No pictures please!!!

Been recuperating from my hernia surgery for the last 10 days. Staples are coming out tomorrow so snapped a picture. Once they are out I can work on getting back to normal... I'm told 6 weeks but aiming for sooner.

DIRT QUAKE: WORK WITH WHAT YA GOT!

The fast approaching DIRT QUAKE race event is Joe Public's one-time opportunity to come racing....no strings attached. It will be a one night stand of exhilaration, fear and a true sense of accomplishment.

Whatever bike you can lay your hands on, we got a suitable class for you to race it in. Novice, street-tracker/street-scrambler, inappropriate road bike and chopper classes.

Here's what was lurking in my shed. Given to me over 15years ago... a crusty, unloved Suzuki GS750 hardtail chopper. I say 'hardtail' but what I really mean is 2 iron bars bolted into where the rear shocks should be.

My mates, PITSTOP PAUL and his lad PITSTOP KEV dropped by today to make initial steps to get her running for the big day. When I aquired the bike in the last century, it was running. However, it seems to be missing a rectifier and the wiring loom looks like it was put together over the phone by Peters and Lee. The overall standard of engineering is so poor and ham-fisted....it's almost perverse.

I'm not gonna race this bike personally. I'm already racing my Rotax in both the club meeting 11am-4pm and then in the GNC at 7pm which is more than enough considering I'm suffering with a hernia. The deal is if they can get it running then Pitstop Paul can race it in the Chopper class.....I'm positive I'll get far more pleasure watching a newbie at the helm representing SKOOTER FARM/SIDEBURN than riding it myself. If Paul decides not to race.....I already got a subsitute. A guy who's last legitimate occupation was being fired out of a cannon in a stunt show!

The Pitstoppers left undaunted with a small shopping list: coils, plugs, plug caps, air filters and a rectifier.
Work continues next week.

I hope this post inspires folks who toy with the romantic notion of being a motorcycle racer to stop fantasizing and make it a reality...even if it's just for one evening.

Remember....Ride it like you borrowed it!

THE STAGS...VALENTINES DRAG NIGHT

Great show at the weekend to celebrate Valentines day....girls dressed as boys and boys dressed as girls. Pulled 'Husky' out of the bag after a 5 year lay off...it felt good!

Verona: the not-so-good, the bad and the ugly

Ben Part prepares to cut down the Sideburn banner he sewed up with a hotel emergency sewing kit

Hideous neon green Harley with a constant crowd of people ogling it.

Passion-killer lace calf socks....not a good look.

    Poor, stressed-out exotic moggy

Lame, lame, lame!

                                           Horrible 'Highlander-esque' spoked wheel

Toughguy!! Hope he was getting paid to do this...

The model on the ARLEN NESS stand... some famous porno star?

DON POST CALENDAR MASKS

FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER

THE CREATURE

GORILLA

THE HUNCHBACK

THE MAD DOCTOR

THE MOLEMAN

THE MUMMY

METALLUNA MUTANT

THE PHANTOM

THE WOLFMAN

MR. HYDE

DRACULA

Here at Full Frokkul Fiasco it's Halloween every day of the year! and to labour the point here is a fantastic collection of latex masks from DON POST STUDIOS.

These particular masks are commonly known as "The Calendar Masks". They were released in 1966 and as a marketing ploy, each of the 12 masks were showcased in a full colour calendar available through FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine. Unfortunately, latex doesn't age very well and not many have survived. Original examples, in good condition are highly sought after and sell for big bucks...

The Calendar masks were re-issued in the mid-nineties and can be picked up for a reasonable price but as with most things, the revamped version pales into insignificance compared to the 44 year old originals.

Another negative with the re-issues is, because they have been cast off the originals(the factory molds are long gone) the new masks are somewhat smaller and therefore can't be worn and are classed as display only.

However, it is possible to force the mask over a small childs head for a quick photograph....like we did one time a few years back.....sorry Jake!!

STARFISH-HITLER......Japanese monster villain

Loony late seventies jap TV show KAMEN RIDER with controversial Nazi-bad guys and an unsettling mutant Hitler/giant starfish opponent!

Glam Rock....as ugly as it gets

Following on with the recent early 70's Glam/Pre-punk theme, here's 3 shots of some of the ugliest bands around at the time.

First up is CHICORY TIP resembling the cast from an Estonian knock off of Dr.Who.

Next is a great shot of THE SWEET pre-dating the Sex Pistols in the 'outragious' stakes by a good couple of years.

to conclude, we have a promo shot of THE HAMMERSMITH GORILLAS whose bassist was so ugly...they had to dress him up as an actual gorilla!