Biker week is always a dangerous time and Daytona Beach is always a dangerous place to go witnessing. The biggest danger is driving among drunks on motorcycles. The second danger is drunks (and druggies) trying to walk on packed sidewalks.
The bikes are like bling on parade and people come from all over the country to show off their jewels and the latest biker fashions.
I tried out the angel costume for the first time and it was a great ice breaker. I carried a sign that asked R U Lost?
Surprisingly several people said "No I'm not lost. I'm going straight to hell.
One said "I am lost but as soon as I enter that bar over there I'll be found."
Some said, "We are all lost."
They all looked lost to me dressed in their black leather with chains and skulls.
Several said they were Christians and when I asked them why they were at Bike week (implying that that was not a Christian thing to do), they all said "just to have fun." One Christian said, "You only live once and you gotta get the most out of life."
A elderly biker in a wheel chair asked me if I was dressed as an angel to mock. And I explained that it was a street witnessing tool to break the ice.
It was definitely an ice breaker based on the number of people that wanted to be photographed with me. The photo op is a great way to get about a 20 second witness. First total strangers come over, put their arms around you and you are so close you can ask them questions or make comments. One said, Yes I am lost how can I be found?" A typical answer was "Jesus is the way. Follow his words and you will never see death."
It was really difficult to have a conversation because of the roar of the bikes.
I only had two drunks get really angry when they saw me. They were in a bar I was passing and they started yelling "You are lost, not us." One stood on his chair and street unzipping his pants as if he was going to flash me.
Leaving Daytona going north on Highway one I saw a motorcycle lying in the street and the rider about 40 yards away laying in the middle of the road and two of his friends picking him up.
Based on the look of those expensive bikes and the size of people's cameras it doesn't look like the U.S. is in economic hard times.
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Great work.
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