Lost Liver...

Phil Noto

2011-05-19T19:18:00.001-07:00

His stuff kinda all looks the same - by looks the same, I mean damn good.

See more of his work...

Time for summer camp

2011-05-15T18:39:00.000-07:00

Famous last words...

2011-05-09T07:49:00.001-07:00

Stonewall Jackson - "Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees."

What the hell is next...

2011-05-01T17:30:00.000-07:00

From 4Q.

Schmeisser: Still Alive and Kickin' at 74

2011-05-01T17:01:00.000-07:00

Libyan rebellions carrying a WW2 German MP38 - the Schmeisser. Not givin' the fellas much of a chance if these are the weapons they are totin'. From The Firearm Blog.

BMW Bobbers

2011-05-01T16:44:00.000-07:00

Couple of cool BMWs I found at BikeExif.com. I love the look of the boxer engines.

The top one is from the fellas over at DBBP Design - the bottom bike is from Roland Sands Design.

Farm Fresh Racer

2011-05-01T16:34:00.000-07:00

Mike Wolfe from The History Channel's - "American Pickers" - tweeted this picture the other day...

Harley Board Trackers

2011-05-01T16:05:00.000-07:00

From Mulligan Machine

From Batura Brothers

I've always had a bit of board-tracker thing. These are modern takes on bikes that saw their hey-day in the 1920's and 1930's.

Board track racing - as it's name implies - is racing on a track made of wood. The other primary feature of the tracks was their bank - some tracks were banked at angles of 45 degrees. Some tracks were up to 2 miles in length.

She may look clean

2011-04-17T16:48:00.000-07:00

Nathan Bedford Forrest

2011-04-16T15:53:00.000-07:00

Nathan Bedford Forrest was one of the greatest, if not the greatest military commander of the civil war. With no formal military education - or any formal education for that matter - he developed some of the most innovative cavalry tactics and planned some of the most complicated strategic attacks seen in the war.

Beware reading the Wikipedia entry about Forrest - it makes him out to be one of the founders of the KKK. He was an early member, but moved to disband the group after it became too violent. It also indicates he was involved in killing a number of black Union troops at Fort Pillow - but an investigation ordered by General Grant and conducted by General Sherman, found no indication that Forrest was responsible for the actions of some of the troops - and according to Forrest post-war, he stopped the massacre.

Collectible 'Yotas

2011-04-16T15:38:00.000-07:00

From Hooniverse:

Question of the Weekend: Would you ever consider any Toyota Collectible?

I think any of you f'ers that know me - know my response. Hellz yes! Here's what I'm looking for - from Jalopnik.

Sweet Sickness...

2011-04-16T15:31:00.000-07:00

This may be the best movie of the summer - based just on the trailer - I'd say it will be the best movie of the summer...

Been lost in history...

2011-04-15T19:14:00.000-07:00

Haven't been blogging much 'cause i been lost in the Civil War. I've taken on Shelby Foote's - The Civil War: A Narrative. It's unbelievable in its depth and breadth. The total series is composed of 3 books and well over a million and a half words. It should be required reading for every American...

My sentiments exactly...

2011-03-27T17:17:00.000-07:00

Some things haven't worked out...

2011-03-27T17:04:00.001-07:00

From Cutaway Friday at ScooterMcRad's...

Why I like the Japanese...

2011-03-27T16:46:00.000-07:00

The bottom photo was taken 6 days after the earthquake in Japan... Story here.

The pieces of shit that live/lived in New Orleans need to take a lesson from the bad mo'fo's across the Pacific.

This round eye wishes himself and other Americans had this sorta gumption!

No Easy Days

2011-03-27T16:30:00.000-07:00

Jalopy Journal's got some old flat track racing photos from the Bay Area... I found the link at Hemmings.

Hot rod/roadster...

2011-03-16T19:54:00.000-07:00

This fucker is awesome! From Sixshooter...

Rappin' with Willie...

2011-03-16T19:46:00.000-07:00

From ShiftHeads...

Cowboy poetry...

2011-03-16T19:09:00.000-07:00

What my tombstone will say...

He Done His Damdest
By E. Bell Guthrey

I ask that when my spirit quits this shell of mortal clay
And o’er the trail across the range pursues its silent way,
That no imposing marble shaft may mark the spot where rest
The tailings of the bard who sang the praises of the West.
But, that above them may be placed a slab of white or gray,
And on it but the epitaph carved in the earlier day,
Upon the headboard of a man who did the best he could
To have the bad deeds of his life o’ershadowed by the good:
“He Done His Damdest.”

Engrave upon the polished face of that plain, simple stone,
No nicely worded sentiment intended to condone
The sins of an eventful life, nor say the virtues wiped
Away the stains of vice — in lines original or swiped;
That rough but honest sentiment that stood above the head
Of one who wore his boots into his final earthly bed
Is good enough for me to have above my mould’ring clay—
Just give the name and day I quit and underneath it say:
“He Done His Damdest.”

Some who are overstocked with phony piety may raise
Their hands in blank amazement at the sentiment and gaze
Upon the simple marble slab ‘neath which the sleeper lies,
With six or seven different kinds of horror in their eyes;
But hardy sons and daughters of this brave and rugged West
Will see a tribute in the line so pointedly expressed–
And what more earnest tribute could be paid to any man
Whose weary feet have hit the trail towards the Mystery, than:
“He Done His Damdest.”

From The Art of Manliness...

Fine lookin' speedster...

2011-03-16T18:10:00.000-07:00

I dunno who Sid Haugdahl is, but I like his speedster. Found this on FloridaStockCars.com...

Random scooter pict

2011-03-13T09:35:00.000-07:00

Found this on the Falcon Motorcycles website. I love this style...

Spit some Beechnut in that's dude's eye...

2011-03-08T18:18:00.000-08:00

...Then shoot 'em with my ol' .45.

When most people hear that line, I'm sure most people think of a Colt. However, I didn't I thought about this pistol - 1858 New Army. These guns were originally manufactured as black powder pistols, but after the advent of metallic cartridges, the U.S. government had them converted to accept the new ammunition. Read more from Wikipedia...

This particular model is a reproduction from Uberti.

Bug-out bag

2011-03-08T17:48:00.000-08:00

Of course a paranoid fellow like myself already has one of these, for the rest of you uninitiated, here's a pretty good guide...

From The Art of Manliness... "We cannot control when, where, or how disasters strike. But we can control how prepared we are to deal with a disaster. There is a fine line between order and chaos and sometimes that line can be measured in seconds. When every second counts, having a plan and the tools to see that plan through are crucial to survival. The Bug Out Bag is your #1 resource in your overall Bug Out Plan and may very well be your key to survival one day." Read the rest here...

When men were men (and likely to get killed)

2011-03-08T17:39:00.000-08:00

Killed Myself When I Was Young from The Jalopy Journal on Vimeo.

Warning this video is not censored. It shows the brutality of racing pre/post WW2. You needed a set of brass ones to get behind the wheels of these...

From Just a Car Guy... "this video is a compilation of crashes, and unlike todays videos of incredibly designed race cars, the roadsters and early racecars in this video didn't have many features that could save the lives of the drivers. No padded dashes, no airbags, no steering wheels that will bend and are concave so you don't get the column through your sternum, no roll cages or tops of any kind to keep the driver in during rollovers, no seat belts, and nothing like a crumple zone."

Rough week

2011-03-04T14:45:00.001-08:00

Rough f'n week at PS...

DBTs and Dexateens

2011-03-04T14:22:00.001-08:00

Dunno when this show was, but I just found the poster for it...

Ace of Spades

2011-03-04T08:52:00.001-08:00

"Fichu comme l'as de pique."

T-shirt

2011-03-03T21:15:00.000-08:00

For Scott Sanders who is themostunderratediphonephotographerinpineglen

The greatest toy ever!!

2011-03-03T19:40:00.000-08:00

Insulation: first the body, then the home

2011-03-02T19:15:00.000-08:00

I saw this article at Low-tech magazine, I've been thinking about exactly the same...

You could fill a library with reports and books describing the importance of energy-efficient heating systems and home insulation. However, not a word has been said or written about the energy savings potential of clothing, even though there has been a lot of progress in this area too. Modern thermal underclothing offers the possibility to turn the thermostat much lower without sacrificing comfort or sex appeal. The potential energy savings are huge; the costs are almost nil.

This article explains through science and statistics how to maintain thermal comfort at any given indoor temperature using only clothes.

Read the rest here...

F-86 Sabre

2011-03-02T18:50:00.000-08:00

I saw some picts (over at ChopperDaves - of which i stole one, the interior illustration) of the F-86 Sabre. I love Sabrejets! They are - and have always - been my absolute favorite not propeller aircraft. No matter the shape of today's aircraft, the F-86 has always looked like what a jet should look like.

From Wikipedia:
The North American F-86 Sabre (sometimes called the Sabrejet) was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known for its Korean War role, where it was pitted against the Soviet MiG-15. Although developed in the late 1940s and outdated by the end of the 1950s, the Sabre proved adaptable and continued as a front line fighter in air forces until the last active front line examples were retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994.

Jellied eels

2011-02-27T19:05:00.000-08:00

God bless folks in the old country, those bastards will eat anything...

From DiceMagazine

Graphic designer + state mottos =

2011-02-27T18:29:00.000-08:00

When anyone mentions "collective" to describe anything to do with art - I roll my eyes. 'Cause it usually means way more message than art. Sadly, that's they way Fifty and Fifty describe themselves - "a collective, currated project. That's a fancy way of saying - 50 designers were picked and given 50 U.S. state mottos. The designers were then asked to illustrate/design an image incorporating the motto. Overall it's not a bad idea - it turned out some cool stuff...

Unfortunately, quite of few of the designers have acted like recent art school graduates and produced some steaming piles of shit - their western shirts must be too tight... Too much message, not enough art.

From DudeCraft...

Expect Delays

2011-02-25T17:12:00.000-08:00

The genius from The Best iPhone Photographer in the World astounds me. How does a single mortal man do it?

Old school GMC "Jimmy" six

2011-02-25T14:47:00.000-08:00

Over the past several years, I've developed a serious crush on GM OHV inline sixes - actually inline sixes in general. I ran across this modern take on an old school "Jimmy" six, made my heart go pitter patter...

Here's the article from BangShift...

"Gary Hart's 1951 Chevy truck build is really looking awesome. The lines of a classic early 1950s Chevy are tough to beat, but the real star of this show is the engine. Hart is using an old school GMC "Jimmy" six that will feature fuel injection, distributor-less ignition, and most importantly, a turbocharger. There's something really neat about attacking an old school engine with new technology. The Jimmy is a tough customer, so a little boost should go a long way.

Gary has a long history in Land Speed Racing. He previously raced a turbocharged Buick straight eight engine, so he's familiar with force feeding an old engine to get the most out of it.

There's some really neat fabrication going on as well, with stainless pipes from a factory used as pieces of the turbo plumbing. Gary is doing the whole truck by himself and hopes to have it ready to go by the mid summer. The coil packs on the side plate look 100% bad ass!"

More picts here...

Go out and buy some Zombie Jerky

2011-02-24T21:31:00.001-08:00

Apparently, Americans are to fucking stupid to realize that Zombie Jerky is not made from real zombies. Thank God for the heroes at the USDA!

Maybe they should be worryin' about salomela or botulism or e. coli or some other food-borne bacteria that really will turn you into a zombie...

"It's hard enough marketing snack foods to zombies without the U.S. Department of Agriculture being persnickety about the wording on the label.

That's what Aaron Rasmussen of Harcos Laboratories, a Los Angeles-based maker of novelty products and food items, discovered last summer when the company decided to create Zombie Jerky, a line of beef jerky designed specifically for zombies and the people who love them."

Read the rest of the story at AOLNews...

'34 Coupe

2011-02-24T19:07:00.000-08:00

I dunno who Jason Sheets is, but he's got one fine lookin' Ford...

From Traditional Rod & Kulture Illustrated

Jeep FC 150 Mini Van

2011-02-23T19:09:00.000-08:00

This minivan concept is based on Jeep's forward-control chasis from the 1950's. It's definitely one of the coolest minivans I have ever seen - and it's 4 wheel drive...

Read more and see more picts over at Hemmings...

The 1905 Darracq 25L

2011-02-23T18:40:00.000-08:00

Balls of Depleted Uranium Required!

Like the author of this piece, I ain't the biggest fan of really old cars, but this bastard is a little different. It is an automobile distilled into it's essential parts. I can't imagine doin' 100+ mph in this thing.

The whole story from Hooniverse:
Way back in 1904, a man named Victor Hémery joined Darracq as their chief car tester. He set to work right away in developing vehicles to win races. Even back then, Darracq saw the potential for race victories to raise the profile of their brand and boost sales of their street cars. To that end, Hémery began a project to develop a race car faster than anything else in the world.

By 1905, that project was complete, with the assistance of another French racing driver who had been working for Fiat, by the name of Louis Chevrolet. They had heavily modified two Darracq four-cylinder engines, mating them together to create a 90-degree V8. As each 4-cylinder engine had come from a 100-hp race car, they nominally called the car a 200-hp car and called it a day. In reality, with the heavy modifications they had done on the engine, it was likely producing significantly more. This, at a time when a fairly “powerful” production car would be producing 20 horsepower. Incidentally, the engine displaced about 25.4L.

Vespa TAP

2011-02-23T18:21:00.000-08:00

The only cool Vespa - not really. It's gotta 75mm recoiless rifle and it's still dorky.

From Wikipedia:
"The Vespa 150 TAP is an Italian Vespa scooter modified to transport a M20 75 mm recoilless rifle, which was used in the 1950s by the French Airborne Forces (Troupes aéroportées, or TAP). It was produced by Ateliers de Construction de Motocycles et Automobiles (ACMA), a licensed assembler of Vespas in France, in 1956 and 1959.

Split window company buses

2011-02-23T17:50:00.000-08:00

I've always had a bit of a soft spot for VW buses - unfortunately, they always get associated with stupid fuckin' hippies. This site features an ass load of photos and illustrations showing the more utilitarian side of this vehicle.

From Ze Last Chance Garage du 7/8.

Most things haven't worked out...

2011-02-23T17:27:00.000-08:00

I was checking out old Hot Rod magazine covers here. While looking for more info on one of the cars featured on a cover, I found this site. It's a collection of photos from the 1948 SCTA Meet. Some good picts of some old school speedsters...

Buck you!!

2011-02-22T20:21:00.001-08:00

From ScooterMcRad check out the link to see a whole bunch o' cool picts... Of course, I chose the one from the Toyota museum...

"Panel forming bucks have long been used to construct and form hand made body panels in the automotive industry. They help define the shape of the body and offer a guide for the sheet metal artists to work their shaping magic.

Since I've been looking at various designs lately, I thought I would share some of the pictures I found of wooden bucks used by various people over the years. Maybe they will help someone else with their panel forming tasks..."

A day in the life of Carlos Nunez

2011-02-22T19:44:00.000-08:00

BE CAREFUL with this one... It ain't SWF!

Check out awesome, yet inappropriate photography. It's not porn or anything - just wait til you get home to peak. From CoC...

What's in James Gurney's bag

2011-02-22T19:32:00.000-08:00

James Gurney's a bit of a Pinko, but he's one hell of an illustrator. I interviewed him in college for an illustration class and he was incrediblynice and gracious. Anyways, I found a story about what he carries in his bag for illustration when traveling.

I found the story on a TOTAL Pinko's website - BoingBoing. Yeah, I know the hi-pocrisy - I do have a link to his site over there on the right... Moronic commie or not, he still has some decent stuff on his site...

Johnny "Hurricane" Jone

2011-02-22T18:50:00.000-08:00

Rev. Johnny L. "Hurricane" Jones - One More Time from "Jesus Christ from A to Z" by dusttodigital

If you done lost yo' religion and need somebody to help you get it back do not rely on The Best iPhone Photographer in the World - he will lead you astray. However, he can direct you to some damn fine tunes. Like this one he turned me on to today from Parlortone - the following is from their site:

"More than a half-century ago, a young country preacher from backwoods Alabama came to the big city and made his name leading one of Atlanta’s largest Baptist congregations. In a great Southern metropolis renowned for its preachers, Rev. Johnny L. Jones stood out for his unique delivery that combined solid theological grounding and moody, explosive flights into a high-turbulence zone between song and speech, earning him a reputation as the Fireball Preacher and more famously, The Hurricane. "Jesus Christ from A to Z" (PT-4001) was compiled from more than 50 years of reel-to-reel tapes of live church recordings."more

Junior Kimbrough

2011-02-22T18:35:00.000-08:00

The Best iPhone Photographer in the World has been trying to wrench me out of a musical black hole I've been in since the break up of the Dexateens. He's been randomly sending me lil' tidbits like this in an attempt to see me musically happy again. I don't think I'll every be outta this gloom, but Junior Kimbrough don't hurt. I'm pretty familiar with him, but honestly hadn't thought about the guy in a few years... Damn, I'm an idiot.

If you ain't heard 'em or have forgotten him like me, take a listen again...

Swing

2011-02-21T17:47:00.001-08:00

I'm building a swing for my daughter and came across this. I think it's very cool. I found it at DesignersCouch.com.

Patton's pistols

2011-02-20T17:55:00.000-08:00

I have to confess, as much as I've studied Patton and read about him, I've just always assumed he carried a Colt 1873 "Peace Maker" - but doin' some quick research I've discovered I was wrong. He carried one Colt and one S & W Model 27 (actually, it was before S & W numbered pistols - N frame) with a 3.5" barrel. Pictures courtesy of Patton Museum at Fort Knox...

Ol' Blood and Guts

2011-02-20T16:25:00.000-08:00

I was thinking about General Patton this weekend. I love the speech at the beginning of the movie Patton - as do all real Americans. I've heard that it was a composite of a number of speeches. However, I think it was just an abridged version of the speech he gave on June 5, 1944 - just before the invasion of Europe. I dunno if this is true or not - but I used the source used on Wikipedia - so you know it's gotta be true. Anyways, this is long, but it's well worth reading. So be a real American and read the Goddamned speech! The speech came from PattonHQ.com...

Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bullshit. Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. You are here today for three reasons. First, because you are here to defend your homes and your loved ones. Second, you are here for your own self respect, because you would not want to be anywhere else. Third, you are here because you are real men and all real men like to fight. When you, here, everyone of you, were kids, you all admired the champion marble player, the fastest runner, the toughest boxer, the big league ball players, and the All-American football players. Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser. Americans despise cowards. Americans play to win all of the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor will ever lose a war; for the very idea of losing is hateful to an American.

You are not all going to die,only two percent of you right here today would die in a major battle. Death must not be feared. Death, in time, comes to all men. Yes, every man is scared in his first battle. If he says he's not, he's a liar. Some men are cowards but they fight the same as the brave men or they get the hell slammed out of them watching men fight who are just as scared as they are. The real hero is the man who fights even though he is scared. Some men get over their fright in a minute under fire. For some, it takes an hour. For some, it takes days. But a real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood. Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best and it removes all that is base. Americans pride themselves on being He Men and they ARE He Men. Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are, and probably more so. They are not supermen.

All through your Army careers, you men have bitched about what you call "chicken shit drilling". That, like everything else in this Army, has a definite purpose. That purpose is alertness. Alertness must be bred into every soldier. I don't give a fuck for a man who's not always on his toes. You men are veterans or you wouldn't be here. You are ready for what's to come. A man must be alert at all times if he expects to stay alive. If you're not alert, sometime, a German son-of-an-asshole-bitch is going to sneak up behind you and beat you to death with a sockful of shit!

There are four hundred neatly marked graves somewhere in Sicily, all because one man went to sleep on the job, but they are German graves, because we caught the bastard asleep before they did. An Army is a team. It lives, sleeps, eats, and fights as a team. This individual heroic stuff is pure horse shit. The bilious bastards who write that kind of stuff for the Saturday Evening Post don't know any more about real fighting under fire than they know about fucking! We have the finest food, the finest equipment, the best spirit, and the best men in the world. Why, by God, I actually pity those poor sons-of-bitches we're going up against. By God, I do.

My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back. That's not just bull shit either. The kind of man that I want in my command is just like the lieutenant in Libya, who, with a Luger against his chest, jerked off his helmet, swept the gun aside with one hand, and busted the hell out of the Kraut with his helmet. Then he jumped on the gun and went out and killed another German before they knew what the hell was coming off. And, all of that time, this man had a bullet through a lung. There was a real man!

All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters, either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don't ever let up. Don't ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain. What if every truck driver suddenly decided that he didn't like the whine of those shells overhead, turned yellow, and jumped headlong into a ditch? The cowardly bastard could say, "Hell, they won't miss me, just one man in thousands". But, what if every man thought that way? Where in the hell would we be now? What would our country, our loved ones, our homes, even the world, be like? No, Goddamnit, Americans don't think like that. Every man does his job. Every man serves the whole. Every department, every unit, is important in the vast scheme of this war. The ordnance men are needed to supply the guns and machinery of war to keep us rolling. The Quartermaster is needed to bring up food and clothes because where we are going there isn't a hell of a lot to steal. Every last man on K.P. has a job to do, even the one who heats our water to keep us from getting the 'G.I. Shits'.

Each man must not think only of himself, but also of his buddy fighting beside him. We don't want yellow cowards in this Army. They should be killed off like rats. If not, they will go home after this war and breed more cowards. The brave men will breed more brave men. Kill off the Goddamned cowards and we will have a nation of brave men. One of the bravest men that I ever saw was a fellow on top of a telegraph pole in the midst of a furious fire fight in Tunisia. I stopped and asked what the hell he was doing up there at a time like that. He answered, "Fixing the wire, Sir". I asked, "Isn't that a little unhealthy right about now?" He answered, "Yes Sir, but the Goddamned wire has to be fixed". I asked, "Don't those planes strafing the road bother you?" And he answered, "No, Sir, but you sure as hell do!" Now, there was a real man. A real soldier. There was a man who devoted all he had to his duty, no matter how seemingly insignificant his duty might appear at the time, no matter how great the odds. And you should have seen those trucks on the road to Tunisia. Those drivers were magnificent. All day and all night they rolled over those son-of-a-bitching roads, never stopping, never faltering from their course, with shells bursting all around them all of the time. We got through on good old American guts. Many of those men drove for over forty consecutive hours. These men weren't combat men, but they were soldiers with a job to do. They did it, and in one hell of a way they did it. They were part of a team. Without team effort, without them, the fight would have been lost. All of the links in the chain pulled together and the chain became unbreakable.

Don't forget, you men don't know that I'm here. No mention of that fact is to be made in any letters. The world is not supposed to know what the hell happened to me. I'm not supposed to be commanding this Army. I'm not even supposed to be here in England. Let the first bastards to find out be the Goddamned Germans. Some day I want to see them raise up on their piss-soaked hind legs and howl, 'Jesus Christ, it's the Goddamned Third Army again and that son-of-a-fucking-bitch Patton'.

We want to get the hell over there the quicker we clean up this Goddamned mess, the quicker we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and clean out their nest, too. Before the Goddamned Marines get all of the credit.

Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it. The quicker they are whipped, the quicker we can go home. The shortest way home is through Berlin and Tokyo. And when we get to Berlin I am personally going to shoot that paper hanging son-of-a-bitch Hitler. Just like I'd shoot a snake!

When a man is lying in a shell hole, if he just stays there all day, a German will get to him eventually. The hell with that idea. The hell with taking it. My men don't dig foxholes. I don't want them to. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Keep moving. And don't give the enemy time to dig one either. We'll win this war, but we'll win it only by fighting and by showing the Germans that we've got more guts than they have; or ever will have. We're not going to just shoot the sons-of-bitches, we're going to rip out their living Goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks. We're going to murder those lousy Hun cocksuckers by the bushel-fucking-basket. War is a bloody, killing business. You've got to spill their blood, or they will spill yours. Rip them up the belly. Shoot them in the guts. When shells are hitting all around you and you wipe the dirt off your face and realize that instead of dirt it's the blood and guts of what once was your best friend beside you, you'll know what to do!

I don't want to get any messages saying, "I am holding my position." We are not holding a Goddamned thing. Let the Germans do that. We are advancing constantly and we are not interested in holding onto anything, except the enemy's balls. We are going to twist his balls and kick the living shit out of him all of the time. Our basic plan of operation is to advance and to keep on advancing regardless of whether we have to go over, under, or through the enemy. We are going to go through him like crap through a goose; like shit through a tin horn!

From time to time there will be some complaints that we are pushing our people too hard. I don't give a good Goddamn about such complaints. I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood. The harder WE push, the more Germans we will kill. The more Germans we kill, the fewer of our men will be killed. Pushing means fewer casualties. I want you all to remember that."

There is one great thing that you men will all be able to say after this war is over and you are home once again. You may be thankful that twenty years from now when you are sitting by the fireplace with your grandson on your knee and he asks you what you did in the great World War II, you WON'T have to cough, shift him to the other knee and say, "Well, your Granddaddy shoveled shit in Louisiana." No, Sir, you can look him straight in the eye and say, "Son, your Granddaddy rode with the Great Third Army and a Son-of-a-Goddamned-Bitch named Georgie Patton!"

When NASCAR was cool

2011-02-20T13:22:00.000-08:00

Back in day, before big dollar sponsors and C of T, NASCAR consisted of a bunch of rednecks driving like bats outta hell. No drafting, no HANS devices, no strategies - just balls to the walls racing...

I'm not hatin' - completely - on NASCAR. It still is a redneck sport - the only national one. But I've seen a lotta changes since the late 70's - when I first started watching. It's just not the same - and not as good.

From Jalopnik.

1979 (I think) Pontiac Grand Prix

2011-02-19T19:20:00.000-08:00

Been eyein' this cherry Gran Prix in the parking lot of my neighborhood Publix. It belongs to someone who works at the store - I see it all the time. It appears this thing has never been repainted or redone. The interior is used but doesn't look bad for the age.

This car is so cool because you never see a GM A-Body in this shape - or not around the ATL. They usually looked ragged-ragged out or super ghettofied. It's nice to see something this stock and in this good original shape.

It reminds me of my original ride - 1978 Cutlass Supreme.

Steve McQueen

2011-02-17T21:13:00.000-08:00

Excellent write up of Steve McQueen from the SelvedgeYard.

Steve McQueen personified the “anti-hero” in Hollywood at a time when the emerging counterculture in America was challenging the very definition of what a true “hero” is. Maybe a better way to look at it is– heroism is an act. To live an idealistic, heroic life without fault is ultimately impossible. We all struggle with aligning our beliefs and goals in life with what is truly right. The fact is there are grey areas that we have to be honest about. We saw the good and bad in McQueen, and loved him anyway– in fact, we loved him for it. He was honest about who he was...

Read the rest of the article...

More Nashvegas

2011-02-17T20:57:00.000-08:00

More wholesome goodness from The Best iPhone Photographer in the World

Boyce Equipment Co.

2011-02-17T18:52:00.000-08:00

These folks are based out in Ogden, Utah. They remanufacture military trucks and more. It looks like the kinda place I'd love to spend a lotta cash...

Check out their site - it looks like it was designed in 1995 - but it gives you a good idea of the sorta stuff they do.

Deadend Magazine

2011-02-16T20:07:00.000-08:00

Just found this website - it's an online magazine.

Right turn Clyde...

2011-02-15T18:34:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Gene for the reminder. If you need an explanation...

Poster design

2011-02-14T18:19:00.000-08:00

From Animal Rummy...

A portrait of me

2011-02-13T20:00:00.000-08:00

Finally someone painted a decent portrait of me.

Mike Mitchell seems like a complete idiot - the kinda guy I'd like to hang out with. Check out his blog at Tumblr...

He also painted the masterpiece below...

DIY shotgun revolver

2011-02-12T18:26:00.000-08:00

From HomeGunsmith.com...

"Using chambers cut off 12 ga. scrap barrels and a new $10 bbl for an Italian auto shotgun, the only other gun part is a scrapped hammer from a 1857 Remington perc revolver. Loads like a SAA Colt but underlever rotates and cocks it. Blow-by is negligible, hardly noticeable with normal shirt sleeve."

I originally found it on HackADay.com

Bugattie Type 35B

2011-02-12T14:24:00.000-08:00

Old listing from BringATrailer...

Speedster

2011-02-11T19:35:00.000-08:00

Similar to what I wanna build. From ScooterMcRads...

Random bike

2011-02-11T18:39:00.000-08:00

From FlatIronMike. Just thought this was a cool as hell bike.

Doxford Ship Yard 1950's

2011-02-11T18:22:00.000-08:00

Saw this article on BangShift about ship engine building at Doxford & Sons Ship Yard in the late 1950's. The article is actually on a site called ShipNostalgia.com.

Fabrication porn

2011-02-09T15:33:00.000-08:00

FROM STEEL: The Making of a Soulcraft from michael evans on Vimeo.

You bicycle dorks might enjoy also - slide to the end and skip the parts you don't understand...

From KnuckleBuster...

Falcon Motorcylces

2011-02-09T15:01:00.000-08:00

I've followed their work for a while. They just build some freakin' beautiful pieces of machinery...

FalconMotorcycles.com

Rolling Bones Garage Night 2011

2011-02-09T08:40:00.000-08:00

This story is from BangShift. I dunno a damn thing about Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop but the photos of the event are nice. I personally like the #55 above - Camel Toe Racing.

Slaughter House Five

2011-02-09T07:28:00.000-08:00

Just finished listening to Slaughter House Five by Kurt Vonnegut on the BBC when I saw this on Atlas Obscura - They have found the location of Schlachthof Fünf in Dresden and you can take tours of it as well.

"In Kurt Vonnegut's book Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, the main character Billy Pilgrim is captured by the Germans and taken to Dresden. In Dresden, Billy is held in an unused slaughterhouse, "Slaughterhouse number 5." From this location Billy as well as his captors survive the bombing of Dresden, which killed some 25,000 people in the ensuing firestorm. "

WW2 Jeep Armament

2011-02-08T19:28:00.001-08:00

Cool diagram of WW2 jeep and armament diagram...

Random crap #8

2011-02-08T19:20:00.000-08:00

Cool pict

John Singer Sargent: Gassed

2011-02-08T19:15:00.001-08:00

One of my favorite painters of all time - John Singer Sargent. Beautiful painting, horrible subject...

WWLMD

2011-02-08T19:14:00.001-08:00

UGA Football

2011-02-08T19:12:00.000-08:00

The way UGA football looked when I attended...

Concrete shelter

2011-02-08T19:09:00.001-08:00

Thought this was a cool concept...

Marriage

2011-02-08T19:07:00.000-08:00

Not that it's the first bit of random stuff I've posted -it's the first one I've numbered...

Adolf Galland

2011-02-08T18:43:00.000-08:00

I understand posting stuff about WW2 Germans may be considered un-pc. I don't really give a damn. I've been fascinated with this guys since I was a kid.

From the Wikipedia entry...
"Galland was a German Luftwaffe General and flying ace who served throughout World War II in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions, and fought on the Western and the Defence of the Reich fronts. On four occasions he survived being shot down, and he was credited with 104 aerial victories, all of them against the Western Allies." Read the complete entry here...

The "Mickey Maus" above was his personal symbol - and the "S" in the shield was his fighter squadron - Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter." Read more about Albert Leo Schlageter (the unit's namesake).

Election desktop backgrounds

2011-02-08T18:35:00.001-08:00

During the great tumult that was the 2008 elections - I was overwhelmed by the stupidity of the debates that took place in my office - right and left. As a form of passive aggressive protest - I created a couple of desktop backgrounds to let people know where I stood...

Tombstones

2011-02-08T18:32:00.001-08:00

I've always been kinda fascinated/creeped-out by old tombstones with skulls on them. No idea why they used to do it that way...

It'll give you a good buzz if you do...

2011-02-08T18:31:00.000-08:00

Toyota toys

2011-02-07T18:54:00.000-08:00

FN-FAL

2011-02-07T18:51:00.001-08:00

Stielhandgranate Typ 24

2011-02-07T18:43:00.000-08:00

Bulky, clumsy and somewhat ineffective, however, these are some of the most recognizable weapons in modern history - Stielhandgranate Typ 24...

Toyoda badges and hood ornaments

2011-02-07T18:30:00.001-08:00

Hot rod Toyotas

2011-02-07T18:17:00.001-08:00

What the new FJ's shoulda looked like...

2011-02-07T18:08:00.000-08:00

Military VW

2011-02-07T18:05:00.000-08:00

Random old Toyota cars

2011-02-07T17:56:00.000-08:00

Today has turned into a Japanese automotive review day... Mainly Toyotas...

Toyota post-war cars and trucks

2011-02-07T17:42:00.001-08:00

WW2 Type 95

2011-02-07T17:36:00.001-08:00

I make no pretense about being an expert on WW2 Japanese vehicles. I think these are made by Toyota - I think. See the model at the bottom for clearer details.

Nevermind, just found a post here at 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology. It wasn't made by Toyota or Toyoda...

Old school Toyota trucks

2011-02-07T17:34:00.000-08:00

Drag race poster

2011-02-06T18:09:00.000-08:00

From Rod & Custom...

Toyota museum picts

2011-02-06T18:06:00.000-08:00

Cornbread

2011-02-06T18:04:00.000-08:00

Dexateens tshirt idea

2011-02-06T18:02:00.001-08:00

Here's an idea i was working on for the Dexateens, 'fore they went and busted up...

Indian sign

2011-02-06T17:59:00.001-08:00

Goose!

2011-02-06T17:58:00.001-08:00

Japanese WW2 prototype aircraft

2011-02-06T17:54:00.001-08:00

Dunno where these came from either, just liked 'em...

Brough Superior

2011-02-06T17:51:00.001-08:00

I think that's a pict of T.E. Lawrence as well.

Champion of Beer

2011-02-06T17:47:00.001-08:00

Dunno where I found this pict - sorry if I swiped it from your site...