Re: [CR] "Bisbee Bike Brothel" - a put-off?

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Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:38:14 -0800
From: "pbbikes" <pbbikes@gmail.com>
To: Mike Schmidt <mdschmidt56@verizon.net>
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Subject: Re: [CR] "Bisbee Bike Brothel" - a put-off?


I love the name too, can't wait to get to see the shop in person. It looks to be about the most fun on topic shop in the world and i will make special trip if I'm ever within a few hours of it.

Are there any other shops out there with this caliber and amount of on topic goodies?

Im as interested in the building and history as the bike collection. Mine or most of our closest experience with a brothel would Probably be the HBO show Deadwood- no matter how fictional.

Many people are doing bikes and coffee - It is Nevada . I'll leave it at that.

Happy Holidays Barry Scott Mount Shasta CA

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Mike Schmidt <mdschmidt56@verizon.net>wrote:
> Harvey, I like the name. Gives the shop special character too. I also had
> fun wearing the tee shirt in Las Vegas where the hotel concierge asked me if
> they had made the reservation for me there.
>
> Customers come first at Ken's shop.
>
> Mike Schmidt
> Millington, New Jersey
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Dec 19, 2009, at 8:01 AM, Harvey Sachs <hmsachs@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I'm not sure I have Ken's email address, I've used the most recent one I
>> found. Ken has a beautiful collection, one to be proud of.
>>
>> But somehow, I feel uncomfortable about the name Ken has chosen for his
>> shop and collection, and thought I'd finally try to share that with him. So,
>> please forward this if the address above is wrong. And because this is
>> tangentially related to our topic domain, let's not get into a long
>> discussion on the list.
>>
>> "brothel" just has too many unpleasant connotations in my mind to be used
>> humorously. Too much history of exploitation and servitude. I can't
>> imagine, for example, naming a shop "Greg's Gulag". or "Harvey's Harem for
>> Bikes."
>>
>> More important to me, it just doesn't describe my relationship to my
>> vintage bikes. My bikes are not just "rented" for a short time, but
>> long-term relationships. I've had several bikes three decades or more. Each
>> is cherished for its ride and for what it speaks about some specific aspect
>> of the hobby. The '38 Paramount was launch year for a great product, and the
>> JC Higgins/Sears with original Campag stuff duplicates my first 10-speed.
>> The Serotta was the last of the lugged production bikes. Each has a story
>> that means something to me.
>>
>> There are other approaches and attitudes, but I think all of us on the
>> list invest time and money out of love, not need.
>>
>> I'm not a prude, and I've shared my stock of the risque. If Ken's building
>> was a brothel way back when, I'd probably put up a plaque on its history if
>> it were mine. But, I have a sense of how my wife would feel if I suggested
>> visiting the shop by that name. I'd have to do some explaining. And her
>> seven sisters? I think the same.
>>
>> just my thought this holiday season.
>>
>> harvey sachs
>> mcLean va
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