GoldieBoxx Van Interior Build Completion Part 1 of 3 – Headliner

I made a lot of progress on the van interior this summer. So much so that I’m splitting it into three separate parts. In this first installment we will look at the headliner build and installation. The ceiling has looked pretty rough for a long time. Later on I plan to upgrade the headliner with […]


GoldieBoxx Van Custom Seat Project Overview

If you ask me, you can’t have a custom van without a custom interior. The interior on my van was trashed and mostly gutted when I got it. Since then I have been slowly (very slowly) rebuilding it from scratch. I picked up speed slightly once it was painted and over the last year I […]


Road Trip – Day Twenty-Five – James Dean’s Hometown

This is the last day of our vacation. I tried to find at least one thing I wanted to see in every state we visited. Farmount, Indiana is apparently the hometown of fifties rebel icon James Dean. We visited the small museum there and a very nice elderly lady showed us the artifacts on display. […]


Road Trip – Day Twenty-Four – Stax Records

At Sun Studios I was informed that the Stax museum was already closed at that point int the day. I was also given directions which I promptly forgot. I decided I had to try anyway since I am a huge fan of Stax artists like Steve Cropper, Sam and Dave, Otis Redding, Al Green, etc, […]


Road Trip – Day Twenty-Four – Sun Studios

After the Graceland tour we looked for the Stax Records museum but got lost and decided to go to Sun first since I knew where that was. This is a shot of me standing inside the studio next to a giant photo of the Million Dollar Quartet. The tour included audio clips that told the […]


Road Trip – Day Twenty-Four – Graceland

We went to Graceland and took the platinum tour. I didn’t get very good photos because they do not allow flash photography. This is Elvis’white living room. This is my favorite The Jungle Room. During the tour a set of headphones gave us information about the King’s life. More jungle room. Jen liked the green […]