If only because we both agree on a pretty obscure take, I think da gumba pretty much hit it with the Viking Mythology aspect. The bronze beauties are valkyries, taking the fallen heroes to Fire Lake. "Lay you down" / "Am I really here at last?" pretty much cements that one. Speaking of which, if you don't mind mixing mythologies, the Lake of Fire is where Christians say you end up if you aren't "saved". The sort of bikers anyone means when they say "bikers" are the 1% outlaws who woudl likely be PROUD of not being bound by any commandments, loving neighbours etc.--you know, that "rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints" braggadoccio. I also agree that the 8s & Aces ties in with the "Long shot gamble" well enough to convince ME that they are oblique death imagery. I'm enough of a biker to know that gypsy leathers mean those of someone not attached to a club, and as the song says "Who wants THAT?" On the other hand, I'm not enough biker to see any meaning in a chrome 3 wheeler. Only way you'd catch ME on a trike would be if I lost a leg and couldn't ride a real bike anymore. I like Pee Wee's take on "Afraid to cut the cake"--I wrapped my head around that one for years and that's the first thing that evre made any sense. Uncle Joe was died on his bike; nobody wants to have to break it to his woman. Here's hoping he's having a good time with the Valkyries, and that his character will earn him an eternal home in Fire Lake.
If only because we both agree on a pretty obscure take, I think da gumba pretty much hit it with the Viking Mythology aspect. The bronze beauties are valkyries, taking the fallen heroes to Fire Lake. "Lay you down" / "Am I really here at last?" pretty much cements that one. Speaking of which, if you don't mind mixing mythologies, the Lake of Fire is where Christians say you end up if you aren't "saved". The sort of bikers anyone means when they say "bikers" are the 1% outlaws who woudl likely be PROUD of not being bound by any commandments, loving neighbours etc.--you know, that "rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints" braggadoccio. I also agree that the 8s & Aces ties in with the "Long shot gamble" well enough to convince ME that they are oblique death imagery. I'm enough of a biker to know that gypsy leathers mean those of someone not attached to a club, and as the song says "Who wants THAT?" On the other hand, I'm not enough biker to see any meaning in a chrome 3 wheeler. Only way you'd catch ME on a trike would be if I lost a leg and couldn't ride a real bike anymore. I like Pee Wee's take on "Afraid to cut the cake"--I wrapped my head around that one for years and that's the first thing that evre made any sense. Uncle Joe was died on his bike; nobody wants to have to break it to his woman. Here's hoping he's having a good time with the Valkyries, and that his character will earn him an eternal home in Fire Lake.
@AGM 88 man you are so far off, and you obviously didnt ride in the 70s
@AGM 88 man you are so far off, and you obviously didnt ride in the 70s