THE
DERBY

CI HAVE BEEN ASK MANY TIMES, WHY I WEAR A DERBY. MY DERBY IS MORE THAN AN OUTDATED HAT, IT IS A SYMBOL OF MY FRIENDS, FAMILY AND ANCESTORS ,WHO WITH BRAVERY HAVE FACED AND MET THE GRIM REAPER. THEY HAVE MET HIM FACE TO FACE , SOME IN THE FIRE AND HELL OF WAR AND SOME IN A QUIET DIGNIFIED DEATH.  THE STORY OF MY DERBY IS A SALUE TO SOME OF THEM AND A TRIBUTE  TO ALL.
MY DERBY FIRST BELONGED TO A STRONG AND BRAVE MAN NAMED FRITZ HERRICK A.K.A. " THE JESTER". AN EX-MARINE HE WAS ONE OF THE MARINES WHO WALKED OUT FROM THE FROZEN CHOSEN RESERVIOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR. HE BECAME A MENTOR AND FATHER FIGURE TO MANY YOUNG BIKERS AND A GREAT FRIEND TO MANY OTHERS. WHEN HE DIED I LOST TRACK OF THE DERBY FOR A WHILE. ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER I SAW ANOTHER FRIEND ,                                            STICKS, A VIET NAM VET
                                WITH THE DERBY ON.
                                I TOLD HIM OF MY LOVE                                      FOR THE HAT AND MY                                         DESIRE FOR IT WHEN

                                JESTER DIED. TO MY                                           SUPRISE A FEW DAYS
                                LATER HE GAVE ME THE
                                DERBY AS A GIFT.

                                NOTHING ON THE DERBY
                                IS THERE BY ACCIDENT
THE DERBY IS JESTER
THE FLAG IS STICKS AND THE AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
THE  " PI PI PIN" IS FOR JACK ROSCO.
THE WALL PIN IS FOR ALL THE VETS THAT HAVE EVER SERVED.
I PROUDLEY WEAR IT AS A
TRIBUTE TO ALL THESE
AND WHEN THE GRIM
REAPER CALLS FOR ME, I WILL
PASS THE DERBY ON TO A YOUNG BIKER THAT WILL CARRY ON THE TRADITION.                                

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I AM REBEL BORN
AND
REBEL BRED
AND
WHEN I DIE
I WILL BE
REBEL DEAD
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