Marblemount sits about half way up to Washington Pass on the North Cascades Highway, at just the right distance to stop for a bit, if you’re heading over or back. It’s a nice, friendly, low building with a small front door that leads to a good sized eating area. They even have a [...]
Those riding over the North Cascades Highway are acquainted with the attractions in Winthrop, but just a few miles down the road you run right through the small town of Twisp. Aside from a nice little farmer’s market, there is also a great, out of the way spot for a meal and a brew. [...]
Author: Edward Winterhalder
Year: 2005
Publisher: Blockhead City Press
ISBN: 0977174700
Edward Winterhalder, or Connecticut Ed as he is known to his former Bandido brothers, has travelled an interesting road. Adopted as a child, Winterhalder had what many would likely consider a typical youth for a motorcycle club member; dropping out of school, involvement in drugs and petty crimes. What is somewhat interesting is that it took Winterhalder so long to fall into the world of the 1% biker club.
“Out In Bad Standings” is the term used to describe former members of the Bandidos who have been effectively excommunicated from the group. Club members are forbidden to associate with ex-Bandidos who are “Out In Bad Standings.” The book details Winterhalder’s journey from troubled youth, to motorcycle club prospect, to National Office in one of the largest motorcycle clubs in the world. Along the way Winterhalder struggles to raise his daughter on his own, start and run a variety of profitable businesses (among them a record label and a construction company), establish Bandidos chapters in the U.S. and Canada, travel the world in support of the Bandidos and fight what he believes to be the scourge of the 1%’er community; methamphetamine.
Winterhalder’s story is told in a detailed first-person narrative. The level of detail is impressive. One suspects that Winterhalder must have kept a journal to have such complete recall of dates, names, and events; some bordering on trivial. Published by yet another of Winterhalder’s own businesses, Blockhead City Press, the book is not a case study in perfect prose. It is written in a way that reflects the plain-spoken personality of the auther and pays little attention to the fine details of grammer; relying instead on its frankness to get its point across.
If you have ever been curious about the inner workings of a 1% biker club, this book is a primer told by the real deal. Winterhalder has lived it all and survived to tell the tale. From dealing with the slayings of numerous friends and associates to his one-on-one battle with former Bandidos National and International President George Wegers, Winterhalder has seen much and shares it all.
Food style/ethnicity: Pizza
Price: 10 - 20 (dollars)
Location:
4010 196th Avenue SW
Lynnwood, WA 98088
Depending on where you are riding from, or to, Lynnwood may be a stop along the way or a stop as you ride home. Either way, you can’t go wrong at the Rock.
The official name is The Rock Wood Fired Pizza, and you can just tell what their specialty might be. But wait: the Rock is also a micro brew house, with a great selection of cool frosties! This place is very biker friendly, and family friendly as well. In fact, the sign and the truck that the restaurant uses, were both painted by Mike LaVallee, the guy in Snohomish who does all the cool airbrushed flames!
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The décor is dedicated to classic rock and roll. Even the menus are part of it; each one is a reproduction of a rock album cover, but inside is the food, and what great food it is.
The menu has sandwiches, a kid’s section and appetizers, but wood-fired pizza is what the Rock is all about. There are about 20 menu specials to choose from and most are inventive, tasty and quite the departure from the usual pepperoni and cheese fare.
My partner and I decided to custom-build ours, and that’s the real attraction at the Rock. We went with a three cheese (mozzarella, Swiss and ricotta) blend with white sauce, sweet sausage, olives and hot peppers. Man, was it great! They just have two sizes and the large is a 15 incher that worked out fine. The small size is 11 inches.
Prices run in the $10 - $20 dollar range, and you can get a lot of food for that money. Good parking out front, with visibility of your ride, is a plus. The Rock is right at the corner of 40th and 196th SW. There is good access to I-5 just two blocks away.
My Father’s Day present arrived the other day. A Memphis Shades windshield for the bike. I have never had a windshield on any of my bikes and it took almost two years to convince me to try one on the VTX. Everyone has told me that once I try it, I will never go back. [...]
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