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Hogs on parade for 100th anniversary
CNN ^ | 8/30/2003 | AP/CNN

Posted on 08/30/2003 12:34:19 PM PDT by UB355

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:03:03 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Ten thousand Harley riders wearing anything from Hog masks and feather boas to black leather roared through the city Saturday on an 8-mile parade celebrating Harley-Davidson's 100th anniversary.

The event was as much a tapestry of red, white and blue as the motorcycle icon's signature orange and black. One Harley rider festooned his bike with two dozen American flags.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: anniversary; harley; hogs

1 posted on 08/30/2003 12:34:19 PM PDT by UB355
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To: UB355
I had the joy of being one of several hundred thousand spectators over the 8 mile parade route. Too Cool.
2 posted on 08/30/2003 12:35:30 PM PDT by UB355
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To: UB355
We're having the annual HD Bike Rally here in Durango, CO

I understand now why it is smaller than usual.

roared through the city Saturday on an 8-mile parade

Wow...the longest we've had here is 3 miles....Awesome!

FMCDH

3 posted on 08/30/2003 12:42:58 PM PDT by nothingnew (The pendulum is swinging and the Rats are in the pit!)
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To: UB355
Ohh, Motorcycles, I thought this thread was about Rosie O'Pigface organizing another "Million Sows March"

Sorry, natural mistake.

4 posted on 08/30/2003 12:58:32 PM PDT by muir_redwoods
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To: UB355
May I be among the first to tweak this thread?

5 posted on 08/30/2003 1:01:23 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (40 miles inland, California becomes Flyover Country!)
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To: nothingnew
We're having the annual HD Bike Rally here in Durango, CO

I understand now why it is smaller than usual.

roared through the city Saturday on an 8-mile parade

Wow...the longest we've had here is 3 miles....Awesome!

The parking lot at the Pentagon seemed less crowded than usual, too....

[Rolling Thunder, 2002]

-archy-/-

6 posted on 08/30/2003 1:53:03 PM PDT by archy (Keep in mind that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
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7 posted on 08/30/2003 3:16:25 PM PDT by concentric circles
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