Today is the DAY!

Oh yeah man, after a long week of hard work AZ Bike Week comes to its culmination with the Spring Fling at the Dirty Dogg!  When I first hosted this party last year, I had absolutely no idea what to expect.  After seeing that event, my expectations are through the roof!  This is going to be an absolute madhouse!  This event has rapidly become known as THE VERY BEST PARTY of Bike Week and have we got some crazy shit planned for all who attend. 

I think the thing that blew me clear out of the water last year was the size of the crowd.  If you have ever been to the Dogg you may be thinking, the Dogg is always packed, it must be horrible to pack even more people in to that tiny little bar.  That is the beauty of this, we don't have to, because today, the one day a year that it is allowed, we take over the entire parking lot in front of the bar, cover it with tents, bring in a massive stage, huge PA system, fill it with big ass bars and then open the gates!  Anyone and everyone was there last year and it was just incredible!  Some of my all time favorite photos came from last years event.  Those of you who remember or knew the one and only Million Miles Squire, will remember that this was his first trip out after finishing his chemo and I'll never forget as long as I live how happy it made him. 

So if you are in town, get your ass down to the Dogg today, the party starts around 3 or 4 or whatever the hell time you get there!  It's okay, we will wait for ya.....  If you are not, don't worry, I'll post lots of photos and give you the run down of how it all went down.

Until we see each other on the road again,

Keep the wind in your face,
Tits in your back
and the Man off your ASS!

Your friend,
Jack Shit

Jack Shit Free Shit

There is a special joy in taking care of returning soldiers or Marines and letting them know that they have not served in vain and that there are people who are behind them all the way.  Last night at the Dogg we had a pretty large group that were all more or less freshly home and a few that were just lucky enough to be on some type of leave and were enjoying bike week.  I made sure that they were taking care of and had the entire bar show them how we felt about them.  I then loaded up as many as I could with some great, free schwag!  These Marines nearly all men but there was one female Marine were so grateful to me that it damn near made me cry.  To think that they would thank me boggles the mind.  Everyone should be thanking them!    As the night wore on, they got more and more twisted up and really let loose and we were honored to have been able to give them the place to do it!  Every single day of the year is Military Appreciation Day at the Dirty Dogg, not just once a year to pull in former soldiers and take their money!  Thank you all who have, will or are serving!  The short video that follows is as much as I could capture of these maniacs letting loose!  Listen to the noise they made!  God bless them and for all who are still over seas, God Speed in your safe return!

Until we see each other on the road again,

Keep the wind in your face,
Tits in your back
and the Man off your ASS!

Your friend,
Jack Shit

IT SURE LOOKS TO BE WET AND WILD!

Even though we have been at it since last Saturday, today, AZ Bike Week officially started.  If the crowds that we have seen here at the Dirty Dogg are any sign of what tonight is going to be like, god help us all.  Normally we don't have someone at the door with a counter until late and he's already been out there 40 minutes already.  Last night's Tattoo Tuesday was pretty bad ass.  I know of no other place that will let you enter a tattoo contest for free and then give out 1200 bucks in cash for prizes.  I think my favorite part of last night was not the girl who got in the contest and didn't have one visible tattoo, notice that I said visible there, but rather the fact that as I introduced man after man, virtually every single one was or is a soldier.  The ink that has come from these last wars is impressive.  8 out of the 10 or 11 contestants were soldiers.  What blew me away the most was as they pulled up, or pulled off their shirts were the massive scars from being shot and blown up.  Until you see it, it is difficult describe.

Now tonight, many will find out for the first time why it's known as the World Famous, Dirty Dogg Saloon!  Because it is wet and wild Wednesday and it is going to be just plain debauchery.  If you have never been here for this, don't panic, there is still time to get down because we won't even get that shit started till after 11pm.  For those of my readers that can't make it to az for bike week, don't worry, pics will surely follow.  If you want an idea, search this blog for these very words, wet and wild wednesday and you will get an idea of what I have planned for tonight.  

So many amazing people have come in to visit  me already and so many more are expected to visit.  We had some folks from that "lil band" I performed with on Sunday here last night as well.  I look forward to seeing you fuckers.  There are many that I wish were here with me this year that are not and I just want you to know that you are missed sorely.

Until we see each other on the road again,

Keep the wind in your face,

tits in your back

and the man off your ASS!

Your friend,

Jack Shit

Bret killing it at Harley Davidson of Scottsdale

Here is just a quick video clip of Bret Michaels killing it on Sunday night at Harley Davidson of Scottsdale!  The really turned out to be one hell of a nice guy!  I can say this, I enjoyed the hell out of this show!  See ya on the road, I got to get to the Dirty Dogg!

How do you find yourself always involved in this shit?

Funny you ask and you are not alone, a lot of people ask me this question and the answer is simple, I've earned it I guess!  Whether it be being involved in really good shit or really bad shit, I guess I am there because of something that I've done....  what can I say, the strangest shit happens in my life.  In this particular case the question was how I found myself involved in the Grand Opening of the new HD Dealership in Scottsdale.  Jack, you are a guy who spouts off about supporting your local bike shop and here you are on stage at a dealership, what gives with that?

I've never made my position on this clear or why I had taken that position so allow me to do it for you now.  I've watched thru the early 90's when Harley exploded and the super dealers were built right up until today and I've seen the customer service go straight to hell.  I've witnessed an attitude of "go ahead and leave our store, we don't care, we will sell to the guy standing behind you"!  It really bothered me.  It truly seemed that money was coming in hand over fist and these dealers could not give a single solitary shit about the loyal people who kept Harley alive through the "lean" times.  It really bothered me to say the least.  That is when I began the push to support "the little guy".  Add in the fact that the stellar work and craftsmanship that was coming from these shops was blowing the factory out of the water.  I give anyone a chance to prove me wrong and recently, at least one dealership has done just that.  There is a new Sheriff in town and his name is Dr. Bob Parsons.  This name may ring a bell to you as the man who invented and built Go Daddy.com.  This man is a genius and he loves bikes!  He purchased the old Hacienda Harley and came in with sweeping changes to everything from staff to attitude.  This past Sunday was the grand opening and I got the call last month to see if I wanted to be part of it.  When I heard what I just mentioned to you and so much more, the only answer could be yes.  The kicker was that he was going to throw this party and charge anyone who entered the gates nothing for it!  Talk about a first class move!  The head line act for the night, Bret Michaels!

 For the first time in what seems like years now, Diane felt well enough to come and join me at a show.  Now that I think about it, it is actually damn near a year to the day since she has been at a show of mine!  Many of you know how sick she has been the last few weeks and two days before this show, she suddenly felt amazing.  Look at her face in the pic above, you can see the light back in her eyes and the damn near total lack of pain on her face.  I can't put in to words how happy this has made me.  She ran the camera for a while, hung out back stage for hours and did it all with an ear to ear smile.  Normally, she needs to sit after a short while, but she stood for hours on end without a single complaint!

I hate to admit that I ever make pre conceived judgements on people but I guess we all do.  When you see people on TV, we come to think that we know them, who they are, what they are like and how they act, I guess this is the world we live in.  I was sure that Bret was going to be a dick and I was sure that he was going to be a total "rockstar" and treat people like shit.  I'm not sure why I was so positive about this, I just knew that he would be.  I had not seen Poison since they were mega huge and had never seen the Bret Michaels Band perform so I just didn't have high expectations.  I am proud to admit that I have never been more far off on anything.  The band was amazing, the show fantastic and as far as Bret goes, he COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY NICER!  I hate being proven wrong.  I am open to it, but it doesn't mean that I have to like it!

Just to give you an example of what I'm saying, is the photo above.  Diane was tired and sore and her hands were full with all kinds of shit when she tried to take this photo.  She snapped the pic, Bret said thank you to me?  Thank you to me?  Okay, wow, a gentleman too.  He had just finished playing his ass off and was walking back to the bus and was a good 10-15 feet away and Diane said "oh no, it's blurry".  I said "oh well, no big deal" and with that, Bret heard her over all the noise, turned around and said well let's do that again.  Diane said she was sorry and he said don't worry about it, take your time and get the shot!  To me, this was a stand up move on his part for damn certain.

The funny thing is that we ended up on stage together.  I've been joking about us singing a duet together, yes, I was joking.... we did not sing Celine Dion's, My Heart Will Go On.... anyone who thought I was serious should get their friggin heads examined!  I hate Celine Dion!  We really sang Baby Got Back!

So Bret goes off stage, I remain on stage and continue to rock the crowd and keep them fired up.  I look down off the stage to find Diane and she was not there.  She was in the same spot all damn day, where the hell was she?  I would imagine that over the years the question of where is my wife at a Bret Michaels show must have been asked thousands of times.  The obvious answer to the question is, if your wife is missing at one of his shows, she is probably with him!  So I walk off stage and who do I find?  You guessed it!

When I'm working, I like to go out in to the crowd when the head line band goes on, but it was nice to see this show from the wings.  What made it even nicer was that we watched the show with Bret's family.  His daughters, Rain and Georgia I believe were just beautiful.  At one point, Georgia was tired and all she wanted to do was sit down and I was right with her but she would have been crushed.  So I picked her up, carried her over to the speaker stack and placed her on top.  Then mom came over and gave her a juice box.  She thanked me and I asked for some of her juice box, she smiled, laughed and said, I don't think so!  This lil girl was gorgeous!  To me, she looks like a young Dakota Fanning.  Bret's "wife", I call her that because they have been together so long was truly a lovely lady.  She could not have been any nicer or social than she was.  We spoke of how she must be taking really great care of Bret because he looked so healthy.  I said you have to tell Diane what you are feeding him so that I can get a bit healthier myself.  She laughed and said "the reason he looks so good is because I'm NOT feeding him"!  "I DON'T COOK"!  The entire family were dynamite.

To give you an example of how sweet she really is, check this out.  Diane is tiny and I am by no means a big guy, well height wise that is and she is really tall.  She scrunched down while laughing so that the pic would look better and we would all seem like the same height!  It's the simple gestures that people make that show character.  We had a truly nice night!  The event was a massive success and afterwards, we all split down to the Dirty Dogg to party the night away!

So like I said in a previous post, GO AHEAD AND CHANGE MY MIND, I DARE YOU TO.  This is one time in my life that I am truly happy to have been proven wrong!

See you at the Dirty Dogg Saloon this week and we are going to continue to blow this Bike Week up!

Until we see each other on the road,

Keep the wind in your face,
Tits in your back
and the man off your ASS!

Your friend,
Jack Shit

Go ahead, change my mind, I dare you!

Well it's here!  Arizona Bike Week that is.  I've been here in Arizona right about 7 1/2 years now and if you add the 2 years or so of coming here every few months on vacation, it boils down to damn near a decade that I have witnessed this "Arizona Bike Week" thing.  I never really understood the concept of it.  The more that I spoke to the people who have been around or those involved in it, everyone seemed to sum it up as a "grab fest"!  Everyone just grabbed whatever they could out of it for themselves without a thought of the greater good of the entire event.  With the way it appears this year, perhaps those days are gone and those involved may actually be working together to make it a honest to God Bike Week.  I am an outsider looking in so this is of course, just my opinion.  One of the major problems that I've always seen is that there is no "main street" type of place where everyone could gather and just park their murder sickle and people watch.  You've got to admit that our lifestyle certainly draws some freaks from the wood work!  There is a place called West World, you probably have heard of it because of the Barrett Jackson Auto Auction that you see every year on the Speed Channel and that is where the bulk of the activities, concerts and chaps shopping are are held.  I've seen a show or two there and it's a good venue, hell, it is just a massive tent in a field, how can you go wrong with that?  The beauty of Arizona is just that, THE BEAUTY and the RIDING and after all, isn't that what this is supposed to be all about?  So get your asses on your bike, go out for a ride, it is going to be in the mid to high 80's all week long.  Ride that road that you've always heard of, meet some like minded folks and go out and make some memories..... and after you have done that, get your ass to the Dirty Dogg Saloon and come have a drink with me.  I'll be hosting all week long there and if you have never been there, all I can say is that you are in for one hell of a pleasant treat! 

So go ahead, change my mind, I dare you!  Show me that we can have a great event in AZ that people leave and go home and tell their friends about and make them want to join us next year! 

Until we see each other on the road again, or at the Dirty Dogg this week.

Keep the wind in your face,
Tits in your back
and the man off your ASS!

Your friend,
Jack Shit

This gives me goosebumps!

This was the video that I meant to post earlier.  We dedicated yesterday to once again raising awareness and money for the Wounded Warrior Project.  Other than the soldiers themselves, I don't know a more patriotic group of people than bikers!  They give even when it hurts and it makes good sense because a great many of them have either served themselves or have a family member has or is currently serving.  Last year, during AZ Bike Week I made a similar toast but with a lot more hatred towards the war, the govt., etc and as I walked off the stage there was a guy waiting for me.  We spoke for a few minutes about all things from bikes to battles and with that, he pulled off his leather vest, laid it on top of a big stack of I know Jack Shit T's shirts and pulled out his knife.  I had no idea what was going on, I thought for a moment something I had said pissed him off and with my record for doing that, it wasn't such a far stretch.  Instead, he had a patch sewn on and he pulled his knife and cut it off and gave it to me.  I will never forget this as long as I live for several reasons.  First and foremost, for the gesture alone but more importantly for the lesson that it taught me.  The patch was black and in BLOOD RED THREAD, simply read, FORGET THE WAR, NEVER THE WARRIOR!  Those words have stuck with me from that moment on and I say them to any crowd that I'm lucky enough to address.


I am notorious for either forgetting to take pics or remembering the simple fact that a video camera will not work unless of course you turn it on!  You would think with all the technical advances of recent years, a camera would know when something was important enough to capture and turn itself on!  This was important to me and I swore I hit the record button, however, I did not.  I realized by chance as I was speaking and looked down and saw that the magical little red light was not lit!  I was able to hit the button and capture a little bit of it, but surely enough for you to feel it!  The audio quality is great but truly does the massive roar of the crowd no justice!  I want to thank Dr. Bob Parsons for throwing this excellent party at his own expense as a way to introduce himself to our community in a very big way.


Until we see each other on the road again, hopefully this AZ Bike Week at the Dirty Dogg, which for the record I will be there from 3 pm every day again from tomorrow on through the massive Spring Fling on Saturday the 31st, keep the wind in your face, tits in your back and the man off your ASS!

Your friend,
Jack Shit

America, Harley Davidson and Arizona

I know that I have not been posting much these past few weeks but life has been a wild roller coaster ride for me.  The crazy long days and nights have really taken a toll on me both physically and mentally.  Diane getting as sick as she did just sucked the life out of me.  For the first time in what I believe may be a decade, I got sick as hell and stayed in bed from Sunday night until Thursday when I got up only to go to the doctor, fill some scripts and go straight back to bed.  With that, Arizona Bike Week was upon us.  I have yet to so much as sit down and share anything about Daytona Bike Week with you guys here on the blog, on Cycle Source Magazine's blog, not to mention I haven't even attempted to write any type of article of feature for the mag, there has just been no time and now another solid week of madness is once again got me running wild! 

Normally, when I get home or back to wherever it is that I am staying during a rally, I am all fired up and it takes me a few hours to unwind and I use that time to update Facebook or write on the blog, upload pics and videos and it helps to keep you fine folks who could not make it to the event still feel like you are part of it!  Over the last few weeks, even that was impossible.  I promise that as I begin to feel better, I will try and keep you all up to date with exactly what is going on.  In the mean time though, I wanted to share this with you.  Yesterday was an incredible day on many levels.  First and foremost, Diane was feeling amazing.  Over the last three days, she has rebounded and was nearly pain free!  To me, this tops all things good!  For the first time in a very long time, Diane came to watch me work and just having there took me over the top.  As you watch this video, for a quick second you can see her and you will see how great she looks.  Well that is of course if I loaded the right video, I am sort of a technitard!  I am blessed to have so many readers around the world now and I wanted to share with you all a quick few seconds of how we party Arizona style.  I hope you enjoy.

Within 30 minutes from this video being shot, I had given away a hundred plus t' shirts, thanked our troops, stopped the entire party for the National Anthem and introduced the one and only Dr. Bob Parsons, the new owner of Harley Davidson of Scottsdale to the crowd and he in turn brought the one and only Bret Michaels to the stage.  Bret earned a new fan in me after the performance he put on!  Every single pre conceived thought I had about the man was 100% incorrect!  His entire family were wonderful!  I'll post some more pics and videos the first chance I get, but I just wanted you to see how massive this crowd was that I was lucky enough to have been given the chance to entertain all day!  Until we see each other on the road again, or who knows, maybe this very week at the one and only Dirty Dogg Saloon for Bike Week.

Keep the wind in your face, tits in your back and the man off your ASS!

Your friend,
Jack Shit