Michael Walbridge was born in Massachusettes, and moved to Virginia, where he resides today with his wife Bettie. The coincidence that their names are the same as the two main char...view moreMichael Walbridge was born in Massachusettes, and moved to Virginia, where he resides today with his wife Bettie. The coincidence that their names are the same as the two main characters, IS only a coincidence.......... I think. view less