During the summer of 1965 a new boy in town has his life changed when a stranger rides into town on a chopped Harley-Davidson Panhead motorcycle. Scorchy Black has left his troubled past behind in southern California. He arrives in a small Montana town with nothing but the stuff crammed in his saddlebags and a drive to succeed as the town's new blacksmith. The boy and the biker meet head on in the back lot of the shop and the summer's adventure takes off The individual chapters of "Me & the '53" take you through perspective changes that develop characters in the present tense then flashbacks...

During the summer of 1965, the new boy in town has his life changed when a stranger rides into town on a chopped Harley-Davidson panhead motorcycle. Scorchy Black has left his troubled past behind in southern California. He arrives in a small Montana town with nothing but what he was able to cram into his saddlebags...and a drive to succeed as the town's new blacksmith. The boy and the biker meet head-on in the back lot of the shop and the summer's adventures begin Me & the '53 takes you through changes in a young boy's life that develop character, as well as flashbacks that describe how...

A photographic journal of my journey down Route 66 & America in spring of 2017. A story of connecting with people & places. Ride along in Patsy, my 1984 red Corvette in a full color easy to read magazine size format. "Am savoring your sojourn. Reading a chapter or two every morning. The way you laid out those photos was a stroke of genius. The sticker photos are classic. The cover is beyond cool." "What makes it a good read is the heartfelt commentary amongst the juxtaposition of the images and personal anecdotes. "a heartfelt journey both across America and down the memory lane of a...