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08-22-2004, 05:18 PM
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| Biker Funeral in Southern Maryland Today (Sunday) at about 1:00 my SO and I were driving across the bridge towards St. Mary's and we went past a funeral procession that consisted of several hundred bikers. Even the hearse was mounted on a bike. Does anyone know what was going on? Is there some famous biker that lives in the county that I didn't know about? Any info would be appreciated.
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08-22-2004, 05:23 PM
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| We saw the same thing... Bikes as far as you could see. Absolutely, breathtaking! |
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08-22-2004, 05:23 PM
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| I Need a Life  Member Since: Nov 2002 Location: Soda and Cummora
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| Biker respect.. Now, I wouldn' claim to be a biker chick, but to the best of my knowledge, that would be a pretty regular practice with funeral processions. It's like a rite of passage. My uncles were in clubs when they passed away and both of their funerals had at least a hundred bikes. I was told that one club had been known to put the corpse on the back of his bike for one last ride.( pretty morbid but i can understand the sentiment behind it)
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08-22-2004, 05:34 PM
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| I think you saw this: Time: 9:30 AM Date: 8/22/2004 Subject: Nat'l Fallen Biker Memorial Run II Location: All American H- D 27967 Baptist Church Rd Mechanicsville, MD Event Description: 95 mile police escorted ride thru 5 counties of Washington, DC to increase awareness of motorcyclist on our public roads, honor all Fallen Bikers and raise funding for the National Fallen Biker & Memorial Sanctuary. Bikers With Heart Foundation, Inc. 301-893-2900 or website www.fireupthundrout.com I wish I had seen it. I love watching all those bikes going down the road together. |
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08-22-2004, 05:36 PM
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| Cool... So there wasn't a dead guy in the coffin. What a relief! |
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08-22-2004, 05:38 PM
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| Now that would be bad karma!  |
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08-22-2004, 05:48 PM
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| Thanks for your responses, folks. The info was much appreciated. It's not often that one sees something like that!
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08-22-2004, 05:56 PM
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 My husband, the kids and I just stood in the front yard watching them all go by. It was really cool.
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08-22-2004, 07:54 PM
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08-22-2004, 08:30 PM
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| This has got to be why I heard all the sirens earlier around noon today. I wish I would have taken the boys to the road to see it. Darn |
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