June 9, 2008
June 8, 2008
I'm glad to say that I'm personally unaffected by gas prices. Took this photo on Friday night, on my way home from work after having filled up my FXR. Its like a 3.5-ish gallon tank.
I pay like an extra $20 to $30 more a month now. Yeah, money's money, but riding a motorcycle to work all year round sure makes it easier on my wallet.
I filled up our company work van that same day. It's an 90's Astro Van and it was a hundred fucking bucks to fill up. WOW, fuck, now THAT's some fucking dough. For $100, I've bought a milk crate FULL of Linkerts, 3 early aftermarket sporty tanks, boxes of new chrome hardware and some NOS twisted chrome footpegs.
I pay like an extra $20 to $30 more a month now. Yeah, money's money, but riding a motorcycle to work all year round sure makes it easier on my wallet.I filled up our company work van that same day. It's an 90's Astro Van and it was a hundred fucking bucks to fill up. WOW, fuck, now THAT's some fucking dough. For $100, I've bought a milk crate FULL of Linkerts, 3 early aftermarket sporty tanks, boxes of new chrome hardware and some NOS twisted chrome footpegs.
June 7, 2008
During one of my visits to S&S Cycle in La Crosse, WI, I seen this Mennonite or maybe Amish guy at the bar. Believe it or not, he was checking out chicks like crazy. Totally staring at their asses, trying to start conversations. People were pretty cool with him.
I seen him going up to random people later asking "do you have an automobile? I would like a ride to my home." What a trip. I ain't ever seen one of these kinda dudes before, especially where I'm from.
I seen him going up to random people later asking "do you have an automobile? I would like a ride to my home." What a trip. I ain't ever seen one of these kinda dudes before, especially where I'm from.
June 6, 2008
The Palomino - North Hollywood, CA
A lot of us used to go to the Ronnie Mack Barn Dance on Tuesday nights. If you get a chance ask Denver Dan about the night he left there just after they in stated the helmet law (it's a good one!).
Everyone played The Palomino; Buck Owens, Waylon Jennings, (pictured below) Dwight Yoakum, Social Distortion, SWA, and on and on....
A lot of us used to go to the Ronnie Mack Barn Dance on Tuesday nights. If you get a chance ask Denver Dan about the night he left there just after they in stated the helmet law (it's a good one!).
Unfortunately, it's a lame-ass banquet hall now.
June 5, 2008
The Whiskey Au Go Go - Hollywood, CA
In '81 I was 15 and living in Orange County. A friend gave me a ride up to The Whiskey to see Fear & The Fleasheaters. They were playing two shows. We went to the early one. They didn't sell many tickets for the second show so they let people stay. I thought we were staying. I guess my ride had other plans. So she just fucking left me there. I was 15 alone in Hollywood with probably no more than $ 5.00 in my pocket. What could go wrong? Luckily, I ran into my cousin. He took me to Okie Dogs (the original one on Santa Monica, not the one on Fairfax) after the show, let me crash at his house and gave me a ride home in the morning.
In '81 I was 15 and living in Orange County. A friend gave me a ride up to The Whiskey to see Fear & The Fleasheaters. They were playing two shows. We went to the early one. They didn't sell many tickets for the second show so they let people stay. I thought we were staying. I guess my ride had other plans. So she just fucking left me there. I was 15 alone in Hollywood with probably no more than $ 5.00 in my pocket. What could go wrong? Luckily, I ran into my cousin. He took me to Okie Dogs (the original one on Santa Monica, not the one on Fairfax) after the show, let me crash at his house and gave me a ride home in the morning.
Submitted by Tim Wallingford and the Randy Smith Collection:
Randy's racing helmet from the 60's.
Thanks goes to Lisha Smith, Randy's wife, for taking care of all his old stuff for us to enjoy.
I was fortunate enough to hang out with Randy on a few occasions; he'd even come by my work just to shoot the shit and believe me I was flattered! It was amazing to talk to a guy so passionate about choppers, racing and everything else that surrounds it. He once invited me over to his pad to check out his old air cleaner covers.
He had just bought a new bagger with "one of those new Twin Cam motors in it." He had it all apart in his living room just because he wanted to see how it ticks!
Randy's racing helmet from the 60's.
Thanks goes to Lisha Smith, Randy's wife, for taking care of all his old stuff for us to enjoy.
I was fortunate enough to hang out with Randy on a few occasions; he'd even come by my work just to shoot the shit and believe me I was flattered! It was amazing to talk to a guy so passionate about choppers, racing and everything else that surrounds it. He once invited me over to his pad to check out his old air cleaner covers. He had just bought a new bagger with "one of those new Twin Cam motors in it." He had it all apart in his living room just because he wanted to see how it ticks!
June 4, 2008
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