Motorcycle Grandma Linda’s Ride

The hectic times roll…. The first week of August I rode to Charleston to meet up with 4 other Cavalcade riders and of course the one coming the farthest was Richard and his wife, Linda.

They spent a good bit of time traveling around visiting people and places before the week long Cade Raid in Townsend, TN.

On August 16th as we headed to TN we made a prison stop in Beckley, WV along with 33 other bikers.  We were not allowed to take any photos for security reasons so I can’t share any here, but I will say it is something that I will never forget.  The inmates enjoyed our visit and would like for us to come more frequently.  We were all entertained and sang along with a quartet called The Rythm Riders.  Another biker from Ohio gave his testimony of how his life was before Christ and where he lived in the Ohio prison system years before.  The hour we were there went by too quickly for all and we do look forward to returning as soon as we are able to go again.  We had a quick breakfast with some of our friends from Charleston before we were on the road to TN. and they were off to other events locally.

We made a stop in Bristol, VA for lunch with my Uncle Cecil and his girlfriend Peggy and to see his new Harley.

Then we traveled on to Townsend, TN to Valley View Lodge where we stayed for the next 5 nights and enjoyed ourselves and met many new friends at the Cade Raid.

You can view many of our Cade Raid photos on the Cade Rade Photo page here on my Blog. We left the Cade Raid on Thursday as on Friday we needed to be in Ripley, WV for the WV State CMA Rally.

Friday was a great day and travel to Ripley went smooth.  We arrived at Parmchment Valley in time to help set up for the rally.

Friday night was set aside for the varied talents and everyone looked forward to the program.

Some entertained with singing and others were able to sing and play.

And the scene was set

for the skit that kept the audience laughing “CMA’S WHAT NOT TO WEAR”

Brenda as “Stacy Lou” and Will as “Clint” were the fashion experts for our “show”.   They should be on TV!

Wrinkled Raisin Rosie (Michele) is escorted onto the stage by Rumpled Randy (Gene) and their disarray was discussed by Stacy Lou & Clint.  Rosie then sat on a nearby “park bench” exhibiting her less than ladylike posture.

We then had Stained Up Stella (Jeanne) make an appearance and she thought herself gorgeous.  She was wearing paint stained clothing and even picked her teeth in public.

Here comes Susan as “Mismatched Molly”.

Then our Regional Evangelist, Rick Steffy, as “Road Warrior Walt” modeled inappropriate Christian biker wear.  The head gear is of course not a DOT approved helmet, neither are sandals or shorts recommended safety clothing.  And of course everyone roared with laughter at his “prison shirt and handcuffs”.

Next came (me) Suggestive Suzie to do some shopping.

After my transition…..

I became Surrendered Sue (Mary).

Entire “What Not To Wear” cast.  I wish I had a video of the entire performance.  We had fun doing it and without a rehearsal we feel it came off great.  Everyone in the skit live all over WV and had only got together that day before the evening performance so it was an adventure.

Liza playing her violin.

And SATURDAY BIKE GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!

The slow race

But of course…I would wear a black t-shirt when it already feels like 100 degrees out.

Where did you put that dime???

I think he is right on top of it!