Author - Chuck G.

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Ink is now the new wave of art with the exception that this type of 'art' you can take wherever you go. Only 10% of Americans do not like tattoos. About one in five adults in America have at least one tattoo. Over 30% have two tattoos. While I don't have the statistic on how many Texans embrace ink art; one thing is clear - Texas themed tattoos rock!

1. Longhorn

Fierce fist - you do not want to mess with this guy!

2. Crows / Ravens

Not sure if the birds represent crows or ravens; but the flight is awesome!

3. Confederate

History buff or someone who doesn't like Yankees.

4. Pride

Texas born and bred!

5. Rose

Feminine. Beautiful. Strong.

6. Outlaw

Double six-shooter - for the lawfully lawless.

7. Total Tex

Cactus, flag, flower, state, star, and sun... This tattoo totally represents the Lone Star state.

8. Slogan

Texas motto is 'friendship.' Texas slogan contradicts that - Don't Mess With Texas!

9. University of Texas

Texans immediately recognize the Longhorn hand sign from the University of Texas.

10. Longhorn

It doesn't get any better than this - combine the state flag with a longhorn.

Which Texas theme tattoo did you like best?

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Mike Braiotta’s Hustler’s Handbook

September 5, 2014

Mike Braiotta, reality star from A&E's Storage Wars: New York, gave his fans his rules to read, understand, and live by. He hustles hard and his truism for life - spot on!

1. Street Smarts

2. Always come out on Top

3. Know how to cut corners.

4. Don't show people your true cards.

5. Practice makes perfect.

6. It's a long process.

7. Don't be afraid to try on different hats.

8. Know when to give up.

9. Be a Jack of all Trades.

10. Have a swagger.

11. Always clock late.

Which of these words to live by struck a cord within you?

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Brandon Sheets Inspirational Quotes

July 31, 2014

Brandon Sheets stars on A&E's television reality show Storage Wars. He may came off on the show as a young man with a tough exterior. His Twitter posts however reveals that he is thoughtful, appreciative of his family, and that he doesn't take things for granted.

Whether the inspirational quotes are original or derived from various sources; they bubble with honesty and elevate with thoughtfulness.

1. Nothing ever last, the least I can try is to live it fast.

2. We are always going to work hard what we want, nothing in life or in this world is Free.

3. Be nice to your Haters, they will never understand what you are doing anyways.

4.There are no roads to nowhere. If it is a dead end, you always turn around and go a different direction.

5. No matter what people say, make up your own mind on what’s going on.

6. Don’t steal. The Government hates competition.

7. If you do not stand for something you will fall for anything. Do what you believe and don’t take any crap along the way.

8. Keep everything you want in mind, you will get everything you need in due time.

9. Nothing is free and anything can cost you everything.

10. We all live in the same world, we are just entering the rat race at different paces.

11. Change is good, we learn and grow from it. How can anyone resist change when it is certain anyways.

12.Tomorrow is a new day with something else to learn.

13. Not everything can be what it seems. Make the best of everything and soon nothing will even bother you.

14. Everything happens for a reason, a lesson, purpose… It just happens to be that way.

15. Do what you love to do, you will never work a day in your life.

16. Same say Yes, other say No. I say do it anyway without regrets.

17. Many things through our journey in life will test us, be strong and stand for something you believe. Don’t waste time on people wasting time.

18. It’s good to be different, I don’t want to be just another number.

19. Desperate people will always take desperate measures. We all fight different battles, be kind.

20. Some people are too thoughtless to see the forest for the trees.

21. Good actions lead to a better life, good intentions leave you with a broken heart.

22. The whole reason anything happens is because people say they are gonna do it and keep their faith and pursue it!

23. Be kind to everyone. You never know who you might be talking to.

24. I could not imagine getting everything I want, if I didn't struggle a little for it I am not sure I would appreciate it as much.

25. Don't hate what you don't understand. Hate is spread easier than happiness.

26. If you believe you are worth it than never settle for less or people will just walk all over you. Be what you want and live free.

27. Its good to laugh and smile it makes you feel better.

28. I don't hang around people to try and look cool, I'm just busy being me not a shadow of some thing else.

29. I can do anything anyone else can do. It may not be better but I will practice until I am better. That is the difference!

30. Haters only hate what they do not understand, so keep believing your self and shoot for the Moon. Or whatever makes you happy.

Which quote did you enjoy the most?

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Storage Wars meets Men In Black

July 24, 2014

Writer Wes Locher and artist Eduardo Jimenez combined ingenuity began a Kickstarter campaign to fund their sci-fi/comedy comic book series Unit 44, which explorers what happens when inept Area 51 employees who forget to pay rent on the facility’s off-site self-storage unit, and the super-secret contents are sold at public auction.

WHOA!

First issue features Storage Wars auctioneer Dan Dotson.

WOW!

I contacted the writer Wes Locher to give me a little bit more information about the comic book series Unit 44.

Wes: The first issue was funded last year but the team is back to finish out the series, which will be published this fall by Alterna Comics. The inaugural issue, described as Storage Wars meets Men In Black, featured Dan Dotson of American Auctioneers and Storage Wars as a character.

Here's a little preview:

WAM!

The creators are seeking $2,400 to fund the remaining issues and have already achieved 63% of their goal. We predict this campaign will have a successful run.

If you are interested in contributing to the campaign, please take a look a their Kickstarter Page. Feel free to preview the first seven pages of UNIT 44 Issue #1.

Wacky. Witty. Whimsical.

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Storage Wars Dave Hester Settles Lawsuit Against A&E

July 17, 2014

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Dave Hester settled out of court with A&E Network on his wrongful termination lawsuit.

Ongoing war waged by ‘Yuup’ miser when Original Productions fired Hester from appearing in the fourth season of Storage Wars.

No way would ‘The Mogul’ bow out peacefully when he was axed off the show without a good long whine in which he cried – Nuuup!

Dave Hester then filed a lawsuit against A&E and Original Productions stating,

“The truth is that (producers) regularly salt or plant the storage lockers that are the subject of the auctions portrayed on the series with valuable or unusual items to create drama and suspense for the show.”

That if true would be in direct violation of the Communications Act of 1934.

But it was not true according to the ruling of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson when he threw out the claim of Unfair Business Practices back in March of 2013.

To then rub salt to the wound of losing the first round in this lawsuit; Hester was then ordered to pay out $122,692 for A&E’s legal fees for the anti-SLAPP motion he filed.

Anti-Slapp SLAPP stands for Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. It’s under the first amendment act of freedom of speech. SLAPP can be a civil complaint or counterclaim filed against individuals or organizations.

But Dave Hester lost the first round of the lawsuit to A&E.

Judge however ruled that Hester could continue on with his wrongful termination lawsuit – just word it better and file again, which Dave did. Now for Round 2 of the ongoing lawsuit.

After a very long, drawn out, ordeal - Original Productions and Dave Hester finally settled for an undisclosed amount.

The lawsuit war is over.

Season 6 of Storage Wars will feature the return of the infamous Dave Hester. A&E will premier the new season with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 9PM and 9:30PM ET/PT.

A new War has just begun.

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Austin on a Budget

July 16, 2014

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Austin is the most expensive city in Texas to live in; but you can visit on a budget.

Lively city is known as the “Live Music Capital of the World” competes with Nashville, Tennessee.

You can visit a variety of live music venues, about 200 about the city. Few of the best venues you can go to on the cheap.

The Continental Club plays rock, country rock, country, jazz, and blues. Music is great and drinks are cheap. Late shows only $5.
Address: 1315 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704

Stubb’s Bar-B-Q is an outdoor venue that plays great gospel music. Tickets cheap starting at $7. Don’t forget to try their BBQ made with the original Stubbs BBQ featured on cooking shows.
Address: 801 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701

Parish arguably the best indoor live music venue in the city; yet tickets sell as cheap as $9! All-genre and Parish hosts musical legends such as Pete Townshend and Slash.
Address: 214 E. 6th Street 78701

Emo’s one of the best punk rock clubs in town. Tickets sell out fast. Best to reserve ahead of time.
Address: 2015 E Riverside Dr, 78741

If you want to spend the night you can rent a private room at around $55 and a shared room at $25 at a good hotel.

Hotelo San Jose
Heywood Hotel
Hostelling International
Firehouse hostel

Don’t want to walk? You can find a bicycle rental service to explore the city.

Cheap places to eat try:

Jo’s
Jackalope
Ginger Man
Texas Chili Parlor

Austin lives up to it’s logo: “Keep Austin Weird” at these two places of interest:

Museum of the Weird
The Cathedral of Junk

Good music. Good food. Good times on a dime.

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Storage Wars: Texas: Walt’s Wisdom

July 15, 2014

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Auctioneer Walt Cade from Storage Wars: Texas has plenty to say on Twitter.

Riddles or Words of Wisdom - You tell us.

Ham'r Up auctioneer mixes his knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense, and insight into - #waltizm. That is his new hashtag for humor, wisdom, and ham'r up fun!

Walt Wade Wisdom

Somewhere in our house there is a 'Gremlin Nest' full of phone charger cables.
Whadda ya mean the Storage Unit I sold you was bigger than you thought?
Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
When we cut locks, you never know what we will find.
I shall always begin, start, initiate, take the first step, and/or write the first word, when I get around to it.
My fake plants died. Maybe I should have pretended to water them?
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
An escalator can never break — it can only become stairs.
Could it be fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep
Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.
If quitters never win, and winners never quit, then who is the fool who said, "Quit while you're ahead?"
It’s so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don’t say it.
Considering all the lint you get in your dryer, if you kept drying your clothes would they eventually just disappear?
I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable regardless of the amount of time given.
Why is a man who invests all your money called a broker?
Being 'over the hill' is much better than being under it!
We cannot change the direction of the wind... but we can adjust our sails.
Why is it that when someone tells you that there are over a billion stars in the universe, you believe them, but if they tell you there is wet paint somewhere, you have to touch it to make sure?
Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?
Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do...write to these men? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen could look for them while they delivered the mail?
Why does mineral water that 'has trickled through mountains for centuries have a 'use by' date?
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
If Wiley E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn't he just buy dinner?
What if there were no hypothetical questions?
Where are the other three quarters of a Quarter Horse?
Why do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.
Since bread is square, why is sandwich meat round?

Which is your favorite #waltizm?

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Latest Storage Wars Stars News

May 29, 2014

Storage Auction News, Storage Auction Reality

A&E’s original Storage Wars returns June 3^rd with back-to-back episodes 9:00-9:30 p.m. Central Time.

Fans want to know – What’s the latest news on the stars of the show? I’ll just toss out some highlights from the past couple of months.

Dan and Laura Dotson auctioned storage units, vaults, and worked charity events week in and week out. Nothing new there as they are one of the hardest working couples on reality TV.

Dotsons had a dog fence built around their property. Need to keep away bears and mountain lions, oh my. Take a look at that fantastic view!

Dan said, "Time to get up, drink coffee, hook up auction trailer, kill a rattler & make it to the auction." Say it with me, ew...

Laura, quite the green thumb, planted tomatoes. She also picked fruit. Yes, she’s always smiling, even off camera.

Oh, and their son went to prom – aw.

Jarrod and Brandi were showcased in an A&E spinoff special, Married to the Job.

If you missed the special, here's the summary:

Jarrod celebrated his birthday for an entire month.
Brandi was perturbed the entire month.
Cameron struggled with algebra.
Payton cleaned toilets.

You had to be there. Their Orange County Now and Then thrift store celebrated their fourth year "still in business." Knock on wood.

Jarrod and Brandi also attended the 2014 Billboard Awards.

Darrell suffered a slight injury which stalled his fitness training for a short period of time. Meanwhile, he and his son Brandon stocked the new corporate office.

Rene and Casey attended a Journey's concert.

I bet you’re thinking, “Huh?” Yeah, they don’t seem the rock-n-roll type. Rene.. well, he and Darrell kept true to their rivalry and thwacked each other on Twitter. I won’t even get into who said what to whom.

I lied. I had to show you a little of what you missed if you don't follow Rene and Darrell on Twitter.

Ivy's proclamation: I'm not just the King of Palmdale. I'm the King of Curly Fries... I Rule.

That's all the news on the former MMA fighter. He doesn't post much on Twitter.

Time for a special announcement outside of the original cast:

Jenny Grumbles from Storage Wars: Texas is PREGNANT! As of May 24^th she’s 20 weeks with her first baby. She’s a new wife, new homeowner, and now about to become a new MOM!

Congrats, Jenny!

Stay tuned on A&E channel on June 3^rd for season 6 of Storage Wars.

Texas Food Rocks!

April 30, 2014