The Biker (For Daryl & Ann)

The Biker

I saw you, hug your purse closer to you in the grocery store
Line. But, you didn't see me, put an extra $10.00 in the collection plate last Sunday.

I saw you, pull your child closer when we passed each other on
the sidewalk. But, you didn't see me, playing Santa at the local mall.

I saw you, change your mind about going into the restaurant.
But, you didn't see me, attending a meeting to raise more money for the hurricane relief.

I saw you, roll up your window and shake your head when I rode
by. But, you didn't see me, riding behind you when you flicked your cigarette butt out the car window.

I saw you, frown at me when I smiled at your children. But, you
didn't see me, when I took time off from work to run toys to the homeless.

I saw you, stare at my long hair. But, you didn't see me, and
my friends cut ten inches off for Locks of Love.

I saw you, roll your eyes at our leather jackets and gloves.
But, you didn't see me, and my brothers donate our old ones to those that had none.

I saw you, look in fright at my tattoos. But, you didn't see
me, cry as my children were born and have their name written over and in my heart.

I saw you, change lanes while rushing off to go somewhere. But,
you didn't see me, going home to be with my family.

I saw you, complain about how loud and noisy our bikes can be.
But, you didn't see me, when you were changing the CD and drifted into my lane.

I saw you, yelling at your kids in the car. But, you didn't see
me, pat my child's hands, knowing he was safe behind me.

I saw you, reading the newspaper or map as you drove down the
road. But, you didn't see me, squeeze my wife's leg when she told me to take the next turn.

I saw you, race down the road in the rain. But, you didn't see
me, get soaked to the skin so my son could have the car to go on his date.

I saw you, run the yellow light just to save a few minutes of
time. But, you didn't see me, trying to turn right.

I saw you, cut me off because you needed to be in the lane I
was in. But, you didn't see me, leave the road.

I saw you, waiting impatiently for my friends to pass. But, you
didn't see me. I wasn't there.

I saw you, go home to your family. But, you didn't see me.
Because, I died that day you cut me off.

I was just a biker. A person with friends and a family. But,
you didn't see me.

Re-post this around in hopes that people will understand the
biker community.

I hope you never
Lose someone that rides.

To Wear is Human

Curt Shilling- Boston Red Sox Pitcher

Inscribed "K ALS" on his shoe to remind people "there are bigger things in life than baseball" while pitching during the World Series. Curt has been a long time advocate for the ALSA and has raised over $5 million for patients, research, and education.

I thought of a good friend when I saw a tshirt with this picture on it. Ann, a very good friend of mine, lost her father to ALS just a few years ago. She is from Mass. so it's only fitting that this whole blog is about a T-shirt based off of a BOSTON RED SOX pitcher. Every year since her father had become ill she has participated in the walk to D'feet ALS, and sadly he passed shortly after the first walk. I was able to make it the first year, but was pregnant and had pre-eclampsia the second year and was unable to walk. This year I had to work. However, I do make contributions each paycheck to the ALS foundation, so even though I could not walk I am still able to help.

So back to the point of the blog. I was driving to work this morning listening to my favorite morning goofballs, JohnJay & Rich on 104.7 Kiss FM and Jeremy Roenick (former Coyote now a Shark) had sent JohnJay a tshirt for his Birthday from his place he has in Scottsdale, Arizona MUZE LOUNGE. So I went on to the website to see a picture of the shirt he had given JohnJay and there was a link to the website. So I'm looking through the shirts they have on the website and I find one that reminds me of Ann. The website is a Flash page so I can't copy the picture but here is the link to the page https://www.muzelounge.com/flashstart.php Click on the Charity link

And for those of you who don't go to the page, this is what it says:

"HOPE IS A GOOD THING"

Help us 'K' ALS 100% of your purchase will help save lives.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually lead to their death. When the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost. With voluntary muscle action progressively affected, patients in the later stages of the disease may become totally paralyzed. Yet, through it all, for the vast majority of people, their minds remain unaffected.

Although the cause of ALS is not completely understood, the recent years have brought a wealth of new scientific understanding regarding the physiology of this disease.
While there is not a cure or treatment today that halts or reverses ALS, there is one FDA approved drug, Rilutek®, that modestly slows the progression of ALS as well as several other drugs in clinical trials that hold promise.

We hope that through the sale of our "hope is a good thing" t-shirt featuring Curt Shilling's bloody sock and American League Championship Series pitching effort, we will help to put an end to this deadly disease by donating 100% of our profits from the sale of this shirt. Please help us "K" ALS.

The shirt is $39. I suggest you go get the shirt!!!

~S