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HEY BANDIT–
VIRUS WARNING–During the next several weeks be VERY cautious about opening or launching any e-mails that refer to the World Trade Center or 9/11 inany way, regardless of who sent it. PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL YOURFRIENDSAND FAMILY. FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW, “WTC” STANDS FOR THE WORLD TRADECENTER. REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL OPEN IT RIGHT AWAY,THINKING ITS A STORY RELATING TO 9/11! BIGGGG TROUBLE !!!! DO NOTOPEN”WTC Survivor.” It is a virus that will erase your whole “C” drive..Itwill come to you in the form of an E-Mail from a familiar person. Irepeat, a friend sent it to me, but called and warned me before Iopenedit. He was not so lucky and now he can’t even start his computer!Forward this to everyone in your address book. I would rather receivethis 25 times than not at all. So, if you receive an email called “WTCSurvivor”, do not open it. Delete it right away! This virus removesalldynamic link libraries (dll files) from your computer. PLEASE FORWARDTHIS MESSAGE!
Chris T.
BIKERNET STEALTH REPORT–Man, it has been a tough month for the biker community. First we lost Indian Larry and before we had a chance to heal from that hurt, we hear of Dave Mann passing away.
When I was a lot younger and just getting into bikes Dave Mann was one of my heroes. I really should not use the word ?was,? to me he has always been a hero of mine and always will be.
I remember my friend Mike J. and me working together and at lunch time, on the day we thought the new issue of Easyriders would hit the local 7-11 store, we would head over there and scrape together enough money to buy each of us a copy. Back in those days it seems we didn?t have enough lunch money, but we always had enough to buy Easyriders. If one of us was short, the other would spot what we needed until the next issue. I would always search first for the Dave Mann centerfold. Nothing else in there mattered until I saw the centerfold and once you saw one of them you were hooked.
Dave Mann?s artwork was more than a drawing or a picture. His artwork came to life, it was real! I could feel the air in my hair, the power of the engine, the pop and crack of the pipes, you could feel the night air, most of all though you could feel the freedom that riding and being a biker was about. There was nothing better on a cold Virginia winter night than opening up that Easyrider magazine and feeling the warmth of spring through a piece of Dave Mann?s artwork.
I finally met Dave Mann in December of 1996 at an EasyriderS Show here in Charlotte. You could buy his centerfolds and he would autograph them for you. I remember he was friendly and easy to talk to. I framed the print and treasure it to this day. I have a huge collection of his centerfolds and they will always have a place in my home. They all have meaning to me. I can look at them and some take me back to certain times in my life and you can never put a price on something like that.
Another thing Dave Mann?s art did was inspire bike builders worldwide. My highbar springer is styled by what I saw in those centerfolds. My taste in bikes and the styles I like are all influences of Dave Mann. Nothing brought out the bare bones ?Outlaw? style better than a Dave Mann centerfold.
I remember last year hearing of Dave?s health failing and you could make a donation to help. I did not hesitate, I sent a small gift and I did not expect anything in return. About three weeks later Dave sent me a small copy of ?Ghostrider? and at the bottom of it was a thank you note with the famous ?David Mann? signature. It blew me away! I always knew what kind of person Dave was just through his artwork, this just reinforced what I had I always believed. Dave Mann was a stand up guy!
Thanks Dave for the enjoyment you gave me over the years, from being a kid who knew very little about bikes and the biker lifestyle to who I am today, a biker who loves the lifestyle that your artwork portrayed. For me there will never be anyone who comes close to you and your artwork. I am sure wherever you are right now, you are working on a piece of art for everyone to enjoy! Ride on!
Until next week!
STEALTHMAN
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ABATEPAC Voter Guide in Motorcycle Shops and Online–Another election is fast approaching and you’ve been too busy riding to know which candidates are biker friendly. Some politicians would like to ban bikes and get it over with. Others want to end lane splitting or impose new smog and noise standards. So, how does a good scooter tramp know where politicians stand on issues of importance to motorcyclists?
The new ABATEPAC Voter Guide has been distributed to motorcycle shops and biker hangouts throughout California. The 2004 edition endorses biker friendly candidates based on past voting record or favorable completion of a comprehensive questionnaire. ABATE of California’s Political Action Committee has also made the Voter Guide available online at the http://www.abate.org website. Campaign contact numbers are provided for riders willing to make a donation or volunteer time working in a campaign office.
Form a group ride to your local polling place and proudly display your “I Voted” sticker on your helmet, vest or jacket.
Remember, you must be registered before October 18th to vote in the November 2 election.
2005 presents the greatest opportunity for positive change we’ve seen in years. For those of you interested in lickin’ the lid law, this is the time to get involved, and the ABATEPAC Voter Guide makes the job as easy as punching out chads.
Splatt
CRAZY HORSE REPORT —
I’m not sure why I think about the past so much, it really wasn’t that pleasant for me. I was always broke beyond belief due to poor choices of boyfriends. They were always creating some gawd awful mess that I’d have to bail them out of. But in a way, it wasn’t so bad. I lived in unreal beautiful places, like in a 200 yr old farmhouse next to the Connecticut River or in a large artsy contemporary at the top of a 100 ft cliff. And one thing that always took my mind off the latest fiasco was always the latest issue of Easyriders. I’d come to depend on seeing that Dave Mann centerfold. It was as much a part of my world as my friends. The paintings would take me to a dream biker world, where the sunsets were always blood red and friends always rode together on super cool choppers. But it was also a very real world, where bikes didn’t always start and people screwed up, yet their friends forgave them. I never met Dave. I saw him at shows a few times, but I never said hello or got an autograph. I guess I just took it for granted he would always be there, just like his paintings would always be in the magazine centerfold.
When I heard he was dead, it stung hard. I mean losing Indian Larry was bad enough, but losing two legends in such a short amount of time? I knew Dave was ill, and like the optimist I am, I kept hoping he’d hang on and get better.
Out in a large filing cabinet in my garage are all the Easyriders I’ve collected over the years. In all the moves I’ve made, I keep dragging them along. They are not all in good shape. It’s been a tough 30 years since I started reading Easyriders and many of those issues show the wear. I had finally decided that I would go through them and sell the lot at the next big swap meet. I mean, I never look at them. There’s not many free afternoons to idle away leafing through the past. Too many bikes to paint, stuff to do, family to tend, and roads to ride. Sure there’s time to think about the past but not time to actually handle it, to touch the pages I sought comfort in so long ago. Life keeps happening and the magazines sit. But now, I may not sell them, not yet. For me they represent what used to be, but what is forever gone. Like when my friends and I would have a keg party the night before a swap meet. Then we’d load the keg in the back of my ’64 Ford pickup and bury it under bike parts. I’d set up at the meet, selling paint jobs, spare parts and $1 beers. My friends would give free beer to cute guys. It was a fun way to blow off a Sunday afternoon. I mean we had nothing better to do. None of us were married, no kids to worry about. Just sit around and wonder about men and talk about our dream bikes. Mine was a ’64 pan. We thought we were so wise and worldly, when we were actually so young and unspoiled. To be able to freeze those moments in time. And that’s what Dave Mann did. He painted life the way we wanted to see it. The way we wished it could always be.
Joann ?Crazy Horse?
BIKERNET ART CORNER–Just as we predicted David Uhl’s limited edition canvas of ROSE has sold out. In the secondary market this piece is now selling for $2600 framed. (from $1850 opening price). This is obviously good news to those who have already acquired the piece and not altogether unexpected. Rose had all the elements to be a very successful work, as does this next David Uhl painting entitled THE REAL THING. As you can see by the attached visual THE REAL THING is “Rose” only from a little different prospective. David’s concept here was to create a more “Rubyesque” portrait which is more about the girl and her allure and independence (sound familiar?) Given that the editions are much smaller now this piece will undoubtedly be the next sold-out edition. Call me when you get a chance.
Ron Copple
Artists Riding Together
866-985-9989http://www.art-inc.biz
Charlie Bretchel Band ? Live at the Love Run–Hey Bandit, Nov 14 I will be playing the Love Ride and we will be flyingRogue out to party with us and shoot some footage and a interview with Rogue for inner circle 2. We are bringing him out for a week Nov 11 till 17. Maybe we can hook up and do a interview with you to guys together? That would be very cool.
Charlie Bretchelhttp://jmedina.homestead.com/mediaschedule.htmlhttp://jmedina.homestead.com/mediaschedule.html
THE FUTURE OF TEXAS–
Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union (please refer to the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848).
We Texans love y’all, but we’ll have to take action if Kerry wins president over Bush. We’ll miss you too. Texas has given all those complainers plenty of time to get used to the results. After seeing the whiners along the campaign route, the folks from Texas are considering taking matters into our their hands.
Here is our solution:
#1: Let John Kerry become President of the United States. (all 49 states.)
#2: George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic of Texas.
So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?
1. NASA is just south of Houston, Texas. (we will control the space industry.)
2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States.
3. Defense Industry. (we have over 65% of it) The term “Don’t mess with Texas,” will take on a whole new meaning.
4. Oil – we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about that.
5. Natural Gas – Again we have all we need and it’s too bad about those northern states. John Kerry will figure a way to keep them warm….
6. Computer Industry – we currently lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications: Small places like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, Etc, Etc. The list goes on and on.
7. Health Centers – We have the largest research centers for Cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world and other large health planning centers.
8. We have enough colleges to keep us going: UT Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT, Texas Women’s University, Ivy grows better in the south anyway.
9. We have a ready supply of workers. (just open the border when we need some more)
10. We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance etc.
11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. We don’t have an army but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an army in 24 hours if we need it. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over a couple Texas Rangers.
12. We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and several types of grain, fruit and vegetables and lets not forget seafood from the gulf. And everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good. Don’t need any food.
This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic Of Texas in good shape. There isn’t a thing out there that we need and don’t have.
Now to the rest of the United States under President Kerry: Since you won’t have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only President Kerry will be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV. The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes.
You won’t have any TV as the space center in Houston will cut off your communications. You won’t have any natural gas to heat your homes but since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas.
Signed, The People in Texas And Y’all have a nice day!
RevCarl
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