FAMILY TRADITION: Hank & Jr.

Hank Sr. his wife, daughter and Hank Jr.

HANK WILLIAMS

 Born and RAISED here in good Ole' Alabama, Hank Sr. was born in Mt. Olive Alabama and moved to Georgiana Alabama where he spent most of his childhood.

He started his own band at age 13 called the Drifting Cowboys and played with them throughout his career. Hank struggled with the bottle, but after a hunting accident which required painkillers his addiction quickly spun out of control. He married Aubry Shepherd in Andalusia Al at a Texaco Gas Station by a justice of the peace. (Later was deemed illegal due to complications with her first marriage.)

Hank's untimely death in the back of a car headed to perform seemed like a see but fitting end to a roller coaster career and battle with addiction.  The news was received by the waiting crowd in Knoxville with laughs because they assumed it was just another excuse on his absence. His death was caused by a hemorrhage due to an overdose of morphine, alcohol and painkillers.....

HANK WILLIAMS JR.

  Keeping with the Wiliams' FAMILY TRADITION of hitting the bottle, music and drugs, Hank Jr. has become synonymous with good ole country boy music about drinking, smoking, sex and guns.....and believe it or not POLITICS. 

Hank has recorded tons of songs and many quickly became southern anthems.  

Including: Rowdy Friends, Tear in my Beer, Dinosaur, Woman I never had, COUNTRY BOY CAN SURVIVE,  Family Tradition, Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound,Habits Old and New, Rowdy, The Pressure Is On, High Notes, Strong Stuff, Man of Steel, Major Moves, Five-O, Montana Cafe

 A loud mouth, whiskey drinking, music singing son of a..... Hank Jr. is one of THE BEST country singers of all time in my book. His songs are timeless and make me proud of being southern - REDNECK  and ALL! 

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Garage Co. Customs - The Bikes

Garage Company Customs is Larry's Shop located in Pelham Alabama. I may be bias, but the bikes that come out of this shop are all killer. He amazes me with each bike...I just don't know how he makes the same thing, but does it different each time. Guess some people just got it!

ASTRO GLIDE

By far, this is Larry's favorite bike...He loved this thing. Started EVERY time, road like a dream...He will always miss this one.  He sold it to a guy in Japan last year. Maybe one day we will make it to Mooneyes and see this thing again. 

 

BLACK PAN

 They built this for Artistry and Iron (Vegas Bike Week) in 2 months. I honestly thought they would not make the dead line...but in Larry fashion he somehow finished and of course, with this awesome bike.  

DIXIE WREK'D

 MY FAVORITE BIKE for obvious reasons....it rides 2 up! It has that "chopper" look with the long front-end and pull-back bars (chopstix), but has a sportster motor. Best of both worlds!! 

This bike got around...She was featured in several magazines and on chopcult, went to Sturgis, the Smokeout and Daytona Bike Week and all we me on the back.

CB-450

JOHN DOE and JANE DOE

Tinker Bell

FLAT KRACKER

The bike that started it all! Larry, Stewie and me drove to Daytona last minute in a cargo van with 2 bikes and by far that was the best decision we ever made! Our first bike in a magazine! It makes me so happy to think back to that trip....we met so many people, who are now such GREAT friends and have helped us more than they can ever know! How fast these past 5 years have flown by...but what a BLAST

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Why I love Alabama?

Alabamians...a thing of beauty...!

·         We're the reason God created Football.

·         World's last outpost of good manners

·         You can put a license tag on anything, drive it down the road, and no one will stop you.

·         Sweet Tea, Barbecue, fried pie, fried okra, cornbread, sweet potato pie, family recipes, homemade ice cream, peach cobbler ‘nanner pudding, butter beans, fried catfish, grillin out, sawmill gravy

·         New York and California are not taken seriously

·         Gulf Beaches

·         Everyone knows how to tell a good story, Best joke tellers in the world, small talk skill level is a maximum and never a shortage on advice

·         Plenty of elbow room

·   Vintage automobiles are given the respect

·         Flea Markets

·         River Rats

·         Handshakes still effective in business dealings

·         364 day riding season

·         Back porches

·         Your Mamma and Daddy and their Mammas and Daddies

·         Moonshine & homebrew

·         The infield at ’dega on race day

·         You can leave Alabama, but you'll always come back home.....to family

DIXIE ROUNDUP II

Gals get yer boots on & head to the garage....

Gotta make sure yer ole man's chop is ready & runnin

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