By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald Two longtime friends have collaborated on a World War II novel with a twist that has been flying off Amazon’s shelves even before its formal release date. The book is called “Fata Morgana,” named for both a specific type of mirage and a sorceress from […]
One-of-a-kind trike damaged in Reno arson fire
IN 1969, FAMED CUSTOM CAR DESIGNER ED “BIG DADDY” ROTH completed a one-of-a-kind fiberglass three-wheel motorcycle for a client. Almost 30 years later, Roth’s sons, who had found and recovered the vehicle in the Southern California desert, sold it as-is to Ken Mitchroney, an artist who at the time was inking Roth’s penciled graphics. Mitchroney […]