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Wayne Denman.

Published October 1, 2017October 2, 2017 by stickydiljoe
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Ryan Hoegner & Matt Rodriguez.

Published June 10, 2017June 10, 2017 by stickydiljoe
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Charles Trieu.

Published April 29, 2017April 29, 2017 by stickydiljoe
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Freddie Fernandez.

Published March 23, 2017April 29, 2017 by stickydiljoe
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Jonathan Wong.

Published March 4, 2017April 29, 2017 by stickydiljoe
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I’m pretty sure I’m jet lagged since I just got back from Paris last night, but I made sure to get up today so I could go to the Purist Group toy drive specifically to see the Blitz BNR34 Skyline. If you can see the time stamp in the photo on my iPhone, it says 10/24/1999, which was the last time I saw this car in-person. It’s also the first photo that I’d ever taken with a camera at a car show back when I was in high school. Crazy to think that almost two decades later, I see this Skyline in nearly the exact same condition as I saw it back in ‘99. Only real obvious changes are some decals removed and replaced, and a new set of tires. I thought it had been brought here for the Nevada Silver State Classic high-speed challenge back in the day and then sent back to Japan after but I found out recently that it remained in the US the entire time since. The owner remains anonymous and doesn’t want to be revealed but it’s probably well-taken care of being that it has remained relatively the same all these years. Whoever it is, I’m glad to see that they appreciate the history of this car and what it means. It’s like pulling the car out of a time capsule and presenting to a crowd in 2018 that probably had no real understanding of what they were looking at. In all honesty, it would have been better presented at another event with a more dedicated group of enthusiasts, but I digress. On a regular Sunday in December, I got to see a car again after almost 20 years that probably helped fuel my motivation for what I do today. Whoever owns this now, thank you for keeping it just the way it is. You are appreciated. Now, back to my regularly-scheduled jet lag...
Quite the Louvre-ly place to see. Mark off another on the bucket list ...✔️🇫🇷
I suppose it would be a bit of an understatement to say that it’s been an interesting year... So many ups and downs, such an incredibly rich learning experience altogether, mixed with a lot of personal growth and development. Perhaps it was time for me to go on a little vacation. I think that most who really know me would find it preposterous to hear me even mention taking time off, because, well... that’s just not what Joey does. I have spent the last ten years just completely giving 1000% of myself to making The Chronicles into something special that I never even considered slowing down. As a perpetual late bloomer and procrastinator, this was the one thing that I told myself I’d push hardest to make successful. Personal relationships not withstanding of course, but everything unrelated to my craft seemed otherwise unimportant...including ‘time off’. Since it has been a year of changes, and of course, growth, I decided to do something I had never done before; just purchase a ticket on a whim, take a chance without overthinking, and go somewhere I’ve never been before, both literally and figuratively. So I write this to you now from the balcony of my AirBnb from Paris, France—I’m on vacation.
Finally found some time to put up my photoset from the 2018 @autofashion_usa VIP Festival which is now available for you guys to see on Stickydiljoe.com. Some really cool stuff in there and I love how the photos came out, peep it friends!!!
Watch me do the bare minimum to fulfill my SEMA requirements to get credentials for next year’s event with some extravagant photos of maybe like 6 cars maximum which I made available for viewing live now on Stickydiljoe.com... Lol... The intro to the article is pretty entertaining as well I think...
I used to always tell everyone but @duanebada that he had no style and just built cars you can drive hard, now he’s adapted and building good-looking cars that you can’t drive on the track but just look cool. Welcome aboard Duane. Good luck running @vtecclubusa with your non-drivable stylish vehicle, lol. You technically can’t break the lip if you can’t drive the goddamn car off the complex without destroying your oil pan first...

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