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2004

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Jan	Wed 7	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La.
	16-18	Facowie Winter Blowout - Paul B. Johnson State Park, Hattisberg, MS Annual campout in primitive camping area of park. Nothing provided but firewood and good ole boys having fun. Ladies invited but children are probably not advisable since some guys stay up late imbibing and talking loud.
	Sat 24	Taste of Bavaria Bakery on Hwy. 22 in Ponchatoula Charlie O’Malley will lead this ride. Meet at the Welcome Center on Loyola Dr. in Kenner for 8:30 am. Leave for 8:45 am. (this puts us at the Bakery for 9:30 am)

Feb	Sun 1	Annual Superbowl Sunday Luch Ride Jerry Lee will leave from south side of Causeway bridge at 10 AM (SuperBowl Sunday). North Shore: Leave the McDonalds at the foot of Hwy 21 at 10:45. Stop at the Shell Station at corner of Hwy 21 (near Hwy 40) to pick up last of St. Tammany riders. Ride up Hwy 43 to Columbia, MS. Arrive at Round Table Restaurant at about 1:PM to 1:30 P.M. (1:30 is target time.) Lunch is $10.00 a person. Those who care to can continue to Red Bluff after lunch -- others return on same route.
	Wed 5	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La.
	Feb 27 to March 7	Daytona Bike Week Campout BCubed (Beemer's for Bike Week and Biketoberfest) Holiday Travel Park - Florida, I-95 & Old Dixie Highway, Exit 278 (Old Exit 90), West of I-95 Camping fee: $16 per day for the event, or $20 per day short term. Exclusive BMW camping area. Just outside Daytona, and minutes from the track. Far enough away from the noise, but, close to major attractions. Come and kick off the riding season with us.Meet up with old friends, or get your bike tweaked by our mobile mechanic.There is plenty to do at this much talked about growing event. We provide coffee tent, BMW events schedule, 2004 t-shirts will be on sale. Vendors, Raffle tickets, Bike judging contest by BMWRA, Lot's of great door prizes. Grassy shaded quiet camping. Discount rates at Econo Lodge at park entrance. Park facilities include, On site restaurant, clean hot showers, pool, bike trailer parking, & unloading and loading ramp, free fire wood, picnic tables, ice machines.lots of port-a-jons in camping area. NO RESERVATIONS NEEDED!! Dry RV camping available in BMW area. 4 wheel parking is limited. NO MOTORCYCLE TRAILER PARKING IN CAMPING AREA, UNLESS IT'S USED TO SLEEP IN! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!! For more information, please contact: Rally Chair: Cathy Mroszczyk c_mroszczyk@hotmail.com, (315) 696-8450 or (315) 345-0438 Volunteer Coordinator: Bruce Badger e00008@ezaccess.net, JR (Gator) Balough Beemergator@att.net, (321) 725-0671 Ron Scibetti rjtrucker@aol.com, (732) 742-6007 or (732) 409-3211 Directions: From the south, make a left off I-95 at Exit 278 (old exit #90) and go under the 95 overpass. The park entrance on the right. From the north, make a right off I-95 at Exit 278 (old exit #90). The park entrance is on the right.

March	Wed 10	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La. Note: March club meetings are one week later than other months due to Bike Week ... and sometimes Mardi Gras.
	?	Louisiana Purchase Rally - Due To unforeseen circumstances the 2004 Louisiana Purchase Motorcycle Rally will not be held this year.
	21	Zemurray Gardens - Charlie O'Malley Meet up at the south end of the Causeway bridge for 9:00 AM. After viewing the gardens Charlie will guide us to a surprise lunch destination.

April	Wed 7	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La.
	2-4	Dogwood Trails Rally - BMW Riders of Mississippi Fri night meal until gone, Sat & Sun morning pancake breakfast by our own Paul Vegas. Showers, prizes, field events, coffee & friends. Askew's Landing Campground, Interstate 20 between Vicksburg & Edwards, Exit #19. Go west on Askew's Ferry Rd (service rd) 2-1/2 miles to Askew's Ferry Campground. $20 registration, rally pin to first 200. Info: BMW Riders of Mississippi website
	Sun 18	Gulf South BMW Owners Club Picnic. Metairie Playground Shelter #5, 1521 Palm St. The club will provide meats for grilling, soft drinks, and setups for sandwiches. You are asked to bring an appetizer or dessert. For more info contact Charlie O'Malley. Contact Jannie Markey if you have questions about what dish to bring. Directions : From Airline Hwy. Between Causeway and the Orleans parish line take Ridgewood Dr. There is a light at this intersection. The park is 0.5 mile on the right. From Bonnabel Blvd. Go south on Bonnabel to Metairie Rd. Turn left at light. Within 2 blocks make a right onto Hollywood Dr. Continue straight, cross RR tracks then bear left toward the park. Enter the park and continue around the track, past the community center in the back. #5 is all the way in the back, near the railroad tracks.
	30-2	Georgia Mountain Rally, Bald Mountain Campground, Hiawassee, GA

May	Sun 2	Brunch with friends and then ride around Lake Maurapas. Meet at LaMadeline's Elmwood Shopping Center location (5171 Citrus & Clearview). 10:00 am this Sunday May 2nd. After eating ride up River Road to Hwy 22 and around Lake Maurapas.
	Wed 5	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La.
	14-16	The Natural State Rally Sponsored by Naturally Beemers, The BMW Motorcycle Club of Arkansas Sequoyah Park at Arkansas River Lock & Dam No. 9, located South of Morrilton AR., and just off of Highway 9, South of the Arkansas River Bridge. Five miles South of the intersection of US Highway 64 and Arkansas Highway 9. A registration fee of $6.00 per night covers camping. Rally patches and t-shirts available for sale separately. Facilities & showers on site. Corps of Engineers Campground, Coffee provided, after that you are on your own. Plenty of restaurants and motels in nearby Morrilton. Optional scenic rides. This is a very unstructured rally and we like it that way. A great base to explore the Beauty of the Ozarks. For Info and detailed map: Send SASE to Charlie Biship, 6896 B & R Trl., Mabelvale, AR 72103. (501) 455-4542. E-mail: charliediane@aristotle.net or Morris Hale, 1401 Cornflower Ln., Sherwood, AR 72116. 501-834-1128 HOME 501-765-4253 CELL. E-mail mhale@aristotle.net
	27-30	16th Annual Rocket City Rally, Huntsville, AL. BMW Motorcycle Owners of Alabama A.K.A. "The Great Chicken Rally!" Roasted chicken and fixin's all day and night except breakfast when breakfast is served! Even better than the food are the roads of North Alabama and nearby Tennesee. $35 rally fee, children 12 and under $15; Day Pass on Saturday only, $15. No advance registration please. Door prizes, awards, vendors seminars, bike games, nightly entertainment, and Demo rides provided by Bogart's BMW Motorcycles. Tour Barber's Vintage Motor Sport Museum and Track, Jack Daniel's Distillery, Cathedral Caverns and great Alabama roads. Win a new R1150R to be given away May 29th at the awards ceremony. Motorcycle raffle tickets $5. (click for more info)

June	Wed 2	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La.
	?	Your ride here?

July	Wed 7	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La.
	15-18	BMWMOA International Rally - Spokane, WA Rally Chair Jackie Hughes: rallychair04@msn.com.

Aug	Wed 4	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La.
	?	Lil'Sturgis all-brand Bike Rally - Sturgis, Mississippi Camping available at "Beemer Haven" located at Craig Vechorik's Bench Mark Works.
	31-3	Curve Cowboy Reunion 2004 - Breckenridge, Colorado For registration and other information visit www.curvecowboyreunion.com, or email questions@curvecowboyreunion.com

Sept	Wed 1	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La.
	Sun 12	The club’s 4th annual Fall Picnic will be on Sunday, September 12th starting at noon. As in the past 3 years, Victor and Judi Labat have agreed to allow us the use of their property, Blue Moon Farm, near Folsom (links to maps below). The Club will provide soft drinks, hamburgers and grilled chicken breasts. Please bring munchies (chips, dips etc.) a dish, either a side dish (beans, potato salad … you know the kind of stuff you like to eat at a picnic) or a dessert. So that we can have an accurate count, please RSVP to Peggy Bienvenu OR Jannie Markey Maps: large B&W jpeg or a color gif with less detail.
	16-19	RA Rally - Cannan Valley, West Virginia More info when it becomes available ...

Oct	1-3	30th Anniversary - Return to Shiloh Rally Hosted by the BMW Riders Association of the Mid-South (BMW RAMS) "Best Rally By A Dam Site" East bank of the Tennessee River, camping at the TVA Campground (base of Pickwick Dam) Registration: $15/each. See the website for more details: www.bmwrams.com/rts/
	Wed 6	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La.
	?	Your Ride Belongs HERE! Been on a nice ride somewhere recently? Tell the other members about it at the next meeting. All we need to do is follow you!
	8-10	27th Annual Falling Leaf Rally - Gateway Riders Potosi, MO (click for more info)
	?	33rd South Central BMW Owners Reunion Fredricksburg, TX (same site as 1997 MOA rally) (click for more info)
	?	Deuches Haus Oktoberfest - Bob Frobese Beer, bratwurst, and chicken dancing!

Nov	Wed 3	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La.
	?	4th Cajun Guzzi/Beemer Rally - Swamp Scooters Same location: Catfish Heaven, 1554 Cypress Island Hwy at LA 353 (Lake Martin Rd), Lafayette, LA. (click for more info)

Dec	Wed 1	General Meeting 7:00 p.m. Piccadilly Cafeteria 8908 Vet's. Mem. Blvd. Metairie La. Election of club officers
	Sat 4	Gulf South Christmas Party 7:00 until 10:00 Omni Crescent Hotel Decatur Room 535 Gravier St. (between Camp and Magazine) New Orleans Members are asked to bring a dish. Contact Peggy Bienvenu 985-536-4193 peggyb@rtconline.com with what you’ll bring. The club will provide soft drinks. Paid parking at the hotel or nearby lots is available. Motorcycle parking will be available in front of the hotel at no charge.
	Sun 19	Annual Bonfire and Gumbo Ride - Alden and Peggy Bienvenu Ride along River Road to view the Bonfires being built for Christmas Eve then follow up with a sumptuous meal of gumbo and potato salad. Meet at The Donut Hole in Laplace. It is on the corner of Hwy. 51 and Hwy 61 (Airline Hwy.) We will leave this location at 11:00 a.m. (sharp). We will travel along the Mississippi River to St. James Parish where we will take a break to climb the levee and look at the bonfires. Afterwards, we will take a short ride to Reserve and feast on homemade gumbo and potato salad. Contact Alden or Peggy Bienvenu for more info 985-536-4193.

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