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in the Harley department. Steve had six of them; he rode with a club called the Retired Sea Captains. So one summer day in 1971 Art walked

Posted on 02 December 2011 by Geray Zone

 

Rarely did a holiday or weekend pass that Art and his older brother, Steve, weren't working the trash detail for their father in his Rapidway Disposal firm.
    But some money got put away, and the day came when Art would begin emulating his brother (sort of)
in the Harley department. Steve had six of them; he rode with a club called the Retired Sea Captains. So one summer day in 1971 Art walked
info Laidlaw's H-D in rosemead, California, and plunked down enough money on a $2,600 black Super Glide to
get it home from the dealer, and financed the rest.
    The bike served him well as Art's life progressed: wife (Debbie), kids,(Stevie and Joey),
the disposal firm, and a successful new venture, his British-themed restaurant, the John Bull Pub, in his hometown of
Pasadena. The John Bull features