Birthdays, Bikers and Beautiful Review
Good Morning!
Yeah, it's raining. And gray. And it's raining. Did I mention the rain?
May Day! May Day! It's my sister's birthday!
I just finished wrapping my sister's birthday gift. Gotta hydroplane to the post office in Red Therapy, with the top up or wear a snorkel, to mail it. The prezzie won't reach her in time for her 87th birthday on Sunday. Yeah, 87th birthday--did you get that, Rhon? I'm kidding, folks. My little sister is many decades younger than that. Just wanted to spin her up on her special day. What more can a loving sister do, I ask you?
Bountiful Bikers
This past week about 35,000 Harley riders converged upon Laughlin, Nevada for the annual River Run. Even if you don't ride one, this is one event you want to witness at least once in your life. I did back in April 2000 and wrote about it. You can read my whole amazing experience at Kickstart Your Creativity and I've included an excerpt below.
EXCERPT~Kickstart Your Creativity
I love to write about people of all ages who allow or make themselves to "just do it", whatever that maybe in terms of pushing the personal performance envelope in a positive, sometimes difficult, growth promoting way. In order to write authentically about such characters and their personal stories, I need to meet, observe and interact with all sorts of people as well as have adventures myself. So, when my brother handed me two tickets to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert, I eagerly dusted off my earplugs and hit the road with 35,000 Harley Davidson motorcycle riders bound for the Laughlin, Nevada annual Harley River Run.
The Harley River Run. To get to the concert in the Flamingo Hotel outdoor arena on the Colorado River, we navigated the bikers-clogged sidewalks along the Laughlin Strip. Every street corner was packed 100 deep with men in black waving beer bottles, hooting approval or howling at the unending parade of every model and type of Harley motorcycle throatily prowling from one stoplight to the next. Beer gardens under striped tents enticed swaggersby with heavy metal biker rock, though not once did I hear "Born to be Wild." River Run tee shirt vendors must have gotten rich putting their merchandise on the backs most of the 35,000 Harley riders and wannabees. Rumor has it that one of the local Harley Davidson dealers made $300,000 selling parts and accessories during River Run week.
A sea of flashing chrome and metal fleck paint of a thousand parked motorcycles spilled from the Flamingo entrance to streetside as we merged with the leather heading for the concert. By this time I was desensitized to all the testosterone and horsepower and started to notice differences in biker types. There is a Harley rider's "uniform"--black leather everything and boots. Biker babes wear as little on top as possible, a leather halter or a bikini top. It doesn't really seem to matter if rolls are showing, just as long as whatever available cleavage does. (To read more click here)
ESSENCE OF TRUST ~ NEW REVIEW
My book ESSENCE OF TRUST that will be available in stores and from my website May 15 just got another great review. Deb Hern of The Romance Reader's Connection gave the book a 4 star rating, which they call "Plugs" on that review site:
". . . the characters and their various relationships are all very deep and layered. The narrative, combining paranormal, romance, action, and adventure, moves along at a brisk pace that will keep readers turning the pages. ESSENCE OF TRUST is an original, intelligent, and complex novel; dealing with reincarnation, the interconnection of souls, and the possible future of mankind. While this is a complete story, there is clearly more to come. I’m looking forward to the continuation of this mesmerizing tale." Deborah Hern, The Romance Reader's Connection Full Review Click Here
Melinda's Creative Centre Newsletter
Subscribers, your next issue of Melinda's Creative Centre News will hit your inbox on May 2. This time the magnificent prize winner of the contest will not be answering a riddle that you can too easily Google. You're gonna have to work, make that read, for it.
Ciao, ciao, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmelinda
Yeah, it's raining. And gray. And it's raining. Did I mention the rain?
May Day! May Day! It's my sister's birthday!
I just finished wrapping my sister's birthday gift. Gotta hydroplane to the post office in Red Therapy, with the top up or wear a snorkel, to mail it. The prezzie won't reach her in time for her 87th birthday on Sunday. Yeah, 87th birthday--did you get that, Rhon? I'm kidding, folks. My little sister is many decades younger than that. Just wanted to spin her up on her special day. What more can a loving sister do, I ask you?
Bountiful Bikers
This past week about 35,000 Harley riders converged upon Laughlin, Nevada for the annual River Run. Even if you don't ride one, this is one event you want to witness at least once in your life. I did back in April 2000 and wrote about it. You can read my whole amazing experience at Kickstart Your Creativity and I've included an excerpt below.
EXCERPT~Kickstart Your Creativity
I love to write about people of all ages who allow or make themselves to "just do it", whatever that maybe in terms of pushing the personal performance envelope in a positive, sometimes difficult, growth promoting way. In order to write authentically about such characters and their personal stories, I need to meet, observe and interact with all sorts of people as well as have adventures myself. So, when my brother handed me two tickets to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert, I eagerly dusted off my earplugs and hit the road with 35,000 Harley Davidson motorcycle riders bound for the Laughlin, Nevada annual Harley River Run.
The Harley River Run. To get to the concert in the Flamingo Hotel outdoor arena on the Colorado River, we navigated the bikers-clogged sidewalks along the Laughlin Strip. Every street corner was packed 100 deep with men in black waving beer bottles, hooting approval or howling at the unending parade of every model and type of Harley motorcycle throatily prowling from one stoplight to the next. Beer gardens under striped tents enticed swaggersby with heavy metal biker rock, though not once did I hear "Born to be Wild." River Run tee shirt vendors must have gotten rich putting their merchandise on the backs most of the 35,000 Harley riders and wannabees. Rumor has it that one of the local Harley Davidson dealers made $300,000 selling parts and accessories during River Run week.
A sea of flashing chrome and metal fleck paint of a thousand parked motorcycles spilled from the Flamingo entrance to streetside as we merged with the leather heading for the concert. By this time I was desensitized to all the testosterone and horsepower and started to notice differences in biker types. There is a Harley rider's "uniform"--black leather everything and boots. Biker babes wear as little on top as possible, a leather halter or a bikini top. It doesn't really seem to matter if rolls are showing, just as long as whatever available cleavage does. (To read more click here)
ESSENCE OF TRUST ~ NEW REVIEW
My book ESSENCE OF TRUST that will be available in stores and from my website May 15 just got another great review. Deb Hern of The Romance Reader's Connection gave the book a 4 star rating, which they call "Plugs" on that review site:
". . . the characters and their various relationships are all very deep and layered. The narrative, combining paranormal, romance, action, and adventure, moves along at a brisk pace that will keep readers turning the pages. ESSENCE OF TRUST is an original, intelligent, and complex novel; dealing with reincarnation, the interconnection of souls, and the possible future of mankind. While this is a complete story, there is clearly more to come. I’m looking forward to the continuation of this mesmerizing tale." Deborah Hern, The Romance Reader's Connection Full Review Click Here
Melinda's Creative Centre Newsletter
Subscribers, your next issue of Melinda's Creative Centre News will hit your inbox on May 2. This time the magnificent prize winner of the contest will not be answering a riddle that you can too easily Google. You're gonna have to work, make that read, for it.
Ciao, ciao, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmelinda
posted by MMMelinda at 10:09 AM
