Need some input .......

["Chainsaw" Jim Johnson]

I'm in the process of building a website for our Michigan FreakBike group. It will have pictures and info of our previous rides and other events, history about the group and other info pertinent to the Michigan Freaks. I would like you guys to give some input on how to do a few things.

1. Should we stick with the "FreakBike Nation Great Lakes Freaks", go back to "FreakBike Militia - Great Lakes" or something else? We need to keep the word "FreakBike" or "FreakBiker" somewhere in the title.

2. We need some color suggestions for our group. No more than three colors that look good together. Black and White will be used in addition to the three (or less) colors. I will be using these colors for the website, as well as any banners, signs, T shirts, stickers or anything else that we do in the future.

3. Lets also come up with some type of a mascot for our group. In the past, we've used a cast piggy bank that GotaVan Dan made and gave to us. Scrapyard Don took it and had it painted up for and I. "Wilbur" was his given name.



We are retiring "Wilbur", but we've got another pig bank that we can use and get painted or we can choose a new creature for our mascot.


So this is something that I hope you Michigan Freaks and our dual citizen Freak, Tony DeBellis, will respond to.

[gizmo]

Jim, Did ya get any feedback on this? I've been gonna respond since you posted it but my procrastination syndrome kicked in with a vengeance and I just plain slacked off!

#1   Way back when, I whole heartedly supported the transition from "MILITIA" to "NATION" for what I consider entirely logical reasons, namely the connotation associated with the word militia in this day and age of social and ethnic unrest. While those reasons are no less relevant today I'm not certain my reasoning was not tinged with more than a bit of paranoia. What the heck, I've been an active member of the "Black Swamp Air Force" so if you decide / feel the need to return to the militia roots so be it.

#2   Color? ANYTHING but that God awful day glow green shirts that every construction worker (and fireman, tow truck driver, airport runway worker, and teenage
girl ) in the world is forced / choses to wear these days. It works as an accent color but NO SHIRTS that color! 

#3   We need an urn! Preferably and empty, unused one, to fill with donations! Oh, you wanted a mascot didn't you? I think Boner was a perfectly acceptable mascot!
 
There it is, a day late and $.50 short but you gets what you pay for! 'Sides it's Friday night and my choice of beverage might have influenced my opinions!

["Chainsaw" Jim Johnson]

Thanks for the input Terry. I did get a couple of p.m.s over on Facebook about the "Militia" question and most would rather leave it out. So safety yellow green it is!
Boner is, was and will be the FBN mascot, but I was thinking of something different for the Great Lakes group. An urn is kinda cool. Creepy ass cool! I've got something that resembles an urn and maybe it could be turned into one or we could look into buying one. What if we had it so the guys and gals who want to be members, must give some metal shavings from one of their builds to be added to the urn?

Thanks for the input.