BEHIND THE SMOKE
Life Behind the Cigar Tray
By Smutstrutter
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It’s not every morning I awake in a bike trailer tracked with dirt from a monster trike, to only find myself later that evening riding on bails of hay with Jackyl. It’s an odd little world we thrive in while riding on the Night Train, but if somebody’s got to live life fast for you, then there isn’t any better volunteer, than this chain smoker with rolled sleeves. I hopped on a golf cart, first thing in the morning, only to dart at 15mph to The Ross County Fairgrounds’ office to check if my schoolgirl outfit had arrived as planned in a UPS package. Time, along with my jeans, fell accordingly. Within minutes, I transformed into one drop-dead schoolgirl armed with Cuban-seed cigars, lighters and highly conspicuous intent to kill, in which I break out my “KILL” belt, especially for these days. Folks don’t realize but I have been wheelin’ and dealin’ around dirty older men since I ran away from home at fourteen. Either way, this was going to be like, taking candy from a baby. I strutted up to the Easyrider Rodeo entrance in my 4in buckled heels, and went straight to work in my knee-high socks. Bikers immediately flocked to my tray in hopes to find Cuban cigars or a free show. First off, no tip, no tits and anybody who has ever smoked a Cuban cigar most likely bought them there because they’re illegal to buy or sell in the states. These  were Beanre’s (above), the world-famous road-hogging gypsy, cigars I was vending, thanks to Bean’re who funded for me to even get here. Bean’re wasn’t my average boss.

Not only did I drink on the job, but I flirted with bike builders all day, and even was bribed by all of them to let Bruce, from Skunkworks wear my school-girl outfit. Everything was bruised fun and games, until the end of weekend, when Bean’re was wishing he never met me. It could have been after I was escorted out of the hot-wet t-shirt contest for getting way too frisky with this blonde in white go-go boots, or after I pissed inside the monster trike trailer Sunday night. I never tried to advertise something I was not, tho. When I originally applied for the gig, I’m pretty sure he  was aware of the trouble walkin’ he was up against. In a place, like Chillicothee, where cross-dressing is as common as the sightings of crotchless chaps, one may find it easy to justify their drunken insanities. Once night falls, the real circus begins outside in the campgrounds.


Jackyl with a Y!


An unsettled dust fog rolled through the lot, as women and men of every shape and size flashed their genitals. At one point, we  were stuck behind a golfcart with two naked obese chicks that were enough to make the late, Jack Daniels nauseas. Pochahonas, the legendary Beaver, OH dominatrix pulled her whips and drilldos out and almost took Jesse James Dupree hostage. Only in Ohio, will you be exposed to the most obscene of smuts. 

The Kings Of Sleaze, Crank County Daredevils were slated to open up for the chainsaw madness held Saturday night, but obviously have enough opportunities presented in life to piss a few off. Billy Velvet is regular to the biker scene, and much like, Bean’re is well-known from Daytona to South Dakota. In fact, he rode with Bean’re to Sturgis a week before he picked this highway honey up.

Bartool races and Monster Trike pulls are what the Easyrider Rodeo is truly about. I witnessed the slowest race ever, in which the object is to ride so slow, that they don’t lay it over. Cornbread, from KY took the crown on that one, leaving Kendall Johnson to win some of the more heavyweight races. Speaking of heavyweights, Ultimate Fighting took place Saturday night as I sat front row and rooted for Sugar, even though him and I were smashed before it was over.

Back behind the cigar tray, behind the smoke and beer hiccups, I gained a different aspect on life. Bean’re helped me realize there is more achievements than just getting a slot in the finals for the motorized barstool race, in which he took second place. Life is full of opportunities, and even though, I’m an opportunist, I can’t go as far as I think with a beer, joint, and straw in hand. It is now a month later, and I haven’t had anything to drink since. It’s not because I pissed a good friend off, but because I passed yet another good opportunity up because I was too drunk. I’ll be back next year to lap his ass with a custom-built booth and tables, however! Dreams are for the dead. And Bean’re and his rolling, “Rodney Roadking” are amongst the living. 

- SS     

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