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Offline MauiK3

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Peter Fonda
« on: August 17, 2019, 10:09:59 AM »
Sadly, the creator of Easy Rider has died
Peter Fonda has left the building.
I am not really a fan of choppers but the movie was fun.
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2019, 11:57:09 AM »
His Ray Ban sunglasses in that movie will be more popular now I guess.
Older we'll get more people we know will pass away, hopefully before ourselves except for generations younger.
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2019, 12:12:04 PM »
The best part of the movie was when the two dopers got blown off their bikes
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2019, 05:52:43 PM »
 I disagree..
 It was a movie that made a lot of guys want to have a chopper ,and ride across the vast expanses of America.
 It was  gamechanger.. RIP Peter Fonda..
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2019, 09:01:36 PM »
I'm with you Frank.
I managed to sneak into our local theater at the tender age of 10 to watch it.

RIP Peter Fonda
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2019, 12:20:34 PM »
Quote from: 754 on August 17, 2019, 05:52:43 PM
I disagree..
 It was a movie that made a lot of guys want to have a chopper ,and ride across the vast expanses of America.
 It was  gamechanger.. RIP Peter Fonda..

I agree, it even influenced a bunch of us to do the SOHC EasyRider trip in 2004
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2019, 12:38:58 PM »
I did not care for the ending either. Great movie for the cycle buff teenager I was at at time.
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2019, 08:41:47 AM »
Quote from: beemerbum on August 17, 2019, 12:12:04 PM
The best part of the movie was when the two dopers got blown off their bikes

Those danged hippies and their darned left-handed devil weed and their summer of love! Curses!  ::)
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2019, 06:32:57 AM »
Quote from: MauiK3 on August 17, 2019, 10:09:59 AM
Sadly, the creator of Easy Rider has died
Peter Fonda has left the building.
I am not really a fan of choppers but the movie was fun.
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Was sad to see that Peter died. Remember seeing Easy Rider when first came-out.  Seemed a bit melodramatic to me..but ground breaking in terms of biker..psychedelic..anti-establishment messaging.  [I'd recently been discharged from Navy during Viet Nam period..so wasn't too impressed with the anti-establishment stuff Peter..Dennis Hopper..Jack Nicholson seemed concerned about Seemed a bit naïve to me BTW].  I actually felt..still do..that that pic showed a relatively positive view of biker culture (compared to many outlaw biker themes of the times).

Perhaps another pic that Peter did "Eulie's Gold"..believe in late 90's..was more meaningful to me.  Since I've kept bees pretty much all my life..I found Eulie's Gold to be much more believable/relevant to me personally. Think Peter's creative talents will be missed..even though he didn't make many movies.
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2019, 07:23:23 AM »
Although we always think of Easy Rider, he was in at least 40 other movies. RIP...




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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2019, 01:54:16 AM »
captain America got stolen in real life,no one stole chitty chitty bang bang?
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2019, 03:02:43 PM »
Quote from: dave500 on August 21, 2019, 01:54:16 AM
no one stole chitty chitty bang bang?

Steam punk?!

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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2019, 06:27:18 PM »
Quote from: Tim2005 on August 18, 2019, 12:20:34 PM
Quote from: 754 on August 17, 2019, 05:52:43 PM
I disagree..
 It was a movie that made a lot of guys want to have a chopper ,and ride across the vast expanses of America.
 It was  gamechanger.. RIP Peter Fonda..

I agree, it even influenced a bunch of us to do the SOHC EasyRider trip in 2004

+++1: it inspired 10 SOHC riders from around the globe to meet up in LA and follow in the footsteps of the movie: we went to the jail, the airport scene, New Mexico, we even went to the site of the diner in LA which is now a church  8). We even went to Mardis Gras and did the cemetery scene  8).

It was a great way to connect with other SOHC riders. RIP Peter Fonda and Axl the Satanic Mechanic who was so inspired by the journey. Check out Day 14 in the link below to see Tim2005, Axl and myself with Chris and Stevie.

Read the ride report here:

http://www.easyridertrip.de/trip.htm

Cheers Tim!
Andy
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2019, 10:48:08 PM »
Hey Tim and Andy, do you guys realize it will be the 15th year anniversary in one week? 8)
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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2019, 01:14:07 AM »
As a teen, I had two posters up in my room. They are both long gone, but one was of Peter Fonda on a chopper. I kinda remember a springer front end and PF. It must have been this bike but a different angle for the shot.

The second was a CB750 ad from Honda. Again, this is not the poster, but it was done in the same style.

I also found this song recently and added it to a playlist I made. The Ballad of Easy Rider took me right on back to my youth: Thank you Peter Fonda and Roger McGuinn.



The river flows, it flows to the sea
Wherever that river goes that's where I want to be
Flow river flow, let your waters wash down
Take me from this road to some other town
All he wanted was to be free
And that's the way it turned out to be


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Re: Peter Fonda
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2019, 04:32:05 AM »
Quote from: Stev-o on August 21, 2019, 03:02:43 PM
Quote from: dave500 on August 21, 2019, 01:54:16 AM
no one stole chitty chitty bang bang?

Steam punk?!


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as kid when that film came out a mate had the toy car,ya pressed a knob and the wings sprung out,be worth a fortune now?
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