Thanks Paul. You just described me to a T. rodhall
-----Original Message----- From: Paul <p...@hondanighthawks.net> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Sent: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 9:35 am Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: I DON'T GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is probably the single most well-defined explanation I've really read for the imagery that so often accompanies the Harley crowd. Honestly, for a LONG time I've considered the draw toward V-twin bikes with loud pipes and out-dated styling to be much more about image than engineering excellence. Oh well...to each his own. But I have to say the "intimidation factor" of the skull and cross bones has lost its impact when the t-shirt is now worn by a 60-something, overweight, grey-haired guy who doesn't look like he could fight his way out of a paper bag. :) Paul On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 7:33 AM, surfswab <surfs...@gmail.com> wrote: Death. Danger. The grim reaper. All that stuff, along with swastikas, Nazi helmets, the Maltese Cross, etc. came out of the 50s when various subcultures began rebelling against the Leave-It-To-Beaver status quo. Beatniks were part of that, later hippies and anti-war protesters. The motorcycle paraphenalia was dreamed up by the Hell's Angels types to shock, intimidate and generally scare the beejesus out of ordinary citizens, mainly because it was considered a cool, hip thing to do. Most of the imagery involved vague references to evil events or ideas, but it became essentially mindless imitation by those whose wished to be identified with the "bad boys." It still exists, especially with the Harley crowd, because Harleys were an integral part of the imagery back then. Nowadays, it's equally mindless, but favored by those who are more interested in "stylin'" than in motorcyclin'. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
