Hames Music has big plans for 30th anniversary celebration

Hames Music will celebrate its 30th anniversary Saturday, Aug. 20, with a custom bike show and poker run.

All proceeds from the events will benefit R.O.A.M.E.R.S. Motorcycle Ministry. The organization of motorcycle enthusiasts is using the profits to benefit the Homeless Coali-tion in Cherokee and Spartan-burg counties.

“This is the kickoff to our 30th anniversary. We are expecting more than 300 motorcycle riders,” Hames Music Store Manager Dan Clopton said. “We have wanted to do some events that go beyond providing live music several times a year.”

Registration for the custom bike show will be from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m at Hames Music in entry donation.

All bikes are welcome. Prizes for “Best of Show,” “Best Chopper,” and “Best Harley” will be awarded.

Hames Music will sponsor a poker run the same day with registration starting at 10 a.m. at Restoration Church, located in the Old Lowe’s Building at Exit 95 off Interstate 85 in Gaffney.

No event sponsored by Hames Music would be com-plete without a musical refer-ence.

among the bands who will per-form live music. Popular music vendors Gibson, Fender and Soundbridge will have dis-plays at Hames Music. Door prizes given away include a guitar, shirts, hats and a drum set.

A guest will even drop in for the party.

“We have a guy who is going to play a wireless guitar while skydiving onto the Hames Music property,” Clopton said. “While he is jumping, the guy told me that he might sing ‘Dust in the Wind.’”

The poker run will have motorcycle riders collecting cards during stops at Restoration Church in Gaffney along with motorcy-cle shops C&C Thunder in Cowpens, Fast Way Custom Cycles in Cherryville, N.C., and Southside Customs in Shelby, N.C., Hames Music Sales Manager Trevor Isetts said. The first poker hand is $20. There is a $30 cost for two hands.

The first bike will leave for the poker run at 10:30 a.m. The final bike will leave at 12:30 p.m.

A $750 prize will be awarded for the best hand and $250 for the worst hand.

“We plan on this becoming an annual event,” Isetts said. “We think this is going to be a lot of fun. We invite everyone to come out and have a good time.”