Live music, Alexa’s multi-tasking highlight Va. Beer Museum clean motorcycle event

Alert Front Royal’s self-anointed “morality police” – the Virginia Beer Museum (VBM) in Front Royal’s Historic Downtown Business District has had another “International Bikini Team” Motorcycle Washing event, with live musical entertainment and Virginia-brewed liquid refreshments served straight from the Helltown Saloon!!! – Oh wait, there’s no town election this year and no one at the Museum for an event the day before to discredit in their runs for town office.

Oh well, NEVERMIND (1990’s Nirvana musical reference).

Above, June 2020 Warren County Republican Committee District Chair Alisa Carson tells town officials the presence of members of the International Bikini Team at the Virginia Beer Museum in downtown Front Royal is a ‘problem’. Below, July 2021, ‘They’re back’ – What’s the problem? Royal Examiner File Photo; Courtesy Photo VBM

But on the 2021 “alert the media” side of the equation – we have an announcement coming …, well, NOW for that matter – in addition to mighty clean motorcycles rolling out of the VBM to DESTINATION(S) UNKNOWN (1980’s Missing Persons musical reference), there was some fine local and not-so-local musical entertainment as the bands dealt, successfully for the most part, with the threat of thunderstorms throughout the afternoon and evening.

Dealing with those ominous clouds, thunderclaps and wind gusts were, first starting at noon, Hank Gorecki and Ralph Fortune, later joined by John Landes, and then at 6 p.m. Loudoun County and Key West-based Juliana McDowell and her trio of bandmates.

Above, weather threats throughout the day; below, Hank Gorecki and Ralph Fortune (aka ‘Hank’s Fortune’ – did I get that band name, right, guys?); and further below, Juliana McDowell launches her band into action despite the menacing storm clouds. Royal Examiner Photos by Roger Bianchini

It was good, CLEAN fun for all – as long as that tarp got over Juliana’s band’s equipment in a nick of time during the evening set when some of that rain finally made it into town.

International Bikini Team’s Alexa not only washes, she goes on advertising jaunts on recently cleaned machines – it was an excellent advertising strategy! Courtesy Photo VBM

Juliana McDowell and friends get cranking in the face of ominous skies in the early evening. Royal Examiner Photos by Roger Bianchini

As Hank takes a break, Ralph Fortune is joined on stage by John Landes.

That’s a clean machine, with a little TLC from Winchester-based International Bikini Team member Alexa.

Juliana McDowell glances right and may not like what she sees coming, below – Get that tarp ready, boys.

Juliana and the boys are about to become a ‘Band on the Weather Run’, with a 1970’s musical nod to Sir Paul and Wings.