Lawn Chair

Leonard would say "One cool thing about having a motorcycle is that you always have a portable lawn chair."
Leonard and his (lawn chair) Harley Sturgis at the B&B near "dutch lane."

---photos by Nappy---

Forge-Anvil-Hammer and Iron

Forge-Anvil-Hammer and Iron along with the BLACKSMITH...the possibilities are endless.
Leonard would call blacksmithing, "working iron" and any time Leonard witnessed anyone involved in welding/iron working, Leonard would praise the worker with "get it! get it! work that iron!"
A praise inherited from Leonard's Blacksmith Father P.H. De Leon.

Rubber-Band Sturgis

"light my fire"

Leonard's Harley Sturgis. "rubber band power!"

Welder-Fabricator-Craftsman

Leonard was a life long skilled Craftsman earning a living as a Welder, Fabricator, Heavy Equipment/Crane Operator and Rigger. Leonard's skills took him to various oil field equipment fabrication companies located between Houston and Aransas Pass, Texas.

Moe and his 100 incher

Leonard once had a friend named Moe that road a 100 inch "stroker"

Leonard admired Moe and the man's courage to throw a leg on and ride such a (as leonard put it) "radical" motorcycle. "Radical" in the fact that almost all Harley-Davidsons (at the time) were 74 cubic inches.

Moe way surpassed the saying of the day, "seventy four or more" with his 100 inch "stroker."

R.I.P. Moe

a stroll in the park

Leonard on his Honda 305 scrambler, somewhere near the Guadalupe River in 1966.

---photo by pat---

...hand in the cookie jar

Leonard "getting his sandwich on"
God Bless you Leonard and enjoy that sandwich.

---photo from pat---

ZZTop's "First Annual B-B-Q and Barn Dance" 09/01/74

concert ticket stub


Leonard with State Capital Dome in background.


Leonard working his way thru the crowd.


Leonard and Bonnie.


When "smoke" gets in your eyes.

The radio announcement went: "All roads lead to Austin on September 1st for ZZ Top's First Annual B-B-Q and Barn Dance".
ZZ Top Headlined that day with Santana, Bad Company and Joe Cocker warming up the crowd.