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Lone Star Ride 2003 Closing Ceremonies Poem

Description: A closing ceremonies stanzaed poem for the 2003 Lone Star Ride by Valerie Holloway and performed at the closing ceremonies on September 28th. The poem expresses gratitude for the volunteers and other riders, funny details of the ride experience, and emphasizes the universal importance of the fight against AIDS and the idea of while the ride is for the year, the fight for a cure is long from over.
Date: 2003
Creator: Holloway, Valerie
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Spectrum, Volume 1, Number 2, Fall 2003

Description: Quarterly newsletter issued in the fall of 2003 by the Resource Center of Dallas with an article in support of the success of the 2003 Lone Star Ride. The article is featured on the front page and includes one and a half columns of text with a photo on the top right showing representatives posing with the final check for just under $300,000. On page four the article concludes with a photo collage and a final thank you to supporters and participants.
Date: Autumn 2003
Creator: Resource Center of Dallas
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[A group of motorcyclists walking in a line: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Description: Photograph of a group of motorcyclists waking through a park along a line marked with yellow caution tape. The motorcyclists appear primarily in orange LSR t-shirts and leather outerwear vests. Rider #192 appears to the right with their back to the camera. In the background, a grassy park area shaded by trees stretches to the horizon.
Date: [2003-09-27..2003-09-28]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Large circle of cyclists gathered in a park: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Description: Photograph of a large circle of cyclists gathered in a shaded area of a park. The cyclists in the center are turned listening to a crew member in yellow wearing a fanny pack around her waist. Around the edge of the circle, other individuals without bikes stand along a path winding through the grass. In the background, large green trees appear in the direct sun coming from the West.
Date: [2003-09-27..2003-09-28]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two cyclists laying in the grass holding arms: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Description: Photograph of two individuals wearing matching white LSR t-shirts and dark fabric shorts laying on grass in the shade of a tree. Both individuals wear visor sunglasses and bike helmets while the one to the right holds the wrist of the other on their right hip. The photo was taken in an otherwise brightly lit area near a chain-link fence and paved path.
Date: September 2003
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Heroes on bikes ahead: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Description: Photograph of the back window of a gold Volo parked on the outskirts of a pit stop located in a park located across from a four-story apartment building. The back window labels the car as the caboose and is followed by the phrase "Heros on Bikes Ahead". The car sports various bumper stickers including a large purple rectangle that reads "Towanda!". In the distance, a crowd of crew members and riders congregate in the grass and the shade of two trees.
Date: [2003-09-27..2003-09-28]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Motorcyclist and a rider poising together in a fenced lawn area: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Description: Photograph of a motorcyclist and a cyclist posing together with their backs facing the corner of a fenced grass area. The motorcyclist smiles on the left wearing leather riding chaps and a fringed vest over jeans and an orange LSR t-shirt. The cyclist appears in a white LSR t-shirt, yellow lei, and black shorts. The shot captures three buildings across an intersection on the other side of the black fence.
Date: [2003-09-27..2003-09-28]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Cyclists #107 and #192: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Description: Photograph of cyclists #192 and #107 riding together down a paved two-lane street bordered by a heavily forested area with a path leading into the trees marked by a yellow pole. Cyclist #192 appears wearing a white t-shirt, helmet, and sneakers with a slim backpack strapped across their chest. Cyclist #107 appears with their feet lightly touching the pavement in a red, white, and blue T patterned cycling jersey. An orange traffic cone sits to the left on the edge of the road.
Date: September 2003
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two cyclists posing at sunset together: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Description: Photograph of two male cyclists embracing with their arms around each other's shoulders and waist in a forested area at sunset. Both men wear matching yellow light zip jackets along with black bike shorts. The man on the left's helmet is red with a label on the front visor for Tanqueray's AIDSRides along with an eye patch covering his right eye.
Date: September 2003
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Crew member holding a phone to her ear: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing a bright green LSR t-shirt standing in side profile holding a megaphone tucked under her left shoulder. The woman stands with her weight on her right leg as she talks on a cellphone pressed to her face. She stands in the vicinity of a temporary pavilion tent set up in the center of a town square with a water tower breaking the view of the sky behind older brick buildings.
Date: September 27, 2003
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Two cyclists both in multicolored jerseys: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Description: Photograph of two cyclists both wearing sunglasses and matching colorfully abstract short sleeve cycling jerseys. The pair pose standing with their blue tandem bike in the parking lot of a sports field on a cloudless and bright day. The cyclist on the left holds a yellow balloon by the neck. A white van is parked in the background with windows that read "Pit 4 Go Riders!!" in yellow and purple paint.
Date: [2003-09-27..2003-09-28]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Janie Bush and others exchanging paperwork in front of a white van: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Description: Photograph of event manager Janie Bush, short woman center-right, exchanging paperwork to the pair to the left in front of a white van. The van is painted with red and yellow text reading "Lunch Crew" across its side body. The group in question totals five crew members all wearing LSR merchandise and various lanyards, hats, and leis.
Date: September 28, 2003
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Portrait of a rider holding their water bladder nozzle: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Description: Photograph of a smiling cyclist with short hair wearing sunglasses and a red lei around their neck. They appear holding a grey and black backpack up in their left hand and the nozzle of a water bladder in the other. Behind them, other cyclists in head coverings stand around in groups.
Date: September 28, 2003
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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