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Franky

I am here for Dating, Friends and Networking

About Me

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"I used to be disgusted now I try to be amused." Elvis Costello

"Those are my principles, if you don't like them, I have others." - Groucho Marx

My Interests

learning, music, film, exploration, LAMBRETTAS,
Porkpie Hats,
DDR, Fedoras, http://www.engrish.com/, Air America Radio, Fresca, Aquarium Fish

I'd like to meet:

Elsa Lanchester, Chico Marx, Kate Bush, Milla Jovovich, Julie Delpy, Buster Keaton, Maud'dib,
William Campbell (William Shears - the cranberry sauce conspiracy)

Music:

Sonic Youth, DEVO, Stooges, MC5, Redd Kross, David Bowie, Hank Williams Sr., The Cramps, Public Enemy, Perez Prado, Chico Marx, Mozart, Dizzy Gillespie, The Specials, Sam and Dave, Otis Redding, Elvis, Aretha Franklin, Louis Jordan, Fats Domino, Le Tigre, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, The Beatles, Brian Wilson, Buddy Holly, SKA, The Ramones, A Tribe Called Quest, Louis Prima, STAX/VOLT, Thelonius Monk, Tom Waits, Bad Brains, Zappa

Movies:

Tideland, The God of Cookery, Brazil, Audition, Hard Boiled, Tampopo, Escaflowne, Animal Crackers, Public Enemy, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, James Cagney, Casino Royale (2006)

Television:


No Reservations (Anthony Bourdain)

Myth Busters

The Boondocks

House

Books:

A Walk in the Woods, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dune, *A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Dharma Bums

Heroes:

Michael Moore, Terry Gilliam, Douglas Adams, Bill Bryson, Buster Keaton, Groucho Marx, Gomez Addams, Voltaire, Thomas Jefferson,
Bruce Lee, Bernie Sanders, Benjamin Franklin

My Blog

Stripping a bike

yesterday I saw Gene Meredith strip a smallframe in less than three hours.Today I bought some plastic bags to organize my parts...what's taking me so long? I guess I'm not in a rush.More pics soon. To...
Posted by Franky on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:59:00 PST

Wheeling and just dealing

It took me an hour just to get the front wheel off last night! The damned thing was rusted to the brake drum. I finally had to pry it off with a screwdriver.I'll be disassembling the whole front end t...
Posted by Franky on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 07:29:00 PST

You know how it is with these "A" Cards

I won!http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016 &item=260025733213I have an authentic "A" card.As soon as Jay the Drunken Pirate comes back from Asia in the Spring, I will employ him...
Posted by Franky on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 02:09:00 PST

There's a Vespa in my Living Room!!

I dood it. I went over to Tony's house today and picked up my bike from his garage. We then hefted the bike up the stairs into my apartment.that's my hallway, pretty cool, huh?Here are Tony and his so...
Posted by Franky on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:58:00 PST

Let the blogging begin

Greetings scooter enthusiasts.I just picked up my winter project bike, a 1971 Vespa 90 smallframe and I've decided to let everyone follow the progress of me changing her into the Gremlin bike. She's g...
Posted by Franky on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:20:00 PST