Deus Handmade Festival

I would like to make it to the next one. Seems like a well put together gathering.

Honda CB125s Cafe Racer

I thought this was a pretty clean looking cafe racer that needed to be shared. Here is a link for more info.


***On a completely random side note. Lindsay Lohan decided to show up to a house party here in Laie. Pretty weird. It started off as an acoustic show for Maggie and Aaron with dancing afterwards but turned weird when Miss Lohan herself and a few of her peeps showed up. That in and of itself was weird until her purse got stolen out of her jeep which was parked out in front of the house. I guess nobody told her that things get stolen left and right here in Hawaii. I'm just glad that it was my ipod instead of ten grand that got jacked out of my truck a year ago from across the street from where her jeep was parked (which happened to be across the street from where I used to live up on the point in Laie). I left the dance party before things really got bonkers when apparently she started accusing people (my good friends) of stealing her purse. My friend Ian heard her say, "If I don't find my purse I'm going to do hard a_ _ time," as she was going through her tantrum. Word on the street is that her purse had the legal documents which allowed her to even leave the state of California in the first place since she is on parole.

There is actually some good video footage of her flipping out on people about the said stolen bag according to some friends. I have yet to see it. I guess the court ordered sobriety her judge issued for her lined up perfectly when the opportunity arose for her to stop by a house full of mormons having a harmless dance party. You wont find a lick of an illegal substance at one of the dance parties out here. To make this all even more crazy, the whole reason she is in Hawaii was to get away from all the hype around her posing for a well known magazine.

Here is a link which happened to make it to the front of TMZ. Weird. So so weird.

All in all, the whole thing was something to talk about. Nothing much really happens in Laie. It's just a sleepy college town on the North East side of Oahu filled with young Mormons trying to catch waves and get a bachelors degree. Maybe more celebrities trying to overcome toxic substances will find mormon house parties a good change of pace from the Hollywood scene. They just need to be sure to lock their valuables in their car a bit better.

*Enjoy this picture Evan Vilos decided to create in honor of the weirdest night the A-Frame or Laie for that matter, has ever seen. If you've ever been to the Laie McDonalds you have most likely seen this creepy Ronald McDonald statue. Notice the purse by Evan's foot. I laughed pretty hard at this photoshopped piece of art. (If you're ever in the area, be sure to listen to David Clark's recommendation and get the banana pies. They're to die for.

Neat Little Brat Bike

Bike EFIX

BIKEEFIX.com is quite nice. If you're looking for neat ideas for neat bikes that tend to be in the Brat Bike to Cafe Racer realm you should take a gander.

Honda CM400

I'm using these pictures as inspiration for a new bike I'm getting. This make and model aren't my first choice but a great opportunity came my way and I get to take the bike off the previous owners hands for a mere two hundred and fifty bucks. Yep. I can't pass up a deal like that. I'll be going for the brat bike look (more like the top picture) but may take some ideas from the more rat bike looking bobber (bottom picture). I'm excited for the new project. I'll be working on it this winter to have it just the way I want it for next spring and summer.

Brothers

Had a chance to make a trip down to Lee Creek with my brothers Brad and Neal. It was a good time. With our family being scattered most of the time it's been nice having some get togethers this summer. My sister Michelle was nice enough to snap this shot on the way down. We had the official job of opening all the fences on the way down for the truck and she became the official documenter of the day. Thanks Michelle. I'm the goober with the ipod connected to his arm. Nerd attack. Here's what was playing on it:

M83- Midnight City
Mineral- Palisade
Data Romance- Night Section
Dawes- Time Spent In Los Angeles
Miike Snow- Black & Blue
Nathaniel Rateliff- Early Till Spring
Panda Bear- Last Night At the Jetty
The Rural Alberta Advantage- Northstar
Ryan Adams- Halloweenhead
(click on the song name to listen to the song)

Briton

FESTIVAL OF THE V-TWIN

I would be stoked out of my mind to be at this little gathering of pre 1980 V-Twins. The mix of bikes was incredible.
Deus Ex Machina always impresses me.