It airs Monday from 2:30 – 3pm on KWHY-Channel 22
West Coast Choppers and Cisco burger will be appearing on KWHY Channel 22 on Monday. Con Chile y Limon is an entertainment-based half-hour show that provides viewers with the latest in showbiz news, in-depth celebrity interviews, and the behind-the-scenes accounts of the most important events in Los Angeles. The show continues to break new ground by giving viewers the inside stories of and for the Latino community.
DEANIE PARISH AND THE WASPS OF WWII RECEIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR
If you read our Garage Magazine Issue #21, our Chicks Rule Special Edition, you’ll remember our story about Deanie Parrish, the WWII pilot who was a member of the WASPs ( Women’s Airforce Service Pilots ) as part of our national defense as part of the U.S. Army Air Forces. They handled airborne duties like ferry planes from manufacturing facilities, test new aircraft, tow targets so combat pilots could practice shooting, and a myriad of other tasks. They were the first women in history trained to fly American military aircraft. Women pilots were trained to fly non-combat missions in order to free up male pilots for active duty. These gals flew everything from BT-13 trainers to B-26 Marauders.
And sadly, until now, this brave group of women went completely unrecognized for their service in the war effort.This is because the WASP was never militarized, and those who served were considered civil service employees. To add insult to injury, the records of WASP were classified and sealed after they disbanded them in 1944, so virtually no one knew about these women’s service to the country. In 1977, the same year the Air Force graduated its first post-WASP women pilots, Congress granted veteran status to those who had served as WASP, and in 1979 issued official honorable discharges.
Fast forward to 2010. After years of petitioning Washington, the WASPs are finally getting the recognition they so rightfully deserve. And we’re really proud that Deanie Parrish is among those women being commended. We had the great honor of interviewing her for our March issue of Garage Magazine. That issue is still on the stands, so check it out. You can read about the goings on in Washington on NPR.
Two other sources that tell the story of the WASP with lots of great vintage photos are: wingsacrossamerica.us/wings/ and a great blog with lots of inspiring tales: wings1944.blogspot.com. Check them both out and learn a little bit of history you probably never got in school…even if you were paying attention. Below are a few shots, both old and new of Deanie. Congrats, fly girl! You made us all proud!
or anywhere else for that matter
So you may have seen the mad skillz on our boy Tim Sutton, as evidenced in the pages of our very own Garage Magazine. He’s photog extraordinaire. What you may not have known is that he’s also gots some even madder skillz he busts out when he’s not behind the camera. He and his band of knucklehead buddies risk life and limb on the weekends, all in the name of going fast.
They do this little thing called soapbox racing. It’s ummmm….slightly illegal. Or as Tim likes to call it, “stupid 12 year old fun. It’s sorta like Fight Club.” And they’ve got a website…Did Fight Club have a website? It’s at scisr.org. That stands for So Cal Illegal Street Racers. Catchy. Check out his antics, but like we said above, don’t try this on your own. Well, unless you’ve got an old Sega Video Arcade chassis you can strap into.
THE WEST COAST CHOPPERS MODIFIED JAG lives on!
Check out the article on the matte black jag we modified a few months back. The guys at ModifiedPages.com stopped out a couple weeks ago and took some shots, chatted with Jesse and went on their way to do a little write up on the car. See the whole article on their site: ModifiedPages.com.
Photography: Su-E Tan
And the winner is….you!
Psych! Made you look! You didn’t think it we were gonna show you an actual Oscar did you? Just because we happen to know a gal that picked one up the other day. Not to drone on about it, but we’re pretty damn excited about the whole thing! And as if the Miss B Oscar win wasn’t enough, Jesse washed!! So we’re all benefitting from that this week. He still smells red carpet clean. Win-win!
So, although we’re not showing you THE Oscar, we thought we’d at least give you the gill-covered swimming version. He’s kinda cute too.
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Whether he’s at lunch, working, out and about in Long Beach, or on the red carpet, Jesse keeps everyone up to the minute on what he’s doing, who he’s following, or some interesting person he’s met by tweeting. He leaks info on twitter before we even know about it. So, if you want to really be the first to know WTF is going on at the motorcycle ranch, or with just about anything else Jesse is up to, follow his tweets at: frankyluckman.
