#90 OMG! The Romance of Motorcycle Clubs

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CONTENT WARNING: drugs and drug trafficking, violence, violence against women, gang and outlaw culture, and murder.Now paging Charlie Hunnam...Charlie are you there? We need someone to take us on a motorcycle ride! On this episode we explore the history of motorcycles, motorcycle riders, and the original outlaw motorcycle gang (aka, the OMG!). Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at: [email protected] Pics:ReitwagonMotorcycle adOrient Motor PacerMotodomeJohnnie drinking cokeJohnnie the pigKnuckleheadVarsity riders clubHollister RiotBooks/authors we mentionTillie ColeJoanna WyldeDevil's Game by Joanna WyldeReaper's Property by Joanna WyldeTm FrazierKristin AshleyChristine FeehanCate C WellsButcher & Blackbird by Brynne WeaverThe Dirty Life by Kristin KimballWhen the Moon Hatched by Sarah ParkerSources"Bonds of Brotherhood: The Origin and Growth of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs" (Hamilton, 2002)"Outlaw Motorcycle Club" (Wikipedia)"The Rough History of Biker Cuts" (Muzquiz, 2020)"Cut-off" (wikipedia)"Hollister Riot" (wikipedia)"American Masculinity After World War II" (national ww2 museum, 2021)"Counterculture as a Gendered Post-War Legacy: The Latent Case of Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs" (Hatta, 2020)"Motorcycle Club Culture: Embracing the Brotherhood & Exploring the Rich History" (Leather Face Gear, 2023)Commodification and Popular Imagery of the Biker in American Culture (Austin, 2010)A Brief History of the Motorcycle (Bellis, 2019)A Brief History of Motorcycles" (Windy City Motorcycle Company, 2023)"Motorcycle" (wikipedia)"History of Motorcycles in the United States" (Indian Motorcycle of Austin, 2022)THE MOTORDROME - BOARD TRACK MOTORCYCLE RACING (Panhead Jim, 2012)"Not Just a Knucklehead: The 1936 Model EL" (Harley Davidson Museum)"A Century of Motorcycling | The 1930s (Motorcyclist Staff, 2012)""Davidson: There’s a Reason It’s Called a Hog "(Wells, 2024) - note that this website might not work correctly."THE MOST RECOGNIZED PHOTO IN HARLEY-DAVIDSON® HISTORY: RAY, JOHNNIE AND THE HOG LEGACY" (Harley-Davidson, 2020)HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES (Online Museum.net, 2020)"Choppers" (wikipedia)What is it about choppers? (quora)What are some criticisms of Sons of Anarchy regarding its portrayal of biker culture? (quora)Longing and Belonging: Toward a Cultural History of Gay Motorcycle Clubs in the US (gurman, 2019)

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CONTENT WARNING: drugs and drug trafficking, violence, violence against women, gang and outlaw culture, and murder.Now paging Charlie Hunnam...Charlie are you there? We need someone to take us on a motorcycle ride! On this episode we explore the history of motorcycles, motorcycle riders, and the original outlaw motorcycle gang (aka, the OMG!). Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at: [email protected] (mailto:%[email protected])Pics:* Reitwagon (https://medium.com/@managing2024/the-daimler-reitwagen-pioneering-the-motorcycle-revolution-d781a7e2474d)* Motorcycle ad (https://buffaloah.com/a/mich/263/17_thomas/thom.html)* Orient Motor Pacer (https://onlinebicyclemuseum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1898-Orient-Motor-Pacer.jpg)* Motodome (THE%20MOTORDROME%20-%20BOARD%20TRACK%20MOTORCYCLE%20RACING%20(Panhead%20Jim,%202012))* Johnnie drinking coke (https://www.insurance.harley-davidson.com/the-open-road/profiles/ray-and-johnnie-and-the-hog-legacy)* Johnnie the pig (https://indianamps.org/who-was-ray-weishaar/)* Knucklehead (Not%20Just%20a%20Knucklehead%3A%20The%201936%20Model%20EL%20(Harley%20Davidson%20Museum))* Varsity riders club (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/season/27/woodside-/appraisals/california-motorcycle-clubs-photographs-ca-1920--202204T47/)* Hollister Riot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollister_riot#/media/File:Hollister_riot_life_magazine_1947.jpg)Books/authors we mention* Tillie Cole (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/tillie-cole/)* Joanna Wylde (https://www.ffadultsonly.com/w/joanna-wylde/)* Devil's Game by Joanna Wylde (https://www.ffadultsonly.com/w/joanna-wylde/devils-game.htm)* Reaper's Property by Joanna Wylde (https://www.ffadultsonly.com/w/joanna-wylde/reaper-s-property.htm)* Tm Frazier (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/f/t-m-frazier/)* Kristin Ashley (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/kristen-ashley/)* Christine Feehan (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/f/christine-feehan/)* Cate C Wells (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/w/cate-c-wells/)* Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/w/brynne-weaver/butcher-and-blackbird.htm)* The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball (https://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Life-Memoir-Farming-Food/dp/1416551611/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IM156EBDBFIX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cJyjxqr9H8eFKM0bf5JF2DryLhAIdKJxnb4yMXvMUjNCE2UITxySncD0PHUFiVaBvm7mI9s3nOLz5fOjqOuxzooAR4AAiq26_BV85JL1Nit-mO4BeUpzE6cqFvne1fnXZTsJ5Qa9Go3KcSNMrxA1nA.fxc0asqbe3Gs3rXreFmyeblSwCp2X7brYk7rUOAs68o&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+dirty+life+by+kristin+kimball&qid=1717528948&sprefix=the+dirty+life%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-1)* When the Moon Hatched by Sarah Parker (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/p/sarah-a-parker/when-the-moon-hatched.htm)Sources* "Bonds of Brotherhood: The Origin and Growth of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs" (Hamilton, 2002) (https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/bonds-brotherhood-origin-and-growth-outlaw-motorcycle-gangs#:~:text=Outlaw%20motorcycle%20gangs%20(OMGs)%20first,Angels%20chapter%20emerged%20in%201948)* "Outlaw Motorcycle Club" (Wikipedia) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaw_motorcycle_club)*

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