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"

THE "ONE"

rat-racing

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

---photo by pat---

leo-n-cock 2001

leonard and Adcock (leo-n-cock) on bikes in 2001.

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.

zippo + christmas tree pyro trick....

Leonard's favorite outside "party favor" was to light up the old discarded christmas tree laying in the back yard. Leonard did this "favor" for the party goers at his b-day party in Tommy's back yard.

---photos courtesy of Tommy---

Tommy's Back Yard off Colorado St.

happy b-day, Leonard



Leonard and life long best friend, Tommy "dutch lane" Hernandez hanging out at Tommy's back yard on Colorado St.

---photos courtesy of Tommy---

harley sticker on Leonard's coffin...

Luck J BTL had the idea for a Harley sticker on Leonard's funeral casket and ran the ideal to the family with a responding "YES!"

attitude...starts with a KICK!

attitude...starts with a KICK!
Leonard lived by that creed.

"kilo"

Leonard had a lot of pet dogs in his lifetime and probably favored "kilo" the most.

Leonard once had the "pick of the litter" of some Norwegian Elkhound puppies.
Leonard picked the biggest puppy of the litter, hence the name, "Kilo".
"Kilo" was a very intelligent K-9 and picked up commands and tricks with little or no re-inforcment in training.
Leonard would (at every chance) take "Kilo" to the park for a few rounds of catch the frisbee.
"Kilo" had natural talent to catch the frisbee in his jaw while jumping in mid-air.
People at the park would be sit and be amazed as "Kilo" did his thing.

Leonard thought of his dog "Kilo" as a STUD and would let him out to prowl the hood and as Leonard would put it, "...get some (tail) from some female dog..."

One night "Kilo" did not return home and Leonard received a phone call the next day from the local Veterinarian holding "Kilo's" tags.

"Kilo" had been shot by someone a couple of blocks away. "Kilo" was a very strong dog and tried to crawl back to Leonard's house, only making some 20 to 30 feet. A "concerned citizen" called the Vet and "Kilo" was identified.

Leonard recovered "Kilo" and took him to a pet cemetery on the south side of big "H" for a decent funeral and burial.

"Kilo" was a brother to Leonard with all the love a man could have with a K-9.

Leonard cried that day.....

"pinrod"

Leonard once had a pet cat he called "Pinrod", probably named after some motorcycle part.
"Pinrod" was a female cat and once got knocked up by some lucky tom cat in the neighborhood.
When it came time for "Pinrod" to have its litter, Leonard made a nest in his t-shirt drawer of his clothes cabinet.
"Pinrod" was thankful to Leonard and accepted the location for the birth of her kittens.
After the "domino" of kittens on the cushion of cotton t-shirts, Leonard took the shirts to the Laundromat for a wash.
Leonard had a big affection for his cat, "Pinrod" and was very sad when the cat wondered off later during a flood in the neighborhood.

aboriginal original

booga-booga-boogaman!...or what your parents warned you about.

Leonard liked to play "dress up"...even if it took to being "Dressed down"
Leonard bought a new Polaroid Instant Camera, took it home, grabbed a spear and had some pictures of him playing (caveman) dress up.

more good and crazy times on Lynne Street in the (concrete) jungle called big "H".

"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?

---photo by pat---

Hair Nation

Leonard and some "boyz in tha hood", the flip, wench & lucky j btl.

chunking the disk at Mustang Is.

Leonard called playing frisbee, "chunking the disk."
Leonard's large frisbee collection kept the Wham-o Toy company busy in producing many, many frisbees in deferent designs, colors, weights and sizes.
A favorite "chunk" was to go to the beach, throw the frisbee into the wind and retrieve the disk with a boomerang technique.

"shag-a-delic" entertainment center, 70s style

Leonard was into "techno" stuff way back in the day.

Items in Leonard's early 70s "entertainment center" include: record/LP turntable, vinyl disk cleaner, 19" color TV with rabbit ears, AM/FM amplifier/receiver, 8-track tape player and stereo headphones.

other items include: gold plaster cast cobra, gold plaster cast rampart lion (headphones on lion's head), 8-track collection, record/LP collection, little brown jug, ivy plant, palm plant, Persian design rug and wall covering.

SHAG-A-DELIC BABY!

headstone and footstone tribute

L.F.F.L. nuff said....Quote by Lucky J BTL

"Big George" mentioned that a foot stone would be laid at Leonard's grave site.
A very beautiful rendering of Leonards's last Harley carved in granite.
Thank you "Big George" for a wonderful tribute.

ghost rider

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

---photo by pat---

master and commander

leonard somewhere out west.
When Leonard rode his motorcycle, Leonard was the "master and commander" of his ship.

Knight-Ranger

Leonard on his "74/74" somewhere at the Grand Canyon.
The flame "california kid" paint-job on the super glide gas tank shows up nicely in the flash photo.

Need for Speed

Leonard on Sonny's hot rod 3-wheeler.

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.

---photo by pat---

Young Blood

"Back in the day was when i became hooked on sickles welding fabricating and wishing i could have learned Blacksmithing.. those DeLeons were just plum addicting to me...." Quote by Lucky J BTL

leonards pop watching us crazys

"Leonard's pop was the greatest I loved him as much as I would have loved my own father. Here he sits and watchs Leonard chopping that 69 shovel and of course wondering what in the hell we are trying to acomplish because we were jumping around going crazy gettin er done. BOY WAS I EVER GLAD HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE ON....SID." Quote by Lucky J BTL

Leonard at the old H.D. shop

"Leonard stands out in any crowd even the ones were his wanna be"s all take a picture in front of the Old Harley Shop. Soon to be replaced by the Gucci Harley Shop. All those riders looked up to Leonard and Respected him for he was one of the first true MOTORSICKLE riders.." Quote by Lucky J BTL

hangaround at Leonards crib back in the day....

"I lived in that little ol crib with Leonard and boy was I ever in high cotton, I quess you could say I was one lucky guy for we grew old together. never losing such a close comaradre." Quote bt Lucky J BTL

PARTY TIME

eye ball it!

Leonard just got thru tack welding a fabricated bitch-bar, "eye-balling", to make sure the bar is plumb.
Leonard and Lucky J BTL at their best in total concentration, getting the job done.
Lucky J BTL sez...leonard always in my mind........

"God's Country"

Leonard at the south rim, Grand Canyon, AZ, 1975.

"open range"

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

...3...2...1...BLASTOFF!

Leonard would often say about riding a motorcycle, "The only thing holding you down, is gravity"

...my close-up...

"...I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille"

A famous quote uttered by Gloria Swanson, from the classic movie, "Sunset Boulevard."

Leonard would say that famous line from time to time and just crack one up into total laughter.

Leonard had an outstanding ability in wit, possessing a comedic-genius mind.

...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.

---photo by pat---

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.

---photo by pat---