Hey Bandit–Got rained out today at work, so I thought I would bug you….. Here are some photos in front of your house …I believe it’s Long Beach ? Can`t remember that far back. And a couple in front of the Terminal Island Prison. Found more in front of your house. Look at the price […]
Bob T. And His Time Capsule – That 70s Show Read More »
At first the hard-riding HORSE staff compelled me to blast each issue with rugged anecdotes of outlaw lore. If I went much further with my own road stories, I might confess to some treacherous crime that would bust my three strikes standing to an even half dozen and you'd never hear from me again. So
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This has to be the first biker song…… Not bad for 1955…..Almost 50 years ago..hard to believe…..Does that mean we are getting older ? I also included the recording of the song…..It took me many years to find the song…..Way cool…. Let me know what you think. Bob T Artist: Vaughn Monroe Words and Music
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I often state that anything truly cool is running near the edge between life or death, pass or fail, Ted Nugent or “Damn Yankees”, etc. Just so you know ,when I write these stories, they are not “based on fact” or “inspired by”. They happened, and as a lot of you know the ” smoothing”
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The author, Bob T., riding in the old days. Last segment I dug up an old riding pal, Bob T. who now lives in a '59 Cadillac buried in the desert. He's hiding from society, but I sparked his attention and he peeled off his thoughts about the past after snorting some desert sand mixed
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Bob knows what he's talking about. He's been riding since 1971, and is a master of the old school. You can check out how he got involved in this wild sport in Bandit's Life and Times section. We snuck out to the desert where his lives in a rusting '59 Cadillac. With night vision goggles
“The 59 Rules Of Motorcycling” Read More »
That title rings true today constantly, but this was based in '71. If you think newbies run afoul of old school now, hang on. This is a story about a rider, Bob T., who rode with me in the early '70s. He was laid off from Hughes Aircraft after his stint in the Marines, as
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Indian suffered through one tumultuous setback after another, “And here's another example,” Don Whalen, curator and Indian collector, said while weeping over the recently Indian Bankruptsy. “Damn it, Don,” I said, “Get over it.” It may be the anti-name, like Edsel, that should be avoided like slick roads. Shortly after the first Indian decade, through
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Y’know, lately there’s a helluva lot of discussion about RUBs. I don’t really get why everyone’s got their leathers in a twist about these guys…They’re basically harmless. Me? I’m not a RUB, but I’d take the R part of the thing if it was given to me. They say “Money can’t buy happiness.” I’m a
In a constant search for the Code Of The West, we reached across the nation to the east coast where we found these elements sealed in whiskey bottle and trapped in a sunken drug running barge off the coast of Florida. It used to be that all bikers shared a common bond, an unspoken code
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Hey, I got sick of telling stories about the bullshit mistakes I've made over the years. Besides I might stumble into a story that isn't covered by the statue of limitations and throw myself into a 50-gallon drum of boiling oil. So I'm shifting to terrible tales of bikers from the past. Not exactly the
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Ricky Nelson shots from Bob T. Following is a short quirky story by Mustang Jack, a long time friend, who collected Mustangs for years: Back in the 50's I was a teenager living in the San Fernando Valley. That's the same valley where the Mustang motorcycles were built. I owned a Doodle Bug, a Cushman,
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Hey, I lost chapter 21. Actually, I started and never finished, and it never made it to the pages of HORSE. We jumped right to 22. So, over the next couple of weeks I'll dig it out, dust it off and dial it in. You'll get an original. In the meantime here's 22. I've never
Installment 22: Switching Gears Read More »
I don't talk about clubs much. I won't mention names to protect the guilty. This particular story will ring a lot of bells from coast to coast. I was in a club in the mid '70s. Some of us were new members, some were old club guys who had been in one club and transferred
Installment 20: Church Read More »
I was pulled over recently. While standing on the concrete curb of a city street, a brother rode past at double the speed limit, his straight pipes making the cop’s door rattle. The rider held the throttle open with impunity, barely lifting an eyebrow as he jammed through the traffic unencumbered, disappearing in the crowded
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Bandit, circa 1972 Back in ’73 I was young and full of questions. I was taking college classes and working for Easyriders. The pay was poor, but life was one party after another. A riding partner, Mick, worked in the oil fields as a driller/ manager of an oil well. He was a whip-crackin’ sonuvabitch,
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* Molecularly speaking, water is actually much drier than sand. * The term “bank teller” originated in the wake of the 1929 stock market crash, when banks began hiring low-paid workers to “tell” throngs of frantic depositors that their money was gone. * The brand name “Jelly Belly” was created in 1982 after Nancy Reagan
Even more serious than the mania for chocolate is the growing epidemic of MAS, or Motorcycling Addiction Syndrome. Don’t laugh because you might be its next victim. Just to give you a possible heads up in case it’s creeping up on you, here are a few questions to quietly answer for yourself. How many of
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Useless Facts II The longest one-syllable word in the English language is “screeched.” Barbie’s measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. All of the clocks in Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20. A coat hanger is 44 inches long if straightened “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”. The word
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According to today’s regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, or even maybe the early 70?s probably shouldn’t have survived. Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles , doors or cabinets, … and when we rode our
If You Are Over 30… You Should Be Dead Read More »
1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night. 2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be “meetings.” 3. There is a very fine line between “hobby”
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(What do you expect from such simple creatures?) Their last name stays put. The garage is all theirs. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. They can be president. They can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell them the truth. The world is their urinal. They
Men Are Just Happier People….. Read More »
…why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? …why women can’t put on mascara with their mouth closed? …why there’s no headline that reads “Psychic Wins Lottery?” …why “abbreviated” is such a long word!? …why doctors call what they do “practice?” …why you have to click on “Start” to stop Windows 98? …why
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Oil Change instructions for Women: 1)Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change. 2) Drink a cup of coffee. 3) 15 minutes later write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle. Money spent: Oil Change $20.00 Coffee $1.00 Total $21.00 Oil Change instructions for Men:
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