Sketch of my new character, Ronnie Samson, and his young son, Colt. Ronnie giving his leather vest for Colt to wear to shield him from the rain~ Drawn with a mechanical pencil~

Ronnie is a 31 year old biker, a Hells Angel, and a washed up singer, who had almost grasped success in his early 20's with his band. Now reduced to working at a biker leather bar, he struggles to make ends meet and take care of his young son. He will appear in my next writing project.

Bio: Ronald David Samson was born on April 4, 1991 in Queens, New York. He moved to Chicago with his family when he was four, in 1995, and grew up in the outskirts of town with his family. He was the only child to David Samson (1962-2020), and Samantha Samson. His mother left them when he was twelve, leaving his father to raise him on his own. Following his father and grandfather, Ronnie joined the Hells Angels when he was in his early 20's.

Coinciding with that time, his musical talents with his fellow biker friends got them discovered by a record label, who signed them on. The band, named "Hard Times", started to gain momentum, and managed to make two albums before tragedy struck. During a tour to promote their second album, the drummer, sound and lighting engineers were killed when a chartered plane they were flying on with all their gear, blew up over Iowa, killing all onboard. With their gear destroyed, engineers and drummer killed, the brand was dropped by the record label. Ronnie's cusp of success quickly fizzled away.

In 2016, Ronnie had a son with his girlfriend, a groupie he had met during a tour. She gave birth to Colt on May 3, 2016. Hoping to marry her, tragedy struck again when she died of a heroin overdose in 2018, leaving Ronnie to raise Colt on his own with the help of his Dad. During the Covid-19 pandemic, his father died after contracting Covid-19 at a biker rally in August 2020, a personal blow that put him in a long period of depression. Despite the setbacks, Ronnie was determined to be the best father he could for his son.

Dreaming to make a comeback in music, he never gave up hope, and a chance encounter helps bring a second wind to his dreams~