“Curves”
March 9, 2024
A quick ride on my VT750…enjoying some of Staten island’s hills and curves.
Ride On.
“On Cue”
March 9, 2024
Damn it, Jesus Christ, I missed church again.” — Martin Mull
Those damn fools in high places are going to fiddle with our clocks again tonight. Heaven forbid they jump forward an hour whilst I’m at work. Why oh Lord? Why must it always be on Saturday night? Oh, yes, the Sharks…I understand. Yes, I’m a Catholic boy, redeemed through pain, not through joy. Oh well, maybe I can get Martin Mull to write a note explaining my absence tomorrow?
“Damn it, Jesus Christ, I missed church again.
It makes almost seven years, God save my soul.
But I was hungover so bad, I hope St. Peter, he don’t get mad – when it’s time for him to read that honor roll.”
Martin Mull – Honor Roll:
youtu.be/WkZ3eFR6_Ek
“Keep Our Island Tidy”
March 8, 2024
Baby baby baby I’m just looking with my eye to the sky
With my eye to the sky
Looking, I’m gonna keep on looking babe
Keep on looking, I’m gonna keep on looking babe
For a change
— Marc Bolan
“Rain, Rain, Rain”
March 7, 2023
She put her head on the line
When she come on strong
A single girl about town
And she stands or fall
By the way she moves
Ahead of her time
She can’t lose
Got rain rain rain
Rain rain rain
Rain rain rain
Getting high
— Bryan Ferry
Roxy Music:
youtu.be/KxYq_8Hq1ac
“1970”
March 6, 2024
A 1970 Oldsmobile 442 with a W30 package (a fiberglass hood with functional air scoops and low-restriction air cleaner, aluminum intake manifold, special camshaft, cylinder heads, distributor, and carburetor).
Locale: Great Kills Park, NYC
Out of my mind on saturday night
Ninteen-seventy rollin’ in sight
Radio burnin’ up above
Beautiful baby, feed my love all night
— Iggy Pop
“Strange Days”
March 5, 2024
Strange days have found us
Strange days have tracked us down
They’re going to destroy
Our casual joys
— Jim Morrison
Locale: Tottenville, NYC
The Doors: youtu.be/eZWB0VF2vDI
“No Future”
March 4, 2024
“There is no future.” — Charlie, talking about how, at our age, we should just ride whenever and whatever (bike) we like. I agree. Better to ride than to regret.
Don’t be told what you want
Don’t be told what you need
There’s no future
No future
No future for you
— John Lydon
Motörhead – God Save The Queen:
youtu.be/Qa1wdUkeuvE
“Vanishing Point”
March 3, 2024
Hooray for the men of vision
Who are never, never satisfied
Who believe the way to a better world
Is to give it a better try
Hooray for the men of vision
May they never disappear
Who believe just to ask the question
Where do we go?
Where do we go?
Where do we go from here?
— Jimmy Walker
Tomorrow I’ll be picking cotton but today we ride. Where to? Who cares? It ain’t the destination that counts.
Me to my barber: “One of the guys I ride with is 76.”
Barber: “It’s in his blood.”
Me: “We never grew up.”
(Thank God)
“Silly Love Song”
March 2, 2024
I was home for a couple days this week, fighting a cold. It was pretty dull so I decided I’d get a shot of my Bonnie that I never got around to previously: a clear frame showing the centre stand and grab rail. (These are OEM parts and the only two mods I plan on making). Is such a thing silly? Listen to what the man said:
Love doesn’t come in a minute
Sometimes it doesn’t come at all
I only know that when I’m in it
It isn’t silly, love isn’t silly
Love isn’t silly at all (yeah, yeah)
— Paul and Linda McCartney
Wings: youtu.be/1YeQgLM_Vds
[ fb offered to “fix the grammar” in the McCartney quote…I think it works pretty good as is. ]
“Full Nelson – A Tale of Three Bags”
March 1, 2024
When I find something I like I stick with it – whether it’s a good story or a piece of equipment. For example I wear only Bell helmets. I use Alpinestars gloves. And I use Nelson-Rigg luggage. For years I used the Commuter (CL-1060-S2) tailbag on my Himmi. My Bonnie’s grab rail / luggage rack is rather scant so I use the smaller Tail Bag Lite (RG-1050-L) on that bike. On my Phantom I use the larger Route 1 Day Trip (NR-210) bag which fits well on my Cobra sissy bar / luggage rack. Nelson-Rigg gear is good stuff. FWIW…
My google review: maps.app.goo.gl/xJmHGQhKP9M7hvLS8
@nelsonrigg