It’s Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the summer, but let’s not forget its greater purpose. I get an unusual audio reminder of this every year where I live. It starts building Friday evening, slowly at first as the distinctive sound of a few Harley Davidson motorcycle engines announce their presence in the neighborhood. It’s a sign that the bikers are starting to arrive, filling our local hotel rooms and watering holes, like swallows returning to Capistrano each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They’re everywhere by the time Saturday morning rolls around but that’s not the main event. Everyone is preparing for Sunday when Rolling Thunder<\/a> announces its annual presence during the Memorial Day Weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n