Sputnik

tmra2chair@pop.powweb.com\

Texas Motorcycle Rights Association
(512)971-1377      275 Old Lexington Rd.   Elgin, Texas   78621  
www.tmra2.org

In Re:  Texas Motorcycle Rights Assoc. Status

To All TMRA2 Members:

These last few weeks have been very sad and difficult for those of us who
worked so closely to Sputnik.  We are still trying to get our balance back
and we know those biker boots are hard to fill.

But we wanted to give everyone an update on the status of the Texas
Motorcycle Rights Association.  Were are still up and running, we are
still taking memberships, and we still have the TMRA2 chapters going.  As
everyone knows by now the Bikers of Texas are trying to move forward with
our motorcycle rights agenda.   The TMRA2 Legislative Task Force promised
Sputnik to keep working at the capitol and to continue the fight for
Bikers Rights so that is what were are going to do..

In the TMRA2 membership meeting last May, Sputnik announced that he wanted
Paul Landers, to take his place at the capitol and it was approved by the
District Advisor’s and members that attened.   Paul has been working side
by side with our chairman at the capitol the entire session.  In addition,
Paul has a 20 year history of working with Sputnik and others in the
political arena.  As you can see in the attached documentation from this
passed session,  Paul and the US Defenders worked side by side with TMRA2
and Sputnik for the last  three years.   The history of last years session
is documented on the attached letter called the history of SB1967.

Right now TMRA2 is planning a Membership and District Advisor meeting
sometime in October with Paul Landers and others, to outline the future of
“where we go from here”.

There will also be a special NCOM Region 2 Convention November 19th and
20th, 2010 where Paul will break out the future of TMRA2 in Texas and what
to expect on Legislative Day.    All TMRA2 members are strongly encourage
to  attend this informative meeting.

States from the Southern region will be exchanging ideas on biker politics
in their state and Texas needs to have a big turn out for this event to
show our solidarity.  All of the bikers who have worked hard on motorcycle
rights here in Texas are a model to all other states because of our
success here in Texas.  If we did not work together, we would not have
been successful.  Here is the information below to make your reservations.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 512-971-1377.    Many
thanks to our members for all the years of hard work and thanks in advance
for the work that will be in the future.  Sputnik was very proud of us. 
Also, below is a letter I received from Jesse Mcdugald at NCOM, he wanted
me to share it with the TMRA2 members.

Sincerely;

Terri Williams
TMRA2 State Secretary

http://www.dfwrally.com/NCOM-Region-2-Meeting.htmlTexas, Oklahoma, Kansas,
Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska
Location: DeSoto, Texas
Hotel: MCM Grande Hotel
Date: November 19th & 20th
More Info Go To: www.dfwrally.com


>From Jesse McDugald, NCOM
The bond
that links your true family
is not one of blood, but
of respect and joy in
each other’s life.

These words come from the book Illusions by Richard Bach and for me they
epitomize my feelings about Sputnik.  His “true family” is huge because of
the respect so many of us have for him.  We truly miss you Sputnik.
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery?”   I spoke these famous words at the NCOM convention
in Richmond as an example of the caliber of man that I saw in Sputnik. 
Although famous, these words are little known because we seldom hear them
due to the impact of the sentence that followed.  But for me they are
necessary to an understanding of my friend and his love of LIBERTY.  They
are the words of Patrick Henry spoken on March 23, 1775 and in their
entirety they are Sputnik.
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery?“Forbid it, Almighty God – I know not what course
others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death.”
Whenever I thought of Sputnik I thought of those words of Patrick Henry
and said to myself that if Sputnik were alive during the War for American
Independence he would’ve probably spoken those same exact words.  With
Sputnik’s passing I’ve come to realize that although he shared the exact
same love of freedom as Patrick Henry he never would have used such fancy
language.  It just wasn’t his style.
As I thought more and more about Sputnik I finally figured out who he
reminded me of.  I’m into SciFi and one TV show I absolutely loved was
STARGATE SG1.  One of the main characters was a great warrior who fought
to overthrow his peoples’ slave masters, or as he put it, false gods.  His
name was Teal’c and like his people he had a tattoo emblazoned on his
forehead that he kept as a sign of his contempt for the false gods he had
been forced to serve.  Every time his character faced eminent death his
last words were; “I DIE FREE.”  No matter what the situation his thoughts
were always focused on his freedom.  He would rather die FREE than live a
slave.
I now realize that Sputnik was the real life embodiment of Teal’c. 
Sputnik was a ceaseless warrior for his LIBERTY and for ours as well.  He
had a tattoo on his forehead as a sign of his contempt for those “false
gods” that seek to enslave us.  And as he faced his next step into the
unknown I’m certain in his heart he shouted out:
I DIE FREE

Sputnik, you died as you lived, FREE.
You are my hero.
Jesse

TMRA2 now and then.docx

History of SB 1967.docx

Sputnik

To register with a credit card please call Terri at 512-971-8777 or 
Sputnik at 512-971-6777.

Sputnik

State Chair / TMRA 2