Sightings: Patch Whisky and Ghostbeard
Walking the tightrope between being an evangelist and a flat out psycho is tricky. And I’m not quite sure if one persons evangelist is another persons psycho but, I have my suspicions. Stop and...
Category: Motorcycle
Big Legs and the Janey Waney
The first time that I ever saw Legs, the Larry Rivers piece found on a private home in Sag Harbor, we’d passed it by chance on our way out to Montauk back in 2012....
Blogging for the Future – Documenting the Now
Blogging about the sites seen while out and about is like writing a history book in real time. While out for a little jaunt in the sunshine yesterday, I passed through the town of...
The Little Red Lighthouse – Jeffrey’s Hook – New York City
Daytripping to the Little Red Lighthouse Being able to get outside and ride a bicycle is always a bright spot. It’s truly a simple pleasure and a wonderful way to get out, to explore,...
Rest Easy, AntiHero – Dennis Matson
For a couple years in the 20-teens, it seemed like you couldn’t go anywhere in the online motorcycling community and not stumble across images of Dennis Matson (also known as “AntiHero”) on blogs and...
Epic Ghost Sign Photo Post
Take a stroll through a downtown, and you might just find yourself transported to another era by the faded letters and graphics of a ghost sign. These vintage advertisements, often painted directly onto brick...
Warner’s Macaroni Barn Advertising – New York
What was Warner’s Macaroni? While researching this weathered old advertising barn I’d seen, I inadvertently fell down a macaroni shaped rabbit hole. It’s funny how that happens when you try to find out more...
Feeling Lucky During Unlucky Events
For the most part, I loosely believe in luck when it suits me. I tend to think of it as some mysterious supernatural guiding hand or invisible force granting favorable outcomes to select members...
Cool Springs Station – Route 66, Arizona
Sometimes when I scroll through my camera roll, it surprises me how many interesting things I’ve seen over the years. Though I no longer really participate in social media, there was a time when...
Rambling Into the Double Deuce
Today is the first day of 2022. It’s been about 3 weeks now that I’ve been ruminating on writing a blog post only to be thwarted by my own numbed-out apathy. If there were...
Welcome to… Area 66?
Zipping along on I-40 East, I saw the white geodesic ball of Area 66 come into view. “What the…?” escaped my lips as it drew closer. There was nothing that would have stopped me...
Mail Pouch Barn at Cantagree Farm – Stanfordville, New York
Any road trip that includes a pitstop at a Mail Pouch Barn is a good day. One of the “local” areas that I love riding my motorcycle is Duchess County, New York. Granted from...
To All the Muffler Men I’ve Loved Before
What started as an advertising gimmick turned cultural landmark, muffler men have become some of the most beloved icons of roadside Americana. This is a love letter to the muffler men I’ve sought out,...
Motorcycle Blog – A Dinosaur Paradise
As a long time motorcycle blog author, I have questions. The other day while talking to my daughter (20), I asked her if she read any blogs. Her tepid response was a sing-songy “not...
Desert Christ Park – Yucca Valley, California
In 2020, I spent a little time riding motorcycles in California. While there, one of my pitstops was at the Desert Christ Park. Admittedly, it wasn’t a place on my radar before I left...
Reminiscing with the Mothman – Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Winter has settled in with its icy temperatures here on Long Island. There hasn’t been any riding for me in many, many weeks now. For the most part, I haven’t missed it. I suppose...
Just a Little Love From Here, There and Everywhere
If I’ve learned anything in 2020 (debatable) it came from being reminded that love matters above all else. Without it, there is nothing. Whether that be self love, romantic love, familial love, love of...
Almost Time to Turn the Page
Standing on the precipice of a new year, I wonder what is in store for me when the calendar turns the page. Who doesn’t, really? But I’m admittedly curious about the sentiment that people...
Motorcycle Exploration – Murals and Street Art in Bushwick, Brooklyn
When you think about getting out for a ride on your motorcycle, how often do you think about heading into a major metropolitan area? More often than not, my thoughts about riding involve being...
What is a Motorcycle Blog About Anyway?
With twenty-plus years at the helm of a motorcycle blog, you’d think at this point that I would have full confidence in what actually makes up a good personal motorcycle blog. But the truth...
