10 days and counting!!!!

Saturday June 11th, Des Moines, Iowa.
DICE Magazine & Church Of Choppers Party.
No frills, just a good old fashion biker bar party.
Free beer & tacos to anyone riding from more then 200 miles away.
A free tank of premium gas, a $100.oo and t-shirts to the
one (or group) that rode from the furthest away.
Free FTWCO event t-shirt to all that ride in from out of town.
$1 Hamms.
$1 Tacos
Camping behind bar.
Taco eating contest.
The Jitz Album release party.
Noon till 2am.
Sprint Car Races 20 minutes away in Knoxville.
Hotels very close.
CoC open house 2-4pm.
Maps available for points (bars) of interest.

And for those of you that really like to pour it on...
Pre-party at GT Race Lounge Fri night.
Al Brown (of the Gorilla Biscuits) spinning music.
Dirt Track Races 5 minutes from bar (Iowa State Fairgrounds).
Sprint Car Races (20 minutes away) in Knoxville.

More stuff to come.

FOR MORE INFO!!!!!

TWO WHEELS BRAZIL.

Vise Grip - South Austin

Canadian Writers Group and Canadian Media Guild poll freelancers in advance of Magawards

The website Story Board, a joint initiative by the union, the Canadian Media Guild and the agency, the Canadian Writers Group, is conducting an online survey of Canadian magazine freelancers, results of which will be released the morning of the National Magazine Awards. Gearing up for the NMAs this month, we thought a survey on the state of magazine freelancing in Canada was in order. It’s also

So Glad It Fits!

Cheers!!!

Alabama Larry's New Workout Video.

Magazine world view: Zinio on Android; NIM on Galaxy; Condé (UK) restructures; Time Out expands

Zinio Digital Newsstand now available on Android technology (Folio:)
 Next Issue Media offers preview on Samsung Galaxy tablet (Folio:) 
Report: Android Marketplace closes on Apple in volume, but not usage (Folio:) 
Condé Nast Digital (UK) set for restructure as Pignataro leaves (Media Week) 
British Library creates a "national memory' with digital newspaper archive (Guardian) 
Time Out strikes

Quote, unquote: how the truth about readership is rarely black and white

"The difficulty with what's "obvious", what anyone can plainly see, is that, in media matters, it's very rarely true."-- Peter Preston, writing in The Guardian about the several "obvious" beliefs: that if you read a big Saturday paper, you won't need one on Sunday; that if you read a newspaper's website, you won't go and and buy a paper; if circulation declines, so will readership; and young

Marijuana seed-selling goes mainstream while promoter languishes in U.S. prison

If you're looking for irony, it has to include the fact that Marc Emery, the publisher of Cannabis Culture magazine languishes in a Mississippi prison after being extradited from Canada at the behest of the U.S. authorities for selling marijuana seeds. And this week, marijuana seeds will be sold openly by 33 seed companies in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.This, according to an article in

They sing and play among us: Mennonite roots run deep in Manitoba music

Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers: Mennonite rootsMennonite influences are shot through the literary and music scene in Winnipeg, according to an article in Canadian Mennonite magazine. Aaron Epp notes that writers with Mennonite roots such as David Bergen, Miriam Toews and Di Brandt are self-evident. Perhaps less well-known is the fact that one of the most sought-after recording engineers

Red Bull Challenge.

Our good friend Ritch Wilder entered this year and he won! Actually...I'm not sure where he placed in the race...but he won our hearts for sure!

"Here's some more pics of the races.

Like the race promo says : "A few bolts and a whole lot of nuts!"

Enjoy,"
Ritch

The Writers' Union honours Heather Robertson for her championship of freelancers' rights

Heather Robertson, whose name has become synonymous for championing the rights of freelancers through her fronting of a 12-year class action against some of Canada's largest media companies, has been presented with the Graeme Gibson Award by The Writers' Union. It is only the 3rd time that that the award has been given out since its inception in 1991. According to a story in Quill & Quire:

Weighing the magazine factor for Trillium Book Award finalists

Magazines have played a part in the careers of some of  the English finalists for the $20,000 Trillium Book Award, Ontario's most prestigious literary prize. Among those for fiction:James Fitzgerald, for What Disturbs the Blood (Random House Canada). Fitzgerald has been a frequent contributor to Toronto Life and the University of Toronto magazine. 
 Ken Sparling, for Book (Pedlar Press).

London Calling.

"Hello there Dean and Matt,
I just re-subscibed and was delighted with your Henry Moore editorial in issue 37. I'm sure you know, but if not you should,the open air sculpture museum in Harkone has some great work on display with an incredible back drop of the mountains and sky and hot spring baths!
Attached photo was taken round the corner from the lewis leathers shop in Fitzroiva.
The magazine is looking really top notch, keep up the good work."
Ian Mitchell
London

Studio.

Was in the studio all weekend finishing up some stuff on the new Black Tibetans album.
My 2 shred sticks and 3 pedals make me so happy.

Biker Pooch Update.

Me and JD went out last week in search of the finer things in life and hit the jackpot.
Leather studded dog biker vest, check.
4 biker style dog slip on shoes, check check check.

Quote, unquote: Rolling Stone founder on packaging print and web

The most important thing a magazine can do online is maintain its brand and be very strong in terms of delivering on that brand. And then link it to the magazine in such a way -- or at least this is going to be our strategy -- link it to the magazine in such a way that it does things in the same field with the same brand and the same point of view, but not things you can do in print. Now I

Magazines Canada releases new batch of "hot sheet" information for indy publishers

Magazines Canada has released a new batch of "hotsheets" -- freely available, one-and two-page professional development documents that address a single topic, written by an expert in the field. In all, going back to 2006, there are now 44 hotsheets. The latest batch offers tips on creating podcasts, organizing a launch event and designing better covers to encourage newsstand performance. Plus a

Pommier.

Rogers titles will be providing content for new 24-hour news TV channel

Maclean's and other Rogers Publishing magazines will be tapped for content for the new 24-hour news television channel being launched by Rogers Communications Inc. CityNews Channel will be launched in October, a complement to the company's 24-hour news radio station 680 News and Citytv. The new channel will be going up against the recently launched Sun News as well as established all-news outlets

Postal union gives 72-hour notice of possible walkout; mail might not be delivered starting Friday

 Video statement by CUPW president Dennis Lemelin
The required 72 hours notice has been given by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) for strike action against Canada Post Corporation, which could mean that mail will not be delivered starting on Friday morning. The triggering of strike notice required by federal labour law does not necessarily mean that there will be a postal walkout,

Grabber

Nao's very nice '74 Maverick with American Racing slot mags. A cold air con, 302 powered, 2 owner daily driver.

<+O

Prince just did 21 nights in LA for $25 a seat. They sold out very fast. I was one of the lucky ones and went down to the Forum in Inglewood last night. He played for 3 hours straight, mostly on his old Hohner Tele. It was bloody fantastic. In fact it was more like a party than a gig. People were going mental.

Hallelujah

The good lord says "Eat mashed potatoes, build choppers". Preacher Wil

Shevanigans

Sexy

Scarlett

Ah yes, gorgeous.

Wish I Could Go To This One!!

Pris på plats 150:-
för förköp 100:- skicka ett mail
Sweden.

Oliver by Keith.

Design Edge magazine launches paid iPad and iPhone editions

 Design Edge magazine has launched an iPad and iPhone verison of its bimonthly print publication, effective with its May/June 2011 issue (current). According to a story in Masthead, Design Edge's sister (online) title, the launch is timed for the May/June cover story about "Design and the move to mobile". The tablet edition was produced through Canadian magazine distributor Disticor, which has

Benny Hill Hospital Sketch

I grew up watching Benny Hill and other un pc British comedy in the 70's. And yes they were sexist, racist, homophobic and just about everything else in between, but man, how we did laugh. I was just a a lad of course but I always found the semi naked women in Bennys show's to be, erm, very 'interesting'

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is the largest city and county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's fourth-largest city and third-largest metropolitan area.
What a great town, I mean really great. I loved the place. Now I really want to move there. And I think I will...maybe. Have you seen the roads in rural Georgia? they are perfect for lots motorcycle riding. Smooth with very few cars and acres of scenery.

Again with the picture..

..of our bikes?!

it's only because I like them.

Postal disruption may come at first of the week -- or not

Negotiations are likely to go on through the weekend between Canada Post Corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, but if they fail, mail service for magazines (and everything else) could be disrupted Monday or Tuesday by a strike or a lockout. It seemed likely that by end of day Friday, CUPW would give the required 72 hours notice for a strike, which could see a strike begin Monday

Blighty and Mesa

This weekend. A great event in the UK. No excuses now, get out and ride.


And Sunday if you're in Calif.

Don't you just love the summer?

Reader's Digest comes out on top in brand status and strength

Reader's Digest magazine has announced that it achieved the highest score of any magazine brand measured in Canada's largest independent brand equity survey. The BrandAsset Valuator® is a proprietary study conducted by Young & Rubicam Canada Ltd. and among the magazines included, RD came out with the highest score in terms of brand strength and brand status.  [The graphic above has been adapted,

Aye, there's the rub; Geist creates erasure poetry contest

Geist magazine of Vancouver has come up with a wacky new subscription promotion -- the Geiste Erasure Poetry contest. In it, a passage from Susanna Moodie's Roughing it in the Bush is copied. Without changing the order of the words, but erasing as they will, entrants (who pay $20 -- which includes a one-year sub)  are to create a poem out of the passage. There is no word limit. The winner gets

Perpetual scholarship of $1,000 ensured in the name of Amber Webb-Bowerman

A cheque presented to SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary in the name of Amber Webb-Bowerman marked a significant milestone in a remarkable memorial drive. Friends of the journalist, slain three years ago, have managed now, with the $10,497.93 cheque, to build an endowment of more than $28,500 which will ensure that a journalism scholarship of $1,000 will be given in her name in perpetuity. “It was

Goings On

at Michael Barrigans

Ride 200 Miles +

to the Kung Fu Tap & Taco in Des Moines on June the 11th and get one of these bad boys gratis.

Chase down the story in a literary publishing board game called Soho!

Now we know what the editors of the UK literary magazine Smoke have been doing on their recent sabbatical -- they were inventing a board game called Soho!. It should appeal to magazine people on a whole bunch of levels, not least of which being its hilariously complex rules.Each of 2-6 players in the game is the editor of a small literary magazine, chasing the copy from a bunch of recalcitrant

Club Bruvva's

Former Maclean's EIC Bob Lewis named chair of Canadian Journalism Foundation

Bob Lewis, the former editor-in-chief of Maclean's magazine, has been named the chair of the board of the Canadian Journalism Foundation, succeeding John Macfarlane, editor and co-publisher of The Walrus, who completes a three-year term.In announcing the appointment of Lewis the CJF also named three new board members: Dr. Christopher Waddell, former journalist and director of the journalism

erm, Riiiiigght

KatieRaevan

Tim. Where have you been mate? x

Ride To Skate 5

Such great fun. As I have banged on about before on the blog, this, and other such events, are the heart and soul of it.