Indian Larry Block Party – 9.27.09
Indian Larry Motorcycles threw a block party down the street from my house in Williamsburg and Inked Magazine asked me to photograph the party. While I got a few more people asking me not to take their picture than normal, most people were very friendly despite their often terrifying motorcycle riding demeanors. I have noticed in fact that generally the scarier people look the more likely they are to want their pictures taken. That being said, I did have a few people tell me to stay away from the Hell’s Angels in attendance. The party was a lot of fun with a grill going, bands playing and a lot of motorcycles. I got to go inside the shop and check out a few of the Indian Larry bikes on display. They were pretty incredible.
Click here to see the photos from the Indian Larry block party.
I went to the first couple of block parties a few years back, including the first one which Larry put on and the second one which was a memorial just after he died. Its great to see this wonderful tradition continuing. My experiences at the parties were uniformly wonderful and I miss those folks now that I live in San Francisco.
The craziest thing I remember from the first party was an ice cream truck that was powered by a jet engine. The owner lit it up on the street outside the old shop and melted the asphalt.
Wow. Thats amazing.