W- Waylon and Willie

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson!!  I grew up listening to their music literally since a toddler.  Everyone in my family loved them and back in the 70's was when "Outlaw" music was created.  I remember buying my own albums of Willie and Waylon with my allowance money.  I saw Willie numerous times in concert starting in high school.  I had a very close friend who's boyfriend (Kyle) was CRAZY about Willie. We saw him anytime and everytime he was near DFW. In fact one time, Willie was a guest performer for some NBA basketball awards ceremony in Ft Worth and somehow Kyle found out about it. We got tickets just to see him and then left. It wasn't a full on concert but it was at least an hour's worth.  I've seen him many times since high school and he NEVER disappoints!!  I am so so happy I got to see him last year with Merle Haggard. It was so awesome.
I got to see Waylon right after I graduated high school at Billy Bob's.  I really just took it for granted that I would see more of him. Waylon was married to singer Jessi Colter and they toured together . It was so sweet to see them perform together.  So many interesting stories about Waylon. Did you know that Waylon was supposed to be on that plane with Buddy Holly the night it crashed? He gave up his seat to the Big Bopper who also perished that night.  If any of you were a fan of Dukes of Hazzard, you might know that it was Waylon who was the narrator on the show.  Honestly, we watched it because we loved Waylon but then my little brother got hooked on the show so we had to watch it.
It was a sad sad day for the family when Waylon passed on February 13, 2002.  He was only 64 and died from complications of diabetes.  I have to admit, I cried.  Sidenote as I type this: My sweet precious Nanny has diabetes and is currently in the hospital from a wound on her leg that wont heal. Her leg got very red and swollen and the Dr admitted her immediately.  Pray for her please if you're the praying kind.
Willie and Waylon both were a part of the Highwaymen group that released 3 albums.  Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson were the other Highwaymen.  Such a great group formed there!

I have to share a meme I posted today on my social media:
I will seriously cry and may have to go home if i'm at work if something happened to Willie.


This album has many fond memories for me.  We played the album constantly and I had my own copy.


Highwaymen...

 

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Good Hearted woman- Waylon and Wille

So how funny is it that W day also fell on Wednesday!! Have a great day yall.

I'm a Biker NOT a Outlaw Biker Gang member

I'm sure all of you heard the news last month on May 17th when there was a deadly shootout in Waco Texas among some bike gangs and police officers.  It made National news for days.  Waco is about hour south of Dallas and the poor town cant catch a break from being in National news. Anyone remember the Branch Davidian's?  Yep Waco!
Because of all that commotion many restaurants within hours of each other up and down the highways are banning colors ( vests with organization) on back and some are banning bikers all together.  This absolutely infuriates me!!! Why you ask?  I am a biker. I've been a biker since as long as  I can remember. My whole family are bikers.  Matter of fact I bought my Harley from my dad when he got sick . He was a biker.  I have been a member of CMA ( Christian Motorcycles Association ) for 12 years.  CMA is a motorcycle club.  There are numerous groups and clubs of people who ride but are not in a biker gang. 

Here is some biker terminology so you can be in the know:
As I briefly mentioned above a leather or denim vest with the patch of your group is called Colors or a Cut. Its called a Cut because it started where the sleeves off a denim jacket or leather jacket were cut off to be the vest for all their patches.  There are a lot of rules with having colors.  Even in the CMA.  You treat it with respect and never drop it on the ground or throw it around, etc.  With the hardcore biker gangs, you have to earn that patch and its called being Patched in.
Road name is when you see a patch on the front of your colors with a nickname. I have a road name but quite going by it a few years ago.  Now I use my own name.  Biker gangs stay true to using road names.
You will most often see a patch on a biker gangs vest or jacket that says 1%.   Hells Angels, Bandidos, Mongols, etc are mostly all considered one percenters.  They are the bike gangs and the percent that would be up to no good.
When you see someone riding by you and their handle bars are high up and their arms are stretched past their shoulders- those are called Ape hangers.  Because... think about it.
A bigger bike with lots of bells and whistles like a Honda Goldwing are called Touring bikes.  They are built for comfort and lots of miles. 
Weekend warriors are those ( like me) who typically don't ride everyday but primarily ride on weekends.  Dr's, Lawyers, Corporate trainers and general managers can be seen wearing jeans and their colors or their tshirt and doo-rags riding all over on weekends.


Bikers are mostly good people yall! I serve and volunteer countless places in the biker community with the CMA.  There are tons of food drives, toy drives, fundraisers, etc that bikers sponsor and support for charities , communities, friends and family.  There are some bad biker gangs.  Its true. We ride knowing that we can encounter them any day of the week.  Just be realistic and don't act stupid. Its not TV, its real life.
Please don't look down on someone who rides a motorcycle. They have a right to live life and enjoy a hobby like the rest.  Please look out for them to on the roads. Cars can hurt pretty bad if they don't pay attention. People texting is so scary and that's way scarier than a biker gang!