To say I was a late bloomer would be an understatement, I was definitely the last in a long line of guys in our group to lose my virginity, I was 21 years old. I was too shy to try lord knows I wanted to, but it took that long for me to feel confident enough even though I lost so much weight and I was a black belt in karate I still preferred to hang out at the gas station at night working on cars and motorcycles. I think my obsession with cars stemmed from me wanting to get out of our sleepy little town and out into the world. I wanted to join the military but my parents said no. My argument was I can travel for free for a few years and by then figure out what I wanted to do with my life, but see it wasn’t my life I was living it was theirs and I was becoming miserable living it. The first vehicle J bought on my own was a 1973 Chevy van, I customized the inside with a refrigerator a couple of swivel seats and a bed. No the vehicle a father wants his daughter to be picked up in.

The 80’s were such a great time to be young and alive. Even today in my 60’s I get goosebumps remembering how awesome life was then, a bunch of us guys had custom vans some had cars others had motorcycles. Fridays began at the local car wash after dark getting our rides as clean as humanly possible we all worked together there was a level of camaraderie you could only find in the military the same camaraderie we shared in the gym. After a couple of hours we would cruise through downtown showing off our shit like a proud peacock, then we hit our favorite watering hole park across the street and go in and out of the bar all night sometimes until the sun came up. The summers seem to go on forever the nights warm and humid filled with life even after midnight we’ll into the morning. Between all of us there were always cold beers and some weed, none of us had steady girlfriend’s but there were plenty around some we knew from school others were friends of friends a sister that kind of knowing people. Nothing was really serious just hanging out a little partying telling stories laughing at one another, there were hook ups of course we were at an age somewhere between figuring shit out and adulthood. We were having fun


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