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     The Welcome Party started off in front of the stage by doing Jell-O shots and Mojo, a drink one of the staff came up with that is a concoction of different types of alcohol. Of course you know what the ladies had to show to get a few free drinks. That night the amazing band called Albert Simpson and the Highly Kind Band came on stage. The saying is that if the music is to loud you are to old. When the bands cranked the music up and no matter what part of the campground you were in you could hear the music. I don't know what it is about the band playing that causes the ladies to head for the pole in front of the stage and start stripping and dancing. I liked when the band took a break and contests were held for the ladies and gentlemen. There was new contest to me that is called make your own bikini. The party ground to a halt some time after two in the morning and it was back up to full speed again by Saturday noon. I forgot to tell about the half naked ladies sliding down the hill on a wet piece of plastic. That Saturday afternoon the rally had all the established bike games such as slow race, Ball Toss and the weenie bite contest plus a wet t-shirt contest, toilets paper and the plunger game. There was a little different version of the Thong- Pull and in the Pudding Wrestling shaving cream was used instead of pudding.

     What I found a different about the judging of the bike show and the other contests is that there were no judges. The bikers in the audience would pick the winner by applause. A staff member would hold a noise meter and the contestant with the highest reading would win. This turned out to be the wildest biker party that I have ever been to and by the time Sunday morning rolled around over 500 bikers had rode through the gate to party. I hate to say it but this is one rally that you had to be there and to experience for yourself. I haven't enough words to describe what took place over the weekend but I do know that I will be scarred for life after what I saw. If you don't want be scarred like me stay away. Some of the things that took place at the Shine in Lapine I could not take photos of due to just watching what was going on. It was truly an old time bikers party that I haven't seen in thirty years. I can tell you right now I going to be the first biker in the gate next time. If you want more information on Shine in Lapine go to their web-site www.Shineinlapine.com.


Tommy  " Brother Bear " Pittard
Emtharley@wctel.net