Fun with Poison – Garage Surrealisim – The New Peterson Nothing gets the dirt off like a good meteor shower… Because I drank just the right amount of coffee this morning I’m thinking this might not be a good time to mess with electricity. Nevertheless I’m going to hook my […]
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West Coast Eastwood 22nd Edition: by John Gilbert
Semantic Drift — Her Favorite Color Isn’t Chrome What’s worse than discovering Bolivian fecal hornets have built a nest hidden deep inside your toilet bowl, or how about getting hired and fired from a great job all in the same day? Get ready, this one is really bad news. The […]
West Coast Report 21st Edition by John Gilbert
When Bubble Tops Attack — Benign Politics Produce Gaseous Results & Mood Food… Neutered Brains Rein Do you understand your role in the spectacle? These babies may hold the answer. I started thinking (with the help of watching TV) about the human condition focusing on the World’s mentality and the […]
West Coast Report — Kustom Kulture II by John Gilbert
Kustom Kulture II gurgles up at the Huntington Beach Art Center — Stick Your Face In It! Hey, I have to tell you all time is hauling ass. Please translate that into time really flies. It seems like only yesterday I was at my Westminster, California custom paint shop laying […]
West Coast Report The Sturgis Special: by John Gilbert
The Road to Sturgis — And The Long Way Home This week’s West Coast Report is going to deviate slightly from its usual semi-unpredictable content. As I’m writing this the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is in full swing. I guess that’s what the square world calls it… my friends and I […]
West Coast Report — 20th Edition by John Gilbert
More Photo Tips — Corky Coker’s New TV Show Carrying over from last week’s West Coast Report’s 19th Edition, here’s a few extra photography tips. It’s a great sensation to look at something and know one has developed a trained eye to recognize it was done right. In this case, […]
West Coast Report 19th Edition by John Gilbert
Neato Burrito – DIY Photograph Your Ride Like a Pro In last week’s West Coast Report 18 I expanded a little on how to get your ride into a magazine, and promised a follow-up on how to photograph your ride like a pro. Oh, and by expanded I didn’t mean […]
West Coast Report 18th Edition: By John Gilbert
Here’s How to Get Your Car into a Magazine So, how do you get your car into a magazine… not only cars, but trucks and motorcycles as well? Many years before I was a magazine editor this was a question that I really wanted to know the answer to. As […]
West Coast Report 17th Edition: by John Gilbert
Shop Talk — Street Rodder Road Tour Heads to Eastwood The beauty of cranking out a weekly blog as opposed to having to adhere to the strict format of a monthly magazine is being able to rely on stream of consciousness to come up with the content instead of a […]