Title
On A Steel Horse
Files
Interviewee
Jon Paul Burbank
Description
Clinton Kuss writes about his passion for riding motorcycles and the community of bikers in New Orleans. Kuss interviews his childhood friend, Jon Paul Burbank about the social aspects of the biking and drag racing scene on Almonaster Avenue in New Orleans East. Burbank and Kuss were both brought up in Kenner, Louisiana, and since both of their mothers have passed away, riding motorcycles has further strengthened their bond and provided an outlet for their grief. Kuss details how biking community members subvert social norms and transcend class distinctions.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Publisher
Neighborhood Story Project
City
New Orleans
Keywords
Motorcycles; Class; Grief; Travel; Drag racing; Road narrative
Location
Kenner, Louisiana; New Orleans, Louisiana; Almonaster Avenue; New Orleans East
Disciplines
Social and Cultural Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Kuss, Clinton, "On A Steel Horse" (2017). 8.Adventure. 1.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/adventure/1
Comments
The ethnographies in Guide to South Louisiana were created by students in Rachel Breunlin’s “Storytelling and Culture” course for the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Orleans in the Spring of 2017.