“Wrenched Words and Chick Pics” Northern California Book Tour, Jan 26 - Feb 1, 2010

[JennWerkstatt]

What do you do in January when it’s too wet or chilly to ride your motorcycle? How about heading out for a night of motorcycle related literature and photography?

January 2010 Northern California Book Tour stops:

Tues Jan 26 – Subterranean Motorcycles, San Francisco, CA 6:00 PM www.subcycles.com

Wed Jan 27 - Zen House, Point Arena, CA 6:00 PM www.thezenhouse.net

Fri Jan 29 – Santa Rosa BMW Triumph, Santa Rosa, CA 6:15 PM www.santarosabmw.com

Sat Jan 30 – Kilowatt, San Francisco, CA 8:00 PM www.barbell.com/kilowatt in conjunction with Jeff Tigert's Daytona Racing fundraiser (see thread on BARF)

Sun Jan 31 – Godspeed, Oakland, CA 5:00 PM www.godspeedoakland.com
Mon Feb 1- American Sportbike Night, San Leandro 6:00PM www.americansportbikenight.net

More details on the books:

Milich’s Wrenched: Man and Machine and Shook’s Chicks on Bikes. Milich recently completed a 10-day West Coast book tour in December of 2009 with Mark Gardiner (Roadracer X, Classic Bike), author of Riding Man. Shook shared the Werkstatt SF tour stop with Gardiner and Milich, and the idea for January’s “Wrenched Words and Chick Pics” Tour was born.


Christina Shook is a San Francisco based professional photographer. Chicks on Bikes, Shook’s first book, compiles her photographs of female motorcyclists drawn largely from the San Francisco Bay Area’s diverse population of female riders. The book depicts female racers, commuters, cruisers, and mechanics in their natural environments from San Fransisco streets to dirt bike trails, to the racetrack. The hard bound Chicks On Bikes is 154 pages and is $24.99 from www.chicksonbike.us

Ed Milich is a Los Angeles based writer and contributor to Motorcyclist Magazine, Café Racer Magazine Sports Car Market Magazine, a national roadracing champion (WSMC, AHRMA), proprietor of motorcycle websites Guzzitech.com, Ducpower.com, and Motobastard.com and a professional Mechanical Engineer. Wrenched, Man and Machine, the first book from the Los Angeles based Milich, documents his motorcycle racing, wrenching and riding experiences in largely unrhymed free verse. In March of 2009, Milich debuted Wrenched at the Daytona International Speedway Bike Week Vintage Races where he punctuated the book release by winning four out of four races. Wrenched, Man and Machine is 142 pages and is $15 postpaid at www.wrenchedbook.com


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For review copies of either book or for more information, please contact Ed Milich: info@wrenchedbook.com or (310) 710-4708






Moebius Palindrome PO Box 5, Torrance CA 90507
www.morebiuspalindrome.com
www.wrenchedbook.com

 

[flying_hun]

That looks very cool! Thanks for bringing this to us.

 

[DucatiHoney]

I bought Chicks on Bikes a few months ago as a present for someone, but ended up keeping it for myself. It's a really beautiful book. I might see if I can make it to one of these deals.

 

[Beezy]

This sounds great! I'm a fan of Christina's ... now, which night?

 

[Poxy]

“Wrenched Words" and "Chick Pics” Northern California Book Tour, Jan 26 - Feb 1, 2010

1.21.2010 “Wrenched Words and Chick Pics” Northern California Book Tour, January 2010

What do you do in January when it’s wet and chilly? Or when you’re just too much of a sissy to get out there and ride? Not me, no never me, I’d never show up in my comfy warm dry cage Camry… its just that I’ve got these books I have to bring.

How about heading out for a night of motorcycle related literature and photography? Christina Shook and Ed Milich will be touring motorcycle destinations in San Francisco and northern California beginning January 26 2010 to promote their recently released motorcycle books: Milich’s Wrenched: Man and Machine and Shook’s Chicks on Bikes.

Ed doesn’t like to call it poetry, so as not to put off the tough illiterate biker folks. Besides it doesn’t actually rhyme. Ed is an awesome racer who can totally smoke you on the track or on a microphone. His words are raw, funny, dirty, anguished and eminantly readable. See his creds below.

Christina Shook is a San Francisco based professional photographer. Chicks on Bikes compiles her photographs of and writings on female motorcyclists drawn largely from the San Francisco Bay Area’s diverse population of female riders. The book depicts female racers, commuters, cruisers, and mechanics in their natural environments from San Fransicso’s streets to dirt bike trails, to the racetrack. The hard bound Chicks On Bikes is 154 pages and is $24.99 from www.chicksonbikes.us

Ed Milich is a Los Angeles based writer and contributor to Motorcyclist Magazine, Café Racer Magazine Sports Car Market Magazine, a national roadracing champion (WSMC, AHRMA), proprietor of motorcycle websites Guzzitech.com, Ducpower.com, and Motobastard.com and a professional Mechanical Engineer. Wrenched, Man and Machine, the first book from the Los Angeles based Milich, documents his motorcycle racing, wrenching and riding experiences in largely unrhymed free verse. In March of 2009, Milich debuted Wrenched at the Daytona International Speedway Bike Week Vintage Races where he punctuated the book release by winning four out of four races. Wrenched, Man and Machine is 142 pages and is $15 postpaid at www.wrenchedbook.com



January 2010 Northern California Book Tour stops:

Tues Jan 26 – Subterranean Motorcycles, San Francisco, CA 6:00 PM www.subcycles.com

Wed Jan 27 – Zen House, Point Arena, CA 6:00 PM www.thezenhouse.net

Fri Jan 29 – Santa Rosa BMW Triumph, Santa Rosa, CA 6:15 PM www.santarosabmw.com

Sat Jan 30 – Kilowatt, San Francisco, CA 8:00 PM www.barbell.com/kilowatt

Sunday Jan 31 – Round Up Saloon, 3553 Mt Diablo Blvd Lafayette CA 3pm

Sun Jan 31 – Godspeed, Oakland, CA 5:00 PM www.godspeedoakland.com

Mon Feb 1- American Sportbike Night, San Leandro 6:00PM www.americansportbikenight.net Ed Milich only

 

[YanaBanana]

Today's the 24th, so I'll fix the title...

Yana

 

[Poxy]

EeeeK

Thanks Yana!

 

[Nemo Brinker]

Sweet, dude. Thanks for posting up.

 

[Nemo Brinker]

I met Christina Shook at the San Mateo Moto Show in Dec.--very cool and talented person. Thanks for posting this.

 

[JennWerkstatt]

Hm, which are the best nights for San Francisco? I guess it depends on what you like! Subterranean Cycles is probably the most casual one, tomorrow at 6.30. The Saturday at Kilowatt with afterparty for Supercross and fundraiser for Jeff Tigert to Daytona should be a hoot from 8-11 with a great raffle, and then there is the Sunday at 5pm at Godspeed, probably a little more mellow and a nice way to get together with friends, have a beer, and end the weekend!

 

[porcupine]

Hey Kids! Tonight was loads of fun!! Christina and Ed are quite the fury of white china and greasy chains when it comes to man vs. woman, regardless; it didn't come to that, awesome pix of chix and a cool reading by the guy who spent time in Long Beach, a racer, and guy from Youngstown, what~!!??!!

Great to see you Lucy, Jenn, Gina and Melanie:
If you missed them tonight, please try to catch them this week, you won't be sorry~

Abi of Subterranean Cycles