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Club House => Chatter => Topic started by: Richard on March 06, 2011, 12:17:52 AM

Title: Alberto Granado departs
Post by: Richard on March 06, 2011, 12:17:52 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-12658025

Good film, obviously not really about the bike but the development of a revolutionary consciousness.  A broken link to an icon of the 20th century.

By way of an obligatory Thumper reference they ride a 500 Norton.

Richard

Title: Re: Alberto Granado departs
Post by: Steffan on March 06, 2011, 07:20:29 AM

RIP Alberto.

Title: Re: Alberto Granado departs
Post by: guest1188 on March 06, 2011, 08:38:54 AM

I was also going to say it's not about the bike, but some of the pics on the net do look rather like a couple of Thumper Club members doing the Elefant, e.g: http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=2098

(http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/chimage.php?image=2004/1916/che_p11.jpg)

So rock on, brothers and sisters, and here's to the revolution!

Martin

Title: Re: Alberto Granado departs
Post by: guest7 on March 06, 2011, 09:48:54 AM

Come the revolution brother...

(http://www.tootingpopularfront.com/citizensmith.jpg)

RIP Alberto.

Whatever your politics the film does show that Che's (and Alberto's) politics were born of compassion for the plight of the poor of the continent and he did something about it. Surely we can all applaud that?

I think the Motorcycle Diaries is a fantastic film and the shot at the end of the real Alberto is a tear-jerker.

GC