I’ve known The Quickest & Fastest Man On Two Wheels since 1982. He is one of my best, longest known and dearest friends. I recently put together a DVD of his TV appearances from the mid-80s, where he was THE man to hire to ride your motorcycle, if you were a factory wanting to know just how fast your bike is in the quarter mile.

Don’t call him PeeWee anymore. Call him Jay. Jay WFO Gleason. (WFO: Wide Fuckin’ Open)

He has been living in the Fort Myers area of Florida since about 1993.

Once the government passed a law preventing the use of quarter mile test times to sell motorcycles, he figured his work was over. His dad passed away in 1991. Lung cancer. Since Jay had never spent much more than a couple visits per year from his mom, he decided to pack it up and move to Florida to be near his mom. The only family he has, besides me.

Jay’s been wrenching bikes and watercraft all this time, but the economy of the area isn’t kind to mechanics.

Seems like the collective consciousness is in sync with seeing this man’s return to the drag strip.

I recently did a web search and found that his name still comes up in conversation, even to this day! I replied on a few motorcycle enthusiast forums, just to set the record straight. Many people though Jay died in a bike crash. That is only partly true. He was flat line for only 7 seconds, but has been back with us ever since. That was a long time ago - during his very brief road racing career. He got into drag racing after that, and as most people know, he’s real good at quarter mile test rides.

Jay is still very old skool. He’s not into computers. His housemate and I are slowly, gradually, getting him up to speed on the internet/email thing. In the meantime, I am the go-between. I am on line alot. Please, if you wish to get ahold of Jay, feel free to contact me, and I will get you in touch with him.

A few months ago, Jay did some test & tunes on an 1/8 mile track in central Florida. He tells me he can still smoke anyone’s times on thier own motorcycle. He still has the magic touch. The man needs to make a comeback.

Jay’s resume is way too extensive to list here. He’s broken many many records (and bones), been featured in hundreds of magazines & publications such as Motorcyclist, Cycle World, Cycle Guide, and Cycle News, billboards and brochures for the 1986 Yamaha Vmax (after he broke the world record, riding the Vmax into the 9s, making it the world’s quickest & fastest motorcycle of the day), and featured on MotoWorld, PM Magazine, and lots of factory videos.

I just finished putting all his TV appearances that were on VHS, to DVD. If you would like a DVD, please email me at wendy@wendyj.net. $10. I will give PayPal instructions. If you are from a factory or magazine, you will get a free one.

Jay sent me some video of his most recent test & tune on a Busa. I will put that together and post it on You Tube.

In the meantime, his very famous Honda V-65 Magna commerical can be found on You Tube.

Rumor has it, Yamaha is coming out with a gnarly new design Vmax for 2009. Time for Jay to give her a few passes down the drag strip, don’t you think, Yamaha Corp? Of anyone, Jay Gleason, the man who made the Vmax the worlds’ fastest motorcycle in 1986, is the perfect jockey for the 2009 Vmax. Let’s do this thing.

Who the heck am I? I used to own & ride a Yamaha Seca 400. My dad used to race motorcycles. I was brought up around boats, water skiing, racing, cars, motorcycles, dirt bike riding, English Trials, etc. I learned to ride in 1986 at the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Rider Course. I put about 18,000 miles on that 400. Gave it up in early 1990. My parents are totally against me riding a motorcycle. Probably because Dad was a firefighter for 30 years. He’s seen alot of squashed ankles & femurs in his rescue career. The asphalt is not kind. I do miss riding, though.

Until I get this site reworked, and have a page just for my video experience/expertise, I figure maybe a good idea to at least post the gist of my 30 years background in video production/post production, with a specialty in Video Quality Control for over 18 of those years.

Wendy J. Wiencek

AREAS OF QUALITY CONTROL EXPERTISE
-Specialist in technical evaluations of HD, NTSC & PAL Telecine Transfers & Edited Masters
-Knowledgeable in Foreign requirements of all worldwide electronic distribution markets
-Skilled at identifying artifact (digital & analog video, film & audio) and Data images
-Skilled at identifying systems, software, & equipment anomalies & issues in program material
-Experienced at training QC personnel and scheduling work for the QC dept.
-Experienced with developing Quality Control forms, templates, software systems and procedures
-Experienced at training lay persons basic videotape theory, aspect ratios, nomenclature & tape operations fundamentals
-28 yrs. Cumulative Experience in all phases of Video Production and Post Production

Freelance - Video Quality Control
1 -Postmasters, Hollywood, CA 3/02 to 2/03, 9/03 to 5/04, 9/06 to Present
2 -Post Logic, Hollywood, CA 9/03 to 10/07, 4/08 to Present
3 -Post Group, Hollywood, CA 4/08 to Present

Freelance - Videotape Operations, Video Operations Trainer, Video Quality Control
1 -The Camera House, North Hollywood, CA 8/06 to 1/08

DTS Digital Images, Inc. Burbank, CA 5/04 to 07/06
-Senior Video Quality Control Inspector
-Videotape Operations Trainer, Tape Operator, Maintenance Engineer
-Film & Videotape Vault Inventory Manager

Ascent Media Management Services Burbank, CA 2/03 to 9/03
-Manager, Quality Control Department

Sony Pictures High Definition Center Culver City, CA 11/96 to 3/02
-Supervisor, Quality Control Department
-Senior Quality Control Evaluator, specializing in HD Masters
-Trainer of Quality Control Department personnel

Anderson Video 4 Media Co. Universal City, CA 1/95 to 10/96
-Manager, Quality Control Dept.
-Senior Quality Control Evaluator

Foto-Kem/Foto-Tronics Burbank, CA 5/89 to 1/95
-Senior Quality Control Evaluator
-Trainer of Telecine Colorists and Quality Control Personnel

Image Entertainment Inc. Hollywood, CA 4/88 to 4/89
-Quality Control Evaluator for Laser Disc Production
-Production Dept. Lead Person

Vid-Film Services Inc. Glendale, CA11/86 to 3/88
-Telecine Colorist
-Video Tape Operator and Off-Line Editor
-Audio Layback Editor

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
-Professional photographer (28 years)
-Proficient with PC, Windows-based Operating Systems & Mac, Excel and MS Word
-College Education includes TV Production and Multi-Track Audio Recording
-Produced, Directed, and Edited numerous Corporate, Medical, & Educational Programs
-1st Place Award Winner, Orange County Fair Film Festival, 1979 & 1981
-Experienced stage hand, lighting, sound, sets & effects
-Experienced videotape camera operator

Events page updated with all my DJ performances. I think I got all my gigs on there, now.

I also put up more recent photos of myself on my “about” page.

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I recently had my carnival photo art in a group exhibit at Bedford Gallery, called “Carny Art”. The show was very popular. My 4 pieces were a huge hit. The one piece I had for sale sold!

The curator plans to take “Carny Art” on the road. My works will be included.

Be on the lookout for my new web site, dedicated to my healing practice, health, happiness & well being. www.triadhealing.net

Okay, it’s up, but I am still in progress on adding content. Please, if you have had a favorable experience as a result of my Yuen Method or Flor Alive sessions, I would love and appreciate a testimonial! I just added a testimonials page, for my friends & clients to add thier own story to the site. Have fun!

I have much more to add, and this site too, is in need of revamping/upgrading. Will continue to chip away at both.

We, as humans have the right to live happy, healthy, at ease lives! In my long road to personal growth, I have come across some tools that were very useful to me. Here is a very small list of recommendations for you to help you on your own path to happiness, wellness and personal growth:

The key to enlightenment is to be neutral, not swing too far emotionally one way or the other on any issue. Also, to live in the PRESENT MOMENT. Here are some nice tools for getting yourself more into the Present Moment:

Audio Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Printed Book: Guide To Awareness And Tranquility by William Samuel
Web site: www.intothismoment.com
Assistance through energetic healing: contact me for a Yuen Method Energetic Healing treatment,
or my colleague, Yuen Method Certified Practitioner, Elma Mayer at info@nowhealing.com

DIY Attitude/Perception shifting:
www.thework.com
www.innerhumandesign.com
see the DVD, “The Secret”

Please note that this is a very basic list. There are many, many more wonderful and effective protocols for helping you acheive all you want for yourself in life, on any level. There are also many that aren’t. Everyone is individual. What works great for me, might not be as effective for you. Just look and see, and stay empowered when choosing which tools for self improvement resonate strongest with you.

I also have a wonderful resource of gifted and accurate psychics. Many times, a counseling with the right psychic can save you thousands on seeing a shrink. Contact me directly for my recommendations.

Last weekend I completed Level 2 Yuen Method Chinese Energetic Healing Technique. I am a Yuen Method Practitioner.

Now that I have completed all 3 levels workshops and have been practicing on family and friends for over a year, it is time to start up a side-business.

For the past 18 months, I have had some very good results from my “remote” healing work. I helped someone recover from stuttering, averted many colds and flus before they kicked in, stopped a toothache before it turned into an abcess, saved a marriage after the wife was sexually assaulted (restored her relationship with her husband to better than ever), and help curb issues of fear, stagnation, limitations, grief, sadness and depression. I am working on helping with weight loss issues and addiction issues as well, but still in research on that. Most times, those kinds of issues need many sessions to obtain lasting results.

Using Yuen Method has been an extremely exciting and rewarding experience. My own continual practice with it on myself has totally turned around my level of wellness. I haven’t been sick with a cold or a flu in well over a year! It is a great technique in that it is simple, consice, immediate and has no belief system, ego or fanaticism attached to it.

Instant Pain Elimination! Without having to touch the body. It’s true! It actually works! And ANYONE can learn this technique. I can also do phone and “remote” healings. The healings are FREE, but my time is valuable. Introductory rate is $60 per 1 hour session. I can help eleviate physical, mental, emotional, psychological, spiritual and psychic issues instantly! There are no express or implied guarantees or warranties on the effectiveness of the treatments or outcome, or how long the treatments will last - it is a totally individual thing. That’s why the healings are free, you only pay for my time.

Learn more about Yuen Method and what it is, at www.yuenmethod.com

Stay tuned for a separate web site dedicated solely to my healing services.

In the meantime, contact me through this web site for more info and to see if Yuen Method might be able to help you.

This country has a SICK Care system, NOT a Health Care system. Western Medicine definitely has its place, but it also has many shortcomings. In my own personal experience with my 17 year long path to wellness following a bout with Graves’ Disease, I discovered that most physical ailments are caused, or recur because of a deeper non-physical issue. Clear that, and you have wellness and live an at ease life. To live at ease is to be free of dis-ease. The Yuen Method’s mission is to teach everyone this technique to help reduce doctor bills. The Yuen Method is not a replacement or substitute for proper medical care! But it can work well to compliment any current medical care or treatments.

I started playing the drums! Like, a kick, snare and hi-hat all at once! Wow, I never thought in a million years that I would be playing drum lines of my favorite, most revered rock bands from my teens on up through the 80s. It is an awesome challenge.

Playing drums is something I have always wanted to do ever since I was a kid, but never thought I was coordinated, steady or speedy enough to ever do it. In grade school, the catholic school I attended started a music program when I was in 8th grade. I chose flute because it was cheaper for my parents to rent, and easier to carry to school than a drum. But my first true heart’s pick was drum.

Djing was a way to play drums vicariously, in a way, because I can play very percussion/drum-heavy music. But nothing beats the challenge of actually playing a kit!

I am some kind of freak, too, apparently…my instructor says I am picking it up at an alarmingly high rate. This new skill will further benefit me with my music production down the road.

Drumming is a very rewarding aspect of my musical soul, and helps compensate for the depression I have over not getting a decent booking as a DJ lately, even though I am a really good DJ. I have learned, L.A. is not about how good you are, it’s about politics.