Rip's B.A.D. Ride XIV
June 5, 2011, Southern California
Kimberlee, Barbara and I headed for Oak Canyon Park to attend Rip's B.A.D. Ride once again! This fundraising event for the American Diabetes Association is always a lot of fun. Bikers ride in from multiple start points in the area, finding food, contests and live music once at the park.
Soon after arriving, we ran into our friend Chino, who is now selling a line of shirts, CoChino Style. He had a booth at the event. For the first time, there was a car show at Rip's. Custom cars and motorcycles were everywhere we turned! This year's music was provided by Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats and Credence Relived, a Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band. In between music sets, announcements and presentations were made. The highlight for us came when Larry Hagman was introduced and spoke for a few minutes. He was dressed in jeans and a Rip's B.A.D. Ride XIII jacket, topped off with a Dallas cap from the new TNT series! We were lucky to get to spend some time with Larry as he toured the park and checked out the vendor's wares before he left. We said goodbye to Chino, who had a shirt signed by Larry on display at his booth, and headed headed home.
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