Guess who Konnie and I met today...

[Eck]

My wife and I met and had lunch in the same restaurant with Mike Ballard and his wife Angie and their baby daughter.

 

No pics of his wife or baby, but I did get a hug from Angie..so did my wife.h

 

Here is mike and I.

[The Tooch]

Thanks Eck

 

I learned something today.....had no idea who that guy was. So I Googled him and now I know.....Full Throttle Saloon Sturgis, South Dakota. The world's largest biker bar owned by Michael Ballard.

[Eck]

Thanks Eck

 

I learned something today.....had no idea who that guy was. So I Googled him and now I know.....FullThrottle Saloon Sturgis, South Dakota. The world's largest biker bar owned by MichaelBallard.

 

A little more on Michael:

Michael is part owner of Ballard’s Full Throttle S’loonshine distillery “A true art in the making of real Tennessee Moonshine”. I don't drink the stuff, but I now own "1" of only "120" signed first run bottles of S'loonshine.

 

Michael also owns a retail store, and is in the process of building a (whiskey Barrel), storage facility in Trimble. I was able to see the beginning stages of this building as my wife and I were given a tour of his distillery.

If you ever visit Trimble, TN., be sure to visit what everyone is raving about, “Miss Vicki’s Diner”! Oh, forgot to mention this but Michael owns this place also. In fact, this is where my wife and I ate and talked with Mike and his wife Angie today.

 

Michael originally became wealthy by running a cellular phone business called Cellular Plus, which he sold in 1999. He married his girlfriend Angie Carlson on August 26, 2012, during throttlefest in Kansas City.

Ballard's net worth is currently about $3 million dollars.

[cecdoo]

Watched them on Full Throttle Saloon, he seemed like a pretty nice guy and his wife wasnt hard to look at... Always enjoyed the show.

Craig