jacket patches

[JesseS]

I was riding in AZ from CA once and at a rest stop a couple jackasses told me to give then my vest, I ask them if it was worth their life, they just looked at me, turned and left. I was still a LEO at the time and was armed.(still go armed, lot of crazy's out there) I will be damned if I will let some punks intimidate me, dealt with them for to long. Most of them will pee when not in a group and confronted by someone who won't take water. I am not advocating this response, you do what you want, but that's not the way my dad raised me.

[Scotrod]

Last club I was a member of was the Boy Scouts.

No desire to be 'a member' of anything today.

No desire to play dress-up either.

Everybody's got to be somebody, I suppose. I'm perfectly happy being nobody.

[edgeman55]

Last club I was a member of was the Boy Scouts.

No desire to be 'a member' of anything today.

No desire to play dress-up either.

Everybody's got to be somebody, I suppose. I'm perfectly happy being nobody.

Well said I could not of said it better.Just got done with street Vibrations here in the Reno/Carson City area.We use to have a huge problem here with "Colors" and two years ago had a shootout in the Nugget with one dead.No one can show colors here at mini Vibration in the spring or in September.Still baffles me that grown men would die over a rocker or patchAll went well this year and reports were about 40 thousand bikers in town and all the vendors did really well.

[Scotrod]

Well said I could not of said it better.Just got done with street Vibrations here in the Reno/Carson City area.We use to have a huge problem here with "Colors" and two years ago had a shootout in the Nugget with one dead.No one can show colors here at mini Vibration in the spring or in September.Still baffles me that grown men would die over a rocker or patchAll went well this year and reports were about 40 thousand bikers in town and all the vendors did really well.

Some folks need or appreciate 'structure and/or acceptance'. Some may find it in MC clubs, especially if the club is '~similar~' to their lifestyle.

Strikes me even more odd that anyone not involved in a 'traditional MC club" would ever 'dress up' to look the part,,, Too much 'Sons of Anarchy' I guess.

Always get a chuckle when 'Chibbs' or some other SOA actor is a 'Special Guest' at any MC event.

Men and women alike line up for autographs,,, Some things I just can't explain,,,,

[bobbyf6b]

Too much 'Sons of Anarchy' I guess.

Always get a chuckle when 'Chibbs' or some other SOA actor is a 'Special Guest' at any MC event.

Men and women alike line up for autographs,,, Some things I just can't explain,,,,

Thank you! I thought I was the only one.

[gray rider]

This behavior pattern is as old as humanity. It is primordial behavior that is hard wired into us. We protect our perceived territory. Historically, this served a useful purpose by protecting family, food and water supply.

I grew up in Chicago during the 1960's. In the areas we lived you were in real danger of being killed for having the wrong color socks displayed in the wrong neighborhood. So, I am only too familiar with this pattern of behavior and consider myself fortunate to have survived the "hood".

Today I am always well armed and vigilant. Let's just say old habits die hard.