NEW GLASS

The All-Star Glass Fairy came-by the house yesterday and bestowed new, crack-free windshields in both the Subaru and the Malibu! Pics when I get home, cause I know you're so excited.

rock and roll hoochie-who?

Shan was singing 'Hang-on Sloopie' this morning, so I had to Cliff Claven her with the tidbit that Rick Derringer of R&R Hoochie Coo fame is the guy on guitar in Sloopie. This resulted in a blank stare from her, which resulted in the following from me...

space invaders

Shannon and Desi found this in their never-ending quest for (talk about) electronic pop music. This song is predestined for some new technology commercial where some hipsters fall in love while half a world apart, but still has some boppy merit.

temporary taillight

Honda daily

finally remembered to search for this old/new obsession.

when I was a kid, I loved this band's music. It wasn't til I was an adult that I started remembering/realizing that Slade was responsible for all of these songs I liked.

In particular, I held onto the refrain of "run run away" (below) my entire life, and just now discovered it was a Slade song. I've sung it to so many record store people to no avail...Basically I feel as if the saran wrap on my subconscious was just peeled back to overwhelm me with all kinds of til-now elusive leftover treasure that I've been always-forgetting to investigate!

...Shannon survived Budgie, and I think the kid's be on board with a few months of Slade sing-a-long action, so I hope the neighborhood can deal.

snootch turns three! party pics yo!

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kate: still amazing

A cloudbuster is a fairly simple device. It consists of an array of parallel hollow metal tubes which are connected at the back to a series of flexible hoses which are of equal size to the parallel tubes. Alternately, the back of the tubes are joined together to a single large diameter pipe and flexible hose. The open end of these hoses are placed in water, which is believed to be a natural orgone absorber. Flowing water such as a river is preferred as an orgone absorbent, because a fixed volume of water in a bucket or barrel can become saturated with orgone and the cloudbusting process stops. The tube array is mounted on a two-axis gimbal permitting the tube array to be elevated or rotated horizontally.

The music video, directed by Julian Doyle, was conceived by Terry Gilliam and Kate Bush. The video features Canadian actor Donald Sutherland playing the role of Wilhelm Reich, and Bush playing the part of his young son, Peter. In the UK it was shown at some cinemas as an accompaniment to the main feature.

working on the truck...

...but just came inside to look for lightbulbs, and saw that my mega-upload of mpegs was finished! here's one:

ah, trivial obsessions....

I'm about 2 years into my little fantasy about owning an MGA (pref a MkII btw). I'm also about 2 years into my little reality about owning an MGA (pref a MkII), which basically entails monthly searches of ebay and Craigslist to "check the market." Look at this (Mk.I) sweetheart in NM, currently on ebay.

saturday night dance party

rave music, leslie hall, tlc, the toy dolls, and now blowfly and wesley willis on the rad henry rollins show.

how hard could it be?

So I bought this lawnmower a few years back (new, for like $249), then there was no room for it in the garage, then it got left in the rain a few times and stopped running...then I paid $100 to fix it, then it got rained-on again, and has recently been in the not-working column again. Meanwhile, the recent raining-au-go-go has made our yards a veritable jungle. Steaming and everything. So, the mower had to be replaced. Having the money at the moment, I was about to hop in the car and go get a new one when that last yelp for help sounded from the non-op mower. I guess I could try harder to fix it. At this point, Shannon rolled her eyes and shut the kitchen door in my face, leaving me to my fantasies of mechanical repair.

An hour later, I'd fixed it! And, yes, I'm growing a kick-ass moustache, thanks-for-noticing!

random mmmc pics

Early-morn meet-up fer breakfast 'fore heading to the high-desert. Maybe 40 degrees F.

Snootch and Steve-O on Brooks' (now broken-down and cafe'd) chopper.

Me and the /6 on approach to giant rock via the UFO runway near the integratron.

State of the Stable

Oh my god, I am the raddest seat designer there is! Mike at LB Line-X is the man with the industrial needles yo, and he didn't even raise an eyebrow when I told him the color scheme.

More Pics from Sundays past

Some seriously nice artwork. Says "watching the world die."

Part of the abandoned water treatment plant on my all-dirt route to work.

There's 6 of these huge cisterns with those rusty catwalks; a very Star Warsy industrial setting.

Check this thing out. Left side of the photo shows a sea-going rocket launching platform. This company (Sea Launch) is based on Terminal Island, between the LBC & 'Peedro. They sail it to the equator and launch satellites into geosyncronous orbit! This part of the pier is as close as I could get. Luckily, I know some of the Port of L.A. Motorcops (from work), so the Homeland Security Q&A sessions are short after I pull up, shoot 2 pics, and ride off again.

such a fine bike

Back when I worked on Sundays, I'd take-off early to do some urban adventure riding. The dealership had a rigid Sunday schedule; 10am to 4pm. I'd jam at 7 or 8am, explore around, cruise in at 10, pressure-wash me and the bike off, then walk in and go to work. Here's some pics of that fine era.

VEHICLE STATUS UPDATE

1976 Chevrolet Malibu: Still running well, drove it to work today. To do: Smog check, registration, replace windshield and fast back windows, get the thing re-tinted. Bonus; Original Parts Group in nearby Seal Beach, CA, has started re-poping interior panels for 73-77 Chevelles! I've finally broken through the dreaded 1972 cap! I'm cool!

1969 Chevrolet C20 Stepside LWB: brought the neighbors out with an earth-shattering backfire, then got it running for 10 whole minutes! Tried to rewire it with Brother Gary's contributions, but the majorly burned parts on my harnesses are the missing parts from his. Decided to put my X-mas gift certs to work...new wire harnesses, $359. Hopefully in the mail already.

1991 Subaru Legacy SW: still rocking, though both electric mirrors have decided to give-up and look skyward, possibly yearning for a release from this earthly coil. But I say no-dice, baby! Stuck some Bic pens in 'em to keep 'em correctly oriented, tres chic.

1975 Honda CB550 K1: Just picked-up the seat from Mike at LB Line-X! Got it diamond stitched and foamed, and it looks bitchen! Plus, got the bike running 2 days ago...amazing what putting gas in the thing does.

1975 BMW R75/6: Needs fork seals, new brakes, clutchwork, etc etc etc, but continues to rock and roll on a daily basis. Love that bike. Went to brother John's Airhead Tech Day 2009 last Saturday on the thing in the rain and rejoiced in the beemerness of it all.

well, we survived those 8 years...

Amount of sympathy for dick cheney in a wheelchair: fucking zero. Amount of people who lost loved ones on account of that asshole's actions: countless.

A NEW POST

...be impressed, I've been busy.

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