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Online Newsletter #3
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Online Newsletter Number Three
March, 2012 Newsletter by Super Sue
Hugh McCusker Nov 17, 1937 - Nov 28, 2011
On November 28th our dear friend Hugh McCusker passed away. Huey join the Oakland Motorcycle Club in 1984. He was very active with the OMC and held many offices including President, Vice President, Road Captain, and was in charge of the annual Three Bridge Run. He had a passion for motorcycle riding and camping and he thoroughly enjoyed doing them together. When Huey was the road captain, instead of bar stops, there would be plenty of ice cream stops. The weekly meetings were never complete until Huey told a good joke. Hugh was also best know as the "Ping Pong Champion". A title he held for 15 years.
Surviving are his wife of over 50 years Jeanette, (Jan), son Ron, two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and brother Michael. He was preceded in death by two sons, Mark and Rick.
After retiring Hugh and Jan moved to Hidden Valley and then eventually to Pahrump, NV.
Jan along with family and OMC members will leave from the Myers Flat Campground at 10:00 AM on May 19th to spread Huey's ashes along the Redwood Forest. Huey leaves us with great memories and stories. He is deeply missed.
Photo of Huey
Written by Tracy Snyder
Coast Guard Island Tour in Alameda
Darryl S., club member and Coast Guard, arranged for the club to have a tour of
the largest CG ship in the USA. It was a great day with a lunch at Quin's Lighthouse and
beautiful weather.
Livermore Flagpole Photo Shoot Event
Folks over at Tri-Valley Moto in Livermore arranged for a photograph to be taken in downtown Livermore
to commemorate the 100th year anniversary of a photo that they have in their shop. The photo is like the same
one we have at the club hall that is from the early 1900's and shows a huge rally of motorcycles surrounding the flagpole. Seems that the flagpole race was a popular event. For Oakland, the race started at our oldest club hall on Grand Avenue and it ended up at the downtown Livermore flagpole. It was a real treat for us OMC members to participate in this event and we want to thank the folks at Tri-Valley Moto. See the nice video that they made about their social-positive and community-inclusive motorcycle culture found at their shop. You can order a print of that photograph that was taken on the same day in September, 23, 2011 by clicking here.
Click here to see another picture on the internet that shows the 1911 Livermore Flagpole Race.
While you are there at that site checking out the old photos, be sure to click on the link that has the archived
photos from a Napa family who was there at that race in 1911.
Among the crowd at the Livermore Flagpole Rally was this fellow on the same bike found on this youtube video. His name is Victor Boocock and he was riding on a 1914 Harley Davidson! He was a shy fellow but I found him on the net and I think he was very interesting so I am going throw in his 15 minutes of fame. He rode that bike cross country and that must have been a real adventure for him.