steveb leatherworks: the blather

It is well known that i am a big fan of the venerable FXR.  I have had my 1986 vintage for many a long year and can really only say good things about the bike and its design. It is a super flexible model offering the crafty owner a few opportunities to make his mark […]

I am a big fan of this artists work, a combination of leatherwork, sculpture, casting arts, design, finishing- you name it – i think he is brilliant and a top master at his craft. Even if this isnt your thing aesthetically, you can still admire his ability, cant ya?

Stunning color!

Sal’s is a mainstay go-to pizza spot for me & Freddy. The trick to places like Sal’s and the singular reason of their success is that they excel at the art of serving the “slice”. I have never bought a pie at Sals, only slices – and I have been coming here for a good long time – probably consumed over 50 pies (by […]

While visiting Buffalo a few weeks back, i let Wiz lead the way and we wound up at Eddie’s, for afternoon shots & beers…. now I am no big drinker, but it seems the right thing to do, no matter the time of day when you are at a place like Eddie’s. The neighborhood around […]

While NYC has done its best to sweep homelessness out of the publics eye and the media has chosen not to focus any attention on it – it still sadly exists… Personally having been close to the edge at one time or another when i was younger – seeing this in the worlds greatest city […]

9.11 has left some pretty deep wounds on my city, besides the obvious scars on the ground and the memorials. Everyone I know who was in town that day has a story, myself included

Used to be we stopped at stores that were “pure-play’s” – meaning they usually did one thing, and they did that one thing well. These guys had a deep knowledge of what they sold. As a result when you did your shopping you made a few stops. More than likely you stopped every day and […]

Willa is a new addition to the ‘hood. My neighbors just got her a few weeks ago. She is a “veeshla” (spelled phonetically) and cute as hell. Nice to see a new character in the neighborhood. I have noticed though that our two lazy bones Cats know something is up due to the new smells […]

the good stuff does not come from supermarkets, the good stuff comes from places that are fast disappearing… places that are special, places that are a pain in the ass to get to, where parking sucks, places that are not the cheapest, but the best. 

Two wheels in NYC take some work, some dedication and grit – be your conveyance a bicycle or motorcycle.

Jacqueline’s place is a good spot for some local color and breakfast. I dont usually find myself up in this neck of the woods in time for breakfast , so i can only speak from experience when i say their lunchtime Burger Deluxe plate is wholly satisfying, nothing really fancy mind you, just good solid […]

On a visit out to the Greek’s new crib in the hinterlands of NJ with Pupkin, we came across a scene that we just dont see much in our neighborhood.

yep – you’ve been here before and so have I.. we got bar pies at the Colony on tonites menu!!  Thank god it hasn’t changed. Of course i had a Hot OIl pie with a Stinger and the boss had…the plain cheese, please. A long neck in hand, and i was good ta go! 

I know – I need to stop picking on the Smart Car, but I cant help myself. I am sorry, I know it is wrong and that I should be loving it..but i dont. Can’t they get Jonathan Ive in to take a look at the design and the weak way this stinker is branded and named? 

after a stinking hot and humid weekend here in the Northeast, i thought back to this day in March, I believe.. old man winter is cruel – the last snow of the season is always a blind-sider, seems to hit just as you are reaching for your leather jacket and helmet, thinking…are we done with winter? Well in […]

NYC folks love Tasti D, we love our art and we sure love our free papers…

OK – i got to know, who buys this stuff? I have never, not once, in all my visits and travels have seen this kind of shite .. in any house – so? Whose buying it?

Ha – let me take this moment to show a little ass here and relay a foe pah that happened back in May when I attended the SmokeOut, I thought I’d try out some digital chicanery and auto-publish. Well, I screwed it up and the same post sat for a week. Well, i know better […]

Saw a hottie this weekend. Meet a freshly rebuilt Cobra, a real Cobra I was told. Second time run since rebuilt. Mean machine, monster engine in a car that weighs shit, all purpose built, loud as hell, 3 inches off the ground..the Cobra is king – a thrill a minute machine if you got the […]