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ON ANY SUNDAY
TO RETURN TO THEATRES WITH ENHANCED 50TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASE
Fullerton, CA (Jan 26, 2022) – The acclaimed 1971 Oscar nominated documentary motorcycle film “On Any Sunday” (OAS) will return to theatres nationwide this winter/spring with an enhanced picture and audio release from Bruce Brown Films to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the iconic motion picture. The original film was financed by Steve McQueen’s Solar Productions and features McQueen as one of the stars along with Malcom Smith and Mert Lawwill. Malcom Smith credits OAS to his entire career for the “million dollars worth of publicity” he received from the film, ultimately being honored with the “Motorcyclist of the Century” title from Motorcyclist magazine in 2012. OAS is regarded as the greatest motorcycle film ever produced and is credited for changing stereotype attitudes of “bikers” and influencing the boom of motorcycle sales in the 1970’s. Nationally renowned rocker and AMA Champion rider Billy Morris, formerly of the band Warrant, commented “ONY ANY SUNDAY – is the greatest motorcycle movie ever made – and it was an inspiration when I first saw it. To see it restored and even enhanced on the BIG SCREEN to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of it’s release – I can’t wait!” Billy Morris will be hosting a showing of the movie at the Lorain Palace Theatre, Lorain OH on February 27th.
“I was inspired as a 9-year-old kid to ride motorcycles, bmx bikes, and just about anything else that had wheels when On Any Sunday first came out in 1971. Here we are now, 50 years later and we’re releasing the film again to be enjoyed by new
generations on the big screen for the first time,” said Todd Huffman, Pipeline Digital Media (PDM) Producer/Director. The process to repair, to re-color, and to remix the groundbreaking documentary by director Bruce Brown, maker of The Endless Summer (1964) began in early 2020. The remastered and enhanced film was originally only going to have a streaming and dvd/blu-ray release this year, but Bruce Brown Films felt a theatrical release is what the film’s director Bruce Brown (who passed away in 2017) would have wanted. “When Todd brought us this opportunity, we asked ourselves what Bruce would have wanted. And that was for as many fans as possible around the globe to enjoy this fully re-engineered classic on the big screen again together,” said Alex Mecl, President and CEO of Bruce Brown Films, LLC. “The work that has been done to remaster the film is truly stunning. It’s exciting and beautiful all over again.” Gathr Films is the distributor for the film nationwide with OAS and will use their Theatrical On Demand system to have motorcycle dealers, clubs, and fans of the movie place screenings all over the country utilizing crowdsourcing and social media to rally older and younger enthusiasts (under 50?) to see OAS on the big screen for the first time.
SPECIAL THUNDER ROADS OHIO SHOWING!
LORAIN PALACE THEATRE, Sunday February 27th 3pm
HOSTED BY BILLY MORRIS, AMA CHAMPION and FORMERLY OF WARRANT! SPECIAL GUESTS: RACING LEGEND JOHN PENTON and FAMILY! $22 (all ages) includes a portion for “Coats for Kids”
Bring a child’s coat to donate and get a small popcorn! Tickets available at box office or online at LorainPalace.com For more information and updates, follow event on Facebook through Thunder Roads Ohio. www.Facebook.com/ThunderRoadsOhio
“To come out of the dark of the pandemic with a film in our theatres as revered as On Any Sunday is truly special,” said Scott Glosserman, Gathr Films’ President and CEO. “It’s the perfect, timeless, feel-good movie whether you’re a motorcycle fan or not. We cannot wait!” Part of the program for each screening includes a virtual Q& A session at the end of the film that was filmed in the fall of 2021 when the film was first being released. The almost 30-mintue bonus content includes interviews with the film’s stars and legends, Mert Lawwill, Dave Aldana, and Keith Mashburn. Bruce Brown’s son Dana who is also a famed Director (Dust to Glory, Step into Liquid, On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter) also sits in. The American Motorcyclist magazine editor, Mitch Boehm moderates the panel. Aside from the film’s screenings an extensive merchandising program has been developed around the 50th Anniversary with several licensees already releasing limited edition products, like journalist and filmmaker Brett Smith’s We Went Fast company. T-Shirts, hats, posters and other merchandise are also being developed and marketed. “When I saw the 50th Anniversary for On Any Sunday approaching I knew we could develop some great licensed products that complement our brand well. This theatre screening program will only help sales,” said Brett Smith, We Went Fast President. Gathr Films are offering screenings to local “On Any Sunday Movie Captains” throughout the winter and spring of 2022. People can purchase tickets and follow the project’s progress at OnAnySunday50th.com as well as other social media channels with @onanysunday50th handles.
OnAnySunday50th.com
COMING TO LORAIN! ONE DAY ONLY ON FEB 27th @3:00PM
$22 (all ages) Includes ticket processing and a portion of proceeds to “Coats for Kids”
BENEFITTING “COATS FOR KIDS”
Bring a child’s coat and get small popcorn!
Meet members of Lorain County’s famous motorcycle family “The Pentons”
Good February to you!
Here it is again….the ‘Love’ month. I have given this some thought…how can you tell if someone is the real deal? I mean, not so much a heart thumping relationship with a significant other, but the real deal in anybody. Sometimes it’s just hard to tell. Well, maybe some light can be shed about that in the next sentence or two, please, read on… I believe it’s been said before, but it’s worth repeating, love is a choice. It’s not a feeling, not an explosion of fireworks and it really doesn’t make you all twitterpated….it is a choice. Now, we have all had that one friend come along that just twerks your jaw to be around them, but for some reason you just keep letting them hang out and be part of the moment. Why is that? Maybe it’s just the way they laugh or even whine that gets under your skin. Maybe they just have a need to be heard or seen. Who knows, but there’s something that just keeps you open to their presence, and you wouldn’t have it any other way. That’s love. Love moves you to even love the ugly in someone. So, let’s say you meet up with people that just want to be there to help you in any way they can. Maybe it’s a 95-degree day and they happen to have some cold water ready for you. Maybe it’s nasty cold day and you went on that ride anyway, and in the middle of the ride there’s a rest stop and a tent set up with hot coffee or cocoa and even cookies! That’s love in action. That’s the real deal. Jesus was love in action. He would stop what He was doing to help a crippled man walk that had spent years trying to get into a pool of healing water having no one to help because they only wanted healing for themselves. Jesus would go to a stranger’s house for a meal, allow a harlot to wash His feet with her tears and restore her dignity. He would take a tax collector, fishermen, doctors, lawyers, thieves and liars and turn them into disciples that would ignite the world on fire with His word. He would give up His own life to give you the chance for eternal life no matter what. That’s love in action…that’s the real deal. What kind of love are you looking for? Where are you looking to find it? Who can you place your trust in to believe it? We all ask these questions. We are all looking for that real deal. I found it in my Savior Jesus Christ. I choose to bring His love to you, sometimes by standing in the cold, sometimes by helping you park your bike in 95-degree weather, or the pouring rain. Sometimes in a moment of prayer for your safety on the road and yes, even for your beloved machine to hold up through the season. That’s love in action…that’s the real deal. We don’t hang out around you all to be noticed, we don’t join in your events to make you uncomfortable. We aren’t ‘wanna-be’s’ because He has already made us somebody’s and given us the privilege to go out into the highways and byways to share His love with you. That is love in action and we are the real deal. Be looking for us this coming season, we will be the ones with the smiles on our faces, going the miles to the places, that find you in the spaces, that allow us to serve you with love. Mary G.
COME RIDE WITH US! CMA is a servant minded interdenominational motorcycle ministry with a nondenominational message of hope and love through Jesus Christ. Enjoy the family atmosphere, make life-long friends, and join an army of people dedicated to changing the world, one heart at a time in the highways and byways.
Visit us at www.cmausa.org for more information.
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As we’ve begun preparing for the 2022 Bike Show Series, we’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on what has made our shows a success and what opportunities there have been for improvement. This has really brought us to a discussion of what our goals have been – which has really been to provide a great experience for those participating in our shows. To that aim, we are really planning on kick things up this year. We are focusing more on making certain that there are more things for exhibitors to do at out shows – not simply leaving you to sit by your bikes. To that end, we are hosting more shows that are part of larger festivals – such as motorcycle rallies, county fairs, and bigger events such as Thunder on the Strip and the Vinton County Wild Turkey Festival! Additionally, we will be focusing more on the motorcycle owners. At the shows we will be doing more to introduce the exhibitors to those attending the shows and sharing some of your story. We will be conducting interviews at the shows and in many cases – these interviews will be finding their way into our magazines or online.
VINTAGE & VETERANS DISPLAYS
This year we are teaming up with a number of Ohio county fairs to help incorporate motorcycles into more of their programming. This will include several new BIKE SHOWS as part of county fairs across the state. We are excited at the opportunities this will allow as we showcase unique and classic motorcycles in front of thousands attending county fairs – that in some cases have been going on for more than 150 years! For several of the counties, we will be hosting VINTAGE & VETERANS motorcycle exhibits. In most cases these will be held in either indoor or covered areas and run the duration of the fair. We are inviting anyone with a motorcycle 25 years or older, a military model, or any make or model with a military / patriotic theme to participate. Selected bikes will be sponsored by Thunder Roads Ohio, showcased as part of the exhibit, and then featured as part of the feature bike show on the designated day. Selected exhibitors will receive a wristband / pass for the duration of the fair and a special VINTAGE & VETERAN’S EXHIBITOR bike show shirt at no cost to them. There will be a limited number of spots available for these displays, so we encourage anyone interested in participating to please submit a photo of their bike and information on it to BikeShowInfo@gmail.com. If you are interested in participating in a particular show – or open to dates throughout the series, please indicate that. There is NO COST to exhibitors for participating in these displays. We’ve always believed that the best thing about our bike show series is the people that both exhibit and attend. This isn’t just about the bikes – but about the people building and riding them as well. After doing these shows for more than 10 years, its great seeing how many connections and friendships that have developed over the years between folks coming to the shows. There’s a common bond that exists between riders – and there’s even more of a connection between the folks that take the time to restore, customize, or even create their own bikes. People start talking about what they’ve built, what they have at home, and what they rode up to the show. And this year – we are doing even more to help facilitate those discussions and really ensure that everyone has a great time at the show! Make sure that you check out our events listing on Facebook and follow the ones that are of interest to you. We will be posting updates and more details about the new programs as things are finalized. www.Facebook.com/ThunderRoadsOhio
PISTON POWER SHOW!
Well, the big news in this update is of course that the Piston Power Show is back on! We’re pleased to announce that – especially the fact that we will be back and featuring bikes from the 2021 Bike Show Series as part of the motorcycle display area.
The “Summit Racing Equipment I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama” is Friday April 1st – Sunday, April 3rd, 2022 at the Cleveland I-X Center.
If you participated in the 2021 Bike Show Series and would like to participate in the Piston Power Show, please email us as soon as possible at BikeShowInfo@gmail.com. Please include photos and details on the bike. If you won awards during the series, please list those and where you won them as well. We have added an event on our Facebook page for the TRO Thunder Zone at the Piston Power Show, please check in on there for updates and more details to come. You can access it under events from our Facebook page – www.Facebook.com/ ThunderRoadsOhio
SHOW PICTURES
We’ve posted over well over 1,200 Bike Show pictures from this year’s series on our Facebook page, sorted in Albums by the particular shows. You’re welcome to tag and share these as you’d like. We are working with some new partners to offer the ability to easily get these printed and sent to you – with just a few clicks. Hope to have an announcement on that shortly. Currently, however, we do have the means to get you posters – even big vinyl banners for your garage – of any images we have. Our partner, NEO PRO IMAGING ( www.neoproimaging.com ) is able to do some amazing things with pictures – such as metal or acrylic prints suitable for mounting on the wall or professionally displaying. Email us for more information BikeShowInfo@gmail.com
We’re able to produce full color vinyl banners of photos or your design – for less than $2.50 a square foot!*
Start Something Old: Vintage Bike Shows
After several successful test runs last year, we are looking forward to introducing a series of Vintage Bike Shows to the lineup for 2022. All bikes will be welcome and we will recognize the fan favorites, but bikes will need to be 25 years or older in order to qualify for the BEST OF SHOW and PEOPLE’S CHOICE Awards. We will be doing photo shoots and interviews as well with those exhibiting classic bikes, with hopes to share in upcoming issues of Thunder Roads and nationally through our partners at ReasonsToRide.com We are also exploring options of filming these shows and the interviews, in order to share with those unable to attend. Originally, we had intended for these to be “smaller shows” but it now looks like we will have several larger ones possibly incorporated into county fairs in 22’. The family friendly, interactive nature of these shows make them ideal for county fairs and regional events. Watch for announcements to come soon as we finalize details on these. Already we have several in the works.
Thunder Zone Vendor Areas
For the larger weekend shows, we will be adding THUNDER ZONE Vendor areas to our layout. These vendor areas will offer a tremendous opportunity to reach not only thousands of riders – but far more, as many of the events embrace the entire community, drawing attendees from throughout their regions. For more information on vending at these events and to be put on a list for updates, email BikeShowInfo@gmail.com
Looking forward, we’ve made a commitment to further developing the Bike Show Series – with the addition of more larger, regional shows. We will still have smaller community shows, but we are adding more shows connected with FAIRS, FESTIVALS, and of course MAJOR MOTORCYCLE RALLIES and EVENTS. And we’ve already started adding NEW SHOWS and locking down dates for 2022!
VINTON COUNTY WILD TURKEY FESTIVAL May 5-8, 2022
Thunder Roads Ohio will host a Customs and Classics Bike Show as a part of this early May festival in the streets of downtown McArthur, in Southeastern Ohio. The festival includes activities such as great nightly entertainment – including Mr. Speed and Confederate Railroad, a pagent, carnival rides and games, and of course lots of food and retail vendors.
FERRARI NIGHT at SOUTH EAST HARLEY-DAVIDSON, June 17, 2022
One of the longest running Bike Shows in Ohio returns in 2022, as South East Harley-Davidson brings Thunder Roads Ohio back to host their FERRARI NIGHT SHOW! This one is sure to bring out some of the most unique and rare bikes in Northeast Ohio.
LUCAS COUNTY BIKE SHOW – presented as part of the Lucas County Fair July 11-17, 2022 Vintage and Veterans Motorcycle Exhibit Wednesday, July 17, 2022 – Ride-In Bike Show
Thunder Roads Ohio is teaming up with the Lucas County Fair to present a motorcycle exhibit featuring vintage and military / patriotic themed bikes as part of their annual celebration. Then on Wednesday, July 17th – there will be a ride-in Bike Show with special classes for military and patriotic themed motorcycles.
ROCKIN’ COSHOCTON BIKE SHOW Saturday, July 23, 2022
The rolling hills and farmland of central Ohio is host to this celebration of “on-and-off roading!” Featuring live music, vendors, and endless opportunities to ride – this event caters to Jeeps, SxS’s, ATV’s, and of course MOTORCYCLES! There are obstacle courses, trail rides, poker runs, and a Thunder Roads Bike Show on Saturday! Featuring custom and vintage bikes of all makes and models – custom trophies and professional photo shoots! Overnight camping is available on-site – so come on out and stay the weekend! www. RockinCoshocton.com
LEXINGTON BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL August 18 – 21, 2022
Lexington welcomes Thunder Roads Ohio to their long running festival that features a entertainment, rides, games, festival food and more for the entire family.
12th Annual Geneva-on-the-Lake THUNDER ZONE BIKE SHOW, Sept. 10, 2022
It’s official – we will be returning to The Marketplace Landing in Geneva-on-the-Lake, adjacent to the Old Firehouse Winery and Sunset bar, and right on America’s North Coast overlooking the water! It’s the most beautiful spot in GOTL and the perfect setting for a BIKE SHOW! Planning is already underway to make this the biggest Thunder Zone EVER – and that includes kicking the bike show up EVEN MORE! With more classes, more awards, more CASH – and yes, the loudest pipes contest is returning! We will also be greatly expanding our THUNDER ZONE Vendor Area – but as space will surely go quickly! If you’d like to come out and join us for the weekend – with a booth for your shop, business or organization – get in touch ASAP! We are already accepting registrations at this time, and once it’s filled – that’s it! Email us at BikeShowInfo@gmail.com to get your application or for more information.
FINK’S HARLEY-DAVIDSON BIKE SHOW Saturday, August 20, 2022
Thunder Roads Ohio returns to Fink’s Harley-Davidson in Zanesville to host their 4th Annual Bike Show. This is a great show that always features a number of unique bikes – of all makes and models. Local riding organizations are always well represented and Fink’s rolls it all out. There is always good music, cold beverages, something to eat – and lots of great folks!
These are just a few that we’ve already locked down, but we have A LOT more in the works! Make sure that you’re following us on Facebook ( www.Facebook.com/ThunderRoadsOhio) for updates as they are announced. Register ONLINE at ThunderRoadsOhio.com for these Bike SHOWS and more! For more information, email us at BikeShowInfo@gmail.com and follow us online at www.Facebook.com/ThunderRoadsOhio INTERESTED IN HOSTING A TRO BIKE SHOW AT YOUR LOCATION IN 2022? We are currently reviewing locations and locking down dates for our 2022 Bike Show Series. We have a LIMITED NUMBER of dates available still. Email us TODAY for more information at BikeShowInfo@gmail.com *Tentative dates. Date and details to be finalized and will be announced in future editions of TRO or at ThunderRoadsOhio.com
