Friday we meandered up to Daytona Beach for the Biketoberfest activities. The weather was perfect and it actually felt a bit chilly at times, it's been a long time since that's happened around here. We took the long road and stopped at the Osteen Diner for a breakfast sandwich and coffee. The place was packed with folks who apparently had the same idea. We were the odd balls riding BMW's, everyone else had the standard leather vest and straight piped Harley's.
From there we headed to Speedway Blvd, and out to the BMW dealership, which is just over the bridge from Main Street. After scoping out all the new bikes there we crossed the bridge and found a parking spot. Strolling down Main Street is where you get the real feel of this event. It seemed pretty mild on Friday, but there are times when it looks like a real freak show. You can tell the condition of the economy by the number of old sea hags dressed in body webs. Needless to say, the leading economic indicator was way down this year.
We headed for home pretty early in the afternoon, while we still had the strength. It was an overall great day to be out in the wind. We made it home safely with a minor sun burn as our only injury.
Saturday Guitar Bob Bronar and I played at the Old Florida Days at Erna Nixon Park in Melbourne, and we managed to have a good time. A woman and her husband approached us after we had finished playing to say they really liked our stuff. Turns out she is a published author who writes romance novels for Harlequin and thought one of my tunes would be great for a book trailer of her upcoming book. It would sure be my #1 claim to fame if it were to actually transpire. They bought a few CD's and we exchanged cards. I'm sure we'll see them again. Who knows, her next story might be about about a hunky folk singer who gets abducted by a spaceship full of hot looking alien women! I can't wait to see how it ends.
Until tomorrow, here's your daily dose of wisdom:
Don't skinny dip with snapping turtles.
You'll be abducted by an old sea hag in a body web! Thanks for THAT visual...
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