WKITHOK

"Gents, here is a picture of me with my uncle John, circa 1983 with a fish I caught. Every Sunday morning I was at his house, I would fish with him cause it got me out of going to church. Not a bad deal.

Love,

Jeffro."

Let the good times roll; September Vogue

If we are looking for harbingers of things looking up in the magazine business, you can hardly do better than take your wagon to the store to bring home the ad-heavy September issue of Vogue. 
It is an absolute monster, at 758 pages (in 2010, it was 700) and it's so chock full of ads that there are 68 back-to-back ad pages before reaching editorial and editor Anna Wintour's letter doesn't even

World view: Lord Black objects; Sue over riot info demands; teaching magazine; falling paper prices?

Time Warner's publishing ad sales slow, but CEO remains positive (CityBizList)
Conrad Black hits out at Murdoch "price war myth" (Jon Slattery)
NUJ urges media to go to court over riot material (Jon Slattery)
Collecting six covers of one issue becomes like baseball cards (Mr. Magazine)
First-half newsstand declines in more detail (Audience Development)
Financial Times app exits the app

Quarto Communications names Sellwood COO, Caldwell director of content development

Sellwood
Major changes and added responsibilities are part of a reorganization at Quarto Communications, one of Canada's most highly regarded mid-sized publishers.Terry Sellwood, who was general manager, has been named chief operating officer of the company.
Penny Caldwell, editor-in-chief of Cottage Life has been named director of content development for the company. Part of her responsibility

Trace 'Conan' Body Kit

Some more pics of this great body kit that Davey had for sale at the Long Beach swap. Topical eh?

Feasability Study

Our mate Chris Hosegood is playing around with this 'Garden Gate" Norton frame and bits and pieces. Dont know if its a Harley-Gate or a Garden-Davidson. All I know is, I like it!

U.S. freelancers need to be counted properly, union demands

The Freelancers Union in the U.S. is demanding that the Bureau of Labor Statistics do a better job of counting freelancers. The Union says independent workers make up 30% of the U.S. workforce; the BLS says its 4%, according to a story carried by the blog WordCount. The item quoted a Bloomberg Businessweek article that reported that because of lack of funding, the BLS hasn't done a tally of

Zite sale to CNN confirmed; bye-bye Vancouver, hello San Francisco

CNN has confirmed that it is buying Zite, the Canadian tablet software developer for an undisclosed price (said to be in the area of $20 million). With the purchase, however, Zite is decamping from Vancouver to San Francisco. A story on the CNN site said that Zite will operate as an independent company (CNN's headquarters are in Atlanta). Zite's sole product is an iPad application that aggregates

See You In Brooklyn...

...At The Invitational.

Paulo's CR Project

is really gaining momentum. Just needs the oil tank now. Damn I love this bike. I so want to build something like this.

New CPF funding formula puts the emphasis on reaching readers

At long last, Canadian Heritage has released its revised formula for support under the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF). The new rules under the Aid to Publishers (ATP) segment, the core of the program, had been significantly delayed and a good many publishers have been anxious about the changes being contemplated.The new formula is based on circulation levels and success in reaching readers (rather

Briarpatch moves away from themed issues

Briarpatch, the feisty Regina-based magazine, is shifting away from its longtime habit (shared with many indy magazines) of having themed issues. We expect that releasing ourselves from the constraints of adhering to specific themes will enable us to respond more meaningfully to current events and pressing issues as they arise, and to more actively seek out the highest-quality and most

Wordstock professional development day has been cancelled

Wordstock, the annual full-day professional development session for journalists and freelancers held for the past 15 years at Ryerson University, has been cancelled, according to a post on the Toronto Freelance Editors and Writers listserv.

Vinyl Grips

"Parts Number: BK025HDBK and BK025HDWH

Color: Black and White

Retail Price: $28.00/pr

Available: End of October 2011

Available in Black and White from Mooneyes, grips are made from the same vinyl material as our Original Steering Wheels.

Just as the steering wheels, these grips feature the single raised rib. The ends feature rounded tips.

First production are available in Black or White. Metal Flake Red, Blue, Green and Silver are schedule for release soon.

Thank you very much for your time."

Sincerely,

Shige

Progress

Tri-Co. Opening on the weekend. Yikes!

Magazines Canada/Zinio digital newsstand will be offering post-2005 back issues

Magazines Canada is offering participants in its digital newsstand (a partnership with Zinio) a limited opportunity to create replica editions of back issues of their titles. Some 120 magazines are signed onto the digital newsstand, which was launched two years ago, and 70 of them are live. Participating titles have until the end of September to provide a priority list of back issues from January

Family matters when it comes to sharing newsstand look and feel

Canadian Family magazine from St. Joseph Media has developed a distinctive look and emphasis with its logotype and covers which feature parent and child together, emphasizing the child. A friend points out that the very successful U.S. magazine Real Simple has created a special issue called Real Simple Family which is sharing the crowded parenting section of newsstands and looking remarkably like

Steg and Maxine

Steg came by the booth at the Long Beach swap today, so we chatted about this and that for awhile. One of the things we talked about was how Maxine's clutch has always been a bit of a handful. Especially since he rebuilt the motor back in April. It's got all sorts of wizardry going on in there now. As if to prove a point, when he took off he lurched forward and went straight through the vendors table next to us knocking bike parts all over the place. It didn't faze him one bit. He was still saying hello to friends, laughing and apologising to the guy whose booth he just destroyed while he was backing the bike up. He went off again this time narrowly missing a truck and some bystanders as Maxine leapt into action. Mental.

Quote, unquote: It's my magazine, my cover and my campaign

“I worked for eight years building this magazine, I did it on my own, we have no other shareholders,” said Ms. Thomson, who was a candidate in last year’s Toronto mayoral race. “I put my blood, sweat and tears into the company and I think anybody else could do the same thing, they could start a magazine.”-- Sarah Thomson, publisher of Women's Post magazine, quoted by the Globe and Mail. She

More editorial changes at Today's Parent magazine

The shakeup of the editorial staff at Today's Parent magazine (Rogers Publishing) continues with the move of senior editor Dafna Izenberg (over to the incipient Sportsnet magazine) and the decision of managing editor Laura Bickle to go freelance starting next week. These departures follow the surprise layoff of the magazine's art director, Jo-Anne Martin Grier earlier this month. 
Some of the

My Hero.

Long Beach Swap Meet.

Joey C aka King Party Host.

American Electric

Craig owns it. Tyler, Adrian, Sean and Rosie all work there. It's in Silverlake. This is a good place to get some ink.







There is a fantastic place to get breakfast next door. I can't remember the name of the establishment but they do this delicious homemade strawberry mint lemonade.

The King of Brooklyn

Ray Abeyta.

Pic stolen from Jess

Damn You Ikea

Quote, unquote: On readers putting their money where their mouths are

"I cannot stress enough how important it is for readers to put their money where their mouths are. It kills me when would-be literature aficionados balk at buying books or mags—for likely less than the cost of the beer you’d drink at a launch."-- ARC Poetry editor Katia Grubisic, replying to a question on The New Quarterly's blog The Literary Type about how she defines success for her magazine

Magazine world view: Project's tweak; fast Firefox; RIP American Printer; newsstand declines

Virgin's iPad magazine Project tweaked after reader survey (MediaWeek) 
Mozilla on rapid release of new Firefox versions: “There is no free lunch” (Mashable) 
Committe to Protect Journalists: 'Trapped journalists in Tripoli must be treated as civilians' (Jon Slattery) 
Digital and On-Line is NOT the new cemetery plot for print… ((Mr. Magazine) 
BPA report shows newsstand declines (Audience

Walters Talking Head

From....ahem...last month.

Gypsy Run Update 3 from Kickstart Cycle Supply on Vimeo.

Oz Street Machine

Hey guys, saw your FXB post, thought you might enjoy this review from the Dec '81/ Jan '82 issue of Street Machine mag in Oz.

cheers,

Simon Telford

Street Machine

(PS Met you guys at Viva, Dean was mostly asleep under the table, I enjoyed that)

Greece

HI MATT DEAN MY FRIENDS,ITS KOSTAS KOTSARIDAS FROM GREECE,HOW ARE YOU GUYS? FROM WHAT IM READING FROM THE MAGAZINE AND FROM THE BLOG YOU ARE ROLLING AND ROCKING AND IM SO HAPPY WITH THIS....

I HAVE SEND YOU SOME PHOTOS OF MY BIKES,U BObBER 1941,1968 CHOPPER,THE BMW 1954 R27 WITH THE SIDECAR AND A FRIENDS OF MINE 1963 PAN BOBBER, AND ALSO MY WIFE LYDIA AND OUR BULLDOGS BOUTCH AND LULU....

I TRIED TO COME THIS YEAR to THE BOTTROP FESTIVAL ,BUT THE MONEY WERENT ENOUGH(THE CRISIS IN GREECE IS ....)BUT I BELIEVE THAT I SEE YOU NEXT YEAR IN JOKERS OR IN BOTTROP OR SOMEWHERE ELSE IN EUROPE...ALSO WE MADE AN OLD SCHOOL MEETING IN GREECE THIS SUMMER SO I CAN SEND YOU SOME PHOTOS WITH SOME GOOD BIKES AND OLD CARS,,,ALSO I WILL SEND YOU SOME PHOTOS THAT WE HAVE TOGETHER IN JESOLO BEFORE 2 YEARS.....

THATS ALL FOR NOW ,I MISS YOU GUYS ....WELL TALK SOON...KEEP ON ROLLING

KOSTAS