Great art from magic book covers in a time when magic was macabre. These were all part of a Potter & Potter Auction in Chicago.
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Selvedged Denim – The Whole Story
I own many pairs of selvedged denim jeans. When talking to other fashionistas about the Heritage trend in American fashion I spend alot of time explaining what selvedged denim is and pointing people to the numerous articles out there explaining the history of selvedged denim and the current state of the fabric. Rather than rehash those articles in my own words I have decided to put a series of links to some of the best articles out there on the old interweb. Spend some time and read about what made American jeans the envy of the world and why selvedged denim is a justifiable expensive obsession:
MapleMoto’s Article referencing Mens File Magazine
Denim Archive’s documentation of fading from wear without wash
Some of my favorite brands:
And at the heart of it all –
London Graffiti
I try to take photos of graffiti whenever I find it. Not because I support defacing property, but more because I think some street artists are amazingly talented and once a piece of graffiti art is on the street long enough it begins to morph and change with additions and tags until it is gone forever. If I could get all street artists to paint on canvas and sell their work I would, but I also know that is not the way it always works.
Recently in London I was in the Shoreditch neighborhood and had a field day with my camera. I even found a couple of ROA pieces that hadn’t been ruined yet.
It’s That Time Of Year – Halloween
Every Halloween season the Spook Show posters turn up at auction. The problem is that they keep going up in price. I have already missed a few this season…
1971 Honda CB350 Cafe Racer Project – Episode 7: Getting There…
First, let me say that I am almost there… Then, let me add that it is one thing after another! The bike is almost ready to hit the road. Until yesterday I had power to all systems and it was turning over and idling nicely. I had gas overflow running out of one of my carbs so I started the day by adjusting the float to limit the gas inflow. It all went downhill from there. Prior to messing with the float the bike would idle nicely and would rev, but not beyond about 2800 rpm. I thought this was a timing issue but wanted to stop the gas overflow prior to adjusting the timing. Once I adjusted the float I stopped the overflow, but then the bike was not getting enough gas to rev at all. Instead it would die every time I gave it gas. I checked the float bowl on the suspect carb and it was not getting gas at all so i readjusted the float and tried again. Same situation. I put it down and tackled the turn signal wiring to clear my head. I had power to all turn signals but they would not blink. They are on steady. I switched wiring around and around with no success. The headlight works perfectly bur no signal blink. The other problem is that the tail light is on but the brake light will not register. If I turn the key to position 2 then the brake light is on all the time. Something in the wiring is not right. Frustrated I turned back to the carb problem, I was just beginning to mess with the air gas mixture when all power to the bike was lost! The battery has juice but I get nothing anywhere. I checked the starter solenoid with my continuity tester and it is completely dead. I now have to swap out the solenoid from the parts bike to see if this is the culprit. Meanwhile here is what the bike looks like before I start beating on it with a hammer…




























