San Diego Comicon 2011 was bigger than ever and Vaughn actually had a lot of fun this time .

We decided to wait till Sunday this year which they say is " kids day " . Well I guess there were a few kids in the house , but it seemed like any regular day to me . Packed full of nerds & cosplayers & geeks & various good and bad guys .

Also we saw ( and I'm not sure why they were there to begin with . . . ) the Sons of Anarchy cast , signing autographs . Amy took a few pictures of those guys and I'll post them later when I get them off her phone . I know I know , F those guys and that show . . . whatever . I love it and you do to , so shut it .

This year I only spent $20 and I felt weird not having a backpack full of obscure fragile toys and junk that had to be spirited home . . . I got my son a Transformers toy , and 2 cookies . that was the extent of my Con experiance this year . I'd say the smiles on his face in the various pictures make up for the lack of money I spent this year .

Last weekend we went to Barona for the King of Clubs drag races

Barona is a local indian reservation and they have an 1/8 mile drag strip . A few of my friends were racing and we like to go out and camp with them ( camping is free btw ) and support their efforts . By support I mean hang around and eat great bbq food and have drinks all day . . . but once the sun goes down it gets fancy at the compound . This is my buddy Dave's Silverstreak trailer all lit up in all its glory .

This should take you less than twelve parsecs to paint...

Hey batter batter !

Have a great 4th of July long weekend

Barbecue it up ladies and bros!!!!

I finally managed to get someone to send me a picture !

It looks good all painted up like this . . . freedom machine , knees in the breeze .

this party is coming up and these guys have something to say about it

Real modern day , rough neck chopper hoodlums

Dice Magazine for Born Free 3 from Michael Schmidt on Vimeo.

This little guy makes sure everything stays cool & together in the garage

The pride of Prunedale will be in Vista.....

Little Jenny will be at Power Tattoo in Vista this Friday & Saturday tatty zappin' and what not..If you can't get all inked up come on by and get some of her new stuff, FTW (French Toast Wizard) shirts and/or prints, or just come over and hang out...... If you don't have the time to stop at the shop you can get these off her blog Hard Road Designs...

Here's a little gem from the past .

My neighbor Shauna found these pictures that her mom took of her and her dad , when she was a kid . You never know when a stash of super cool pictures will turn up and tell you something about someone you think you know .

I guess he was a bit of a motorcycle enthusiast . . .