Never thought about it that way, very well put
-----Original Message----- Date: Monday, September 20, 2010 9:33:38 am To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> From: "surfswab" <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: I DON'T GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
