That photo above? My good buddy JBFLA posted it on the Chinariders.net forum a few years ago along with the following comments:
I finally received Moto Baja. Another good read by Joe Berk. At 116 pages of light reading with lots of photos, it can probably be read in one sitting. It took me 3 sittings, with time spent perusing the excellent photos, and my mind wandering…imagining a ride to Baja…..and being chased by wild dogs.
Seeing that comment again got me to thinking about what the next book might be. I have the urge to write. I just have to decide about what.
My two favorite topics? Motorcycles and guns. I’m thinking about a gun book, as I’m about tapped out on riding books. Maybe a photo book featuring fancy walnut gunstocks. The problem with a photo book, though, is that it cries out for color and books printed in color get expensive fast. And expensive books don’t sell.
We’ve done a lot of stories on gun stuff here on the blog; maybe a collection of favorite stories with just a few photos might work as a gun book. It would be easy to put together. Another thought is a Mini 14 book. There are a few Mini 14 books out there, but none of them look interesting to me. When we blog about the Mini 14 blog we get a ton of hits. There might be a market for a Mini 14 book.
I’ve been trying to talk Gresh into writing a book. He’s got a ton of good stuff that would work well as a set of collected works. I mean, the man can make a 50-year-old air compressor story interesting. Joe is that rarest of human beings: A writer who sees things most of us miss. And Gresh can describe these things so they become visible to us (and then make us wonder how we missed what Joe makes seem obvious).
I’ve been after Gresh to write a book for years. Help me out here, folks.
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I want to read a book about all of the “dive bars” with in days ride of the Tinfiny Ranch as reviewed by Gresh!
some of the bars I’ve been in were rough. I had to leave because I was getting the sense that I was next.
Yes indeed – More Gresh.
It was my persuit of “what happened to Joe Gresh” that found this blog.
Absolutely no motorcycle writer puts the “life” into an article like Gresh. That compressor article was a masterpiece. Back when Gresh would write for some forgotten motorcycle magazines but the name never forgotten. And what a added treat to find Berk. One of my past lives was as a very active kitchen table gun dealer. Back when a SKS cost $49 and a 1440 case of 762 cost $49. Dang should have kept a dozen of each. But just like losing track of a great writer we just think good times will never end. Another past life was living on a sailboat in the lower Keys. Remember Ol grumpy “Triumph” Rockett, I worked for his dive shop, mostly his wonderful legendary wife. Must say my only dissapointment with this blog is there is just not enough Gresh. I know you were further south but just think of riding over the Seven Mile Bridge every day going to work. If only I had my GSXR 1000 at that time. How about some fond memories of the Florida Keys, and even more so not-so-fond. How does one get from the keys to Southern California? And i do think Baja will be much like the Keys back in the 60-70’s. i left the Keys and headed straight to Cape Town for another 3 year “life”. Blame that one on younger women. Life is amazing. As is a piece of equipment. Please keep on riding interesting bikes and writing about life.