live to lurk. lurk or die.

SO I'VE MOVED OVER HERE NOW!

2011-09-24T12:35:00.000-07:00

LURK DIGGLER <----come follow me on tumblr!

ps. the top tank project that i started FOREVER AGO does RUN. but it is not rideable. or finished.

2010-12-26T09:54:00.000-08:00

America On Wheels

2010-12-19T13:57:00.000-08:00

deadxstop

2010-05-26T00:53:00.000-07:00

Chris is a solid dude. A solid, honest dude. At least in my opinion. He gives it to me straight, he calls me out when I need it, he's a great listener, gives the best advice, and I feel he is one of the 'realest' people I've met in a long time. Chris owns deadxstop publishing company, what started out as him making a zine in the early 90's and now has turned into writing and publishing books. Really great books at that. I back and support this fool, and I think all of you should too.

You can pick up his books here:
Quimby Bookstore
1854 West North Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 342-0910

Chicago Comics
3244 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 528-1983

or order them online.

the end.

SALAD DAYS!

2010-05-09T13:30:00.000-07:00

SUNDAY MAY 16TH!
COME GET STUPID WITH ME!

pizza! pizza!

2010-04-22T11:13:00.000-07:00

I know, I know. Its been over a year in the works. But this thing will be ripping in the next week or two. I promise. now just waiting on my Motomatic intake and Gazelles to come in the mail. still have to buy pedal arms, bigger shocks, an air filter, red pedals, and back pegs and sew some sort of seat cover on it. shit is CLOSE! thanks to the Hot N Readyz for helping me out and for motivating me. < 3

Whiskey Business 3 was a great success. Thanks to everyone that came out. It went smoothly and was a blast. We had an unreal amount of people show up from all over the country, and Denmark too! Hopefully we get to see all of you at Bomb Prom!

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE.

no more snow!

2010-03-15T04:41:00.000-07:00

I'm moving a mile away into a house with a garage and a miniramp within the week. So stoked on both of those things. I can finally stop working on mopeds in my bedroom. Whiskey Business 3 is just around the corner. Replacing the maxi clutch before then, then playing with these new guys for the top tank project:

P@

2009-10-24T14:38:00.000-07:00

You should all check out Pat Perry's art. It's really something else. All hand drawn detailed epicness. He's my little buddy from the Grand Rapids, MI moped gang, The Ghost Riders. Super sweet kid. Full of talent. Now go lurk on him.
patperry.net
pat's flikr

In other news...

I got my shin tattooed(FUN!) a couple weeks ago by Scott Santee from Columbus, OH. Really rad guy. Super fast too. Oh, and jokes. Lots of jokes. (oh, and yes, that's Thyme around the hour glass.)
scottsantee.com

That Cromags/Merauder/Death Threat/The Killer/Left Hand Path show that I went to last week was righteous! Such a fun show.

photo cred: Chris Z

ps. I love Chicago.

chicaggro

2009-09-29T13:11:00.000-07:00

so, after years of trying to move here and my plans blowing up in my face, I finally was presented with a rad job, rad roomates, and a really nice cheap apartment. close to everything.

Magnolia Photobooth is now up and running in and around Chicago. Already had two really successful events, and already have a bunch lined up for october. stoked. I also scored a part-time warehouse job at Threadless, picking/packing shirts, and as a t-shirt model through a friend. which is hilarious and a lot of fun.

My gila e50 is so close to being done. put together, cases sealed, just waiting to get circlips. and a carb. maybe narrow my bars. and to make the seat, which shouldn't be too hard. i'm crafty. My general tank came in the mail a few weeks ago. paint and decals done, thanks to jamie leslie and david brooks.

Dear Bandits and TBS, please don't be upset with me for missing our joint moped rally camping trip, but...I'm going to see Cro-Mags and Death Threat next month!! so excited!

I will be back to Louisville this weekend for two photobooth events, then back to Chicago. Come visit me!

title for this.

2009-08-17T19:27:00.000-07:00

my lack of motivation is at an all time high.
i dont even feel like working on this shit anymore.
i used to be in love with a dremel. now i dont even want to look at it.
why is the cylinder skirt ENORMOUS on the gila?
womp womp.

oh, changed the layout of this spot somewhat, with the help from the tallest man alive, matt ballard. YUP!

pathetic

2009-08-07T06:07:00.000-07:00

shit looks pathetic just chillin in my room.
i need to find time to start putting this guy together.

crunch time

2009-07-30T01:37:00.000-07:00

so i got a lot done today on my bike. bondo, sanding, primer, (auto)paint, gloss. i'm truly lucky to have a friend with some pro-tools/setup to help me out with this. i paid him in short-stack Buds, a sixer of pbr, and my truly genuine comedy. tight!

bondo

sanding

cleaned up the headlight bucket

cleaned up the flywheel cover(i'm going to be painting the Puch symbol by hand)

primered frame

close up

primered headlight bucket and flywheel cover

primered tripletree plate, handlebar brackets, and swingarm thingy

primered forks

primered swingarm

final primer coat on frame

black + gloss stuff

black + gloss frame

everything is painted and glossed and ready to go. hopefully i can find time this week to get that e50 finished. i still need to find some red bmx pedals and get the graphics done on the tank. i think i might still need a stator. probably some other shit i'm forgetting too. i rode an old ass vintage beach cruiser with massive ape hangers to the store while the paint was drying tonight. it was pretty sick, to say the least.

pump your brakes

2009-07-29T10:19:00.000-07:00

painted some brake levers last night.
cut my bars down.
bondoed the frame.
cleaned the e50 cases.
crank is in the freezer chillin' out.
just ordered my intake from treats.
buying the rest of my bearings and pedals today.
primering the frame, forks, and swingarm in a few hours.
hopefully painting them too.
thanks terry dean for the grips.
STOKED!

optimus primer

2009-06-26T00:03:00.000-07:00

got a lot of shit done on the tank today.
lots of sanding and bondoing and primering.
hopefully start painting it on saturday?

trying to get this thing done in time for the Chicago rally.
STOKED!

flex your head

2009-06-24T14:48:00.001-07:00

exhaust arm finally taken off extra murray frame and welded onto top tank frame. which means, i can finally finish cleaning up the other welds and start the painting process. hopefully going to cut down the bars so they arent so obnoxious this week. hopefully put together my other e50 next week. so ready for a gila.

in other news, my new job (http://www.louisvillephotobooth.com) is kind of amazing. and fun. i just set up these fancy ass awesome photobooths at different events, watch people take photos for a few hours, tear it down and go home. pretty awesome, eh?

ps. i was prom queen at bomb prom. no bigs.

motivation!

2009-06-11T10:49:00.000-07:00

treats came in the mail today. well... now i just have to put it all together. 2nd E50 rebuild, here i come!

+++++
TBS rally is tomorrow. SOOOO STOKED!!

i suck.

2009-05-25T22:30:00.000-07:00

So I work open to close what seems to be every single day. I have had no time to get anything done on my moped. Plus, I am not motivated. At all. And I'm broke. So, there's that.

In other news, I had my first real moped wreck. In cinci visiting TBS. mashed up my shoulder, scraped up my ankle, then got drunk and ripped one of my pockets out of my jeans. real cool. (the maxi doesnt even have a scratch on it somehow.)

New tattoo. Love it.

bomb prom is so soon!
so stoked!
-a.

womp womp

2009-03-09T23:23:00.001-07:00

I feel totally overwhelmed thinking about all of the things I still need to do to this project before it's even close to being finished. It's starting to bum me out to the point where I haven't even felt like working on it at all. I know that doesn't even make sense. Sooo... I'm writing out a damn list of all the shit i need to do so I don't freak out...and so I can be reminded of how little motivation I have. Maybe it will help me on my days off. Meh.

~~-weld brace onto seat/rack area so my ass doesn't get dumped onto the tire~~
~~-weld tank mounts onto the crossbar~~
-strip paint off the tank
-rough up/prep the rims for the rattlecan session
-find an old leather jacket to cut/sew for my seat cover
-touch up the welds on the seat/rack
-powdercoat everything(another complete nightmare)
TO BUY:
-headlight
~~-grill~~
~~-handlebars~~
-some sort of taillight
-pedal crank & arms
~~-rear shocks~~
-fancy bmx pedals
-fancy cables & colored cable housing
-fancy bmx grips
-other fancy odds and ends for detailed sweetness

IN OTHER NEWS
Ghost Rider Peter hooked me up with another general cap WITH A KEY. super stoked on that. And Bandit Maggie shot some pretty amazing photos of me and my maxi last week.

Spring is almost here. It's time to GET SHIT DONE!

spring is just around the corner..

2009-02-10T15:14:00.000-08:00

wrapped the seat with the foam and duct tape...

another shot of the crossbar weld-cleanup.

close up of the reweld/cleanup job on the engine mount plate.

welded on a plate on the base of the back rack to screw the seat into.

cleaned up the most rusty shitty looking wheels with a wire wheel brush.

so far, so good...

-----------------------------
whenever I get out of this rut and make some money I will buy everything else I need. Or continue to salvage everyone elses unwanted parts like I've been doing thus far.

(I'm so excited for the Latebirds rally!!!)

long overdue....

2009-01-30T12:41:00.000-08:00

So i've been working on this winter project for a little while now. some friends had this frame sitting outside collecting rust for a while and said i could take it and give it life again.... and so i am.
this is what it started out as:

i stripped all the paint off of it with a wirebrush wheel.

then cut the seat post down so it was flat with the back rack.

found an old fence post in my friends garage that happened to be the same width as the rest of the frame. stripped all the galvanized coating off of it, and welded it on for a crossbar.

close up of the welds:

smoothed everything out with a little grinding and lots of hand filing.

used an old skateboard for the base of the seat. (it totally says "skate or die" written by a 11 year old)

cut the sides down and sanded everything so it was closer to the same size as my tank.

bought some foam from hobby lobby.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
as soon as i can get the rest of the pictures, i will post up the rest of the updates. (i dont have a camera)
:)

CAW-CAW!

2009-01-15T22:10:00.000-08:00

I bought my tickets to L.A.!
Latebirds rally at the end of March! Not too stoked on flying, but at least I will have another Bandit with me. Apparently we already have loaners...which is a relief. my maxi is mad at me and the project bike probably won't be up and going by then. But who knows... I did hacksaw a skateboard for the seat I'm making today.

sparks

2009-01-08T13:56:00.000-08:00

2008-12-28T11:30:00.000-08:00

I spent the last few weeks rebuilding my engine. In my room. It finally runs, not well, but at least it runs. I need to mess with the timing later tonight. Went on a 3 hour ride yesterday. I've missed riding.

My new tank and cap came in the mail. No key though. Weak.

I'm getting closer...

moped blues.

2008-12-15T21:24:00.000-08:00

so my crank shit the bed. all my money and time has been going into winter projects and rebuilding my engine. its really depressing some of the time...really fun the rest of the time.

tuesday: stuffed race crank gets here.
wednesday: reassemble engine, paint wheels, strip paint off forks, make a seat, start cleaning out green maxi tank.

hooray for motivation! finally.

2008-09-09T03:11:00.000-07:00

our mini moped rally was this past sunday here. loads of fun. just put on my new kit. i blast now. i cant wait until its totally broken in and tuned. my moped looks and feels so badass.

nothing else is this important

2008-07-21T20:22:00.000-07:00

having my very best friend living here with me,
is the best thing in my life.
i got tara's initials tattooed on me yesterday,
and she got mine tattooed on her today.
sigh.
:)
i'm so lucky to have her as my best friend.
she is so much more than that to me.
family for sure. she really is my anchor.
and i love her.
be jealous.
<3

timing is everything, i wont make the same mistakes...

2008-06-17T23:42:00.000-07:00

life is hectic as fuck right now.
but i know things are going to look up soon.
maybe.
tara and brian moved here from texas last week.
having my very best friend with me, is the best thing in the world.
stoked.
we move into our new house on Tuesday.
its really fucking cute.
rattletooth is friday!
and eric is coming into town.
hopefully he brings ricky and sarah.
i have all weekend off.
i got a friday the 13th tattoo last friday.
its rad.
i want to go on a road trip soon.
soon and often.
i want to go swimming soon.
like next week...after my tattoo is healed.
i have a handful of really amazing friends right now.
even though i feel/act like everything kind of sucks ass right now...
it really doesnt thaaaat bad.
have i mentioned tara is here?!
wtf. so fucking weird and amazing.

WHATS UP SUMMERTIIIIIIME!?!!

Breathe in, take it in deep...

2008-05-26T08:57:00.000-07:00

Everything happens for a reason.
I have been meeting some amazing people lately. And reuniting with some long lost amazing friends. I had a photo shoot the other day with a friend that needed to expand his portfolio for college. It was awesome. Explored some abandoned warehouse and barn. It was creepy and awesome at the same time. I have 4 days left in my apartment, and its freaking me out really badly because i still havent been confirmed on the house i'm trying to get. eek. I hope everything works out. My very best friend Tara T moves here in less than two weeks!! STOKED! I'm hungry and its 80 degrees out. Time to go enjoy this day.

2008-05-21T10:29:00.000-07:00

The weather is getting nicer, therefor i've been riding and skating more.
My tax return shit comes in the mail soon, which is such a relief.
My very best friend, Tara T, is moving here in a few weeks.

Things are coming together.

Louisville Moped Rally: Whiskey Business 08

2008-04-22T10:52:00.000-07:00

Here's the few photos I took this past weekend during the moped rally. If it wouldn't have rained on Saturday, I would have taken a ton more!

<3<3

2008-04-15T11:12:00.000-07:00

CLICK!CLICK!CLICK!CLICK!CLICK!CLICK!

weeeeeeeee!

weee

2008-04-11T17:35:00.000-07:00

the moped rally here in in a week.
and my birthday is the 21st.
stoked.

spring is here!

2008-04-01T02:38:00.000-07:00

goodbye overcoats.
i'm so stoked on the warm weather we've been having.
i cant wait to shred every day again.

March 7th is going to be TIGHT!

2008-02-26T17:37:00.000-08:00

Jefrodisiac and Richie Panic

Now is your chance to party with two of the finest DJs the bay area has to offer! With write ups in magazines such as Spin, BPM and many more, these two DJs have their hands in everything that is anything.

Home town heroes VHS or Beta DJs!!!

Louisville don't pass up this opportunity to party like a big city! We need everyone to come out and enjoy this with us.

-Your lovable RIP DJs!

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myspace.com/friscodisco
myspace.com/jefrodisiac
myspace.com/richiepanicisagenius
myspace.com/vhsorbeta
myspace.com/reallyintopartying

endless bummer?

2008-01-27T12:04:00.000-08:00

i'm so over it being cold. i really miss riding bikes and skating alllll night, riding my bike to work, playing in the park, swimming, sweating. hurry up warm weather. i miss you.

i'm sick of being indoors.

...

2008-01-25T12:52:00.000-08:00

I'm a menace to society.
But girls in biker shorts are so fly to me.