rip lux interior

I just her the terrible news that lux interior died this morning.
RIP Lux, you will be missed!
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the nomads

I have always loved this record. It has become one of my favorite LPs.
Just wanted to share that. You should get it, ya YOU!
The Nomads

friend profile: luke martin

Friend profile: Luke Martin.
Luke, always on the go! He's one hard work'n fella that hails from none other than Ottawa Canada.
You might have had a chance to catch him swinging from the rafters of your local watering hole with his band the Million Dollar Marxists or perhaps caught him knocking around his bass with other band White Wires. I've known Luke for many years now. We met back when I used to do my fanzine "Dirty".
Luke along with Trevor was my most reliable contributor. I had to pull every ones teeth just to get them to contribute but not Luke and Trevor for that matter.

Favorite monster: Gary Glitter.
Why? Because he's a rock and roll space pedophile. What if all his songs are about having sex with children. That's fucked up. But man, that beat! Runner Up: D Compose of Inhumanoids.
What do you hate? I hate photocopy store people and music store workers. Two places where employees have a grossly disproportionate ratio of arrogance to genuine power . Somehow, they manage to ruin my mood several times a week. Hey asshole, don't look at me like I'm from Neptune because I'm looking for a speakon to 1/4" adaptor. They do exist. I own several. SO fuck you, fuck yer shitty, wanna-be Theory Of A Dead Man band and fuck yer two foot long goattie with it's frosted tip. You are like diarrhea incarnate.
What do you love? I love that I live in a time where you are basically free to discover and explore any available history, visual art, sound, idea and technology recorded in human civilization.
Why? Because dispite this fact, people are more interested in Amy Winehouse's vigina than who is stealing all their money and shit. Pure comedy!

For more about Luke check his website capitalrehearsal.ca/

sf bbq in january

Yesterday was so nice we decided to break out the BBQ.
Of course a little Lizzy was also on the menu.

the good old days

velvet beat

Hitting the Velvet again, thought I wold post this one I did a few years back.

air blaster from wham-o

Added to the list of "Essential junk I must own"

'69 satellite

van o the week ""moon""

Don't remember where I got found this one, but it's pretty cool.

options

draw

Some car art tips from Car-toons!

chiz

oh ya, we got our plaques.

chop

This is some work from my pal Chop. He's one of the best sculptors I know.
He has done allot of work for me including those limited Gremmie figures above.
I hope he can make it to California soon.

pep boys oil can

My buddy Jon popped by last week with this killer score he found thrifting.
My reaction was a mix of "WOW-I-need-it!" and "Just don't bring this shit around cause I might buy it."
I had to pass but he's got it up on e bay.
It's soooo clean and still has oil in it!

van o the week catchup time

Missed a few weeks here. Just haven't had the time to blog lately, been in the garage working on the Satellite and hunched over my drafting table but looks like things are getting back on track. Thanks for hanging in here!

piero deluca

Well there you have it friends, Live Wire.
I was at Kragen the other day with a grocery list of random junk for the Satellite when I saw something that looked familiar on the magazine rack. I picked it up and low and behold there was Piero and LIVE WIRE.
I was so proud to see him on the cover, nobody I know deserves it more!
Congrats brother!
Check out Piero's DVD's MaD FaBrIcAtOrS!
And don't forget to order a copy of Rod & Custom! This ish also has one of my fave ROTH cars the Orbitron, fuck, I just love that odd ball car...? love it!

rip ron ashton

I got to see the Stooges play in SF last year and it was one of the best shows I have ever seen, I was blown away!
I was shocked to read of his death.
Ron Ashton is a guitar icon, he will be missed!
RIP Ron.
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