Bob Botsford:
CLASS OF 1973
Pioneer High SchoolClass of 1973
Ann arbor, MI
Bob's Story
My "Then" picture on my profile is from 1972, I was practicing on the trampoline for the Kawasaki 900 monstercycle I would crash the following summer (Japan's revenge for the atom bomb). Yeah I was disobeying a policeman's signal, the 55 mph speed limit sign froze the speedometer at 110. I was scooting on my butt with my leg flopping around, thought I could get up to a house to borrow their phone to call a friend, maybe he could come pick up me and my bike...(i was in shock) the police come running up...this is when I first learned about good cop/bad cop! One was screaming profanities "where do you think your going?" and "why did you run from us?" the other was real concerned asking "are you alright?" Later as the paramedics were rolling me down the hall to the emerg...Expand for more
ency room, I noticed everyone was in a light-hearted mood amongst themselves. I then pulled the sheet up over my head (but could still peak out the side) and everyone got sober looks... the nurse then jerked the sheet back off my head and said "stop that!" A couple weeks later an army recruiter calls me, I asked about all the benefits of serving (in Vietnam) and he gets all happy, after a hour my ear is all sweaty and I ask him "does it matter that I almost lost my leg in a motorcycle accident? its quiet for a few seconds, then he says "well, no, you won't be able to serve" My name is Bob (the badman) Botsford and I approve this message. P.S. Check out "Notes" it's like a slow motion twitter feed, A man on the street once said that I was a clown for the people...
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