intangible arts

timeless classick!

vocals are never, ever, necessary.

good lord, i hope not.

was hooked on the garlic ones at my local co-op for years but we’ve mellowed with age: standard hippie sticks are the way.

I support this. Been calling ‘em Hippie Sticks forever, lovingly.

Retro helmet evolution: After the TORC T1 (comfortable but chin-bar too thin to be much protection), then the Biltwell Gringo SV (sturdy but loud), the Lane Splitter may be the one. Light, comfortable, muzzle shape fits my mutant face, giant vents, suits the guzzi…
#motosky #biltwell

That said, a good Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman marathon isn’t a bad way to go.

Alas the timing never works for me to tune in live, so I must drink from the Well of Archives. But this means I don’t pollute the accu with my nonsense (other shows not so lucky) .. but fwiw, deeply appreciate these all-too-brief shows.

saguaro nat’l park east. Best 15mph ever…

A quick his & hers run into the Sonoran golden hour. Before I moved back out here I spent winters thriving on content like this, so … a little something for riders in less hospitable climates.
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#motosky #motoguzzi #harleydavidsonstreet500

Silverbell Lake, Tucson Arizona on the occasion of the 2025 winter solstice

Pint of the hazy IPA at Screwbean Brewing, Tucson AZ, with two motorbikes resting peacefully just beyond

Moto Guzzi V7 Stone (foreground), Harley Davidson Street 500 (background), Tucson AZ

Winter solstice in Tucson: a lazy ride to silverbell lake followed by an outdoor pint at screwbean. As you do.
#motosky #MotoGuzzi

Indeed, the weather app brings much sorrow. Bad robot.

Moto Guzzi V7 motorcycle on desert road near Tucson AZ

One last desert ride before 2 weeks in the cold wet pacific northwest for “reasons.” Weirdly it’s raining here as well, as if the future were leaning into the present with a predator’s terrible arrogance, all saliva and mocking laughter…
#motosky #MotoGuzzi #MotoGuzziV7

Dusk from Lincoln Regional Park, Tucson AZ

One more for the Cloud People.

the sound this tour is vastly bigger but the volume (in my experience) was more brutal in the ‘80s.. thinking of the Burning World tour gig at the (then) 9:30. Funny since the LP was mellow stuff, but that show was aggressive as hell

indeed. In the ‘80s was one near the King’s Highway station that was like a religious pilgrimage when visiting a musical collaborator on Ocean Ave… Coming from DC (an absolute bagel desert), the Hot Bagels visit was all important.

AND: that Anekdoten LP is ridiculously solid.

Scrappy was the end, the harbinger. We should have recognized THE SIGNS but we allowed it to continue. And now, look around.

Colossal Cave, AZ. I’ve ridden here perhaps hundreds of times (by motorbike and bicycle) over the years and have yet to make it into the actual cave. The ride’s the thing.
#motosky #motoguzzi

Still remember the Man Ray exhibition at (of all places) the portrait gallery in DC in the late ‘80s. They had a huge replica of the metronome/eye assemblage outside the gallery. Life-changing. Also just found the coffee-table exhibition book at a used bookshop in AZ for peanuts! PEANUTS I say (!)

more road-trip nonsense: the V7 is never not photogenic, especially out here. Made it to California (only just: opposite the Colorado from Parker Dam, etc). Longest trip yet since getting the thing last year. Onward.

been working on an IG #DollarTreeCeiling series for a few years: it’s been an unhealthy obsession. The stains from leaky A/C condensers, the broken panels, the rogue helium balloons, the surveillance cameras… There will be a book project in it. Meanwhile, this is a stunning specimen!

always updoot a sympathetic doot!

you almost make me regret neglecting my supernova. Almost.

i have an extremely tinfoil-hat theory about this that will take a dozen cork boards and a ton of string to plot out before it can be written. But I’m TELLING you. I will be proven right. When it is far too late.

Day two of Out There-ing. Somewhere between Wintersburg and Salome, Arizona.
#MotoGuzzi #Motosky

For me it was 50% about planning long specific routes, and the app is good for that (so far). Not just picking a destination but adding tons of waypoints, etc. It seems to get confused less than Calimoto…

Expensive yes, but its value is a bit personal: is the mini-map display enough for you? Do you ride a sporty posture where you may lean too forward to see it easily? For me it works well. The beep when you’re approaching a turn is subtle but a big help.

New navigation tech before a weeklong ride into the desert: The Beeline Moto2 was the only option, not wanting to spoil the Guzzi’s classic looks with a bloody phone bolted to the handlebars. Also a nice flashback to the Enfield’s Tripper in its minimal styling, but a better unit overall. #motosky

whomst amongst us hasn’t gone on holiday by mistake…