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Since I had pretty much ignored the OL
all weekend, I decided to wait till she got home from work before
heading down to Fat Cats. The weather was perfect and for me, Fat
Cats is only a 15 min putt. We got there about 3:30 and noticed that
the crowd was a bit thinner than expected. I am guessing that there
were maybe 150 people there.

I went up to the ABATE booth and talked
to Rod for a few minutes. He told me that this was the 3rd or 4th
year that the district has sponsored a labor day show but that the
location has changed for each one.

Rod
After getting the scoop from Rod and
seeing what was happening, I decided to take some pics of some of the
bikes in the bike show. There were some real nice
bikes.


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While I was looking at the bikes, I
could hear JB Walker and the Cheap Whiskey Band playing inside the bar so
the OL and I headed inside to see what was happening. I ran into my
friend Jerry, who I had known for about 5 or so
years.

Jerry
Don't let the ugliness fool you,
he really is harmless. The people inside seemed to be pretty well
lubricated and everyone seemed to be having a good time while the
organizers were giving out door prizes and trophies.


Someone was kind enough to give
the OL a bunch of door prize tickets. We actually won
something. Now it wasn't anything that we really want or need but it
was something. I won't mention what the prize was because I may end
up having to use it as an x-mas present if my finances don't
improve! I will say though that Greg had his crew working hard and
did take good care of the customers. If you had never been to Fat
Cats, I suggest you check the place out. Greg is a good host and
they are pretty supportive of the biker community. The only
thing that bothered me was that the local cops (Austell) seemed to know
exactly when the main events were ending. I did notice a few off
duty? cops among the crowd. As the wife and I were pulling out of
the parking lot. I saw 3 Austell police cruisers setting themselves
up in parking lots right down the street in both directions. Perhaps
someone inside told them it was time to set up? I am sure you
don't need to be reminded but I am reminding you all anyhow, when you go
to these events expect the Leos to be waiting right down the
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