tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post2350228595187527279..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: Sons of Anarchy TV ShowLost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-28197240588302611882010-07-15T10:08:28.072-04:002010-07-15T10:08:28.072-04:00Oooops ... 'that put me in mind of the coonski...Oooops ... '<i>that put me in mind of the coonskin cap fad of the 1960s?</i> ... of the 1950's, natch ;-)Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-68517151973573937712010-07-15T10:05:58.040-04:002010-07-15T10:05:58.040-04:00Oh, groan. Why can't those TV producers come u...Oh, groan. Why can't those TV producers come up with something original - for a change?<br /><br />The 'official' website bills <i>Sons of Anarchy</i> as, '<i>... an adrenalized drama with darkly comedic undertones that explores a notorious outlaw motorcycle club's (MC) desire to protect its livelihood while ensuring that their simple, sheltered town of Charming, California remains exactly that, Charming.</i>'<br /><br />The biker gang thing has been done to death - in fact, it had already almost been <a href="http://www.marmotweb.com/motorcycles/movies/1960s.htm" rel="nofollow">done to death</a> by the late 1960s when <i>Easy Rider</i> was released ... as a refreshing change from the 'adrenalized dramas' of the preceding decade and a half. <br /><br /><i>Easy Rider</i> was a landmark, with its use of contemporary music and cultural themes, just as the 'Sixties' counterculture was turning sour and the old hypocrisies were regaining their dominance in American culture (<i>pace</i> Nixon).<br /><br />But, as far as your observation, '... <i>I noticed a biker go by with a large patch on the back of his jacket with the words "Sons of Anarchy"</i>' - why does that put me in mind of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coonskin_cap#1950s_fad" rel="nofollow">coonskin cap</a> fad of the 1960s?Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com