Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow
"Oh the weather outside is frightful,
but the fire is so delightful.
But since all have to vote,
Let it snow, let it snow let it snow.
There's really no sign of stopping,
so in our cars we're hopping.
Unless Rosie say's the meeting's no-go
Let it snow, let it snow let it snow.
When we finally cast our votes
how we'll hate going out in the storm.
But if we all eat our fill,
all the way home we'll be warm!
Now the fire is slowly dying
and my friends we're still goodbye'ing
Is the meeting still really a go?
Let it snow, let it snow let it snow."
(Apologies to lyricist Sammy Cahn and the composer Jule Styne)
but the fire is so delightful.
But since all have to vote,
Let it snow, let it snow let it snow.
There's really no sign of stopping,
so in our cars we're hopping.
Unless Rosie say's the meeting's no-go
Let it snow, let it snow let it snow.
When we finally cast our votes
how we'll hate going out in the storm.
But if we all eat our fill,
all the way home we'll be warm!
Now the fire is slowly dying
and my friends we're still goodbye'ing
Is the meeting still really a go?
Let it snow, let it snow let it snow."
(Apologies to lyricist Sammy Cahn and the composer Jule Styne)
I met up with Munds and Doreen just as they were getting
ready to leave the DD parking lot and we headed over to the Cushing Memorial.
We met up with Don and Judy MacNeill and the rest of the Framingham
Veterans. The weather was surprisingly mild - we were all pretty
comfortable riding. Thankfully, no rain/drizzle or biting wind.
And this year, that is exactly what we had
for The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation's "Ride for Kids". 
The very scenic route which took about 1 1/2 hours, was a great
one. We ended up back at the staging location, the Walmart in Oxford, where
lunch awaited. It was followed by the Celebration of Life. We heard from
some of the very special kids that have been helped by all the money raised
by riders over the last 10 years. And hearing from the families of these
kids never fails to pull at one's heart strings. They are so grateful for
what we all do and we are very happy to do it for them.
The
day was just as good as he described. Jerry, you certainly did do
a terrific job leading us to our destination and back. A very nice route
at a very nice, leisurely pace. And Munds, great job tail gunning. 
After watching some of the flight activities, Bob B also had to leave us
as he had a family commitment in the afternoon. Everyone really enjoyed
watching the gliders taking off and landing. Look, here comes Bill.........in
his airplane!! Seems he dropped out of the ride line earlier when we were
on Rte 62, headed over to his airport in Stow and switched toys. Very cool!
First, let me thank everyone for the chance to "excel"
as your reluctant Road Captain for Sunday's Ride to Anywhere. After our
breakfast at the Marlboro VFW, there was a lot of discussion on how to
get to our destination, The Bridge of Flowers. I spoke up and suggested
a route we have used before on our way to Curtis' in Putney, VT. Bill was
right, don't say anything or volunteer, because the next thing I knew I
was appointed ride captain.
Riders met at the Dunkin' Donuts in Framingham
around 7:30 AM. It was a very nice turnout for this year's Memorial Day
Escort. After spending some time admiring each others' flag mounts [nice
mounts, Fran!], we unfurled our flags, mounted up and headed over to the
staging area at the rear of Memorial Hall where we met up with the veterans.
We lead the escort to several area cemeteries where wreaths were placed,
we heard words of praise & thanks and a eulogy was delivered. At each
location, shooters performed their duty to honor those veterans that have
passed. The sound of Taps filled the air followed by our national anthem.
Our route ended at the Framingham Memorial Building where a crowd had gathered.
Cub Scouts lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and several state representatives
& councilmen spoke to all who were there. Those who participated in
the parade, as well as the many people who helped organize the events of
the day, were recognized and thanked. As always, it was a humbling experience.
Being a part of this yearly event is our small way of expressing great
appreciation to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. I am sure I
can speak for every one of us who attended when I say how very proud we
all are to have been a part of this important day.
I would just like to take a minute to thank everyone
who turned out to help our post place flags on the graves of Marlboro's
veteran's buried in the IC Cemetery. Your help was invaluable and very
much appreciated by me and everyone at the post. I would especially like
to thank Fred who took the time to come and help as well. It was really
nice to have the opportunity to talk with Fred and to ride with him again.
Tonight was our monthly meeting at Red
Streak. If you're a member of the chapter you can find the minutes
in the usual place on our Yahoo Group. Pretty much the same as usual
but this time Red Streak ordered us some pizza. 
A great ride today, our first planned group ride of the season,
the President's Ride. The day started out with early morning rain for some,
and mist & clouds for others at their respective homes. But as the
sun slowly peaked out from behind the clouds, roads began to dry up which
helped many of us make the decision to head out and give it a shot. We
met at 
I wanted to say a
special thanks to all how participated and assisted in yesterday's Nick's
Run. It was a wonderful day, a bit chilly to start but the day warmed
up great. There were a lot of bikes for one of the season's first
open rides. There was only two (that I know of) issues with bikes;
one lost their shifter and one lost all transmission fluids. Both
had to be toted to safety by the Big Red Rescue Rig. But all in all,
we had a great day. We started the day out by having breakfast at
the VFW hall just down the road from the ride staging area and ended the
day with sunny warm skies and a great ride through some awesome back roads.
We road by Nick's memorial on the corner of Horse Pond Rd. and Rte. 20
in Sudbury. Most of us reved our bikes or beeped our horns as we
rounded the corner past the memorial where Nick's family was standing and
waving.
This was our first meeting of the year
at Red Streak, absent our president. Wayne(3) did a fine job of running
a short meeting. Jack did a great job designing a logo for the t-shirts
we're going to print up. We discussed a few more details about the
BVQ ride and that was about it. A few brave souls rode over but unfortunately
it was just too cold and raw to ride for most of us. Hopefully next
month!
