August 2015

The Palm Beach Knights Newsletter

The Knights Table

Monthly Newsletter August 2015

Greetings from your President   

Knights, if you are reading this and would like to see it continue, please let me know. I'm starting to think that about 4 people read this and I'm the 4th!!!

Thanks

Summer time Blues

By Will

As I sit here writing this , a feeling of melancholy seems to have taken a grip on my mood. I for one will be glad to see the end of this Summer! Yes, I will miss the freedom of not going to work everyday, and the mid-week rides, but the Summer riding season has been long and hot. The Summer started off well enough with a ride to the Smokies with the Knights, but even that had a less than stella moment when a Knight got hurt

( lucky for all he is a tough guy and is well). 

We also lost Scott this Summer, something that still weighs heavily on my mind. The rides were good for the most part, but hearing all the "suggestions" as to what I should do next time gets to be a challenge. Will next time:

1. we should leave earlier

2. we should leave late in the afternoon.

3. why did you cancel the ride it wasn't raining at MY house.

4. we should have canceled that ride I got soaked.

5. I'm not coming...it's too hot.

As I said the Summer riding season can be a challenge to deal with here in South Florida. I tried very hard to keep the activity level up, but there are just so many indoor things to do that we all enjoy. I'll be happy to see attendance once again raise and the enjoyment level along with it. Maybe it's because today was one of those days that I had to cancel a ride due to weather that has cause this Summertime Blues. 

I would like to thank all the Knights that came out in the heat and rain to be with their club....you guys ROCK. 

I know we have great plans for the next few months and hope to see all the Knights I have missed this Summer. To start off this fall season I hope to see all the Knights at the 3rd anniversary party!!! It's going to be a blast. We also have a big fundraising event in the plans this year, so keep your ears open for upcoming news!

At this time we have NEW large patches.. If you'd like to have a club vest let me know.

NEED A SHIRT ? SEE WILL!!

MEN & WOMEN
LONG & SHORT   SLEEVE SHIRTS AVAILABLE 

$22 short sleeve  men/ women

          $27 long sleeve

There is a link on our main page on our website on how you can pay your dues. 

As always if you have any questions, just contact me and I’ll 

try to explain. Thank you for your support.

I now can take any payment with my PHONE at any ride !!!

To pay your dues or any other payments to the club, you can pay by Paypal or credit card. Or give cash or check to will!!
go to:

https://www.paypal.com/home

Who has the COOLEST VEST ???

The Palm Beach Knights MRC thanks our sponsored :

Force-E Divers

Force-E Dive Centers has the best dive staff in South Florida.  We have staff members ranging from Photo experts to, Blue Heron Bridge masters, to Free Diving experts. 

Please look for more info coming soon about special events for the Knights and others.

Diving can be a wonderful experience, but it takes you out of your element and puts you somewhere that can be very dangerous!! When you go diving or snorkeling always go with someone who knows the rope and you can trust with your life...like Force-E Dive Centers. The best dive center there is.

Skip and Cathy are the owners of the three Force-E Scuba Centers located in Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, and Riviera Beach. Skip started his diving career at the first YMCA Scuba Diving Certification course in Atlanta, GA and later became a Dive Instructor in 1961. In 1975, Skip and Cathy met and Cathy started diving here in Florida. The first Force-E Scuba Center was opened in 1976, and is currently one of the leaders in the dive community in South Florida to offer retail, training, and dive experiences. When Skip and Cathy go diving, their favorite dive site is the ledges in Delray called the Snapper Hole. Cathy loves diving in her new Aqua Lung Lotus i3 BCD and Skip loves to dive in all the equipment he sells at Force-E.

https://www.force-e.com/

Congratulations to Lauren "Queenie"

on becoming our new club secretary/ Social media maven thank you Lauren for all that you do!!

Devon “Viking” Driscoll			8/6/1961
Marc Simmons			8/13/66

We have been having some great rides  TIMES !!!!!!

Roland Martins Marina in Clewiston

8/2

For the most part this was a great day!! Yes, a little warm and some did get wet on the way home, but we still got a good ride in. The food and atmosphere at the Tiki is always good and biker friendly.

Skip Commagere said" Pretty good lunch. Great company."

PGR mission

8/6

Some of the Knights came out to support the Patriot Guard Riders. The mission was at a funeral home. Thanks again for all the great work you do as a Knights!!!

will said" great event, we met a lot of people...."

Gun show

8/8

After a nice breakfast at Hillary's, a few Knights headed over to the Gun show. The gun show had the usual stuff, but you can't get out of there without spending a little....sometimes a lot. Thanks Rich and Marc for coming out!!

Marc Sultan said" Didn't have what I was looking for maybe the next one."

20TH ANNUAL SOUTH FLORIDA TATTOO EXPO AUGUST 8, 2015

Well we caged it to this one. Still we had a nice time at a very interesting show. We got to see some of the best artist around, I even ran into the guy who did mine many years ago. My wife Sue had a great time and it's always nice to spend the day with the Knights. We had a great lunch after!!

Rich Love said " Let the show begin"

Patriot Guard Mission

8/10

The Knights once again came out in support of a fallen hero. I hope everyone knows what great members we have to come out in the heat and help when ever they are called....THANK YOU!!

Lauren said" Good to see you all "

Celebration of Life for Scott Lord - Wednesday August 12th 

 A sad day, but I was glad we made it. Scott will be missed by a lot of people. There was a great turn out for him, and a photo was given to everyone that just happened to be when Scott was participating with the Knights. 

Viking Said " To our brothers and sisters in the Knights, thank you for coming out to honor Scott's memory. He enjoyed riding with the Knights and along side the Patriot Guard Riders. A special thanks to Will not only for all you do for the Knights, but for being a true and supportive friend. Thank you for your words of encouragement."

Viking

There were some other rides scheduled, but....they got canceled due to weather.

Throwback pictures

July 2015

The Palm Beach Knights Newsletter

The Knights Table

Monthly Newsletter July 2015

Greetings from your President   

A sad day.

By Will

I'm very sorry to have to report the loss of a Knight. Scott Lord, the 1st officer and a member of the Palm Beach Knights MRC was killed while leading a ride this month.  Scott had recently join us when we put flags on the grave site of vets at the National cemetery. He was a quite, calm and very nice person that will be missed by all. I found this poem that expresses how we feel better than I could. Stay safe Knights. Please join us as we meet with the SCRC on

Wednesday August 12th 4:30pm to 7:30pm. RSVP on our site.

Fallen Brother
"Live to ride, ride to live", we speak these words with pride, The open road is calling and we cannot resist the ride. We're all aware of the peril that may be waiting over the next hill, But that's the risk we're willing to take, so ride we will. Only a biker can understand the kind of feeling it can be, To have the wind in your face, to ride, to just be free. But now tragedy has struck and we have lost someone that's dear, Still the memories we will cherish and will always have him near. Yes, we will mourn our loss and tears we will shed, And think of all the words that we wish we had said. We will often ask ourselves and wonder for many a day, Why this wonderful man had to die in such a tragic way. Now only time can heal the pain that we feel, But forever in our hearts, he will remain with us still. And just remember as these agonizing times pass by, We will see him again in that Harley Heaven in the sky.
"What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us.
Thank you brother for the memories…we will cherish them forever.

You Know You're a Biker When…

30. You recognize your friends by the sound of their exhaust. 

29.  You cry on the first snowfall. 

28. You can identify bugs by taste. 

27. You ride to work, and you work to ride.

26. Grabbing a burger takes all day. 

25. You use your dishwasher to clean bike parts. 

24. You feel like every car is out to get you. .

23.  You try to throw your leg over your car seat. 

22.  Your worst day on your bike is better than your best day anywhere else.

21. The only destinations are sunrise and sunset. 

20. Nothing heals like two wheels. 

19. You can’t imagine your life without riding or the memories of riding. 

18. Someone says you have an “iron butt” and it’s a compliment. 

17. Your biggest decision of the day is left or right. 

16. You make your bike payment before any other bills are paid. .

15. You relate more to a dog hanging its head out of a passing car than you do to humans. 

14. Your dirty clothes smell like exhaust and beer. 

13. You lie to your wife in order to spend more quality time with your bike.

12. You know what a grasshopper feels like at 100 miles per hour. 

11. Your hairdryer has handlebars.

10. You have more pics of your bike than your kids and grandkids.

9. You subconsciously wave at another motorcycle and you’re in your car. 

8. The wind in your hair and face makes you happier than a paycheck. 

7. You help more people than the government. 

6. Picking bugs out of your beard becomes part of your daily grooming ritual. 

5.  You go down and the only thing you ask is ‘how’s my bike.’ 

4. You give up trying to explain to people why you ride because if they have to ask they wouldn’t understand. 

3. You hate the fact that you were in front of your computer long enough to read this and not on your scoot. 

2. You want to be buried with your bike because you’re not done riding yet. 

1. Your ass hurts… your back is killing you… you can’t feel your hands or feet… and when your buddy asks you if you want to take a break you look him straight in the eyes and say HELL NO LET’S RIDE !!!!!

At this time we have NEW large patches.. If you'd like to have a club vest let me know.

NEED A SHIRT ? SEE WILL!!

MEN & WOMEN
LONG & SHORT   SLEEVE SHIRTS AVAILABLE 

$22 short sleeve  men/ women

          $27 long sleeve

There is a link on our main page on our website on how you can pay your dues. 

As always if you have any questions, just contact me and I’ll 

try to explain. Thank you for your support.

I now can take any payment with my PHONE at any ride !!!

To pay your dues or any other payments to the club, you can pay by Paypal or credit card. Or give cash or check to will!!
go to:

https://www.paypal.com/home

Who has the COOLEST VEST ???

The Palm Beach Knights MRC thanks our sponsored :

Force-E Divers

Force-E Dive Centers has the best dive staff in South Florida.  We have staff members ranging from Photo experts to, Blue Heron Bridge masters, to Free Diving experts. 

Please look for more info coming soon about special events for the Knights and others.

Diving can be a wonderful experience, but it takes you out of your element and puts you somewhere that can be very dangerous!! When you go diving or snorkeling always go with someone who knows the rope and you can trust with your life...like Force-E Dive Centers. The best dive center there is.

Skip and Cathy are the owners of the three Force-E Scuba Centers located in Pompano Beach, Boca Raton, and Riviera Beach. Skip started his diving career at the first YMCA Scuba Diving Certification course in Atlanta, GA and later became a Dive Instructor in 1961. In 1975, Skip and Cathy met and Cathy started diving here in Florida. The first Force-E Scuba Center was opened in 1976, and is currently one of the leaders in the dive community in South Florida to offer retail, training, and dive experiences. When Skip and Cathy go diving, their favorite dive site is the ledges in Delray called the Snapper Hole. Cathy loves diving in her new Aqua Lung Lotus i3 BCD and Skip loves to dive in all the equipment he sells at Force-E.

https://www.force-e.com/

Congratulations to Rich "squirrel" Love 

on becoming our newest Tail Gunner!! 

thank you Rich for all that you do!!

Dan    7/3

Semi 7/10

Rick   7/12

We have been having some great rides  TIMES !!!!!!

Hump Night At JB's

A mid-week favorite , we headed to Johnny Browns for some food and fun. Always good music, and good company.

Skip Commagere said" Nice night. Had fun with the guys."

Log Cabin B B Q in La Belle

It's almost always a nice ride out to La Belle. This day was no exception. While the weather is of course very hot ...no big surprise, we had no rain. We took some back roads that offered at least some shade. The people and the food at the Log Cabin are always a pleasure. Greenies just loves the fact that you get free soup and free ice cream!! Good to see Darin back with us!

Kris said " Great Corn Nuggets and they gave me a blue sponge crab to play with! "

Knights Photography session

I was contacted by a local professional photographer (Mark Haworth) who asked if I could get some Knights to do a photo shoot. He limited the amount of people I could bring to 3, I brought 5 all together. The photoshoot was great! We had a blast playing the role they wanted us to play which was edgy badass biker types. We got to play with some weapons as props at their request to make their shoot look the way they wanted. The used professional lighting and different techniques to get a "look". We had a lot of Laughs and after went to a late dinner where the good time continued. I hope he asks again and I get the chance to bring some different people.

On a different note I wanted  to mentioned the that a couple of people did not like the pictures with the weapons. While I understand their point of view, I think they really need to understand that we were just models and having a good time. 

Anyone that knows us knows what kind of club we are. These pictures were just in good fun and I want to thank the photographers that did such a great job. I also want to thank all the people that gave us so many compliments on the pictures. To see all the photos you can go to our site, or

https://pbknightsmrc.shutterfly.com/

http://www.markhaworthphotography.com/p24307447

http://www.eyeonuphoto.com/LifestylePublications/Palm-Beach-Knights-MRC/

Here are a few:

will said " Now that was a fun night!! "

Join the Patriot Guard Riders and welcome home some vets

We join with the PGR for this event.  I want to thank all who came out in support of our vets who needed us. A big Thank You to Pish who supplied water to all the Knights. Considering what a hot day it was, it was a life saver. Also congrats to Pish for getting his vest!!

The Welcome Home Initiative is a healing program for Combat Veterans that are suffering from varying degrees from PTS. The program is structured over 3 days, comprising of a series of talks, small groups and prayer. This program is offered free of charge to Veterans. Accommodations and meals are designed to pamper, restore and renew weary Vets and spouses.

Tommy "ECHOES " Casella said" Great cause Beautiful mass really hit home I'm so thankful I was not effected like so many others which I was unaware of I'm Proud to be a Patriot Guard Rider and P. B. Knight when these are the missions we particapate in. God Bless them all."

Short breakfast ride to Harry and the Natives

This ride was canceled due to weather. Some of us did meet for breakfast and had a great time. After, we went bow shooting at Gater's range.

Square Grouper Tiki Bar

 A mid-week ride, sorry nothing was reported about this ride except that those that went had a good time.

Officer's meeting

The officer's got together to discuss the upcoming fall and winter riding season. We also have some great fundraising plans, as well as a Knights charity.

Throwback pictures

Scott Lord