the "New" issue of Garage...

"Wanna do a story on my Uncle Mark? Didn't think so."

Send me the story of your uncle Mark and we'll look at it. We've come on this board before openly asking for GOOD story ideas (we don't need to sneak around here to steal them), so send 'em.

You have to call a magazine SOMETHING. You have to try and sum everything up these days in a damn 3 word sound bite or people's brains shut off. Okay, "lifestyle" sounds corny to me no matter what it's applied to.

So how's this for a front cover description...

This magazine can and will do stories on ANYTHING and ANYBODY, famous or not, IF they contribute to our culture in some interesting way. We can and do go where the others won't so neener neener.

If you're in Garage, YOU are the HOT ROD. That being said...you motherf***ers left my name off my Noteboom story!!!!!!!!! I swear to god if you do that again I'm gonna FREAK. And where's my key to the bathroom??? You wound my soul.

 

If Jesse's a FAG, he's in the right place. This is like an overcrowded Roman bath for would-be hot rodders. Where's my towel?

 

bwhahahahaha....so true man.!

 

right over here big boy

 

I like Roman baths, pirates, and Garage magazine.

I really enjoy the articles ABOUT the builders. Who are they really, and how did they start doing what they are doing. Most car magazines just give you some snapshots and some tech info. I want to know about the guy behind the ideas and cars. I have more respect for a guy that came from nothing rather than one that had everything handed to him. Sometimes the story on how someone came to be is better than what they ever did (example: Broadway Freddie). I say keep it up.

I also like the fact that there is coverage of midwest and east coast stuff as well. The hot rod world doesn't end and didn't solely begin at the California state line contrary to popular belief. That David Burge is an OK Fellow.

 

I actually really liked the WCC insert and can't wait for another. It WAS somewhat of a cross between advertisement and mini rag but hell, it was free to me... Does nobody ride a scoot here?

The article on that frame got me thinking and the featured artist is really fucking talented.

 

The guys are doing a great job marketing themselves. Last night I was
Channel surf'n and I saw David Hasselhoff singing on "Americas got Talent." Immediately I thought of Garge magazine and had to show my wife the centerfold in the past issue.

Marketing Genius!!

Happy Trails,

Mick

 

Congrat's Dan and Jesse for sharing and supplying those who care!

Great mag, great effort and great team

keep doing what yer doing and thanks again for the support and kind words.

Stay blessed,
CAB

 

my two cents are the mag is great and will continue to support it. the little insert was a wealth of influnce if you look at it in the right aspect. Now to these pics. That is cool as hell as a beer holder. Just hope the cops don't bust your balls.

 

Garage rules...chicks...cars...wild people...chicks. I love magazines that pull up tasty bits on the fringe of a subject. In this case cars, no chicks.

 

Garage magazine...Hmmmmm. How can I describe it. I think it would be best if I write a poem. I'll be write back.

Ken

 

Make it a good one son...

 

pretty interesting thread here........
Guess after work tonight, I'll go pick up a copy of Garage and form my own opinion, but then, thats the desired outcome, is it not?

 

That guy's a total fag.

 

A few things...

I've got every single issue.

Can you imagine your life without cars? No? Then you are living a lifestyle. Garage may not be your exact lifestyle, but if you have car related tattoos, then like it or not that is part of the lifestyle whether you want to believe that or not.

And I can attest that Plowboy is gay. I have the photos to prove it.

 

I am still waiting for my copy of the prints. Don't hog all those pics for yourself, sailor! I gave you my copies of our encounter so let's be fair. Ha Ha Ha

 

that's true though, I have heard that about Plowboy!

 

Holy crap, do HAMBrs' eat their own?
IMO, If a guy bails a rag out that is going down the crapper, he should be able to stick anything he wants into it. Why not? I personally would like to know about his shop and what he has to offer. It's not a front for his shop, so why get all offended? I loved that frame, I would buy one if I had the cash. And the whole story behind it was good stuff too.

The mag is good, the articles blew me away, the chicks were OK (it takes more that cleavage and slinky outfits to get me slobbering). I like history stuff, hearing about people and what they did, how they did it and maybe what got them going. Cars come and go, so do people. If someone gives me a snapshot into someone else's life, that's cool. I can't go hang with these guys, so a rag is the next best thing. Although, I have to say, Jesse is a pretty level headed guy, all the stuff he has done both bikes and neighborhood work would give most people a big head that wouldn't fit up their asses if it weren't already there. Hell yea I'd love to hang out with them, but that would never happen. So again, I have to get my info from a rag and this board.

I have never read anything that he wrote that wasn't justified and/or well written. If someone speaks well like Stoner and Jesse, I'll listen. When guys get all belligerent I tune out. Seems to me that if a guy has a question about what is or is not in a rag, it's fair game to ask. I didn't see either of them bustin balls for people questioning them. More of the asshats going off on them about crap. And as for calling him gay, WTF? The dude has a lady that would make all of you cream your jeans if she walked by.

That's my 25.02 worth.....

 

I used to work for some car magazines, both at the giant conglomerate (McMullen-Argus/K-111/Primedia/GR8ride, and maybe some other name changes that I have forgotten about now) and a small, two-title, independently published magazine, and I can tell you that without paid advertising, that magazine will FOLD. As in No Longer in Publication.
Personally, I think hats off to Stoner and Jesse. Again, having been in a car magazine publishing bizz for close to 10 years, I know, for an absolute fact, that you will never, ever, please all the people, all the time... ain't gonna happen. Hell, if you hit 60% being happy with any particular issue, you're doing good. Thats just the nature of the beast, there are too many styles and combinations and etc to reach every single person, every time. I'm sure we have people that would love to see a magazine devoted to nothing but Deuce Coupes, but, how many of those magazines would you actually sell? It won't apply to the guy with the '56 Chevy, or the Chopped shoebox. And again, if the advertisers feel that the ad in that magazine doesn't "draw" as in bring people to their website, order the catalog and get parts from it, or make their phones ring, what do you think that advertiser is gonna do? It's a business, and if said magazine doesn't help bring them said business, they will pull their ad. And without some ads in a magazine, it will either cease publication, or it would cost 10 bucks an issue....
There's a thing in the magazine bizz called "ad/edit ratio" which is simply what percentage of the magazine is advertisement, and what percent is Features, photos, Tech, event coverage, and non- ad stuff. Garage has one of the best ad/edit ratio's I have seen in an automotive magazine, I don't know how they do it, charge what they charge per issue, and still stay afloat.
JMHO, Your mileage may vary.

 

He wasn't called gay...he was called a FAG. Pay attention.

 

Hahaha, this whole thread was worth that reply Rob.

 

Nothing says rampant, outta control virility like fat chicks and swastikas.

I, for one, am a big fan, and that's why I wake up every morning pushing the
duvet skywards, even if I've had a horrible dream about abominable snow pirates or plowboy at the Roman baths getting a deep tissue ass scrubbing.

It's all good, but of course if you are prone towards wimpiness and think that
the Animaniacs were 'pushing the envelope' then Garage isn't for you, you might oughta stick to Reader's Digest, the big print version, like my momma reads.

Although I gotta admit, I'm a real sucker for corny ass jokes, the kind told by old dudes. I met one the other day at Home Depot. I was pushing a flat cart and he says, "hey buddy, you think you can give me a ride? My bones is mighty achy."

I love old dude humor.

 

With all this ass kissing.....I think a Teen Beat spin-off mag is in order. That way these folks can plaster their walls with Jesse James flexing while turning a wrench or Stoner looking at himself in the mirror the way Fonzie did in opening of Happy days. It's a win, win situation!

Ken

P.S. it's like a treasure hunt eveytime a new garage magazine is out! Will it be in the Art section or Automobile or Music. I found it next to Architectural Digest one time, I bought both.

 

The only thing worth talking about on this thread is Art Laboe...

But it's all about Huggy Boy... The idea of a 'Disk Jockey' died the day he was dropped.

Anybody know if the Huggy Boy theater is still in East LA on Washington (Whittier?)... Last time I went by it was a church.

There was a bitchin Chinese restaraunt across the street... Gone.

PS: Ryan, nevermind... Forget what I said. I found a way...

 

First time I saw Garage I picked it up and thumbed through it and didn't like it. Did the same thing the second time I saw it then based on some comments in a thread that reads just as shitty as this one I decided to actually buy a copy. Thumbed through it and then read it. Big difference that time.

It's a weird "car"magazine because reading it is a lot more better than looking at the pictures. There have been some truly fascinating articles in it. I remember reading "Plop" as a kid, so I enjoyed the article about the artist. Other good stuff too like the Turbonique story, the one about that Dracula guy, even R. Crumb (who I have never associated with hot rodding per se, rent the movie "Crumb" sometime, it's great). The writing is interesting and good. The topics covered are good too, mostly stuff I never heard about before. You can't say that about 90% of magazines sold today no matter what the subject is.

I've bought four issues in a row at Wal-Mart now. I'm glad it's sold there because I have a hell of time finding my car mags at Barnes & Noble, they keep switching which ones they sell.

Good job guys, I hope everyone involved with it gets stinking rich and famous. Much worse people have gotten there over much less...

 

What a bunch of frickin' cry-babies, wanna-bees, and suck-ups.

a) If $X is too much for a mag, you have bigger problems than Garage is supposedly giving you.
b) Just because you can drive stick and post on the HAMB, doesn't make you a member of anything.
c) No matter what you post, Jesse is not going to be your friend. He might scream at you in bold – all caps though.

 

Tim, you gottit!

Love,
Jimmy

Oh yeah, I liked the feature with the "healthy" girls a couple'a issues back.

 

That's not always the case though... it's about quality and quantitiy.

The "quality" contents of the magazine aren't what I consider up to par for my quantity of $$$.

Like I said, when I buy a car mag, I want to look at cars... not ugly girls.

If I want to look at girls I'll buy a magazine with GOOD LOOKING girls for craps sakes.

 

Don't know why I started to read this thread,,have never seen a copy of Garage Mag?? IMO Jesse is married to one of the most beautiful women in the world,,BRILLIANT with some of the stuff he's built,,GLAD he got rid of the porn star,,and if you're an SB fan and you're over 18,, take a look at this..http://www.celebritymoviearchive.com/tour/movie.php/1788

 

This is what was I was curious about. What is Mr. Jesse James and Senor Stoner thinking. What are thier views and thoughts on thier magazine (if they would care to even discuss it after this mess)

The magazine is not ruined, it is growing and evolving. The HAMB needs to be used as a place to provide intimate feedback, not adolescent banter. If the feedback is constructive, you might even see it implemented.

The HAMB is one of the few places in the world where some cheese ball petroleum lab rat can pick the brain of someone who creates a legend. And many of you fuck tards have chosen to make this a garboon poo slinging festival. This thread has turned into a lambasting of Garage/ Jesse James/ WCC pile of shit.

There is a very small contingency of people on here who run a company, much less own a company. 99.99% of the people on here don't even have the creativity, drive, or vision to even persue a dream like WCC or Garage. If you think that going home from work is a right, you are not cut out to run a company.

So instead waving our cocks around shouting mines bigger, mines bigger, how about some function. some suggestions, some god damned ideas.

ex: Has anyone purchased the Death Proof sound track on LP (in bloodsplattered vinyl). Deathproof obvisouly being a homage to the era of...

Does anyone know a "spookhunter"

Any comments on how the layouts are done?

How about the caddy in the psuedo mini-mag?


Use the opportunity here wisely. I am sure that given the opportunity more good can come of this channel of communication. Keep the door open.

By the way, the company you are using to process subscriptions is incompetent, inept, or just plain bad. There are an ever growing contigency of people who have sent in money and are not receiving your magazine.