nostalgia – Johnny Killmore

Black and white of Peter Fonda in character for The Wild Angels, sitting on his chopper smoking a joint

Biker B-Movies: The Wild Angels

January 16, 2025 by JohnnyKillmore, posted in Johnny Killmore, Writing

The Biker B-movie that really launched the "Chopper Opera" genre is not Easy Rider or The Wild One, but it has familiar faces...

rendering of a paper map of the earth, in an old-time style, with drawings of strange birds, mammals, people, and mountains in the margins. many words appear to be scrawled on the map as notes.

Navigating the World: Reflections on Paper Maps vs Online Maps

June 15, 2024 by JohnnyKillmore, posted in Johnny Killmore, Travel & Adventure, Writing

I just did a fair amount of reflecting on a deeper topic: the difference between nostalgia and genuinely remembering the things in our past that were better. It eventually devolved into thoughts about paper maps. It's interesting as a topic because there are plenty of people who never had to learn paper maps, so they … Continue reading Navigating the World: Reflections on Paper Maps vs Online Maps