tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76977250952423094782011-12-17T14:56:52.187-05:00Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.comBlogger801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-70844616520562058142011-10-26T14:57:00.005-04:002011-11-08T11:08:16.740-05:00

A friend of mine just sent me a link to this lovely video about 1950's glasses fashion. As a long-time wearer of big, plastic vintage frames, I love them for the same reason I love classic cars. The designs were big, bold, startling, provocative and shiny, marrying overindulgent decoration with sleek style.I only wish that I had each and every one of these pairs of frames! Looking for your own

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-58416398132623549862011-08-17T15:44:00.000-04:002011-08-17T15:44:24.790-04:00

This Saturday!! Starting at 10am! All the burnin' rubber you can handle, bringing together the greasers, hipsters, low-riders, bikers and bangers, all in one place. Pre-show Friday night @ the Trash Bar, Featuring Roger Miret & The Disasters!! (Hey Rumblers! You really need some better promo fliers for your events. Hint hint...I can help you with that!)

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-25727976216865317722011-06-10T11:09:00.004-04:002011-06-10T11:28:59.779-04:00

Swimsuit postcard, Wildwood, N.J. via metromonthlyOh my! I'm ashamed at how long it's been since I've parked any more verbal and/or visual vehicles in the ol' Greaser Garage! Three months? Seriously? Get it together, self. Ultimately I've had a lot going on with my life (some of it positive, some of it not; c'est la vie) and just haven't had an extra moment to put a cohesive thought to virtual

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-82679702665239732992011-03-14T12:00:00.003-04:002011-03-14T12:01:58.446-04:00

In case you haven't had enough coffee yet today, maybe this will perk you up.Linda Vaughn, Miss Hurst Golden Shifter.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-60077615019235278992011-01-31T14:23:00.004-05:002011-01-31T14:44:40.624-05:00

1964 Chevy Biscayne Pinner "service car" from ImpalaForums.com.I came across this photo doing some browsing of photos of '62 Chevy Biscayne wagons (because they are oh so early sixties minimalistic, like a beautiful woman wearing only red lipstick), and just had to make a post about it. The story of this peculiar car - only three were ever made - is as follows (from the original forum post by the

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-22501577269080251532011-01-17T16:34:00.007-05:002011-01-17T17:25:20.167-05:00

Troy Paiva is a designer and artist who, in a quest for means to be creative outside of his heavily art-directed nine to five job, took up photography. He'd been traveling the Southwest for much of the 1970's, and since 1985 has been photographing some of the great abandoned wastelands of Americana using a technique called light-painting. The result is an visual feast for nerds like me called

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-59678336849994620172011-01-16T16:48:00.006-05:002011-01-16T17:49:17.538-05:00

I like it when people make stuff. Handcrafted goods in this country have been disappearing at an alarming pace over the last few decades, and I am always excited when I come across someone putting their nose to the grindstone, producing quality artisan products. I get even more excited when these handcrafted goods are badass, either functionally or aesthetically. In Alex Higgins' Electric Solo

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-43107656248043634582010-12-01T11:09:00.001-05:002010-12-01T11:09:39.579-05:00

Nash Metroplitain Convertible - Side View, originally uploaded by John P Sullivan.Another beauty of a shot by John Sullivan, this time of a rarely seen -59 Nash Metropolitan Convertible

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-56762829409164659192010-11-29T13:08:00.003-05:002010-11-29T13:13:07.660-05:00

Well, it's that time of year again when we drag out the block-warmers (those of us insane enough to live in a place where it will be cold for the next six months anyway), and build projects get put on the back burner as we run around spending dough we don't have on junk for people who don't deserve it. But before you give up and settle in for the long hibernation, why not go out for just one good

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-55525780030927709722010-11-17T11:55:00.002-05:002010-11-17T11:57:22.293-05:00

Pride and Joy, originally uploaded by DarkHorse68.This photo was waiting in the wings from my Flickr photo group and thought it was lovely enough to post today.Sorry I've been mega slacking lately on updating the site. I've been too busy whipping my fat ass into shape.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-26709429429037803212010-10-14T11:22:00.002-04:002010-10-15T15:04:14.748-04:00

Moon Eyes themed, nosed and decked '56 Olds Rocket 88.From the 2010 Hunnert Car Pileup in Decatur, IL. Shot by LynchM0B1 on Flickr.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-30985024375847180402010-10-08T10:06:00.005-04:002010-10-08T10:13:08.041-04:00

Some of my friends have kids. This is one of them. He's going to grow up to make theladies crazy.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-64163190023407595482010-10-06T15:49:00.004-04:002010-10-08T09:58:56.532-04:00

Holy Holleys! Can it be?? I recently stumbled onto another female-fronted, gear wrenching website (blog, really) called Grease Girl, based out of Los Angeles, that you really have to visit. Kristin - the Grease Girl herself - found herself needing a car one day and decided to spend the money on something that would last and she could learn to fix own her own in the process: a 1955 Studebaker

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-54275835523203905302010-09-27T18:25:00.003-04:002011-04-25T10:53:40.901-04:00

Crusty, rusty 1931 Ford AV8 Pickup on the streets of Brooklyn.I'm surprised how many old cars I am starting to see on the streets of this city. It gives me hope for humanity. (Thanks to owner Drew for correcting me on the model year! Shame on me.)

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-37258296136680975832010-09-23T11:02:00.005-04:002010-09-23T11:25:57.407-04:00

Collection of vintage Schwinn bikes outside of Bill's Cycles in Woodside, Queens (NY).My boyfriend and I went on a very long (somewhere around 30 miles) bike ride this past weekend to check out Flushing Meadows park, and I hit the brakes when I saw this fine assortment of vintage Schwinn Stingrays and Fastracks outside of a bike shop on Roosevelt avenue.Once we made it to the park, other

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-64861486374482124992010-09-22T10:31:00.002-04:002010-09-22T10:33:38.462-04:00

Bada Bing Babes Burlesque // Jacksonville Boudoir & Pin-up Photography, originally uploaded by LINDSAY PULLEN design.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-58567739133887329822010-09-21T11:25:00.003-04:002010-09-21T11:34:30.652-04:00

1957 Dodge Custom Royal D-500 @ the Carlisle All-Chrysler Nationals, July 11, 2010.Photo via Flickr by Paul BalzeI've said it many times before, but for some reason, when asked what my all-time favorite classic car is, the 1957/58 Dodge always comes first to my mind. DeSoto, Coronet, Royal...all with their enormous bat-like wings and front end with a menacing grimace. Virgil Exner hit the nail on

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-30339019192086477752010-09-19T23:57:00.005-04:002010-09-20T00:06:27.421-04:00

Well, well, well...months and months ago I was working in earnest to clean out some of the years of junk accumulating in my closets, when I came across a number of rolls of undeveloped 35mm film. (Oh, remember the days?!) Lo and behold, at least one of the rolls contained a bevvy of photos from an old NSRA show I'd been to in PA. Joy!Fast forward to now, when I'm sick as a dog at home, trying to

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-48654669721103001432010-08-30T16:03:00.007-04:002010-12-01T10:51:49.559-05:00

It's summertime and the time is right...time for cars and guitars, surf and turf at Cha Cha's on the Coney Island boardwark!Here's alllll the info for the events this weekend. If you're like me and have nothing to do, maybe you'll swing down to catch some tunes, some tan and some titties (there's always a huge burlesque show involved. Yeah, I know, that was an alliteration stretch there...).

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-8089372108963939352010-08-16T10:17:00.005-04:002010-08-16T10:35:52.957-04:00

It's that time again, kiddos, for those of us in the NYC area to get our fill of flames, open exhaust pipes and slap bass at the 10th Annual Kustom Kills & Hot Rod Thrills show under the BQE, right near Union Pool.It's only $10 to see the bands over at Union Pool, including my ol' friend Bobcat's band the Arkhams, Al & the Black Cats, Labretta Suede and the Motel 6, Rehab for Quitters, and Those

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-9300238359459402582010-08-11T14:45:00.004-04:002010-08-11T14:53:41.426-04:00

Holy Haley's Comet, Spaceman! It has come to my attention that the ever amazing Man...or Astroman? is heading to the East Coast to play some shows after some triumphant sets during this year's SXSW.Image courtesy of Brooklyn VeganHaving somehow missed out on seeing them play in their heyday (mid to late 90's), I am happy to report that tickets go on sale this Friday for their shows at the Bowery

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-57047276613952718022010-07-09T11:37:00.009-04:002010-07-09T12:22:13.817-04:00

Hey there! Do you like music, art and comics? Do you think it's a fucking shame that so many print publications are disappearing faster than endangered turtles in the oil-filled Gulf of Mexico? Do you want to reach out a helping hand and do some awesome strangers a favor, boosting your rock-and-roll-karma-quotient???Well then have I got a charity case for you!Royal Flush Magazine is primed to put

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-30158868260059131552010-06-30T11:41:00.005-04:002010-06-30T13:47:14.716-04:00

Woah nelly! Another rockabilly music festival in Brooklyn?? What the hell is going on here! I just heard about one going on from the 16th - 18th of July at the Warsaw in Greenpoint called the Rebel Night Weekender, but didn't post about it because I just didn't have the time. That one is much more traditional rockabilly sounding (The Trashmen, Sit & Die Co., a lot fewer bands), but who knows!

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-25108795321241878162010-06-29T11:33:00.004-04:002010-09-27T18:30:58.304-04:00

Sometimes, I think New York must be heaven on Earth. Around every corner I turn or every city I look up on the internet holds some gem, some oasis from the sea of crap and mediocrity that our world generally is these days. And today, I found a fresh breath of garage air called the Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop, located in Greenfield Center, NY. It's kinda stupid that I haven't heard about them until

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-12891194121532890062010-06-28T12:01:00.004-04:002010-06-28T12:11:58.444-04:00

It's almost that time of year again, fellow finks! August 21st 2010 marks the TENTH anniversary of the Rumblers annual auto-array. I've been in NYC for half of those, and I look forward to being around for many more.Located in the same place as always, under the BQE right by Union & Meeker streets, it will undoubtedly satisfy your hunger for hard-core, hot-rod, hootenanny hi-jinks until August of

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-25071562462495118492010-06-23T10:48:00.002-04:002010-06-23T11:00:12.672-04:00

Almost everyone in America is familiar with this icon image of a young sailor in Times Square on VJ Day, August 14, 1945, smooching the bejesus out of a lithe young nurse, in one of the most palpable images of spontaneous passion I've ever seen. It was photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt, a German-American photojournalist known for his candid portraits, specifically this memorable snapshot, most

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-15355048359236912952010-06-10T12:12:00.003-04:002010-06-10T12:24:59.096-04:00

I happily stumbled onto this alterna-wear clothing line called Iron Fist while looking for swimsuits on my lunch break today, and holy schmoley! Do they actually have some shit worth buying. Obviously I'm obsessed with their zombie-wear. (PS that swimsuit is totally sold out!)Men's clothes, women's clothes. Even kids junk! All reasonably priced (a pair of green and purple sequined skull platform

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-76696966923275710682010-06-05T23:49:00.002-04:002010-06-05T23:52:03.333-04:00

1959 Chevy El Camino, via Flickr by John P. Sullivan (great photographer based in Brooklyn. Check his stuff out!)

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-34712065303317233482010-06-02T17:33:00.003-04:002010-06-02T18:04:26.806-04:00

1950 Mercury brochure cover, from the Old Car Manual ProjectAfter 71 years of production, the Mercury auto brand is ceasing production. Granted, they probably haven't made a decent vehicle in the last thirty years, but it still marks the end of a vehicle that is nothing if not a long-standing, steel-bodied staple of the hot rod and kustom car world.For an entire run-down on the history of the

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-57106774965877442962010-05-30T13:45:00.000-04:002010-05-30T13:46:28.161-04:00

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-85985240782161386792010-05-29T14:04:00.003-04:002010-06-02T17:46:07.405-04:00

Dennis Hopper, member of the last bastion of classic Hollywood, friend and co-star with James Dean (Rebel Without A Cause and Giant), prolific photographer and artist and who once staged a fake suicide with a coffin and a dozen sticks of dynamite, will be sorely missed. Keep on, brother.Video courtesy of Brian Huberman

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-76642976730508327092010-04-09T13:09:00.005-04:002010-09-27T18:34:17.637-04:00

Not on the East Coast (obviously) but I can't help espousing how excited I am to have just been introduced to this store.Luther's @ 1200 South Congress, AustinIt's a vintage tinged, grease-ball, motor-lovin', son-of-a-bitch's dream for a finely curated selection of things like pomade, patches, jackets, books etc.AND Luther's is teaming up with the always fabulous fontographers at House Industries

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-47043079321532649272010-03-28T18:19:00.007-04:002010-03-28T18:42:46.793-04:00

"Sweet 16" by Bob Peck (from the compilation, "Incredibly Strange Music, Vol. I"

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-76891235286437309692010-03-18T14:55:00.003-04:002010-03-18T15:02:24.159-04:00

Old cars crashing...look at 'em go! AS IF your seatbelt is gonna help you.1950 crash test - Safety seat belts

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-75712803382328133162010-02-25T12:01:00.003-05:002010-02-25T12:17:28.366-05:00

Sometimes, being lazy has it's benefits. For example, you can tell I clearly have been mega slacking on the whole Rod-A-Day thing. I was so psyched at first about it, I even created a whole Flickr group for the cars I was going to post every day. People could submit their stuff for me to talk about on this site...you get the idea.Well, I made it, and then basically nothing happened. I spent weeks

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-73767640376053242632010-02-22T10:11:00.007-05:002010-02-25T12:32:52.036-05:00

Oh look! I managed to crawl out of my icy little hermit hole in the North East to write another blog post. OH happy day!!! While most of you up here have been washing the blankets of salt crust off your four-wheeled highway hooligans, I've been in the process of moving and unpacking and trying to rearrange my life's worth of tchotchke in a new apartment (and laughing because though cars are a

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-27654346501014765252010-01-29T18:03:00.006-05:002010-01-29T18:18:32.877-05:00

My buddy Adam Swinbourne, who is the evil mastermind behind lots of great artwork, including tons of shit over the years for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and this little gem (guess who?) -- just informed me that Eric Davidson (founding member of the New Bomb Turks) is going to be participating in an evening called, "The Greatest Three-Minute Rock 'n' Roll Story Ever" at Matchless bar in

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-50613568471558609462010-01-25T21:07:00.011-05:002010-03-28T18:46:47.756-04:00

As the purveyor of a website/blog about classic car culture, you might imagine that I'm probably semi-conflicted when it comes to my personal feelings about technology. It's not that I don't find it fascinating, useful or important, because god knows there are incredible things that happen in our world today that are a direct result of motherboards, processors, alternative fuels and stem cell

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-55912812387201317052010-01-16T22:41:00.003-05:002010-01-16T22:50:48.127-05:00

Finally got to see his exhibition tonight at the Tony Schrafrazi gallery in Manhattan...INSANITY! There is something that makes me feel like I'm in the presence of god when I stand within five feet of any of his paintings. The color! The light! The NEON! Oh the humanity...Now I find out that he is one of two LA artists chosen to be in this year's Whitney Biennial, only one of the most (if not THE

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-27666401581857309352010-01-04T11:45:00.003-05:002010-01-04T12:01:34.869-05:00

Well, 2009 was a long, long, painful, awful turd of a year and I'm happy it's finally over. Already, 2010 started off well, with some random Peruvian dude at the corner store telling me he could tell I had "something special" inside and buying me a six-pack of Modelo and then the ATM spit out an extra $20 for my boyfriend...all literally by noon on New Years' Day. Here's to better things to come

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-65064545864652581372009-12-01T10:15:00.004-05:002010-01-04T12:11:26.639-05:00

"Hi STRANGER! ROCK YOU!" Got ¥3990 (or $45.90, at today's going rates)? Then blow it on one of these:Shelter Bank's Genuine Fake "Human" SkullRoughly the size of a 6" cube, they come in assorted colors (including glow in the dark!) and probably fit nicely inside any box, stocking, bag, scrap of used newspaper or whatever you might give nondenominational holiday gifts to people in.Now if only

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-76917107498559580232009-11-10T10:39:00.006-05:002009-11-10T11:27:22.904-05:00

Lots of great things have come out of Sweden. Here's a small photo array of these things (because everybody loves pictures and maybe half of my visitors can't actually read):1950 Saab 92The Swiss Army knife (helping people remove their own limbs to save lives since 1890!)Swiss chocolates!a major graphic design movement & motherfuckin' HELVETICA (which was also pretty good little docu, by the way)

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-70812233558723676212009-11-06T15:48:00.003-05:002009-11-07T10:55:09.355-05:00

While I was standing in the rain, zombie makeup melting off my face, waiting to be in the annual NYC Village Halloween Parade, thirty blocks north at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery is where I should have been. Much like the rest of October, I found out a week too late that the always bewitching art genius Robert Williams was having a Halloween opening night party at the gallery for his latest showing

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-92005891809688527272009-11-04T10:51:00.007-05:002009-11-04T12:50:02.112-05:00

©Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos, New York.I recently became engrossed in reading about the history of 50's gangs in NYC, which has turned out to be a satisfying little bit of sociological pie to bite into. One day I happened upon a website called Stone Greasers, which extensively chronicles the the history of mid-century teen gangs, specifically in New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Detroit. As you

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-24905974862629773082009-11-01T15:27:00.003-05:002009-11-01T15:30:41.537-05:00

Hope yours was fantastic. Nurse Kustom Kitten wishes you a happy Halloween

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-69869911876392464342009-10-24T10:31:00.005-04:002009-10-24T16:56:11.538-04:00

Call it what you want, it's still totally just glitter for boys.Triumph gas tank my friend Peter is painting'62 Chrysler New Yorker wagonYes."Trixie Tee" bucketCadillac at the Billetproof NorCal show in 2008Artist Trading Card (or ATC) by Mel KolstadProtect yer noggin'1940 Pontiac Deluxe Coupe1964 Gretsch 6118 hot rodAnd in case you want to fake your flake, the dudes at the H.A.M.B. have some

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-37058322143726463932009-10-18T15:25:00.010-04:002009-10-18T23:39:39.188-04:00

While cruising around the web for some good images of vintage wallpaper, I ended up on the Apartment Therapy blog, an interior design blog I happen to be familiar with on several levels already (they frequently mention the company I work for and used an image I'd taken at the semi-annual Brimfield Antiques Show in Massachusetts for a post they wrote on the fair and all the amazing junk therein).

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-78497002293097691062009-10-16T11:52:00.009-04:002009-10-18T17:14:44.618-04:00

Holy crap! There's a ton of stuff going on this weekend and my liver is throbbing in anticipation of all the free booze that will be going with it. I'm pretty sure nobody gets any useful information about events from my website (because if you are, you should send me an email or post a commment or something, fer christsakes!), but I'll give you the deets anyway...(TONIGHT!) Friday, Oct. 16th:

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-80225994243217994122009-10-11T20:51:00.003-04:002009-10-11T20:56:24.257-04:00

They're finally here!!! (Again see? Me and the promises thing. BLAMMO! I kept it...eventually.)Enjoy! Click here or visit our Rods page with all previous car show photos, scroll down a little and click the Rumblers link!

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-44524048120646073092009-10-11T14:50:00.005-04:002009-10-11T15:16:48.471-04:00

Yes, I know...you probably thought you'd never see another Rod-A-Day again, didn't you??? Well HA - just when you think I've forgotten about my promises, I make good on them. At least for today.1930 Model A sedan, from the 38th Annual Vintage Tin of Maryland Rod Run in September, by splattergraphics via Flickr.In other stream of consciousness news: am about to embark on reading Tom Wolfe's "The

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-34957232432323948752009-10-07T09:35:00.002-04:002009-10-07T10:01:15.716-04:00

I desperately need to have these...Rhinestone glitter flame platform heels, $95.00 (from Bordello by Pleaser).Make a note of it, bearded one.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-59281593204776210342009-10-03T13:18:00.010-04:002009-10-24T17:00:07.874-04:00

That is all that I have planned for my day. I figure after seeing it, I will be in such an awesome zombie stupor that I might not be able to do much else than sit on the couch and say, "Woah."And much like a fine, fine wine, Woody "Hippie Ass" Harrelson gets better and better with age. His humanitarian hemp self can twist all up into some Ashtanga in my living room any time.(Side note: I also

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-80743325588703599102009-09-28T09:28:00.009-04:002009-10-03T14:19:50.332-04:00

Coming to the La. Venue in Manhattan is Harley-Davidson organized Art of Rebellion, another round of posters and custom painted gas tanks from several of the best gigposter artists today to present their take on the theme of "rebellion". All the artists involved are masters of their craft, but I have a special place in my heart for a few of them I know more personally (Chantry, Kozik, Tara

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-56459491069565735732009-09-19T15:41:00.019-04:002009-09-20T23:53:49.368-04:00

My brain is a little foggy from the first late night out I've had in a very long time (I must be getting old), and I don't know if it can spit out a well constructed, cohesive and entertaining post for you. So instead, here's a list of all the tabs I have open in my Firefox browser window. Soo much stuff to learn, so many millions of words to read...it's a little overwhelming sometimes, this

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-15782388063933184182009-09-17T11:57:00.006-04:002009-09-17T13:52:24.570-04:00

If there's anything that's a true mark of a real graphic designer, it's an obsession with type. My friends think I'm insane when I blurt out the names of fonts on billboards while cruising down the highway or have an argument with my boyfriend on the subway over whether or not the guy next to us has a newspaper with the headlines written in Cooper Black (HIM:"No, that font has squared off edges

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-58221414736976500152009-08-28T10:40:00.004-04:002009-08-29T11:15:43.434-04:00

Due to a rediculously late (but fun) evening out last night, I won't be headed to the Hot Rod Thrills and Kustom Kills Rumblers pre-party that happens tonight at Union Pool, so you should git yer ass there instead. The deets:Photo by Mister Ralphy via FlickrFriday night, August 28th (tonight, assholes!)Doors open at 8pm and the show is only $5!Live music from:The Rebel DeadDead Luck DeVillesD.J.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-87793815779403517202009-08-24T09:08:00.003-04:002009-08-24T09:36:52.123-04:00

Having once again missed out on a great day of vehicular mayhem somewhere in a ten mile radius of my house, I turned to Flickr to see if maybe some other like-minded soul was smart enough to get some photos of this shouldn't-have-been-missed 'cycle show. Success!Indian Larry trailer shot via Jamie Boud on Flickr.As you can see, I was completely wrong about what I send in my last entry about this

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-52267282580345934672009-08-18T10:58:00.004-04:002009-08-18T11:16:27.494-04:00

My custom bike-building friend Peter sent me this just now and I'm rarin' to go. The 6th Annual Exhibition of Vintage Motorcycles, "Brand X", is being held this Sunday, August 23rd @ Works Engineering 168 N. 14th Street Near Wythe Ave in Brooklyn in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. I'm pretty sure I've stumbled onto this show before back when I lived and worked in Williamsburg, and although

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-89652785515115081532009-08-18T08:13:00.004-04:002009-08-18T09:20:36.735-04:00

Dear Hank III,Yes, please.Photo taken by David McClister, rock photographer extraordinaire.I am starting to think long and hard about moving to Nashville, or maybe Louisville, Kentucky, so I can be neighbors with amazing artists and extremely lovely gentlemen Justin Kamerer (aka Angryblue) and Jeral Tidwell. Justin (left) watches Jeral (right) airbrush boobiesTogether, those talented, charming (

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-69052630244435190082009-08-17T12:57:00.004-04:002009-10-24T17:03:13.243-04:00

Some people in this universe, for one reason or the other, seem to get allllll the good genes. It's like they won the genetic lottery and, let's face it, although beauty doesn't give you a free pass to drive fast and wreckless down Easy Street, it sure does help you get out of the speeding ticket. While I certainly don't think I lost out on the big prize in that respect, I'd still have to work my

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-69527318656712864602009-08-14T09:55:00.005-04:002009-08-14T09:59:10.358-04:00

GOODGUYS COLUMBUS 09, originally uploaded by HORSEPOWER & HONEYSNow, I've seen a lot of radical channeling on rad rods, but this is just crazy. Can you even drive the damn thing? Who knows, and also, that's not the point. The point is that this spark-generating, road rash of a ride is pretty sick.Look at you, Ohio. Who knew you had it in ya?

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-22208725042295599512009-08-11T12:01:00.003-04:002009-08-11T12:29:24.442-04:00

Sitting in front of a computer working all day can be a big, and literal, pain in the ass. My co-workers are constantly complaining about how much they hate everything in their iTunes library (self included) because it's all be listened to over and over and over. Today I decided to end the madness and go on a hunt for something to lift my spirits and put a little pushin in my tush. Lo and behold

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-78300058564467021302009-08-08T11:34:00.012-04:002009-08-18T08:09:04.680-04:00

Thank god I have nothing but time to kill this morning and can catch up on checking for updates on every website I haven't had time to visit in the last couple weeks. I say "thank god" because I was reminded of two very important events coming up in the next month - well, probably important to you too if you're into this website.Rumblers NYC 9th Annual Kustom Kills & Hot Rod Thrills car showUnder

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-25616749324620971622009-08-08T10:20:00.005-04:002009-08-08T11:12:09.704-04:00

Almost every day during the summer months when the sun is out and I'm not hungover, I mount my bike and make the harrowing 7.9 mile commute to where I work in Bushwick, Brooklyn. (That's 7.9 miles one way, mind you.) That means this week I rode 47.4 miles, not including any detours here and there off the designated path or jaunts to the supermarket. Lets say I ride three days every week for the

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-35809939232780571752009-08-01T09:43:00.015-04:002009-08-01T11:41:49.059-04:00

For some reason today, even after a night filled with home-made sushi and one too many saki bombs, I am up at 8:30am, rifling through the photos on my computer in a highly unplanned attempt at their organization. I come to realize that I have a couple photos of cars I've taken around Brooklyn that I never bothered to share with anyone. What kind of an insensitive clod am I!? You must be furious

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-71718844015462429112009-07-29T11:13:00.003-04:002009-07-29T11:19:23.620-04:00

This bit of photography beauty comes from the Flickr set of Washington D.C. based artist and furniture maker A. Drauglis. One day, I hope to restore Model A's just for the fun of it too.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-85398154655526213572009-07-25T13:00:00.006-04:002009-07-29T11:25:26.134-04:00

I hate street rod paint jobs. HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE. Fifty-somethings with absolutely no color-theory knowledge shouldn't be allowed to choose finish colors for their cars. The horrifying results are usually enough to send me into vomiting epileptic seizures as they race by (and by "race", I mean cruise by at 25 miles per hour, because that's "racing" when you're 50 and own a light peach pink,

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-37346524676574837052009-07-25T12:38:00.002-04:002009-07-25T12:49:21.108-04:00

Somebody somewhere posted these on their LiveJournal account (ew...LiveJournal) and they ended up appearing in the "50 Most Recent Images Posted to LiveJournal" website, which, if you haven't seen it, is kind of insane (and also totally NSFW - "Not Safe For Work", for those of you who don't browse internet porn on your computer and might not know the term)."You never need feel over-smoked"

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-67157367066774684292009-07-16T16:56:00.005-04:002009-07-16T17:43:27.164-04:00

Oh vintage ads for house cleaners and processed foods, how I adore you so. You once struck fear of vaginal odor and a dirty kitchen into the hearts of housewives across the nation, and now you stoke hilarity (and occasionally shock and disbelief) into my own cold, black ticker.And if breathing life into my otherwise soulless carcass wasn't enough, you remind me of just how good we have it these

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-9465580933310979682009-07-11T18:25:00.008-04:002009-07-12T13:39:00.460-04:00

My good friend and fellow auto aficionado, artist and robot creator, Josh, sent me a link to a New York Times online slideshow featuring images from the Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show, held in Ypsilanti, Michigan, showcasing classic cars specifically from defunct auto makers. How currently appropriate!It's a little visual treat (albeit not from the East Coast, but still...), including a fair number of

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-81388313363368716392009-07-08T22:44:00.007-04:002009-07-09T15:51:12.789-04:00

RIGHT before I was about to call it a night, I stumbled across this beaut of a 'box from Virginia (assumedly) posted on Garage Magazine's blog page.Artistic mastery of scallops, if I've ever seen itAlthough I haven't done more research, it appears that Mr. Moore is also heavily affiliated with the Blue Ridge Institution in Ferrum, Virginia, and possibly responsible for curating a recent

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-88215803461694169202009-07-08T22:10:00.005-04:002009-07-08T22:37:21.688-04:00

Madness? Really? Ok, so it might not be much, depending on your definition of madness, but I updated the site with a bunch of new images today. Actually, the sad part of technology is that what took me an entire day to do (scanning, photoshopping and uploading old 35mm photos) will take you a fraction of an hour to look at. ...I'm going to try not to think about it.First, I finally got all the

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-39284866494069034732009-06-21T22:52:00.006-04:002009-07-25T13:19:18.891-04:00

You're right, genius! It's not. What it IS is a 1948 Whizzer motorized bicycle - our "RIDE-A-DAY" instead. (I have to give my love to the beautiful bicycles of history too).This photo is courtesy of jerbec via Flickr, from the AACA East Coast Nationals, Hershey Park, PA. Hershey has had it's share of decent car shows over the years, several of which I've attended.The Whizzer, originally created

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-85963269284767242762009-06-20T12:54:00.007-04:002009-07-25T13:19:32.985-04:00

1937 Chevy pickup (I deduce) at a recent Rumblers show in Coney Island, which I missed (as usual).Photo from Jamie NYC via Flickr.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-56521242998527901672009-06-19T16:49:00.004-04:002009-07-25T13:19:51.363-04:00

So I still haven't gotten my photos from the weird pseudo KKOA show up on the site yet, and I'm clearly failing at posting an actual ROD-A-DAY, every day, but if it's any consolation, at least I'm still thinking about it all the time. This full-time job stuff is really getting in the way of my web-mistressing/blogging fun.Excuses aside, here's today's awesome East Coast car, courtesy of Krapow

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-53191535654806443442009-06-15T17:39:00.007-04:002009-07-25T13:20:02.879-04:00

This past weekend the main squeeze and I traveled back to my hometown in PA for some much needed time away from the grunt and grime of NYC to do some grilling and clean our lungs out for a few days. While there, on Saturday evening, I finally realized that ("supposedly"...more on this in a second) the annual Kustom Kemps of America Sled Scene East show at Oakside Park in Biglerville, PA was going

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-58834447789755529382009-06-09T22:59:00.012-04:002009-06-09T23:40:03.320-04:00

The Rumblers Car Club of NYC will be having their 6th annual "Rumble in the Country" at the Terryville Fairgrounds in Terryville, Connecticut THIS SATURDAY, June 13th. Open to classic kustoms, hot rods and motorcycles, it's only $10/car to show off your damn hard machining & restoration work to the gasser-groveling public (pre-register by email at rumblersnomads@yahoo.com).There will be bands,

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-79298707271691807982009-06-09T12:51:00.010-04:002009-06-09T23:42:38.205-04:00

Nope, I'm not talking about socket sets and voltage meters, I'm talking about the two essentials of almost any given job: something to write with and a place to sit. Granted, I've had a few jobs where the only place I had to sit was on a bale of hay or in a dark closet where I could have some quiet time, but ultimately I've always needed somewhere to call home base.My glorious current office desk

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-84730884847658179312009-06-01T12:27:00.004-04:002009-06-01T16:16:46.464-04:00

If this just isn't the coolest damn lamp I've ever seen, well I just don't know what is.Piet Houtenbos' hand-grenade oil lampMade in the ol' US of A from actual army surplus hand grenades, these puppies start at $55, are available in several finishes and are sure to scare the crap out of your deranged Vietnam Vet Uncle Ned. "Hey Ned! Check this out!" *lobs grenade lamp in Ned's direction*

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7697725095242309478.post-46530647851549635182009-05-31T15:27:00.006-04:002009-06-08T17:31:51.317-04:00

Check it out kids! I finally got wise to the fact that it's way, way easier to keep this site updated if I just incorporate the vast world of blogging software into it someway. So here we are...the blogger-powered Greaser Garage news update page. How truly exciting.I thought about just changing the whole site into a blog, but there's something much more satisfying to me about having an entire

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11559960404370990876noreply@blogger.com0