Some Photos From the Dragon's Archives

So yesterday I promised to post some photos I've come across whilst assembling my portfolio. And for once, I'm not a day late, just a dollar short.

For starters we'll do a coast-to-coast, waterfront theme.
Here are a couple of my favorite shots of Puget Sound's Mud Bay, near our old place in Olympia.




And here are a few shots from Ocompo beach in Westport, CT, looking into Long Island Sound.





Coming soon, portraits, digital abominations, and of course scooters.

A Ska Scout is Tolerant, Energetic, Playful, and CLEAN

Wow!
Illnoise over at 2Strokebuzz posted this today:

I have this whole rant about how parents today think they’re so badass and hip and enlightened, when they’re really just forcing their embarassingly lame 20-year-old values on their poor kids just like every other parent before them (They Might Be Giants and IKEA are actually several notches down the hip scale from Shel Silverstein and avocado-colored appliahttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifnces). But today I’ll spare you that lecture and pretend it’s cool that my Debbie-Harry-obsessed daughter watches a kids’ show that runs stuff like this.

While this is only peripherally scooter related (there's a scoot-toy to be seen hiding in the messy room), this really made my day. The cartoon hits Ska nail on the head, and as 2Stroke is trying to say, does it with a useful message, and without watering it down. "Pickitup, Pickitup, Pickitup" as a cheerful admonition for neatness in kids is just genius. This song will be my new cleaning-day mantra, and probably the bane of any children I may have.

Pirate Papa, you gots to check this out!

The Slits

Pardner, there ain't no school like the old skool.

The older this old drake gets, the more I feel I's got to explain what Punk really is to young'uns.
I mean, shiznit, tadpole, Siouxe Sue, the Cure, and the Violent Femmes were all considered Punk back in the day. It's got a lot more to do with attitude than it does with noise and decibels.
And if you wanna talk about iconoclastic, long-lasting, STILL ahead of their time, ol' skool punkers... well you'd be hard pressed to come up with a better example than the Slits.





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On a Personal Note

So I realize that in addition to infrequent and irregular posting before and after the New England move, updated info on how Jes and I are doing has been in short supply.
Hopefully in the next few days I'll be rectifying that situation.
For now, though a short status report will have to do.
The two of us are still searching for full-time employment; for the time being Jes is acting as a personal assistant for a friend's mother, and I've been doing a part-time gig at Vespa Ridgefield. This past weekend we finished, for the most part, unpacking and decorating our house, and it looks pretty dang good, if I do say so myself. We have been very blessed with gifts and bargains in the areas of furniture and housewares, and want to publicly thank all of our benefactors... you know who you are!
Anyway, as I've been applying for jobs, I've been forced to start organizing and consolidating the flotsam and jetsam of a lifetime spent inadequately pursuing the muse. Many of these images, I've inflicted upon the Dragon's faithful reader's in the past. A few I have not, or have been significantly updated since then.
So, here then for your edification are a few new examples of the the Dragon's visual transgressions against good taste.

First, a self-portrait of the Dragon, which is still a work in progress...


Next an image from the never-ending graphic novel project which was the original impetus for this blog...


Another image from the same project...


No it's not an homage to Led Zeplin, you stoner, it's Icarus...


This was a large diptych in oil, which is now in a private collection...


And finally, this last piece is a portrait of my buddy Mage. This was intended to be a present to him, but is now unfortunately in the private collection of a thief.

coming up soon, some excerpts from my photographic portfolio, including some arty new scooter pics. Stay tuned.

Oh and if you wish to view this portfolio of paintings and drawings in full, you can do so here.

ScootStars Finish Coast-to-Coast Trip

In dealing with my own coast-to-coast trip, I'd almost forgotten the ScootStars and their transcontinental voyage on 50cc scoots.

This here is their last vid, but if you haven't already, I'd recommend watching the whole gnarly saga. At the very least to warn you away from $800 Chinese scoots.



A tip of the Stetson to Pete (who finished the last leg of the trip solo) and Josh. Congratulations boys! Hope you keep up the scooting!

The Smart Car's Grandpappy

After that cool peek of the new Smart Car, provided by the Scooter Scoop, I figured some of you might be interested in small scale personal transportation with decidedly more retro styling....

Folks, the Peel P50, circa 1963

The Scooter Scoop Test Drives the Smart Car

In the latest episode of The Scooter Scoop TV, Steve Guzman has a test drive in the new Smart Car. Pretty neat stuff, and Steve asks all the questions I'd had about this vehicle.