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Nick's Hair Surgery was Clearly a Success

We will pay the price, but we will not count the cost.

About Me

Slideshow of my most recent motorcycle trip to VA/NC:
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I've been through 47 of 50 states in the USA on 4 wheels, 16 of 50 states on 2 wheels, and 9 countries on 4 continents. I work 4 jobs currently. I can drink a 12 pack of beer and converse normally. I've hiked the Grand Canyon. I've seen Old Faithful. I've been to Mt. Rainier. I've been to Crater Lake. I've stayed in a 5th story luxury suite overlooking the strip in Las Vegas. I've crashed on a motorcycle. I've done keg stands in the foyer of a church. I'm friends with the man who wrote the song "Detachable Penis". I've been the victim of a witch hunt. I've been to Graceland and swam in the guitar-shaped pool across the street. I've toured the country playing in and managing a rock n roll band. I've put over 12,000 miles on my 2003 BMW F650GS motorcycle in less than 1 year. I've spent the night in an ATM. I've had more than one stalker. I once fit 21 sheets of looseleaf paper in my mouth. I used to have dreadlocks down to my asscrack. I've drank 40's you've never heard of. I've listened to the song "Land Down Under" by Men at Work, in the land down under. I've listened to the song "Singapore" by Tom Waits, in Singapore. I've listened to the song "Marathon" by Rush, in Marathon, FL. I've drank Key West beer in Key West, FL. I got lost while wasted in England when I was 17. I make wicked pasta sauce from scratch.
In general I lead a very boring life, at least that is what I believe.
Pictures from my motorcycle trip to Key West, FL in the Fall of '06:
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My Interests

mountain bikes, road bikes, motorcycles (enamored by BMW in particular), skiing, snowshoeing, inline skating, working out, cardiovascular exercise, hiking, camping, travel...

I'd like to meet:

myself a decade ago, to tell myself to try harder.

Music:

The Byrds, AC/DC, Big Audio Dynamite, The Clash, Dogbowl, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Freaks from the Apocalypse, Helmet, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, The 101ers, John Butler Trio, Johnny Cash, Ministry, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Rush, Selecter, The Specials, Coheed and Cambria, Avenged Sevenfold, Head Automatica, King Crimson, Yes, The Killers, Swill Love Gods, Damiera, Boston, CKY, The Cure, Dash Rip Rock, Dogbowl, The English Beat, Erasure, Faith No More, General Public, David Bowie, Judge Dread, Kraftwerk, The Mark of Cain, Mr. Bungle, New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Gabriel, Public Image Limited, Pink Floyd, Reverend Horton Heat, Tom Waits, The Who...

Movies:

The Terminator Trilogy, Half Baked, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Spinal Tap, Next Friday, Super Troopers, Dukes of Hazzard, Kingpin, Bubble Boy, Sorority Boys

Television:

I hardly watch it, but I do love Law & Order: SVU and The Simpsons

Books:

Ghost Rider, Travelling Music, The Masked Rider, and Roadshow by Neil Peart; My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist by Mark Leyner; Flan by Stephen Tunney; The Eight Legged Atomic Dustbin Will Eat Itself by Martin Roach; Vision of a Homeland by Anthony Davis

Heroes:

Neil Peart, Bill Bruford, Buddy Rich, John Stanier, Keith Moon, Scott Churilla, Phil Collins, Carl Palmer, Josh Eppard, Reverend Horton Heat, Lance Armstrong, Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, my parents, and anyone else who is actually able to accomplish what they set out to do.

My Blog

Motorcycle Crash Anniversary: It Was a Night, JUST LIKE TONIGHT...!!!

Indeed it was a night just like tonight one year ago when I joined the club of bikers who had wrecked and fucked themselves up.  To commemorate this oh-so-joyous occasion, here is the blog I wrot...
Posted by Nick's Hair Surgery was Clearly a Success on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:42:00 PST

Slideshow from VA/NC "Tinkerbiker Rides Again" trip!

I still have yet to post a closing narrative of the last few days of my trip, but in the meantime here is a slideshow of the entire trip with some captions to guide you along.   http://www.rockyo...
Posted by Nick's Hair Surgery was Clearly a Success on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:23:00 PST

Tinkerbiker Rides Again update! 6/21 - 6/24

So Internet access has been a little less than forthcoming thus far, save for that Super 8 in Gatlinburg, TN when I was too tired/tipsy to write a real travel update.  Looks like I have a lot of ...
Posted by Nick's Hair Surgery was Clearly a Success on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:49:00 PST

TRA Phase II: Into the Mountains

After 560 miles on the road today, from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Gatlinburg, TN... not to mention a 40 of Hurricane, some Bud Light, wings, and pizza... I am officially too tired to write ...
Posted by Nick's Hair Surgery was Clearly a Success on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:04:00 PST

Tinkerbiker Rides Again.

Well, I do believe working 4 jobs, 6 days and 60+ hours a week means I deserve a vacation.   Your friendly neighborhood Tinkerbiker is taking off on his BMW F650GS motorcycle on yet another ...
Posted by Nick's Hair Surgery was Clearly a Success on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:00:00 PST

Help support me support the March of Dimes!

This coming Sunday, May 20th, I will join Dee Snider (of Twisted Sister) and hundreds of other bikers in the annual Bikers for Babies Ride for a Cure to benefit the March of Dimes.Did you know that pr...
Posted by Nick's Hair Surgery was Clearly a Success on Tue, 15 May 2007 10:44:00 PST

OS Drums and Percussion - Awesome deals on Pearl Drums and Zildjian Cymbals!

This week the boys of OS Drums and Percussion are offering up Zildjian Cymbals and an entire 5 piece Pearl Export kit, starting at ridiculously low prices!  The word must be out, because these it...
Posted by Nick's Hair Surgery was Clearly a Success on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:19:00 PST

OS Drums and Percussion Cymbal Liquidation!

  Attention drummers, partners of drummers, and cymbal enthusiasts!   OS Drums and Percussion is now in business and offering up some of the hottest deals on used drum and percussion gear an...
Posted by Nick's Hair Surgery was Clearly a Success on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:39:00 PST

Photos and/or Video of The Repercussions Reunion... ?

Hello,For the record, I can't lie and pretend I didn't have a lot of fun playing live again with The Repercussions. I'm glad a lot of people came out to JaredFest and were thoroughly rocked by the for...
Posted by Nick's Hair Surgery was Clearly a Success on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:20:00 PST

New Info for JaredFest/The Repercussions reunion

Unfortunately because the people at the venue decided to book something else there earlier in the day on Sunday, the ho-down on Sunday won't start until about 6:30pm.  Now because we have to push...
Posted by Nick's Hair Surgery was Clearly a Success on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:58:00 PST