As I write for more and more fitness related forums, the more I hear from people who remember me from my past bodybuilding success. 

I also get several questions about my twin brother, Mike who was also a champion in his own right.¬† He’s still working out and looks great and is an artist.¬† He’s been featured in and on the covers of all sorts of custom bike (Harley) magazines and was even featured on Discovery Channel’s, Biker Build Off.¬†

He is so well known that when I go to Sturgis for the annual MC rally, I tell people I’m him to get special treatment.

One time however, I was at the Sturgis Rally with Shawn Phillips and we were standing at the end of the bar at One Eyed Jack’s when I started getting some very interesting looks from a group of Hell’s Angels at the other end.¬†

It started to get a little ominous and threatening so I took a leap of faith went over to see what was up (confront your fears…right).¬†

Well, one of the Angles who happen to have a swaztika tattooed on his forehead and a machete hanging from his belt, looked me in the eye and asked, “Is your name, Terwilliger?”¬†

Thinking, “Oh SHIT, what did my brother get me into now…” I answered with more than a little trepidation, “YES.”¬† He then smiled, through his arm around my shoulder, and said to his bro…” see I told you that f**ker was the guy from the bodybuilding TV show” and then bought me a beer.

I love when life and events take a funny twist from what you might expect.

They were a bunch of great guys, by the way, the kind of “good old folk” you want to bring home and introduce to mom.

         Mike, Me and The Knuckle Head.