Here is a small blurb from Forgiven Biker's webpage article on 1% Brotherhood being God's idea. I thought it was fairly well written and it has tons of little gold mines like this one in it: "This original set of colors is called just that, his ‘originals’. Your originals must never be laundered or cleaned. Any soil only reflects the many miles of hard road, hard parties and hard fighting it has seen. It shows the true sign of a veteran. A great celebration commences to initiate the new patch-holder. Some of these celebrations last several days. As part of the ceremony, some clubs even soil the new patch for their new brother, so as not to have him stand out as the new guy when riding in a pack or attending an event. One time, when attending a Biker wedding, some Christian Motorcycle Ministries were there. Among the Christians was a new member of a Christian Motorcycle Ministry. He had not been around real outlaws very much but had purchased his Harley and joined a Christian Motorcycle Ministry. He even sported some fresh tattoos; so as to look the part. One of the outlaw patch-holders walked up behind him to pat him on the back. This gesture was simply to show appreciation for helping out with some of the wedding details. Walking in a swift swagger, in one swift movement, the outlaw biker bent over and scooped up a hand full of driveway dirt and gravel. With a boisterous patting and rubbing motion, he brushed the soil onto the shiny, clean, new patch on the Christian’s back. Red-faced from frustration, the Christian abruptly spun around and expressed his disapproval. The outlaw responded in shock (and disappointment) as he explained he was merely helping him polish away the new boy look. The Christian piously retorted that he would earn any soil himself. He didn’t realize the outlaw was treating him with respect and considered his rejoinder as self-adulation. It takes many years for a citizen (non-biker) to understand this clannish community’s many differences." I have enjoyed retelling this one to a few people as it is a great illustration that not everything is as it seems. Believe none of what you see and only half of what you hear, question everything! ~RDF☠FRD~ |
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