GRAND OPENING OF THE QUEEN OF BAIL WEBSITE

Thank you to everybody for such a warm reception to the brand-new website. The website grand opening debuted the premiere of the first full-length video ever made by a bail bond agency, not only in Los Angeles or in the state of California but in the entire country.

Thank you to everybody who took two minutes and 48 seconds out of their life to appreciate the artistic style of a bail bond agency that is original, unique, and one of a kind. 

https://youtu.be/6A8oZ3SCbQk

BOND GIRLS ARE FOREVER

RQOB has come a long way. It was my conscious decision to carve out a very specific aesthetic for my business. My bail bond agency is different than any other, not only in Los Angeles, or in the state of California, but in the entire country. My business has an artistic, lowbrow, counter culture vibe to it that reflects who I am, who we are, & who my clients are. Art, the art of motorcycles, the art of Lowrider's & hot rods, the art of tattoos, is all part of what my generation is all about. 

My bail bond agency does not cater to John Q Public. It caters to the underworld of Los Angeles, & surrounding county's. This video is so very special to me, as it reflects those qualities as does all of the projects that I either create or participate in.

Tomorrow the full length video will premiere on my very first official website. I never felt that I needed a website, until recently I realized that the business & social media has grown to the point where there needs to be one homebase. I want to thank everybody for your continued support throughout all my years in business. Thank you for over 28,000 views on my blog. Please take a moment to watch the first official video presented by WACKOE FILMS,  BOND GIRLS ARE FOREVER, tomorrow on the launch date of Raquel Queen of Bail Bonds website. Please watch the video till the very end to see the credits. Special thanks are very important, many people deserve the credit. I could not have done this alone. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you get the parody! 

BORN FREE CYCLES & the QUEEN of BAIL at the EASYRIDER SHOW

This years show was amazingly fun! I hadn't been to the Easyrider show in a long time, in many years, and I really didn't know what to expect. Five minutes away from the convention center and it started to rain. Even with the rain it was pretty packed & there was a lot of beautiful bikes ! There was a lot of ridiculous bikes as well. Born free cycles always brings a good time & party. Honestly of all the booths there, I think the Born Free Cycles booth had the most fun, had the most energy, and had the most visitors. I signed so many of my posters! We gave away all of our flyers all of our stickers all of the posters everything was gone! Thank you to everybody that stopped by the booth and a big thank you to Alex & Karri Lopez from BORN FREE CYCLES  for having me be a guest at their booth!! 

EASYRIDER 2015 BIKE SHOW TOUR

The EASYRIDER SHOW  was always a blast. This show is bringing in the new year with a bang! The new location is Long Beach Convention Center. This Saturday January 10th, 2015. I have had the privilege of being invited by the BORN FREE CYCLES shop to attend and do a meet & greet at their booth! I'll be doing a poster signing and sticker giveaway! I'm super excited. BORN FREE CYCLES  knows how to have a good time. Stop by their booth & say hi. Get your free RQOB poster.. See the hottest bikes and custom builds. See you there! 

QUEEN OF BAIL at David Mann Tribute CHOPPERFEST 2014

I love going out with my friends for a good time no doubt, but my mind is always on business and I wanted to promote my business at Chopoerfest. I would say the crowd was 75% male, and I must add not very receptive to taking a free sticker from me. So that's okay after 10 years in business nothing really fazes me at least nothing this trivial. So since I was getting rejected by trying to personally hand people my stickers I asked a few vendors if I could have a stack of my stickers at their booth. Now there is where I got a warm reception! Business owners understand the struggle and the hustle. I knew a bunch of people there and we had a great time! Burbank Moto was there, my good friends from Born Free Cycles were there,  my friends Chris and his wife Fiona from LA Speed Shop where there, and so many others! I also got a chance to meet some new people as well and I love that! 

RAQUEL QUEEN OF BAIL

This holiday season has been so busy I haven't had a chance to blog in over a week! With the toy run planning & promoting and last weekends hectic schedule I'm glad to be able to sit here with a cup of coffee & do some writing. 

The Born Free Cycles Toy Run was a major success! I knew it would be! Good people attract other good people and will always get a tremendous amount of support. Tin Horn Flats was super accommodating and cooperative with us and Anthony the general manager was a pleasure to work with. The place was packed. So you have to imagine everybody's drinking, the music is pretty loud, and it's a sardine can ...and not one person had anything but a smile on their face. The contributions and donations given to us made the raffle a really good incentive it was pretty badass! There was a fender for a motorcycle worth over $1000 dollars, there was hair products, there were motorcycle seats worth over $400 as raffle prizes... it was amazing. Everybody really came through. People brought toys by the bagful & we filled over six bins, all stuffed with toys. I had the best time ever and I really look forward to doing this again next year! I must thank everybody from Born Free Cycles to the BurbankTemporary Aid Center, Tin Horn Flats, every single person that came (and I'm pretty sure I said hi to you because I was all over the place) & every vendor that donated a raffle prize.. Suavacito Hair Products, Arlen Ness Motorcycles, GT Grips, Lowbrow Customs, Drag Specialties, La Pera, Biltwell, Skratches Garage, Klockwerks, Loser Machine, Hard Drive, Speed Merchant, and S&S  . Thank you again to everybody! Enjoy the pictures and we hope to see you come out next year!  It was a blast and a lot of needy families have toys for their children this Christmas! And last but not least I must thank my girl from cupcake cartel who made custom  RQOB cookies for the event. 

BORN FREE CYCLES TOY RUN Sponsored by RAQUEL QUEEN OF BAIL

It's the holiday season! This time of year, there are numerous amounts of turkey drives, blanket donations, food drives and toy runs. I think if we all just pick one or two benefits, & do the best we can ..we can feel good about being part of our community and helping people that are less fortunate at this time. 

I understand that everybody can not do all of these types of events. I'm invited to at least 4 or 5.  I'm choosing to do two for the holidays. So if you can't make it or Burbank is too far for you, please find my post on Facebook or Instagram and share it. If you can't attend or donate, you can spread the word so other people can have the opportunity to give. That means everything to me as much as a toy!!! Thank you to everybody for visiting my blog I really appreciate it! 

RAQUEL QUEEN OF BAIL

I recently had somebody ask me how I heard about a specific art show. I don't remember, but I usually post what I'll be doing on the weekends here on my blog. If you ever feel like there's nothing going on or nothing fun to do, check my blog! 

This weekend was no different! It was packed with events but there's only so many hours in the day.

I must give it to the San Fernando Valley for the East meets West Pinstriping Art Show. We did a lot of things this weekend but this show takes the cake. Obviously a lot of planning & thought went into it. Or who knows, maybe a super cool event happens quite naturally for this rockabilly shop called The 8 Ball. 

We walked in this shop, & the further back you went, the cooler it got!!! Starting with a band from the valley called "Orwells Nightmare" playing a live set. Then there was fashion & shoes and fantastic handbags by Lux de Ville. Then you were in their art gallery area. They had a pinstriping exhibit with paintings, helmets, furniture all featuring custom hand pinstriping. There was even an artist pinstriping right there in front if us. Amazing he could do that with everything going on. All of the art was bad ass! My friend & famous artist Skratch was there & his art, which is always a treat. Walk further back and you found yourself in a little tiki cocktail lounge! It was fantastic. The style & design made this small area give you a special feeling to be in it. Everybody was having a great time & was very friendly. My friends from Born Free Cycles were there & sported my Tshirt!! 

Glendale Harley Davidson had a great event this day as well. A great band, lots of cool people & of course some really fantastic bikes & cars. A big shout out to Andrew for inviting me. They had shaded seating and a beer garden that served ice cold beer on this hot humid day. They had vendors, & some really good BBQ too! 

If there's one thing I've learned in business... It's that meeting people and shaking hands is better than any commercial, radio show, ad or flyer. I love being able to network & have a great time. It's a tough job, but I gotta do it!!! 

Thank you for reading my blog & I hope you got your Tshirt this weekend!