Tomorrow night the Bike Stop is pleased to be hosting STAY CALM: Celebrating the life of Shannon Larratt.
Shannon was one of GM Shawn’s oldest friends and when he passed away last month plans started immediately forming to hold not just a memorial but a celebration of his life. What started off as a few friends getting together to raise a pint and tell some stories has turned into a pretty large gathering of old friends, many of whom took trains, planes and busses to get to Philadelphia to reconnect with people they may not have seen in years and to maybe make some new memories and have new stories to tell.
Shannon, who came to fame with the BME (Body Modification E-zine) site in the mid 1990s, was a friend, mentor and influence on a lot of people, but none more so than his daughter Ari who just turned 10 on the 24th. While there’s nothing we can do to ease the pain of losing a parent, we’re going to be doing a fund raiser as part of the memorial, including Jell-0 Shots (Shawn went gourmet! Birthday Cake, Orange Crush, Kamikazee, Pina Colada and Mango!) Kill the keg and a raffle ticket based auction that includes jewelry, body modification services, adult website memberships, art and more so we can give Ari a hell of a birthday present.
So if you see one of our Jell-o shot helpers (we’re making them wear bright pink aprons!) please consider buying a few; having a few pints of Yuengling Lager from the keg or checking out the raffles… 100% of the profits will be given directly to Ari and her Mom.
If you see a bunch of heavily tattooed weirdos that wouldn’t normally be at the ‘Stop drinking and having a great time, say hi! We’re really friendly!
For more information about the life of Shannon Larratt, check here.
Oh. And if you want to see a picture of chubby cheeked GM Shawn from 1998….
You folks have asked us to open our dance floor more often, and we’ve listened!
