Good Morning!

200,000 motorcycle enthusiasts in Galveston today for the Lone Star Bike Rally. On the Strand. I would guess the leathers alone are worth the GDP of Uganda. That's cool - whatever. Why does the successful middle-aged man gravitate towards the outlaw biker image as he enters later life?

Cy-Fair is worried about gang activity in the distruct after a 16 year-old, Mr. Avant was murdered in a drive-by shooting. Folks noticed an increase in gang tagging on privacy fences. The youth victim went to Langham Creek HS, built for 3,800 students. The high school sports "nitrate sniffing dogs and metal detectors" at every entrance.

Houston Chronicle On-line has a blog on Houston Bars that sucks. Stultifying. It reads like the society page. Maxine Messinger school struggling to find a story. Homles, there are plenty of bars in Denver Harbor and 3rd Ward where you could gin up a murder before your very eyes if you try hard enough. Just take that lawyer with you. I promise.

www.chron.com