Biker Story
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Part 2: A Tattooed Biker Sat Cross-Legged Reading Princess Stories to 18 Kids — Until the Librarian Explained Why He Couldn’t Read Until He Was 40
Okay. Here’s the whole thing, the way the librarian told it to me, and the way I’ve pieced the rest…
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Part 2: A Diner Owner Gave a Biker His Meal for Free — He Was the 247th. Twenty Years Ago, One Biker Saved Her Life
Her name is Ruth. I didn’t know that when I sat back down. She hadn’t offered it. I had to…
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Part 2: The Biker Walked Into Church Wearing a Glowing Unicorn Backpack — What He Pulled Out of It Made the President Cry
Here’s what most people never learn about Dutch. Before the cut, before the club, before any of us knew him,…
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Part 2: A 4-Year-Old in the Hospital Asked “What Does Brave Mean?” — His Mom Couldn’t Answer, So a 250-Pound Biker Rolled Up His Sleeve
Next part His road name is Bull. His real name is William, but nobody’s called him that in decades. He’s…
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Part 2: For 20 Years a Biker Carried a Rusty Key in His Wallet — When Strangers Asked What It Opened, His Answer Stopped Them Cold
His name is Dale “Bear” Connelly. Fifty-four years old. He’s ridden out of the Texas panhandle his whole adult life,…
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Part 2: A Biker Stopped for a 7-Year-Old Begging on a Corner — When He Asked Where Her Mom Was, She Pointed to the Alley
His name is Cliff Mercer. Fifty-five years old. He’s ridden out of Tucson his whole adult life, works as a…
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Part 2: A Foster Girl Had No Dad to Take Her to Prom — So the 58-Year-Old President of a Biker Club Shaved His Beard and Borrowed a Car
His name is Mike Dolan, but for thirty years almost nobody’s called him anything but Prez. He’s the president of…
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Part 2: A Huge Biker Sat in the Back of a Ballet Class Holding Tiny Pink Shoes and Crying — Nobody Knew Who They Were For
The biker’s name is Walt Brennan. Fifty-eight years old. He rides out of a club near Marietta and works as…
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Part 2: A Biker Slammed a Man to the Ground in Broad Daylight — A Cop Called for Backup, Then Saw What Was Still in the Man’s Hand
The biker’s name — and it took the neighborhood a long time and a lot of asking to even learn…
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Part 2: A Biker Parked His Harley at a Bakery at 6 AM for One Pink Cupcake — Then Asked Them to Write Two Words on It
The biker’s name is Ray Coletti. Sixty years old. He rode with a club outside Boise for most of his…
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