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When Two Worlds Collide

By Roger Moore

Friday evening two worlds came together at the Janette Kennedy Gallery, inside historic South Side on Lamar, in Dallas, TX. at the opening of The Art and Heart of a Motorcycle show.

The art community was present to enjoy the beauty of the phenomenon known as the modern day Chopper, and the motorcycle community had an opportunity to see some of the premier examples of the art of bike building in a setting that isn’t normally reserved for motorcycles, the beautiful Janette Kennedy Gallery.

There were motorcycles, sculptures, pictures and paintings of motorcycles and the motorcycle lifestyle. 

The reception Friday evening was attended by young and old, biker and socialite.  The bike builders were present to answer questions, and the press shot pictures and interviewed.  This was one of the best attended receptions in the history of the Gallery.

But the stars of the show were the motorcycles.  The Original American Iron Horse was there, represented by Tim Edmondson of Edmondson Custom Builders, as well as Tattoo, Marilyn and Drag Specialties from Rick Fairless of Strokers Dallas.  Jeff Boudreaux and the gang from Die Hard Customs in Nederland, TX made the trip with three of their creations from the mind and hands of Waylon Keeton, their designer.  Voodoo, the masterful creation of Mike Dusold, Dusold Designs in Lewisville, TX, made it easy to see why it was the first Texas bike to win at Rat’s Hole in Daytona, CC Trikes and Custom Bikes brought this years Rat’s Hole Trike winner for all to enjoy, as well as two of their signature bikes, Sling Blade and The Aluminator.  This is but a partial list of the 22 motorcycles present in the Gallery.

Saturday brought rain, rain and more rain as participants prepared for the Ride In Bike Show.  There were 37 entries in spite of the weather, and they were all winners, even though there could only be 1 winner per class.  In the Gallery the people spoke and the People’s Choice award went to Natural Born Killer by Hard Core Kustoms of Grand Prairie.  Jason Farley and his crew did an outstanding job getting this bike finished as the only bike built especially to debut at this show.

Saturday night there were awards to be given, music to listen to, and fun to be had as the show moved to Poor David’s Pub. The winners were named, and the people were entertained by the great Rock and Roll Band SOULVILLE from Ft Worth, and Dallas’ premier Blues based Party Band The BOOGIEMEN!

It was a weekend to remember, and plans are already in the works for next year’s show.  Rumor has it that the Gallery exhibit is being slated for a 10 day run.  Let’s see what happens next year when the Two Worlds Collide.

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