LOST ... BIKER WRITERS ... FOUND... continue.

NOW THE STORY COULD HAVE ENDED THERE, BUT IT DIDN"T.

A few days later I was at the local library and I came across a DVD collection "Stone Reader," by Mark Moskowitz. Moskowitz had made a film about his own search for a lost writer ... DOW MOSSMAN?

I took the DVD collection out and found it entertaining and informative with all kinds of views, side-views and interviews.

The story goes ... that Moskowitz had read Mossman's book around 1971. Some how the idea of doing a film on Mossman and his book had come to Moskowitz. So, Mark Moskowitz spent the next year tracking down Dow Mossman. There are many interesting points in and about Moskowitz's film, but the part that is most interesting to us here, was almost totally over looked or side=stepped in Moskowitz's film.

That is when, Moskowitz finally found Mossman, Mossman was about fifty feet from where he was last seen 30 years before ... for Mossman had never really left (Rapid City Iowa.) When Moskowitz first reached Mossman by phone and told him who he was and what he was trying to do ... Make a film about him (Mossman) and his book, "The Stones of Summer."

 

MOSSMAN ANSWERED

very flatly, "Oh the book? ... That was a long time ago."

When Moskowitz countered with, "Well what have you been doing all these years?"

Mossman very excitedly answered, " I have this big Kawasaki Vulcan I have been riding!"

Now we all know where Mossman's heart is ... Don't We?

When Moskowitz first arrived at Mossman's house ... the home of Mossman's late parents, they chatted . Mossman said he had worked as a welder for 25 years, bundled newspapers the last few years and was now retired ... No fancy Ivory tower existence here just, a simple blue collar and blue wrench life. After chatting awhile Moskowitz and Mossman headed up stairs to Mossman's room ... one of the first things Mossman said upstairs was "Here is my Motorcycle Poetry." Sadly This "Here is My Motorcycle Poetry," statement was never developed, nor expounded upon. One of the last shots in the Dow Mossman's home segment of the film is Mossman's big old dark colored Kawasaki parked beside the white porch of the house.

In several articles written about Mossman, he tells of how he likes to ride his motorcycle and make up poetry (in his mind ) to write down later.

Now! we know why Dow Mossman should be listed as a motorcycle Writer, but what about Bumper Smith?





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