Ode to my cruiser, "The Ghost"

I had a cruiser a few years back, I don't remember posting about it here. It was black and white and I sanded it down and painted it to a nice cream color while the fenders and chain guard was white. I bought white wall tires for it and white grips to go with its half moon handle bars. It also had a bell on it and no brake levers since it had coaster brakes. I loved it, I even rode it on a critical mass ride. That bike even served as a prop for my wedding pic! Then the kids came and I had no time to ride and maintain it so I decided to sell it. I found a picture that I used when I sold it online. A lucky guy who decided to check online that day for a cruiser found my ad the same day I posted it and made the offer. After some back and forth texts and some haggling, we met up at a gas station near my house and he left with my cruiser, the one I sanded down and painted lovingly. I miss it some times, but heck, I'm sure the guy who bought it is having more fun with it. So here it is, my cruiser that I nicknamed "The Ghost."

"The Ghost"lookin' good my old pal!

This cruiser looked good from the back too!

If you're looking for cruisers, you might want to check out some of the cruisers available on Amazon.

Ride:// Music:// Deftones' Koi No Yokan

I've been a fan of the Deftones ever since I discovered Around the Fur in 1999 (released 1997) and then I discovered their earlier works and rocked out to that too. Around the Fur was followed by the Album White Pony which made them a critical success. I haven't followed their work after the 2006 release of Saturday Night Wrist (God I love Cherry Waves) but I was able to catch their show when they performed here for the first time in 2011 if I remember right. The guys have been back a second time to promote their Koi No Yokan album (released 2012) which I unfortunately missed.

A video was just released for Romantic Dreams off the Koi No Yokan album featuring skater Jay Park doing his thing in the city night. Romantic Dreams contains the signature emotions I always look for in a Deftones track. There's elements in their work that are always there, I can't describe them but there's always a woman that Chino seems to be singing about who he loves but there's something wrong with her or she's this fantastic creature that has trapped him (Feiticeira comes to mind but that's just my interpretation). If you want some tunes to listen to on your next epic ride, you might want to check out their latest album.

Video: Deftones' Romantic Dreams