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Norm’s Tidbits December 14, 2010
Photographed Today: I finally connected with a photographer with the American Bar Association Journal who has been trying to corner me to pose for pictures for an upcoming article about me in the American Bar Association Journal. This marks the first time I have ever...
I have now not Smoked for 3 Years; it is a miracle.
On December 7, 2007, I decided to quit smoking after 27 years of smoking multiple packs of cigarettes every day since age 17. I was what you would call a militant smoker. I fought for the right to smoke, because I was gravely addicted to cigarettes. You can read the...
The Joys of Biker Toy Runs during the Holiday Season
I don’t have to tell you because you probably already know that we for the most part have year round motorcycle riding in most parts of California. This time of year is a bit colder for us in California, than other times of the year. Heck it is 57 degrees where I live...
Happy Thanksgiving from Biker Lawyer Norman Gregory Fernandez, and the Biker Law Blog
This is the year 2010, and we are in the grips of the worst economic depression since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. I know many families out there are hurting right now due to unemployment, underemployment, and might even be losing their homes to foreclosure....
Biker Attorney “Jeff H.” A.K.A. Jeff in Korea was in a bad motorcycle accident.
There is a biker attorney named Jeff H. in Korea that has become a long distance pen pal of sorts with me. Over the years since I started the Biker Law Blog, he has shared comments, exchanged emails, and such. Jeff lives, works, and rides, in the nation of...
A Horrible Crash in Ocotillo Wells, California, Kills 5, including 4 Members of the Saddle Tramps Motorcycle Club
*** November 16, 2010, Update - The driver of the Dodge Avenger is not going to be charged with drunk driving because no alcohol was found in his system. It was originally reported by the C.H.P. that they smelled alcohol on his breath. A group of riders from the...
VIETNAM VETS KICKED OUT OF PECHANGA HOTEL AND CASINO ON VETERANS DAY!!
I received a call on November 12, 2010, from a Vietnam Veteran, who is a member of the Vietnam Vets MC. He and some other Vietnam Veterans who are members of his club were illegally denied entry to a complimentary buffet at the Pechanga Hotel and Casino, in Temecula,...
The House of the Rising Sun
On Veteran’s day, I had a minute to reminisce about my days in the United States Air Force. I had this girlfriend at Sheppard A.F.B., Texas who loved the song “The House of the Rising Sun” by the Animals. She was a nurse in the nursing squadron. This is for her,...
Have a happy Veterans Day; 2010
This year Veterans Day is today, Thursday, November 11, 2010. For those of you, like me who have served in our armed forces, thank you for your service. There are many Iraq and Afghanistan veterans returning from the war that need jobs and our help dealing with post...
How Peer Pressure can Kill Biker’s and Motorcyclist
If you ride motorcycles with friends, brothers, or acquaintances, the issue of peer pressure being exerted on you to do things you ordinarily would not do on your own pop up from time to time. It can take many forms. For instance, how many of you have ridden in a pack...