AMA Photo Shoot!

In the spring before the racing season and before my little boy was born, I wrote a letter. I wrote the letter for my own peace of mind - it wasn't really intended for anyone, I thought maybe I'll put it on the website - but I never did. Well 6 months later I came across this letter, reread it, and decided to something with it.
I belong to the AMA (American Motorcycle Association) along with 400,000 other members nationwide. Each month we get a magazine "American Motorcyclist" and it covers everything from the race track to the trail, motorcycle related federal government issues, and recreational events for the everyday motorcyclist. The AMA sanctions more motosport competitions and motorcycle recreational events than any other organization making it the world's largest motorcycle organization.
Since I read this publication from cover to cover each month I decided to submit my letter for the "members letter section" in the front of the magazine. I didn't hear anything for a week or so until I was contacted by Managing Editor Grant Parsons. He said that they liked my letter so much that they wanted to use it as a column in the magazine. I was then notified that they were going to arrange a photo shoot to have a photo to go along with the column.
The photo shoot took place on Halloween and was supposed to be in a natural setting. It started to rain about 20 minutes before the photographers showed up so they decided that they liked the shop, where we work on the bikes, so they set their gear up in there. Allison and Phillip were really nice people and went right to work. I mentioned my Dad and my Son in the letter so they were incorporated into the shoot as well. I have no idea what pictures will be used for the column so I'll be just as surprised as you where it comes out. The magazine will come out in December and I will post the article on my website. For now I have some behind the scene photos to share with you.