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BLUESMAN STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN | TRIBUTE TO AUSTIN’S FAVORITE SON
- From the desk of Contributing Editor, Eli M. Getson– Life has now taken me to the great city of Austin, Texas. You can usually find me walking next to Lady Bird Lake early Saturday...
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1980′s OLD SCHOOL BMX RADNESS | FREESTYLE FLYIN’& STREET STYLIN’
- Full disclosure — I was the kid with the crappy bike. No Haro, no Redline, no Mongoose. Not even a brand new POS Team Murray. Mom bought me a brand new bike from Pep Boys the summer before 5th...
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THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN | BRITISH RACING LEGEND BARRY SHEENE
- “Your arse, if you’re going fast enough.” –Barry’s famous retort when asked by BBC, “What goes through your mind during a crash?” - In a brilliant racing career in which he amassed back-to-back World...
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HOLLYWOOD’S INNOVATIVE KUSTOM KULTURE LEGEND | DEAN JEFFRIES
- Legendary painter, customizer, racer, and stuntman Dean Jeffries is one of those guys whose soft-spoken nature has allowed other, more self-promoting figures (read: George Barris, the Don King of...
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SHEL SILVERSTEIN | FREAKIN’ AT THE FREAKERS BALL IN THE SKY
- Shel Silverstein– the late, great, cartoonist, poet, author, playwright, singer, songwriter, musician… photo by Alice Ochs - - “Sometimes he wears a beard, and shaves his head. Sometimes he shaves...
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AIR-HEAD AROUND THE WORLD | ELSPETH BEARD ON HER BMW R 60/6
- Three decades ago, 24 year old architecture student, Elspeth Beard, set out to ride her bike around the world– a trek that would take 3 years and over 48K miles. The young Englishwoman, who’d been...
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A LOOK BACK AT 3 UNDER-APPRECIATED STYLE ICONS FOR DETAILS MAGAZINE
- The Selvedge Yard did a (very) little piece on three under-appreciated style icons of days gone by (Paul Simonon, John-Paul Belmondo, and Donald Sutherland) for DETAILS magazine’s online blog– The...
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CHUCK NOLL AND THE STEEL CURTAIN | FANS’ REACTION: “WHO’S JOE GREENE?”
- In a move that would forever change the Pittsburgh Steelers, and create the cornerstone for their legendary “Steel Curtain,” a little-known defensive big man named Joe Greene from North Texas State...
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PEOPLE ALWAYS CALLED ME BLONDIE | AT SOME POINT I BECAME DIRTY HARRY
- “Hi, it’s Deb. You know, when I woke up this morning I had a realization about myself. I was always Blondie. People always called me Blondie, ever since I was a little kid. What I realized is that...
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RISE AGAIN LEE SCRATCH PERRY | PLAYING CRAZY TO CATCH WISE
- “For me to survive, me have to find something for myself and it was like a spiritual vibration, so me said– me going to make spiritual music. This spiritual music coming– they call it Reggae.” –Lee...
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THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF RENNIE ELLIS | NO STANDING, ONLY DANCING
- Bon Scott & Angus Young, Atlanta, GA 1978 — Image by © 2011 Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive - Australian photographer Rennie Ellis (1940-2003), manifested his lust for life in the incredibly...
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SEXTON BROS & ARC ANGELS | AUSTIN, THE BRAMHALL LEGACY & VAUGHAN…
- I love Texas. There are more Rock, Country, Folk and Blues music greats from the Lone Star State than you can shake a stick at– not to mention the colorful and storied scene they created that...
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STRAY CAT STRUTTIN’ STYLE | BRIAN SETZER AND THE BOYS ROCK THIS TOWN
- I loved the early days of the Stray Cats back when they were young, raw and fresh from Long Island. Seeing lil’ Brian Setzer in these grainy old pics (if you can help out with any photo credits, I’d...
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WHETHER I’M READY OR NOT– IT’S TIME | RETRACING A FATHER’S LEGACY
- My friend Matt over at Smoke & Throttle is on a very cool quest to retrace the tracks left behind by his late father, 1987 AHRMA Champ, Robert “Snuffy” Smith. Matt was knee deep in his father’s...
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“LIVING THE LIFE”| EPIC OLD SCHOOL BIKER POETRY BY SOREZ THE SCRIBE
- “Ricky’s Beach”, circa 197? from “Living The Life” –Image by © Doug Barber - Having featured the photography of Doug Barber (AKA Q-Ball) in “Living The Life”, it’s now time to honor the epic biker...
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THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF KIRK WEST | ICONIC IMAGES OF MUSIC LEGENDS — THE BLUES
- Kirk West is probably best known as the long-time tour manager, archivist, and photographer for the Allman Brothers Band– but before that he spent many years shooting many other musical legends while...
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DOROTHY STRATTEN’S EARLY DAYS | CUSTOM AUTO AND BIKE SHOW MODEL
- Dorothy Stratten – Playboy Playmate of the Month for August, 1979 & Playmate of the Year for 1980. - Anyone who lived during the time of the brutal killing and tragic loss of Playboy Playmate...
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FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH | CROWE’S UNDERCOVER HIGH SCHOOL MASTERPIECE
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) remains one of my favorite teen / high school films of all time. It brilliantly captures the cultural touchstones of a generation, and the glory days of youth long...
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RANDY RHOADS’ RIVALRY WITH EDDIE VAN WHO…AND THE RIFF THAT SAVED OZZY’S ASS
Whenever I hear ‘Crazy Train’ I’m immediately transported back to 8th grade Guitar class. One dude will forever be etched in my mind. Dave was 1/2 Japanese, all of about 5 ft tall, and probably weighed...
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BIKERS, CIRCA 1983 – 1985 | THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF ANN-SIMMONS MYERS
Kind and patient persistence does pay off. Ann Simmons-Myers, the photographer behind these amazing images that follow, finally after 3 months agreed to allow TSY to publish her Biker series dating...
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