Monday, February 28, 2011

Garage Pic

My biggest treasure! Bill Raupps shop sign, I sure do miss that old man! he is responsible for ALL my motorcycle knowledge! Bill gave me this sign when he was sick, He knew his days were numbered and gave all his stuff to those who mattered. I met bill when i was in my teens, He did a top end on my sportster then and became my second father! RIP Bill!

Monday, February 21, 2011

George The Painter strikes again!

Another great painting by the world famous GTP! I guess i put that sticker in the right place! thanks george!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

The Knuck/Shov.

I got to tattoo the very rare Knuck Shovel motor on Bill today, lots of laughs and tears. Bill sat a good long while to get this done but I have to admit he sat like a brick! a couple well deserved rounds of scotch for everyone!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Vinnies "Bones" Twinkie!

This is the first Twin cam motor I have tattooed! I did it on my long time friend Vinnie Strano. Vinnie I hope ya got everything out of your left pocket! as always It great having ya in the shop! Vinnie that fly we did along time ago looks perfect flying out of that air cleaner! must be alot of shit in there!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Joey "Hellbent" and Mary!

Well i finally got to tattoo Guadeloupe Panhead Mary, but in all honesty it was Shovelhead Sue Mary's Smutty little sister. Its so much easier to land a shovel then a pan! nevertheless a fun tattoo! cant wait to finish it up!

Born in Red Hook Brooklyn in the year of who knows when
Opened up his eyes to the tune of an accordion
Always on the outside whatever side there was
When they asked him why it had to be that way "Well" he answered "just because".

Larry was the oldest Joey was next to last
They called Joe "Crazy" the baby they called "Kid Blast"
Some say they lived off gambling and running numbers too
It always seemed they got caught between the mob and the men in blue.

Joey, Joey
King of the streets child of clay
Joey, Joey
What made them want to come and blow you away.

There was talk they killed their rivals but the truth was far from that
No one ever knew for sure where they were really at
When they tried to strangle Larry, Joey almost hit the roof
He went out that night to seek revenge thinking he was bulletproof.

The war broke out at the break of dawn it emptied out the streets
Joey and his brothers suffered terrible defeats
Till they ventured out behind the lines and took five prisoners
They stashed them away in a basement called them amateurs.

The hostages were trembling when they heard a man exclaim
"Let's blow this place to kingdom come let Con Edison take the blame"
But Joey stepped up, and he raised his hand and said, "We're not those kind of men
It's peace and quiet that we need to go back to work again".

Joey, Joey
King of the streets child of clay
Joey, Joey
What made them want to come and blow you away.

The police department hounded him, they called him Mr. Smith
They got him on conspiracy, they were never sure who with
"What time is it" said the judge to Joey when they met
"Five to ten" said Joey. The judge says, "That's exactly what you get".

He did ten years in Attica, reading Nietzche and Wilhelm Reich
They threw him in the hole one time for trying to stop a strike
His closest friends were black men 'cause they seemed to understand
What it's like to be in society with a shackle on your hand.

When they let him out in '71 he'd lost a little weight
But he dressed like Jimmy Cagney and I swear he did look great
He tried to find the way back into the life he left behind
To the boss he said, "I've returned and now I want what's mine".

Joey, Joey
King of the streets child of clay
Joey, Joey
What made them want to come and blow you away.

It was true that in his later years he would not carry a gun
"I'm around too many children", he'd say, "they should never know of one"
Yet he walked right into the clubhouse of his lifelong deadly foe
Emptied out his register, said, "Tell 'em it was Crazy Joe".

One day they blew him down in a clam bar in New York
He could see it coming through the doors as he lifted up his fork
He pushed the table over to protect his family
Then he staggered out into the streets of Little Italy.

Joey, Joey
King of the streets child of clay
Joey, Joey
What made them want to come and blow you away.

Sister Jacqueline and Carmela and mother Mary all did weep
I heard his best friend Frankie say, "He ain't dead he's just asleep"
Then I saw the old man's limousine head back towards the grave
I guess he had to say one last goodbye to the son that he could not save.

The sun turned cold over President Street and the town of the Brooklyn mourned
They said a mass in the old church near the house where he was born
And someday if God's in heaven overlooking his preserve
I know the men that shot him down will get what they deserve.

Joey, Joey
King of the streets child of clay
Joey, Joey
What made them want to come and blow you away.

Monday, February 7, 2011

"Grave Run"

B&B Then B&D

Early Days of B@D - The one dealership that didnt suck! B@D RIP

B&B Elizabeth NJ
B&D Rahway NJ
Whats left of B&D sits in my basement. I went and collected rubble the day they tore it down

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Had to let it go!

Had to let me 60" AEE Springer go today, Realized I am never going to use it, so its off to a good home where it will catch some wind instead of dust in my garage!



Friday, February 4, 2011

Patty - O visits Dark Star

Pat from Ghost and the big sky (http://www.facebook.com/GhostandtheBigSky) came in played a couple of tunes and then got September 10th Tattooed on his forearm. We then proceeded to close the local bar! great having at the shop Pat




Wednesday, February 2, 2011

This weeks excitement!

Lil Bob asked me if he missed any excitement this week , I lied and told him no!