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A few weeks back I received an email from a girl Kim about a Charity Motorcycle event she was working on for Bide A Wee an Animal shelter I worked at when I was younger. As I read the info I was looking forward to attending the event only to find it was being held at Jugs and Strokers the only "Biker Bar" on Long Island that does not allow Motorcycle Club Colors. I was pissed to find out I would not be welcome at this event. I then saw the email had been sent out to many other Motorcycle Clubs on Long Island. Pissed Off, I started writing a reply to the email and sent it out to the MC's here on Long Island. Here is what I wrote.

Hey everyone this is LJ James.

You may not know this but I worked at Bide A Wee in Wantagh for many years. I have some great memories of my time working there. As much as I love the place and think Bide A Wee to be a truly great organization, I will not take off my Colors to go inside Jugs & Strokers to attend this event.

I see this email is addressed to many different Clubs. Some of your beliefs may be different then mine and you may take your Colors off to attend this event. I would hope all of you have more respect for your Club then to do that, but these are my beliefs and may not be yours.

I think it is only fair to Kim who is working very hard for this very worthy cause that she know what your feelings are about the Jugs and Strokers policy in regards to Colors. Kim has spent a lot of time working on this event and I would hate to see her event fail because she is unaware of the Revulsion Jugs and Strokers has towards Motorcycle Clubs!!!

Not only is it an old out dated Policy that promotes the Division of Motorcycle Riders, it is also illegal according to NY State Law! I have been working hard to protect and promote Motorcycle Rights and Unity here in NY and world wide. I think it is time We started working hard to change what is wrong here on Long Island! There is an old saying, "if you want to fix the world start in your own back yard".

This is an event that, when I heard about it I wanted to attend. Then I hear it is being held at Jugs and now I am "not allowed to attend".

I am not a bad guy! You all out there know me. How many of your events have I covered in Magazines? How many of you have I DJed for? Not only your Club events but many of your personal family events! I've even preformed wedding ceremonies for a few of you and after I married you I Djed your wedding!!!

You too are also all good people. Your MCs have done many things to make Long Island a better place. You have fed the Hungry, Clothed the poor, and made sure every Child on Long Island had a Toy for the Holidays. Our patches stand for what is great about America! Why should we be made to feel that wearing our Colors is even the slightest bit wrong?

If you ask Jugs and Strokers, they might try to use the excuse "well its not your group its other groups who are the bad guys". That is a cop out, a lie, and an attempt to divide the Long Island Motorcycle Club world!!!

Over the past few years here on Long Island we have seen a Unity in the Motorcycle Club World that many still can not believe. Sport Bike Clubs and Cruiser Clubs riding and hanging together. AMA Clubs and 1% Clubs attend each others events. Law Enforcement Clubs and Outlaw Clubs Breaking Bread and Drinking together at events. I have seen every type of rider hanging out together. This is the Biker dream people!!!

There was a time when we were all told that you could not have a bar on Long Island where all MCs where aloud to mingle together. That there would be nothing but fights and problems. Then JDs Place opened and shortly after that, the Myth was put to rest.

The Motorcycle World here on Long Island has become something We are all very proud of. I call out to all of you MCs, independents, and MROs like ABATE, it is time to end the humiliating practice that Jugs and Strokers has been aloud to inflict upon the Long Island Motorcycle World for far too long!!!

I am tired of this bar being allowed to claim it is a biker bar for bikers, but if your a member of a Motorcycle Club and wear your Colors, you are some how an undesirable, and unwelcome. I say time is up, Jugs and Stokers! You have made enough money off the Long Island Motorcycle world! You need to stop being part of the Problem and become part of the Solution!!!

I'm interested to know what the feelings are of the rest of you!!!

(Because of this reply, Shortly after I wrote this the event was switched to another Long Island Biker Bar "Sick Moon Saloon" That welcomes all who Ride)

LJ James Proud Member Mortal Skulls MC AmericanBikerX.com

Discrimination On The Basis Of Clothing Or Club Membership Is ILLEGAL Article I, Section 11 of the New York State Constitution states "that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof." Article 4, Section 40 of the Civil Rights Law provides that "all persons within the jurisdiction of this state shall be entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any places of public accommodations, resort or amusement subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons." The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that individuals have the constitutional right under the First Amendment to wear clothing which displays writing or designs. Cohen v. California, 403 US 15 (1971). In addition, the right of an individual to freedom of association has long been recognized and protected by the United States Supreme Court. Thus, a person's right to wear the clothing of his choice, as well as his right to belong to any club or organization his choice is constitutionally protected, and persons or establishments who discriminate on the basis of clothing or club membership are subject to a lawsuit. ]]> http://www.thearticleplanet.com/business/pr/be-a-dream-guest-on-talk-radio-and-turn-your-hosts-listeners-into-your-followers.html http://www.thearticleplanet.com/business/pr/be-a-dream-guest-on-talk-radio-and-turn-your-hosts-listeners-into-your-followers.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:26:36 -0600
PR people are depicted in the movies as "spin doctors," stretching the truth or lying outright to present their clients in the best possible light.

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What they do care about is serving their viewers, listeners and readers with information and entertainment that keep them tuned in and paying attention. The more eyes and ears that are focused on their shows and publications means more advertising dollars for those organizations. And that is the "bottom line" in those industries.

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And you achieved all this simply by resisting the instinct to "sell," and instead re-focusing your efforts toward helping the radio host offer listeners a good show.

At the end of the day, packaging yourself as the "talk radio host's dream guest" won't do you a lick of good unless you get booked as a guest on some shows. My pay for performance public relations firm, EMSI, specializes in exactly that. AND we are currently offering a specially-priced radio campaign to make sure you get the maximum exposure you need during the all-important holiday buying season.
]]> http://www.thearticleplanet.com/business/pr/how-you-can-develop-business-with-marketing-and-public-relations-firms.html http://www.thearticleplanet.com/business/pr/how-you-can-develop-business-with-marketing-and-public-relations-firms.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:11:35 -0500 Public Relation Marketing are an attempt to influence people's behavior about the activities of the companies and its products. Marketing public relations is an outbound activity about the promotion of a product by advertising and sales and carried on through newspapers, journals, T. V and magazines etc.

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When considering which promotional merchandise to use as a gifts, the company should consider the gift from the customers point of view. Personalized corporate gifts should be something that the customer would use, not something that customer does not need or want. The corporate gift will not serve its purpose of the customer has no use for it, which is why commonly used items, such as a mouse pad or a mug might be ideal.

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Coming up with an overall theme for your promotional merchandise and corporate gifts is a smart idea. Design a logo and color scheme, and use it with all of your various items. Your gifts will all go together, and people will immediately think of your company when they receive them. ]]> http://www.thearticleplanet.com/business/pr/market-your-brand-with-promotional-garments.html http://www.thearticleplanet.com/business/pr/market-your-brand-with-promotional-garments.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:18:18 -0500
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