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F451 · 05-14-2004, 08:51 AM

My condolences to his friends and family. Sean, is there any chance of posting a picture of him? Maybe a little photo essay about the man and his life? Thanks.

BMW4VWW · 05-14-2004, 09:46 AM

I too will miss Joe. His unique take on motorcycling, and just about everything else made me look forward to each new posting on City Bike. VWW

mile_eater · 05-14-2004, 10:06 AM

here's to ya buddy! God must need things stirred up in Heaven.

flyingbiker · 05-14-2004, 11:52 AM

I actually met Joe at the annual bike show in San Francisco in 1990. It was shortly after his column where he had made some less than aadulatory comments about Ducatis. I didn't own one but had a friend who did. Joe acknowledged not having been appreciated for it but didn't seem too worried about letter bombs in the mail. Some years later he made a passing remark in another column about the homeliness (or words to that effect) of BMW's R850R - which I happened to own at the time. So I wrote a little note to CityBike where I pointed out the good points of the model but agreed that it wasn't exactly pretty. They published my letter - the first time any publication did! I'll miss his column, it was my favorite part of the paper.

Nplateau · 05-14-2004, 02:52 PM

We've lost one of our best.

I remember having seen Glydon around while I was an undergrad at Berkeley. Unfortunately I didn't know who he was until a few years after I had left, and the motorcycling bug had finally bit me. I remember scouring the internet for articles on my new found obsession, finding the CityBike site (same night I found MO), and quite serendipitously gaining a bit of enlightenment.

Johnny B has best expressed what I felt in reading Glydon's articles. I only wish that someone from my generation can keep his spirit, wit, and analytical poignancy alive.

I feel a profound sense of loss. Joe Glydon will be missed.

SR · 05-14-2004, 07:23 PM

Aww, man, I just graduated from UC Berkeley and had no idea Glydon even existed! Gone before I could ever say hello.

Nplateau · 05-14-2004, 08:56 PM

My sentiments exactly.

On a brighter note. GO BEARS!

obandoj · 05-15-2004, 05:34 AM

Godspeed Joe.

tsrzad · 05-15-2004, 01:06 PM

City Bike and the SF moto scene will miss you, Joe. Big time.

maladg · 05-17-2004, 10:32 AM

Another member of our extended family gone. Even here in the sometimes sunny subtropical southeast, many of us knew of Joe Glydon - at least as often as CITYBIKE could remember to send me a cc, which was never often enough.

Joe, you will be missed and Godspeed.

05-14-2004, 08:51 AM	#1
F451 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 373	Re: Farewell to Joe Glydon My condolences to his friends and family. Sean, is there any chance of posting a picture of him? Maybe a little photo essay about the man and his life? Thanks.

05-14-2004, 09:46 AM	#2
BMW4VWW Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,833	Re: Farewell to Joe Glydon I too will miss Joe. His unique take on motorcycling, and just about everything else made me look forward to each new posting on City Bike. VWW

05-14-2004, 10:06 AM	#3
mile_eater Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 579	Re: Farewell to Joe Glydon here's to ya buddy! God must need things stirred up in Heaven. __________________ 911 is for Pussies.

05-14-2004, 11:52 AM	#4
flyingbiker Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1	Re: Farewell to Joe Glydon I actually met Joe at the annual bike show in San Francisco in 1990. It was shortly after his column where he had made some less than aadulatory comments about Ducatis. I didn't own one but had a friend who did. Joe acknowledged not having been appreciated for it but didn't seem too worried about letter bombs in the mail. Some years later he made a passing remark in another column about the homeliness (or words to that effect) of BMW's R850R - which I happened to own at the time. So I wrote a little note to CityBike where I pointed out the good points of the model but agreed that it wasn't exactly pretty. They published my letter - the first time any publication did! I'll miss his column, it was my favorite part of the paper.

05-14-2004, 02:52 PM	#5
Nplateau Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 409	Re: Farewell to Joe Glydon We've lost one of our best. I remember having seen Glydon around while I was an undergrad at Berkeley. Unfortunately I didn't know who he was until a few years after I had left, and the motorcycling bug had finally bit me. I remember scouring the internet for articles on my new found obsession, finding the CityBike site (same night I found MO), and quite serendipitously gaining a bit of enlightenment. Johnny B has best expressed what I felt in reading Glydon's articles. I only wish that someone from my generation can keep his spirit, wit, and analytical poignancy alive. I feel a profound sense of loss. Joe Glydon will be missed.

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05-14-2004, 07:23 PM	#6
SR Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 43	Re: Farewell to Joe Glydon Aww, man, I just graduated from UC Berkeley and had no idea Glydon even existed! Gone before I could ever say hello.

05-14-2004, 08:56 PM	#7
Nplateau Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 409	Re: Farewell to Joe Glydon My sentiments exactly. On a brighter note. GO BEARS!

05-15-2004, 05:34 AM	#8
obandoj Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Arizona Posts: 912	Re: Farewell to Joe Glydon Godspeed Joe.

05-15-2004, 01:06 PM	#9
tsrzad Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 47	RIP, Joe City Bike and the SF moto scene will miss you, Joe. Big time. __________________ CARS R COFFINS

05-17-2004, 10:32 AM	#10
maladg Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rock throwing distance from Home Despot HQ Posts: 1,141	Re: Farewell to Joe Glydon Another member of our extended family gone. Even here in the sometimes sunny subtropical southeast, many of us knew of Joe Glydon - at least as often as CITYBIKE could remember to send me a cc, which was never often enough. Joe, you will be missed and Godspeed.