Talk:Jesse James (television personality)

birthday according to information on imdb is April 19, 2204304

Trivia Integrated

Trivia Section Integrated - mods please delete message about such. -- Hurricanefloyd 23:04, 30 April 2007 (UTC) Trivia section reinstated - It looked like it was part of the "woman attacks jesse james" section.Scoresheet 08:52, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Info Box

Should the info box not also have details of his first two marriages as referred to in the article's text? --ukexpat 00:19, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Pro-Anti?

what is that "pro-anti" sticker in the picture? is it a company or slogan or what? Swatoa 15:21, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Economics Not Right

• The article claims production of 12-14 custom choppers per YEAR with a workforce of 50 people. That cannot be a profitable venture. For this company to be profitable, it has to generate about 100k per employee, in other words, about 2 choppers built per employee and year. Hence, total production should be 100+. Therefore, likely the article meant 12-14 bikes per month (about 150 per year).

November 17, 2008

• • The bikes are most likely a very small part of his buisness, parts like fenders, frames, gas tanks, oil tanks, foot controls, hand controls as well as merchandise are most likely the main source of income for WCC theese days... Roger Workman (talk) 16:36, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

• And the history of motorcycles is littered with companies that sold motorcycles for less money than it cost to make them. Some of them somehow hung on for several years before going bankrupt. So perhaps Mr. James is making a terrible mistake; time will tell.--Dbratland (talk) 17:11, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Jesse could easily do it with selling merchandise. after all dress designers lose money on dresses, but make it up on perfume sales. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.156.208.3 (talk) 03:34, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Outlaw ancestry

Have I just dreamt this or is he a decendant of the outlaw Jesse James? And most importantly - is that information then wiki worthy material? 213.114.38.60 (talk) 22:22, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Jesse G. James brings it up constantly. He says it's the reason he puts 9 mm and 44 magnum shell casings on the gas caps of his choppers (even though they didn't have 9mm and 44 mag in the 19th century but close enough I guess). Almost any story you read about West Coast Choppers or Jesse G. James will mention that James claims to be a descendant of the famous outlaw. I'm not aware of anybody researching the birth records or anything, but most reports only say James claims to be a descendant, not that he is a descendant.

The fact that numerous reputable publications choose to relay this information whenever they cover the subject means that Wikipedia should reflect that. If the media ignored it, then WP would probably ignore it too, but they don't so WP doesn't.

In my opinion, the reason journalists include the fact is that it gives insight into Jesse G. James: how he fancies himself an anti-hero and he works hard to market that image to the public. In the biker world, the old west outlaw is a powerful metaphor and role model, and it serves James well. --Dbratland (talk) 23:19, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

For what it's worth, I just got back from the Jesse James farm in Kearney, Missouri. They said they have repeatedly offered to research an ancestry chart for him but has ignored the offer. According to various web sites Jesse G. claims that he was related to a "cousin." The outlaw's grandchildren were all girls and his name was not transmitted via that line. Americasroof (talk) 04:23, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

From my understanding of Jesse G. James' public image, he would never want to cooperate with any of these formal organizations. He doesn't want official recognition and legitimacy. He wants to be perceived as an outlaw who doesn't care what anyone says about him. Fortunately, it is not Wikipedia's job to resolve disputes, only to report what each side said. --Dbratland (talk) 16:11, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

James Preservation Trust and ericjames.org

Can anyone point out where on the website http://www.ericjames.org/ it mentions Jesse G. James and the assertion that he has refused their requests for proof that he is a descendant of the Jesse James? It seems to be a poorly designed, Flash-heavy website that is not easy to find specific documents on. I couldn't find this issue mentioned in any third party sources either. --Dbratland (talk) 03:48, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Response re Query about The James Preservation Trust & ericjames.org

Dbratland: It appears you only viewed the flash entry to the web site, and did not enter the web site to view its contents. You will find what you're looking for on the following web pages: http://www.ericjames.org/Contents_for_James_Genealogy.html/

http://www.ericjames.org/Jesse%20G%20James/index.html

http://ericjames.org/wordpress/

http://www.ericjames.org/Meet_Phil_Stewart.html/

Also see:

http://www.landspeedproductions.biz/jesse-james-false-claims-of-world-recor.html

If you also look in the SURNAMES genealogy database on the James family's web site, that has all the known relatives of the outlaw Jesse Woodson James, you will note that no reference to Jesse Gregory James exists among them. None exists because Jesse Gregory James is not a relative of the outlaw.

Furthermore, if you review the postings on Wikipedia made by The James Preservation Trust, you will note they are representative of the interests of the family of Jesse Woodson James, and have been widely accepted on Wikipedia as a reputable authority.

THE JAMES PRESERVATION TRUST— Preceding unsigned comment added by JamesPreservationTrust (talk • contribs) 23:49, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

The information I posted last week seems to basically be what the James Family Trust says. I googled the Eric James http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=eric+james+jesse+james&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= and it would appear that the James Preservation Trust would be a reliable source. So Jesse's G's claim and the James Family Trust claim should in fact be included in the article.Americasroof (talk) 16:32, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Gene Winfield - Thunderflite

Jesse,

We briefly met at Paso Robles, with the candy lace 54 Ford and my Avelate Corvettes. My latest creation is Thunderflite, 61 bubble top T-Bird which is now featured on the House of Kolor calendar 2010 prestious painter award. I also received National Hot Rod Hall of Fame Builder of the year and have many other awards and T.V. program features. The car is currently being shipped to me in Auburn, Indiana for prep for the Barrett Jackson Auction in Calif. in June. I understand from Gene that you would like to use pictures of the car for your promotions. You can call Gene for contact information.

Thanks, Dino ```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.242.95.138 (talk) 05:59, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Rename

"Adding middle names, or their abbreviations, merely for disambiguation purposes (that is: if this format of the name is not the commonly used one to refer to this person) is not advised." –WP:NCP. 'G' is most certainly never used when referring to him. I've moved the page from Jesse G. James back to Jesse James (television personality). –Scarce ✉ 14:03, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Move

I suggest moving the page to "Jesse James (customizer)", because he's better known for that than for just being a TV guy (like, say, Alex Trebek or Jim Perry). TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 20:26, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

edit request

please add his imdb link. thanks.--24.109.218.211 (talk) 18:59, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Done.--Richard (Talk - Contribs) 19:43, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Please add a link to the spanish version (es:Jesse G. James). Thanks. --80.38.206.115 (talk) 14:49, 29 March 2010 (UTC)