By Lulu

Photos of Kid Rock, Ted Nugent & Travis Tritt by Walt Lumpkin, and WaltPix Motosickle Stuff
Thunder Beach Spring and Fall Rallies have always been our favorite getaway! The music is always good, even with Covid when the city didn’t allow the large stage. The beaches are just beautiful and the view from the balcony of our accommodations at the Holiday Inn Resort in Panama City Beach makes waking up with a hangover tolerable! If you like to get on your bike and ride there are deserted country highways that lead to places like Chainsaw’s Corner to wet your whistle.

This year, the organizers took motorcycle rallies in Florida to a new level! I heard the concert line-up early on and that they were going to be charging admission for the headliners at Frank Brown Park and wasn’t sure what to expect from bikers. Would they pay for top notch entertainment? Well let me tell you, they hit it out of “the park”! Thursday was Travis Tritt playing to a full field! Friday, they brought in Ted Nugent!! I had never seen Sweaty Teddy, he put on one hell of a show. What a guitarist! They killed it on Saturday with Kid Rock who has more energy on stage than anyone I have seen…playing every instrument and “scrubbing” the turn table, going back to his Hip Hop roots. He even played the sax and then gave it to a lucky lady in the crowd! The VIP packages were well worth the money, including T-shirts, a place to sit if you wanted to, although most were on their feet going wild, free food, 2 free drinks and VIP motorcycle parking!!!

Pure genius for the organizers to pick 3 of the most politically conservative entertainers to perform in the Panhandle of Florida! Trump even made a video appearance during Kid Rock! The crowd sang at the top of their lungs to Ted Nugent’s patriotic song and to “We the People” by Kid Rock. The vendors had their largest crowds ever to browse their wares. Harley-Davidson of Panama City Beach gave away a Harley for the event and their dealership was packed when we visited! The Indian dealership also had live music with bikini bike washing! All the local watering holes had their parking lots filled with motorcycles so my bet is the fall rally is one you better get your tickets and rooms for early. The date of the fall rally is October 19-23, CAN’T WAIT TO SHARE THE FALL LINEUP!