Born Free Part 3

As a new member of the Vandoleros van club one of the perks is being able to post on our blog!  So the following post is my first and I am proud to say it's a great one.  Having hung out and cruised with the club for the last year or so, Born Free allowed us to all come together and bond as a club!  Meeting the guys from Utah and partying together was surreal!  I'm extremely proud to be a member of a club full of creative artists,  talented craftsmen and all around some of coolest MFers!  So the following pictures were taken in a drunken stupor at our camp spot starting Friday afternoon and all the way through Sunday morning!  Enjoy!

ROLLING HEAVY MAGAZINE!!!

Matt Grayson of Wheels of Confusion is putting out a great magazine. I met him a month or so ago and he's a great dude. Killer photographer and came real close to having a peg leg. Heal up brother!
http://rollingheavymagazine.com/
http://blog.mattgrayson.com/

Throttle Merchants

Matt and Aileen came by the house last week and shot some pics of me and the family. If you haven't seen their work be sure to check out their site. They are great photographers and are passionate about everything car and bike related. Super nice couple and I'm proud to now call them friends. I'm honored to be a part of the upcoming issue. They made me look cooler than I actually am! Thanks again you guys!
http://throttlemerchantsphoto.blogspot.com/2012/06/jason-cruz.html

Born Free Part 2

Man, I don't even know where to start. We had such an amazing weekend partying and camping and the show etc. Ben is really the man for getting everything together and I can't thank him enough. He made so much amazing food and is such a great dude to have around I'm so proud to have him as part of the club. I just can't say enough good things about him and everyone who came out. Everyone from Utah coming out really made us feel whole again as a club and I wish I could move to Utah just to be around them more. Dan Collins and Jeff Holt were there as well but weren't able to get together outside of the show. It's always great to see them. Matt unfortunately is in Europe with the van so we missed having him around. It's been a busy and loose knit year for us and I think the van community has lost some faith in us as a club, but this weekend really got us back on track and our bond as friends and club mates is as tight as ever.
As far as the show, I was super stoked to meet Joseph Tyrone Collins from Wheels of Confusion http://wheels-of-confusion.com/. Cool dude! Matt Grayson stopped by for awhile as well and his new van mag is gonna be ripping! We'll be touching on that topic real soon. I was also stoked to have finally met Todd Asin form Small city Cycles http://smallcitycyclesstore.com/, Lucas Joiner from Factory Metal Works http://www.thefactorymetalworks.com/, bike artist Gorgeous George http://www.gorgeousgeorgeart.com/, Matt and Aileen from Throttle Merchants http://throttlemerchantsphoto.blogspot.com/, Jordan from The Horse Magazine and so many other great people. My head is still reeling from everything and I know I'm forgetting a bunch of people. There were tons of vans around the area for the show which was awesome to see. Fuck the car guys who don't dig the van scene, it's alive and well with bikers.
I wish I took more pics but I suck at photography and get real lazy when it comes to taking pics. Andrew nailed it though and obviously has a killer eye for composition in his photos. Thanks so much for everyone who supported the club over the weekend. I can't wait to see Ben's pics so stay tuned boppers!

Born Free 4

This weekend Born Free 4 was mind-blowing, and riding there through the canyons was truly surreal. But the true fun was camping with all the Vandolero brothers. I got to finally meet our Utah chapter and can honestly say those are some of the greatest dudes I've ever partied with. They made a three day haul without missing a beat. Thanks again to our newest member Ben aka Stabbin Cabin for the majestic food and hospitality ("HELICOPTER!"). And for everyone else who partied and got wasted. Here's some pictures I took this week, sorry some where with my phone and I just had way to much fun to take more or care.

HERE A LINK TO THE BIKES, I JUST LET EVERYONE ELSE TAKE THOSE

BORN FREE STREET SCENE

These are not members but some cool vans I saw this weekend.

 This van had even me a little scared. And I like that.

Don't Care, but if you did you wouldn't need to do a thing.

This master piece was inside Born Free. If the owner can read please contact us.

These where our friendly neighbors.

FOR SALE AT BORN FREE!!!!!

Bring some extra cash and help support a struggling artist feed his child. I'll have a new Triumph shirt  for sale for the first time as well as new color ways of my two van shirts. I'll also have new prints of the dice poster series I did. On top of all that... 

I have four original pieces I'd like to sell including the original Dice cover I did. 

I'm broke after making all this product so "SHOW ME DA' MONEY PLEASE!!!!" 

Oh yeah, come by and say "hello", even if you're broke.

BORN FREE IS HERE!

Words can't describe how great Born Free is gonna be. Finally gonna meet Utah Vandolero chapter, Stabbin Cabin  gettin in the club oh and some insane choppers. Camp check in is Friday 2pm if you don't have address call me. Good luck getting down here guys.

Got a few shirts made. Screened with pure coke to keep the party goin

Coming soon? It can be a good chance to finalize the Vandolero show.

Race with the Devil

For Sale

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Time to Show Class

No there are no vans in these, yet I hope. But Show Class is a great mag. and every time I show it to someone they take them to the bathroom for some reason? If you haven't got it yet, get it.

CHECK IT OUT HERE

I also picked up a copy of Smile Rock Ride and this is a must own chopper book, so many great 70's California pics.

ODYSSEY

Flares, side pipes, Tru spokes and the most insane paint job ever make the ODYSSEY the ultimate Chevy van.

Hippy Killer Whore Down

This is a super late post so sorry, anyhow being as Born Free is just around the corner I though I would post these pix I took at Hippy Killer. I rode with Stabbin Cabin Ben due to my van running like shit that week.

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support your local Vandolero

smile

insane

this show was great can't wait till next year

thanks for the ride

my new favorite bike, Born Free can't wait.

Evil Spirt

yes it is long

keep on truckin

this one is for you Craig, and you didn't believe in heaven

Oriental Flare