Sunday, June 28, 2009

Is It Worth The Risk To Be Revived...

"Head burning drunk
I don't need none
That's right man, I'm fine
But what I've got to know
Is have I wasted time?
My eyes are blind
To almost everything you see.
And I'm drowning through sorrow
- You recognize me -
Be me for a change
Under the silk
In a box of pine
And that's dying -
Is it worth it to be revived..?"
The very definition of Moribund, looks to be forgotten
Be-spiderwebbed and dust covered.
Ravines in the conscious mean more than the day
Is alive.
So once again, the path of the fingers pluck and peck
Sitting close to the heated screen and
It is revived.
Once Moribund
Now humming a tune
In its classic form and ridden as it once was
Asphalt Justice
For a once forgotten machine...
The notes from above ground will roll on

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Notes From Above Ground...

BILLETPROOF 2008











I made it to and fro Billetproof Detroit, 2008... Although I was plagued by some clutch issues, loosening of my springer axles nuts and our chase vehicle losing and loosening rear wheel lug nuts, all was well and we partied all day and into the evening. The show was cool as usual and getting bigger. The Pan ran great and survived a sweet burnout. Shit, the only bikes in the burnout pit belonged to the SpeeshifterS - my '59, Dirty Steve's '49 and Dirty Dorothy The Triumph Tramp. We met up with a fellow friend and Brit Iron man "Mark" at the show and went to Boomer's for some post-party food & spirits, pool and mechanical bull riding for the ladies. We headed back to the hotel, where we continued to indulge in many frosty brews and party liquor. We continued our evening's adventure out in the hotel parking lot where the hotel stashed all of the old beds, couches, dressers, chairs, lamps, and other breakables while they refurbished the interior. We set up our own little camp and trudged on, until the pizza guy and rain came, simulataneously. The delivery guy kind of looked like Powder... Nice fella...
All good fun. More photos to come...
RMJ

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Notes from above ground...

This is from about 1972, of my pop, on his Honda 450; the first of his Honda chops.
Photos of him on his bikes are few and far between. Maybe more will pop up.
History...

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Hooligan Honda Bobber is complete... for now.


Hot Rod Flatz paint and some shakey novice pinstriping...

Friday, March 7, 2008

Be there Bitchez!


Monday, March 3, 2008

Yeah this is us...

Tan-Dawg and Mad Johnny- Heavy Rebel Weekender 2007
Congratulations to Cabe on the birth of his second daughter- poor bastard- I know just what he's in for- I have two daughters myself... I'll always have a warm shop and a cold PBR for ya big fella- we can go over how to scare the hell outta all those horny high school boys so they don't dare touch your daughters!

Friday, February 29, 2008

Notes & Photos From The Undergound

The 2 scariest things in my life: Corabelle and Layne. Cora is 3 now, and Layne is brand new. Cora is ready to lose her mind with wonderment with being a big sister.

My latest and greatest. This is Layne Winfield Churchill. She was born 6 weeks premature at 4 lbs, 14 oz, but has been a frickin' trooper. She was in Bronson Methodist Hospital's Neonatal Infant Care Unit, in Kalamazoo MI. She will be home this weekend, most likely. Mom is doing well, and getting back to her old ways of giving me shit about all the stuff I leave lying around the house.

Aaaahhhhh... Ruyter Suys... My fairy God-Mother. She was Super Cool to us.
My girlfriend and I went down to Blue Cats in Knoxville in '01 for Nashville Pussy. Good time. Hung out after the show for a while - A Great Birthday Present!

Jeremy, Bianca Butthole (Bianca Halstead - RIP) & myself - Bianca was killed in a car accident December, 1 month after this photo... What a loss. She was cool & very friendly. The bar shut down, so we were down and out for brew. She and Blair gave us brews from the band's stash. Hells fuckin' yeah!
Betty Blowtorch opened the show in Knoxville and blew my fuckin' doors off!

The one and only Tracy Almazon from (ex) Nashville Pussy. She was cool, too. My gal and I had a blast and the bands treated us great.


Some more choice parts for one of the '59 Chops. Steel clutch release lever. I'll spin up a couple pins for it soon. Hope to run a bunch of parts in some powdercoat soon. I scored the caliper (brand new take-off) from a friend for a half-gallon of Crown Royal - I'll do business anytime, Muff...