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for David Mann
Ric
March 15, 2023
Your paintings inspired dreams to come true. You are missed....Ric C.
Red & Melissa
October 13, 2004
Thank Youuuu!
SIDESHOW BOB
October 8, 2004
YOUR ART HAS ALWAYS REMINDED ME OF
THE OLD DAYS AND OLD SCHOOL WAYS
GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN REST IN PEACE....LIKE THE HIGHWAY BECONS TO THE ROLLING STONE TILL THE GENTLE DRIFTER CALLS HIM HOME.......
T-Dogg
October 5, 2004
Thanks for everything Dave
You are missed
See you on the other side
Fred Berger
October 5, 2004
His artwork will be timeless.
JIM "THE PREACHER" BALL
October 4, 2004
YOU WILL BE REMEMBER BY MANY! MAY THE BLESSINGS OF HEAVEN SHINE DOWN UPON YOUR FAMILY & GRANT THEM PEACE!
fred garner
September 30, 2004
Who could forget the pictures we looked forward to see in each month of EASY RIDER. They made glad we were biker back then in the early 70 RIP bro DAVE
John Fandorf
September 27, 2004
I spoke with him briefly a couple times here and there over the years and always found him to be what folks used to call a "Regular Joe". My condolences to family and friends.
J.H. Johnson
September 25, 2004
I first met Dave in the late 60's early 70's in Kansas City. I had no idea that he was an artist and I thought he was just another biker. We had a friend in common and when Dave started doing the ER centerfolds, my (our) friend pointed out that Dave Mann was OUR Dave Mann. What a thrill for a guy from a small town, I had touched elbows with a legend. His work has inspired me for over 30 years and he will be greatly missed.
Fassst
September 24, 2004
I started ridin in '66 and saw my first Mann painting in early 70's Easy Rider mag ... his artwork will live on forever in the memories of his fellow bikers ... may his family know that he was a gifted and much appreciated artist ... RIP David.
fixer
September 23, 2004
condolences,to the family of a legacy,fixer,red emeralds m.c.
paul feigelson
September 23, 2004
for years i have had his work on my walls and still to today he will be missed and always in are harts ride free bro ride free
Ken Christian
September 22, 2004
DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO ALL FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
Merv Franks
September 21, 2004
All things are impermanent,and all things must die. We all know this. David would have not resented having had to leave his body,and we ALL can help him now by sponsoring practices and doing good actions in his name.He will be happy and relaxed, so please dont be sad. Remember grief is a wound, and natural,so give to him so that grief is not. Respectfully Merv F
Gunny Hutcheson
September 21, 2004
You will be missed but not forgotten
Nancy Keedy
September 21, 2004
To the family and friends of David Mann.
We, at the National Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame, in Anamosa, IA are honored to have inducted David into our Hall of Fame this past March. From telephone conversations with David, it was evident that he was deeply appreciative to be recognized for his artistic talents, through which he portrayed the essence of the motorcycle lifestyle.
David's passion of this lifestyle will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with each of you.
Doc Nomad
September 21, 2004
Be seein' ya afore too long brother.
Buzzard of the "Others M.C."
September 21, 2004
Our sincere condolences to the Mann family and friends of David. His contributions to life and his art will be greatly missed.
DAN LAFEVER
September 21, 2004
GREW UP WITH THE OLD SCHOOL TRADITIONS YOU BROUGHT TO THE MOTORCYCLE WORLD, I WILL CHERISH THEM, THANKS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS.
Lawana Claunch
September 20, 2004
My condolences to the Family & Friends.
Love,
Da Fish Fish
September 20, 2004
Wow,,,what a shock to all whom you have touched and that my friend was many,,,,Sadly as we see you Ride away,,Ron The Fish
Douglas Newton II
September 19, 2004
You will not be forgotten here on earth! You truly had a great gift, and am glad you shared it with all of us!!! "R.I.P."
My condolences to his family and friends.
carroll lunde
September 19, 2004
Will miss your contrabutions to the art you provided for all of us. i shall always keep the knives i purchased with his artwork on them.
cheetaaahsmom
September 18, 2004
Dave's art will live on as will his memory is our hearts...
Peace & love to the family...
John L Moler
September 18, 2004
Your Art Work is as the Harley ,always a part of the Biker Life,
Frenchy Montonye'
September 18, 2004
One of Mann's posters has my old clubs MC patch, painting of the Devil, which is one of many I have of the 60's. His work, like all great historical artist of the past will live on for years to come, a reminder of the past in frozen time.
Frenchy of Biker Rally News, see ya in Hog heaven bro.
mike
September 18, 2004
dave, rest in peace brother. as a teenager, your art fueled my dreams, now,looking back over the last 30 years, i realize those dreams have become my life.
thank you
Michael Garrard
September 18, 2004
Never as any artist made such a dramatic impact on his genre as did Dave Mann...I never met him...somehow I knew him...his legacy lives on forever...
Janet Haberman
September 18, 2004
Dave,
I'M REALLY going to miss that laugh of yours.
A few of us, at the "Beachcomber Tavern" and "The Shores", were just reminiscing about you riding your Bike through "The Shores" (I can't think of another soul that could have gotten away with that.)
I feel very fortunate to have known such a wonderful and talented man.
I'm really going to miss you!!!
At least I will always have the memories of You and Jaquie and the good old days.
"Thanks for the Memories"
I'll see you again on the other side.
All my love, now and forever.
little bob
September 17, 2004
r.i.p,many lasting memories
COTTON
September 17, 2004
Copys of most of your prints hang framed in my house and it is a pictorial view of the biker lifestyle from the 60's to present day.I remember it just like you drew it.It's sad to think it ends here. Ride long and easy Dave.
Gerard
September 17, 2004
This is truly A sad day , You will be missed
TEACH Andersen
September 17, 2004
Wow! I am speachless, I am 50 years old and have been admiring and looking forward to my monthly dose (in BIKER Mag.) of Dave. I wanted to just say thanks. Dave will be missed as much as a close family member because thats how his work made us feel... like he was a part of us, and we were a part of him.
WidowMakers MC Bikersfield, CA
Loon
September 17, 2004
Bye, Dave. ^5
Lisa Russell
September 17, 2004
It's a sad day everywhere. You will truly be missed and the loss of your future art will be felt.
Mouse
Viking81
September 17, 2004
One of the greatest artist in the world, finally he became a Ghost Rider as in his art. RIP
Tattoo Tony
September 17, 2004
The world has truly lost one of the greatest artists that has or will ever live,him and his work will be greatly missed
Pat Thurston
September 17, 2004
Dave, your original Ghost Rider picture has influenced my free spirit the past 28 years of motorcycling I've enjoyed. It has graced many of my past rental homes and will now hang forever in a permanent place, my own home.
Leslie & Nick
September 17, 2004
Truly a great artist, and a great loss to the biker community. We are very sorry for your loss.
Betsy & Joe
September 17, 2004
Sincere heartfelt condolences and a true loss to the motorcycling community. His art will live on as his immortalization.
loud mouth
September 17, 2004
This artist painted my dreams for me. His artwork adorned my bike for eleven years. Ride Free Forever
Big Daddy Harper
September 17, 2004
Dave, Your wit and humor will be missed by many, myself included.
many knew your art. A few of us were blessed by meeting and spending time with you. You are a credit to the human race and to the Bike Community. Thank you for sharing you talents with us all.
Good bye, I'll truly miss you.
Tim
Dave Swift
September 17, 2004
Heartfelt respects to David Mann's family from one of the hundreds of thousands of foreign bikers inspired as kids by his artworks of genius to get on a Harley!
He made the two-wheeled world look like Too Much Fun. Which it still is!
Ride on forever, Dave...
Baldo
September 17, 2004
It is a sad day for the people of this great lifestyle that we love so much to say by to a man that has shared his beautiful works of art with us all...Rest in peace
Baldo
Heart of God Fellowship Motorcycle Outreach
September 17, 2004
Our condolences to family and friends. May you find comfort and peace in the arms of God. Our hearts and prayers go out to each and everyone of you.
Susan " Red" Huttman
September 17, 2004
Your unique talent helped many appreciate honest art. The feelings captured with your pens and brushes rang true for those of us that live for the sound of the thunder and are drawn to the open road.
Raymond Youngblood
September 16, 2004
You will Be missed. No more pain.
So Ride, now you can ride with all the
other lost Brother.God be with you.
David Dudley
September 16, 2004
Words just can't explain what you've meant to the worlds biker community for so many years. You're the greatest.
Rest In Peace, Brother.
Dave D.
Harley Honey
September 16, 2004
Paint the clouds with pride like you painted our hearts. Your art will live on forever as will your memory. Ride free brother.
Scott Davis
September 16, 2004
Every Biker knows who David is, a true legend. He will be missed.
ben herr
September 16, 2004
I MET DAVE MANN AT BIG BERTHAS BIKER BAR STURGIS MAIN 1998, WHAT A CLASS ACT AND NICE GUY. WE HAD A BEER TOGETHER AND HE SIGNED AN AUTOGRAPH FOR ME. I TOLD HIM HE JUST MET THE REB RIDER OF STURGIS.HE SIGNED THE WALL AT BERTHAS AND THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM. WELL DAVE I PROMISE EVERY YEAR THE REB HAS LIFE YET,I WILL DRINK A BEER IN YOUR HONOR AT BERTHAS BAR. STURGIS RALLY IS A LITTLE LONLIER WITHOUT YA BRO. THE REB
BRI-DOG
September 15, 2004
RIDE FREE FOREVER DAVE ... THE BEST BIKE ART EVER - BRI-DOG -
Dave Mann
September 15, 2004
Gone but not forgotten! Ride on.
Angela Walling
September 15, 2004
He was a very talent and creative artist. I always love his work. I won a copy of one of his picture at a carnival when I was a teenager. He will be missed. Ride on Dave!
John Dudley
September 15, 2004
May he paint the heavens like he did on earth.
Rest in Peace
Lorne King
September 15, 2004
Go and have a cold one with Indian Larry, David. We are all the sadder and have lost some of our legends. I can remember the first time I saw one of his paintings. It spoke from his soul and his love of the lifestyle was there for all to enjoy. You will be missed but enjoyed by generations of bikers to come. RIP
Patti Warner
September 15, 2004
I have a friend that has many David Mann posters from Easyriders day. I have always admired the art. So sad.
ANNE BABIN
September 15, 2004
Dave, you will be missed by so many people. I've been a fan of your artwork since i can remember...yours is the first biker art i've ever seen, and will always be the best! hope to meet you on the other side someday and shake your hand.
my sympathy to all the family & close friends of Dave Mann, i am truly sorry for your loss.
Anne ...a.k.a. harley dreams
laurie mcdaniel
September 15, 2004
My deepest condolences to the family and friends of this great artist. May you all find comfort in knowing how loved he was in this life.
Paul Greybeard
September 15, 2004
I have enjoyed the work of Dave over my years of riding. I hold them in my mind as memories of days
past. Ride on in the sky my friend.
Easy Mixon
September 15, 2004
Dave's pictures were some of the most accurate of the biker life syle that had been brought to most of our eyes.Now our eyes are so sad at the lost of him.No one can ever replace him.Guess God needed another greaat artist in Heaven.RIP brother Dave.
Lisa Dawn
September 15, 2004
You Lived the biker life, it shows in every drawing you did. Rest in Peace, my friend. You will always live through your paintings.
Glide~Feather
Mona Dice
September 15, 2004
Now the circle of life is complete for Dave, and for those of us left behind his artwork immortalizes his soul and keeps him near. To Jac & the family our most heartfelt condolenses. You're in our prayers.
Butch Light
September 15, 2004
Sorry to hear of his passin, it is not often someone so versatile in his talents comes our way. He will be missed.
Ride Free
Butch
ROBERT NEWTON
September 15, 2004
MAN I HAVE YOUR GHOST RIDER TATTOOED ON MY BACK. I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU. YOU WERE THE BEST AND ALWAYS WILL BE. MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL AND YOU RIDE FREE FOREVER
Don Whiteside
September 15, 2004
You will be rembered forever for your art work. Rest in peace.
Majorboot
September 15, 2004
My first view of the biker lifestyle was a Dave Mann poster in an early Easyrider magazine. The spirit of that poster has lived in my soul ever since.
Ride on forever in our hearts.
RONDA HESSELRODE
September 15, 2004
YOUR MEMORY WILL LIVE ON FOREVER. ANOTHER LOST SOUL ON 9-11. A DATE WE AS AMERICANS WILL NEVER FOGET. THANKS SO MUCH, HE WAS SURELY A TRUE GIFT FROM GOD. MAY HE RIDE FREE FOREVER IN HEAVEN AND GOD SHINE DOWN ON HIS FAMILY WITH ALL HIS LOVE AND STRENGTH.
MARK DEMARO
September 15, 2004
A GREAT LOSS TO THE FAMILY AND THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE WIND,AND THE INDUSTRY AS WELL.CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY.MAY THEY FIND PEACE AND COMFORT IN GODS LOVE.
Treefrog
September 15, 2004
God Bless You.
Lee Rider
September 15, 2004
I will remember Dave best for his POWER ( on his panhead ) SLIDES into a parking space.Rocks & Gravel flying all over the 1% bikes & hangarounds. Myself holding my breath wonder whats going going to go down??? I have a bunch of your drawing from ER and his big book of art signed by him.( some comfort better than none :-( )
Maybe God needs him more but my world and the real people live in it, know what we truely lost.
"R.I.P. DAVE"
Valkyria
September 15, 2004
Rest in peace.he still live true his wounderful art.
George Barker
September 15, 2004
Your drawing pad is silenced but you will live forever ! In what you did there we will always cherish your work our sympathy to your family an friends . Ride with the angels my friend until we meet again. Rest in Peace
Grumpy
September 15, 2004
As with countless other Bikers, Dave was a welcome friend in my house each month. Felt as if we knew him personally. He made that kind of impression with each piece of artwork he did. Our deepest sympathy to the family & friends in your personal loss. David will be missed greatly.... Ride on Brother..... Grumpy
Chuck Wilcken
September 15, 2004
A page in history is complete now. Such a sad passing. You're being rewarded now Dave.........
eazzyrider69 & Famelly -------------------------------------------
September 15, 2004
Our Prayer's Are With Him And His Famelly
Ed & Cindy Drews
September 15, 2004
We were really sorry to hear about David...we will always remember u in our hearts & thru our painting that u did for us...RIP our friend
Stormy
September 15, 2004
I have long been an admirer of David Manns work,and always looked forward to his next work of art.
My condolences go out to his wife Joyce,family and friends.
"May he rest in peace in Harley heaven."
Christopher Works
September 15, 2004
Your our legacy bro you will be missed. Everyone here at: Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run, Chicagoland Toys For Tots sends their deepest thoughts, prayers to your family and hugs.
Tony Bruno
September 15, 2004
Your memories will live on in our hearts and soles. You will 'not' be forgotten bro.
Mike Kutka
September 15, 2004
You see people riding all the time. You talk with them and they don't have a clue as to what it was like to ride years ago in a different time or era, when Harleys were not only not as reliable but not as popular. Daves drawings in easyrider always inspired me because of the detail. What is more important though is that the scenes he depicted were REAL. They were scenes I took part in, enjoyed and still remember. To a brother who understood, you will be greatly missed. BigMike
Kirk Perry
September 15, 2004
You're the only artist that could ever reproduce an exact rendition of a Knuckle or Pan cam cover. Your time to run ahead of the pack.
Cherokee aka Linda Wheeler
September 15, 2004
We will miss you terribly. ((Hugs to your family and friends))
Sincerely, Cherokee and Family
Bill Crafton
September 15, 2004
A biker artist who got it right, and left us better off for his having been here. Ride on, brother, we'll see you when we get there.
Jim Lippert
September 15, 2004
His art brought glimpses of freedom to many who were locked down. Sympathy to his family. Both the world of art and the biker world have lost a true friend.
Lee Jacobs
September 15, 2004
Forever in our hearts.
Loren Walker
September 15, 2004
God Bless
Brandy
September 15, 2004
Would like to send my condolences to the family and friends of Dave Mann. His art work was a real insperation to the biker world and will really be missed.
LaydnNC
September 15, 2004
David....You will be missed by me especially as your art work got me into riding Harleys many moons ago. Soar with the Eagles Bro! My Deepiest sympathy goes out to your family and friends.
T. Carlson
September 15, 2004
Keep on Chooglin' till the wheels fall off Dave, you brought it all home for millions of us...
Big T
The Unknown Motorcycle Club
Ray Askew Ocean Thunder
September 15, 2004
My condolences to the Mann Family, and the "Family Of Man". An artist of rare talent and unusual insight has passed, leaving a void that cannot be filled! He painted all of our collective imaginations. His work will hang in my heart my home and my bar always.
Bruce "Grumpy : (" Johns
September 15, 2004
David, I only knew your artwork. Inspirational.
You will be missed. R.I.P
Wino Joe,USA
September 15, 2004
Dave, your art will live forever. In those early dazes it was your work; not tha movies, that taught us to "see" ourselves. My love/respect, Ride On! Wino Joe
Gypsy Joker, USA (ret)
Sondra
September 14, 2004
A legacy in your own time, an artist that will never be forgotten. May you rest in peace, and ride the thousand winds that blow, and I will watch for you beside me out on the road.
frank magoo
September 14, 2004
It's a sad day indeed, my prayers and thoughts go out to the family. Dave and his unique veiw will be sorely missed.
The Smoker
September 14, 2004
David Mann took a way of life for so many of us and turned it into an art form. Life does imitates art and David captured that art on canvas for all of us to admire and enjoy. Thanks David you will be missed
Tommy Joe
September 14, 2004
Condolences To Family And Friends
Grr, Tommy Joe, Fat Frank, Mike, Stan, Gray Cat, Dan.
Rev Tramp
September 14, 2004
Your artwork inspired us all David. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Ride Forever Free
K & D
September 14, 2004
Our deepest sympathy to the family.
It was always exciting waiting for the next magazine to come out with dave's art work, he was in a league of his own and will be truly missed.
harold phillips
September 14, 2004
RIP Dave...your work has always been and will always be grade A #1 in the lifestyle of the scooter fan. Ride on pain free on the other side.......HD
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