Hello rally fans. It’s hard to believe that the 70th anniversary Hollister Independence Rally is only 19 days away. This will be rally number 22 for me as owner of Johnny’s and I swear it gets here faster every year. As always I have been blessed with a wonderful crew to help keep your bellies […]
My how time flies. In some ways it’s hard to believe that I am preparing for my 22nd Johnny’s Saint Patrick’s Day celebration. In other ways it’s holy crap, here we go again! When I bought Johnny’s in January of 1996 I had many wonderful customers who remembered the wild and crazy celebrations that marked […]
The Hollister Motorcycle Rally – to be or not to be? I’m sick of the question. The Hollister Freelance newspaper was nice enough to print my letter to the editor on the subject. You can read it here. http://bit.ly/hollistermotorcyclerallytobeornottobe I will be out of town next week when the Hollister City Council discusses the subject again. They’ve […]
Hollister’s claim to fame and the thing that makes us a tourist destination is our motorcycle rally. Our place in history as the Birthplace of the American Biker is the only thing that distinguishes us from any other suburb in the United States. Everyone gets it, except three council members. Even the folks that put […]
I’m sure many were wondering when I was going to post my Hollister Independence Rally wrap-up. It’s been a wild and crazy July. The Independence Rally 2016 was a huge success, but it has been surrounded by tragedy for the Johnny’s family. We lost a very dear friend in Kirk Tognazzini on June 20th. Kirk was […]
I just checked out the Hollister Independence Rally 2016 line up and it is looking great. The forty page flip-book program that the folks at Roadshows put together is loaded with details for every day of the rally. There are too many bands to mention playing on three stages in three beer gardens. Denver’s Choppers […]
