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Directors
Gary Smith & Tricia Warwick New Mexico District
(505) 463-0807 GWRRA Membership
Gary GLS650@msn.com GWRRA Facebook
Tricia triciatalkn2ya@gmail.com
HEADQUARTERS: 21423 North 11th Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Phone: 1-800.843.9460 or 623.581.2500
Table of Contents
Team GWRRA 2
New Mexico District Team 2
New Mexico Chapters 3
Directors – Gary Smith & Tricia Warwick 4
Assistant Directors – Dan & Barbara Cok 5
Motorist Awareness – Walter Clement 6-7
Rider Educator– Barbara Cok 8
Membership Enhancement – Deborah Sciortino 9-10
Wing Ding Registration 11
Mark Davis
You start the game with a full pot of luck and an empty pot of experience...
The object is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck.
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Leadership Teams
Name
GWRRA
Position Email
Jere and Sherry Goodman Directors of GWRRA JereGood@aol.com
Bob and Nan Shrader Director's Assistant floridadd@msn.com
Tom and Renee Wasluck Director's Assistant tom.renee11@gmail.com
John & Shawn Irons Director's Assistant ironsline3414@gmail.com
Kevin Bramhoff & Karin Young Director's Assistant director@gwrra-nwc.com
Frank and Sharon Jackson Director's Assistant frankj64155@yahoo.com
Lorrie Thomas and Dan Clark Director of the University lorriemthomas@aol.com
Dan and Mary Costello Directors of Membership Enhancement mep.director.gwrra@gmail.com
James & Freida Clayson Directors of Motorist Awareness james.clayson@gmail.com
Randall and Janet Drake Director of Finance financedirector@gwrra.org
Susan & George Huttman Directors of Rider Ed director-re@gwrra.org
Allesandro Boveri & Mariarosa Bruzzone Directors Overseas alboveri@gmail.com
New Mexico District Team
Directors Assistant Director North Motorist Awareness
Gary Smith & Tricia Warwick Gary Greenfield Walter Clement
(505) 463-0807 (505) 402-1672 (313) 675-1232
Gary GLS650@msn.com greenfieldgary3@gmail.com range1274@comcast.net
Trisha triciatalkn2ya@gmail.com
Educator & Asst. Directors First Aid/Medic
Dan & Barbara H Cok Janet Longhurst
(505) 280-0710 (505) 459-0690
barbara@lobo.net janet.longhurst@comcast.net
Membership Enhancement Treasurer
Debbie & Tony Sciortino Margie Green
(716) 445-3579 (505) 250-7411
dsciortino.rr@gmail.com margie.green@comcast.net
Web Master Newsletter
Tom Evans Judy Metts
(732) 809-2184 (575) 308-1002
evans@att.net jemetts@gmail.com
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Chapter Directory
TX- A1 W - Albuquerque
Monthly – 2nd Saturday @ 11:00 a.m. Monthly – 3rd Sunday @ 7:36 a.m.
Rudy's BBQ - 6401 S. Desert Blvd. El Paso Golden Corral 5207 San Mateo Blvd NE
Exit 8 off I—10 Gathering commences 8:33:13 a.m.
(570) 380-0093 (505) 329-4070
Glennie Payne, CD Richard Mummey CD
tlpayne1940@gmail.com drwrcr688@msn.com
Web page: https://gwrratxa1.shutterfly.com/
F - Albuquerque D - Farmington
Monthly – 1st Saturday @ 8:30 a.m. Monthly – 2nd Saturday, @ 9:00a.m.
Golden Corral – 1701 Coors Blvd NW Golden Corral – 1715 E. Main
Dan & Barbara H Cok Gary Greenfield
(505) 280-0710 (505) 402-1672
barbara@lobo.net greenfieldgary3@gmail.com
Web page: https://gwrranmf.shutterfly.com/ Web page: https://gwrranmd.shutterfly.com/calendar
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Gary Smith & Tricia Warwick
W
e start this newsletter with some Lastly, this year's District Rally will be held
very sad news. Our dear friend August 27,28, and 29th in the historic town
and longtime GWRRA member of Santa Fe, New Mexico. We have
Mike Dalby passed away in February from negotiated a wonderful deal for GWRRA
lung cancer. Mike was diagnosed with stage members to stay at the Marriott Courtyard
4 cancer over a year ago and had been going for $99.00 a night. We have a big banquet
through Chemo and Radiation treatments room and small training rooms reserved to
since his diagnoses. Mike passed away at conduct our dinners, breakfasts and events
home with his loving wife Charmaine next in. The hotel has an indoor pool, two
to him. Mike leaves us with fond and Jacuzzi's a restaurant and is a short 3 miles
wonderful memories that we will cherish away from the historic plaza. We are
forever. Mike was an honest, decent man currently awaiting menus from the hotel to
that loved to ride and tell jokes. He would determine what foods will be selected for
always volunteer to help sell tickets, lead breakfasts and dinners. Lunches are also
and or tail rides and was a joy to be available at the hotel restaurant. More
around. Charmaine, please know that we information will come as we move forward
are your family and are here to support you with this event. So. please save the dates
in any way possible during this difficult and plan to come and see your friends and
time. Our prayers and thoughts are with brother/sister GWRRA members. May God
you always. bless you and have a wonderful day.
As for District news, Walter Clements has
decided to step down as TX-A1 Chapter
Director effective April 1st., 2021. Glennie
Payne has stepped up to fill this post and
Larry Kunard has stepped up to be Assistant
Chapter Director. We thank Walter for all
he has done and look forward to seeing him
as he continues his District Motorist
Awareness Duties. Likewise, we thank
Glennie and Larry for stepping up to fill
these important positions. If everything
goes as planned, Tricia and I will be coming
down March 13th to give Walter a gift of
appreciation and swear in Glennie and
Larry for their new positions. If you all are
available, please come and join us to
celebrate.
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R
emember when you were a little kid
and it seemed like an eternity from
Keep up that riding spirit!
one Christmas to the next – that
year went so sloooow. Now we are
starting the last month of the first quarter of
2021. Christmas will be here in no time.
Time sure flies by in a hurry these days. But
the good thing is the weather is starting to
warm up and that means more riding time.
Yippee!
With that said, Chapter F had a great
Albuquerque Pie Town Ride on March 13.
The weather was beautiful, and all 22 riders
(16 bikes) were overjoyed to be out on a
group ride. What could be better than
riding and eating, riding and eating, and
more riding and eating. The food was
different at each of the three stops/houses.
We had six special guests from Chapter D
(Gary Greenfield, Mark Rowe, Keith
Rhodes, Dave Louten, Tom and Penny
Lard) who joined us on the ride. They had a
lot of miles in by the time they returned
home that night.
Chapter F is planning a ride to the Buckhorn
in San Antonio on Saturday, March 20. All
members are welcome to join us on this ride
or meet us in San Antonio. We are planning
on eating on their outside patio. Come one
come all, you want to be part of all the fun
we are having!
Save the date, the New Mexico / Colorado
District Rally will be held Friday, August 27
to Sunday, August 29 in Santa Fe, New
Mexico at the Marriott Courtyard. Plans
are being made and it should be a fun time
“Let’s Ride”
for everyone. Looking forward to seeing you
there. Gary and Trish will be providing “Let’s Eat”
more details in the coming weeks.
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Volunteering for the 21st Century seven incentives identified the Voluntary
Action Directorate.
W
During these times, our motto seems
e are an organization of
difficult to achieve. Our membership seems
volunteers. Leading and
scattered throughout America and some are
managing volunteers takes upon
isolated. Yet, some have continued to
different skill levels, much different than
participate is small gatherings and others
workplace leadership and management.
are finding moments to ride.
Managing volunteers requires a higher level
of communication and collaboration.
The seven principles of which influenced
people to become involved in volunteer
According to the Voluntary Action
seem to have been sidelined.
Directorate, Multiculturalism and
Citizenship Canada of Ottawa, Ontario,
If our organization is to grow and survive,
seven areas were identified as incentives
we must pivot to factor in all conditions and
that can apply to the reasons which
all members. Today our chapter and
influence people to become involved in
members of GWRRA have divided into two
volunteer work. In addition, these seven
groups. Those that want to meet/gather
reasons also may apply to encourage others
and ride and those that choose to isolate. To
to join.
grow and to maintain members we must try
to engage all members from both groups.
• Achievement
• Recognition and feedback For achievement, we must push and
• Personal growth support our online certificate training. For
• Giving something back those who want to train and receive
• Bringing about social change certifications, this program must be
• Family ties enhanced to include online training and
• Friendship, support, bonding, and a mail in training. We still can achieve our
feeling of belonging membership objectives. For those who
enjoy classes, we can find educational
When a person joins an organization, they classes online. Can we capture the essence
are seeking one or more of the seven of our organizational values and embrace
principals. each member through these tough times?
We have lunch rides and as the weather
When we look at our values, it becomes easy warms and our vaccines take hold, we will
to see that they are consistent with the have ARC classes, rallies and more.
research of the seven incentives identified
by the ‘Voluntary Action Directorate, To recognize and receive feedback, we must
Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada of develop phone banks, email and group
Ottawa, Ontario’. texting services. We must develop directive
messaging and feedback for thoughts and
When we look at our motto Friends for Fun, ideas and a web site with instant messaging
Safety and Knowledge. We can see that Our capabilities. No member should be
GWRRA motto represents elements of the forgotten.
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Some members may what to teach and
advise. We could develop a pod casting. Motorcycle Ride
Members could speak on their riding, repair
and or anything GWRRA. This pod cast While out on a motorcycle ride, I swerved to avoid
would host members and would provide a hitting a deer, lost control and landed in a ditch,
gateway for new member to join. This severely banging my head when my helmet hit a big
would allow personal growth and boulder.
opportunities to giving something and
bringing about social change. Sort-of dazed and confused, I crawled out of the
ditch to the edge of the road where I sat down and
With the talents we have, nothing should removed my helmet. About then, a shiny new
stop us from growing and achieving. As we convertible pulled up with a very beautiful woman
rise to become a 21st century organization driver. She asked, "Are you okay?"
we will develop our family ties and create As I looked closer, I noticed she was wearing a low-
friendship, support, bonding, and a feeling cut blouse with cleavage to die for...
of belonging across the globe.
"I'm okay I think," I replied as I pulled myself up to
Many of us have been isolated and we must the side of the car to look in her rear-view mirror
be careful not to feel that no one cares. As and get a closer look at myself.
time pass, we will see brighter days we will She said, “Get in and I’ll take you home so I can
join hands, laugh, and hug. clean and bandage that nasty scrape on your face.”
We must all embrace one another and "That's nice of you," I answered, "but I don't think
support the reasons for becoming a GWRRA my wife will like me doing that!"
members. As we face our invisible enemy,
"Oh, come now, I’m a nurse," she insisted. “And I
we must find it within our hearts that all
need to see if you have any more bumps & bruises
members matter.
so I can treat them properly."
You matter to me. Well, she was really pretty and very persuasive.
Being sort of shaken and weak, I agreed, but
repeated, "I'm sure my wife won't like this."
We arrived at her place which was just few miles
away. After a couple of cold beers and the
bandaging, I thanked her and said, "I feel a lot
better, but I know my wife is going to be really
upset so I'd better go now."
"Don't be silly!" she said with a smile. "Stay for a
while. She won't know anything. By the way, where
is she?"
"Still in the ditch with the motorcycle, I guess."
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Barbara Cok
H
ave you taken the time to analysis you will start to compensate by moving your
the way you fit on your bike and shoulders and hips when making turns,
your body posture while riding? which is a lot more work and gives you less
When you are sitting on your bike, control of your bike, not to mention what it
pay attention to the angles of your knees, is doing by tightening up your shoulder and
elbows, wrists, and spine. No one bike fits back muscles. To have your bike fit you,
everyone’s riding style or body shape and there are options with aftermarket parts,
size. When choosing your own ride, there such as a different seat, foot pegs,
are some things you should keep in mind. handlebars or relocators, so that your bike
Note the alignment of your ankles and may be ergonomically correct for your best
knees. The closer you get to a straight up riding posture.
and down line between your knees and
Next time you ride, check your body posture
ankles, the better off you will be on a long
so you can enjoy a nice long ride without
day’s ride. The worst position is to have
being fatigued at the end of the day.
your feet extended far forward of your
knees. In this position, your leg bones and Thoughts from The Motorcycle Touring
muscles cannot support your body weight, Bible by Fred Rau.
leaving the shock of every little bump on the
road to run directly from your butt up your I am still working on getting some training
spine. In this position, it is virtually for you via Zoom.
impossible for you to shift your weight for
cornering maneuvers, or to brace yourself
against acceleration forces. The best riding
position is to have your knees below the
plane of your hips, and again a straight up
and down line from knees to ankles, which
gives you the most leverage.
How about your arms, are they fully
extended when riding or do you have a
slight bend in the elbow? Are you reaching
for the handlebars? If you are, then making
turns while riding a trike, when you use the
push-pull, you will not be able to make some
of the turns because you have no more arm
length to extend into the turn. Having your
arms fully extended leaves little or no
leverage and flexibility for counter-steering.
If you ride with your arms fully extended,
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Deborah Sciortino
I
t’s time for some Bar jokes and lighten up our mood. COVID is taking its toll with all the
isolation so we need a little laughter in our lives or at least a snicker.
Three vampires walk into a bar. The first one says, “I’ll have a pint of blood.”
The second one says, “I’ll have one, too.”
The third one says, “I’ll have a pint of plasma.”
The bartender says, “So, that’ll be two Bloods and a Blood Lite?”
A mushroom walks into a bar and orders a drink, but the bartender yells at him to get
out before he stinks up the place.
The mushroom looks taken aback and says, “Why? I’m a fun guy.”
A guy walks into a bar after a long day at work and orders a drink. As he sits there,
mulling over his day, he hears a high-pitched voice say, “That shirt looks great on you!”
The man looks around, doesn’t see anything, and returns to his drink thinking nothing
more of it. But then, a moment later, the voice returns, this time offering, “You seem
like a really cool guy!”
Again, the man looks around, sees nothing, and returns to his drink, wondering if he
should get checked out by a professional. Finally, when his nerves have cooled and he
believes the voice is gone, he hears, “I bet your parents are really proud of you!”
He slams down his drink and looks around wildly. Frustrated and finding no possible
source of the voice, he calls over the bartender. He says, “Hey barkeep! What’s that
voice I keep hearing?”
“Oh, those are the peanuts,” the bartender replies. “They’re complimentary.”
Two friends are walking their dogs together. One has a big black lab, while the other
has a minuscule Chihuahua. They pass a bar and the lab owner says, “Let’s get a beer.”
The Chihuahua walker complains, “That would be great, but we can’t take our dogs in
there.” The first responds, “Watch me.”
The lab owner strolls in with her dog and orders a beer. The bartender tells her, “Sorry,
you can’t bring your dog in here.” “He’s my seeing eye dog,” the woman replies feigning
offense. The bartender quickly apologizes and serves her the beer.
The other woman follows, her Chihuahua in tow, and orders a beer as well. Again, the
bartender says there are no dogs allowed in the bar. “He’s my seeing eye dog,” the
woman replies. “Yeah, right,” the bartender says, “A Chihuahua? Give me a break.”
Without missing a beat, the woman replies, “They gave me a Chihuahua?!”
9A three-legged dog walks into a saloon, his spurs clinking as he walks, his six-shooter
slapping at his furry hip. He bellies up to the bar, stares down the bartender, and
proclaims, “I’m looking for the man who shot my paw.”
And I leave you with this story I got from a friend. Stay safe and healthy.
An old Doberman starts chasing rabbits but before long he discovers he is lost.
Wandering about, he notices a young lion heading rapidly in his direction with the
intention of having lunch. The old Doberman thinks, “Oh, Oh! I’m in deep trouble
now!” Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to
chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the lion is about to
leap, the old Doberman exclaims loudly, “Boy, that was one delicious lion! I wonder if
there are any more around here.”
Hearing this, the young lion halts his attack in mid-stride. A look of terror comes over
him and he slinks away into the trees. “Whew!” says the lion, “That was close! That old
Doberman nearly had me.” Meanwhile a squirrel who had been watching the whole
scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for
protection from the lion. So, off he goes.
The squirrel soon catches up with the lion, spills the beans and strikes a deal for
himself with the lion. The young lion is furious at being made a fool of and says, “Here
squirrel, hop on my back and see what’s going to happen to that conniving canine!”
Now, the Doberman sees the lion coming with the squirrel on his back and think,
“What am I going to do now?” Instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to
his attackers, pretending he hasn’t seen them yet. Just when they get close enough to
hear, the old Doberman says, “Where’s that squirrel? I sent him off an hour ago to
bring me another lion!”
Moral of the story: Don’t mess with old dogs. Age and skill always overcome youth and
treachery! Bullshit (sorry, their word not mine) and brilliance only come with age and
experience.
Bar jokes taken from: scarymommy.com/bar-jokes/
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Come celebrate with us.
June 29- July 3, 2021
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Wing Ding is the ultimate Honda Gold Wing & Touring Bike convention! Hosted
by GWRRA at different locations across the United States every year, the rides to
Wing Ding as well as unique atmospheres are unforgettable. Come join us for a
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friends with live entertainment in a beautiful location, learn more about
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