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Harley Davidson makes worse marketing decision ever - tonight !
Milwaukee Journal ^
| 08/31/03
| AP
Posted on 08/31/2003 9:33:51 PM PDT by MikeAnon222
HEADLINERS UNVEILED Elton John caps entertainment list Piano legend Elton John capped the list of mystery headliners Sunday night for the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Celebration at Veterans Park. Country star Tim McGraw and rocker Kid Rock were the first two headliners
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KEYWORDS: anniversary; bikers; eltonjohn; harley; harleydavidson; homosexualagenda; kidrock; machomen; motorcycles; music; timmcgraw
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To: MikeAnon222
Incredibly bad choices of performers, without question. (Though I think the bigger mistake was in announcing "surprise musical guests" in the first place, which always makes people expect something much better than they end up getting.) But in the end, is it going to stop anyone from buying a Harley tomorrow?
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:05:50 PM PDT
by
Timesink
To: F.J. Mitchell
...if they are as small a minority as they pretend to be. And they pretend to be a much larger minority than they actually are.
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:06:07 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: AF68
Nothing says Harley Davidson like an overweight fifty year old gay male from England. Maybe all those biker men like playing hide the sausage with eachother.
To: MikeAnon222
It was pretty clear for the past two weeks that the "Big Star" would be Elton John. Anything else was pure speculation.
I had a chance to go, but decided to stay home and watch T.V. instead.
To: MikeAnon222
fifty year old Closer to 60.
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:09:45 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: MikeAnon222
Maybe Harley Davidson could make a specially painted pink motorcycle.
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:10:19 PM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: max_rpf
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:13:17 PM PDT
by
Tennessee_Bob
(LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?)
To: MikeAnon222
'who even likes country music in the biker crowd' Well heck lotsat my buds like REAL country...the older stuff up through the outlaws, urban cowbay and even into the 80's.
After that wimmin took over the format, and while some of the new guys have the sound, they don't have the soul.
As far as Elton goes it was a mistake but probably won't come back to bite H-D. As someone else pointed out he probably - and sadly - DOES appeal to Yuppie Bikers (YIKERS).
As for me my next will proobably be an Indian if I can afford it, Honda GW if not (at least they have lots of American parts)or an older H-D if I get nostalgic.
prisoner6
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:14:21 PM PDT
by
prisoner6
( Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
To: All
To: Hildy; nwrep
Gay people, and this is just something I have observed, truly think everyone sees things through their lense.
It works for us!
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:15:03 PM PDT
by
Timesink
To: Timesink
Supremely smart marketing:
Gays aquire, on average, much higher incomes that straights; they rarely spawn, and thus have a permanent DINK situations...unless they buy a kid; they are much more apt to embellish themselves with trendy 'butch' accessories, wear leather, upgrade often, and use dealer services to keep their hands clean. At $40,000, there ain't many heterosheetrock guys who're gonna have the effective demand for the cycles. MO
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:15:05 PM PDT
by
dasboot
(Celebrate UNITY!)
To: MikeAnon222
Cumming...er, coming next year: Michael Jackson and George Michaels.
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:15:08 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(I'm not always cranky.)
To: flashbunny
I guess Harley figured it would lure over the Vespa crowd.
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:15:19 PM PDT
by
Bogey78O
(The Clinton's have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured/killed -Peach)
To: MikeAnon222
Maybe this is what Sir Elton had in mind.
To: wardaddy; Squantos; TEXASPROUD
Bike Ping.
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:16:06 PM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: MikeAnon222
Sounds about right.
Kid Rock? Elton John?
Harleys are for pussies. Cycles in general are.
Perfect music selection.
To: MikeAnon222
Elton John is cool but not for a Harley event. Stupid, spupid, stupid.
To: MikeAnon222
but chicks love him....
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:19:35 PM PDT
by
Bogey78O
(The Clinton's have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured/killed -Peach)
To: A Broken Glass Republican
I don't know, these guys look like they might enjoy the show.
To: Travis McGee
Harley's are too expensive for me anyhow. Plus I was always a cafe rider.
Too many poseurs on hogs today....it warms my heart to occasionally see the real deal flying a patch and all grizzled reaching over for his suicide clutch. Around here that means "Outlaws".
Anyhow, many real hog bikers do like cuntry but more the real deal like Merle, Coe, Waylon and Willie and stuff like that....not the McGraw pop-cuntry....although he does get a nod for having good taste in women and being from Louisiana.
If I were him and got up every morning and looked at my ugly mug in the mirror and then glanced back at what I left curled up in the sheets, I'd say a little prayer of thanks.....come to think of it....Tim and I have a lot in common in that respect.
Ugly hombres who get babes...there is hope in this world.
Kid Rock??...well "Cowboy" was sort of fun and he's not ashamed to be white even if he is wading in a black music genre.
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posted on
08/31/2003 10:23:38 PM PDT
by
wardaddy
("when shrimps learn to whistle")
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