Commenter Profile
- john crowley
- Username: jmc
- Location: providence, RI
- Joined PRX: May 19, 2004
Piece Information
- "Hollister"
- Summary: On July 4, 1947 thousands of bikers roared into a small California town and changed our assumptions about America. A new investigation raises provocative questions about the influence of media on history and culture.
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Review of Hollister
john crowley
Posted on May 30, 2004 at 09:36 AM
geat peice using many different perspectives, i.e. movie dialog, newspaper accounts, and lots of great interviews with people who were there. very well researched and a good job on letting the story tell itself. a thoughtfull mix of gentle de-bunking, oral history, american myth, and pop culture. hey anytime i get to listen to woody guthrie and marlon brando in the same half hr it's gotta get 5 stars.