A not so dry run

Greetings fans of Team Satisfied! We are here to give you the full report of how our Not-So-Dry-Run went at the Bicycles, Blues & BBQ ride in the town where the lake is clear even if your vision isn't.

The day started out with a wonderful flat ride out of town and a couple, ok- three or four, beers at a lovely establishment called Mat's Place. The team was in full glory- Smiley, Sugar, Sunshine, Sassy, Sparkle, and Stodd were all present. Smiley and Sassy tried to prove that they could shoot superior stick, Sunshine & Sparkle showed them its all about having a few good shots when it counts. Other games included Trophy Hunter where Stodd tried to show Sugar how to handle a big gun. Sunshine, although licensed to carry a handgun, didn't seem to be any better at the Police Trainer than Sparkle.

Later in the day when Smiley pulled out the jet skis, Sparkle and Sugar ran into a bit o' trouble with the hansome DNR officer. Stodd, barely hiding his amazement, observed that if he had been driving instead of riding behind Sugar, there would surely have been tickets handed out instead of the friendly information filled warning. We don't want to brag (who are we kidding- we're bragging) but Mr. DNR didn't stand a chance after seeing our bicycle toned legs.

Since we were at the historic site of Buddy Holly's death anyway, we felt obliged to make a toast to all of the rockers lost there at a bar called Elly's. Although a touch on the smokey side since the pub is located in the basement of a guy's house and has no windows to the outside world, the selection of pull-tabs and the honor of seeing THE memorial BH guitar outweight the lung cancer we are all now suffering from.

After our winning streak ran dry we turned the corner to try our lucky at Rookie's. Stodd proved that just because he's a Ford fan that doesn't mean that he can't drive a mean race on the NASCAR simulators. After handing Sunshine, Sugar, & Sparkle a bitter defeat, he graciously fed the jukebox with enough hard core old school high school & college favorites that everyone soon forgot how they were bitter. Although another race did occur, with Sparkle taking the checkers first, the whole night seemed to be doomed when the power suddenly went out in the portion of the building controlling the video game AND the jukebox.

Never wanting to admit defeat, Team Satisfied mearly found our way a little closer to home and at an establishment with electricity. By now, it seems as though everyone was bit by the jitterbug and soon the dance floor pulsed with the power & grace of the dancing Team Satisfied. It was definitely here that we arrived at the ephiany that we have a theme song- don't cha.

Trust us- we are ready to go for RAGBRAI.

Rider Off.