The Bikeriders – Original Audio Recordings
In 1966, in Chicago, Danny Lyon sat down with some of his favorite people that he knew as a member of the Chicago Outlaw Motorcycle Club. When the director Jeff Nichols approached Lyon about making a film based on the 1968 book, The Bikeriders, Lyon gave Jeff access to all his original ¼ inch analogue tapes. These were studied by Jeff as he wrote the script, and by the actors and actresses that would play the roles of Kathy, Cal, Zipco and Johnnie, all of whom Lyon had recorded.
Read more, and listen to some original audio recordings here.
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I recently posted my review of The Bikeriders book and the Jeff Nichols film. Each a remarkable achievement! Congratulations. Here’s the link:
Rider’s Library—The Bikeriders, Ultimate Motorcycling, July, 2024
https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2024/07/27/the-bikeriders-book-review-riders-library/
Gary Ilminen, RN
Associate Editor, Ultimate Motorcycling
Author of: The Unlikely 1 See: https://touchpointpress.com/authors/gary-ilminen/
608.583.2635
gary.ilminen73@gmail.com
Just wanted to drop a line saying thank you for your amazing, and very educational film about the club I joined and love. It was an amazing piece of work in chronicling the beginnings of a family I am very proud to be a part of. The history alone was very intriguing and the way it was filmed shined light into a world most don’t know about. As you know, being a former active member, out organization likes to keep most things club related out of the public eye. Unlike the maggots, (81} we don’t want the world and general public to know our inner workings. But, you definitely have a bit of insight to the masses that as a 1%er club, we are a family and not just a bunch of miscreants and murderers and rapists lol. Thank you for the history lesson and thank you for adding to the lore that is The Outlaws MC.
Homegrown 1%er
Kokomo, Indiana Outlaws