Rolling Thunder

By Bam Boncher (The other half of Resonant Media Arts)

I hear them coming long before I see them, the rumbling roar of motorcycles echoing up the valley. American flags wave in the breeze as I turn my gaze towards the mountain, looking for the first bike to come down the road and into view in the sleepy little mountain town of Rainelle, WV.

Within minutes they arrive. Dozens of bikes with as varied riders as the bikes themselves, all with proud American flags and other symbols on their ...