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CQ Chrissie 2009
CQ Chrissie Party 2009
Report by TigeR 2009 rounds out to a close, time for the annual CQ Chrissie party to reflect on the year that has almost passed. But all’s not well in Camp CQ, the King of the Crusties has gone into voluntary exile to colonise the wild mid-west. Would this be the demise of the annual CQ Chrissie party? Now most people would hesitate at putting their hand up to bring the motley crew that is CQ into their home and take on the hassle of setting it all up; King Col and Queen Julie did it with aplomb each year. Luckily Wrexie and his beloved Keryn are not most people; not only did Wrexie chuck his paw in the air; he made the round trip from Kalgoorlie especially for this event - the future looks good. Many thanks to Keryn & Wrexie and some other guy called Troy for their hospitality. The CQ spirit is alive and well. Other issues in Camp CQ is the sudden news that Choko is leaving WA for Hollywood; he’s just scored the lead in a remake of The Hunt for a Red Honda. All the best in your new career Choko, say hello to Sean Connery for us!  Chokos submarine adventure People gradually arrived at Wrexie’s place as MC Roley put the final touches to his awards; rumour has it he coached a young Rove before his move to TV fame in the East. For his own efforts, Roley has been given the following award; in addition of course to his $3m appearance fee - onya Roley - a big ups for the effort that goes into these awards. They are a much prized possession.  The Roley Award The beers before the Roley show was a chance to catch up with the various CQers in attendance. Carlo’s back from the Carlo-bone injury and ready for more. Mick450 was there just to prove that he does get out of his riding gear now and then. KLX Pete and the next generation of CQers GOAT was spotted in the VIP area. Peter was there to represent the missing King and is reputably the only CQer to have seen JAW the CQ creator actually ride a bike. The missing link. The CQ refugee community was well represented with Darin of the African continent; Carlo the Eye-talians; Col Mc representing the Poms; and myself representing the slowly expanding Paddy community Other factions included the DRZillas - Steve, Allan and the Postie bike (and submarine) community Andrew. Of course all of the above were accompanied by glamourous WAGs and kids. Drum roll, Roley stepped to the stage and the lights were dimmed; forget the Brownlows this was the CQ show. Roley started with rolling off some stats, that even Eddy Maguire would have been impressed with. A total of 333 different people have participated in CQ events. That’s worth pondering for a moment - but it’s more fun to say that total in an Irish accent. :-) For more stats see: CQ stats Roley noted that it was apt that Wrexies house was in Quinns which of course is the spiritual home of the Crusty Quinns. In fact being in the new area of Quinns it is was pointed out that the original Crusty rides would have cut through what is now Wrexies kitchen. On dark stormy nights it’s rumoured that roosting sounds can be heard in the attic - or maybe that’s because Wrex is pilfering the medicine cabinet at work! The key point of Roley’s speech was the fact that the reason that the CQ continues to exist is the people that put back; particularly the people that call and lead rides. In this regard special mention goes to Col Mc and Pounce who have certainly picked up where King C left off, but also to the other leads who are coming to the fore like Mick "do you like sand and have you got extra fuel" 450, Choko "before I discovered by Hollywood" and H "it’s not a good idea to look at the GPS when fanging" It’s not only the lead riders of course, Pete & Roley always seem to be first to put their hand up to do a rescue when needed. And of course how good is it to have paramedic on hand when somebody takes a tumble – that’s of course when it’s not a paramedic taking a tumble. A big thank you to all that continue to make the CQ a going concern. Roll on 2010; which according to legend is the ten year anniversary of CQ.  CQ Xmas Awards 2009  CQ Xmas Awards 2009  CQ Xmas Awards 2009  CQ Xmas Awards 2009  CQ Xmas Awards 2009  CQ Xmas Awards  CQ Xmas Awards  CQ Xmas Awards  CQ Xmas Awards  CQ Xmas Awards  CQ Xmas Awards  CQ Xmas Awards  CQ Xmas Awards  CQ Xmas Awards  CQ Xmas Awards  CQ Xmas Awards  CQ Xmas Awards |
