Posted in May 2009

Memorial Weekend

My trip to Washington, D.C. was an exhausting one.
My first stop was at Arlington National Cemetery with my dad to pay Tribute to the over 300,000 men and woman who are buried there.
While at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day I noticed many school kids on school trips visiting the National Cemetery. My dad decided to do a quick pole to see if any school kids, teachers, or adults knew anything about the constitution of the United States. So he asked who knew the 5th Amendment? No one knew. No one knew anything about the Constitution of the United States. How can they know if they are losing their rights if they don’t know they have them? You don’t know what you have until you lose it and then it’s too late. What did they think all those soldiers who are buried in Arlington died for if not for the Constitution of the United States and what it stands for. Freedom!

Memorial weekend and Memorial Day for me was always about partying it up and having fun but this trip to Washington made me realize that its about those who fought for this country so that I have the FREEDOM to party and live like I do.

On Sunday I attended the run to the Wall with Rolling Thunder. I was up at 4am and arrived with my dad at The Pentagon Parking Lot at 5:30am. The huge parking lot would eventually be filled to capacity with over a half million motorcycles. Rolling thunder is a protest, not a parade. Rolling Thunder is asking for accountability for our K.I. A (Killed In Action) and our P.O.W.’s (Prisoners Of War). I thank Artie Muller of Rolling Thunder for what he and his organization are doing and for the huge part that he let my dad and the Veteran Tribute Bike play in Rolling over the past 3 years. Rolling Thunder is truly is one big family re-union (over one million strong). They are a big huge band of brothers. They have been there and done that. They cannot relate that experience with anyone who hasn’t.

Gold Star Mothers are those mothers who lost their sons or daughters in war. My heart goes out to them for their tremendous sacrifice. Gold Star Children are those children who lost a mother or father in war. It was an honor and a privilege to see them sit on the Veteran Tribute Bike.

After two months of doing a lot of traveling; I’m finally back home now. This trip showed me that American citizens take their freedoms for granted. It is my hope that the documentary being produced will stimulate some interest and awareness towards our vets. The funds raised during the filming of the documentary, after expenses, will go to U.S. Vets who are doing a great job helping the less fortunate. 1/4 of our country’s homeless today are Veterans. You can help. So if you love and enjoy your freedom, don’t just thank a Vet, donate to the organizations which you feel will help a Veteran in need. Donations don’t have to be just money ; it can be your time or anything you have to give. They need your help not only on Veterans Day or Memorial Day. They need your help everyday.

Special Thanks to my Dad — Robert Harris – ” Sky Soldier “Rolling Thunder Parking LotThe RideFreedom Fighters

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Los Angeles Weekend

For the past 1-2 months I have been doing a lot of traveling and this past weekend I was in Los Angeles. I was in Los Angeles doing some filming and the weekend turned out to be a very interesting one. A few of my favorite moments were riding with the US military as I filmed the annual wounded warriors project ride that my father headed. The wounded warrior project ride is a ride to raise funds for wounded war veterans. The ride was a beautiful and scenic ride that started in front of the Kodak Theatre and end at a restaurant in Topanga Canyon. During the ride my dad got invited to attend a party at the Playboy Mansion and of course he had to take me along :) The Playboy party was just like you would expect; plenty women who were damn near naked and some butt naked. After the party I spent the remainder of my time with my good friend Katt. Overall a very entertaining weekend and to top it off when I was at the airport heading back to Miami I felt the 4.7 magnitude earthquake…..now thats the way to go out lol.

My next trip is on thursday to Washington DC and this weekend should be both exciting and informative. This weekend will also conclude my filming and then when I return its straight to the editing process.Military Escort

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Bombs Away

It’s been a while since I’ve done a shoot because I’ve been on the road traveling lately. On my way to the shoot when Im getting off the exit I heard a noise when I hit my brakes; I’m like how could this be? I just got my brakes replaced during the week. I kept driving a bit but that wasn’t working out so I had to pull over and park my car. What a way to start off the shoot right? Anyways the shoot had to go on so I just called the tow truck while shooting because we all know they take forever to get to you. So finally I’m shooting this idea that I had in my mind for the longest and now I have it in the physical to show :) I haven’t started editing the pictures yet and Im please to say I like the look of things so far. I must thank my makeup artist Clivia who is always on time and I hope she keeps it up :) thanks to my model Dominique and the stylist Jazmane who did a great job of what we had to work with. I don’t think that the black booths gonna make the cut though Jazmane lol. Thanks to everyone for making my idea come to life.

Pictures will be posted soon so stay tuned to my website http://www.rogerbstillz.com
The Team

Why they look like that I don’t know LOL
Maybe because it was very HOT when we were shooting :)

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there and to the fathers that play the role as a mother :)

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