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Harley Carlson was born to in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_City Skunk City] neighborhood of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse%2C_NY Syracuse, NY] to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-Mohawk_power_grid Niagara Mohawk] gas technician and his wife. Syracuse in the 70's was a formerly grand city on the decline; as manufacturing plants moved overseas and small businesses closed, unemployment rose dramatically. Harley's father's job was never in danger, but his salary was never enough to let him relax, either. Like most of his peers, Harley had no prospects for a life much different than his father's. | Harley Carlson was born to in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_City Skunk City] neighborhood of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse%2C_NY Syracuse, NY] to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara-Mohawk_power_grid Niagara Mohawk] gas technician and his wife. Syracuse in the 70's was a formerly grand city on the decline; as manufacturing plants moved overseas and small businesses closed, unemployment rose dramatically. Harley's father's job was never in danger, but his salary was never enough to let him relax, either. Like most of his peers, Harley had no prospects for a life much different than his father's. | ||
| β | Harley drifted uncomfortably through high school, not smart enough to do well without effort and with no encouragement to study hard. Shortly after he graduated high school he got a job waiting tables at the newly opened [http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/syracuse/index.html Dinosaur Bar-B-Que] | + | Harley drifted uncomfortably through high school, not smart enough to do well without effort and with no encouragement to study hard. Shortly after he graduated high school he got a job waiting tables at the newly opened [http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/syracuse/index.html Dinosaur Bar-B-Que] and quickly became part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_New_York Central New York] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biker biker] crowd that frequented the place and found that he really liked riding. |
| β | He seemed destined for life as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townie#US_definition townie], but a few things happened | + | He seemed destined for life as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townie#US_definition townie], but a few strange things happened at around the same time. First, fueled by the academic and athletic reputation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse_University Syracuse University], the size and drawing power of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carousel_Center Carousel Center] an increase in engineering jobs to the area from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_Corp. Lockheed Martin] and the influx of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigrant immigrants] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Africa] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America Central America] stabilized both the city's population and economy. Second, the "Dino" added a bar and live music and, fueled by their unique sauces, became one of Central New York's premiere [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue barbecue] resaurants, as well as one of the nation's leading [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues blues] clubs in the country. Finally, Harley discovered that he had a talent for cooking and moved from the front of the Dino into its kitchen and to a substantial increase in salary. |
This pay raise afforded Harley the chance to do something he had always wanted to do but never thought possible: travel. Over the course of the next few years he took several trips to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe] and toured over the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States Southern United States] and was on his first trip to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_of_the_United_States west coast] on the morning of 9/11. | This pay raise afforded Harley the chance to do something he had always wanted to do but never thought possible: travel. Over the course of the next few years he took several trips to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe] and toured over the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States Southern United States] and was on his first trip to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Coast_of_the_United_States west coast] on the morning of 9/11. | ||
