WHAT IS THE BEST ALBUM COVER?????

 I'VE BEEN FLAT OUT THIS WEEKEND (DOIN THE HOUSE) SO I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO TRY OUT MY TIG WELDER. SO THERE ARE NO PICKIES FROM THE WORKSHOP.
INSTEAD, I HAVE A QUESTION.
SEEN AS NO FECKER CAN BE BOTHERED TO COMMENT ON THE BLOG.
I HOPE THIS WILL STIR AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE SO THAT YOU DO....
AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH BLOG THERE IS A THING THAT SAYS NO COMMENTS .. THAT IS WHERE YOU CLICK AND WRITE SOMETHING SO THAT I CAN SEE WETHER I'M BARKIN UP THE RIGHT TREE OR NOT...
WHAT IS THE BEST ALBUM COVER.....EVER;;;;;
IS IT "THE CLASH" LONDON CALLING.. I THINK ITS BLOODY COOL, SO ICONIC AND FULL OF ENERGY..

 OR IS IT "THE BEATLES" ABBEY ROAD. 
THIS IS SO BLOODY ENGLISH IT'S GREAT.






OR IS IT "PINK FLOYD"  ANIMALS. 
THIS IS ALSO UTTERLY ENGLISH. EVERY TIME I SEE BATTERSEA POWER STATION (WHICH ISN'T VERY OFTEN AS I LIVE ON A DIFFERENT PLANET TO LONDON) I THINK OF THIS ALBUM COVER.
PLUS THE PIG ESCAPED AND SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF SOME PIOLITS .

 AHHHH. MEATLOAF WHAT A COVER....IT HAS A RAT BIKE FLYING OUT OF A GRAVE. WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED? "I BEEN DOWN AT A BOTTOM OF A PIT IN THE BLAZZIN SUN" . WHO CANT RELATE TO THAT????

OR IS IT... "THE BLACK CROWS " AMORICA.   EVERY-ONE LOVES A BIT OF BUSH..(EVERYONE EXCEPT SADDAM).


OR IS IT "THE STROKES" THIS IS IT... DOWN OUR WAY, WE SAY 'Y'ER TIS'..
ITS A BLOODY COOL ALBUM COVER, REMINDS ME OF THE STONES. BUT THE BEST THING ABOUT IT IS IT HAS A CHICKS BUTT ON IT...

OR IS IT "SPINAL TAP" SMELL THE GLOVE.... THIS WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE THE OTHER ONE WAS DEEMED A BIT SEXIST "WHATS WRONG WITH BEING SEXY" NIGEL TUFNELL SAID.
BUT UNTIL METALLICA COPPIED IT THERE WAS NONE MORE BLACK.

ART OF MICHEL KULUTA

ONE OF THE STARSTRUCK BOOKS. M KULUTA

 WHEN I WAS ABOUT 14 MY FOLKS BOUGHT ME A BOOK CALLED THE STUDIO IT HAD ART FROM 4 ARTIST THAT WERE WORKING TOGETHER .THE ARTISTS WERE
MICHAEL KULUTA,
 BERNI WRIGHTSON
BARRY WINDSOR SMITH
AND JEFERY JONES.
I STILL LOOK THROUGH THIS BOOK NOW AS IT TOTALY PUTS MY MIND IN A DIFFERENT PLACE.

SHE'S LEAVING HOME

ANGEL OF CIVILIZATION 

 MICHEAL KULTA WAS BORN IN 1947 IN GUATAMALA AND STARTED WORKING FOR COMICS SUCH AS  'D.C COMICS' (AMONGST OTHERS) BETWEEN 1969 AND 1973. HE HAS BEEN PRODUCING AMAZING WORK EVER SINCE INCLUDING THE WORK FROM
 'THE STUDIO' THAT HAPPENED BETWEEN 1976 AND 1980.

ONE OF THE COVERS FOR 'LUCIFER'

PHEONIX

 THIS IS AN ALBUM COVER FOR
 'NATIVITY IN BLACK'
 'A TRIBUTE TO BLACK SABBATH' MADE IN 1994
IVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ALBUM BEFOR BUT IM GUNNA GET IT AS IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE GREAT. SOME OF THE TRACKS ARE;
LORD OF THIS WORLD BY
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
AFTER FOREVER. BY
BIOHAZZARD
SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH . BY
BRUCE DICKINSON.
CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE. BY
WHITE ZOMBIE.

THIS IS ANOTHER ALBUM COVER BUT FOR;
'NATIVITY IN BLACK II' MADE IN 1999.
THIS ONE HAS TRACKS BY;
IRON MAN BY
BUSTA RHYMES.
HOLE IN THE SKY. BY
MACHINE HEAD.
SNOWBLIND. BY
SYSTEM OF A DOWN.
ELECTRIC FUNERAL. BY
PANTERA.

LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE PREATY FUCKIN ACE.

CHECK OUT MICHEAL KULUTA ON http://www.kaluta.com/

ALL THIS ARTWORK WAS TAKEN FROM HIS SITE ABOUVE.

ANDY'S TRIUMPH CHOP

THIS IS ANDY. HE BUILT THIS TRIUMPH CHOP AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE BUILD PROGRESS AT THE ADDRESS BELOW.
WE SAT ON THE HARD SHOULDER IN THE PISSING RAIN AND HE WAS CURSING THE "FUCKING THING" THEN HE GOT IT STARTED AND IT WON BEST CHOP AT THE 'SKYRA' BIKE SHOW, THEN HIS GRIN WAS EPIC.
http://www.wix.com/oxygeneuk/oxygeneuk

 THIS IS THE PRISM OIL TANK AND ENGINE AFTER A REBUILD AND A LOT OF HOURS ON THE POLISHING WHEEL.

 THE TANK ON THE RIGHT IS WHAT THE TANK LOOKED LIKE BEFORE HE WELDED IN A SECTION AND ATTACHED THE DOUBLE FILLER.

 HERE IS SOME FUCKIN COOL BIKES THAT HE USED TO OWN

 RATTY BUT BLOODY COOL

 LOOKS LIKE A TRITON BELOW
IVE NEVER MET ANYONE ELSE WITH SUCH A CLASIC ALBUM OF COOL BIKES, CHECK OUT HIS WEBSITE ;  oxygeneuk
ANDY DESURVES A MEDAL FOR KEEPING IT REAL.

RAT BIKE DESTROYS FIREBLADE

REBUILDING THE EXUP

 THIS IS RICHIES EXUP. ITS BEEN OFF THE ROAD FOR NEARLY A YEAR, AS HE'S BEEN GETTING BITS PAINTED .
FIVE OF US PILED ROUND HIS GARAGE ON THUR NT' ARMED WITH BEERS AND CHIPS.
IT WAS A TOP NT FULL OF PISS TAKING AND WRENCHING.

NOTE THE LADIES IN THE BACKGROUND  WATCHING IN ORE, OBVIOUSLY REALLY IMPRESSED.

 ABOVE IS 'SNOKIN' RICH (HE PAINTED ALL THE BODYWORK AND IS A TYPICAL SPRAYER "OFF HIS TITS".
BELOW IS RICHIE THE OWNER (HE'S ALLWAYS OFF HIS TITS BUT HAS NO EXCUSE).

 FIVE OF US WORKIN COULD BE SAID "TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH"
OR AS THE WHORES SAY "TOO MANY COCKS SPOIL THE BREATH".
BUT WE MANAGED TO GET MOST OF IT BUILT AND OUR BREATH ONLY SMELT OF BEER.

 WE FITTED AN EXTENDED SWING ARM BUT RICH FORGOT TO EXTEND THE' BREAK TORQUE ARM' SO IT COULDN'T BE READY FOR THE DRAG RACING ON SAT.
IN THE PICK' IS MOIKE TRYING TO FIT MORE SHINEY THINGS.

SMOKIN RICH WITHOUT A FAG IN HIS GOB.
WE WORKED TILL 11 PM BUT RICHIE WAS TINKERING TILL 2 IN THE MORNING.

ILL SEND SOME FINISHED PICKS WHEN RICHIE PULLES HIS FINGER OUT AND COMPLEETS IT.

RAT-BIKES ARE NOT JUST FOR CHISTMAS

 THE BEST THING ABOUT RAT-BIKES IS THAT NUTS AND BOLTS ARE A UNNESSASERY BURDEN (WHO NEEDS THEM WHEN YOU HAVE CABLE TIES AND 'GAFFA' TAPE) AND IF IT NEEDS A WASH IT JUST LOOKS BETTER..
THIS IS A PICKIE OF MY BELOVED FZ750 (THE BESTEST BIKE I EVER OWNED). I TREATED THAT BIKE LIKE SHIT AND ALL IT GAVE ME IN RETURN WAS (reliable)LOVE,UNTIL THE CHAIN SNAPPED AND WROTE OFF THE MOTOR.
THIS BIKE TOOK ME ALL THE WAY TO HUNGARY AND BACK. BLOODY MARVELOUSE.

 HERE IT IS WHEN I HAD A SIDE-CAR ON IT SO I COULD TAKE MY DOG TO WORK .
IN THE PHOTO ARE THE MUTTS 'TOBY the hound with big ears' AND 'MAYA the little pig'. TWO OF THE BEST DOGS IN THE WORLD.

 RICHIE'S FZR1000 AND MY FZ750 ON THE WAY BACK FROM GERMANY

 ALEX THE DUTCHMAN'S SHOVEL( FIST DISCOVERD IN HUNGARY.

 C-BASS'S BMW(GET IT ON THE EFFIN ROAD, MAN)

 NO SIDE STAND REQUIRED

 TOE-CUTTER ... THE GOD FARTHER OF RAT

DUNNO WHO OWN'S THIS ONE BUT LOOKS LIKE A SWAMP THING.

JIM PHILLIPS SKATE ART

 EXCERPT FROM JIM PHILLIPS WEB SITE:

JIM PHILLIPS

Born in San Jose, Ca., Oct, 1944, Phillips has lived most all his life in Santa Cruz,Ca. His first published work was in the spring issue of Surfer Quarterly, 1962, his "Woody" a winner of a 1961 surf car cartoon contest in the magazine. His surf art appeared in many surfing publications during the 1960s. In 1965 and 66 he attended California College of Arts and Crafts, in Oakland.
Beginning in 1975, and for many years, Phillips was art director for Santa Cruz Skateboards where he created thousands of skateboard decks, T-shirt, sticker, and ad art designs. Jim currently continues his exclusive connection to Santa Cruz/NHS creating special edition decks and many new products worldwide in the skateboard, snowboard, and surfboard markets.

 I LOVE SKATE ART THE BOLDNESS OF THE COLOURS AND DESIGNS ARE AMAZING.
BELOW IS THE SCREAMING HAND PROBELEY THE COOLEST IMAGE IV'E SEEN.
 I IMAGINE ITS BEEN THE CONSTANT INSPIRATION FOR TATTOOS AND IF YOU COULD FIND ANY SCHOOL EXERCISE BOOK FROM THE 80,S IT WILL HAVE HUNDREDS OF DRAWINGS OF THIS IN THE MARGIN'S.

 LOTS OF BANDS INCLUDING TOM PETTY GOT THE JIM PHILLIPS TOUCH.

CHECK OUT HIS WEB SITE FOR EXTREEMLY COOL SHIT.

JUST WHAT YOU NEED ON A COLD WINTERS NIGHT

http://vimeo.com/32086342
CHECK THIS VIDEO OUT. THEN GET ON-LINE AND BOOK A FERRY.

BLACK SABBATH RE-UNITE.

YES IT IS TRUE BLACK SABBATH ARE BACK, I NEARLY WET MYSELF WHEN I HEARD THE NEWS. AT FIRST I WAS WORRIED THAT ONLY CORPERATE WANKERS WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE LIVE GIGS,(LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH LED ZEPPLIN, WHEN PEOPLE GOT TICKETS, THEN HAD TO BUY THE ALBUM SO THAT THEY NEW WHAT THE BAND, THEY WERE GOING TO SEE, SOUNDED LIKE). FORTUNATLY  BLACKSABBATH ARE PLAYING 'DOWNLOAD' (MONSTERS OF ROCK FOR ALL US OLD 'ISH' GITS) AND I'LL LAFF MY ASS OFF IF SOME CORPERATE WANKERS GET IN , CUS WE ALL KNOW THEY WILL GET BOTTLES OF PISS THROWEN AT THEM.
IM SURE YOU ARE COMPLEETLEY AWARE OF BLACK SABBATH . BUT HERE IS A LOVELY VIDEO TO GET YOU IN DA MOOD.

Black Sabbath "Paranoid" Music Video

MY TRIUMPH BUILD

 LAST YEAR I FINISHED BUILDING MY TRIUMPH "THING". THEN IT TOOK ME A FURTHER YEAR AND ANOTHER ENGINE BUILD TO GET THE FUCKING THING RUNNING PROPERLY. WHAT FOLLOWS IS A FEW PICKIES OF THE BUILD.

THIS IS AFTER I HAD MADE THE PIPES AND FITTED THE DRY CLUTCH FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THE CLUTCH IS MADE BY 'BOB NEWBY' IF YOU NEED A CLUTCH GIVE HIM YOUR MONEY AS HE IS A BLOODY TOP BLOKE.

 THIS IS ME, MID WINTER BEARD AND DRESSING GOWN COMBO. A VERY NICE LOOK YOU MAY AGREE.
 THIS IS THE BLANK FOR THE TANK THAT I CARVED OUT OF OAK (WE WERE SNOWED IN SO I HAD TO DO SOMETHING).

 THIS IS THE TANK NEARLY FINNISHED. MY MATE DAVE DID MOST OF THE METAL FORMING. THE FRONT CURVES ARE A STAINLESS STEEL BOWL CUT IN HALF.
I LOVE THE LOOK OF RAW STEEL AND WELDS, SO THE NEXT BIKE I BUILD WILL BE TOTALLY RAW STAINLESS.

 THE TANK FITTED.

 I BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF AN OLD COPPER BOILER AND WRAPPED IT AROUND THE TANK, OVER SOME OLD LEATHER.

 STRAPPED THE COPPER TO THE TANK WITH SOME LEATHER BELTS I MADE.

 FINNISHED TANK IN PLACE. NOTE THE OIL TANKS. THAY ARE OLD BRASS FIRE EXTINGUISHERS BUT UNFORTUNATELY I COULDN'T GET THEM TO FLOW ENOUFE OIL. SO I WELDED UP A MORE NORMAL LOOKING ONE.

 THE FIRST RIDE. IT DONT HANDLE TOO BAD BUT THE PONY SEAT ON VALVE SPRINGS ISN'T DEAD COMFORTABLE, BUT LOOKS COOL AS HELL SO IT'S STAYIN.

THE BIKE IS GOING TO BE IN "BACK STREET HEROES" AT THE END OF NOVEMBER SO CHECK IT OUT.

THIS WINTER I'M GIVING MY HARLEY SPORTSTER A FULL ON SORT OUT. ILL KEEP YOU POSTED WITH ALL PROGRESS.

STAY TUNED.