the LAZY DAY FARMS ray gun truck is finally signed, dated and finished!

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JET PATROL ray gun truck #1 of a series. Sold

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Wednesday evening Lazy Day Farms ray gun truck LATEST update:

The Lazy Day Farms ray gun truck is on the bench being fitted for it's battery box and other last minute finishing touches. CLICK FOR BIGGER

Mz. Phoebe wanted ALL of her toys out where she could play with them, so I took some out of a drawer and dumped a small bag of stored up toys into her toybox for her.  NO SENSE SAVING THEM, EH?

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Showing inside the truck box where the wires run from the concentration chamber to the conversion selector, and another picture with the ray gun swivel removed showing interior of entire truck box, which is, as yet, unfinished:

Sunday evening Lazy Day Farms ray gun truck update:

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As I mentioned before, these ray gun trucks evolve. They grow, change, then one day are finished and go to a shelf in a gallery or someone's home...

I am not totally pleased with the ray gun part of this piece (see previous post).  I DO like the mount and the brass bit at the swivel in the center, but....

So, I had to go over to Astoria today and was thinking about perhaps finding some bits at the Astoria Vintage Hardware architectural salvage store.  After I finished my Home Depot chores and bought food at Costco, I headed on into town to see what Paul might have.  Well BLESS HIM, he took me back to the back of the shop and opened a secret room to me where he stashes juicy bits and said "dig around in here, see what you can find".  WOW, how cool is that!  This is what I came out of there with:

13 January - the Lazy Days Farms ray gun truck is evolving.

It will be built, de-constructed, re-built any number of times before it is finally finished.  I am hoping for it to be way "over the top" when finished.

9 January 2012 couple pictures of the Lazy Day Farms ray gun truck progress

Right side about finished:

Left side yet to work on - then inside and the actual ray gun etc etc

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From The Road To The Studio

new ray gun truck on the bench:

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This shows part of the process of constructing one of these things.  I see now that the ray gun pedestal (part of a vent from an old Spartan trailer) is way out of proportion, so, by now it has been modified.  This truck will be constructed and de-constructed many times before it is finished.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A 'GOOD LUCK WITH THESE GUYS'

Ladies Sz. 12 Elegant Long Black Wool Coat

Ellen has gone to live in subtropical Eastern Australia in the North of New South Wales (click and zoom out a bit).  Not much call for wool coats there, so this coat is one of the things she left here for me to try to sell.  She bought it a few years back at a high roller women's retail store in Chicago.

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This heavy wool coat with 6 buttons measures 50 inches from the collar fold behind the label (above) to the bottom hem in the back and as I mentioned is a size 12.  Lining is in perfect little used well-stored condition.

Someone make me an offer on this...please?  How about starting at a hundred bucks?  The money (well maybe minus a cheeseburger) will go into an envelope as a surprise post for Ellen in Australia...
LET'S SEE SOME EMAILS
joetruckATgmailDOTcom

a few tips to secure your cards & keys while traveling:

Going traveling?  Here are a few great tips from RVersCorner:



Empty your wallet on to the photocopier before you leave home. Photocopy all the contents including credit cards, health cards, auto insurance and registration, phone numbers or addresses, drivers license.

Toss in your passport, pet vaccination certificates as well. That way, if your wallet is stolen or lost you will know immediately what has to be canceled or replaced, and the copies may provide a substitute in the interim.

Carry the copies in a separate bag/vehicle, or swap copies with your traveling partner so the copies do not go missing too. Do the same with your key rings. List all the keys on the ring and what they are for - so you will know what to replace. If needed on the road, you may want to consider making duplicates and carrying them separately.

Personally, I will use my HOME scanner as some commercial scanners have hard drives in them that STORE THE INFORMATION - you wouldn't want THAT to happen, would you?

on the bench:

Now that I am living alone again, I will drag the big old ship's hatch cover table in where I can work on this sort of thing right here in the living room.  I will still have projects on the benches in the studios out in the shed, where I just finished installing a little wood burning stove as the electric bill is eating me alive. Sometimes it helps to have it right in front of me 24/7...click pic to biggify

The Only Pair of Matching Singing Bird Pistols, Attributed to Frères Rochat

ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW HAVE A LOOK!


UPCOMING AUCTION - BRING YER CHECKBOOK!

SINGLETREE SALVAGE - LOADED AND READY TO HEAD OUT

The truck is stacked tight 7 1/2 x 9 x 4 feet with aluminum scrap and the trailer (7 1/2 X 17 feet) is loaded with iron.  Heading out in the morning for Metro Metals in Portland.  This will be the first trip this new truck/trailer. 

JET PATROL sold yesterday for a phenomenal sum!

RIVERSEA GALLERY in Astoria has been doing a great job of displaying and selling my art! 
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Inner sanctum of Martin Horspool, Master Found Object Assemblage Artist in New Zealand

few are allowed this far into his studio.  I just happened upon this photo on his facebook page...THANKS MARTIN!

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A NEW TRUCK FOR SINGLETREE SALVAGE & JOE'S PLACE STUDIOS

1979 GMC 3500 1 ton - dual wheels, diamond plate bed, new wheel bearings and seals, Goodwrench rebuilt 350 with turbo 400 transmission.

Waiting for a new speedometer to arrive via USPS then ready to load up with aluminum and other scrap metal, hook on to the 17 foot trailer already loaded with iron and tin, and head on out to Metro Metals in Portland!

PS- speedometer (which did need to be replaced) arrived and NOW I learn that the problem might be in the speedometer gear in the transmission tail shaft.  Today I will pull the driveline and tailshaft to have a look.

2011 Seattle Hempfest Poster

A friend in Seattle sent this to me....just lovely, wouldn't you say?
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thx Rich

Gallery: Dazzling Photos of Dew-Covered Insects

 

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Beauty music vid featuring Martin Horspool's LONELY ROBOT

NEW (1976) ENGINE/TRANS FOR OUR OLD (1965) CHEVROLET MOTOR HOME

I finally got all the bolt holes where I wanted them (new rear auto trans crossmember, new motor mounts etc.)  NEXT up is figuring out the HYDRO-BOOST brake/steering, front end steering parts, and hopefully a tilt-tele steering column.  Then around back to pull the 1965 rear end assembly out and put in the new '76 Eaton rear end with great big brakes, which will work great with the '78 front disk setup I already swapped in.

Engine came from a 76 motor home.  low mileage great wet/dry compression, 4 bolt main, double hump heads.

Doing this alone, I used a chain come-along, a bigass old time chainfall, and a rope fence stretcher pulley to pull it toward the back (3 times!).

Today, I went with pal Captain Phil to look at some loads of scrap metal.  While there, we spied this old bowpicker gillnetter sailing through the forest.  I took some pictures to share with you;

She's done her work, seen swells and foam.  Men come and men go, but the boat goes on to return to it's native elements...

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Lord Foster's Dymaxion Car

The Dymaxion was built by Buckminster Fuller, who invented the geodesic dome among other things.  I understand that there were no surviving examples of this car, so for this architect Foster to have built this is somthing stunning...


STORY HERE with vid and lots of interesting links...

A Hint Of Magic...

Once a month or so, we take ourselves and our old Taurus wagon on a shopping trip to the nearest major metropolis(?), which is the Astoria, Oregon area to stock up on food and other necessaries.  It can be a long day, as the shops we hit are far and wide.  Some small shops in town and some 'big box' stores outside town in the new shopping areas.
It is not unusual to have grey, damp weather testing the wipers on the car (don't get me wrong, this truly IS a lovely place to live, and the sun DOES come out often).  Once in a while the sun does a miraculous thing, here at the mouth of the Columbia River and we are fortunate enough to capture it:

 

Taken while leaving the town of Chinook.  

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A short vid from my friend Martin Horspool in Auckland.

This guy is the guru - the wizard of junk art.  This vid is from his latest show in Auckland, New Zealand called "THE TROPHY ROOM"
His website is HERE

I thought I'd share my FIRST CHECK from my works on display in RIVERSEA GALLERY in Astoria Oregon

YAY ME!
Thanks Riversea

Yesterday (Saturday 12 Feb) we went to Astoria for our monthly shopping trip. We went to see about getting a leather bag repaired at the leathersmith shop in the Uppertown station on the East side of Astloria Oregon:

Uppertown Station with Guitar shop and Leather shop:
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Right next to the uppertown station building is the walkway to the old net shed on the Columbia River known as BIG RED.  This was originally a fisherman's co-op net repairing/drying shed which fell into disrepair over the generations.  Some time ago it was bought and turned into artist loft and etc spaces.  

Couple years ago a huge storm blew through and took the top off it (with people inside!).  I understand that there are artists spaces in it again, though I don't see how.  

I hope it withstood the huge blow that came through the area last evening as it was a true white knuckle driving experience, and I feared for any mariners out in the river or the ocean beyond.

Here's a nice article about the gallery and show I was/am in at present:

"Artifacts from a Possible Future" includes the work of one painter and four sculpture/assemblage artists who each share a common interest in culture, the objects that define civilization and societal detritus that may be treasured centuries hence. This exhibition explores the thread of continuation that connects us to history and propels us into an undetermined future, both as a society and as individuals. Included are the paintings of Brin Levinson from Portland; electrified sculptures by Joe Chasse from the Long Beach Peninsula, Wash.; metal sculptures by Jud Turner of Eugene; mixed-media assemblages by Dick Libby of Seattle and antiquity assemblages from Sue Bolton of Overton Park, Kan. All five artists are new to RiverSea Gallery.
GO.READ

Available through
RIVERSEA GALLERY
$800.00

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You never know
WHAT
you may find
in our
living room!

TARZAN ON A TRIPOD,
OR

THE BEAD CABINET
I MADE FOR ELLEN.

Later, maybe we will snoop around in MY room...

Our ad at CRAIGSLIST for our home - CHECK IT OUT- pass it along. We really want to sell in order to move to New Zealand.

$170000 / 3br - 2 ba big shop big lot walk to the beach BEACH HOUSE FOR NEW YEARS! (22313 V St. Ocean Park 98640) (map)

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Did you ever wish you could just disappear to somewhere on a quiet dead end road within easy walk to the beach and close to town? No vehicle emissions testing, children can still play in the street safely, and the neighbors (some seasonal) are friendly?

Very nice, perfectly maintained 1120 (28 x 40) square foot 3 bedroom, 2 bath, open living area. 1991 Moduline manufactured home. All new windows/doors/roofing/low maintennance Hardyboard siding. All sheetrock inside. Can include all appliances, and furnished. Beautiful 380 square foot (10 x 38) back porch with built-in hot tub and 12' wide clear acrylic roof (listen to the surf while soaking out of the rain in privacy, and STILL see the stars). Includes brand new 4000 watt 110/220 volt electric start stand-by generator. All construction is very well done and very strong. Many exotic plants and a 2 greenhouses. Huge 1159 square foot shop with attached potting shed, and lockup storage. Property is mostly fenced and mostly level. Plenty of room for your boat AND the hot rod, with more space on the South side of the house for friends to park their RV when in town, or maybe build a fire pit/party area or put up another building. Located 1 mile or so South of Ocean Park, In S.W. Washington state just North of Astoria Oregon and the mouth of the Columbia River. Nearby are lighthouses, historic sites, charming villages, and much more. Enjoy local clams, Dungeoness crab, Willapa Bay oysters, salmon fishing. It is located on over 1/2 acre (150 x 150) on a quiet street. 15 minute walk to 20 miles of beautiful public beach (you can drive on the beach) on the Pacific Ocean. This was 2 bare lots when I bought it. I have owned and lived in this home for 20 years and it is time for us to move on. When we come to an agreement on price and details I will turn the transaction over to a local real estate lawyer to be sure it is done correctly. More information and pictures available at http://www.beachhomeforsale.blogspot.com

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IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A NICE, LOW MAINTENANCE OUTFIT AT THE BEACH, THIS IS IT.

Thank you for looking.


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