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202 S. 12th
Lexington, MO
660-259-4770 Bruce or Vicki
Gary's map makes it easy to plan a route and know how long it will take to get to our lunch. Thanks Gary.
http://mapq.st/1FGty7L
Private party, they are opening just for us as they did last time. Lunch only, opening at 10:30 am I am not worried about the turnout, the forecast is good, the riding is good and the food will be good.
I haven't seen their new place, but it used to be the Mayor's house. We will be in 3 rooms. This may be a little small and possible slow but they really want us to come. Vicki said "We have fond memories of the Romeos and we wondered if you would ever come back." We have to go
[attachment=0]Ginger and Missy shopping in Lexington.jpg[/attachment] The girls did way too much shopping in Lexington. Glad we were on a motorcycle
Checkout the fun we had on our last visit...yes that is the "POLISH PRINCE" http://www.romeoriders.com/forums/viewt ... leys#p5661
Melissa made me pick Lexington, because she wants some PEACHES. I called RASA Ochard and they open at 8:00 am and have locally grown peaches.
[attachment=1]Rasa Ochard.jpg[/attachment]19510 Garr Road, Lexington, MO https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rasa-Orc ... 0666240049
There are 2 other good orchards in the area, Schreiman https://www.facebook.com/pages/Schreima ... 5634454014 and Peters, the biggest in Waverly http://www.petersmkt.com/
She is not done yet. She says I am wearing holes in the seat of my jeans from riding so much and I need some new jeans and her favorite place for me to buy jeans is Kleinschmidt's in Higginsville. Home of 19,000 pairs of boots
http://kleinboot.com/ If you haven't been in this place, it is worth the trip.So, as you can see I have a full day ahead of me. Hope you can come along.
Remember this story the building callapses and hours later the owner dies...WEIRD
LEXINGTON, Mo. - A mixture of curiosity and disbelief drew people to Lexington's Main Street Thursday. Riley's Irish Pub and Grill fell to the ground overnight, and residents soon learned the similar news of its owner.
Jordan Gott said Riley's had become a landmark in Lexington.
"It's just been here for so long. It's part of the community," Gott said.
Riley's was the pride of its owner, Katherine Van Amburg.
"It was her baby. It was her favorite place in the world," Gott said.
Bob Eckhoff lives across the street from Van Amburg. He stopped by the pub as a favor for her cousin in California.
"Asked me to get a couple bricks as a memento," Eckhoff said.
Van Amburg might have picked up the bricks herself, but she's been battling cancer. And Thursday morning around 8 a.m., she died at the age of 69 -- just hours after the bricks hit the ground.
"An omen, ironic. I'm not sure the word that's needed here," Eckhoff said.
Van Amburg's friend and executor Georgia Brown said the pub was Katherine's true love. She said Van Amburg loved meeting everyone who came in.
"It was like 'Cheers' on television," Brown said.
That's why Van Amburg became such an important person to so many in Lexington.
"Kathy was a hallmark of what needed to be done in our town," Eckhoff said. "Kathy will be missed. As will her pub."
Structural problems at Riley's started a few years ago after a car hit the side of the building. The problem was fixed until a smaller collapse earlier this summer. At that point, Riley's moved to a temporary location. Van Amburg hoped to fix the century-old building and move the pub back in.
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. Charlie & Kim
[attachment=10]011.JPG[/attachment] You will notice in none of the pictures above that there is no food. Yes, we had a lot of time to visit, but that is what we do best 
[attachment=9]012.JPG[/attachment]I was feeling real bad, I saw Ron and the 6 "Romitos" come in. I knew there was no place to sit. One thing that hurts me is when guys come in and can't find a place to sit and leave. I thought Ron and his guys had left,when I was summons to a restaurant called the Spotted Pig that surrounds Rileys on two slides. Low and behold I walk into the Spotted pig and not only do I find the "Romitos" but a whole bunch of other Romeos. So it all worked out. The Spotted Pig is big enough to hold us and Ron said the food was good. I will plan an APPLE run in September and we will try the SPOTTED PIG!![attachment=8]013.JPG[/attachment]Look at the room. We will all fit in this one 
That is why we are obligated to return to Lexington.[attachment=4]018.JPG[/attachment]Oh the peaches. Two of these didn't make it home. They are so good. Hope you stopped and got some. It's Peach Cobber tonight!![attachment=3]019.JPG[/attachment]And as promised I got a new pair of jeans. If you need riding boot, belts, shirts, jeans etc. You need to check this store out. They have everything.[attachment=2]021.JPG[/attachment]I always get inquiries and suggestions about name tags. Mary Rose and Bogie had this name tag made for me at the PX at Ft. Leavenworth. It is held on be two very strong magnets. They only cost $2. They have offered to get us some. If you would like one I will take orders for the next two weeks and will get you one. There at two lines of printing and you don't have to have ROMEO on it.