Getting to know your Eastside HOG Board:

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20Q With Rich Moothart
Getting to know your Eastside HOG Board 20
Questions with Rich Moothart. 1) Rich, give us
some personal information about
yourself      What president was in office when
you were born?  Dwight D. Eisenhower     
Where were you born/raised  Born In Hayward,
CA. Moved to Fremont, CA until age 9. Then
raised in Longview, WA. Ive never grown up.
How would friends in high school describe
you? Loner/Friendly Where do or did you
work? I was in law enforcement for most of my
adult life 20 years in the cops, 10 years with
investigating Insurance Fraud and now Im a
Criminal Investigator for DSHS (Welfare
Fraud). Family 2 daughters, one grand
daughter 2) Give us your Favorites  Movie 
All the Indiana Jones movies, The Cowboys with
John Wayne, Chevy Chases Christmas
Vacation. Bike Movie  Wild Hogs and Easy Rider
are tied but liked for different
reasons. Book  Without Remorse Vacation
Spot  Las Vegas and the Cascade Mountain
Range Actor  John Wayne Food Dish  I love
all food Hamburgers, Sushi, Veggies, (Are malt
beverages considered food?) Athlete  No one in
particular. I admire gymnast more than anyone
a pure form of athletics. Sport  Baseball, if
I had to watch a sport on TV. Musician  Jimmy
Buffett Songs A Pirate looks at 40 Son of a
sailor He went to Paris TV Show  My Name is
Earl, Home Improvement and Get Smart TV Bike
Show  Orange County Choppers Day of the week 
Friday, I have it off and most people
dont. 3) If you could have a life mulligan (do
over) what would it be ? Treat some people a
whole lot better. Stay in college and make some
good investments 4) What model was your first
Harley 2000 Road King, Classic. 5) Why Harley
and not another motorcycle brand. They are just
flat ass cool! The chrome, the T-shirts, the
pipes, and some of the best people on earth ride
them just look at who is in our HOG Group. I
consider everyone in the group a friend. I
wouldnt have as many friends if I didnt buy the
Harley and join up with HOG. 6) Of all the rides
you've taken, which one stands out the most and
why? The ride to Sturgis with Dave and Larry. 15
days with no schedule or planned destination.
Total Freedom to go where and when we wanted. 7)
What one ride do you want to take before you
lower your kick stand for the last time? The
Florida Keys 8) What ride do you look forward to
every year and why? I have a group of guys that
I ride with. We often start out with a
destination but rarely make it there. Sort of a
cross between the Wild Hogs and the Wild
Bunch. 9) What Harley model would you buy
next and why? Road King Standard. I love the look
of the bike original Harley. It makes a
wonderful cruiser for those long trips. I would
like the hard bags so I can secure my camera and
other things. 10) Who's the most famous person
you've met? Met a few Guarded Jimmy Carter,
Howard Schultz, Tommy Thompson, John Walsh, and
Janine Turner to name a few. Hopefully, one day,
Ill meet Jesus on good terms. 11) Who's the one
person you would like to meet why? The Pope.
Since I was raised Catholic, I would really like
to know why the church stays so old fashioned (no
female priest, no birth control, etc.) 12) Who
do you admire the most and why? The medical staff
at Childrens Hospital and those in the Burn Unit
at Harbor View. It rips me apart when I see
children in pain. I think those people who work
with the sick kids and people painfully
disfigured are true heros.   13) What do you
want to be doing in 5 yrs? Hiking, riding my
Harley, and being able to enjoy the company of my
children and their children. (Sitting on my deck
smoking a Cigar and sipping a 15 year old single
malt scotch with Karen wouldnt be too bad
either). 14) Besides riding motorcycles, what
are your other hobbies? Backpacking, hiking,
running, snowshoeing, XC skiing, and flirting
with the female HOG members. 15) What don't most
people know about you?  My partners and I won an
Emmy for a 3 hour television production we
made. (The Emmy sits in our producers office).
16) What gets you fired up (angry)? Stupid
drivers all those folks behind me and those in
front of me. 17) What relaxes you (puts you at
ease)? When Karen.... better not go
there.   18) If you could, what non-living person
would you like to have a conversation with and
why? Benjamin Franklin I would love to hear what
he has to say about the United States in its
present state. 19) What's your biggest
mistake? I was told to keep my answers short no
room to list them. 20) If you could, what one
message would you like to communicate to the
world? My motto is, Dont Whine, Deal with
it. Dont complain if you havent tried to
change it.
4) What model was your first Harley 2000 Road
King, Classic. 5) Why Harley and not
another motorcycle brand. They are just flat ass
cool! The chrome, the T-shirts, the pipes, and
some of the best people on earth ride them just
look at who is in our HOG Group. I consider
everyone in the group a friend. I wouldnt have
as many friends if I didnt buy the Harley and
join up with HOG. 6) Of all the rides you've
taken, which one stands out the most and why? The
ride to Sturgis with Dave and Larry. 15 days with
no schedule or planned destination. Total
Freedom to go where and when we wanted. 7)
What one ride do you want to take before you
lower your kick stand for the last time? The
Florida Keys 8) What ride do you look forward to
every year and why? I have a group of guys that
I ride with. We often start out with a
destination but rarely make it there. Sort of a
cross between the Wild Hogs and the Wild
Bunch. 9) What Harley model would you buy
next and why? Road King Standard. I love the look
of the bike original Harley. It makes a
wonderful cruiser for those long trips. I would
like the hard bags so I can secure my camera and
other things. 10) Who's the most famous person
you've met? Met a few Guarded Jimmy Carter,
Howard Schultz, Tommy Thompson, John Walsh, and
Janine Turner to name a few. Hopefully, one day,
Ill meet Jesus on good terms. 11) Who's the one
person you would like to meet why? The Pope.
Since I was raised Catholic, I would really like
to know why the church stays so old fashioned (no
female priest, no birth control, etc.) 12) Who
do you admire the most and why? The medical staff
at Childrens Hospital and those in the Burn Unit
at Harbor View. It rips me apart when I see
children in pain. I think those people who work
with the sick kids and people painfully
disfigured are true heros.   (Continued on next
Page) 13) What do you want to be doing in 5
yrs? Hiking, riding my Harley, and being able to
enjoy the company of my children and their
children. (Sitting on my deck smoking a Cigar and
sipping a 15 year old single malt scotch with
Karen wouldnt be too bad either). 14) Besides
riding motorcycles, what are your other
hobbies? Backpacking, hiking, running,
snowshoeing, XC skiing, and flirting with the
female HOG members. 15) What don't most people
know about you?  My partners and I won an Emmy
for a 3 hour television production we made. (The
Emmy sits in our producers office). 16) What
gets you fired up (angry)? Stupid drivers all
those folks behind me and those in front of
me. 17) What relaxes you (puts you at ease)?
When Karen.... better not go there.   18) If
you could, what non-living person would you like
to have a conversation with and why? Benjamin
Franklin I would love to hear what he has to say
about the United States in its present
state. 19) What's your biggest mistake? I was
told to keep my answers short no room to list
them. 20) If you could, what one message would
you like to communicate to the world? My motto
is, Dont Whine, Deal with it. Dont complain
if you havent tried to change it.
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(Continued from Previous Page) 20 Questions with
Rich Moothart. 13) What do you want to be doing
in 5 yrs? Hiking, riding my Harley, and being
able to enjoy the company of my children and
their children. (Sitting on my deck smoking a
Cigar and sipping a 15 year old single malt
scotch with Karen wouldnt be too bad
either). 14) Besides riding motorcycles, what
are your other hobbies? Backpacking, hiking,
running, snowshoeing, XC skiing, and flirting
with the female HOG members. 15) What don't most
people know about you?  My partners and I won an
Emmy for a 3 hour television production we
made. (The Emmy sits in our producers office).
16) What gets you fired up (angry)? Stupid
drivers all those folks behind me and those in
front of me.
17) What relaxes you (puts you at ease)? When
Karen.... better not go there.   18) If you
could, what non-living person would you like to
have a conversation with and why? Benjamin
Franklin I would love to hear what he has to say
about the United States in its present
state. 19) What's your biggest mistake? I was
told to keep my answers short no room to list
them. 20) If you could, what one message would
you like to communicate to the world? My motto
is, Dont Whine, Deal with it. Dont complain
if you havent tried to change it.