I KNOW THERE EXISTS A FUCK LOAD OF PETTY JEALOUSY, ENVY AND BACK BITING OUT THERE ABOUT CERTAIN PEOPLE, COMPANIES AND GROUPS WHO HAVE GROWN WITH SUCCESS FROM WITHIN THE GREATER CHOPPER/BOBBER/ALTERNATE BIKE COMMUNITY OF THE LAST DECADE AND I AIN'T TALKIN ABOUT 'BIKER BUILD OFF" OR "THE CONTINUING HIDEOSITIES OF SWISS FAMILY TURTLE" OR EVEN MR JAMES' "WCC" . . . .
You see it in blogs, in magazines and in video footage on Vimeo and PooTube, like most issues in life involving scuttlebut and slydog inuendo of this sort, it's never generally undertaken by mentioning names specifically, fuck, you wouldn't do that, you'd have nowhere to turn when the intended recipient calls you on it . . . . moreover, sadly and pathetically it's this way in all walks of life and endeavour, those expressing the snide, jealousy driven, smartmouth, derogatory remarks are generally indulging in the time honoured pursuit of chopping down the tall poppies who once were the object of their own fickle affections . . . . a bit like "oh yeah, I used to be into 'The Fucking Cool Band' until their third album but now their just a bunch of losers" trip . . . . I mean, WTF !!!!
Well, fuck that !!! Alva once said "followers can never be leaders", and, as much as we'd all love to be leaders most of the time, if I'm gonna 'follow' anything it's gotta be something I believe is of real substance, I'm not a snob, I just dig good shit, I like the idea of following, charting the course of, admiring and wishing the best of success to those who continue to excel, produce consistent, quality work, lead by example and do their own shit . . . . .
I'd much prefer that approach as opposed to sniping, tearing good folk down and taking the piss for the sake of siding with those who are bitter, twisted, narrow minded, jealous, B-grade hacks but still oh so "hip", "cool" and "underground", often where they will remain due to not having the requisite talent to ever go beyond that level, and hey, you can be successful and remain totally underground . . . . in a quarter of a century of playing live music, twelve of those doing the "original" gig, with some of the best acts in the in Oz and the world, the worst cases of outta shape ego mania were only ever from the second raters, and especially their road crew . . . . is that an acceptable corollary . . ???
Back to the point of this blurb . . . Jeff Wright of Church of Choppers, FTWCO, Kung Fu Tap & Taco and a stack of other alter ego's is a guy who seems to suffer from very little of this kind of bullshit head hunting . . . . the bloke, as much as I can tell, is widely respected around the entire fucking bike riding world . . . he's built some amazing and influential bikes, produces insano artwork that is well on the way to icon status, runs a plethora of succesful businesses, takes wicked photos, is besotted with things two wheels across the board and . . . this is the kicker for me . . . he seriously gives back to the industry and crew who've supported him . . . sponsorships, features, introductions, the whole fucking caper . . . philanthropist ??? I dunno, legit "Big Lebowski Style" dude ??? Hell yeah !!!!
Anyhoo me little lovelies, I was initially just going to post a link showing one of his bikes but, as the cyberwebnet thingy often does, I went and ended up on a bitchin "INNER VIEW" out of "STREET CHOPPER" Magazine from 2010 that gives you a pretty good insight into this possessed to ride bloke from the intergalactic capital of motorcycling action . . . . Des Moines, Iowa . . . . huh ??????
Love your work Mr Wright . . . if it ain't broke, don't fuck with it . . . . FTW.
***** Click on the link below or on the post title for a cracker read about, from all reports I've heard, a fucking cracker and crack up bloke, thanks to "Street Chopper" site for the "Inner View"
Inner-View Jeff Wright - Street Chopper Magazine
You see it in blogs, in magazines and in video footage on Vimeo and PooTube, like most issues in life involving scuttlebut and slydog inuendo of this sort, it's never generally undertaken by mentioning names specifically, fuck, you wouldn't do that, you'd have nowhere to turn when the intended recipient calls you on it . . . . moreover, sadly and pathetically it's this way in all walks of life and endeavour, those expressing the snide, jealousy driven, smartmouth, derogatory remarks are generally indulging in the time honoured pursuit of chopping down the tall poppies who once were the object of their own fickle affections . . . . a bit like "oh yeah, I used to be into 'The Fucking Cool Band' until their third album but now their just a bunch of losers" trip . . . . I mean, WTF !!!!
Well, fuck that !!! Alva once said "followers can never be leaders", and, as much as we'd all love to be leaders most of the time, if I'm gonna 'follow' anything it's gotta be something I believe is of real substance, I'm not a snob, I just dig good shit, I like the idea of following, charting the course of, admiring and wishing the best of success to those who continue to excel, produce consistent, quality work, lead by example and do their own shit . . . . .
I'd much prefer that approach as opposed to sniping, tearing good folk down and taking the piss for the sake of siding with those who are bitter, twisted, narrow minded, jealous, B-grade hacks but still oh so "hip", "cool" and "underground", often where they will remain due to not having the requisite talent to ever go beyond that level, and hey, you can be successful and remain totally underground . . . . in a quarter of a century of playing live music, twelve of those doing the "original" gig, with some of the best acts in the in Oz and the world, the worst cases of outta shape ego mania were only ever from the second raters, and especially their road crew . . . . is that an acceptable corollary . . ???
Back to the point of this blurb . . . Jeff Wright of Church of Choppers, FTWCO, Kung Fu Tap & Taco and a stack of other alter ego's is a guy who seems to suffer from very little of this kind of bullshit head hunting . . . . the bloke, as much as I can tell, is widely respected around the entire fucking bike riding world . . . he's built some amazing and influential bikes, produces insano artwork that is well on the way to icon status, runs a plethora of succesful businesses, takes wicked photos, is besotted with things two wheels across the board and . . . this is the kicker for me . . . he seriously gives back to the industry and crew who've supported him . . . sponsorships, features, introductions, the whole fucking caper . . . philanthropist ??? I dunno, legit "Big Lebowski Style" dude ??? Hell yeah !!!!
Anyhoo me little lovelies, I was initially just going to post a link showing one of his bikes but, as the cyberwebnet thingy often does, I went and ended up on a bitchin "INNER VIEW" out of "STREET CHOPPER" Magazine from 2010 that gives you a pretty good insight into this possessed to ride bloke from the intergalactic capital of motorcycling action . . . . Des Moines, Iowa . . . . huh ??????
Love your work Mr Wright . . . if it ain't broke, don't fuck with it . . . . FTW.
***** Click on the link below or on the post title for a cracker read about, from all reports I've heard, a fucking cracker and crack up bloke, thanks to "Street Chopper" site for the "Inner View"
Inner-View Jeff Wright - Street Chopper Magazine
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