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Living the Life
Photos by Doug Barber
Poems by Sorez the Scribe
180 Pages. 9" x 9", Limited Edition Hardcover.
"Classic images of bikers from the 70’s and earlier are a hit among today’s discriminating enthusiasts. And it’s not just a case of looking back through rose colored glasses to motorcycling’s past. Rather it is the natural consequence when popular culture celebrates cartoonish exaggerations, and shuns the genuine. Doug Barber’s photos remind us of a time when the bikes, and the people that rode them were the real deal. Thankfully, Doug was there living it; not just as an observer from the outside. This collection of images combined with the words of Sorez the Scribe provides a unique glimpse into our culture’s past. For those that lived, partied and rode during that time it’s a memory book of sorts. For the new generation it represents the path less chosen, inspiration, and a history book of our two- wheeled forefathers.
Living the life, it’s good for your soul."
Todd Ingram
Editorial Director
Iron Horse Magazine
"A book 30 years in the making, Living the life is Doug “Q-Ball” Barber’s glimpse into some of the best real biker photography ever to be seen in one book. Q-ball didn’t stop there, he had his cohort Eddie “Sorez the Scribe” Pliska write some very profound poems regarding the true biker lifestyle.What makes this book such a solid piece of work is that it is multi-dimensional and it captures the feeling of actually being there in both picture and verse. Think of it is one part history, one part artand one part literature all rolled into one."
Jeff G. HoltStreet Chopper Magazine
"Doug Barber’s photos remind us of a time when the bikes, and the people that rode them were the real deal. Thankfully, Doug was there living it; not just as an observer from the outside. This collection of images combined with the words of Sorez the Scribe provides a unique glimpse into our culture’s past. For those that lived, partied and rode during that time it’s a memory book of sorts. For the new generation it represents the path less chosen, inspiration, and a history book of our two-wheeled forefathers".
Living the life, it’s good for your soul.”
Todd Ingram, Editorial
"Living the Life was a good choice for the title. It’s not so much about the individual or the exact machine they happen to be on, however important and central those details may be. It’s about the road less travelled and how much richer that road is on two wheels. Many of these souls are gone now, the Life as they knew it, evaporated. But, through the pen and the lens, we all get a brief glimpse at what that it looked like. The question now, to all of us is: Are we Living the Life?"
Bill Bryant
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