#and clubs deuce is a fantastic little guy

[gendermeh]

I saw @you-hate-time-travel reblog a drawing of pyro with a pickaxe through their(?) eyehole (also, looking at it now, is missing half of one of their hands) (gore) and was like "hey. this person likes pyro and also clubs deuce. yanno what would be fun to draw?" then I made a note in the notes app on my phone (because it was v late) and then I did a quick doodle on a screenshot of that in the photo editor and went to sleep and the next day (today) I drew it traditionally and then added color digitally

concept sketch(?) and uncolored traditionals below

[hedgehog-dreamer]

A day with Jade Leech (part 1)

At the end of the lesson, Hoshi decided to stay for a while in the library to draw. Grim, of course, was not so enthusiastic about staying in a place where you had to sit in silence and sit and read, Hoshi liked the library instead: the idea of entering that huge room lit by lanterns with some floating books and shelves full of old books where they talk about magic, legends and fantastic creatures, it looked like one of those libraries that were seen only in fantasy films. Each time Hoshi could not believe that the library was true and that she was in a real school of magic, perhaps excluding the fact that it was a school for boys only.

As soon as she found a vacant table near a window, as she liked, Hoshi sat down and began to pull out her sketchbook and pencils, while Grim sat on the table always staying close to her friend. "Eehhiii Hoshii, where did Ace go?" Grim asked bored "He's at the Basketball club, Grim" the girl replied promptly "Where are Jack and Deuce?" the little cat asked again "They went to the Track & Field club" Hoshi replied again, still intent on leafing through her notebook, then, she stopped to think: maybe she too should have joined a club, Ace and Deuce were just repeating it. For Hoshi it wouldn't have been bad to join some club, in this way she could broaden her knowledge of that world and socialize with other students other than Grim, Ace, Deuce and Jack, the problem however is that she didn't know in which club go and she didn't even know how many there were at school.

"Maybe I'd better go inquire about it" Hoshi thought, so he got up and headed for the answering machine, not before leaving a message to Grim because she hadn't been able to wake him up from his nap. Arriving at the secretariat, the guy gave Hoshi a small booklet about the school clubs and she saw that there were several.

The Basketball club was out of the question, Hoshi wasn't crazy about the sport, even if she liked the uniforms and doubted that she can do even a single basket with all those tall boys who were there, the same thing for the Track & club Field. The Board Game clubs, Film Studies, Gargoyle research society, Magical shift and the science club were not in his interest so there remained two: the Horse-Riding club and Mountain Lovers club. The riding club was not bad, Hoshi liked horses, she could have taken that club into consideration but in the end, she decided to try to find out about the Mountain Lover club, just to better understand what was done in that club.

Having found the place indicated on the brochure, Hoshi entered and began to look around: she saw that in the room there were various maps with circled places and posters that showed all the types of plants and animals that could be found in the mountains, of course not that kind of flora and fauna that Hoshi had in her world, then she heard footsteps approaching. Hoshi took a hit as soon as he saw it. For a moment she thought it was Floyd but after seeing that the black lock of his hair was on the other side and for another series of differences, she understood that it was his twin "Jade?" Hoshi exclaimed in surprise.

At that call, he looked up "Oh, Hoshi, what a surprise" he replied showing off his smile as a classic gentleman but the girl was not so enthusiastic about that expression, on the contrary, made her jump. She knew how dangerous it could be to be in contact with only one of the Leech brothers, not because, even if they are only students, they are very powerful but also because there is the possibility that he could hurt her if by chance she made him angry and then, whatever she does or says he will eventually inform Azul immediately and she didn't like the idea at all.

"Can I help you?" asked the boy eel, slowly approaching her, smiling "Uhm...I read that there is the Mountain Lovers club and...I wanted to see what this club consists of" explained the girl, calmly but backing away one step "Really? Then you have come to the right place, I am the founder of this club, I can make you take a tour!" Jade replied, coming even closer to her, gently pushing her from behind her back with his hand.

Jade Leech from Twisted Wonderland (c) belong to Yana Tobos

Hoshi Tanaka (c) belong to me

[rahullikesthings]

I guess I have to do one of these year-end reflections again. I’ve done them the past five years. They were initially just so I can post some music rankings, but later on I think I got a lot out of treating these like a journal. I don’t have anything obvious to say about 2018, which to be honest is a good thing. Overall, for me, it was a positive year. There’s nothing super obvious that stands about but nothing negative either. I think that’s because the foundation of my life mentally, socially, career-wise is finally being settled and that’s an incredible thing for me but also on the surface not too exciting. I did some traveling – Florence, Vienna, Mexico City. Is it worth doing? Absolutely. But, man, I really don’t like traveling alone. I got passed at my first comedy club. I found a new group of friends. I feel like I checked a bunch of accomplishments off my list. There’s still plenty more for next year and beyond, but I have no complaints. 

I was trying to put together these music lists and I realized how strange my relationship with music is today. Music means so much to me but it feels like I have so little time to spend with it. Partly in the attention span sense. Albums come out one week and then another batch drop the following week. It can feel hard to keep up. But really, I literally have so little time to actually listen. I strive to properly listen to everything I give a chance to. No screens, no other distractions. Unless I actually have free time at home at night, my only chances to do so are on my walk to the train station. And even then, it’s hard for my mind not to wander sometimes. So some albums maybe get one listen with 60% of my attention and that’s all they’re going to get. Singles are tricky too. I’ll like a song, throw it in a year-end playlist and maybe get back to it. I rarely ever listen to the radio and I work in fucking San Francisco, so I don’t always know what’s hot at the moment. 

As far as any art and media are concerned, I think I devote the most of my time and thought to TV and movies. I watch literally every tv show and I read all the criticism. I fucking love it. I will also see almost any movie. 

All my rankings are pretty arbitrary. For songs, albums and movies, I really had no obvious number one. Everything is kind of all there. For TV however, I absolutely loved Atlanta, Bojack and Big Mouth and think there’s so much to be said about how great they all are. Teddy Perkins, the Barbershop episode, the funeral episode, the Halloween party, all of Big Mouth. They made me feel all sorts of emotions but their existence alone brought me so much joy.    Best Songs:

Rae Sremmurd “Offshore (feat. Young Thug)” Drake “Nice For What” Don Tolliver “Diva” Migos “Stir Fry” Cardi B “I Like It (feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin) Jay Rock & Kendrick Lamar “King’s Dead (feat. Future)” Lil Baby & Gunna “Drip Too Hard” Ella Mai “Boo’d Up” 03 Greedo “In My Feelings” Bas “Barack Obama Special” Jeremih & Ty Dolla Sign “The Light” Kodak Black “Calling My Spirit” Future “No Shame (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR)” Calvin Harris “One Kiss (with Dua Lipa)” Sheck Wes “Mo Bamba” Gucci Mane “Wake Up in the Sky (feat. Bruno Mars & Kodak Black)” Tyga “Taste (feat. Offset)” Drake “Jaded” Pusha T “If You Know You Know” Khalid “Love Lies (with Normani)” Post Malone “Ball for Me (feat. Nicki Minaj)” Bad Bunny “MIA (feat. Drake)” A$AP Rocky “OG Beeper” Alison Wonderland “High (feat. Trippie Redd)” Shawn Mendes “Where Were You In the Morning?”

Best Albums:

Don Tolliver Donny Womack SiR November  Jacquees 4275 Meek Mill Championships Kodak Black Dying To Live Future Beast Mode 2 Tierra Whack Whack World Black Milk FEVER Scallops Hotel Sovereign Nose Of Your Arrogant Face BlocBoy JB Simi Mariah Carey Caution Cardi B Invasion of Privacy Playboi Carti Die Lit Mitski Be The Cowboy Jay Rock Redemption Pusha T DAYTONA Earl Sweatshirt Some Rap Songs Freddie Gibbs Freddie Kevin Gates Luca Brasi 3 Black Thought Streams of Thought Vol. 2 The Weeknd My Dear Melancholy, Lil Wayne Tha Carter V Ella Mai Ella Mai Saba CARE FOR ME Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign Mih-Ty

Best Beats:

Pusha T “The Games We Play” (Kanye West, Andrew Dawson)  Black Milk “DiVE” (Black Milk) Tierra Whack “Hookers” (Nick Verruto) Earl Sweatshirt “Cold Summers” (Earl Sweatshirt) Cardi B “Money Bag” (J. White Did It) Playboi Carti feat. Nicki Minaj “Poke It Out” (Pi’erre Bourne) Future “Walk On Minks” (Zaytoven) Kendrick Lamar & Travis Scott “Big Shot” (Cardo, Cubeatz, Sounwave, Matt Schaeffer) Drake “Nonstop” (Tay Keith) SiR feat. ScHoolboy Q “Something Foreign” (Saxon) IDK feat. Domo Genesis “GOOD NEWS” (Sap) Ariana Grande “get well soon” (Pharrell) 03 Greedo “Basehead” (Kenny Beats, Judge Beats) Kodak Black “When Vultures Cry” (Helluva) Snoop Dogg feat. Goldie Loc “220″ (My Guy Mars) Phryme feat. Novel & Summer of 96 “Sunflower Seeds” (DJ Premier) Black Thought “The New Grit” (Salaam Remi) 2 Chainz “OK BITCH” (June James, The Hit Cartel)

Best TV Shows:

Bojack Horseman Big Mouth Atlanta Barry The Deuce Glow The Good Place Narcos: Mexico Ozark Better Call Saul Killing Eve Crashing (HBO) Shark Tank Succession Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj Single Parents Sorry For Your Loss American Vandal The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Homecoming Forever Maniac All of Nothing: Dallas Cowboys

Best Movies:

Roma Minding The Gap Black Panther Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Widows mid90s A Star is Born Game Night A Simple Favor Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Blindspotting Avengers: Infinity War Mission: Impossible – Fallout Eighth Grade BlackkKlansman A Quiet Place Searching Blockers To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before Incredibles 2 Best Comedy Specials:

Chris Rock: Tamborine Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh Sam Morrill: Positive Influence Tom Segura: Disgraceful Tig Notaro: Happy To Be Here The Degenerates: Big Jay Oakerson The Comedy Lineup / Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents: Tim Dillon Drew Michael John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City Musical Hall Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross and Dave Attell

Previously: 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013

[itsworn]

Rolling Bones and More Surprises at the 2018 Grand National Roadster Show

Many hot rodders voiced outrage when the Grand National Roadster Show relocated to the Fairplex in Pomona, California, in 2004. After all, it had been a Northern Californian staple since 1950, settling in or near the city of Oakland for more than half a century. Some doomsday prophets predicted the quick demise of the event after the move. Yet, history has proved them wrong, as the three-day affair has grown by leaps and bounds over time. At first, the GNRS made use of three buildings; now, 14 years later, the crowd of 50,000 enjoyed seven packed halls.

Today’s show encompasses the whole U.S. car culture gamut, from rods and customs to lowriders and muscle cars. In fact, the 2018 edition had a building solely dedicated to muscle cars—more than 100 of them. They included some rarities, such as ’69-’70 Charger Daytonas and Plymouth Superbirds decked with wild aerodynamic apparatus.

However, one of the most talked-about displays was right up HOT ROD Deluxe’s alley, specifically the Rolling Bones’ amazing dioramas. Tons of books and magazine articles have been devoted to the East Coast–based group of hot rodders, highly influenced by the hobby’s early days. Led by Ken Schmidt and Keith Cornell, their cars offer a distinctive, aggressive attitude, and their owners drive them extensively all over the country. You can see them racing in a variety of motorsports, too, as reminded by the Bones’ retrospectives within the exhibit: time trials at Bonneville, hillclimbs, dirt drags, and The Race of Gentlemen. Thanks for your contribution to our scene, guys.

Among the other roadster show highlights: This year’s America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) competition gathered no less than 15 entries, with the ultimate accolade (and signature tall trophy) going to Dave Martin’s ’31 Ford, aka The Martin Special. Check out our May 2018 issue for a report on this noteworthy winner. And not far from the muscle car display was the always-successful Suede Palace, packed with historical rods and customs.

Closing in on its 70th birthday, the GNRS demonstrates that hot rodding remains as healthy as ever—and diversifying as never before.

Hopped Up: This year’s AMBR competition offered an impressive selection of entries. Among them was a true survivor from the 1950s: The Eddie Dye Roadster, originally built by the Ayala Brothers and now owned by James Bobowski. Circle City Hot Rods did a fantastic job restoring the ’29 tub, which appeared in the March 1952 issue of Hop Up magazine. It also raced at the 1951 Bonneville Nationals and was featured in the film The Lively Set.

McGee Tribute: The team of Por-15 and New Jersey’s Scott Helltesen joined the AMBR battle with their “Little Red” ’32 Ford roadster. The ’40s-style treatment includes a ’46 Ford flathead, Offenhauser heads, Stromberg carbs, and a ’41 Ford closed drive. The vehicle takes some obvious cues from the Bob McGee roadster, seen on the October 1948 cover of HOT ROD. But Scott did not go as far as hiding the door hinges, a detail distinctive of McGee’s Deuce.

TV Circa 1958: Don Prieto has re-created the first dragster campaigned in 1958 by the eminent “TV” Tommy Ivo. The latter happily talked with the GNRS crowd about the Buick nailhead-powered slingshot and its antics. Back in the 1950s, it was one of the first rails to perform wheelies, to the delight of the public.

Bones Heroes: The 2018 GNRS will likely be remembered for the display hosted by Ken Schmidt and Keith Cornell, the brains behind the Rolling Bones. The exhibit included more than 20 cars, built in a style reminiscent of ancient hot rods, like those seen in Don Montgomery’s historic hot rod books, for instance. Yet, the ’Bones tend to bring more aggressive elements to their jalopies: heavily chopped tops, extended wheelbases, and low-hung headlight bars. You can’t miss their style.

Fame: In front of the Tom Fritz banner sits George Poteet’s ’34 Ford coupe, an inductee of the GNRS’ 2018 Hall of Fame. (He has run more than 400 mph at Bonneville, among his many accomplishments). Motivated by a ’46 276ci flathead, the 232B Ford roadster parked behind, the third car built by the Rolling Bones, belongs to Jon Suckling.

Dennis the Menace: A menacing attitude characterizes all Rolling Bones rides, as exemplified by Dennis Varni’s ’32 Ford Tudor, which has been chopped 5-1/2 inches. Power comes from a 241ci Little Red Ram Dodge Hemi, equipped with three carbs and a Scintilla Vertex magneto. In the back, notice the ’37 taillights on each side of the drilled spreader bar. There is also a Model T spring over that quick-change.

Gentleman Racer: Part of the Rolling Bones exhibit featured a tribute to The Race of Gentlemen, revolving around Dick DeLuna’s ’34 Ford five-window entry. Notice the radical 6-inch chopped top and laid-back windshield. In front of the 284ci ’49 flathead V8, DeLuna chose to install a heavily modified grille from a very rare Canadian Cockshutt tractor. Yes, the spelling is correct.

Workshop Chop: How cool is this recreated antique workshop? Casanova Racing Concepts teamed with the Rolling Bones to show Larry Hursh’s ’32 Ford three-window coupe, surrounded by period-correct goodies. Incidentally, the picture hung on the left is by artist Etienne Butterlin, the editor of PowerGlide, a French rod and custom magazine.

Oh So-Cal: Besides owning the 232B roadster, Jon Suckling from the U.K. is having the Rolling Bones create this mean-looking ’34 Ford three-window. It has a few traits in common with the Gray/Lanthorne (and later Jim Travis) So-Cal Speed Shop coupe, starting with the mail slot-style roof. Built in 1950, that original Bonneville contender is now part of the Bruce Canepa Collection.

Evolution: A handful of Rolling Bones’ project cars tend to change over the years. Take William Medcalf’s ’30 Ford coupe, for example. In its previous incarnation, when owned by Tommy Ellis, it had a distinctive track nose. The roof makes the vehicle immediately recognizable, as it mixes pieces from a ’36 Ford, ’46 Ford, and ’48 Mercury. The ’57 Y-block Ford delivers about 400 horses.

Old Tin: The vintage steel building welcoming the Suede Palace lends itself ideally to the affair. Being part of the invited (about 50 vehicles) remains an honor. It mixes nicely finished rides and a handful of race cars, plus some survivors, such as Alex “Axle” Idzardi’s ’32 Ford truck (left) originally built in 1958, a true time capsule. Chopped top, channeled body, shortened bed, nerf bars: It’s perfect. Axle happens to be the promoter of the Suede Palace, and he did double duty this year, curating the muscle car display as well.

Suede’s Best: Bret Sukert brought his Deuce from Washington and went home with the Suede Palace’s Best of Show award. This most impressive build uses an original Ford body, purchased from Dick Page in 2009. Foss Hot Rods and Mitch Kim, respectively, handled the paint and pinstripes. We dig the ’50s vibe of Bret’s project, especially the white interior and running boards.

Tuxedo Coupe: That’s the name of this ’30 Ford, owned by Hot Head Speed Shop’s Louis Stands. The build started a dozen years ago and was recently completed with help from Grabowski Speed Shop, which helped with the 4.5-inch chop. Bolted to a 700R4 transmission, the Chevy 350ci has been smartly dressed to look like a vintage 283.

Hers and His: The Branch family has been heavily involved with hot rodding for years. That’s Diana’s colorful ’29 Ford, sitting on ’32 rails and powered by a ’40 221ci Ford V8. It keeps company with Tom’s Deuce, equipped with a more unusual 304ci ’55 Studebaker mill. The modern T-5 transmission and ’56 Chevy rearend make for a great cruiser.

The Traveler: A GNRS regular, John Foxley came from British Columbia, Canada, to show this ’32 Ford coupe. It has quite a history, having been chopped 3-1/2 inches and channeled 6 inches around 1948-1949. Note the raised rear wheel openings, too. John used a bunch of traditional Ford components: 59A flathead, ’39 gearbox, ’40 brakes, ’40 rearend, plus ’49 Mercury gauges in a ’40 Ford dash.

Estranged Winner: Based in the Pacific Northwest, the Estranged Car Club gathers a bunch of top-notch rides, such as Steve Gilligan’s ’32 Ford five-window, which was the Suede Palace’s Best Hot Rod winner. Steve’s family has been into hot rods for decades. He owns a nice fleet of them, too, starting with the famous Orange Crate ’32 Ford sedan quarter-miler.

R&C Star: Oregon’s Kim and Cedric Meeks unearthed a Deuce with a great story. In 1953, Ernie Martin traded a new Schwinn bike for the car and finished it for the 1959 Portland Roadster Show. It appeared in Rod & Custom magazine in August 1960, while being drag raced during that same decade. Today, it still wears the same orange/bronze paintjob applied almost 50 years ago. Look for a full feature on this car in an upcoming issue.

Spruce Deuce: From Waco, Texas, George Jezek’s ’32 Ford sedan was seemingly hot rodded in the ’50s, paintjob and seat covers included. George kept the ’50s theme throughout the project, using a few favorites of the era: flathead V8, ’39 Ford gearbox, dropped and drilled axle, Guide headlights on a dropped A bar, ’40 Ford steering wheel, and more.

Head Scratcher: Here is a ’32 Ford pickup that had folks wondering. Built in 1956 by George Cerny, Cal Rothe’s truck now welcomes a rare Moser 350ci Chevy assembled by Aardema-Braun. The small-block, which appeared on the cover of HRM in August 1971, uses double overhead cams and a total of 32 valves.

Those Lines: Dang, the ’51 Kaiser unveiled by Chris Gomez has some gorgeous lines. Admire the long quarter-panels. Fabian Valdez, owner/operator of Vintage Hammer Garage, managed to paint the unusual coupe in time to be displayed in the Suede Palace.

Elegant Emperor: The Suede Palace’s Best Custom trophy went to Chris Johnson and his ’51 Ford Custom, fitted with a 250ci Chevy inline-six. A member of the Emperors car club from Victorville, California, Chris started his project with a bone-stock example in 2012. The ends of the grille are original, but he handformed the center section, then brazed the three components for a one-piece look.

A Crown for Russ: One of the Suede Palace’s most colorful rides was Russ Meeks’ ’55 Ford Crown Victoria. Russ’ name is well known within our scene, having worked for Gene Winfield as far back as 1964. He additionally built a ’30 Model A roadster with a flip-up body and Olds Toronado V8 in the back. It won the AMBR competition in 1972 when in the hands of John Corno (Where It All Began, July 2017).

Artful Imperial: Artist Max Grundy has been a regular fixture at So-Cal hot rod and custom shows, though he also excels at designing cars, too. His latest endeavor is this 383ci ’61 Chrysler Imperial, with bodywork and paint by Mike Howell. Max designed the turbine-style wheels, a fitting choice considering the space-age-inspired automobiles of the 1960s.

Village Fiesta: The bright Mexican village has been part of Pomona’s fairgrounds in one form or another since 1952; hence, it’s the perfect backdrop for a bunch of rods and customs gathered next to the Suede Palace. Incidentally, the buildings have been repainted since last year’s GNRS. To the right sits David Villarruel’s chopped ’49 Pontiac.

The Medusa: Galpin Speed Shop’s Dave Shuten put his latest find on exhibit, this ’32 Ford Tudor known as Medusa, still wearing its original ’50s lacquer paint. He added several cool parts, which he has gathered for 10-plus years, such as the N.O.S. Ansen Top Eliminator rims. Lack of hood allowed the crowd to peek at the Cragar blown small-block Chevy.

Prolific Richie: Based in Burbank, California, Richie Valles owns an inspiring list of customs and lowriders built in his shop, Unique Twist. Here is one from his fleet, a chopped ’50 Chevy Fastback dubbed Tangerine Dream. Art Vallez handled the upholstery, while the low-to-the-ground attitude comes courtesy of a TCI air-ride system.

Cackle-Cackle: Outside Building No. 4, visitors enjoyed the sound of a supercharged Hemi engine during five “John Ewald Nitro Fire Ups” in memory of longtime drag racer and Top Fuel dragster owner John Ewald. As you might expect, the nightly shows brought a lot of smiles from the public.

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