A Discussion of “Martyrs” (and an excuse to run a bunch of photos)

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The United Provinces of Mr. & Mrs. Dick Cheney-and-Jan Hooks-landia

In conversation with the T-Stubz, about his wonderfully resurgent artistic skills, I said,

"That's great! I want you to do a portrait of me.
Then, like all inbred nobility, I will be offended and have you sealed
in the tower for 20 years. "

And so it shall be!




Psst! Art copyright © Rick S. Hall (except for the matte painting, that's Albert Whitlock)

Coming Soon: “VROOOOOOOOM!”

“Shit, all you gotta go is have long hair, ride a scooter and wear colors, and everything you do is illegal.”

The United Provinces of Ivanlandia is not sure how the rest of you do it, but with the indomitable Otto Mannix Report—and maybe Toestubber, if we can convince him to leave that South Korean bullfighting gig for at least one damn minute!—we’re planning a
BIKER MOVIE BLOG-A-THON
for the weekend of May 15th!
(That weekend is also Otto Mannix’s second anniversary on the blogosphere: awwwwww….)

In our usual (lackadaisical and nonsensical) styles, Mannix and Ivanlandia will be examining various aspects of the 1966-1974 (and sometimes BEYOND) Biker Movie genre (you know the one: a gang of long-haired, dope-smokin’ reprobate 1%-ers ride into town, and trouble-trouble-trouble).

“A motorcycle gang? I know all about you guys—I go to the movies!”

But we invite any and all entries regarding motorcycle movies. If you have a website and want to write something up, hit it, maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!

If you don’t have a website, don’t worry—leaving comments is like acid: grooooovy.

Write about any biker movie you want to, and as people send me their URLs and links, I'll update and post them here along with my biker-related randomness.

Ivanlandia doesn’t consider Scorpio Rising, Easy Rider or Electra-Glide in Blue to be “Biker” flicks—they’re movies that have motorcycles in them. But if you feel different, write something up.
Don’t listen to The Man: remember, you are free.

BIKER MOVIE BLOG-A-THON
The weekend of May 15, 2009!
Be there!

“These people were born misfits. They can’t even get along with their own kind.”

Otto parts?

Hooray! Otto Mannix has returned!

When he's not keeping America's skies clear of all threats, whether foreign or domestic, Mannix is a great photographer (no one can do neon like he can) with an incredible collection of photos. Dude, share the wealth!

Not that this will mean that the House of Mannix will be posting semi-regularly; but if Mannix can do it, what's stopping Toestubber?

Here, we can see Otto Mannix practicing the 2nd Amendment in his backyard shooting range, like all good Americans should.

Looking good, like a mutant should

One of these photos was not taken by the Magnificent RS Hall, photographer and international adventurer.