14 Years at the MOB

It was a HOT day, Aug.20, 2016, when the Melbourne Mob celebrated their 14th. Year of existence. Very nice crowd showed up to PARTY, eat, drink, and boogie with the live band. WHEW…! Man, I’m glad the AC was workin’ good inside the clubhouse…that heat was over-powering, but, the food was good, the drinks were cold, the girls were hot…a perfect combination for a bang-up PARTY. Several other clubs showed up to pay their respects too…that’s true Brotherhood!! Nice seeing Jen behind the bar again. Congrats to the cooks too, for that fine pulled pork. An enjoyable day all around…

Miserable George

North Brevard Chapter-WMC-Car & Bike Show

We all held our collective breaths on July 2, 2016…hoping the rain would hold off till the 1st. Annual Car & Bike Show, sponsored by North Brevard Chapter, WMC, was completed. We were lucky…NO RAIN…!!

I’d say for a first-time event, it was a success! Well over 30 cars and bikes participated for some beautiful trophies. I was told, that next year’s show will be during some COOLER weather!! This year, the heat index was 110…!!! That didn’t stop the band, “Undercover” from rockin’ the place…!! Good food too, inside, under the pavilion, as well as cold drinks, and a place to sit and relax under the cooling fans. Sorry, we failed to get a group shot of all the trophy winners…next time, for sure!! I’d like to thank Jill, Megan, and, Jill for posing with the cars and bikes…lovely ladies, indeed!! Well done, Warlocks of North Brevard…!!!

Miserable George

CRAZY HORSE TAVERN….the end of an era…

The Crazy Horse Tavern out on SR 520, in West Cocoa, was started way back in 1967…so they tell me. It was a popular watering hole, featuring a drive-in window, pool table, jukebox, and, a nice long bar!! Many a thirsty rider, heading west out SR 520, would make this his last stopping place before he got out of town. Well folks…it’s all over now. The place is scheduled for demolition to make way for a Cumberland Farms Store. The last “party day” was Sat. Aug. 13, featuring a nice spread of snacks for the crowd of “regulars” who showed up to bid the old place one final “good-by”…!! Kinda sad, really…I for one, will miss seeing that old place, sitting there on the corner of Clearlake Rd. and SR 520…I guess, they call this “progress”…???

Miserable George

SPOOKS ‘N SCOOTS….a look back…by Miserable George

Spooks & Scoots was started back in 1980, as a tribute to Hillsborough Co. ABATE President, Jim Hill, who was lost in a motorcycle accident. Originally known as “a tribute to Brothers lost, the name was changed to “a tribute to Brothers and Sisters lost” after the death of ABATE sister, Elaine Shearin, in 1991. Being held in October, the party always had a Halloween theme.Records being kept…in 2003, an Eternal Flame Memorial Tent was established, containing boards listing all Bros and Sisters lost in motorcycle accidents…sadly the list grew as the years passed.

I attended this event since 1994, missing only one…2001…the year I lost my wife. It grew in many ways: a helicopter came in in 2009 , providing rides over the grounds, and in 2012, a beautiful new pavilion was erected. Coffin beer coolers were the norm, as was the opening ceremony, where a “dead” biker is carried in a coffin inside the ABATE hearse, to lay in state inside the memorial tent…many tears visible during THAT ceremony. This was always followed by a give-away session, a tattoo show, and of course, the Beauty Contest on Saturday evening. Sunday morning, was the Memorial Ride.

Why did this event cease to happen…??? My guess is, too many other near-by events on the same dates…too bad…I’m hoping that this event can be resurrected …somehow…!! Thanks to Patti Nasrallah and crew for holding things together for all those years. No SPOOKS in 2016…very sad…

Miserable George