>List,
>
>E.J. Potter (The Michigan Madman) lives in Florida in the Winter, but
>still returns to Michigan, in the summer. He writes, "by the age of 10 I
>had graduated up to 75 cents an hour and saved enough to buy a brand new
>lawn mower motor that Dad mounted on a bicycle. Unexpectedly, the thing
>went between 55 and 60 MPH by the speedometer on the Buick my mother
>clocked me with, and Ma and I both just thought this was normal and OK. I
>rode that thing every day weather permitted, and some days it didn't. . .
>You can believe it got real cold sometimes in central Michigan but I used
>to put on everything I could find and hit the road anyway, and when a car
>would pass me there would be windows full of faces looking at such a sight
>as a big puffy coat and gloves with a scarf riding along in the
>cold. Sometimes in desperation I would knock on someone's door and ask to
>come inside and get warm. I bet all those people thought I was a
>lunatic. In later years other people thought the same thing for different
>reasons. But anyway, after about the age of 17 I became quite religious
>in my search for warm environments."
>
>His book is a lot of fun to read.
>
>No, I'm not related to him -- and I believe he probably had his book
>published himself, so I'm not his publisher . . . but if anyone is
>interested you can order his book by calling 1-877-A MAD MAN.
>
>The Virtual Indian magazine (Indian motorcycle fanatics), includes two
>reviews of E.J. Potter's book, one by me (Cindy) which is chock-full of
>quotes because I just love the way he writes, and one by "Grizzy", who saw
>him in person in England. http://virtualindian.org/7columnCindy.htm and
>http://virtualindian.org/7mmgrizzy.htm.
>
>Cindy
>
>
>
>At 07:03 PM 1/19/01 -0500, you wrote:
>>Ed, List, E.J. Potter (The Michigan Madman) is alive and well, living in
>>FL and recently published his memoirs. And a very good read they are,
>>too. This is/was a man who thinks for himself. Cheers from Ardun Bill
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