Like Scottish independence and damning the Maquoketa Rive,
Bobtoberfest is one of those ideas that probably should go away – but won’t.
After many heated and sometimes violent meetings with
various boards and councils of the power elite, tribal leaders and officials from
the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board have decided to sanction
Bobtoberfest by granting a permit. Due
to diverse nature of the goings-on’s and what-have-u’s, the ride will be
governed by the iBNR – a new division of Illuminati.
“This permit ensues
that the holder, regardless of his or her actions, will be in compliance with
all bylaws, statutes, policies, mandates, & regulations of Team Playtex
& The Davis Family Band with proper jurisprudence”
Bob’s going to take his sweet-ass time this year, so
everything doesn’t all happen at once…
The route has some major changes and obstacles this
year.
As usual, many Bob’s will be getting organized at Paul’s Tip
in downtown Dubuque between 10:29 am and 12:16 pm. We should have a trailer or two and a
driverBob for a few folks to ride out to Farley.
Those not getting an advanced start at Paul’s, meet up at the
first bar on the right in Farley around 12:30 and let the wild rumpus start.
From there the ride heads East to Epworth and then a few
miles to the park near the graveyard (not in the graveyard Bob!).
NOTE – a big change this year. After Bob pays respects, he’ll be taking a
detour from the normal route down Graf Rd (this is a left turn BOB – no, your other
left). Heading to hang with the Grafites
and have some Chili & cornbread.
Onward Bob roles via the trail from Graf to the HandleBar in Durango. From Durango nobody knows. Maybe the driving-bob-crazy Range and then
into DBQ.
Any Bob that makes it back to Paul’s qualifies for a special
drawing.
Although we'll be traveling at the speed of light, lights are still a good idea. Also, the ride is clothing optional, but due to the cold weather costumes are advised, along with other Safety Gear, and adult tools. NOTE - the ride will likely not have support - so plan for the best and expect the worst.
Here's a photo of Bob doing some risky shit on his bike last year. We'll have none of that this year.