I'd Like to See You in Black

[Craig Shipley]

>
> On Sat, 10 Feb 1996, Carl E. Anderson wrote:
>
> > >
> > > > > I came here willingly
> > > > > And I will go down valiantly
> > > > > "The Golden Age of Leather"
> > > >
> > > > Exactly what do you mean by 'go down,' and how can one tell if it's
> > >
> > >         I interpreted it to mean "die". They're dying valienlty because
> > > they are all dying an a fight with each other. I thought dying cowardly would
> > > mean either passively waiting for death or letting someone kill you
> > > without fighting back.
> >
> >         That's always been my interp as well.  Never occured to me to
> > look at it any other way.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Carl
> >
> at risk of a computerized stoning
>  -maybe since this is a "biker" oriented
> song he means he's just trying to earn his red wings.
> -as cronicled in "hell's Angels" by hunter thompson i believe
> -mike psyche
>
Duuuuh, what does "earnin' red wings mean, George? What does it mean, huh?
C'mon George, tell me, huh?"

(_I_ know what it means, I just wanna put mike on the spot, heh-heh! >:-) ).

I think the reference is that the biker making the statement means that he
knows that he ain't leaving there alive, but he is for damn sure gonna give
a helluva lot better than he gets! Sounds like he might have been in Uncle
Sam's Motorcycle Club at sometime prior...

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