The Powder Blue Tuxedo Boys Go To Sturgis
August 26th, 2025
It’s the usual hot, sunny August afternoon on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. The Powder Blue Tuxedo Boys are in their usual booth at the Frolic Room. “Mustang Sally” is playing on the jukebox.
Patrick: Did you read about Trump buying 10% of Intel?
Timothy: Yeah, a week after he said the CEO, Lip Bu Tan, had to resign. Trump said he was a Commie.
Patrick: Yeah, and Intel stock fell 3%. Trump then buys Intel stock. The stock price goes up.
Timothy: Trump’s no dummy.
Patrick: A classic dump and pump operation.
Timothy: And now Trump wants another go.
Patrick: Yeah. He wants us to go to the Mustang Rally in Sturgis to emcee the proceedings. Ya know, tell some stories about how great Ford products are, and then hand out the awards.
Timothy: And a few days before we pump up Ford, Trump will dump on Ford. Tariffs, tax audit, something to make the stock drop.
Patrick: Yeah. So we do our part, and we make a few bucks.
Timothy: Maybe we make a lotta bucks. Ya know what I mean?
Patrick: Oh, yeah. We could do that…
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The Powder Blue Tuxedo Boys are riding in a C-130 cargo plane, along with the powder blue Buckaroo (Bronco) that Ford has provided them.
Timothy: Thank goodness we didn’t have to drive from LA to Sturgis, South Dakota.
Patrick: My butt hurts just thinking about it.
Timothy: Isn’t that your normal condition?
Patrick: You’re the one who taped his ass shut as an altar boy!
Timothy: It was purely a preventative measure.
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The boys drive the Buckaroo out of the C-130 at the local airport and cruise into Sturgis.
Patrick: Look at all these Mustangs lined up on Main Street.
Timothy: And most of them are new with the computer chips in them.
Patrick: Perfect. Did you hear from Eddie’s cousin, Cosmo?
Timothy: Yep. Cosmo wrote the code, and it’s all set to go when I dial the number.
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Patrick: Great! Well, the crowds here. The Mustangs are lined up on the street. Showtime!
Patrick and Timothy climb up onto the stage in the middle of the street. They are wearing their powder blue tuxedos and powder blue caps with the Ford logo on them.
Patrick: Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the 19th Annual Mustang Rally here in Sturgis, South Dakota.
Timothy: The Mustang is a great car, and Ford is a great company.
Patrick: We all know about the cowardly shooting of Wild Bill Hickok up in Deadwood at the Nuttal & Mann’s Saloon.
Timothy: The coward, Jack McCall, shot Wild Bill in the back of the head while Hickok was playing poker with his friends.
Patrick: Jack McCall was caught, tried, and hanged in Yankton in your fine state of South Dakota.
Timothy: And we all know about the coward Robert Ford, who shot Jesse James in cold blood while James was hanging a picture in his living room.
Patrick: What you don’t know is that both McCall & Robert Ford were cousins of Henry Ford.
Timothy: Henry Ford wanted to clear the family name of the shame of his cowardly cousin killers.
Patrick: So Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company. He made dependable cars and trucks.
Timothy: Ford vehicles that wouldn’t let you down. That would do the right thing.
Patrick: A Ford will never shoot you in the head while you’re playing poker with friends.
Timothy: Or hanging a picture in your living room.
Patrick: Let’s hear it for the Ford Motor Company!
The crowd cheers wildly. Women are taking off their tops. Men are shooting pistols into the air.
Patrick: Dial the number.
Timothy dials the number. The new model Mustangs start their motors. They begin to move into the crowd. The driverless Mustangs move slowly, but deliberately. People are running to get out of the street. Men start shooting at the Mustangs. A few cars burst into flame. Pandemonium breaks out.
Patrick: I think it’s time to go.
The Powder Blue Tuxedo Boys run to their powder blue Buckaroo and head to the airport. They load the Bronco and take a seat. The C-130 heads for Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles.
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Patrick and Timothy are back in their booth at the Frolic Room, drinking Beck’s Beers. “Mustang Sally” is still on the jukebox.
Patrick’s phone rings.
Patrick: It’s Trump again. I’m not answering.
Timothy: How much did Ford stock go down after Sturgis?
Patrick: About 10%.
Timothy: Good thing we shorted the stock.
Patrick: Yeah, our pump and dump beat Trump’s dump and pump.
Timothy & Patrick: Kaching!
TJM
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