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Big Sid's Vincati

  • Big Sid Gets His Record

    September 23, 2009

    • Sometimes a picture says it all:  Motorcyclist editor Aaron Frank on Overtime Tina, setting an ECTA Record (M/VG-650/4) at 105.506 mph.
  • Guest Blog: Aaron Frank Readies for Record Attempt

    September 22, 2009

    • Motorcyclist editor and friend Aaron Frank will be piloting Overtime Tina at the East Coast Timing Association's September Meet in an effort to get Big Sid the record he has long dreamed of . . . read his blog here:  http://blogs.motorcyclistonline.com/6557266/events/chasing-a-speed-record-on-a-60-year-old-vincent-single/index.html
  • Jay Leno, Kanye West and Big Sid's Vincati

    September 16, 2009

    • If you have heard about the Taylor Swift/Kanye West controversy, you might find my take on it of interest:http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/blogs/index.php
  • Behind the scenes with Jay Leno

    September 10, 2009

    • To read more about Leno and the run-up to his new show: check out my latest BIG SID blog: http://www.bigsid.com/archives/730
  • Jay Leno's Garage BIG SID'S VINCATI feature

    September 9, 2009

    • You can watch the Jay Leno feature on BIG SID'S VINCATI here: http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=1154346 Let me know what you think!
  • Countdown to the Vincati's Appearance on Leno's Garage

    September 4, 2009

    • With promotion, everything comes down to the writer.  Agents, editors, massive publishing houses, publicists—in this day and age, none of that really matters.  Its you and your book, so if you believe, then at least once in your life, you got to go for broke.The shot seems staged and yet it really wasn’t.  The film crew had left and Leno had turned his attention to other tasks, principally ...
  • LIVE VINCATI! THE SUMMER 2009 TOUR DATES

    August 19, 2009

    • MAY 6TH: WALDEN SCHOOL, LOUISVILLE, KY -- BIG SID, MATTHEW, VINCATI; --SPECIAL GUEST: LEX, MATTHEW’S BLACK SHADOW  MAY 14TH PRINCE BOOKS, NORFOLK VA-- BIG SID AND MATTHEW  MAY 17th : MARYLAND BRIT BIKE DAY, BUTLER’S ORCHARD, MD --BIG SID AND MATTHEW   MAY 21st : CARMICHAELS BOOKS, LOUISVILLE, KY -- BIG SID, MATTHEW, THE VINCATI,-- SPECIAL GUEST DENNY CORNETT’S BLACK SHADOW ...
  • Guest Blog: Kelly Norman on her day at Leno's Garage with Sid, Matt and the Vincati

    August 18, 2009

    • I've probably sat down at least four times since Wednesday to write this up. And its hard to write something when you're sort of speechless! I had the happy good fortune to be able to meet the author of Big Sid's Vincati on Wednesday! You all know what a huge fan of this book I am. (If you're thinking....huh? you can see my review here.)This week, the author of the book, Matthew Biberman, the ...
  • LIVE VINCATI: (PRE-LENO DEMO)

    August 8, 2009

    • It is strange to encounter people who want to know what you are going to write next.  When your publicist asks, its not real.  When radio personalities ask, its kind of smarmy.  But when you are standing in a field and its hot out, and there are motorcycles all around and a guy ignores all of that to shake your hand and he asks,with a lot eagerness, "What are you going to write ...
  • Guest Blog: Belle Yang's Amazon Review of Big Sid's Vincati

    July 1, 2009

    • The Sublime Weight Of Our Obsessions Especially moving is the weight of heritage and history in the memoir of English professor and grease monkey/craftsman, Matthew Biberman. The father ate bitter fruit in his youth and the son is made to wince from the unsettling memory. Matthew Biberman's passion and obsession to lift his father, Big Sid from rapid decline, prompts him to promise the latter ...