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I like the fat kid with the WEEN shirt. They should give him a childrens show or something.
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Yup...a seven year run on the tube is forever. I hope he not over leveraged in his new place, especially given Jeff's post.
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I guess they needed to make room for Pawn Stars....
Anyone else see the resemblance between the two shows? -Z
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I always liked the show......but it went downhill when vinnie left imo.....
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Hate em all you want, cant deny that they are not successful. Those guys made tons of $$ and became famous doing something they truly enjoy. Thats more that alot of us on here can say.
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I was waiting for the Viagra corporate bike... sniff sniff... I guess it will never be...
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First season or so was cool. Then it turned into a soap opera. I don't have time to watch "The Young and the Restless" with chrome.
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"As a father, I found myself talking more to the old man than anyone else. He's a pretty normal dad. Very proud of his kids, loves them to death, and would do anything for them. Far different than his on-camera role."
This is the impression my dad had after being around them at Daytona a few years ago. With one exception. He said big Paul was just as you described. Good guy, nice, actually personable. Not like the tee-vee character. As far as little Paul goes... well, suffice it to say that if I had been with my dad at the time I would have been arrested for biotch-slapping that little preck across the room. My dad doesn't exagerate about such things. He said Jr. was one of the rudest, most disrespectful "kids" - not only to His father but Mine - that he'd ever seen. Maybe it was the money, who knows?
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The last one is about to air..
As others have said, they are doing very well off of merchandising alone.. I think JR will burn out, he really was just a one hit wonder, I feel it was SR.'s bikes were the ones aimed at actual bikers, with the old school flare. You gotta respect a man who started with pretty much nothing, build an Iron shop, sold to his son, started building custom bikes at home, built that up into a huge international business, paved the way for his #2 son, who took a different path, but most likely would only be a mechanic or laborer if his father hadn't opened the door. Today, there are OCC safety glasses at Home Depot, models of their bikes gas stations, toy stores, tee shirts everywhere, a few OCC Bike shops & a bike BBQ restaurant..
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I watched the show for the first couple of years and enjoyed it
When SR/JR went Hollywood, mostly JR… I gave up on it. Can you imagine a family reunion with these nutjobs? Hostage situation with SWAT team present is all that comes to mind!
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as minstrel shows are to blacks...
american choppers is to motorcyclists.
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I canceled it after about the first season. Same thing over and over.
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Respect comes in different forms I guess. Alienating yourself from your family at a time in your life when you need them most can't be good. Blame his kids I guess, but he's the one that raised them.
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Watched a few episodes the first season and became bored with each "build". Seemed like they where just bolting together manufactured coponents then welding on "theme" items.
Every episode has a tight deadline with father arguing with son. Just seemed rehearsed and stupid. Not a big fan of "custom" bikes so that helped with my quick disinterest. Do respect them taking a dream and getting TV exposure out of it.
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