Yes, that’s me. I’m about 32 years older now and my hair is a lot grayer.
"[Memory is] a man's real possession... In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor."
~ Alexander Smith
Thanks to Tom McMullen and my years at AEE Choppers, my "Memory Bank" is filled with a wealth of happy memories. While my life has certainly had it's ups and downs, where I acquired and lost much, no one can ever take away my most valued possession, the memories I will share with you in my posts to this Blog.
One more thing before I begin... this Blog is not a magazine article, it will not have statistics, technical specifications or on the most part specific dates. I am simply sharing my memories of a happy, almost magical time in my life and dedicating it to Tom McMullen, who made it all possible. Read and enjoy!
When I look back on it all, I am still amazed. I went from hanging around a hot dog stand for 10 years at a place called Savin Rock in West Haven Connecticut, to working for the most famous custom motorcycle parts manufacturer in the world at that time, and living in Orange County California in less than 10 days.
AEE Choppers was in all the Chopper Magazines, their catalogs were on the news stands all over the world, and they even were in a movie. Normally I would say... “it was like a dream come true”, but the truth of the matter is, I never in my wildest dreams imagined anything like what I experienced over the years, thanks to AEE Choppers, would ever happen to me.
During my years with AEE Choppers, I flew a customized twin engine Cessna (thanks to Tom McMullen letting me take the controls on one of our many flights), piloted a yacht, rode famous choppers that were in the magazines, helped judge custom motorcycle contests, went on motorcycle runs and other events, traveled across the country doing trade shows, had my picture in magazines many times, was in a TV commercial, and partied in Las Vegas on a regular basis getting “High Roller” treatment. All this and a whole lot more, thanks to Tom McMullen, because if it wasn't for him, I would have left California when my 4 day visit was over and wouldn’t be here in California right now, plus I never would have met my wonderful wife of 22 years. Tom has since crossed over, so this Blog is dedicated to his memory.
