Thursday, April 20, 2006

A short history


Well decided I need to fill in some background.
Born in Durban, but grew up in Richmond - Horse and Bike crazy.
Dad was a hot rod and stock car racer - as well as a stuntman. And I wonder why I'm bike crazy. Got my first horse before I was born and my first bike at 12. Went to boarding school most of my life and after matric become a journalist. At this time was a coffin kid (goth) and very in alternative music.
Met John (my husband) when I was 20. Moved in with him at 21 and married him at 23. Got more and more into bikes and John got more into music. Bought our first Harley Davdisons when I was 27 and John was 25.
Had a major bike crash at 29 - spent 3 months in hospital and 2 years in a wheelchair and on crutches. Had been walking for about 2 weeks and we crashed the alfa romeo. Woke up in hospital with a lot more broken bones.
Got out of hospital and found out I was preganant with Trysten. John by this stage was DJing quite a lot and I found myself at night clubs right up until a few weeks before Trysten was born.
The way John carried on no-one had ever has a son before. Talk about total love. Trysten got his first bike (a plastic ride-on one) for his first birthday from his aunt. John was killed on his bike 6 months later. Still dealing with this, so the less said the better. I changed jobs and moved homes.
New job meant I met the coffee club who have spent some serious time keeping me together. Mo and Royce also deserve medals. My mum, dad and sister have already declared me insane. Trysten has grown up and in my opinion is pretty together all things considered.
This Christmas he got his first real bike -PW80 Yamaha from royce and I for Christmas.

2 Comments:

Blogger Carmen Gabriel said...

Can you believe that you can even WRITE that story, Gail? A few years ago, and you wouldn't even have been able to geta word out. You just don't know how proud I am of you, and of how far you've come!
I hope you're reading your comments, so you know...
Love ya babe, Carmen. xxx

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Blogger noodle said...

Hey chicky! You're a blogger! How fabulous, now you can keep us updated on your life. yay! blog, blog, blog…

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