Sooner State
Abate Sentinel
The Voice of the Oklahoma Confederation of Clubs
Motorcycle Rights Organization
Volume 4 Issue 1
OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN
A Sooner State ABATE Wedding
The place was decorated with jewels. Gold
and silver artifacts from around the world were
everywhere. The tables were adorned with gold
bars and adorned skulls. The glow from candles
dripping down black wine bottles shone from
every corner. A wedding like no other is about to
take place at the Route 66 Interpretative Center in
Chandler, Ok. It has been transformed into a ball-
room fit for two pirate captains to come together
There was a rumble in the distance. As it gets
closer, the building begins to shake. Sparrow
smiles slightly as she hears the multitude of
machines approaching. The bikes roll in and she
knows. Her groom has arrived.
The stage is set. Smiles form on the faces of the
waiting crowd as Bear by McCreary, the theme
song to Black sails, begins to play. Not your ordi-
nary wedding march. Not for this couple. After all,
this will be no ordinary wedding.
Sooner State ABATE members lead the groom,
Jay “GHOST” Pollard, to the altar. Monte “STICK”
Keiner from The FACILITATORS: Camp Ironhorse
is the unorthodox minister in top hat and pirate
tails. The groomsmen, Sooner State ABATE Paul
“GQ” Pollard, Downed Bikers Association Walt
Enright, Freedom Riders Jerry “MANIAC” Melton,
take their place. The bridesmaids, Dawn Sprowl,
Amanda Graves, and Breauna Bookout, look radiant from
their place on the stage.
The wedding party takes their positions. The music builds,
and the crowd rises. The beautiful bride to be, Sooner
State ABATE Melissa “SPARROW” Bookout, enters the
room. Escorted by her father, Sooner State ABATE Ray
“MILK MAN” Wilson, she ascends to the altar and her
waiting love.
With the bride’s teal blue mohawk and the groom’s silver
spur, with pirate flare and comic undertones, the couple
exchanged their vows. From laughter to tear and the
rumble of motorcycle pipes, this is one wedding friends
and family will remember for years.
GHOST and SPARROW would like to thank everyone
that came out to help make their wedding a memorable
occasion. All of those that rode Route 66 in with GHOST;
the ones that helped with setup and take down; the family
and friends that traveled in from so far away; each and
everyone of you made this an unbelievable success!
Thank you to you all!
Jay “GHOST” Pollard (President) and Melissa “SPAR-
ROW” Pollard (Secretary) are members of Sooner State
ABATE’s Sinners & Saints Outpost located in Yukon, OK.
They volunteer with The FACILITATORS: Camp Ironhorse
and are members of Downed Bikers Association, Oklaho-
ma City Chapter.