Okay, this is completely nuts. We've covered various seat installs, creations, leather etching techs, and now we have two seats built on Bikernet, so why not pick your favorite. I'll do my damnest, like these bullshit reality shows on television, to point out the various attributes of each seat and esteemed competitor, so you can make an absolutely most bitchin' educated decision. Let's get started.

The Marine seat was carefully hand crafted by a biker's wife, Shirley Zanelli, from Vegas. He's not just any biker and she's not just any seat maker. Joe Zanelli runs casinos in Prim Nevada, our stopping point on the run to Bonneville. He's been a biker forever, a pit boss, and well you don't mess with Joe. Shirley on the other hand, is a bubbly redhead from England, who researched leather seat making to build her man a custom seat. She's been carving seats ever since.

"I was contacted by Tina in regards to making a donation toward a memorial benefit run, for disabled/disadvantaged American Veterans," Shirley said. "It's The ‘Nate’ Memorial Run."

The event is being run in memory of a marine, killed in action in Iraq, August 1, 2005,

LCPL Daniel "Nate" Deyarmin.
www.dndfund.org/run/seat. Go here to buy a raffle ticket.

"I saw that they would also take items to raffle. So I offered to make them a seat," Shirley added, thinking it would hopefully draw more contibutions than the hundred bucks they originally requested."

The event is set for,
June 8, 2008
At TALLMADGE HIGH SCHOOL
484 East Ave.,
TALLMADGE, OHIO "I would like to invite everyone who can, to attend," Tina said. "Proceeds go to our disabled and disadvantaged veterans." So, behind Nate's name they have raised over $50,000 during the last three years. They have housed 22 homeless veterans, made house and utility payments for veterans who were on the verge of foreclosure, paid rent, bought a furnace, and taken hundreds of CDs and hand held video games to Bethesda Naval hospital in Maryland.

"They’ve even paid for a family to travel to be with their son who was severely wounded in Iraq," Shirley added. "Bottom line if a veteran calls, they are there to help." All of this has been accomplished in the name of Nate. "I hope that we can raffle off this seat for a ridiculous amount of money. If you like the seat, buy a ticket." Shirley said. "If you don’t like the seat, buy a ticket. If your lard ass won’t fit on the seat, buy a ticket. Some guy with a smaller ass will buy it from you! If you don’t own a bike, buy a ticket. You can use the frickin’ thing as a door stop."

Any questions contact Tina Underwood at KrissyJo@aol.com 330-633-1941. Shirley's company name is Bad Shirley Zanelli 
http://www.badassseats.com 
702-325-3532

This is a perfect addition to the Bikernet 2008 Year of the Veteran support efforts. I should go into the competition prizes here. You cast your vote by dropping Bandit an e-mail (Bandit@bikernet.com). If you vote and buy a raffle ticket we've got something special for you (send your address), plus the seat winner will receive a hand made famous 5-Ball trophy. Okay, here's the story on the other seat.

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