Thinking I could get up early Saturday morning to leave for the show, and not have to much to do, I set my alarm for 5:30 am, packed up some tiki glasses that I'd hand painted, and some prints (of my paintings), mostly ones of cars & pinup girls, and then went to bed (around 12am on Friday night- technically Saturday, just barely, lol). In the morning the alarm went off, I got up, showered, ate and realized I still had a lot to do - put the tent, prints, glasses, and a lot of other stuff for the show in the car, wire a print I was trying to sell, pack a cooler, etc. I didn't leave until 7! I was hoping to be out of here by 6:30 so I could get there by 7:30 and unload but luckily it didn't take as long as I thought to get there, and I made it in plenty of time to unload and park nearby, which came in handy later in the day when some friends blew a tire in the blow out contest and needed a jack, which I just so happened to have in my car. That was one of the things I packed that morning; I can't jack my car from the jack points anymore, too much rust, so I keep a floor jack in the back of the car in case I need it on the road since I wasn't close to home. Who knew it would be so useful? hee hee.
After packing my tent and weights, I wound up not using them, which was really great not having to deal with setting them up! I set up in a pavilion with the other stripers in a great spot. The guys next to me were absolutely wonderful to me, helping, and putting my cards on their table out front, I was so impressed how they were so nice to me! They helped me and let me put up part of my display attached to theirs - how generous and sweet!
There were a lot of pinstripers there, including my good friends Chad Lampert & Unkl Ian who are great pinstripers and wonderful people. We all hung out for a bit, and chatted while we woke up before heading out into the crowd and cars. I stopped by Speedcult's setup to say hi to my friend Len Puch who is always friendly and one of the hardest working people I know.
Around 9:30 I grabbed my paint basket and went out among the cars to find work; it didn't take long! I striped a motorcycle and a bunch of cars and a truck. What fun! I striped my friend Jen Babin's Toyota, too. She is so good to me, a really good person to know, I'm lucky.
Another friend that I'd met last month at Billetproof brought an English car for all of us stripers to work on for the panel jam. He wanted something on the roof, and since I don't' weigh a lot (110lbs) I literally climbed onto its roof and painted a pinup girl on it! The steel was thick enough to hold me, but I was still careful to sit and lay near the sides so I wouldn't dent it - my efforts worked, the roof is fine, and the pinup girl looks great! I'm going to a show in Flint in two weeks to fill in the pin up girl with color. She's about 4 feet long on the roof, it took about an hour to paint her with just linework. I'm looking forward to filling in her dress and hair with color. I need some big brushes because of the size, pinstripe brushes are made for thin lines, and this girl is big! Everyone was curious what I was doing up on the roof and lots of pictures were taken of the whole process. It was quite a spectacle! One of the magazines that was there said they'd do a two page spread on me, since I'm a girl pinstriper - most stripers are men; I'm a rarity it seems. I had such a good time!
Marc Nischan with the Poor Boys, the Road Devils, the Peckerhead and the Nightmares put on a wonderful show! The weather held out, the crowds were great, everything & everyone came together for a really great show. I can't wait to do it again next year!
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After packing my tent and weights, I wound up not using them, which was really great not having to deal with setting them up! I set up in a pavilion with the other stripers in a great spot. The guys next to me were absolutely wonderful to me, helping, and putting my cards on their table out front, I was so impressed how they were so nice to me! They helped me and let me put up part of my display attached to theirs - how generous and sweet!
There were a lot of pinstripers there, including my good friends Chad Lampert & Unkl Ian who are great pinstripers and wonderful people. We all hung out for a bit, and chatted while we woke up before heading out into the crowd and cars. I stopped by Speedcult's setup to say hi to my friend Len Puch who is always friendly and one of the hardest working people I know.
Around 9:30 I grabbed my paint basket and went out among the cars to find work; it didn't take long! I striped a motorcycle and a bunch of cars and a truck. What fun! I striped my friend Jen Babin's Toyota, too. She is so good to me, a really good person to know, I'm lucky.
Another friend that I'd met last month at Billetproof brought an English car for all of us stripers to work on for the panel jam. He wanted something on the roof, and since I don't' weigh a lot (110lbs) I literally climbed onto its roof and painted a pinup girl on it! The steel was thick enough to hold me, but I was still careful to sit and lay near the sides so I wouldn't dent it - my efforts worked, the roof is fine, and the pinup girl looks great! I'm going to a show in Flint in two weeks to fill in the pin up girl with color. She's about 4 feet long on the roof, it took about an hour to paint her with just linework. I'm looking forward to filling in her dress and hair with color. I need some big brushes because of the size, pinstripe brushes are made for thin lines, and this girl is big! Everyone was curious what I was doing up on the roof and lots of pictures were taken of the whole process. It was quite a spectacle! One of the magazines that was there said they'd do a two page spread on me, since I'm a girl pinstriper - most stripers are men; I'm a rarity it seems. I had such a good time!
Marc Nischan with the Poor Boys, the Road Devils, the Peckerhead and the Nightmares put on a wonderful show! The weather held out, the crowds were great, everything & everyone came together for a really great show. I can't wait to do it again next year!
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