Romeo Leaders Meeting - May 7, 2010
Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 10:12 am
As you have seen by now Bob Lee is turning over the ride coordinator lead on June 1st to Roger Smith for the South Central Romeo group (with John Kuhn assisting). You also know that Roger Shores has accepted the responsibility for coordinating the rides for the Kansas City Romeo group. With these changes Don thought it would be a good idea to get the old and new ride coordinators together for a joint meeting. We managed to get the leaders of all 4 groups together yesterday in Americus, KS.
Americus is about 10 miles north of Emporia, which is about the closest we could get to a central meeting between the 4 Romeo areas. As it was it was about 100 mile ride for all of us to get there. It was a nice day but windy as hell! We met for lunch at the New Breck Café in Americus.
At the lunch were Richard Kurtz from the Central group, Don Duncan from the Eastern Kansas group, Bob Lee and Roger Smith and John Kuhn from the South Central group, and Roger Shores and myself (Jerry) from the Kansas City group.
This was an historic meeting as it is the first time that all of the Romeo area leaders got together in a single location. It was an honor to finally meet Richard who started this whole Romeo thing about 10 years ago (along with some others to be fair – Bucky and Jack!). I am sure he was proud to see his long efforts at coordinating the rides every single week turn into the popular concept that it is becoming with many hundreds of riders on the web site and riding to lunch every week.
We had a great time sharing stories around the lunch table, talking about places to go and people we have met. It was a great thing for Bob and I to be part of as we give up our weekly routine, and equally as inspiring for Roger Smith (and John) and Roger Shores as they take over the responsibilities.
I wanted to describe this meeting and make it somewhat of a historical event, but at the same time it isn’t such a big deal since we don’t really have any organization or structure or dues or anything. That is what makes the Romeos such a great thing is its simplicity – someone just picks a place to go for lunch and people ride there from wherever they are. Anyone could do that anywhere in the US or any other country for that matter.
But the concept is growing and more and more people are learning about it, and I’m sure others will adopt the name and start other groups in other areas. So when people step forward to coordinate the rides every week, it’s not a big thing, but it brings enjoyment to a lot of people who like to ride their motorcycles, and it pays to express appreciation once in a while for those efforts.
I hope this leaders meeting continues in the future as a way to recognize and thank these guys who step forward, and maybe inspire some others to do the same.
Thank you Richard and Don for doing this for so long, and thanks to Roger (and John) and Roger for stepping up. Your chapter in the history of the Romeos is starting.
Humbly,
Jerry in KC
http://www.romeoriders.com
"Retired Old Motorcyclists Eating Out"
PS. Here are some pics of the lunch meeting in Americus, KS. Don't forget you can click on the pictures to view them in a larger size.
Americus is about 10 miles north of Emporia, which is about the closest we could get to a central meeting between the 4 Romeo areas. As it was it was about 100 mile ride for all of us to get there. It was a nice day but windy as hell! We met for lunch at the New Breck Café in Americus.
At the lunch were Richard Kurtz from the Central group, Don Duncan from the Eastern Kansas group, Bob Lee and Roger Smith and John Kuhn from the South Central group, and Roger Shores and myself (Jerry) from the Kansas City group.
This was an historic meeting as it is the first time that all of the Romeo area leaders got together in a single location. It was an honor to finally meet Richard who started this whole Romeo thing about 10 years ago (along with some others to be fair – Bucky and Jack!). I am sure he was proud to see his long efforts at coordinating the rides every single week turn into the popular concept that it is becoming with many hundreds of riders on the web site and riding to lunch every week.
We had a great time sharing stories around the lunch table, talking about places to go and people we have met. It was a great thing for Bob and I to be part of as we give up our weekly routine, and equally as inspiring for Roger Smith (and John) and Roger Shores as they take over the responsibilities.
I wanted to describe this meeting and make it somewhat of a historical event, but at the same time it isn’t such a big deal since we don’t really have any organization or structure or dues or anything. That is what makes the Romeos such a great thing is its simplicity – someone just picks a place to go for lunch and people ride there from wherever they are. Anyone could do that anywhere in the US or any other country for that matter.
But the concept is growing and more and more people are learning about it, and I’m sure others will adopt the name and start other groups in other areas. So when people step forward to coordinate the rides every week, it’s not a big thing, but it brings enjoyment to a lot of people who like to ride their motorcycles, and it pays to express appreciation once in a while for those efforts.
I hope this leaders meeting continues in the future as a way to recognize and thank these guys who step forward, and maybe inspire some others to do the same.
Thank you Richard and Don for doing this for so long, and thanks to Roger (and John) and Roger for stepping up. Your chapter in the history of the Romeos is starting.
Humbly,
Jerry in KC
http://www.romeoriders.com
"Retired Old Motorcyclists Eating Out"
PS. Here are some pics of the lunch meeting in Americus, KS. Don't forget you can click on the pictures to view them in a larger size.
- This is the crew that brings you the rides every week!
Well I knew that list had to be available on the internet somewhere and I finally found it. 
As you know I already maintain a map showing all the places the Romeo's have gone to eat. 
? Of course, if this is something someone other than myself would be interested in attempting, we would have to establish some rules/guidelines as to what constitutes an official ROMEO rendezvous. I guess some of us that are retired really don't have much to do, but if this sparks any interest with anyone else let me know and we will see where it goes.