This week’s pic of the week is actually from Laughlin River Run 2007 - The Bacardi Girls with A.D. Cook. Hey girls where were you this year?

A bit of A.D. Cook nostalgia for you…

Way back in the early ’80’s, A.D. Cook designed a logo for Phoenix, AZ based heavy metal band called “Surgical Steel”. A.D was recently interviewed by blogger David Cotner about them and their logo. Check it out, then go watch a bit of history - the YouTube video of Surgical Steel in all their ’80’s glory.

http://pictograms.blogspot.com/

Here are some other logos A.D. has designed over the years.

It’s fun to reminisce.

Here’s a quick “heads-up” for those of you who happen to be Bloggers as well as Blog readers. In the last few days, there was a launch of a brilliant marketing tool for your Blog. We here at AirbrushTour.com are always on the lookout for new and exciting trends - and this tool definitely fits that bill.

Here’s how it works. Get an account for your Blog on Blog Rush, put the code on your site, which creates a widget. Every time your widget loads on your site, a post from your Blog will appear on another’s Blog site.

It’s a great traffic generating tool.

Watch the video at Blog Rush to learn more about how to maximize this new technology.

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Since our launch and first post on December 1st, 2005, we’ve shared our journey with you through AirbrushTour. We’ve brought you articles and interviews, motorcycles and hot rods, art and artists and events galore - and we’re just getting started. With our upcoming posts from the 2007 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to SEMA, ArtExpo and others, we’ll be there. Along the way we’ll bring you travel pics and share our friends with you. Through our posts you’ll come to know them as your friends too.

Thanks for tagging along with us at AirbrushTour. Here’s wishing with you many returns.

Cheers.

Celebrating America’s 231st Birthday…

Learn more our Independence Day, like the words to our Pledge of America and the National Anthem (aka The Star Spangled Banner) along with fireworks safety, government resources and other useful stuff at usacitylink.com/USA

Cheers.

This is the first year of the Masterpiece® Elite™ Salon Art Contest and the rewards and recognition are worth your consideration. Enter your art in as many categories as you wish and a professional jury will determine the best of the best.

Enter existing art, even if you painted it on another brand of canvas. You may enter by mail or by a simple upload.

Click here for more details and to download an entry form. Entries must be received by April 1, 20007.

This spring, look for the new Masterpiece® Elite™ canvas at better art dealers. This canvas is so exceptional, it is individually numbered and registered.

As a side note, many A.D. Cook original paintings were created on Masterpiece® Monet Masterwrap pre-stretched canvas. You can check out his Masterpiece® paintings online by clicking here.

You can also create your own Masterpiece® gallery on their site — MasterpieceArts.com

As we look back over 2006, we have to smile. We did some interesting things, met some fascinating people and learned about the lives and the art of a number of different artists - not just airbrush artists, but also oil painters, sculptors and custom bike and hot rod builders. Artists all. Here’s a quick recap for you as we reminisce on the places and people we had the pleasure of getting to know in 2006.

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We met up with heroes and legends along the way…

Gabe McCubbin from Artool Products in Sacramento, CA
Read about it

Will Naemura from Iwata Medea, Dennis Mathewson from Cosmic Airbrush, Gary Glass from Iwata Medea and A.D. just a few days before we left Portland, Oregon. We cross paths with these guys a few times in various places throughout the year.

A.D. with Craig Fraser of Air Syndicate
Read the post.

Steve VanDemon of Absolute Custom Paint

Tom Prewitt of Monster Garage Fame
Read the post.

Hugh King, the Discovery Channel’s Chopper King. Read the post of the Laughlin River Run.

Custom Bike Builder, Chica of Biker Buildoff fame.

Read the post on the Bakersfield Thunder Run

Ron Simms was just one of a dozen custom bike builders present at the L.A. Calendar show. There was so much to see there, we had to spread it out over two posts. Read Part 1 - Read Part 2

George Barris, famous custom car builder was seen at the Temecula Rod Show. Read all about it here.

Scott Jacobs and David Uhl joined several other motorcycle art luminaries at the Queen Mary in August. Read about the show at the Queen Mary.

Mike Lavallee was one of many famous faces at SEMA with Gary Glass. If you’re a car fan you’ll want to read every SEMA post we did. There was so much to see there that we’re still processing pictures. More posts will spill over into 2007, so don’t be surprised if you see a SEMA redux or two. Read a sample here - or read the entire collection of SEMA posts here.

Fonzy at ASET Air Affair. Again, there was so much here at ASET’s Air Affair in November that you’ll be seeing more from that event as well. Read Part 1 - Read Part 2

Bill Mack - relief sculptor extraordinaire, painter, entrepreneur and all-around great guy was the last of the art world’s celebrities we connected with in ‘06. Read about him right here.

And… last but not least…

A.D.’s own art career took him to Las Vegas - Scottsdale and Houston before the year was over.

We hope you enjoyed following us on our journey in 2006. The only thing we can promise about 2007 is that it won’t be dull. Lots of new downloads, destinations, art, artists, hot rods and motorcycles is sure to grace these pages. AirbrushTour may even jump outside of the U.S. at times. So come along with us - keep your feed fresh and we’ll bring it all to you here on AirbrushTour, 2007.

AirbrushTour wishes to express our gratitude for all those who serve and have served our country in the armed forces.

This day is for all of you - the Veterans. Thanks to you all.

Learn some interesting things about Veteran’s day like its history, at The United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Art fans — download a free poster at their poster gallery.

We did ; -)