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EasyRider magazine going under? Seems to be so,, following the path of many others such as Cycle world and even the Horse back street Choppers.
Just got this from a friend in Florida,, although WHY he subscribed is baffling as he hates RUBBIES, posers, and fat tire lifestyle IndianBillyBourgetWCCOCC bikes
" I got a letter from Easyriders magazine-->
"Beginning in October, the monthly publication will become a quarterly
upscale and stylish magazine that will only be available for purchase in
select newsstands and boutique venues around the world. With a nod to
our roots and the bass biker culture, and with newfound emphasis on the
sun-kissed California lifestyle, travel, and entertainment..."
Fuck 'em.
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-Aron-
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So checked their website and seems to be in transition. Some weird GIF file on the page playing over and over & they want you to register so they can send you info on the new magazine Issue #1. Click on the events tabs and seems things are in turmoil there too.
" EASYRIDERS BIKE SHOWS
Revamping in 2020
Relaunching in 2021"
&
EASYRIDERS RODEOS
2020 Locations
Coming Soon
--------------------------------------------
So, back in the 1980s I used to read them a lot, there was a time period they were pretty cool, Spider, Miraculous Mother, Riding with RIP, and David Mann Paintings, "Leg wettin' Biker fiction" as well as some of the cartoons, totally un-PC material and legal and legislative info was cool. But by the 1990s it was totally cheesy and I lost interest.
I moved on to Iron Horse which was cooler, featured all kinds of bikes, Not just Arlen Ness vomit inducing cheesiness. I DO respect Arlen in creating a product and riding the wave,, but his stuff was never my taste and just seem like a coke addled nightmare. For a while,, especially during the Harley Boom of the 1990s and early 2000s,, they would not feature anything that was cool, and only HD, but in the old days it was Honda chops, Triumphs BSA, Kawasaki and anything with 2 wheels although at times some anti Japanese bike themes,, but still would feature a cool 1970s Honda chop or similar.
I have several stacks of vintage mags,,, now collectable and I have had offers for them.
Maybe more so now?
So here is a tangent...There is a loon in Florida named Alvin Snow, was on a Japanese chopper forum years ago and had his 1970s Chopper featured in a few magazines including I think EasyRiders "Readers rides" or the letters sections. He would go on and on about the good old days. Years later was at a bike shop and they had a stack of old magazines they were selling. Said some lunatic in Florida would call up and buy a few at a time. I asked.. "Any chance his name is Al Snow?" It WAS!
So Alvin used to send weird trinkets and scale models of home built choppers in the mail. Also cut up old chopper magazines and made displays. I gave most of them away at some bike events and still have a few but finally told him PLEASE STOP! So right after 9/11 and remember all the weird stuff that went on about Anthrax in the mail?
Well, One day I get this weird package and covered in tape and US Postal inspector, and other weird stamps and markings. The package was torn up and leaking a white grainy powder. WTF????
So apparently it freaked out the postal service but every day I was getting calls and emails from Alvin,, "Did you get my package?" And nothing. But when it finally arrived a month later and I opened it up I figured out why the postal service freaked out. He had sent me a miniature Florida beach kit and the white powder was sand from Florida. I am probably STILL on Govt watch lists thanks to that, so told him to please stop sending me stuff.
But Alvin, God Bless him used to harass Easy Riders and other magazines for years they should feature bikes other than typical $40,000 Harleys and show some cool home builts and I understood most told him to F**K off,,Wonder if ol'Alvin is still around today and what he thinks of this?
Just got this from a friend in Florida,, although WHY he subscribed is baffling as he hates RUBBIES, posers, and fat tire lifestyle IndianBillyBourgetWCCOCC bikes
" I got a letter from Easyriders magazine-->
"Beginning in October, the monthly publication will become a quarterly
upscale and stylish magazine that will only be available for purchase in
select newsstands and boutique venues around the world. With a nod to
our roots and the bass biker culture, and with newfound emphasis on the
sun-kissed California lifestyle, travel, and entertainment..."
Fuck 'em.
--
-Aron-
---------------------------------------------
So checked their website and seems to be in transition. Some weird GIF file on the page playing over and over & they want you to register so they can send you info on the new magazine Issue #1. Click on the events tabs and seems things are in turmoil there too.
" EASYRIDERS BIKE SHOWS
Revamping in 2020
Relaunching in 2021"
&
EASYRIDERS RODEOS
2020 Locations
Coming Soon
--------------------------------------------
So, back in the 1980s I used to read them a lot, there was a time period they were pretty cool, Spider, Miraculous Mother, Riding with RIP, and David Mann Paintings, "Leg wettin' Biker fiction" as well as some of the cartoons, totally un-PC material and legal and legislative info was cool. But by the 1990s it was totally cheesy and I lost interest.
I moved on to Iron Horse which was cooler, featured all kinds of bikes, Not just Arlen Ness vomit inducing cheesiness. I DO respect Arlen in creating a product and riding the wave,, but his stuff was never my taste and just seem like a coke addled nightmare. For a while,, especially during the Harley Boom of the 1990s and early 2000s,, they would not feature anything that was cool, and only HD, but in the old days it was Honda chops, Triumphs BSA, Kawasaki and anything with 2 wheels although at times some anti Japanese bike themes,, but still would feature a cool 1970s Honda chop or similar.
I have several stacks of vintage mags,,, now collectable and I have had offers for them.
Maybe more so now?
So here is a tangent...There is a loon in Florida named Alvin Snow, was on a Japanese chopper forum years ago and had his 1970s Chopper featured in a few magazines including I think EasyRiders "Readers rides" or the letters sections. He would go on and on about the good old days. Years later was at a bike shop and they had a stack of old magazines they were selling. Said some lunatic in Florida would call up and buy a few at a time. I asked.. "Any chance his name is Al Snow?" It WAS!
So Alvin used to send weird trinkets and scale models of home built choppers in the mail. Also cut up old chopper magazines and made displays. I gave most of them away at some bike events and still have a few but finally told him PLEASE STOP! So right after 9/11 and remember all the weird stuff that went on about Anthrax in the mail?
Well, One day I get this weird package and covered in tape and US Postal inspector, and other weird stamps and markings. The package was torn up and leaking a white grainy powder. WTF????
So apparently it freaked out the postal service but every day I was getting calls and emails from Alvin,, "Did you get my package?" And nothing. But when it finally arrived a month later and I opened it up I figured out why the postal service freaked out. He had sent me a miniature Florida beach kit and the white powder was sand from Florida. I am probably STILL on Govt watch lists thanks to that, so told him to please stop sending me stuff.
But Alvin, God Bless him used to harass Easy Riders and other magazines for years they should feature bikes other than typical $40,000 Harleys and show some cool home builts and I understood most told him to F**K off,,Wonder if ol'Alvin is still around today and what he thinks of this?
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