Thursday, October 28, 2010

Paladin's Notebook


Iron Horse. December 1980

2 comments:

  1. Thank you for posting this piece of history. I know Paladin in the early to mid 80's in Berkeley, California. A more talented person you'd be hard to find. He could quote specs of any motorcycle built, recite motorcycle history from memory, was a good artist, poet and writer. His command of the English language was unparalelled. I never knew him to say a thing unless he'd already done his homework. Once I complimented him on this, and he told me the following: "John, if I lie to you, I'm jerking you off for your time. More importantly, I'm jerking myself off for my time. And, frankly, nobody's worth all that."

    Rest in Peace, Bro.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I wrote a bit about Paladin, who was a friend, back in 2009; more info/memories of the man emerge over time, as does his poetry.
    http://thevintagent.blogspot.com/2009/03/paladin-nobody-is-born-biker.html

    ReplyDelete