August 29th --- GR Road Ryders Metro Cruise Poker Ride
« on: July 22, 2009, 10:07:43 PM »

OK folks - dropping this note out again to all. I know that a handful of you have already committed to this ride - THANKS - and you're gonna have a ball. Now "OUR EVENT" is scheduled to run from 2 pm till about 9 pm on Saturday, August 29th. We will be meeting up and starting from the Comfort Suites Inn, start to register at 1:30 pm - address and Goggle Map link are below.I thought that it would be nice to START from the hotel, this way, any of you who are planning to stay overnight, can just arrive a tad bit early, check in, bring your bags to the room, use the facilities & freshen up - then be RIGHT THERE FOR THE START !!!As an additional thought (crap - that hurt ) "MAYBE" some of you would like to make more of a week-end out of this. Below is a link to the Metro Cruise site - look it over, they have tons of stuff going on. This cruise starts Friday night and all day Saturday till 9 pm. Come early in the morning, or even Friday night. There will be literally a few thousand 'Hot Rods' 'Custom Trucks' 'Classic Cars' 'and Custom cars that the world has never seen' --- OK, maybe I stretched that last bit

This is a very well run event, with a couple hundred thousand folks participating up & down the 15 mile stretch. Lots to see, lots to eat.Just be sure to be back to the hotel by 1:30 pm, take off at 2 pm. We will have about a 3 hour ride (couple breaks in there), will be nice & leisurely, as always on my rides - we will pass or stop at several lakes & rivers (water is just so gorgeous on a bike). This is a poker ride, so we will be drawing cards along the way, for CASH PRIZES. Will also have 50/50 drawings for cash. Stay tuned for more INFO - I am checking into a couple ideas I have. Wanting to tie in an included FULL BUFFET and possibly a CUSTOM T-shirt - we'll see what I come up with !!

Bottom line is - I NEED YOU FOLKS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN - start to plan on this, it is going to be good !!

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Thanks for asking Bob. There is a very nice Comfort Suites Inn, in Grandville. 2 blocks away from gas & food, 1 mile away from LOTS of food. Nice, clean, fairly new - Walmart right behind it, if you forget anything.Also - indoor heated pool & hot tub if desired ..... deluxe Continental breakfast is included ..... wirelessTheir number is (616) 667-0733 address is 4520 Kenowa in Grandville. Google map link is below to make it easy.

**** To ALL FOLKS, please re-read the original note down a couple posts. This should be tons of fun, but only if we have enough folks to make it so. So please drop this date on your calendars, reserve the night. I will have much more INFO as the time draws nearer.thanks,

Stitch and the Grand Rapids Road Ryders
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4520+Kenowa+Ave+SW,+Grandville,+MI+49418&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=28.611123,55.458984&ie=UTF8&ll=42.884911,-85.782216&spn=0.006446,0.01354&z=16&iwloc=A

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let's ride, let's eat, let's draw some POKER hands, let's win some cash !!!I know ... I know ... I know -- this is only 1 week after the St Iggy week-end, but tying this into the Metro Cruise is way cool. Check out THIS link for lots of INFO on the Metro Cruise.
http://www.28thstreetmetrocruise.com/

We're planning on the 4th annual GRAND RAPIDS ROAD RYDERS POKER RIDE / METRO CRUISEso put this date on your calendar August 29th, 2009 we'll be rallying up at 2 pm, which will give all of you time to ride in from wherever. We'll have a couple hour Poker Ride - very scenic & several stops along the way. Then we will be hitting the Metro Cruise, many - many food vendors for supper ... hundreds & hundreds of classic cars and hot rods. Then about 9 pm, we'll do our own light parade "Valkyrie Style"More Info will follow, just put this date on your calendars NOW. Would suggest booking a room (for any distance riders) for Saturday night.

Shoot, I'd love to invite ya'll for Sunday morning church (starts at 10 am), we have a very vibrant service, great music, lots of cool folks, coffee & donuts afterwards. If I have a few who would like to join us, I'll make sure we make note of this - try to 'groom' our service for a room full of leather-clad bikers. That would be so cool - our church is a little different anyway, this fits well

Dennis & Joan can come, just can't buy raffle tickets !!