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But you could take it a step further than that....they may fade from someone like me who isn't really into motorcycles, but to the motorcycle community they may stay strong....who knows....not I....
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You just said it all!!!!!. I used to wait ALL week for those shows. Now I have an excuse to go to bed early. But Jesse is still pretty cool most of the time, or he thinks he is. Boyd is the biggest dissappointment of all for me. Its all about $$$$$. Did you see Jesse being the major sponsor of a TOP FUEL car last year. That takes some major $$$. I think Discovery Channel has sold out. Corporate Bucks Rule!!! Thank you
Originally Posted by dono
It's a TV show, people - a scripted , contrived TV show with a camera crew, sound techs, retakes and a budget for destroying Expeditions and furniture for the benefit of a large audience that actually believes that snip Big Paul, a very smart business man who built a successful metal company, saw the possibilities, left his older son to run his company, cast himself as the yelling patriarch, his son Paul as the rebel artist, his son Michael as comedy relief and Vinney as the faithful sidekick - a soap opera with motorcycles. The success of the show has been a financial bonanza with people lining up to pay $50k+ for an OCC bike.
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Originally Posted by sandrat
Just mindless noise for the masses. It's the reason why I'm getting the satellite shut down this spring. The weather is too nice to watch a bunch of fools destroy good things, when people are living in shelters that aren't half as nice as what was left of the old occ shop when they were done with it....
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The show O.C.C originated from a failed attempt at "The Biker Build Off"
They were competing against another builder, but failed miserably to meet the time line. The producer, was more interested in their antics and how entertaining the pair were.
Lucky us, he made a show out of it... being in the fabrication business myself, the show is definitely comic relief, I wouldn't let Jr. or Sr. touch a tool in my shop ,let alone a bike or a car.
They were competing against another builder, but failed miserably to meet the time line. The producer, was more interested in their antics and how entertaining the pair were.
Lucky us, he made a show out of it... being in the fabrication business myself, the show is definitely comic relief, I wouldn't let Jr. or Sr. touch a tool in my shop ,let alone a bike or a car.
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