Anonymously Famous
For some reason, I had always been fascinated with big, powerful rifles. Perhaps from my time in Alaska and Africa. Works of art like bolt-action rifles from Rigbys and Holland and Holland, or the British big-bore double rifles with cartridges as big as a Cuban cigar.
Chopper Stars
How many times have you watched a western television show or movie where the real star was the horse? It wasn’t Roy Rogers but Trigger who really stole the show. It wasn’t the Lone Ranger, it was Silver. There is a long list of hero-horses. It could be said; the man did not make the horse, the horse made the man.
Still Crazy After All These Years
After 65 years, the Hangmen Motorcycle Club, formed in Richmond, California in 1960, is still going strong. This year, in September, we met for our annual run in Oklahoma. It’s somewhere different every year. We are so spread out; it always gives people a chance for a long ride.
EuroThrottle: Tales from the Dutch-German Ride
Some trips are about the destination. This one was about the people: readers, riders, and the strange magic of a shared road.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Are we being watched over? Many have said there is no other explanation for my survival and success.
Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Perched on the edge of my chair, I watched in stunned silence as all hell broke loose on ABC Channel 7’s live news out of Los Angeles.It was April 29, 1992. , four police officers had just been acquitted of the brutal beating of a black man after a police chase on the freeways of the City of Angels. The four officers were white; the black man’s name was Rodney King.
Where Did This Come From?
The Lucky One explores the beginning of my aviation career, starting with my first job as a flight instructor.I was surprised to find I liked it. Perhaps because I was good at it, I have no death-defying stories of students trying to kill me.
Who Came Up with This One?
When I was learning to fly in Alaska, I had already lived a perilous life. First riding with an outlaw motorcycle club in California. After moving to the Last Frontier, I would go into the wilderness on hunting trips, often alone. I probably didn’t realize how risky flying up there could be. At least no worse than my previous life. Maybe I had no idea what normal was.
Who Came Up with This?
It’s been said that “Four wheels move the body, but two wheels move the soul.” There is something about riding a motorcycle that only a rider can understand. The sense of adventure, the individuality, the freedom. Just you and the bike, the road, the wind.
Who’s Idea Was This?
One day someone derisively asked, “Who’s the ‘novelist’ writing those match reports?” I decided, maybe that’s what I should be doing instead. Not novels or course, but memoirs. Ernest Hemingway said, “Before you can write about life, you have to live it.” I figured I had a pretty good start on that, so that’s where I began.