Friday, December 11, 2015

Blare of the Trumpets: A Bearded Triumph Bonneville Tale

Yesterday, I had the privilege to attend the Triumph Bonneville Launch Tour in Brooklyn, NY.  The event was held at The Shop Brooklyn where they had free draft beer and well drinks as well as all the pulled pork sandwiches and macaroni and cheese you could eat.  I couldn't tell you how much I ate, but I did end up being the go to guy for the servers when they only had a bit left on their serving tray and had to get rid of it.  Before my last pulled pork sandwich I hesitated and the server egged me on while saying that it was a special night and I shouldn't be counting calories.  She didn't understand that I wasn't worried about calories, but rather I had actually just jam packed so much food into my stomach that I wasn't sure whether I could fit anymore.  It seemed that it was possible to, I did and it was totally worth it.  One of the most amazing things about this event was the number of beards that were in attendance.  I believe I would be safe in saying that at least 80% of the room was occupied by beards. Unfortunately, I was not blessed with the genes to grow much facial hair, but attending this event has me thinking that maybe I could make it happen if I rode a Triumph.