Slim's Streetsweeper made it to the long beach swap finally! It's been daily driven since he got it runnin' again. He removed the crazy 456:1 gears in favor of a more streetable and driver friendly, 355:1 gear, however wheelies aren't as easy! But not to worry, the bottle shot will be operational soon! A 125 shot of nitrous should help for poppin' wheelies, and showing off for the girls.
....never did like their cheezy vids, except for the fact that Blackie Lawless used Harley's in a few of them. The music was cool for the time though, and it's still a rockin' tune in my book. Crank it!
I saw Accept in '84 at the Santa Monica Civic. Good memories from some good times. A time when all you worried about was your chick, your car or bike, and having enough dough for cloves, beer and gas.
...are the number one support band for Chuck Berry this year at Viva Las Vegas. They're debuting their new release, so make sure you check them out if you're there. If not, I'm sure they will be touring all of this year after Viva to promote. I've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with these Kats a few times, and my cousin "Coffin" used to be there guitar tech. They don't disappoint I promise!
If you have some bad ass "nose art" like this, shoot them over and I'll post. I had a shit ton of pix like this a couple of years ago when I lost a hard drive. Needless to say I back-up on an external drive now.
Most people that are "in the know" with me, know that I mostly listen to Rock-a Billy, Trucker Punk, Country etc. If you're truly in the know, then you're also aware that back in the day (80's) I only listened and played drums in Hollywood Metal bands aka "Hair Bands".
I remember crusin' Van Nuys with my girlfriend (who at the time looked and dressed like Lita Ford NICE!) crankin' Sorpions, Accept and Dokken as loud as we could stand it till our ears bled. Smokin cigs/cloves and drinking Corona (b-4 it became fashionable), Boonesfarm, and Wine Coolers. Good times fo show!
That being said NEVER in a million years back then did I ever think that I would hang out with, or let alone ever talk to George Lynch (guitar player for Dokken and Lynch Mob). An even bigger surprise was when he was introduced to me by my father. Back in '84 while head bangin' to Mr Scary I could have NEVER fathomed that one. After all...my Pops was a strict Sergent for the LASD back then and "long haired, tattooed dudes were loosers".
Fast forward a couple of decades to 2004...my step mom calls me one day and says she works with a girl named Danica who is married to this guitar player/ex-rock star from the 80's (that's what he calls himself) named George.
Very long story short...I'm privileged enough to hang out once in a while with George who by the way also rides. To say that he's down to earth and extremely humble would be an understatement. I think he likes hangin' out with me because we are fellow musicians who experienced a lot of the same things, in the same times. More importantly I treat him like a regular Joe. Not once since 2004 have I ever asked him, or even brought up Don Dokken's name or his reasons for leaving the band...although, I've always wanted to.
Below is one of his latest vids from his current band Souls Of We. If you hear that they're coming through your town, go see them. George still shreds like a mo fo!
If your near my age, and you still don't recognize the name or face, this should seal the deal. Yeah it's cheesy, and I still FUCKIN' dig it.
....thanks to my friend and Sportster Brethren Marshall. Check out his cool vintage MX blog at: http://instanttractiondeluxe.blogspot.com Thanks man, can't wait to rock it!
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