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'Der Chopper', published in both German and English, and now finally shipping from Amazon.com...reviewed here in Intersection |
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Photos of John and Genny Reed by Francois-Marie Dumas, Sean Duggan by Michael Lichter, and a couple of pals of Rich Ostrander at his High School in SoCal... |
"The myth may smell foul, but the true stories behind chopper culture are untold. Paul d'Orléans illuminates the times in which chopper drivers resembled members of a secret society. Following the long fork, he writes about a subculture sociology and brings both individual customizations and the individualists who built them to life. In this way, Paul d’Orléans has succeeded in showing chopper culture in its original splendor - as quintessentially American folklore whose echoes thunder over the world."
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An out-take from 'The Wild One', illustrating post-war Bob-Jobs, in a discussion about early clubs and the origin of the term 'outlaw' regarding motorcyclists - not what you think! |