FREEDOM!
ABATE of Arizona is interested in many things.
We need a Right of Way bill introduced that would actually
make it a crime to kill a biker with your cage.
We need to eliminate emmissions testing of motorcycles
in Arizona.
We need to end discrimination by businesses and our government
because of who we are and what we look like.
We need to unite our brothers and sisters against a Federal Helmet Law
We will lobby and educate the government and general public to promote
motorcycling in a safe and positive image.
We will endeavor to enlist the cooperation and participation of all
organizations and individuals who share a similar interest in preserving
our American tradition of freedom.
We will involve ourselves in fund raising to achieve our goals.
I'd like to meet:
ARTISTS:
Von Dutch
http://www.vondutch.com/
The father of a personal friend, best remembered for the invention of the pinstripe
on cars and motorcycles and innovative thinking.
Ed Roth
http://www.edroth.com/
The artist, bike builder, counter culture icon from days gone by... credited
with Von Dutch as the creators of pinstriping. Father of " Rat
Fink ", an icon of the 70's and still today.
BIKE BUILDERS:
Eddie Trotta
http://thundercycle.com/
Eddie Trotta has been building bikes for over 30 years. He has also been featured
in magazines and the Discovery Channel's "Biker Buildoff".
Russell Mitchell
http://www.exilecycles.com/
This Brit builds some of the cleanest looking bobbers and old style bikes on
the planet. Wish I had the cash to get one.
Paulie Jr. - The Teutels
http://www.orangecountychoppers.com
Let's face it... Jr. really makes the shop run. Sr. just blusters to try to
maintain some kind of control. Hell, he's got to or they'd never been chosen
by the Discovery
Channel .
Indian Larry
http://www.indianlarry.com/
A legend. Rest in Peace, Larry.
Music:
MUSICIANS:
(webmaster
favorites)
Bob Seger
http://www.segerbob.com/
A fan site dedicated to Bob Seger.
Led Zeppelin
http://www.led-zeppelin.com/
The complete Led Zeppelin... fully animated goodness...
The Doors
http://www.thedoors.com/
Though Manzarek & Krieger can not legally tour using the name 'The Doors'
(because Dinsmore doesn't play well with others) this is as complete as they
come...
The Kinks
http://www.davedavies.com/
Icons. Plain and simple - these guys have influenced 2 or 3 generations of
musicians. The Davies brothers were touring the world at age 15... there is a
rock 'n roll legend that tells the story of Dave Davies locking himself in a
pay toilet stall at the venue of one of their early shows screaming that he
wouldn't go onstage because he was too stressed out...
The Beatles
http://www.thebeatles.com/
If you need an explanation, you've been living in a remote rainforest for the
last 40+ years...
The Ventures
http://www.theventures.com/
The grandfathers of the California surf sound... these guys are in their 70's,
still touring and are considered GODS in Japan.
Jeff Healy Band
http://www.jeffhealeyband.com/
This guy debuted - big time - in the old flick from the 80's - 'Road
House'. Jeff Healy - a blind guitar hero with a great sound...
LOCAL ROCK 'N ROLL RADIO STATIONS:
KSLX - 100.7 FM
KDKB - 93.3 FM
KUPD - 97.9 FM
Movies:
Easy Rider (1969)
Two motorcycle riders (bikers) on their way to Mardis Gras encounter hitchhikers,
a drunken lawyer, a jail cell, a whorehouse and the death of a friend.
Summary written by Aaron
Horn
Mask (1985)
Rusty Dennis is the mother of Rocky, a seriously deformed but extremely intelligent
and emotionally warm child. Rusty is a no-nonsense mother whose wild lifestyle
is often at odds with her tenderness and protectiveness towards Rocky. She is
determined that Rocky be given the same chances and happiness that everyone
else takes for granted.
Summary written by Murray
Chapman
Television:
Then Came Bronson (1969)
Jim Bronson is a young newspaperman who quits his job following the suicide
of his best friend, and sets out on a cross-country trip on his motorcycle in
his quest for the meaning of life in which he befriends a runway bride, another
searching soul, in this pilot for the TV series of the same name.
Summary written by Matthew
Patay
Books:
The Biker Code: Wisdom for the Ride
by Stuart
Miller , Geoffrey
Moss
Ridin' High, Livin' Free: Hell-Raising Motorcycle Stories
by Ralph "Sonny" Barger (Author), Keith
Zimmerman , Kent
Zimmerman
A Biker's Guide to the Open Road
by Penny
Powers , Chuck
Hays , Anne
Mitchell
Sit Down, Shut Up and Hang On!
by Penny
Powers , Chuck
Hays , Anne
Mitchell
Women of the Road
by Debbie;
Dvorak, Michael Kuehn
Heroes:
Real Life:
Loren Leggett
Taken from us
December 11, 2006
Hollywood:
Steve McQueen
Angelina Jolie
