Hey, I’m late. So what happened yesterday. I was tracking a package to be delivered maybe Wednesday, for sure Thursday, most certainly today. According to UPS it came to Souix Falls then went back to Kentucky. It’s a David Mann painting I’ve been chasing for decades. Some brothers were coming into town to work on their building. I heard about more and more folks who are moving to Sturgis to escape Georgia and other unfriendly areas and to be closer to the center of motorcycling. We encountered a serious snowstorm at the beginning of the week and it’s all gone today and in the mid-70s, nuts. Let’s hit the news and see if there’s anything to report. BIKERNET HISTORY LESSON–The more things change, the more they stay the same… Every generation seems convinced that the one coming up behind them is the problem. Too soft. Too distracted. Too entitled. Too disrespectful. Not as tough as we were. Not as disciplined. Not as hardworking. People discuss it as if it were a new crisis. It is not. You can go back thousands of years and find the same complaints. Aristotle wrote in the 4th century BC that young people are high-minded because they have not yet been humbled by life, and that they think they know everything and are always quite sure of it. In the 1st century BC, Horace complained about youth squandering money and wrote that his own generation was worse than their fathers and that the next generation would be worse still. Around the same time, there were descriptions of children who would not rise when elders entered the room, who would contradict their parents, chatter constantly, and disrespect teachers. The passage is often attributed to Socrates, although historians consider it a later paraphrase of Greek attitudes toward youth in ancient education. In the 1300s, Yoshida Kenkō wrote in Essays in Idleness that everything modern seemed debased compared with the past—furniture, language, manners. Even ordinary speech had become crude. In 1624, Thomas Barnes wrote that youth had become “savagely saucy,” that elders were scorned, and authority was no longer feared. In 1695, Robert Russel warned that the streets were filled with wicked children cursing, swearing, and speaking in ways that would “grieve one’s heart.” In 1771, a writer lamented that modern young men were self-admiring weaklings who could not possibly descend from the heroes of earlier centuries. In 1780, Thomas Sheridan warned that English itself was deteriorating and might soon become a mere jargon because young people no longer spoke properly. In 1790, Reverend Enos Hitchcock warned that novels and plays were corrupting the minds and morals of youth. In 1816, The Times of London warned parents about the scandalous new dance called the Waltz and described the “voluptuous intertwining of the limbs” as a threat to respectable society. In 1837, writers complained that grammar itself was collapsing because young people were saying “you” instead of “thou.” In 1843, the Earl of Shaftesbury described boys as untutored savages and girls who rode horses astride, smoked, swore, and fought as evidence that children’s morals were worse than ever. In 1853, a family journal complained that children had lost the sweet simplicity of childhood and had become self-absorbed little coquettes. In 1856, essays warned that modern ambition and luxury would ruin the younger generation’s health and character. In 1858, Scientific American warned that the growing obsession with chess was a useless amusement robbing young people of time that should be spent on better pursuits. In 1894, Robert Louis Stevenson joked that even the umbrellas fashionable young men carried were signs of moral decline. In 1904, psychologist G. Stanley Hall warned that modern youth faced unprecedented corruption from urban life, distractions, and a rush for wealth. In 1925, a newspaper wrote that young people were more rude, selfish, and thoughtless than at any point in history. In 1926, religious writers warned that movies were corrupting the morals of American youth. In the 1930s, newspapers complained that young people could not express themselves properly in speech or writing and that cinemas and motor cars were distracting them from politics and civic life. In 1945, youth club leaders complained that young people admired tough characters in films but would not participate in physically demanding activities themselves. In 1951, commentators warned that young people had become so pampered that they no longer walked. In 1984, articles complained that adults in their thirties were only just now beginning careers and families. In 1993, the Washington Post wrote that the newest generation lived better than any before it and complained more bitterly about it. In 1995, the Financial Times complained that young workers did not want stable entry-level jobs and instead wanted intellectually stimulating work. In 2001, Time magazine described a generation with short attention spans that preferred entertainment over ambition. Same complaints. Different centuries. And one of the most honest reflections showed up in a newspaper in 1934: “Those condemning the young are usually out of touch with them. If we truly knew them, we would see they are very much like ourselves.” History reminds us to be careful about declaring that the current generation is uniquely flawed. For thousands of years, people have been convinced that the next generation is weaker than the last. And somehow the next generation keeps showing up, doing the work, and becoming the professionals who will eventually say the same thing about the group that comes after them. NEW BILLY TINNEY TATTOO BOOK– There are three massive tattoo conventions coming up and Billy plans to attend them all. He will sell all of his tattoo history books and created a new one, but was having issues paying the rent. We stepped up to help and created an Easyriders ad for the back cover. This is just one consideration for the cover. We have three photographers scrambling to grab the 600th cover. 600 Issues Strongwww.Easyriders.com FUELING TC QUICK INSTALL PUSHRODS We’ve taken our tried and true #4096 Twin Cam Quick Install Pushrod and added knurling and an indicator dot to make install a breeze. Fits: TC 99-17, Individual length Exh, Int pushrods, Install WITHOUT the removal of rocker covers, requires quick install tubes – see Feuling #4095 or #4097 HANG ON—The Loser Machine Spark Plug Deck Description Limited edition colorway Length – 31.8” Width (widest point) – 8.5” Nose – 6.75” Wheelbase – 14.15” Tail – 6.5” DAVID MANN HISTORY LESSON– I worked with Dave on this painting, which became his most successful series with the Ghost Rider. Here’s the story about the original and how it ended up in Canada. On August 1979 John Turner entered his 1969 Triumph Chopper bike named British Beauty at the Edmonton Alberta Northlands Sportex Show and Shine Bike show. Apon arriving he bought raffle tickets for David Mann “Knight Rider” originial painting and won the painting and also won 3rd prize and a Trophy for his bike. Unfortunately, he got killed on his bike and I have been the priority holder now for 45 years. 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This year, we’re asking you to take action and help grow the movement: Share on social media – post about why you support All Kids Bike and encourage your network to get involved. Tag @allkidsbike and use #allkidsbike. Encourage schools to apply – help us reach educators who would love to bring this life-changing program to their students. Fund a school or support one in need – we currently have 120 schools seeking funding. You can make a direct impact by donating or helping a school with their fundraising efforts. Get involved locally – connect with a school in your community and help them rally support to reach their goal. Help a school! NO VALENTINES DAY PASSED–But what the hell. We are about to wrap up the 600th issue of Easyriders magazine. We are making changes right up until the last minute. It’s a wild issue with magazine history, the Biker Code and a bagger custom, the first used bike sold out of the new Sturgis Harley-Davidson. You don’t want to miss this issue. 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