SATURDAY | June 27th Official Missing Parts Ride – Registration required This is the ride you don’t want to miss! We listened to your feedback, shortened the route and are actively working on more support. Registration 9:30-11:30am, Pre-Ride Meeting 11:30am, KSU 12pmp Post Ride Party with food, drinks, raffles, silent and live auctions! Missing Parts Ride After Party with Saving Abel at The Block. Doors open at 5pm, concert starts at 6pm. Must have ticket and be 21 or older. LEAVE GTD 9 am Ride together as Sandies only the best

Saturday, June 13 1915 was the day Okaloosa County was founded by taking parts of Santa Rosa and Walton county. So we spent our whole 140 today in Okaloosa county. Some truths may have missed the mark in the telling of this tale: At dawn or there about 5 Sandies left GTD to ride to a breakfast. Why would you leave a place like GTD to go somewhere for breakfast ? It’s a Sandie thing you see. Why did Sir Edmund Hillary climb Mount Everest ? cause it was there. So why do Sandies leave a breakfast, well in Sandy’s case doughnuts qualify as dinner food also. Since we have danced around this breakfast question maybe this will help. Sandies view food like Sir Edmund, always looking for more and partaking cause it’s there. Now that we established the absolute that these are Sandies it’s time to take a trip with them. First the title to this missive “140 at 110 “ cryptic but so true. The “140” refers to the fact we did the whole trip, 140 miles, all within Okaloosa county. Yes, the whole great adventure and never leaving Okaloosa County. The reference “110” is not nearly as cool, you will see the unbelievable humor here shortly. The “110 “ refers to the feels like temperature, see humor “cool”. The ride itself took in miles of canopy roads curvy canopy roads all the better. A straight road is transportation; a curvy road is entertainment. Had Breakfast at 85 North Diner/Penny’s Place, outstanding food and the service was spectacular. Our waitress saw Sam hadn’t eaten her bacon, it was too crispy for Sam. She insisted on taking it off the bill even though Sam said not necessary. That my friend is service. Great fried pork chop breakfast, oh sorry Tommy you missed it,( snicker). I humbly mention that for historical accuracy. Sandy brought the Vette and left the A/C on the whole time. That folks is hard core riding all the way let that be a lesson in tough riding. I think Sandy said at one point she had to turn it down, it was chilling her out. That Sandy is grit all the way. Tim ( The Prince of the Hidden Road) W, is a welcome addition to any journey. Tim’s take on things is funny as hell even when it’s a serious subject, it has humor. Joejoe’s new Ride is prettier the more I see it. I mean it is just a great looking ride. Todays celebrated a local historical event, it was so much better getting to ride it with friends. Oh a great meal is just the cherry on a fun Sunday. I still got it. Thanks again to JoeJoe and Sandy for the great pictures

We had a tradition going back decades of going to Burnt Corn, AL . The story of how it became a traditional Pilgramage is a long one. Leave it to suffice you will hear all about Journey and Miss Pitty and JoeJoe. Leave Sunday 8 am GTD its a 250 plus mile day, please prepare accordingly http://www.burntcorn.com/

Listing of all of the active and honorary Sandies. The Sandies Sam E A.K.A. Sam Joined: December 1, 1980 Club Miles: 234165 2026 Sandie The Dark Prince A.K.A. Tim Joined: September 22, 2002 Club Miles: 64157 2026 Sandie Rocketman A.K.A. Lee Joined: May 22, 2005 Club Miles: 23356 Lifetime Sandie Sir Robert A.K.A. Robert Joined: September 21, 2008 Club Miles: 78317 2026 Sandie Waldo A.K.A. Bobby Joined: December 22, 2012 Club Miles: 48927 2026 Sandie Jim W A.K.A. James Joined: March 10, 2015 Club Miles: 41905 2025 Sandie Dawn M A.K.A. Dawn Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 5023 2026 Sandie Ken C A.K.A. Ken Joined: May 24, 2025 Club Miles: 1839 2026 Sandie Brenda L A.K.A. Brenda Joined: December 31, 2010 Club Miles: 0 Honorary Sandie Wayne P A.K.A. Wayne Joined: May 31, 2014 Club Miles: 0 Honorary Sandie Chief Cat Herder A.K.A. George Joined: February 12, 1981 Club Miles: 253100 2026 Sandie Animal A.K.A. Will Joined: June 22, 2003 Club Miles: 39523 Lifetime Sandie Wheet A.K.A. Fred Joined: October 15, 2005 Club Miles: 25524 Lifetime Sandie Miz Edna A.K.A. Edna Joined: December 31, 2010 Club Miles: 25755 2026 Sandie Tim M A.K.A. Tim Joined: August 31, 2013 Club Miles: 3951 2026 Sandie Howard W A.K.A. Howard Joined: November 5, 2016 Club Miles: 4962 2026 Sandie Dennis O A.K.A. Dennis Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 3405 2026 Sandie Randall L A.K.A. Randall Joined: April 18, 2026 Club Miles: 333 2027 Sandie Doc Pat A.K.A. Pat Joined: December 31, 2010 Club Miles: 0 Honorary Sandie Ms. Betty A.K.A. Betty Joined: May 3, 2015 Club Miles: 0 Honorary Sandie GQ A.K.A. Tommy Joined: December 31, 1988 Club Miles: 70183 2025 Sandie Cool Hand A.K.A. Chris Joined: August 22, 2004 Club Miles: 64086 Lifetime Sandie Judge A.K.A. Laura Joined: April 22, 2007 Club Miles: 4475 2025 Sandie Munchkin A.K.A. David Joined: December 31, 2010 Club Miles: 114744 2025 Sandie Christina S A.K.A. Christina Joined: February 9, 2014 Club Miles: 8864 2025 Sandie Ace A.K.A. Tony Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 17123 2025 Sandie Joe W A.K.A. Joe Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 7083 2025 Sandie SpectreSteve A.K.A. Steve Joined: November 26, 2000 Club Miles: 127313 Honorary Sandie CarolAnn D A.K.A. CarolAnn Joined: March 6, 2011 Club Miles: 25538 Honorary Sandie JoeJoe A.K.A. Joe Joined: October 24, 1999 Club Miles: 220215 2026 Sandie Tina G A.K.A. Tina Joined: October 17, 2004 Club Miles: 53588 Lifetime Sandie MacRocket A.K.A. David Joined: May 26, 2007 Club Miles: 58834 2025 Sandie Sandy S A.K.A. Sandy Joined: February 16, 2014 Club Miles: 44356 2025 Sandie Greg L A.K.A. Greg Joined: March 16, 2015 Club Miles: 11229 2026 Sandie Annie W A.K.A. Annie Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 8095 2025 Sandie Mark S A.K.A. Mark Joined: December 31, 2023 Club Miles: 10304 2026 Sandie the Captain A.K.A. Jerry Joined: February 29, 2004 Club Miles: 113050 Honorary Sandie Dale K A.K.A. Dale Joined: May 31, 2014 Club Miles: 0 Honorary Sandie

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2007 < Back Bill Sleigh 1935 - 2007 The Sand Dollar Motorcycle Club spells its name two different ways, runs poker runs backwards, thinks the fewer road maps on hand the better, thinks the more U-turns during a ride the better, attracts rain and cold for scheduled rides but presses on anyway, has members with many different clothes, and will call you at 11 o’clock at night and say “let’s ride, they’re tearing down the Navarre bridge toll gate”. This club seems to pride itself on being unofficially non-conventional as in “The Sandie Way”. This is reflected in the skills sessions, in particular the box. While convention now says avoid convention and think “outside the box” it fits that the Sandies would do the opposite and stay “inside the box”. To further thumb their nose at convention, (sorry but this is my last chance to say it) the Sandie Box is real not theoretical, drawn on the ground in chalk and is as small as Joe Joe’s meanness level dictates. While conventional clubs are kicking the tires and hauling down the road, Sandies sweat the box. Why inside the box? Learning to drive inside the box teaches bike-handling skills and impresses on you the need to keep these skills up. When I first started the club our Road Box Guy noted I couldn’t stay in the box even if I were on a child’s tricycle. I still finish a beginning rider but thanks to all those who work, so hard to put on the Skills sessions I wound up being able to stay in the box even with figure of 8s. So keep on doing things the Sandy Way. It works. - Bill Sleigh (1935-2007) When Bill was terminally ill, this was his letter of resignation from the Sandies. No one has better captured who we are as Bill did in this Letter. It has become our Credo. This is why we ride - it’s who we are. Previous Next