After growing up in Brooklyn, New York, Chuck Dalldorf traded beer and subways for English bitters and a Peugeot bike. He spent the majority of his active-duty Air Force service as an aircraft fuel systems mechanic at the Twin Bases of RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, England. Later, Chuck worked most of his professional life in various staff positions in the California State Legislature, including work for three Sacramento mayors. Today, he lives quietly and happily with his wife, Lindsey, in western Sonoma County.