Well Stacka - I think you've got your priorities right. Giving away your daughter at her wedding is a pretty important life event and, looking good while you're doing it is important too. At least from the female perspective, and let's face it that's the only perspective that matters in a wedding, any wedding, that is - if you want to stay married. So we understand why your wife doesn't want you to look like a toothless old biker.
(imagine the little grinning face has a couple of pearly whites missing)
On the other hand, from a male or fatherly perspective, there is a definite advantage in scaring some holy fear into your prospective son in law, that unleashing the mean ugly biker look (discretely in private of course) can well achieve.
Anyhow, you have obviously considered both options and made the wisest choice. And we, your brothers in Bonneville, support you.
We will, however, miss your presence at Ozbam. You have been a prime mover for the inspiration, launch and planning of the 1st Ozbasm and we are grateful and, if I get around to making patches for the inaugural Ozbasm, then I'll keep one aside for you.
On that note, I kinda like the name OZBASM (standing for Ozzie Bonneville America Speedmaster Meet) - I can see it on a patch or t-shirt. "OZBASM - Where Triumphs come together"
Shoot me down in flames if you don't like it but I'm on a roll here so you'll have to be quite outspoken to pull me back into line.
Actually I was thinking of a more conservative little patch something like ...
1stOZBASM 2011... looking nice and pretty of course - I can design that but it won't let me do it here.
