Randy Bowe:  

Life...ramblings... After graduation Kathy (Britton) and I were together for about 7 years. She's remarried and living on the coast west of Eugene. I lead a pretty simple life, sort of retired but still have a small real estate company, Atwater Real Estate. Along with some partners am involved in redevelopment of mostly riverfront properties and the Hotel Elliott, in Astoria. I've never had a real job, just do real estate stuff. Have fun and some times get paid for it! Been married a couple of times-still friends with all and biz partners with one. ... it's been an adventure and a good time! Believe strongly that if you are not having fun... you need to go do something else! If you are in Astoria look me up--my offices are in the old Bumble Bee Seafoods Complex at Ten-Sixth Street (the 2 story building on piling in the river). Always interested in old friends, stories...new and old...fact or the way we choose to remember them. Met some truly amazing people along the way... Dale McGinnis, Rick Ross, Eric Burdon, had some good times had some not good times, but mostly good. Learned that time is more important than money and people more important than time.....and to trade quality over quantity...always. Have a tight circle of good friends and we live well. I have done cars and houses (about 60 of each) a half dozen bikes- mostly Sportsters. A bunch of boats, prop/jet/sail when I lived on the lake. Have been clocked at 146 mph in my old beamer... and talked my way out of the ticket. Flew a vintage WW2 B-17 up the Columbia River. Always wanted to get a pilots license. Once lost $45K in Vegas in 3 days. Sometimes I win...probab...Expand for more