At Johnny’s yesterday, I had the privilege of hosting a luncheon for Chuck Swartz (Convexx president), seven members of the Convexx family, Councilman Ray Friend, and Hollister Downtown Association President Ray Pierce.Chuck invited everyone from the morning meeting to join him and we were thrilled and honored to have the business. I said the Convexx […]
The Hollister City Council has finally ironed out the details with the Hollister Downtown Association for the 2015 Hollister Motorcycle Rally and it has been unanimously approved. It will be a three day event and is scheduled for July 3rd through the 5th. The council made it very clear at their December 1st meeting that […]
The Hollister Motorcycle Rally has been back in play for two years. The revival was made possible because our new Police Chief, Dave Westrick, got behind it. He brought the cost of law enforcement way down, but it continues to be a challenge because of the Fourth of July holiday overtime costs. The idea is […]
Last week I had the privilege of hanging out with a bunch of great Boozefighters in Fort Bragg, CA and Wino Willie Forkner’s daughter, Terrie Dawn in Willits. Wino Willie, the originator of the Boozefighter Motorcycle Club moved to Fort Bragg from the LA area in 1963. He was an avid fisherman who loved the […]
It’s been almost two months since the rally took place, and I’ve been hearing a lot of different takes on the event. Because of Johnny’s place in history, we are always busy during the rally. I’d like to think our reputation for ice cold beer and great food has something to do with it, but […]
