying on standby - unless Dad actually accompanied us, we were not eligible to fly in "First Class" - however, we did qualify for "Business Class" - not quite as nice, but still a very nice place to be on the airplane. We decided that it would be OK and the trip was still on.
Dad gave me the website address that allowed us to check to see if the plane was full and up to a few days prior, the plane was not full and there appeared to be seats available in Business Class. However, the day before, the plane suddenly filled to the point of overbooking and our hopes died a quick death.
Well, neither Simon nor I wanted to give up that easily and I went back to the Internet to see if there were other flights available. I found that there were 3 flights from San Diego to Chicago and then 3 flights from Chicago to London. This option, while it's takes a lot longer to get there, did provide us with more chances to actually get to London. We could still fly Business Class on each leg and still get to London with some time left over to actually get a "dinner" in.
I explained all this to Bobbie, and being a trooper, she agreed that we should still try. These new flights required that we take Friday off of work so we could fly out of San Diego. Simon, also being a trooper, changed all the plans on his end and it was decided we would stay at their place outside London and have dinner near there.
We quickly asked our bosses if we could take Friday off, explaining what we were going to attempt and they both said, "Go for it!" Thus, the trip was back on, completely revamped as follows::
Plan "B"
1. Catch one of three flights to Chicago, the first being at midnight on Thursday and the last 2 Friday morning - fly Business Class, arriving in Chicago no later than Friday noon. (Note that we hoped to get that first flight, grab some sleep in Chicago and then on to London)
2. 2. On Friday afternoon, catch one of three flights to London, Business Class, arriving in London on Saturday Morning.
3. 3. Simon and Moira pick us up at the airport and we head to their place for a nap and freshen up.
4. 4. We take in a nice dinner before heading back to the house for some sleep.
5. 5. We head to the Airport on Sunday morning, fly back to Chicago, Business Class, arriving in Chicago for one of three flights back to San Diego on Sunday night.
6. 6. We get home late on Sunday night and have all day Monday to recover (it was a holiday).
Nice plan, eh? Well, the best laid plans...
Well, we arrived at the San Diego airport for the late night flight to Chicago and the flight was full - we couldn't get on. We decided to run to a local hotel, get 3 hours sleep and then head back to the airport at 4am to try and catch the Friday morning flight to Chicago.
When we arrived, we were told that both morning flights to Chicago were very full, but we should stay and see if there were any cancellations. We decided, "Hell, we have come this far, why not?". On the first morning flight, just as they were about to close the doors on the airplane, they found 2 seats, both in coach and on opposite sides of the airplane. Bobbie and I made the quick decision to go ahead and take them and get to Chicago.
Thus, we climbed aboard in separate parts of the airplane.
We arrived in Chicago and were still in high sprits, but very tired - we still can make one of the 3 Friday afternoon flights to London, fly Business Class, grab some sleep and be fresh when Simon picks us up.
We headed to the check-in counter and were told that all three flights to London were VERY FULL! The wind came right out of our sails. We decided, that we would go ahead and try to get on one of these flights and if we fail, we'll spend Saturday exploring Chicago and then head on home. We called Simon and he too was very disappointed.
So, we had 3 hours to kill and then to the gate for the first of three flights to London. Once again, at the very last minute, they found 2 seats in coach, in different parts of the airplane. We decided since the remaining two flights were just as full, we would take what we could get and boarded the airplane for the 8 hour flight to London. What the heck, right!? So the whole outbound trip, Bobbie and I we not sitting together.
After takeoff, Bobbie called Simon from the airplane letting him know that we were "on our way" and would arrive at 7:00 am London time - needless to say, he was very excited!!
We managed to get a few hours sleep each on the flight over the Atlantic and when we arrived in London, we were in pretty good shape. Seeing Simon at the airport really boosted our spirits and all the hassles of getting there were immediately forgotten.
Simon collected us and we head for their house. Upon our arrival, Moira and Simon brewed a pot of coffee and we planned a lunch at a local establishment.
Steve and Julie (another cousin of Bobbie's and Simon's brother) were driving down from Cardiff to join us for dinner so while we waited from them to arrive, we decided to grab some lunch. Simon's Mom, Peg, joined Bobbie, Simon, Moira and me and we enjoyed a nice lunch. Phil and Nicki (the 3rd cousin and his wife) were on their way to France for a ski trip, so we missed them.
After lunch, we headed back to the house to meet up with Steve and Julie. They were there waiting for us and we all visited for a few minutes. There was an important (to them) rugby match on the TV and Bobbie and I used this opportunity to grab a quick 2-hour nap while they watched the match.
When we woke up, we all spent a nice late afternoon reviewing all the pictures and video of Steve and Julie's wedding in December. This was a lot of fun for us since we were unable to attend the wedding. After this, Peg headed for home and the rest of us prepared for the "dinner".
We took a taxi to the restaurant (The Bobsleigh Inn) and had a very nice meal, some great wine and a killer desert. We had a wonderful 3 hours of good food and conversation and when the bill arrived, Simon took a quick look at it, paid it and for some reason, nearly ran out of the restaurant with the rest of us in chase... (I am not going to expand on our quick exit - let's just say we got a great deal on the meal).
We returned to the house and continued our visit over some nice after-dinner drinks and more wedding videos. Before we knew it, it was well past midnight. The thought of getting up at 4:00am to head back to the airport was just too much to handle and we (Bobbie and I) decided to give up our Monday "recovery day" plan (see Plan "A" and Plan "B" last entry) and remain in London, using Monday as our travel day.
After a terrific nights sleep where we stayed in bed until 10:00am, Simon treated us all to a home cooked breakfast. Steve and Julie had to head back to Cardiff after breakfast. Simon, Moira, Bobbie and I decided to take in some local scenery and climbed into the cars for a trip to Woodstock, eight miles North of Oxford and a nice walk on the grounds of Blenheim Palace, Home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. After that walk, we headed to a local pub for a pint and a nice meal.
Moira had to take off from Woodstock to head to a 1-week management seminar so we said our goodbyes to here there and headed back to the house with Simon.
That evening, we gathered on the couch with some wine and snacks and watched a movie before retiring for the evening. Monday morning, it was a quick shower and off to the airport for our return trip home.
I won't go into all the details of our trip home - let's just say that they also did not go quite as planned. We didn't fly Business class, we didn't make every flight we tried to get on, but we did manage to sit together in coach on both legs home (which was at least some sort of consolation).
By the time we arrived home, we were exhausted but happy.
Other interesting notes::
Since we were flying on stand-by, this apparently earmarked us as an extra security risk. Since we did not check any of our luggage (we carried everything with us so if we missed a flight, our luggage did not go without us), we had to have it inspected three times prior to each flight attempt. Bobbie and I made a joke out of it and called each "inspection" a free massage. After so many inspections of our luggage, the contents of our suitcases were a mess. But we both took that in stride - we were both comforted by the knowledge of the extra security in this day and age.
There apparently does not seem to be a problem with the number of people who are not traveling after 9-11 - every flight we attempted to board was full to capacity. Good thing for the travel industry.
We have pictures coming - we bought a disposable camera and took pictures of both days in London...as soon as they are developed and scanned, I will post this write-up and the pictures on the presten.net website.
Summary - as you have read, nothing went as planned. But it still was a worthwhile trip. Getting to spend some time with everyone in London was a treat. Would we do it again? Maybe... We did spend a lot more time in airports and on airplanes than we actually spent in London. I am not sure either of us wants to do that again unless we plan on spending more time (like a week) at our destination.
Bobbie and I want to end this write up with a sincere thanks to Simon and Moira who gave up the home and weekend to host us. Anther thanks to Steve and Julie for making the long drive to and from Cardiff to spend some time with us. We both look forward to returning the favor in July when they all fly to San Diego for the motorcycle trip... Finally, we want to thank Dad and Valerie - without the companion passes and a lot of encouragement to use them, this trip would not have been possible.
Cheers!

Upcoming Rides

Saturday, March 9
Sea To Summit Ride: Yes, this was previously titled the "Green Tour" but with less than two inches of rain all winter...Well, it required a re-think. The solution, take a look at some of the other beauty San Diego County has to offer.
We're going from Sea to summit.
Here's the schedule and basic route.
We will depart the Old Town Trolley Station parking lot on Pacific Coast Highway at 10 am. The route will take us to Fiesta Island, Coronado, Imperial Beach, Inland on Otay Lakes Road, Lunch in Pine Valley at Majors (gas available there too) up Sunrise Highway to Julian and back down 78 to finish at Julian Apple Pie Company in Santa Ysabel.
Total ride miles 125
Total time in the saddle and moving 3 hours
Total time including lunch and other stops 4.5 to 5 hours.
There are multiple points where those with other (more important than riding) things on the schedule can bail from the ride
Hope to see everyone there! Saturday, March 16
Joshua Tree Ride- Details TBA
Saturday, March 23rd
First Weekend of Spring Bike Cleaning!:
It's time to be rid of all the grunge that's managed to build up under the fenders, behind the steering head and under the seat! We'll all gather at the home of Don and Bobbie Presten (they have a really big driveway) where water and a high pressure washer will be made available. Please bring your own cleaning products, polishes, towels and any tools necessary to remove seats, windshields, bags and other accessories if needed. Time TBA. Don's address is on your Wanderers Membership Roster. If you don't have it please E-mail him for details. Let's shine em up for summer!
Sunday, March 24th Club Only RSVP Required!!
Greg Hubers "Play Ball" Ride..Padres Spring TrainingGame in Yuma -
We will be heading out to watch the Padres play the Arizona Diamonbacks. This is the one and only spring training game in Yuma. We will meet at "Starbucks" in Grossmont shopping center at time TBD. We will head out I-8 for most of the way, taking a scenic detour through the desert on SR 98 and head into Yuma. Greg plans to have us there early enough to have lunch before heading to the ballpark. We will try and get to the ballpark early enough to try and hob knob with some of the players (they are a lot more relaxed in spring training before the season starts).
Heading home will be determined by how we feel. Greg will need confirmation of participants, so he can buy the tickets prior to going.
Please Contact Greg ASAP to RSVP so he can try to AT (arrange tickets). Greg's E-mail is greg@thehubers.net
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 5, 6 & 7
Klub Kampout-
This one is planned just as the deserts should be blooming. The camping spot has been changed to Potrero County Park which offers more in the way of "facilities" than last years site at Kitchen Creek. It's a perfect launch point for a Saturday desert ride. Not too hot, not too cold but juuuuust right! (obscure forest reference) Those not into camping in tents are encouraged to join us in a motorhome or, just ride up Saturday morning for a 9 am departure from the campground headed east into the desert.
May 3rd-5th
A Weekend In Tombstone Az.
- So much information it gets its own page! Check the website for room rates and other details.

WANDERERS TREASURER RPT - 02/23/2002

1. 01/26 Last Reported Balance = $559.73
2. 01/27 New member, Joe Durham= $15.00(+)
3. 02/13 Feb newsletter = $ 20.91(-)
4. 02/23 Current Balance = $553.82

Notes:
1. Available Funds:
Current treasury balance = $553.82
Nwsltrs thru 4/02 @ $28/mo set-aside = $ 56.00(-)
Available = $497.82
2. 39 paid memberships - 60 total members.

WANDERERS PATCH ACCOUNT SOLD

1. 01/26 Previous reported acct balance =$39.00(-) 36
2. None sold during reporting period
3. 02/23 Current patch account balance =$39.00(-) 36

Avail patches: Don P - 5;
John Q - 7;
Rose F - 2;
Avail = 14

Regards, Gary Steinweg
Wanderers Treasurer

Here's something that might find a good home in the fun-to-read section of the website. I've already received the author's blessing.

Wet Weather Riding
by: Claude Stanley
Founder: Internet Sidecar Owners Klub / Sidecar Talk

It is possible for one to utilize an 'in use' garbage bag if the need presents itself. The technique to make the transition from full garbage bag to rain suit is one that has challenged mankind (no gender specific connotation implied) for many years. The following steps should be adhered to will all diligence. Do not engage in carrying out any of the following steps until it has already begun to rain. (This is important and will be beneficial to you as we will explain later)
Prior to attempting to make the transformation from full garbage bag to rain suit be sure to identify the bag that will be used. There are thick garbage bags and thin ones. The thick, or heavy weight type , is what you want. Choose your bag carefully. Hint: Bags may be found in dumpsters, in alley ways or, if you are lucky, sitting beside the road.
** Pick up a full bag. If it stretches and seems like it is about to break from it's own weight discard this bag and find another bag. Hint: You may have to move to another location to find a good bag. Typically if the first bag was thin the rest of the bags in this location will be the same.
** Smell the bag. If you do not need to think about smelling the bag because you are already gagging discard this bag and find another bag.
** Once an acceptable bag is located check to see if it is held together with a twisty tie or if a knot is tied in it. If it is a knot it may still be acceptable if the knot is one that can be untied.
** Before untying the bag carefully turn it upside down. Hold it away from you when doing so. This step will allow any undesirable juices to drain prior to opening the bag. Do not be tempted to discard the
bag if it now begins to smell..this is a natural phenomenon at this point...you had your smell check previously ..it passed ..now just deal with it! No room for discussion..period!
** after bag is drained you may carefully untie the top of the bag. If it has a twisty tie on it be sure to save it. (Works well for emergencies on the side of the road when no tie wraps are available, can be used in the place of a fuse and also as dental floss if you left yours at home)
** Carefully empty contents of bag. Where?? That is your problem. Use your imagination and try not to be too conspicuous. Typically the average person will not be able to grasp the significance of what you are doing. It is best to do this alone and out of the public eye.
** At this point you have an empty garbage bag which typically should be turned inside out(the formally 'garbage side' will be outside).
** Cut a hole in the bottom center of the bag large enough to get your head through. Cut holes in each side of the bag for your arms to go through and your rain suit is basically completed.
IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY:
If all went well and you adhered to the instructions above it is quite possible that by now it has quit raining. If so discard the suit.
If it is still raining and you adhered to the instructions above and did this whole procedure while 'in the rain' then you are now soaked to the bone and this suit will do you no good. If this is the case discard the suit.
If you actually wish to wear this suit (you are a weirdo) it is advisable to duct tape the neck to the hole for the neck. You may also do the same with the arm openings. If the suit flaps in the wind run a piece of duct tape around your body. Do this as often as needed.
With a little imagination the possibilities for pants and even rain hoods are there for the diligent riders. Remember rain hoods WILL need breathing access holes.
Hope this Helps...

Bike for Sale

Hey Gang,
My son is nearly finished with the custom bike he's been building for nearly a year. It's time to sell the Harley to make room for the...uh, Harley.
Even if not interested yourself, would you mind passing this info to other lists you might frequent?
Thanks,
JQ
99 Harley Davidson FAD dyna superglide.
Black , Vance & Hines pro pipe , badlands seat , Screaming eagle intake, FXDX sport shocks , tach ,
lay down plate , Ness fairing . NEW Avon tires front and rear.
$11,500 firm. call Shawn at 619 742 0536

What Cost That Drink?
By John Del Santo
We shop for a good deal on a bike, search for a good mechanic who does reasonably priced repairs and compare prices on accessories and gasoline. Saving a buck can be tough these days. Being cost conscious should also make us concerned about that car waiting to turn left at the next intersection. If the driver has been drinking, he or she could cost you thousands and thousands of dollars… or cost your family way more than that to pay off your funeral expenses… and even way more than that for your family to support themselves without you around. That person who has been drinking and jumps in the car or on the bike has their own expenses to be concerned about. They can be arrested for a DUI after only four drinks. The average DUI arrest will end up costing about fifteen thousand dollars before it's over, and cause tons of grief to family and friends. If they cause a collision while they've been drinking, they may have to live forever with the memory of the person whose death they caused because of a couple of brews or some nice table wine at dinner.
If someone drinks a couple of drinks, that alcohol should theoretically be out of their system in a couple of hours; four drinks, four hours; that's how the average body processes alcohol. Tests have shown that only two drinks causes from 35% to 50% longer reaction time to an emergency situation… not to count longer perception time and the possible inability to make a quick decision on which correct action should be taken.
The National Safety Council reviews arrest records and estimates that on any given day, one out of every fifty drivers around you is drunk… that number changes to one out of every ten drivers around you on Friday and Saturday nights.! Is that one approaching you at the next intersection? In half of all single-vehicle motorcycle accident fatalities, the rider had been drinking, and alcohol is involved in half of all motor vehicle fatalities. Even if the pedestrian down the block looks directly at you, don't trust them to make the correct decision. Of all the adult pedestrians killed by cars every year in this country, forty percent of the pedestrians were drunk at the time they were killed! And twenty-five percent of the adult bicyclists were drunk when they were hit by other vehicles and killed!
So, be careful out there! Ride sober, and drive defensively to protect yourself against those people around you who are driving (walking and riding) under the influence.

This article is dedicated to the memory of Jim Mitchell.

Thanks - A certificate from the 2001 San Diego Toy Run Committee
We have received a certificate and letter of thanks for our club's sponsorship of he 21st annual Toy Run. There were over 400 motorcycles carrying over 600 people, bearing over $3,000 and a mountain of toys, estimated over $6,000 value… but priceless joy to the children of St.Vincent De Paul. Next year - Dec.1.