Western Civ stopped by the Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club’s 5th annual rally after enjoying a ride with them up the PCH and back. More classic iron and steel than you can shake a stick at showed up and it was truly amazing to see everyone’s machines on the road and on display.
Club Parking only
This 1971 Triumph has had one owner for 40 years. 
A beast of a Honda
The only pre-unit Bonneville at the event was in gorgeous shape.
Ran into Western Civ friends Gregroy Westbrooke and…
Nick Fouquet of Westbrooke Maker hat company
Handmade in Venice and worth your dimes.
Looks vintage, but really electric
Looks vintage, is really old.
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Adam Yauch, better known to some as MCA of the Brooklyn rap group The Beastie Boys, passed away today after a long battle with cancer, reports RollingStone.com. Mr. Yauch was a founding member of the group, along with Mike D (Michael Diamond), Mix Master Mike (Michael Schwartz), and Ad Roc(Adam Horovitz).
Mr. Yauch’s cancer was first diagnosed in 2009, with a tumor in his Parotid gland in his neck, and was reported in The New York Times after he created a video for his fans with the announcement. Mr. Yauch was also a noted film producer, gaining recognition with his company Oscilloscope Laboratories, which distributed such films as Burma VJ, about the uprisings in Myanmar.
He is survived by his wife and band-mates.
The Beastie Boys have to be one of my biggest inspirations growing up here in L.A. . Rock and Roll, Hip Hop, Skateboarding and Art was encompassed by this group and spoke to a generation of kids trying to find an outlet. Thank You Adam for being a great influence on the culture and a great role model for the kids. R.I.P.
Imani Lanier Publisher WesternCiv Mag.
Rob Primo Episode 1. Watch as Rob Narrates how the first Pro-Am event of 2012 with back up music courtesy of his 2JZ powered S14
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Jay will be releasing a new zine at this opening.
It’s a 10 inch tall x 40 inch long foldout zine.
One side is the book pages from the show, and the other side is a really long Creep Club drawing.
Limited to 200 copies.
*There will be 21 new framed book pages available at the opening.
Come say hi and have a beer with me.
Street Dog will be there, so that’s pretty cool.
Checkout Jay’s amazing work below and visit his site’s for even more cool work: http://www.booooooom.com/ and http://jayhowellart.blogspot.com/
More: http://www.booooooom.com/ and http://jayhowellart.blogspot.com/
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