The Almighty Union Special

Made in the USA and the pride of Chicago. These heavy duty sewers are made for just about any kind of sewing job that needs to be done. I started noticing these machines when I was looking up different denim manufactures in the US and Japan. If your denim is hand made and from either the USA or Japan, it was made with a Union Special. I always wanted to learn how to use one of these beasts so I can do all my own alterations, but they are way to expensive to own. If I ever get that store started, one of these vintage bad boys will be in the middle of the sales floor.













Here is the machine at work... look at go through layers of leather like butter

This Sat In SF

Guerrero Gallery's sixth offering, co-curated by Eddie Martinez, features works by Alisha Kerlin, Brian Belott, Conrad Ruiz, Derek Aylward, Eddie Martinez, Eduardo Recife, Fanny Bostrom, Jamison Brosseau, Jeanette Mundt, John Copeland, Joseph Hart, Kareem Rizk, Karim Hamid, Kristine Moran, Marie Koetje, Paul Brainard, Stephen Smith, and Wes Lang.

Opening reception:

Saturday August 14th 2010
7pm to 11pm
Runs through:
September 4th 2010

Guerrero Gallery
2700 19th St
SF CA 94110

Frieday

Yo Juggalos!

Its the 11th Annual gathering Aug 12th -15th Cave-In-Rock IL

Friday The 13th in Oakland

This Friday my friend QUAKE will be painting live as well as some other Bay Area graff pioneers for The Nsubordinate Magazine release party at Eastside Arts Alliance. There will also be an Art show and live music. $5    7pm - 1am

Vantastic!

My neighbor/president of the south philly van club invited me down to his annual van jam last friday at his place. There was all kind of busses the from the 50's and 60's. Normaly Im not into hippy shit but these guys take these super rare things out into the pine barrens and bead the crap out of them in the mud and sand. Takes balls to do that to something that there are only like 10 of them left in the world. Guys came from as far away as vermont.
Check out this little gem, looks like a perfect work truck to me!
1951 with safari windows, almost like getting in the breeze
Gibbs ultra rare 50 split window bug 1 of 3 left, all original. He bought this one in sweden out of a barn its almost never seen the light of day. Germany built tese things with parts left over from the 40's as part of the rebuilding after the war. Most of the motor parts were built by jewish slave labor machinists. They stamped little stars of david as last little acts of defiance or" KRAFT DURCH FREUDE " or strength through joy. check the link

Oops Upside Your Head