Mufflers optional.
Or, like pretty much every weekend in nice weather; whatever.
As a non-motorized cyclist, I mention this revved-up observance of Armed Forces Appreciation Day only because of the interesting wording. Not in a bad sense, mind you, just interesting. There is an edge of sorts to the language, perhaps implying that not everyone at the big kids' table approved -- and let me tell you, NAC understands THAT feeling.
Event hosts are identified as "citizens" and a "bicentennial committee" (the leaden Commission itself?) It is a "free event" (how would you charge to watch motorcycles from public sidewalks ... on second thought, leave Harvest Homecoming out of it). The thunderous motorcycle ride is mentioned at the official Bicentennial Commission page, but with nary a comment apart from the poster itself. At the city's Facebook page, Thunder was assigned an exclamation mark, although pretty much every utterance gets one of those, rendering them moot.
Initially I was contacted about serving beer after the ride at the Masonic Lodge, which isn't mentioned on the poster. I presume it is an "official viewing site," but at any rate, no one ever called back, and it's too late now. We'd have been pleased to do it. Perhaps there'll be "music and specials" from downtown establishments. Do any of them know anything about this?
I wonder if it's too late to have NABC's Tricentennial Ale release on June 1 classified as an official bicentennial-stamped event?
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