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03-12-2009, 08:46 AM
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Dennis McPhail
 I'm going to guess it was around 1997. That was the year that I first met Dennis McPhail. I had been running The Jalopy Journal and the H.A.M.B. for a few years by then, but I was doing so in a complete vacuum. Living in Norman, Oklahoma where there... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here. Last edited by Ryan; 03-12-2009 at 09:37 AM. |
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03-12-2009, 09:11 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
His 56 was at the Rumblers Brooklyn show last summer. What a beauty !
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03-12-2009, 09:13 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!! Great story and interview. Dennis seems like such a great guy and extremely driven, so cool!! Thanx Ryan for the great work!! The pictures are great too!!!
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03-12-2009, 09:17 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
Fantastic story and interview....I have always been a huge fan of McPhail's art and his cars...it's so cool to see the bumps, turns and forks in the road that shape a person's passions, talents, style and life. Dennis certainly has rubbed shoulders with some real legends of the hobby and is now fulfilling that role himself.
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03-12-2009, 09:17 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
I met Dennis when he was in need of an engine for his hot-rod. Voo-Doo Jim told him I was a Pro !!! Must have been around 1999 !! >>>>.
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03-12-2009, 09:19 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
Boss your the best .
Great read ,cool story Thanks |
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03-12-2009, 09:32 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
McPhail Sucks!
Amazing talent Dennis... and it was a pleasure to meet you last year.... Candyman bought a piece of dennis's art last year from the Kontinental gallery.. I just stare at it for hours when I visit his house.... I gotta get me one of them stickers.....
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03-12-2009, 09:40 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
They don't call him "Mr. Fruity Pants" fer nuthin' lol
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03-12-2009, 10:05 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
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No way in hell I would call him "Mr. Fruity Pants" ...you'd end up with a brass knuckle tat on your fivehead.  Great story, I really enjoyed reading it.
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03-12-2009, 09:41 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
I am proud to call Dennis my friend, amazing talent. He came to my house in 01 and laid out the panel paint on the Futurian after I had gone through countless rolls of fine line and couldnt get it. Great guy
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03-12-2009, 09:42 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
Dennis is one talented guy.Much respect for him.
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03-12-2009, 09:46 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
Great story and pic's. I really liked his story of taking his 2nd roadster to the HAMB drags and racing it that he posted here 2 or 3 years ago. A great artist. Gary
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03-12-2009, 10:00 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
Very cool interview. I have a great deal of respect for him and his work and for people that do what they love for a living.
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03-12-2009, 10:09 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
Huge respect for Dennis.
Hands down one of the most genuine guys I've met.
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03-12-2009, 10:07 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
Great interview, one of the folks that makes life less boring. Thanks Ryan, and thanks Dennis for giving us peak into Koolsville.
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03-12-2009, 10:10 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
Thanks for the insight into an artist I've admired for quite some time. Great interview!
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03-12-2009, 10:12 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
That T looks right. Period.
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03-12-2009, 10:25 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
I was a John Trentons house in 01' he had a bunch of McPhail stuff, it was so cool! I went home and got on his website, ordered up a bunch of stuff! They sent me a extra poster with my order!!! It is all framed and in my shop still to this day!
Next I want to get tattooed by him!
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03-12-2009, 10:28 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
Seems like a cool guy. Man I can't believe he's already ditched the Chevy, that thing was badass!
Dennis, if you're serious about building a '57 Plymouth, let me know. I know of several "good ones" for sale right now and the market is soft...
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03-12-2009, 10:29 AM
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Re: Dennis McPhail
McPhail Sucks!!!
Ya know, Ryan, I think that Ft. Smith was the first time I met Dennis too. Maybe it was a year or two earlier. I still remember the "deathly pale" color of your face in the "office" of the Go Away. If you get a chance to get your hands on an "OG" McPhail, do it. I've got one in my office I look at every day.
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