This is my first "miss" and it's bugging me....big time. But, family comes first. When I realized about two months ago I'd be unable to attend due to my responsibilities at home, it was depressing...big time. So much so that I literally walked past the bike for about six weeks without so much as starting it. Even though I often don't stay for the last day, I spend plenty of time with old friends and making new ones. Reminds me of the old one liner; made some new friends this week, got tired of making the old ones!
The last Frisco event was the same year of the one and only DOTS, and I attended both. In fact at DOTS, I came away with a trophy. Not for the bike, but for being the oldest of the old farts to actually ride their bike to the event. That turned out to be an issue questioned by a couple of folk that flatly accused me of lying about my age just to get a trophy. HA! As I finally told one "lady?" who was quite verbal; "it took many years to get this ugly, but I see it took you much less time." Her mouth clamped shut so fast and hard it would have bit a 10 penney nail in half....and I just chuckled as I walked away.
Point is, I enjoy seeing all you folks at least once a year, wish it could be more often. I may be able to do some limited travel later in the Fall if my sis-in-law comes for a few weeks, taking the load off me for a time. Until next time we meet, safe winds to all, have a great time and lift one for me after the day's ride is over. And, my hat's off the all the admin folk that put this yearly event together, I know it is appreciated by all, myself included even though from nearly 2k miles away.
