May 5, 2009
Next issue of Hardcore Chopper Magazine, Japan
Long Beach local, flyin' Hawaiian, all around great guy:
Dustinator!
Dustinator!
May 4, 2009
May 3, 2009
BYE BYE ZERRY
The Timers - FM Tokyo (1989.10.14)In 1988 rock band 'RC Succession" (RCサクセション) led by Imawano Kiyoshirou (忌野清志郎) announced an album called 'Covers'. However, Toshiba EMI didn't publish the album.
Toshiba EMI did a press release giving the reason "The above-mentioned work cannot be put on the market because it was too wonderful".
The true reason was pressure from the parent company Toshiba because the album contained an anti-nuclear song. At the time Toshiba was developing a nuclear plant.
A band consisiting of 4 mysterious masked people debuted at the rock event held at Fujikyu Highland in Summer 1988. Zerry (vocals & guitar), Toppi (guitar), Bobby (bass), Po (drums).The same summer they performed at a charity concert and performed the song Gizensha (Hypocrite), an anti-war song. The event was broadcast live on NHK and caused a controversy.
"Covers" was released by Kitty Records (1988.08) and became a large hit, but NHK and Tokyo FM refused to broadcast any of the album.
In addition, 'Tanima no Uta' (Ravine Song) is banned from FM Sendai and Tokyo FM, and "Doboku Sagyouin Blues" (Construction Worker Blues) was banned by Tokyo FM. The reason for the banning is not known.
Punk rock band Timers, led by Kiyoshirou as "Zerry" perform on the show Yoru no Hit Studio.The second song in their set was supposed to be Gizensha but they deviated from their plan and sang this song instead!
R.I.P. Zerry.
We never forget you!
May 2, 2009
May 1, 2009
This gem of a photo and story submitted by Matt from DicE:
So I was in this Mexican bar last night which had a country band playing, funnily enough, and I met this amazing geezer. His real name is Marvin Lee but everyone knows him buy his nickname, Porky Johnson, which has stuck most of his life. He's now 85.
This is him on his Ariel Square Four in 1949. He has lived in North Hollywood all his life and was a member of a motorcycle club in that area back in the day called ( now I could have this wrong wrong 'cos the music was loud and I could hardly hear him) the So Cal MC. It boasted many Hollywood actors as members, such as Clark Gable, Lee Marvin etc., etc. Porky and Lee got on very well 'cos of the name similarities of course.
The MC used to race bikes on a dirt track at a big ranch just off San Fernando Blvd in Burbank back when there were no houses out there. Porky owned this Square Four and a knuckle all held together with bailing wire and a prayer. Money was tight just after the war, apart from the actors. He has ridden bikes all his life and his machine of choice in the present day is a Velocette Venom off road scrambler. Totally illegal for the road, no lights, license plate, etc., but he still rides it around Burbank and North Hollywood.
The man has a real spark and a twinkle in his eye that would put most 20 year olds to shame. He is about to leave for a car road trip with his girlfriend around the U.S., one of his life long dreams. He doesn't know quite where he's gonna go and when he will be back but I'm going round his house when he returns. Porky has a load of film of his club racing in the dirt that he wants me to see and all sorts of mementos too. What a bloody legend.
So I was in this Mexican bar last night which had a country band playing, funnily enough, and I met this amazing geezer. His real name is Marvin Lee but everyone knows him buy his nickname, Porky Johnson, which has stuck most of his life. He's now 85.
This is him on his Ariel Square Four in 1949. He has lived in North Hollywood all his life and was a member of a motorcycle club in that area back in the day called ( now I could have this wrong wrong 'cos the music was loud and I could hardly hear him) the So Cal MC. It boasted many Hollywood actors as members, such as Clark Gable, Lee Marvin etc., etc. Porky and Lee got on very well 'cos of the name similarities of course.
The MC used to race bikes on a dirt track at a big ranch just off San Fernando Blvd in Burbank back when there were no houses out there. Porky owned this Square Four and a knuckle all held together with bailing wire and a prayer. Money was tight just after the war, apart from the actors. He has ridden bikes all his life and his machine of choice in the present day is a Velocette Venom off road scrambler. Totally illegal for the road, no lights, license plate, etc., but he still rides it around Burbank and North Hollywood.
The man has a real spark and a twinkle in his eye that would put most 20 year olds to shame. He is about to leave for a car road trip with his girlfriend around the U.S., one of his life long dreams. He doesn't know quite where he's gonna go and when he will be back but I'm going round his house when he returns. Porky has a load of film of his club racing in the dirt that he wants me to see and all sorts of mementos too. What a bloody legend.
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