"PANLAMP : PANHEAD SHADES OF GLORY UNVEILED" . . . . THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD . . . . . TWO SIMPLE WELSH BOYOS SENT STARK, RAVING MAD BY CHOPPING AND BOBBING DIRTY OLD HARLEY'S . . . MEN REDEEMED BY A SHARED JOY OF LAMPS AND THE LIGHT OF LOVE . . . . I GIVE YOU LEEDOG AND STEVIE'S "PANLAMP EPIPHANY" . . .

AFTER HAVING SEEN THE PICS OF THE PANHEAD ROCKER COVER USED AS A CAMPFIRE COOKING UTENSIL I WAS REMINDED OF A ZANY LITTLE VIDEO BY THESE TWO DEEPLY DISTURBED WELSH LADS AND A BIT OF MARTHA STEWART STYLE HOMEMAKERS KIT THEY ASSEMBLED A WHILE BACK . . . . PRACTICAL, GORGEOUS TO LOOK AT AND COMING SOON TO AN UPMARKET HOMEGOODS RETAILER NEAR YOU . . . .

Seriously though, take a look through their catalogue of bikes and builds over the years, some deadset cool bikes done just right and they were featured recently in Dice as the fear inducing "Black Widows", [they are also very funny guys, in a wacky, Welsh kinda way] . . . . . their dominant style is probably more akin to what's been going on in Japan over the years, low-fi and understated, real patinas and totally balanced and honest as the day is long . . .  check em out on "Lowlevelhell . . we talk to Bullfrogs" blog, yes, I'm serious and don't call me . . . . .

***** [For a window into the minds and souls of this twisted pair, click on link beneath this line or on post title . . . . Panlamp . . . you know you want one !!!]
" Panlamp" Panhead shade's of glory unvailed. - YouTube

"TT3D - CLOSER TO THE EDGE" . . . . I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY I DIDN'T PUT THIS UP WHEN I BURST MYSELF AFTER HAVING SEEN THE FILM LATE LAST YEAR . . . . . . ANYHOW, HERE IT IS NOW, NEARLY TWO MINUTES OF TRAILER FOR ONE FANTASTIC JOURNEY INTO SPEED . . . .

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AVAILABLE ON DVD YET BUT WHEN IT IS . . . . JUST GET IT . . . . IF YOU LIKE FAST BIKES, RACING AND EXCELLENT FILM MAKING, CLOSER TO THE EDGE WILL DELIVER THE GOODS . . . PROMISE . . . . . HONEST . . . . . KILLER IN FACT !!!

CLICK ON LINK BELOW OR ON POST TITLE FOR THE OFFICIAL PROMO TRAILER . . . . A FUCKING GOOD TEASE !!!!
TT3D : Closer To The Edge official trailer - YouTube

DEXTER PENDLETON'S TRAINWRECK . . . "HIDE BEHIND" . . . . A WRETCHED TALE OF MELONCHOLY, HEARTACHE, BITTERNESS, PSYCHOSIS, DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND LOVE GONE TOTALLY FUCKING WRONG !!!! IN THE TRADITION OF THE GREAT HANK WILLIAMS . . . MINUS THE DEATH IN THE BACK OF A CAR BIT OF COURSE . . . .

RECORDED ABOUT EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO . . . UNDER THE INLUENCE OF POST RELATIONSHIP DISINTERGRATION AND THE DESIRE TO WALLOW IN SELF PITY, SELF FLAGELLATION AND SELF DESTRUCTION SIMULTANEOUSLY . . . . MIX IT UP AND SMASH IT UP . . . . SURELY WAY TOO MUCH OF A BAD THING CAN NEVER BE ENOUGH SOMETIMES . . . . WHEN SELF ANNIHILATION FEELS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE UNBAREABLE WEIGHT OF THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU GOT IT SO FUCKING WRONG . . . . AGAIN !!!!

POINT OF SAD INTEREST, THE GORGEOUS OLD GRETSCH IN THE 'CLIP' BELONGED TO MINE AND TEZ'S [TEZ PLAYS BASS/GUIT AND TWIDDLES KNOBS FOR OUR LITTLE 'PROJECT'] DEAR FRIEND, MUSICAL COHORT AND CO-CONSPIRITOR, MARIO . . . . HE WENT TO PLAY THE BIG GIG IN THE SKY ON CHRISTMAS DAY SEVEN YEARS AGO . . . . LOVE YA MARS . . . MISS YOUR BEAUTIFUL, TALENTED, GRUMPY, MOPAR/DUCATI LOVIN ARSE . . . . "THREE WOGS AND A DOG" . . . FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS MATE.

***** CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW OR ON POST TITLE FOR TOUCH OF THE BLUES . . . . 
dexter pendletons trainwreck hide behind - YouTube

THE SEX PISTOLS . . . "I'M A LAZY SOD !!" . . . . AND I AM, BEEN TALKING UP GETTING EJAMAKAYTED REGARDING POSTING PICS AND THE LIKE FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS . . . WHAT HAVE I ACHIEVED ?? . . . SOD ALL YOUR WORSHIP, NOT A BLEEDIN CRACKER'S WORTH, NADA, DIDDLY, SQUAT, ZIP, ZERO, ZILCH ZIPPITY . . . STORY OF MY LIFE !!!!! AH WTF . . . MAYBE THERE'S A COSMIC REASON BEHIND IT . . . . OR . . . . . MAYBE NOT.

I DON'T MEAN TO BE, AND IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL OR DELIBERATE . . . . ITS JUST EASY AND COMFORTABLE . . . . APATHY CAN BE SO ALLURING, SO WARM AND WELCOMING IN ITS EMBRACE . . . . "COME ON 'DOG', LET ME HOLD YOU A LITTLE WHILE, YOU CAN DO THAT SHIT LATER ON" . . . . WHAT DID MUM USED TO SAY WHEN I WAS A WEE THING ?? NEVER PUT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN PUT OFF TIL NEXT WEEK . . . . ?????

All those twisted souls who have been regular readers of my contribution to Blogsville would notice a complete absence of pretty pictures, sideloads, downups and stuffdumps . . . without having to "click on the link below or on post title" kind of bollocks . . . . despite my reassurances that this pig ignorant state of affairs would be addressed and remedied within a couple of shakes of a Billy Goat's dick . . . . well, clearly and demonstrably I am a liar and a cad, a bounder and a cheat, cause none of the hitherto mentioned good intentions have been put into place . . . just thought that I'd mention . . . . WTF ????

Where did that shonkey rhyming deal come from . . . . look, in closing, I don't know when this sorry arsed state of non affairs is going to be rectumfied, or if it ever will . . . . I've quite grown to enjoy not only the visual appeal of my own site, relative to all the others that put up wicked photos, ready to go to clips and all the other 'instant visual gratification' things, but also and moreover, the way it's pushed me, unwittingly and spontaneously, into this spur of the moment, stream of consciousness, blithering like a LSD effected idiot kind of writing thing/caper/trip/shitfight . . . . I'm loving it, if not for the selfish and shallow reason that principally and primarily, the therapeutic dividends are almost tangible inside my head and soul . . . . but I don't want any of you to venture into those dark, dank, overgrown nether regions . . . that ugly shit is my domain, luckily for you !!!

To the patient faithful, I will get to grips with fulfilling my previously sworn pledge to uphold my social blogging contract undertaken with y'all . . . just give me some more time to continue with one of my areas of true, Zen like expertise and mastery . . . the Fine Art of Procrastination !!!!!

Big love and thanks to old mate Lovey, cheers for the observations and positive comments me old cock, Pat for being staunch and real, Noot for the technical input and inspiration and to my small but quality gang of followers, appreciate it muchly . . . love your work guys !!!

***** Get a little bit of old school punk up ya nostrils, click on the link below or on . . . . . nah, fuck it, you know what to do . . .in fact, I think I've screwed the pooch for using the link so it'll have to be the post title tickle method . . . . Messers Rotten, Cook, Jones and Vicious . . . THE SICK PUSTULES and "I'M A LAZY SOD" . . . . for me . . . . because I can !!!!

RAW PUNK - The Sex Pistols LIVE! 1978 #3 "I'm A Lazy Sod" - YouTube

SLAYER COLLABORATION . . . . FROM THE SUPERBLY TALENTED TEAM WHO GAVE THE WORLD THE "SKULL RING" . . . . COMES A COLLABORATION BETWEEN "THE GREAT FROG" AND . . . . WAIT FOR IT . . . . SLAYER !!!!!!

I'M NOT A 'HUGE' FAN OF SLAYER . . . . . HEY, DON'T CHEW MY FRIGGIN HEAD OFF !!!!! I DO LIKE EM, I JUST DON'T HAVE A WHOLE MESS OF THEIR STUFF IN MY COLLECTION. BUT IT'S AS PLAIN AS TITS ON A BULL THAT THERE'S A SHITLOAD OF YOU OUT THERE IN BLOGLAND WHO ARE TOTALLY COMMITTED FANS ["ACID SWEAT LODGERS" TAKE NOTE] . . . IT IS WITH THAT IN MIND I BRING YOU THIS SLAYER-FAN-NATION PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT . . . .

The Great Frog jewellery mob, purveyors of fine quality, hand made jewellery and trinkets to the rock, biker, counter culture scene since the early '70's [London, New York and the lovely crew at TriCo in L.A] have been conspiring with Messers King, Araya, Hanneman and . . . . the guy who's name I can never fucking remember, but he knows who he is and that's good . . . . where was I ?? . . . ah yes, to create with the full endorsement of the band a genuinely cool, legit shit, sent from Satan himself, SLAYER RING . . . . !!!!!

Yes Slayer fans, you can now stick your finger in their ring for life, and what a ring it is . . . . I'm so not taking the piss here . . . it's a way cool, solid sterling silver, bigger than "Reign of Blood" thing that is truly worthy of the collaborative efforts of both parties . . . I've also recently treated myself to one of their other brilliantly crafted baubles to shove my own finger into . . . . that's how I roll . . . .

Back to the "Slayer Ring" . . . check it out on the link I've included here, click on the band logo once you get on and see for yourself . . . this sort of thing could look fucking woeful in the hands of someone of less than exceptional creative touch, but, just as The Enormous Amphibian has achieved with the already available Motorhead ring, it is some seriously and magnificently sick kit . . . clearly a work of the zenith of the jewellers art and just a dab of Divine Intervention . . . something I reckon a hardcore fan of the Slayer journey and what they represent would be proud to wear for the rest of his . . . or her ???  . . un-natural life. The best thing is that the price is totally reasonable given how much work has gone into getting the job done !!!!!

***** Follow instructions, hit the link below or post title and cast your 'Eyes of the Insane' upon the only mans ring many of you would ever slide his finger into . . . . GWAAAAAAARRRRRRR !!!!!!
SLAYER COLLABORATION Originators of skull rings Originators of skull rings

ON "OSCAR'S" BIG DAY . . . . . A FLASH ON ONE OF CLINT'S MANY 'KILLER' ONE LINERS . . . "CLASSIC MOVIE LINES #66 FROM 'DiNap44' OFF POOTUBE . . . . . COME ON, DON'T BE SO FUCKIN HARDCORE . . . WE ALL LOVE THE MOVIES !!!!!

JUST CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW OR ON POST TITLE . . . . ONE THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE . . . "THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES" . . . THE MASTER OF THE ONE LINER . . . CLINT, IN ACTION BY SAYIN SFA . . . .
Classic Movie Lines #66 - YouTube

INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS FINALLY GOT A CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL FOOT IN THE DOOR WITH THE FUCKING UNREAL "WARUMPI BAND" AND THEIR FIRST RELEASE, ENTITLED "JAILANGARU PAKARNU" [OUT OF JAIL] IN 1983 . . . . SUNG IN THE LEAD SINGER'S DIALECT, IT KICKED ARSE, RAW, VISCERAL, ROCKABILLY NAIVATE AND PAVED THE WAY FOR AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF ASPIRING ABORIGINAL MUSICIANS . . . ONE OF OF MY FAVE AUSSIE TUNES OF THE PERIOD !!!

Saw em live with 'The Oil' at Bombay rock in Sufferers Parasite back in '85 or thereabouts and they were the shit !!! . . . sadly, George Burarrwanga, their affable, enigmatic and vibrant frontman went on to the big dreaming some years ago but the band's 'token whitey' and co-founder, Neil Murray, and the Butcher brothers are still around to carry on their significant legacy . . .

Also from their first album, "Big Name, No Blankets", is the still pertinent and straight to the point tune "Blackfella/Whitefella" . . . it ain't complex, intellectual wank, and they sure as shit weren't that kinda band, but what it is, is honest, to the point songwriting focused on true brotherhood, regardless of skin colour, religion or any of the other stuff that in the final analysis doesn't matter a rat's arse !!!!

Despite Peter Garrett selling his soul to political piss weakery, he and Midnight Oil have much to be proud of from the glory days of the eighties and helping get the Warumpi's onto the national stage is right up there with the best of it . . . . .

**** TO GET DOWN TO SOME ORIGINAL, INSPIRED AND TOTALLY COOL ABORIGINAL AUSSIE "INDIGABILLY", HIT ON THE LINK UNDERNEATH OR ON POST TITLE AND SHAKE A LEG TO "JAILANGARU PAKARNU" FROM THE "WARUMPI BAND" . . . . . .
'Jailangaru Pakarnu' - Warumpi Band - YouTube

"APPLIED MACHETE" - TAKEN FROM 'STREET CHOPPERS' WEBSITE . . . IRISH RICH QUOTING IRISH RICH FROM 2005 . . . HE WAS RIGHT THEN AND IS BANG ON THE MONEY NOW . . . EVEN IN SOMETHING AS 'FREE FORM' AS THE WORLD OF CUSTOM BIKES, CERTAIN THINGS ARE SELF EVIDENT, TRENDS, FADS AND FASHIONS COME AND GO BUT THE RIGHTLY ACCEPTED PARAMETERS OF 'CLASSIC' DESIGN WILL ALWAYS REMAIN . . .

So many of the things I have loved all my life, certainly since I was a young kid, have fallen victim to fad jumpers, marketing wankers and money grubbing charlatans over the years it's a fucking miracle the 'good guys' are still with us at all . . . . skateboards, hot rods, punk rock, choppers, you name it and the chance is it's been well and truly raped by the keen eyed hawkers of 'the next big thing'  . . . .

Thank fucking god the clowns and the swindlers generally fade out and die off, leaving behind those with the genuine, heartfelt and passionate belief in the 'noble cause' . . . . and now that a lot of the shit has been flushed down the 'fashion dunny' in the field of custom bikes and custom bike building, those kind of guys are still here and ready to help . . . .

So, go on, pick up the phone and dial the number, this is what they do best, it's what they've always done and will continue to do . . . . long after the next big thing has come and gone . . . .

*** IRISH RICH IS ONE OF THESE CARRIERS OF THE FLAME, YOU FIND GUYS LIKE HIM, NOT ONLY IN THE STATES, BUT AROUND THE WORLD . . . HE POSTED AN EXTRACT FROM AN ARTICLE IN "STREET CHOPPER" MAGAZINE FROM 2005, FEATURING A STATEMENT HE MADE BACK THEN AND IT RINGS SO TRUE TODAY, NEARLY EIGHT YEARS DOWN THE LINE . . . . CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW OR ON POST TITLE TO HAVE A FLASH ON SOME OF LIFE'S TRUTHS FROM A BLOKE WHOSE BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW . . . THANKS TO "APPLIED MACHETE" AND "STREET CHOPPER" . . . .  Applied Machete: From the Street Chopper website.....

GRINDERMAN - "NO PUSSY BLUES" . . . WELL, I GUESS IF AL GREEN DIDN'T GET YOUR END AWAY YOU'VE GOT A RAGING CASE OF WHAT NICK'S HAVING A RAVE ABOUT . . . (Live On Later) - YouTube

NICK CAVE AND GRINDERMAN PUSHING THE LUCKLESS AND LOVELESS MENS COLLECTIVE METAPHORICAL PENIS INTO A BELT SANDER . . . . A TRUE STAR IN THE PANTHEON OF ROCK GODS . . . . CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW OR ON POST TITLE TO GIVE YOURSELF A RIGHT FLOGGING . . . . . OHHHHHH, OHH, OHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!
Grinderman - No Pussy Blues (Live On Later) - YouTube

**** COULDN'T GET TO SLEEP . . . JUST READ ABOUT A TRANSPARENT PRIMARY COVER ON CYRIL HUZE'S BLOG AND FELT VIOLENTLY NAUSEOUS . . . . . FUCKING RIDICULOUS, LIKE SCREWING THE MISSUS AND WEARING A CONDOM . . . . . . PISS OFF CLOWNS !!!

GENTLEMEN AND YOUR LADIES, THE ONE AND ONLY, THE VERY, VERY REVEREND, MR AL GREEN WITH "LET'S STAY TOGETHER" . . . . RECORDED LIVE IN 1972 . . . AS IF YOU COULDN'T TELL BY THE TOTALLY FUNKADELIC SUIT OUTFIT !!!! - YouTube

Alright groovers, get close, fill the glasses, flame up, settle back, get a little bit loose and feel the love from Mr Al Green and a fully legit soul classic . . . don't fight the feeling all you hard arsed, metal headed, devil worshippin, white boys out there . . . you don't have to dance, cause I know you can't . . . just kick back and get a bit of "Brother" stuff into yo 'heyed' . . . One of my all time top ten for sure !!

[just click on the link below or post title to get your thang on with Al Green's "Let's Stay Together"]
Al Green-Let's stay Together(Live) - YouTube

Nye nye everybody . . . . . big ride in five hours . . . . Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz