The mysterious technical fuckup from last month which rendered my blog completely black for a couple weeks had an unintended benefit. I started a second blog I call "Unfocused", http://unfocusederic.blogspot.com/. The title was intended to have a 2 fold meaning; a showcase for my photography and writing as well as a running commentary on my other aimless pursuits.
Now I find myself with 2 different blogs covering pretty much the same thing. So, rather than get rid of one or the other I will re-focus each.
Tip-top Of The World will follow the original mission as a supplement to my pieces in Greasy Kulture Magazine covering choppers, hotrods, biker culture and related historical topics.
Unfocused will concentrate on everything else that consumes my free time: records, guitars, music, modern architecture and furniture, junk store shopping, my kids family and friends, local history, gastronomic adventures and the occasional politcal rant.
I hope you enjoy my posts, please comment and share your thoughts. Afterall, that's what these blogs are all about.
My life, passions and pursuits in Indianapolis, USA.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Greasy Kulture #9 out very soon!
Guy should have the new issue up for sale on the website very, very soon.
I will be delivering some copies of issues #7-9 to Northside News as soon as I get my next shipment.
Check out my features on Jim Summit and Linkert Carburetors in #8,
and in #9 Nate Spainhower's XS 650, the first Japanese make bike ever to appear in GKM,
Dig it!
I will be delivering some copies of issues #7-9 to Northside News as soon as I get my next shipment.
Check out my features on Jim Summit and Linkert Carburetors in #8,
and in #9 Nate Spainhower's XS 650, the first Japanese make bike ever to appear in GKM,
Dig it!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I've moved my blog to http://unfocusederic.blogspot.com
Sorry, this one is giving me problems and not everyone can read it. I'll probably transfer all the entries from Tip-Top Of The World at some point. Thanks for looking,
http://unfocusederic.blogspot.com/
-ejk
http://unfocusederic.blogspot.com/
-ejk
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Colorado
Sorry I've been out of touch. I went to Denver to visit one of my very best pals in the whole world Hank Hays.
He lives in Sedalia, CO a little whistle stop town right at the base of the Rocky Mountains.
We went up into the mountains to Pike National Forest and the Platte River Basin. It was beautiful.
My visit was short. We didnt get to go to Arapahoe Acres or do a couple other things on my agenda. I tried to visit Irish Rich but he was unfortunately out of town. But I did smoke him out only to hear his dobermans barking.
We visited Red Rocks. I was amazed that it was completely open, anybody could walk in.
The highlight or my trip was playing a couple gigs with Hank's band, Ethyl and The Regulars. I was completely blown away by the crowd at Club Corner singing along with me while I sang Canada Dry.
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I miss having my homie Hank around. It was great to see him, if only for a couple days.
I came back to my 50 hour plus weeks at my job.
Then we got walloped by 12 inches of snow. I was stranded for 2 days in a marshmallow world of white death. Today I got held up by some guy that flipped his car on the highway.
The 1st month of 2009 was great. Here's to the new year, I love my life!
He lives in Sedalia, CO a little whistle stop town right at the base of the Rocky Mountains.
We went up into the mountains to Pike National Forest and the Platte River Basin. It was beautiful.
My visit was short. We didnt get to go to Arapahoe Acres or do a couple other things on my agenda. I tried to visit Irish Rich but he was unfortunately out of town. But I did smoke him out only to hear his dobermans barking.
We visited Red Rocks. I was amazed that it was completely open, anybody could walk in.
The highlight or my trip was playing a couple gigs with Hank's band, Ethyl and The Regulars. I was completely blown away by the crowd at Club Corner singing along with me while I sang Canada Dry.
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I miss having my homie Hank around. It was great to see him, if only for a couple days.
I came back to my 50 hour plus weeks at my job.
Then we got walloped by 12 inches of snow. I was stranded for 2 days in a marshmallow world of white death. Today I got held up by some guy that flipped his car on the highway.
The 1st month of 2009 was great. Here's to the new year, I love my life!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The Return of Eric Kinsey
The Dixons "Still Your Fool" was named one of the 10 Best CDs of 2008 by the website Country Standard Time:
http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=1074
I wrote track #7, check out a sample here:
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7754700
Also, on my trip to Denver this weekend I will be playing with these guys:
2009 could be the year for my big comeback!
http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/article.asp?xid=1074
I wrote track #7, check out a sample here:
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7754700
Also, on my trip to Denver this weekend I will be playing with these guys:
2009 could be the year for my big comeback!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
My Pad
With the addition of the above mentioned stereo system I think my big city bachelor pad is now complete. Here's a couple panorama shots to give you an idea.
Bring on the LADIES...
Bring on the LADIES...
Great Scott!
About a month ago I picked up a Scott super 70s, Solid State stereo with a turntable, amp and tape deck.
It was a steal at $50. It came with a janky ass cabinet but I left that in the parking lot of the Goodwill.
The turntable had a broken stylus. I picked up a complete Stanton cartridge for about $40 from needledoctor.com.
I needed some speakers. I have a pair from my DJ days. My place is sorta small and they are kinda big cabinets, each a with 12" sub. So, I went looking for some high end bookshelf speakers, preferably Bose. However, I found a Kenwood surround sound system with one 10" sub and four smaller 4" sattelite woofer/tweeters.
The price was more than right at $25 for the set.
I finally got it all hooked up tonight and it sounds FUCKING RAD!!!
I've been blasting The Sweet, Aerosmith and ZZ Top on VINYL and I could not be more pleased. It's been a while since I've had a decent stereo system. I'm stoked. Aside from the cartridge, I pulled the whole thing together for about $100.
I also got this quasi-modern lamp on sale for $10 with a $2 shade from the craft store.
It just goes to show, even in this crummy economy, great stuff is within reach if you are willing to go out and look for it.
It was a steal at $50. It came with a janky ass cabinet but I left that in the parking lot of the Goodwill.
The turntable had a broken stylus. I picked up a complete Stanton cartridge for about $40 from needledoctor.com.
I needed some speakers. I have a pair from my DJ days. My place is sorta small and they are kinda big cabinets, each a with 12" sub. So, I went looking for some high end bookshelf speakers, preferably Bose. However, I found a Kenwood surround sound system with one 10" sub and four smaller 4" sattelite woofer/tweeters.
The price was more than right at $25 for the set.
I finally got it all hooked up tonight and it sounds FUCKING RAD!!!
I've been blasting The Sweet, Aerosmith and ZZ Top on VINYL and I could not be more pleased. It's been a while since I've had a decent stereo system. I'm stoked. Aside from the cartridge, I pulled the whole thing together for about $100.
I also got this quasi-modern lamp on sale for $10 with a $2 shade from the craft store.
It just goes to show, even in this crummy economy, great stuff is within reach if you are willing to go out and look for it.
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- tiptopdadddy
- An unfocused dilettante. I'm not half bad. Overall a very good yegg and a wrong guy in an increasingly right world.