Leonard and brother Pat.

 

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.

a stroll in the park

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

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...hand in the cookie jar

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

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rat-racing

Leonard and Ronny doing a little "rat-racing" at the lakes in 1966.

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"sh!t-n-git!"

Leonard often referred to the catch phrase, "sh!t-n-git!"
That certainly applies to Leonard's action of scrambling up the hill in this photo.

Is that old uncle henry in the background?

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ghost rider

Leonard "trying out" a nice roller (rolling chassis) fabricated at the shop.

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Leonard, Stevie, Wencie & Skippy

Leonard Back in the early 60s with his little bros, Stevie & Wencie along with the family dog, Skippy.
Somewhere in the back yard with the washroom/garage & Old ford pick-up in the background.

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"open range"

Leonard "griz" and others admiring a couple of leaver action rifles.
No doubt...44-40.

...off the line

"...off the line"

What is know as, "getting off the line" at the start of a race.

Leonard and Ronny "...off the line" with onlookers checking them out.

Looks like Leonard got a little too much torque out of the 305cc Honda motor when he "dumped" the clutch.
That caused the front wheel to kick up 10 0r 15 inches. Look closely and you can See Leonard's boots not quite touching the ground. Leonard has a very concentrated look on his face, powerful (forearm muscles buldging) grip on the handlebars and leaning forward, shifting his weight to counter the motorcycle from flipping.

Leonard was "light on his feet", a natural born stunt man.

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boys town

"spit-shine in boys town"

Leonard getting a spit shine to his "beatle boots" in Boys Town.
Across the border in Mexico, 1966.

His Honda T-shirt with cut off sleeves and some oil stains.

Lucky Strikes, wrap around sunglasses, beatle boots, sleeveless shirt....

Leonard was into being cool, before "being cool" was cool.

No Doubt!...the essence of cool!...just oozing out all over.

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nailed it

"he nailed it!"

Leonard "doing his thang" at foxes bend in the 1960s

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show me the money!

"show me the money!"
The blacksmith "O.P." with his young apprentice "Leonard" hamming it up for the camera in the 1950s.
What is in the baskets?

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not so...EasyRider

"easy? thats easy for you to say"

Leonard on his '65 Honda 305cc "scrambler" doing what he always loved.
"doing the round and round"

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Splash day

"Splash Day"

Galveston, 1960s. Leonard setting up a "party tent' for the Beach bums and Beach bunnies.
Leonard was a very handy, practical man and no task was ever beyond his reach.
"Surf's Up" Leonard!

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a little putt

"taking a little putt, around the block"

Leonard on "mad max" Pat's "hard rider" (hardtail lowrider), late 1990s. South Moody St/Hwy59 past the Guadalupe River.

BIG SMILE! Bugs in the teeth. Leonard would not have wanted it any other way.

There he goes...gotta be in 5th gear! Them straight pipes just a roaring! That 16 inch rear tire tearing up the pavement. Profiling all the way!

chopped rear fender, forward controls, hard tail struts, bitch bar, all fabricated by "mad max" Pat,...in-the-wind, drag pipes, no windshield, no helmet,...outlaw,..."The One"....Go! Leonard!...Go!

Leonard always taught us how to "put on a show and tell"

the good news is...

"the good news is that...there is no bad news"

Leonard and Dicky laying in the path of the motorcycle jump. "The lakes" & "Big Mo" in the mid 1960s.
Unknown rider of Honda scrambler.

These guys were into being "wild & crazy" before being "wild & crazy" was cool!

Dicky with head turned left, eyes shut, cringe look on his face and Leonard with "eyes wide open" with a big smile on his face.

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