The WORD from Down Under

The word from down under!!!

Hey Mark
Hey bro how are you now?
I was sitting the other week wishing we could be at Friday the 13th. So the story goes this way, I was reading this magazine call Oz Biker Nation. It was pretty interesting it had some news on “bikie gangs” that is what everyone calls Hells Angels and other gangs and bikers like that!! They are not called “bikers” here in Australia. It had a story on the Adelaide Hells Angels Annual Poker run. Anyway to make this long story short I read the mag from cover to cover. Then I get to the 3rd last page which has adverts on it. You’re not going to believe this but there was an advert for Friday 13th party & run!! I was reading this mag on Wednesday the 11th, so of course I had to investigate this more. I asked Monique to look it up on line http://www.friday13th.com.au/ I was pumped man, we were not going to miss Friday the 13th after all. Well, after all was said and done. This run was 2000 Km away from where we are currently staying in Australia, Which by the way is in Cairns, QLD. We still looked into renting a Harley from the nearest city Noosa Head, It was close to where the beginning of the run was going to start. There were none available. Go figure LOL. Then we did more research on this and found out that the actual run was not on the 13th but the Saturday 14th. There still was a party on the 13th. Here is how it all came about this is actually an excerpt the webpage as to how it started over here...
“We have received a lot of questions about who we are and we think it’s reasonable that you all understand who the "party masters" are.
· So who are we?
· Social outcasts?
· Yuppie Bikers?
· Community reprobates?
Well quite frankly they probably fit all categories but one thing for sure they have a love of motorcycles and the family attached. Our vision has always been to get everyone together and party in a multi club, no brand good fun environment. Everyone celebrating together and appreciating being on two wheels with the wind in our face after all ...all bikers were created equal weren't they?
So firstly we should introduce the real founder of the Friday 13th Biker Gathering.... our good mate Ian Madill. Ian comes from Toronto in Canada and has been to many of the Friday 13th Biker Events in Port Dover. Sitting in the club one day Ian turns to Lou and says in his unique Aussie Canadian accent “you know Lou you should run Friday 13th here".
Well that’s as simple as it was! Nothing more elaborate to report apart from the fact that Ian then buggered off to Canada and left us with the task. Well he came to the first one then nine events later and he hasn't managed to get back for another, but we excuse him as he decided to fly one of his sports planes into the deck. Word has it that Ian is well recovered and limiting himself to low flying on his Harleys. We have hopes to see him there in November and with Ian you just never know.”

Wayne Birrell


Well, it ended up being the first Friday the 13th I have missed in 13 yrs. Believe me, if it would have been feasible then we would have made it to that party. We just found out a little late. But one thing I know for sure is that I bet the people in Port Dover Don’t realize that there is a party Down Under because of them!!!! That’s pretty cool.
So on that note... We have more to tell and more to show but that will have to be another day in RIDER 88's Blog Take care from your friends Down Under!!!!

Miss you all you Bikies over there!!!!
Monique & Jay