OUTLAWZ & ANGELZ

$14.95

Debbie “Doobie” Sykes

Published by Behind Barz Inc. Publishing PO Box 692 Nashville, N.C. 27856

Copyright 2010 by Debbie Sykes.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner or form whatsoever without the written permission of the author.

For more information about this, please contact, Behind Barz Inc. Publishing (252-314-8589) PO Box 692 NASHVILLE, N.C. 27856

Cover art by Ray Schmitz of Cantejas Art Manufactured in the United States of America

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ISBN: 978-0-578-050287

OUTLAWZ & ANGELZ BB

For all the great bikers out there. You know the true meaning of family and friendship. If our world were run by bikers, we would live in a much better place!

To mom and dad, thanks for believing in me and all the advice over the years. To Jason, bro, thanks for the technical support.

Debbie “Doobie” Sykes January 2010

BEHIND BARZ MOTORCYCLE MAGAZINE PO BOX 692 * NASHVILLE NC * 27856 WWW.BEHINDBARZ.COM MYSPACE.COM/BEHINDBARZMAG

NAME: KAREN PERRY NICKNAME: HOW DID YOU GET THIS NICKNAME? AGE: 45

# OF YEARS RIDING: 3

MOTORCYCLE: 2008 HARLEY 1200 SPORTSTER OCCUPATION: SECRETARY MARRIED OR SINGLE: MARRIED CITY & STATE YOU RESIDE IN: WASHINGTON, N.C. 1. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? LIVE AND LET LIVE 2. DO YOU KEEP A JOURNAL? NO 3. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? YES DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE AN OUTLAW OR AN ANGEL? ANGEL

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J.B. SMITH -

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V-ROD 2004 250 HP TO THE REAR TIRE. BULL JIVER MARRIED ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. COUNTRY

ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. TO DAYTONA, FLORIDA “DOOBIE” NO TV ANGEL

NAME: BILL HALDER NICKNAME: “WILD BILL” HOW DID YOU GET THIS NICKNAME? FRIENDS GAVE ME IT WHEN I WAS YOUNG. AGE: 80 # OF YEARS RIDING: 40 MOTORCYCLE: 2004 HARLEY ROAD KING TRIKE OCCUPATION: RETIRED MARRIED OR SINGLE: SINGLE CITY & STATE YOU RESIDE IN: BOYDTON, VA. 1. DO YOU HAVE ANY TATTOOS? YES IF SO, HOW MANY? 2 2. NAME A POPULAR SONG THAT COULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT YOUR LIFE: “WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ME NOW” BY TOBY KEITH. 3. WHAT ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE DO YOU SPEND THE MOST AMOUNT OF TIME IN? FAMILY 4. IF YOU COULD HAVE A SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? HIGH POWERED POLITICIAN. TRY TO GET THIS SCREWED UP WORLD BACK ON TRACK. ANGEL? Editor’s Note: “Wild Bill” was a dear friend and will be missed by all who knew him.

He passed away on Nov. 20, 2008. If you never met “Wild Bill,” you missed out on one of lifes rare gems!

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OUTLAWZ & ANGELZ NAME: RONNIE DUNN NICKNAME: LUCIFER HOW DID YOU GET THIS NICKNAME? WHILE AT MYRTLE BEACH WITH CATHY & DANNY. THEY GAVE ME THAT NAME AFTER I STARTED TALKING CRAZY! AGE: 38

#OF YEARS RIDING: 5

MOTORCYCLE: ‘05 SOFTAIL OCCUPATION: CONSTRUCTION MARRIED OR SINGLE: SINGLE CITY & STATE YOU RESIDE IN: BOYDTON, VA. 1. IF LOVE WAS A FLAVOR, WHAT WOULD IT TASTE LIKE? LEMON MARANGE PIE 2. WHAT CD WOULD YOUR FRIENDS BE SURPRISED YOU OWN? KENNY G 3. HOW DO YOU RELIEVE STRESS? ROLL ONE UP CROCODILE - I WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN!

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RENEE PINK RODEO QUEEN AND PINK HARLEY CUSTOM SOFTAIL SPORTS THERAPY

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SINGLE MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. 1. NAME YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME: EASY RIDER MY DAUGHTER, DAKOTA 3.LIST THREE THINGS CAR DRIVERS DO THAT AGGRAVATE YOU: TAIL GATE, CUT ME OFF, ASK TO SEE MY TITS. 4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SAYING? WHAT HAPPEND? DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE AN OUTLAW OR AN ANGEL?

BILLY CHAPPELL THE MAILMAN

I’M A MAILMAN.

30 SOMETHING OR MAYBE 40 SOMETHING 25 HD ROAD KING CLASSIC 100TH ANNIVERSARY 2003 USPS LETTER CARRIER SINGLE

YES

NASHVILLE, N.C.

DIG-N-IT

FIFTH AVENUE

MAYO NOW!!! AND FEB. 24TH & SEP. 9TH MY DAUGHTERS BIRTHDAYS ANGEL?? CAN I BE BOTH?

SCOTT EAKER SCOTTY TOO HOTTY SELF - EXPLANITORY 41 2007 H-D FLHX PARTS MANAGER J&E H-D SINGLE

GREENVILLE, N.C. NO

DOES NOT PLAY WELL

WITH OTHERS.

FIRST BIKE? HONDA 350 3 DAYS OUTLAW

1968 PLYMOUTH GTX

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Ray Schmitz Ray Schmitz of Cantejas Art designed the cover for this book. Ray is a self taught artist who was born in Canada but now resides in North Carolina. His style could be called retro, realistic, traditional or photo-realistic.

He portrays all kinds of people including pin-up art of beautiful,sensual, sexy women.

He also portrays cowboys, bikers, military, children and animals.

Ray enjoys turning real life moments into fantasy situations. As you can see here on the opposite page, Ray has been featured in the magazine Easyriders. He has also created numerous t-shirt designs for various Harley-Davidson dealerships across the country.

Check out his website for more examples of his work!

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About the author...

Doobie was born in Rapid City, S.D. at Ellsworth Air Force Base. When she was just six months old, she and her family moved to Rocky Mount, N.C., while her dad was sent overseas during the Vietnam war. At the age of ten months, she was airlifted to Duke Medical Center in Durham, N.C. because of a tumor that had taken over one of her kidneys. She was given a 50/50 shot at survival.

Almost eighteen years later, after moving out on her own and never having ridden a motorcycle, she decided to buy a bike. Needless to say, two weeks later she earned her wings by totally destroying her bike and ending up in the hospital for a few days. After receiving a ticket from the local HP, she learned two things about riding a motorcycle - you need a motorcycle license and you have to stay awake while riding! Ask her about that little tid-bit some time if you are interested!

Twenty years later, Doobie was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer - a sarcoma in her spinal column. Again she went to Duke, but this time the prognoses was not good. First of all, she was told she would never walk again and secondly, they didn’t even know if they could touch the cancer. One thing was for sure, it was inoperable! BUT, against all odds, Duke saved her life again! Doobie went through several grueling rounds of chemotherapy and radiation and long arduous physical therapy sessions.

“Without a great team of doctors, God in my life, a wonderful family and some mighty awesome friends, I never would have made it through that!”

“Doobie”

There was unrepairable nerve damage to her left leg so, Doobie recently had her bike triked. Gary and the crew at The Biker Barn in Pilot, N.C. converted Doobie’s ‘99 Softail Custom into a trike!

Thanks to all who made that possible!

See ya on the road!

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Who is the outlaw and who is the angel?

That just might surprise you!

Outlawz & Angelz could be described as a photographic essay with just a little flair. Included here are various bikers, from all walks of life, who ride an eclectic array of motorcycles.

The biker lifestyle is brought to life within these pages with just a few short questions. Even though a photo is worth a thousand words, a few extra questions that you might never ask of a biker are asked here in this book.

It’s a small look into the biker phsychy...just a hint of what lies under that do-rag and bug laden helmet...and some of the answers are quite hysterical.

Editor of Behind Barz Motorcycle Magazine, Debbie “Doobie” Sykes, has compiled some of her favorite photos of each biker to go along with the questions.

Bikers are some of the most over exagerated and underestimated group of people on the planet! Your first impression of a biker is usually the wrong impression! There are so many examples of evil bikers in the main stream media, in movies and on television, that it isn’t any wonder why we, “the bikers”, get a bad rap. Maybe this book will shed a little light on that very subject by letting you see the unrehearsed and unpromptrd biker answer some of lifes most simple questions...no teleprompters here!

Outlawz & Angelz is as down home as your favorite bike shop and as in your face as a splattered anthropod on your helmet! It’s for young hipsters, grizzled old timers and everyone in between!

Outlawz & Angelz is the first in a series of books by Sykes.