IT'S OVER, THANK THE GODS OF REDUNDANCY, I'M FREE . . . . THE LAST WEEK HAS BEEN A BUMMER OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL KIND . . . . AWOKE THIS MORNING FEELING LIGHTER, FRESHER AND MORE VIBED THAN I HAVE FOR YEARS . . . . THE REST OF MY LIFE STARTS NOW.

 GOOD STUFF FROM THE LAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS . . . . DEATH MACHINE BELT BUCKLE, KILLER

 XR1200 SPORTING A TRAGICALLY LEAKING EXHAUST . . . . OWNER DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE, HMMMM

 MAIN DRAG CANUNGRA, THE USUAL MIXED BAG OF FRUITS . . . . ALWAYS FEEL AN OUTSIDER HERE

 SHE CAUGHT THE KATIE AND LEFT ME A MULE TO RIDE . . . . GRRLY RIDER WITH BIG TALENT, BIG BALLS

 THE PURPLE BED FLUTE . . . . ONE OF ONE IN SEA OF RICE ROCKETS AND BLING MONSTERS

HUGE SOFT SPOT FOR GIXXERS, ALWAYS HAVE . . . . AN '03 MODEL RIDDEN BY A MINIATURE JOCKEY

 ANZAC DAY 2014, PAYING RESPECTS TO THOSE WHO SERVED SO I COULD RIDE FOR SIX HOURS

ASSORTED RANDOM IMAGES OVER THE LAST WEEK . . . . MUCH HAS HAPPENED, SOME HAS CHANGED AND SOME WILL REMAIN THE SAME . . . . ALL YOU CAN DO IS ROLL WITH IT.

WORM'S EYE VIEW . . . . GRASSED UP* . . . . CAN'T WAIT FOR THE ARRIVAL OF A PROPER CAMERA.

*FOR ALL THOSE NON U.K RESIDENTS, LOOK UP THE TERM 'GRASSED UP' . . . .

FOUR GLORIOUS HOURS ON THE 'SHAFT OF LOVE' AS I RODE THE TRUSTY SKIRTSTER INTO THE SUNSET . . . . THE LAST WEEK TO TEN DAYS HAS BEEN A NADIR OF INTROSPECTION AND DUD VIBES . . . . BLASTING OUT INTO THE COUNTRYSIDE WAS THE PERFECT TONIC, ALL IS GOOD.

Yep, a genuine get the fuck out town set things to rights, not an overly lengthy thrash by any means but it was big on quality and even bigger on remedial value. The darker places my mind had been delving into over the last week in particular were suddenly illuminated and then just as quickly faded into the distance of time and space . . . . I'm back to the positive headspace of anticipation and excitement as the next chapter of my life as a dog opens before me, the somewhat gloomy sense of trepidation that had been nagging at me the last seven or so days has vanished up its own arsehole and there is as much sunshine and joy in my mind as there was in the back country of my sojourn this afternoon . . . . only on two wheels is this sort of curative effect possible, yeah, forever two wheels. 

HEY MAN, THE NAME OF THE NEW PLYMOUTH FASTBACK IS THE BACCARUDA . . . . THAT'S 'BARRACUDA' . . . . I CAN'T PRONOUNCE BACCARUDA . . . . SAY BA 'BA', SAY RA 'RA', CU 'CU', DA 'DA' . . . . NOW PUT IT ALL TOGETHER . . . . BARRARARRACUCUDADA !!! MOPAR MADNESS REIGNS.

POSSIBLE JOINT PROJECT FOR MIKEEYRAT AND WHITELINEPSYCHO . . . . 64 BARRACUDA

 ONE OWNER SINCE NEW, YOUNG BEARDO IS THE SELLER . . . . SLANT SIX, RIGHT HOOK CONVERSION

 MIKEEYRAT'S '64 TWO DOOR GALAXIE . . . . SO MUCH SHEET METAL COVERING THESE THINGS

 THE EVER RELIABLE 390 CUBER . . . . NOTHING SPECIAL BUT SPECIAL NONETHELESS

MUSICAL STARES, TUNING UP, TUNING OUT, TURNING ON . . . . FROM THE STUDIO OF DEXTER PENDLETON'S TRAINWRECK TO YOU . . . . PORTRAITS OF STUFF FROM THE LAST TEN DAYS

MARS IN A JAR . . . . MARIO'S ASHES, NEARLY TEN YEARS ON, ALWAYS WITH US IN THE STUDIO

 MARS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OFF OF DYING . . . . FUCKING CANCER, BASTARD DISEASE FROM HELL

 THE BOSSANOVA KIDS CIRCA '87 . . . . MARIO SECOND FROM LEFT, THREE WOGS AND A DOG

 PARTIAL CLUSTER OF TERRY'S GUITARS . . . . CURRENTLY HE'S GOT TWENTY FOUR IN THE STUDIO

 AND THE TALENTED PRICK MAKES THEM AS WELL . . . . MOTHER OF PEARL VOLUME KNOB INSERTS 

 GENUINE BIGSBY TREMOLO SET UP . . . . THE GOLD/BRASS NAILS IT AGAINST THE PURPLE

 'T' IS FOR TOTALLY TERRIFIC TERRY . . . . ALL PAINT AND PINLINES BY TEZ, GUITAR MAKER

 THE BODY . . . . YOU CAN JUST MAKE OUT THE SUPER FINE FLAKE, POLYCHROMATIC PERFECTION

 THE GUARDIAN OF THE DEN . . . . ME VERY SPECIAL FRIEND, LITTLE LENNY, HE LOVES ME

SEEN AND HEARD, SIGHT UNSEEN, SOUND AND VISION . . . . LIZZIE TURNS FOURTEEN, AS I NOW CONTEMPLATE MY FUTURE . . . . IT'S DEFINITELY UNWRITTEN, BRING IT ON UNIVERSAL POWER

THE STAR OF THE SHOW . . . . THE GREATEST THING I'VE EVER DONE

 LIZZIE GETTING JIGGY WITH IT WHILE GRANNY GETS ALL WINSTON ON US

 MY LITTLE HAIR FLICKING GESTICULATOR . . . . I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS

 BIRTHDAY FINE DINING DESSERT . . . . THE LEAD UP TO THE CAKE

TWENTY FOUR HOURS FROM AN ULCER . . . . A MIXED GRAB BAG OF RANDOMNESS FROM THE LAST TWO DAYS . . . . STILL SELLING LIVER DAMAGE AND DEBAUCHERY . . . . ONWARD HO MOFO.

MY GRAIL WATCH ARRIVED . . . 1981 SEIKO 7549-7010 . . . SUCH A COOL BIT OF KIT

THE CASEBACK . . . ALL THE DETAILS . . . BATTERY CHANGE DATES . . . BIRTH MONTH

THE BALLISTICS FIRST SINGLE TOUR . . . PSYCHOBILLY ACT, SKA THEMED ARTWORK . . . WTF??

GRAINY MEMORIES OF TUESDAY NIGHT . . . THE DUDE AND THE DUDETTE'S GAFF . . . COOL AND GROOVY

TUESDAY'S PARADISE FROM THE BALCONY OF BROKEN DREAMS . . . SAFETY IN DISTANCE

MISS WEST HOLLYWOOD'S DESSERT DE JOUR . . . WHEN THOUGHTS TURN TO MUNCHIES

TUESDAY LATE NIGHT TELEVISION . . . AIRPORT ROAD MOTHERFUCKER . . . YOU CAN FOLLOW ME

RADIUSED WHEEL ARCHES ON A TRI SERIES . . . ONE OF THE UGLIEST BODY MODS EVER

LOAFING AROUND WAITING TO BE OFFICIALLY INFORMED OF MY REDUNDANCY . . . . FEELING ENERVATED, EXCITED AND NOT WORRIED IN THE FUCKING LEAST . . . . CLEARLY A SIGN THAT THE PATH AHEAD IS A GOOD ONE METHINKS . . . . A FEW UNRELATED PICTORIAL RAMBLINGS.

DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL . . . . LIZZIEDOCIOUS IN 2003 . . . . TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE A PARENT

SEIKO 'TUNA' DIVER . . . . WHEN I'M FREE DIVING TO THE BOTTOM OF MARIANAS TRENCH

PECTORAL VIEW . . . . THE SEIKO TSUNAMI, SYMBOLIC OF FIFTY YEARS OF DIVE WATCH BRILLIANCE

 SURFERS PARADISE 1981 . . . . OUTTA THE SURF AND FRESH OUTTA POMADE, WOCKABILLY WEBEL

 MY FIRST SEIKO DIVER AS WORN ON MY WRIST IN THE ABOVE PHOTO . . . . CAN'T KILL EM

TWO FROM THE PLACE I CALL HOME . . . . FIRST, A TUNNEL, RAINDROPS, WINDSCREEN . . . . SECOND, SURFERS PARADISE FROM JUST FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO MAKE IT APPEAR NICE.