The J.D. King Blog

MOCA Manifesto Gala

2011-11-30T01:45:00.001-08:00

The 7th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute

2011-11-17T11:22:00.000-08:00

A few stills...

2011-10-09T21:32:00.001-07:00

Tonight!

2011-10-01T13:21:00.000-07:00

Hot Fun In The Summertime.

2011-08-17T16:44:00.000-07:00

2011-05-23T20:19:00.001-07:00

A Saturday in May.

2011-05-15T14:30:00.000-07:00

Cherry Top

2011-05-14T19:06:00.001-07:00

Ramone.

2011-05-14T02:36:00.000-07:00

A lunchtime sketch before Spaghetti Carbonara at Il Pastaio

By J.D.

2011-04-21T11:30:00.001-07:00

Dice Night III

2011-04-18T19:07:00.000-07:00

Dice Night II

2011-04-04T23:03:00.000-07:00

2011-04-01T23:35:00.003-07:00

Dice Night.

2011-03-27T19:02:00.000-07:00

Sportster Back Up On Ebay.

2011-03-27T15:06:00.000-07:00

The Sportster is back up for sale due to a dead beat bidder on eBay.

2011-03-20T00:51:00.001-07:00

DicE.

2011-03-13T23:33:00.000-07:00

Some photographs taken a while back.

Cleanin' the gutters mate.

Dean and I with my 76' Eldorado

Dean, his Daddy and his Daddy's Duece

2011-02-27T16:29:00.001-08:00

Truckin' On Up To Chopperfest.

2010-12-29T14:40:00.000-08:00

2010-12-23T17:58:00.001-08:00

Biltwell Bunnies.

2010-12-23T17:19:00.000-08:00

The sweetie pies over at Biltwell sent me some nice Christmas gifts. Thanks guys, if you were woodland creatures, you'd be nice, white, fluffy, cute Christmas bunnies (except Mcgoo, he'd be kinda like an aggressive sexually-confused Christmas squirrel. Hyuck, Hyuck).

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-16T13:33:00.001-08:00

Frank Frazetta.

2010-12-11T18:09:00.000-08:00

A Truly Great American Artist

2010-12-08T12:07:00.001-08:00

Vincent Gallo.

2010-12-05T22:36:00.000-08:00

Congratulations on scooping up "Best Actor" in Venice and Argentina.

2010-12-01T15:01:00.001-08:00

Towed.

2010-11-27T20:31:00.000-08:00

I was looking over some photographs and realized,

I got to know quite a few AAA tow truck guys in October.
It was like that all year in fact...

Nice guys usually.

2010-11-20T00:43:00.000-08:00

Alphonse Mucha.

2010-11-20T00:32:00.001-08:00

2010-11-18T18:31:00.001-08:00

The School Of Athens

2010-11-14T08:54:00.000-08:00

By Raphael

with both Pluto and Aristotle in the center

"SLO" A Film By J.D. King

2010-11-11T20:01:00.000-08:00

SLO from J.D. King on Vimeo.

Fantastic Planet.

2010-11-11T03:12:00.000-08:00

If you have time to watch a film, then watch this.

Cousteau.

2010-11-09T23:09:00.001-08:00

Coctagon.

2010-11-08T22:47:00.000-08:00

Kevin had been telling us for months that he would win the Coctagon.

And he did.

(too bad I got really sick right before and couldn't attend.)

2010-11-08T12:06:00.001-08:00

This Weekend...

2010-11-03T22:36:00.000-07:00

http://www.chopcult.com/riot2/

...if my bike is fixed in time...

2010-10-25T17:58:00.000-07:00

The year of my birth.

A Couple Sundays Ago.

2010-10-17T13:50:00.000-07:00

PCH

Matt

Caleb did a magnificent 360 Powerslide.

My new tins by Harpoon.

2010-10-15T15:32:00.001-07:00

The SLO Ride.

2010-10-14T15:03:00.000-07:00

We all met up at Deer Lodge in Ojai

We ended up leaving Deer Lodge around 3 due to a few break downs...

J.D.

Taime, Caleb, Allen

Renee

Matt (roadside whizz)

Wil kickin'

Caleb

Dean

Gilby and Taime

We got there a we bit late due to some more breakdowns...

Gilby

Allen

Matt

Off to Morro Bay

Gilby

Caleb

Wil

The Giant Whip

Dean

J.D.

Taime

Caleb

Dean

Renee

Gilby

Jelly Fish

The boys thought my rockers would look better with some taxidermy...

They were right!

Caleb

We ate once again at Giuseppe's. Best Italian food in Pismo.

(I didn't even run outta gas afterwards like I did last year too.)

Campfire

Headin' home in the Mornin'

Renee

Caleb and Matt

J.D. and Gilby

Taime

Wil

Wil Kickin'

The 33

Allen

We picked up yet another Allen (a british 72 year old/world traveler/motorcyclist), whom was riding cross country. Wil took him out to Roscoe's in LB later that night!

While pulling out of the Mexican joint's parking lot in Ojai, I snapped my clutch cable!

With no shops around with a 5 1/2' cable and no extra, it was AAA for me.

But hey, Ces't la vie!

Good Times.

SLO from J.D. King on Vimeo.

2010-10-05T23:29:00.001-07:00

NicE Sunday

2010-10-04T14:04:00.000-07:00

Went out for a little ride through the hills with Matt, Caleb, Gilby and Myself. Matt took some photographs...I'm only shooting film these days, so mine won't appear till later.

2010-10-03T18:59:00.000-07:00

For Sale.

2010-10-02T10:33:00.000-07:00

Max Shaaf lace panel tank

$900-

info@jdkingmusic.com

2010-10-01T11:01:00.000-07:00

Italia.

2010-09-20T18:35:00.000-07:00

Roma

Pompeii

Capri

Positano

Benevento

My Vimeo Channel

2010-09-04T19:56:00.000-07:00

is http://vimeo.com/channels/124749

Here you can see all my latest films.

STURGIS:2010

2010-08-21T21:51:00.000-07:00

We come upon yet another chapter in this epic saga filled with adventure and wonder that will leave you amazed and enlightened.

Day 1

Aug 6th

Los Angeles, CA to St. George, UT

We met at Twain's in the parking lot at 8am

(Coldwater and Ventura, L.A.)

Some new faces from last year, left to right-

Grant, Me, Riki, Eric, Paul, Stew, Gilby,

(E.J. was tardy for the picture)

We picked up Dean and Todd before the Cajon Pass.

E.J.'s spark plugs were fried, so we had to make some pit stops before Vegas.

Vegas-Hot even in the shade.

Ricky's friend hooked us up at the Oyster Bar in Vegas.

I got the Lobster Grilled Cheese, it was good, yet horrible on my stomach.

Riki

Riki and Grant

Mesquite, NV

E.J.

Paul

Dean

Eric

Gilby

Todd

Virgin River Canyon, AZ

(Watch my accompanied Film for more details provided at the end of this story.)

We then proceeded to eat at Cracker Barrel in St. George and rested up for...

Day 2

Aug 7th

St. George, UT to Park City, UT

Gearin' up

A wee bit 'o rain

Dean

Almost half of my grip was packed with film and camera equipment.

The old days of actually finding decent film on the road are long gone. Super 8?

Fah-get abowt it!

We picked up Kevin sometime in the middle of the day, he came in from Berkley, CA

Then there were 11.

Kevin

Dean

Bridal Veil Falls

Grant

Stew

E.J.

Gilby

No Vacancy, we had to rethink our hotel situation

due to the art festival in Park City. Damn art fags.

We ended up on the other part of town.

Gilby in the Lobby
We went to a bowling alley and played some games.

Kevin and Grant

This was Kevin's main mood throughout the trip

We stuffed this SUV with ourselves.

This driver actually almost ran Grant down earlier in the day

while we were all pulling into our hotel.

Grant pulled over yelled at him and flipped him the bird.

Grant recognized him, but just when he was gonna say somthin' about it, this nut hit a huge dog on the street!

Weird.

(watch the film for more details)

Day 3

Aug 8th

Park City, UT to Spearfish, SD

Wheels on the road at 9:30 with a brutal hangover

Kevin

Riki
Grant
Eric

Grant and Eric

The Fuzz let us all off with a warning.

Rain.

E.J.
Kevin
Independence Rock, WY

We then ate at a Steak house in Casper and rested up for...

Day 4

Aug 9th

Casper, WY to Spearfish, SD

Todd

Kevin
Eric

Dean

I was still hung over coming into Spearfish and told the guys I would catch up after a nap. I then tried to meet up with everyone later who went on to

Deadwood and then to a show at Rock n' Rev, but as I went to get some gas,

the long arm of the law caught up with me... Speeding ticket, the police officer was actually cordial and only gave me a 5 over. Which means no traffic school and no strike on my license... $85? Okay.

Officer John

(with ticket in hand)

Day 5

Aug 10th

Sturgis, SD

Kevin and Eric

There were many "Babe" washes,

seems like a lucrative entrepreneurial business.

Riki

Grant
Stew and Kevin

We went to a groovy little bike show, with a plethora of tip-top historical cycles

Crocker 1 Cylinder? Nice.

Somehow the Cheeky Chap Girls always find us.

Stew

Gilby

E.J.

Back at The Lodge

This pretty much sums up what the rest of the night was like.

Kevin

Day 7

Aug 11th

Hungover again.

Riki

Deadwood

Grant puttin' on some cowboy duds for our wild west photo
?

after we went out exploring The Black Hills

Todd

Gilby
Riki

Me, Eric, Grant and Riki took a helicopter while some of the others went to Crazy Horse.

Putting on a good face while

windy and bouncy helicopter + hangover= Done

So we headed back...rested up and went out again to

Buffalo Chip! Let the Freak Fest begin!
Kevin

Grant and Todd

We said our goodbyes to E.J., Eric and Paul because they shipped their bikes and flew home. Stew rode back solo.

While the rest of us stayed on our course to Albuquerque.

Day 7

Aug 12th

Spearfish, SD to Denver, CO ?

Dean

Up and at 'em

We stopped at a Wagon History museum in Lusk, WY to break up the ride a bit

Grant
Gilby
Kevin and the owner, who was a direct Jewish citified transplant from Brooklyn, NY-

"You know who lives in Lusk Wyoming? A bunch a inbred hicks! That's who."

He was hilarious.

J.D. "Barrel Fingers" King

Anyways, I noticed strange sounds coming from my engine the whole morning which I was hoping was my imagination due to the fact my Sportster is an 09'. I checked my oil and it looked dirty, but I had a sufficient amount. So I decided to keep on truckin', maybe it was nothin'. About ten miles south of Lusk, my engine was getting really hot and a large burst of gas shot up in my face while crusin' at 85. We pulled over to a farm because none of us had reception. To our delight, there were some real friendly Wyoming ranch hands eager to lend us some refreshments and a phone.

They let Dean ride their horse in a matter of seconds.

The guys had fun playin' with the pigs and riding horses

while Gilby and I were in the house trying to find a tow truck.

After, they went on ahead to Cheyenne.

Kevin and I stayed behind.

While waiting for the tow truck though, a young rancher by the name of Lance took us out for a tour of the spread and we got to salt the cattle in the wide open fields and chat a bit.

Grant in Cheyenne

Gilby, Grant, and Riki went ahead to Cheyenne to find the Harley shop and let 'em know we were coming. Dean and Todd went along home from there.

That's all folks! The Verdict- My main cam shaft gear had some faulty bearings and wasn't getting any oil.

I then decided to just ship back and fly home. Gilby, Grant and Riki then proceeded to Albuquerque, then home.

The End.

Watch this.

The Road To Sturgis from J.D. King on Vimeo.

Frankie B. : A Film By J.D. King

2010-08-20T16:03:00.000-07:00

I made a behind the scenes film for Frankie B.

Frankie B. from J.D. King on Vimeo.

2010-08-16T22:40:00.001-07:00

Back Home.

2010-08-15T12:32:00.000-07:00

I'm back from Sturgis, SD. I had to cut the ride short when I broke down in Cheyenne WY while heading back because of faulty bearings in my 09' Sportster's camshaft (more on that later). I shall post a photographic essay accompanied by a film in approximately a week (needed developing time). In the mean time, hang loose.

2010-08-05T23:10:00.001-07:00

Follow me...

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...to Sturgis and Back!

http://twitter.com/JDKingMusic

Starting tomorrow morning.

"The 6th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute" A Short Film By J.D. King

2010-07-31T15:38:00.000-07:00

The 6th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute from J.D. King on Vimeo.

Linda Ramone's Soho House Birthday & Johnny Ramone Tribute After Party.

2010-07-30T11:32:00.000-07:00

My Apologies for leaving some folks out,...ran out of film.

Peter Foldes.

2010-07-29T23:50:00.000-07:00

6th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute.

2010-07-29T18:55:00.000-07:00

More Photos

2010-07-22T23:21:00.001-07:00

Discovery.

2010-07-22T21:59:00.000-07:00

I Discovered an old exposed roll of film, developed it, and found these photographs of an old art show I did at New Image Art Gallery when I was 18. I remember this one selling out, but before I could take proper slides of the pieces, they were shipped away.

A Day at The Long Beach Aquarium of The Pacific

2010-07-20T18:36:00.000-07:00

2010-07-10T19:20:00.001-07:00

Stone Soul Picnic.

2010-06-29T00:54:00.000-07:00

Summertime.

2010-06-28T19:18:00.000-07:00

The 6th Annual Johnny Ramone Tribute 2010

2010-06-26T21:29:00.000-07:00

Details here...

http://johnnyramone.com/

Repost it^

Born Free II: A Short Film.

2010-06-22T20:55:00.000-07:00

Born Free II

I shot a Super 8 roll at Born Free.

Born Free II

2010-06-16T15:58:00.000-07:00

Great show guys.

More Photos.

Saturday.

2010-06-11T12:28:00.001-07:00

Raoul Ubac

2010-06-08T13:50:00.000-07:00

J.C. Leyendecker

2010-05-30T00:04:00.001-07:00

Richard Amsel.

2010-05-29T19:47:00.001-07:00

More Art

Tonight.

2010-05-28T15:57:00.001-07:00

Vacation Stills.

2010-05-21T17:00:00.000-07:00

From... Hearst Castle

to... Santa Barbara

M+B Gallery

2010-05-21T16:36:00.000-07:00

Lisa Eisner Art Opening

Rear Fender

2010-05-03T11:45:00.000-07:00

Gilby sliced and strutted me up a pretty nice temporary rear fender while I have the other one painted. Thanks Man.

2010-05-02T16:34:00.000-07:00

2010-04-12T11:22:00.001-07:00

Photos by Wes D.

2010-03-31T20:26:00.001-07:00

Wes D.

Cycle Source.

2010-03-18T15:38:00.000-07:00

Special Thanks to Cycle Source Magazine for this months (April) feature.

Here's J.D. King

2010-03-13T19:42:00.000-08:00

Get your CD Here.

2010-03-04T22:02:00.001-08:00

Lucky Brown.

2010-03-02T16:23:00.000-08:00

Guest Song With Pete Yorn.

2010-02-13T17:32:00.000-08:00

Run through before the show.

Photos: Beth Kaltman

Harry Clarke.

2010-02-12T23:17:00.000-08:00

Harry Clarke

Guest Song.

2010-02-10T11:51:00.000-08:00

Hey Folks, your ol' pal J.D. will be singin' a country tune with Pete Yorn tonight at The Bootleg Theatre in L.A. around 11pm... Y'all Come.

My Moroccan Birthday Party.

2010-02-09T11:53:00.000-08:00

Thanks, everyone who came.

2010-02-07T03:57:00.001-08:00

2010-01-23T03:33:00.001-08:00

Easyriders Bike Show 2010.

2010-01-21T22:58:00.000-08:00

Pomona bound

Heisted from Bikernet.com

Great fun filled day, until we got back into L.A., but that's a whole other story.

Gilby Update.

2010-01-19T18:05:00.000-08:00

He's back at his house, still having a rough time with the pain. Waiting to have the next surgery while his leg gets stretched out to the proper length with rods. Wish him luck.

South Paradiso Leather.

2010-01-18T01:32:00.000-08:00

The One And Only...

Romulus,
skipping through one of The 7 Secret Gardens of Many Splendors surrounding his
Enchanted Cottage buried deep within the Magical Hills of Freak.

http://southparadisoleather.com/

Visited Gilby.

2010-01-11T23:11:00.000-08:00

He still hasn't had surgery yet,
the Docs say the swelling has to go down until they can operate.
Thanks for all the well wishes, it puts a smile on his face even though he's in A LOT of pain.

Get Well Soon Gilby.

2010-01-10T23:38:00.000-08:00

Hey Everybody, earlier today while Gilby and I were riding back from the Easyriders show in Pomona, we were a few blocks from home when a pick-up truck making a left turn pulled out right in front of Gilby and he collided into to the back bed. The truck fled the scene (may have been drunk). He got some bad breaks in two places in his lower leg along with getting banged up. He's in the hospital now and needs surgery. I'd like to ask you to put him and his family in your thoughts and pray for a swift and full recovery.

Thanks,
-JD

Feel free to leave him any well wishes on this CC Thread

It's Elvis' Birthday.

2010-01-08T11:54:00.000-08:00

A Palm Springs New Year.

2010-01-03T21:26:00.000-08:00

Hangover...

2010.

Christmas Eve.

2009-12-25T15:59:00.001-08:00

Ramone's Song.

2009-12-25T15:52:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-23T15:23:00.000-08:00

L.A. Auto Show.

2009-12-12T15:25:00.000-08:00

Ran into Alfonso and Tarina at The Tiara Cafe' in Downtown L.A.

Thursday at The Arrowhead Pond.

2009-12-12T15:01:00.000-08:00

Ramone and Kirk