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Whatever happened to my rock’n roll?

I fell in love with the sweet sensation
I gave my heart to a simple chord
I gave my soul to a new religion
Whatever happened to you?
Whatever happened to our rock’n roll?
Whatever happened to my rock’n roll?

Its kinda funny that Black Rebel Motorcycle Club asks this question, because they answer it in the same breath, chord, and tune. Amidst all of the “indie rock” these days, where I continually struggle to describe to friends what a certain band sounds like, BRMC is relatively straightforward, at least as far as genre goes. In answer to their own question, BRMC happened to rock’ n roll. They are healthy, energetic, grooving rock’n roll.

Emerging from the darkness and uncoiling fog, Robert Levon Been (in a leather jacket) and Peter Hayes (with a cigarette dangling from his lip) had begun strumming before they even reached the middle of the stage. Joined by drummer Leah Shapiro, they wasted no time launching straight into their jam and never really dropped their cool, bad-ass vibe until leaving the stage over two hours later.

Though I enjoyed the evening, I’ll admit I was a bit slow to warm up to their sold out performance at the Showbox. This was due to several reasons, both musical and otherwise. The first had to do with the sheer amount of equipment surrounding the stage which proved to be a slight photographic complication. The area I normally wedge myself into in front of the side barriers to snap unobstructed photos was full of guitar cases. Many, many guitar cases. Thus I was forced to use a combination of charm and forcefulness to work myself into position at the front of the stage in order to get any attempt at decent photos. Last time I saw these guys, they were sitting on stools playing an amazing stripped-down acoustic performance, so now why all the equipment? I guess it comes in response to another question that arose for me during the night: what do you do when you have two amazing lead guitarists in a band of three? Apparently, you get solid crew members who pass vintage, already tuned instruments seamlessly around the stage, allowing both Been and Hayes their chance to glimmer equally on vocals, guitar, and bass, with some piano and harmonica thrown in for good measure. Though I don’t play guitar myself, it wasn’t hard to recognize the skill these guys bring to the stage, allowing their playing to outdo any antics many other bands throw around the stage these days.

The second reason it took me (and the crowd) some time to warm up to the performance was the fact that BRMC has an album, Beat The Devil’s Tattoo coming out March 8/9 (which they “did not” have for sale at the performance). This led the set to be filled with a number of tracks that the audience was unfamiliar with, though they were energetic with glimpses of yet-again inspired lyrics. The title track brought a nice chant-like rhythm somewhat reminiscent of the gothic alt-country of Howl while others carried more of the energy of Baby 81. Though still enthusiastic, I didn’t hear the crowd really get into the show until BRMC busted out some tracks from their older material going all the way back to their first album, including “Whatever Happened to My Rock’n Roll (Punk Song),” which finally brought out some brief crowd surfing and more vigorous head nodding. The audience, especially heavy on the testosterone persuasion, remained focused on the stage throughout, something I can’t laud enough, as I’m getting pretty tired of those obnoxious folks who only attend concerts to “be seen,” rather than to enjoy the music. I was also highly amused at the number of folks inspired to the point of unabashedly rockin’ out with their air guitar. Folks of all ages were here because they are fans of BRMC.

My own (minor) personal lament is the fact that my favorite album, Howl was given lesser representation, though the slide- and harmonica-heavy “Ain’t No Easy Way Out” and “Shuffle Your Feet” retained their rootsy energy and country tinge, providing nice variety to the more straightforward rock. I’ll have to give Beat The Devil’s Tattoo a few more listens to come to further opinion, but their performance was definitely solid, and BRMC appears to still be going strong. I look forward to their next show when I’ll once again be familiar with all their tunes.

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General News Through the open door at Central Florida Choppers near downtown Orlando, Allen Dixon can hear the rumble and roar of motorcycles traveling up and down Interstate 4.
It is, after all, Bike Week, and Dixon makes his living building motorcycles.
But right now, he isn't building many. The recession has sent the market for choppers — long, raked-out custom cycles with Harley-Davidson-style engines and tall "ape hanger" handlebars — straight into the Dumpster.
"The $40,000 and $50,000 bikes are gone for now,'' said Dixon. 46. "If anyone is buying, it's bikes in the $20,000 to $30,000 range, and there's very little of that right now."
The downturn has also affected the used market. "Most guys are trying to sell their bikes. I can't build you one for what they're selling theirs for. I've got one in here right now — the guy probably paid $25,000 for it, and he said if I can get $10,000 for it, sell it.
"A lot of shops — a lot of shops — have fallen by the wayside. But we're still here, still have the lights on. We're struggling, but we're still here."
Many of us got an introduction to choppers 40 years ago with the release of the film Easy Rider, which had stars Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper biking across the country, for a while with Jack Nicholson squeezed on the back of Fonda's bike.
Those bikes were built by California customizer Ben Hardy from retired Harley-Davidson police cycles. Hardy also built some of the bikes used several years earlier in The Wild Angels, one of a series of drive-in movies based loosely on the Hell's Angels motorcycle gang that helped cement the idea that chopper riders were nonconformists at best, and trouble at worst.
This was also when Japanese-built motorcycles began to make major strides in the business of building large motorcycles. As owners sought to customize their motorcycles, the chopper industry grew, but promptly receded to the point where only dedicated chopper owners kept the business going.
A major resurgence came in 2002 when American Chopper debuted on the Discovery Channel, featuring the bike-building Teutul family from New York. Television also made stars of other chopper builders, including Jesse James, who founded West Coast Choppers in his mother's garage in 1992 and is now a major personality married to actress Sandra Bullock.
Now, American Chopper has been canceled, the Teutuls are involved in million-dollar intrafamily lawsuits, and Dixon feels the pain.
"The motorcycle market is flooded," he says. "That's the honest truth. But there are still a few guys out there who want to ride something special."
That's where Dixon comes in. He and the customer design the bike in advance.
"It's something we create together and make it one of a kind. Sure, you can go down to the store and buy a motorcycle, but if you ride it to Daytona this week, you'll probably see hundreds of bikes just like yours. The only difference is the rider and paint."
Owning something no one else has appeals to John Argall, a cabinetmaker and chopper rider: "To design something myself and see it built, and know that no one else has a bike like it — that's what I like."
Argall's bike, which Dixon built, is red with black trim — skulls, mostly — and is powered by a V-Twin S&S engine.
And unlike a lot of chopper riders, Argall rides his regularly, not just on weekends. "It's comfortable. After all, it was built especially for me, so everything fits just right."
Central Florida Choppers is obviously good at what it does: Trophies from motorcycle shows line the walls of the office.
Likely adding to the challenge for chopper builders such as Dixon is that Honda and Harley-Davidson have entered the chopper market — sort of, at least.
Two years ago, Harley introduced the Rocker, a raked-out, chopper-looking motorcycle that started at $17,295. And in 2009, Honda introduced the 2010 Fury, which has the V-Twin engine that looks like a Harley motor, plus lengthened front forks. The Fury starts at $12,995, and Honda offers about $3,000 worth of options and accessories.
Bikes like those, Dixon says, are merely amusing to dedicated chopper riders. "[They've] been trying to look like us for years, copying the look, the sound, everything. Honda will sell as many Furys that all look alike to anyone who buys them."
And they are selling, says Kirby Mullins, owner of Seminole PowerSports, a Honda dealer.
"It's heck of a buy for $12,995," he says, "and you have Honda reliability and a warranty backing it up."
Also, the wheelbase of the Fury — the distance from the center of the rear wheel to the center of the front wheel — is just short enough so that many insurance companies don't consider it a true chopper. Insuring a chopper, Mullins says, can get expensive, largely because many of them can't be repaired easily with off-the-shelf parts.
Mullins agreed that the motorcycle market in general — the chopper market in particular — is going through some tough times.
"I've never really understood the chopper market," Mullins says. "It seems like a lot of people have spent $30,000 or $40,000 on a custom chopper, then a year later, they're trying to sell them for $15,000."
"It's like the boat market," Dixon says. "No one really has to have a boat, unless you make your living fishing. And no one really has to have a chopper."
But some people want one anyway, and for those customers, the door is still open, the lights are still on at Central Florida Choppers.
Original article...

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-03-06/business/os-choppers-hard-to-sell-20100306_1_bikes-motorcycles-american-chopper

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vindictive attack
Attached is a rather lengthy letter Vicki sent out to various people. This was prompted by what I consider an orchestrated and vindictive attack against her Road Guardian program and the Biker’s Betterment Conference. Vicki has dedicated the past 15 years to solving the growing motorcycle crash and injury problem. That’s why she started teaching Accident Scene Management for instance. Her motives are pure and sincere and never has she abandoned her beliefs about intrusive government mandates. She is willing to work with anyone on “real” solutions to reducing our brothers and sisters involvement in crashes. She self-invited herself to the motorcycle safety committee meetings in Washington , D.C. which are attended by AMA and MRF, MSF, NHTSA and others. She often speaks at these meetings, as opposed to Jeff Hennie and Jay Jackson just attending. She also goes on her own dime, unlike the others who are sent by their representative organizations.



The BBC event she has put together for March 27 is outstanding. It’s not the various safety agencies coming to persuade everyone to gear up. She has a stellar line-up of who’s who in motorcycle safety and the whole idea is to sit down together and figure out what works, not which mandates we should have forced upon us. This program is put on by bikers, yet the motorcycle rights community, and the MRF in particular, is against anyone attending even though they were invited to present their programs on safety and participate in a panel discussion on right of way violations and distracted drivers. We need to discuss these issues and find solutions. The rights community is doing lip service only when it talks about safety. It supports a study on accident trends when we all know nothing new will be learned from such a waste of money. This conference is intended to look into some of the problems we face, but it’s more than that. There will be educational workshops highlighting braking and cornering techniques, anti-lock brakes, group riding, and more. Without going into a tirade because I’m so upset with the rights leaders, I’ll let Vicki’s letter explain some of the hurt and frustration she is feeling and the betrayal by supposed friends. Much like the situation in Florida with Doc controlling the membership and what information they receive, so do I see this happening with other ABATE chapters, specifically Illinois and Indiana, and with the MRF. They control their newsletters and dictate to the members what event they should support. Our only hope of getting our message out to the bike public is through the motorcycle media. Please read the attachment and consider publishing it on your blogs or in your publications or forwarding to sources you are familiar with. Biker Bits already printed Vicki’s first draft, before I could do some grammar and spelling corrections, but she consulted with ABATE of Wisconsin’s public relations officer on this after I went to sleep (she was working on this until nearly 2 AM this morning). She is very upset and I’m beside her and support her on this. Pity anyone who confronts me in person and trashes her or her program. You will be reading about that confrontation in the news or maybe even seeing me on the 11 o’clock news. I’m not passive in my views about this.



Sorry for the rant…please read and forward the attachment if you feel it is worth spreading the truth.

WASHINGTON — The Washington convention center is hosting the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show with displays of new motorcycles and custom bikes.

The show began Friday and runs through Sunday. An adult one-day ticket is $15 at the box office.

After this weekend the show will move to other cities including New York and Chicago. Washington is the seventh of 12 stops on the tour.

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Cycle World International Motorcycle Show: http://www.motorcycleshows.com