Invasion

If you don't know, Milwaukee is home to Harley Davidson Motorcycles, which is celebrating its 105th anniversary this week. The city is host to over 100,000 die-hard Harley fans.

Aside from not being a huge motorcycle fan, I've noticed a lot of similarities between these Harley fans and Star Wars geeks. When they congregate in mass they are uncontrollable. Pride for their obsession spills over and runs a muck during formal celebrations like Harley's 105th, leading people to stand on overpass bridges and wave at each and every group of Harley riders roaring into town on the interstate.

Businesses that support these fanatics love to throw their support into the mix. For Star Wars fans, this might come in the form of a local book store having a Star Wars book party prior to a major film release. But for Harley fans, book stores won't do. No, these people need strip clubs, like the Silk Exotic in Milwaukee advertising itself as "Milwaukee's Hot Spot For The 105th!" VIP Pass-holders get to see Kid Rock, Jesse James, Jenna Jameson (porn star), Ron Jeremy (porn star), Jade Simone St. Clair (from the advertisement she looks like a porn star, but I'm not too sure), Micro Wrestling (what the hell is this?), Midwest Largest (sounds very scary), Wet T-Shirt Contest, Private Bathrooms (I just threw up a little) and, of course, Womens Wrestling (without the apostrophe, this was an accident of course, wink, wink).

No VIP pass? No worries. For free you can see the Miss Milwaukee Contest, the Bikini Bike Wash, Milwaukee's Largest Bloody Mary Bar, Chest Painting (!) and Worlds Record Beer Pong (again, another error with the unnecessary (s) on "Worlds").

Typos do seem to be a common theme for the weekend. This is not surprising, considering Micro Wrestling and Chest Painting are big draws for the crowd. All the local businesses are welcoming riders with messages on their marques. I saw one of these messages on a hotel sign yesterday. The author was clearly confused by the apostrophe. "Welcome Harley Rider's!!!"

Update: I misspelled apostrophe twice on here and just realized. Doh.