The delicious fruit from southeast Asia? A character from SNL? A
techno artist from the UK? Well, all of the above are in fact correct,
but in this case, Mango Boy is a nick-name I picked up from a great group
of friends I made
during the year I lived Dallas, TX.
When I
moved to Dallas for a job in late 2000, I really didn't know anyone.
Through a person I met at a neighbor's party, I learned about a
mountain biking group in Dallas known as the Dirt Rangers. I was
given the instructions to subscribe to their email list, and soon was
a member of the list and watching the various emails go by. After a
month or so, I decided to try and meet up with the group for one of
their rides.
The ride was at a local trail named “LB Houston”,
which I had never been to before. I sent an email to the group
letting them know to look for me at the trail, and told them I drove
a green 4-Runner and rode a mango colored bike. When I arrived at the
parking lot, I saw a group of people at the far end. I parked,
gathered up my gear and bike, and as I rode
towards them, one of the girls in the group yelled out, “Hey Mango Boy!”
The rest is history. I started riding with the group regularly, and
owe most of my friends in Dallas to the same great group of people.
To this day, pretty much everyone I know in Dallas and most of my riding
friends in Atlanta call me Mango and full credit for my name goes to Beth Kaufman. Thank you Beth!!!
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