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During
the July 4th weekend of 1947, 4000 motorcyclists converged
into Hollister, a sleepy California town of about 4500 people.
The movie, The Wild One, starring Marlon Brando, loosely
depicted this event. Some say it was exaggerated, and others
say it changed American culture forever.
The infamous
Life Magazine photograph of a drunken hooligan laying
unconsciously across a Harley Davidson has defined the
event for more than fifty years. But, in fact, this picture
was staged by an inspiring journalist, and photographed
several days after the festivities. As the story goes,
a town transient was placed on a bike with empty beer
bottles strategically planted near the scene. If you look
closely at this image, you'll see a young bearded gent'
with a grin standing behind the motorcycle. Yes, that
was him, according to his account.
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