Because You Already Know...

As many of you have read in my past blogs and things... you know I like what's old. In fact, for the most part, I like what's from specifically the 1956 to 1963. From the furniture, to the art, to the hairstyles, and clothes. However, if you are reading this post, you probably understand that. It's for this reason, in fact, that I have this blog. To show what I've found or created in styles that we all like.

Sometimes though, something comes along and you just absolutely fall captivated under it's simplicity and cleanness. It's happened to me before, and you guessed it, it happened again. Once before I posted about Hot rods and vintage bikes. However, I have found that Cafe Racers are the coolest style of motorcycles out there in my opinion. They are as cool, if not cooler than the scooters the mods used to ride. The "cooler" thing may just be my obsessive compulsiveness showing it's ugly head again. Give me time and it will regulate itself once again. Either way, I produced a new piece based on my new found interest. It made me happy, as I hadn't been real motivated to design for a while.

Oh yeah, there are two sites you much check out. One is the Cafe Racer group on Flickr, and the other is Burstsausages.com

Hope you enjoy them!

The Rats And The Cicles

This is a Flickr photo from Kraig

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I, I am a GUY! That for me means, that if it has wheels, I like it. This fascination came as a child. I was always playing likeI was driving some truck or car, and was always asking my dad if I could have this or that. Of

course my dad was always cool about it, and told me that when I got older I could see about getting it then. I suppose he just didn't have the heart to tell me that all those vehicles would be out of my price range buy the time I grew up.

When I finally got to the age of 16 I had dreams of all the old cars that I had seen on the shows I watched as a kid, and had seen in car shows with my dad. What I got was an old 78 Bonnaville. In the end... that was probably the perfect car for me at that age. It was a tank. This was great for me but horrible for everyone else, since, I rarely paid sufficient attention to the road when I was driving. Terrorizing everyone on the streets.

That car came to an end when, one day, while driving home from school I had to break hard and heard a pop. The upper control arm broke and I shot right, almost running into the ditch. Since then, I have had a number of other cooler cars, but... alas I still have never owned a worthy classic. As this is the case, I find that as I get older I look at the old cars, bikes (motorcycles), and scooters, with interest in more specific styles.

All things hot rod or classic are my favorites. However, with in this huge category I've found the Rat... whatever's to be the most creative. To me they are art in of them selves, and inspire me a lot in my work. With that in mind... I give you some that I have found online and that move me.

Enjoy!

Flickr photo from Pat Ernzen

photo from www.motorcyclespecs.co.za

photo from www.khulsey.com