Bikereader

This dang ol' Garage Punk Podcast that I found on iTunes rocks! I download it straight to my player and it feels like hearing an old record old radio, but punk rock! They're an hour long stint and totally help the ambiance in the shop as I ruin my motorcycle.

I was blown away then this painting came into my email box. Dixie Olin painted it. Thanks Dixie!

This CD was in 2009 by the folks at one of my favorite motorcycle mags, Dice Magazine. This mag doesn't use the same pallete as monochromatic biker mags. Hmmm. Is pink the new black/orange/red? In a way, it sure makes a statement that is on par with violence, sex or attitude, for example. That's because it toys with it. I love the rebellion of it. Because of that, it's like the most powerful color in some communities, besides the obvious ones that also use the whole color spectrum as their symbol. I have experimented with the powers of pink to trigger uncomfortable emotions in those with something to prove. In some ways its not just a soft, feminine stepchild of red. It's curious to see the reactions in people when you throw it in the wrong context.You can really guage people's mindsets in their reactions. Now I want to write a whole article on color theory in subcultures. A wise man once said, "Pink is Punk". Lol.

Built in the mid-90's

Nelson lended me his January 1995 Ironhorse because it changed his world. This article touches me because of the word Bikerider. The same word I saw in Danny Lyon's 1968 book called "The Bikeriders". Hell, the bikes are of the same vintage. The faces are both younger adults. The subjects were part of an emerging culture. It's all the same shit. Yeah, the Bikerider was used and forgotten 40 years ago, but there is a new definition that needs a label. Jason Jessee represents well the definition: Aging skater, vans-wearing, Dickies donning, flannel sporting, small period-inspired bike, younger-than-a-baby-boomer, no leather, etc... In my head I've been using bikerider so I don't have to recite the visual cues mentally every time. The word "Biker" doesn't apply, really. There are tons of us that grew up like, or with, Jason and the rad lifestyle that came with it. Our radness lives on with motorcycles fuckers. He proves it. Seeing Jason Jessee in the

Hell, they arARE from the Motor City...which is Detroit Rock City! Fuck yeah!

These are portraits of my friends in Grand Rapids, MI. They live outside a scripted lifestyle, and motorbikes fit well. So, I called the series "W/O:RX" as in Without Perscription . Each portrait has a subject that is representing a facet of culture, such as music, sport, shelter, clothing and food.

Hello world. Here I am, joining the ranks of the progressives in this scene. They all blog because they have convictions, opinions and identities. Too bad I have nothing to contribute. I'm just a fan. So, my fan art and thoughts will get thrown all up in here...all up in here.