We love it when everything seems to fall in place perfectly. When we established the On Any Sunday Movie Events, we weren’t sure if this movie would connect with modern day riders like the original did for us in the 70’s. The result? Nothing short of spectacular for one Father-Son combo. Meet the Gastonys!
For the Gastony family, the riding story starts with Scott’s father (aka Grandpa Mike) in 1972, when Scott’s father decided to start riding because of the oil and gas crisis. He liked riding so much that in 1973 he started the Loveland Motorcycle Touring Club in Loveland, Colorado. Scott tells us the part where motorcycling and On Any Sunday infiltrated his life:
The club was just a bunch of like minded motorcyclists who got together and rode on the weekends. My Mom and sister rode their own bikes and I used to ride on the back of his Kawasaki Z1 900 on all the rides. I have lots of great memories of riding all over Colorado with them.
My Dad and I went with a small group of club members to see the original On Any Sunday movie at the local theater. I remember it was so cool. What I remember most vividly were the scenes with the ice racers with their studded tires.
FAST FORWARD 40 YEARS
As luck would have it, TEAM Arizona worked out an agreement to create two exclusive viewings of ON ANY SUNDAY: THE NEXT CHAPTER. RiderCoaches who grew up on the movie were stoked to see the new version. We knew what it meant to us, but would it resonate with other motorcyclists? Scott clues us in again:
Alec and Scott basking in the win of the EXCLUSIVE movie poster. Congrats guys!
When I saw that the new On Any Sunday movie was coming out I knew I wanted to take the family to see it. Unfortunately my older son had to go back to school and my wife couldn’t make it so Alec and I went together. It was pretty cool to get to see the movie with my youngest child and re-live going to the original with my Dad. Alec was very close to Grandpa Mike so it was pretty special for him too. I’m sure Grandpa is looking down on us when we ride, proudly acknowledging to himself that he ignited a passion for riding together as a family.
Heavy stuff. If that doesn’t make a person teary-eyed, we’re not sure what will. So how did TEAM Arizona stumble upon this great story? The Father-Son combo won an EXCLUSIVE movie poster that we gave away before the viewing. Could there have been any better recipients of the poster?
We know Grandpa Mike’s answer.
Riders, we want to honor YOU! Do you know someone who should be TEAM Arizona’s Rider of the Month? Entering their name is SIMPLE.
The club was just a bunch of like minded motorcyclists who got together and rode on the weekends. My Mom and sister rode their own bikes and I used to ride on the back of his Kawasaki Z1 900 on all the rides. I have lots of great memories of riding all over Colorado with them.
