From the March 2009 issue of Easyriders …
Three Cops To Every Biker
WHY HOLLISTER SUCKED
If you’re a long time reader of Easyriders, you know that we don’t generally rag on people. But sometimes we have to come right out and say when something just sucks the big one. Please take a look at the Hollister Run 2008 photos in the March 2009 issue of Easyriders. Our photographer did all he could to take pictures of people having a good time at the July event, but you may notice that the coverage looks … well … tame.
Where are all the bouncin’ boobs? Where are the pics of crazy waitresses giving jello shots to drunken bikers? Where’s the coleslaw wrestling? Yeah. There aren’t any. Know why? COPS! The little burg of Hollister seems to have bought into the concept that all bikers are crazed hellions out to rape your daughters and burn the town to the ground, because they brought out a massive army of police to CONTROL such heinous acts as walking around and looking at vendor tents and eating chicken.
“Hey bro, what do you want to do?”
“Well, we could go over to Corbin’s and look at those goofy three-wheeled things he makes.”
“Yeah, that’s exciting ….”
NOT!
The only truly righteous thing that happened in Hollister during the run was seeing all the old timers from clubs like the BOOZEFIGHTERS and Top Hatters having group shots taken together. Maybe I’ve got this whole thing wrong. Maybe it wasn’t a bike run. Maybe it was really a cop convention. Maybe Hollister is interested in selling lots of donuts to big bellied cops. Maybe that is what this run is all about.
All I know is any town that works this had to make sure you don’t have a good time while pouring your cash into local eateries and bars needs a wake up call. Not that Hollister gives a shit, but we won’t be back.
Oh that’s right, we CAN’T go back anyway. The Hollister City Council cancelled this July’s rally. Why? They couldn’t afford to pay all the COPS!
– Dave Nichols
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