…with Kirsty MacColl.
A screenshot of the 100th episode of Jools Holland’s inexhaustible show “Later..”. Here sittin’ at the piano with the irreplaceable Kirsty. Her writing,singing and musical attitude were a wonderful thing. From “Fairy Tale of New York”, to “Looking for a New England”, and a heartfelt “They don’t know”. Such a loss. Jools is sporting an Ace Cafe Tshirt; and the world can’t have enough motorcycle themed t-shirts in it!
Jimmy Dean would have been 85 today. Though only starring as a surly youth in three films his iconic influence stretches over sixty years. We’ve seen all those lip curled images of him on a Triumph, and the racing driver to be in his fateful Porsche 356, so I chose this one of him gazing at a Siamese kitten enjoying the world around.
“Dream as if you’ll live forever.
Live as if you’ll die today.”
Leather Tuscadero played by Suzi Quatro, was the younger punk sister of Fonzies on again off again gal Punkie. Suzi was also a pioneering woman rocker in the seventies helped with her growling vocals, big bass slapping and one piece race leather outfits. In her mid sixties she’s still belting out her hits.
Can the Can? You be she can!
An awfully big adventure. Alan Rickman toted around in vintage style on a Norton as thespian P.L. O’Hara. Like his part within a park Captain Hook he meets a watery demise.
A distinctive and sonorous voice, he always played a good ‘baddie’.
Alan Rickman 1946-2015
Today is Philip K. Dicks birthday. Born 1928 -died 1982. Actually born here in Chicago.
A prolific writer of novels and short stories he invented an alternate reality of parallel worlds. Always thought provoking, always surprising. I can imagine his cats curled up next to his typewriter as he turns his enigmatic mind into prose.
Dr Who. The classic Timelord from Gallifrey usually utilizes his TARDIS to careen about space and time.
However when on the ground at a particular era the it seems a Triumph Scrambler becomes his wheels of choice.
Putting up the Christmas Tree and the annual unraveling and bulb replacing, cursing and bauble draping. Here’s a Triumph being ridden on the movie set of Nerve. 
Dave Franco and Emma Roberts scoot in front of the camera with a blue illuminated Bonnie.
Knobbly tires, no fender, black-on-black: yup an urban tool.
The latest redux is the classic spy duo Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin. Starring John Cavell and Arme Hammer in the respective roles. It looks like a Triumph is used to good effect by one of the protagonist’s. It turns out to be a beautifully made Metisse.
The Grey bodywork and chrome frame along with knobby tires are perfect. High and wide dirt bike bars with high exhaust pipes top it off.
United Network Command for Law and Enforcement aka U.N.C.L.E. was one of my favorite shows growing up.
McCallum and Vaughn were perfect in their roles.
About a year ago my wife and I were planning our great trip to the west coast. Riding two-up around and beyond the hilly streets of San Fransisco was one of the highlights. Not quite Steve & Jaqueline taking a break from filming Bullitt but close!
Tom Hardy, who played a gruff low-key Mad Max earlier this year was seen at the Bonneville launch last week. Watch Bronson, Locke, or Warrior to see him in amazing roles.
It’s Hallowee’n and this classic eighties movie is on the telly. Kiefer Sutherland plays one of the vampire youth who party-on in some Pacific coast town. They hare about on dirt bikes and I spied one older Triumph on a boardwalk scene. But here’s ‘Jack Bauer’ on a nice Brit Iron.
Movie frame…
British bike on right.
Beck’s is all Highland cool now with his own designer label whisky which glugs from an oversized azure aftershave bottle being slugged by a bevy of oh-so pretty rich Mac-yuppies.
The Guy Richie directed mini-film shows off the lochs, glens and castles to beautiful effect and our lad David has a nimble little Triumph to cavort over the heather.
“William Wallace whur are ye!”
Laughing! 
Riding! 
Racing! 
Old Wild West Beetling!
Hangin’ out with the cats.
Paul Newman
Our zig-zag sweltered pal is 65 today. Yup Good Ol’ Chuck Brown can claim Medicaid. And seeing that it’s October we can recall his time as a motocrosser complete with pumpkin helmet.
His little scrappy #13 worked its way around the course in slow but sure fashion to claim victory.
Snoopy and peppermint Patty were in fine competition, unknowing that Charlie B would chunter along to win.
This speedy isn’t exactly andale-ing with his Triumph. But when a desert rat turns 50 then middle age catches up with him.
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