Labor Day biker party 2007

The great Cajun biker party

This rally used to be in Enon, LA but they relocated to Sandy Hook, MS just a few short miles north of the Louisiana border. Same old crowd though, it's definately got a Cajun feel to the entire weekend.

Walking around you'll meet some good ol' boys from down the bayou... don't worry if you can't understand most of what their saying they're all good people and sure know how to party. Half of what they say may be in some kind of local dialect which is part french, part english and part alchool... but how much to you really need to understand when they're cooking a giant pot of shrimp and waving a beer to invite you to their campground? Hey, laissez le bon temp rouler! That's cajun for ''let the good times roll''.

The party itself was pretty good... not as frantic as some of the other rallies but still a real good time. Relaxed was the theme for the weekend, at least until they started the nightly contests when them cajuns can really cut loose.



They had a thong contest on friday. Saturday was a poker run (benefit for a local biker named Q Matherne who has cancer), Biker karaoke on stage, biker games later in the afternoon along with a burn out contest and girls wrestling in pudding, and a wet t shirt contest when the sun went down. Sunday morning devotional, biker games, bike show and a bikini contest after sundown.

As you can imagine, whatever the stage contests after dark started out as they all kind of finished off in the same way. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you really need to get out to more rallies.

The bands were pretty good, and local. Playing... zydeco? Is that what you call cajun music? In any case not the same old southern rock I get to hear every weekend. Not that I'm complaining, it kind of gives the rally that ''mardi gras for bikers'' feel, which is fine by me.

This is the second year I've been to the labor day biker party and once again I had a great time. It's a great little party with a couple of thousand of the right kind of people... as a matter of fact them cajun boys (and girls) are a lot of fun and really make this rally stand out from the rest. Was it worth the trip? Well, I just got back a couple of days ago and I'm already looking forward to next year. Does that answer your question?

Fortunately we don't have to wait an entire year, they've got another party on Memorial day... which if you ask me is a lot more fun than the gulfport blowout. Now I'm sure that I'll be getting a zillion emails from people that have been going to the blowout for the last 25 odd years telling me how stupid I am... and all I have to answer is FIRST GO TO BOTH RALLIES, then tell me honestly where you had the better time.

Next May I'm making this my memorial day party, because as all my new friends would say ''U cun ga-rhun-tead have a gud timez cou-zin''. Which is cajun for hell ya it's a good party!


Adults Only : 21 or better to enter.

Entry Fee : $30 person, RV's $60, golf carts $20

Bands : Spellbound, BUTCH & 4DB, Redline

Events : Bike show, biker rodeo games, poker run, sunday morning services,

Contests :Wet t-shirt contest, Pudding wrestling, Thong contest, Bikini contest, Burn out contest.

Amenities : Hot showers, RV hookups available, plenty of primitive tent camping, real Toilets. Hotels/motels aprox 20 miles away in Hattiesburg.

Southern Thunder Rally 2007 biker party

A good grass roots biker party.

Although this was my first time at this party they're in their 4rth year and going strong. Organized by the TN chapter of ABATE, their cause is of course repealing the TN state helmet laws.

It was a great little party with over 500 people showing up for the weekend. The campgrounds were beautifull, well shade with tons of camping space, a nice little stage, real washrooms, hot showers and even a little creek you could jump in and beat the heat. As far as locations go it doesn't get much better than this.

A bunch of stuff going on, including of course a bike show, biker rodeo games, rat races and of course some (suprisingly good) bands cranking out some tunes. And let's not forget the Saturday night men's sexy boxer shorts and women's wet tee shirt contest.

The wet tee shirt contest was kind of funny because somehow everyone forgot that the girls needed some tee shirts... you know, for the wet tee shirt contest? Oh well, whatch'a gonna do? Not to worry, they just simply lined them up in front of the stage and told the girls to ''go for it''. And go they did! Them girls are all troopers in my book.

The rat races? I had assumed before I went that it was some kind of rat bike dirt race or something... but they had actuall rats, which they placed in clear ball-shaped cages and ran down a little track! Must be a thing that they do up there in hill-billy land to entertain themselves during them long summer days...

The bands were GOOD, I really liked these guys called ROCKIN' FOOT CLUTCH, and they had STACIE COLLINS who I'm SURE we'll be seeing a lot more of at a bunch more biker rallies this summer.

It was a great little party, not too crazy and not too laid back. Old school, it's refreshing to see more motorcycles than rv's at a party nowdays. I went, I had a good time and it's definately on my ''to do'' list for next summer.


Adults Oriented : 18 or older suggested.

Entry Fee : $25 person

Bands : Stacie Collins, Myth, TKO, Rockin' Foot Clutch

Events : Bike show, biker rodeo games, rat races, sunday morning services

Contests Wet Tee shirt contest, men's sexiest boxers contest.

Amenities : Hot showers, plenty of well shaded primitive tent camping, hotels/motels less than 15 miles away in Clarksville, TN.

Bama bikefest summer 2007

July 12-15th, Forkland, AL

A great time, and one of the best rallies of the season so far.

The Bama bike fest is fast becoming one of the BEST rallies going on, and bar far the funnest thing I've found in Alabama. They had a shaky start a few years ago but trust me, this party is really kicking now!

Not your typical biker rally, the Bama bike fest always seem to have something going on for the people... wether it's a live band, drinking games, a bike show, rodeo games or whatever there's hardly a dull moment all weekend, unlike some other rallies that I shall be kind to and not mention by name. And of course having that big biker bar right here (with air conditioning!) is just the icing on the cake.

Let's see... for bands they had GENEVA playing all weekend long, a bunch of contests friday & saturday night, three different wet tee shirt contests including one that had a $1,000 first prize, a couple of chaps contest, a tatoo contest, drinking games with free booze, a bike show, saturday afternoon rodeo games, a nipple sizing contest, a couple of pickle sucking contests and they threw away about a zillion dollars worth of free stuff out to the crowd on & off all weekend long. Hell they had so much stuff going on a probably forget a few.

This is fast becoming one of my favorite rallies to shoot, simply because it's a lot of fun and everybody there's got a great attitude. Everybody's happy, everybody's smiling and kept mentioning all weekend long what a great time they were having... so I guess it wasn't just me.

If your reading this, you probably like the same kind of biker parties that I do. I'll tell you straight up you've got to go to a lot of rallies and travel long distances to find another rally you can compare with this one. A few thousand of the right kind of people showed up for this party and had a great time. Did you miss it? Don't worry, they've still got their final party of 2007 comming up in the fall... don't miss it, I'd bet my last dollar it's going to be a great time!


Adults Only : 18 or older to enter.

Entry Fee : $20 person

Bands : Geneva

Events : Bike show, biker rodeo games, drinking games, poker run

Contests : Three different wet tee shirt contests, two different chaps contests, a nipple sizing contest, two pickle sucking contests, best tattoo contest, best buns contest, most beads contest, best body painting contest.

Amenities : Hot showers, RV hookups available (extra), plenty of primitive tent camping, an real biker bar right there on location open 24/7, hotels/motels less than 10 miles away.