Archive for January, 2009
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Our official Heavy Hitters YouTube channel is up and running be sure to join and stay tuned for more videos and updates.
If you haven’t been to Spitz (Yeah I know…it sounds gross) then be sure to check it out. They’re Zagat rated (named in the Top 5 for Value in L.A.), have the bomb ass Doner Kabab and when it comes to sides be sure to order the sweet potato fries and the fried pita strips and hummus. They just opened one up on Little Tokyo and you can click here for more info.
Rudy Rivas – the associate publisher of LR and HH – doesn’t like cameras and even more so the video camera. So today when the video crew from Living the Low Life came to interview him he was stressed as all hell so what better thing to do than to take pictures of him during the interview. Ha ha ha.
Check out the latest cover of Art & Living Magazine. It’s a well deserved feature and if you read issue three of Heavy Hitters Magazine then you already know what’s good with P.
Patrick and one of his clients, Dennis Hopper.
The weather here has been retarded and I took this picture about 15 minutes after it started dumping hail and all I have to say is that I’m glad that my car isn’t parked outside. What I do want to see though is my neighbors Porsche Cayenne – which was outside – because right about now I’m sure it looks like a dimpled golf ball.
The halls of the Grand National Roadster Show may not be filled with rows of exotics but please believe that there’s plenty of “Lambo” and “Ferrari” money all over this place.
There’s also no shortage of power.
Back in the glory days of sling shot dragsters all you needed to race was a pair of balls – that you were willing to lose or get bruised. Can you imagine having to drive this while straddling the transmission- fuck that. Back in 1970, racing legend Don Garilitis went through a transmission explosion that resulted in him losing half his right foot and there were hundreds that had gotten burned as a result of oil and fuel fires that blew back from the motor.
The 2008 Grand National Roadster Show is back at the Pomona Fairplex and if you’re heading down there then be sure to bring some extra pocket change. For starters, the site says that admission is $16 but once you get there they charge $20. No big thing but a bit annoying though.
Now in it’s 58th year, this show is the longest running indoor car show around and if you’re a fan of classic muscle, lowriders, vintage rares, choppers, rat rods and lead sleds then this is it. They’ve got something for everyone and included in that line up of cars is special section from the Petersen Museum as well as old school dragsters and more. It’s a fun show and if you’ve never been out to it then be sure to check it out.
THUNDERFLITE: Designed by Dean Arnold, the Thunder Flite as a retro-futuristic concept vehicle envisioning what Ford might’ve concocted had they designed a space age T-Bird back in the late 50′s. Looks like a great concept but it’s also one that’s at the center of a lot of controversy…but it’s the car industry so I guess it’s normal? LOL.
Mister Cartoon’s ice cream truck was up on display and the best part about it being there were the looks of amazement as well as some of the comments you’d hear. The best one I heard while snapping some flicks came from an old ass white boy that told his friend of equal hurst-bait age, “I’d like to eat the cones of those titties Henry.” LMFAO.
It’s the beginning of a new year so many are revamping their rides for a fresh new look. From color-changed RR Phantoms to full on Lamborghini make overs, there’s a lot going on and you’ll see it all soon in Heavy Hitters. The latest person to get the bug to revamp his car is Kennedy from Platinum VIP, he’s changing up his first-generation Lexus GS and retrofitting the Job Design kit he once had on his Lexus LS460 – a car that’s long gone…..and a whole other story best told over drinks.
Since the Job Design kit was sitting around he decided to mod it up so here’s a few pics from the initial stages.
Along with the installation of the kit he’s also doing a mild widebody flare to better accommodate some wider wheels. More pics to come soon.
He also started customizing his RV. Check out the UFO puddle lights on the RV. LOL….13 on each side and four in the rear.
COMING SOON: Here’s the first completed Premier 4509 widebody kit for the Bentley. This project used a Bentley GT Speed as the base platform and you’ll see more in an upcoming issue.
Here’s a teaser shot from a shoot that was just completed in Barcelona. More to come soon……
If you’re into bling-bling watches flooded with diamonds that look like salt rocks and some bullshit movement then you probably won’t appreciate the Royal Oak Offshore Survivor Chronograph. With over 365 parts, this limited production piece (supposedly only 1,000 were made) is water resistant up to 100 meters, has a 22-karat-golf rotor and the looks to kill. The watch has Audemars Piguet calibre 3126/3840 and if you want more information check their website – which is as equally impressive.
A flick from one of our recent shoots.
While everyone else is complaining about the recession there’s no better time to hustle than now. Sure it sucks to work twice as hard to make the same amount of money as last year but in the end it all pays off so just hang tight and be happy that you can pay the bills. It’s also a time when people are more frequently becoming greedy and desperate, and a time when some begin to lose focus of what’s really important as well as the potential of the big picture. So hustle hard, but hustle right, because the world’s too small to be a scoundrel of a phony.
Speaking of phonies, it’s amazing what some people will do to get in the magazine – not to mention waste my f*cking time. Just this week I had someone show me their car collection and i was blown away. This guy had five of the sickest cars but it was too bad that FOUR of them were borrowed. So how did I know they were borrowed? It’s simple….they were my homies cars.
So how did this end? I told this guy that his cars were dope, acted like I was going to freak out because of his royal dopeness and then said I’d call him. Uhhhh…yeah right…..instead I called my friends – who owned those cars – told them they should be ashamed for hanging out with such a scumbag and then we all laughed our asses off.
The moral of the story. Borrow cars to impress dumb chicks that’ll believe you….not for magazine shoots – at least not in our mag. But in the end the guy ended up calling me up and telling me that he was a big fan of the mag and apologized so no harm, no foul and I give him credit for coming correct.
It’s amazing to think that acidified milk introduced into a bacterial culture could become something as beautiful and delicious as cheese…but that’s exactly what it is. So if you’re a cheese lover (especially Mexican cheese from Cacique) then you’re going to trip on this. This cheese is their limited and very rare Cacique Family Reserve. Boxed in a custom pinewood casing it is only given out to certain people, once a year and it is never sold. So who got one? My sister.
It’s 2 a.m. and I’m at work going over blueline for the next issue but I’m not complaining because I love what I do so I guess it’s safe to say that I don’t really work.
Some have asked why I blog and it’s really pretty simple. For starters it keeps a lot of my friends with office jobs entertained and it also gives me a break from the daily grind. In my line of work, brain farts come regularly and often so once it does I jump on the blog, type some shit and then it loosens up the mind – kinda like Metamucil for the brain.
OK…back to work.
Over the weekend I came face to face with the classic Lamborghini Countach and damn did it bring back memories. I think it’s safe to say that this was a dream car for many my age and I remember having a poster of this hanging alongside a Farrah Fawcett poster – The sad thing about it is that the Countach aged much better than she did.
I love fish…and when I’m not eating them I like to watch them and space out….but don’t trip I don’t eat Koi. LOL.
You already know what time it is. It’s time to eat! LOL….after this weekend’s photoshoot we hit Jolly Jugs over in El Monte, CA. I know, I know…Jolly Jugs? It sounds like a strip club diner but it’s not. It’s a legit restaurant that’s pretty unsuspecting – considering the location – and they actually have some killer sandwiches.
The Beefeater.
