Canyon run.

 

Leonard at the armadillo festival.

Leonard "austitatious"

"taming the woods" with Leonard.

Leonard, 'the Kid'

Leonard's shovel.

Leonard 1974

Leonard with BirdWoman

"Use caution when operating heavy equipment."

Leonard with his behind the back frisbee catch, mid-air and barefooted.

Leonard during a full moon...woof! woof!

Leonard's dog 'kilo'. The frisbee catching dog.

Strike a pose.

Cousin Patricia's Wedding

Leonard and Brother Pat at the reception for Cousin Patricia & Alfred's wedding.
Patricia's Wedding took place in the chapel of the Sisters Of Incarnate Word And Blessed Sacrament Convent located in Victoria, Texas.
The Catholic Sisters Convent has been in service since the year 1866 and Patricia claims that her wedding with Alfred is the ONLY wedding to take place in the Convent Chapel's history.
Leonard, once more a part of history.

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

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.

air-headzzz???...NO!...ROK GODZZZZ!!!!!...BOW DOWN!

The slogan going around those days was: "Beautify America, Get A Haircut."
That slogan/bumper sticker came and went!
These "wild-n-crazy" guys lived by, the never old saying: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

All Smiles!

Leonard always knew how to have a good time by giving a "putt" to the chicks.
Leonard is here with a cousin riding on "little bro's" 76flh...All Smiles!...all the way.

Style-ing & profile-ing

Leonard once owned an early model Harley "shovel-head" chopper.

leonard had "it all going on" with that chopper in looks and style (on a budget).
No doubt "old skool" and way, way forward with the envision of a chopper or bobber.
Pullback handlebars, bobbed rear fender, "slab" side engine lower case.
The pure essence of simple style....LEONARD HAD THE TOUCH! and "touched" us all.