Svrf&Destroy

Resurrection of the Crud

2011-06-28T09:53:00.000-07:00

Should we bring it back to life?

Surfing is like AmPm....there's too much good stuff.

Case in point.

"Do You Like Rock n Roll?"

2010-12-28T13:41:00.000-08:00

Can't get enough of this shit lately. Been mixing it up between The Lizard and the Phil Spector Christmas album. Got to stay balanced. These are some rad live performances of two good ones, Bloody Mary and Wheelchair Epidemic. Gets me pumped to play around in the cold ocean.

For Peacefrog

2010-12-23T17:00:00.000-08:00

And fuck you I'm out

2010-12-22T21:22:00.000-08:00

I quit this blog so you can follow my self destruction at http://reallygoodatpartying.tumblr.com/. Don't check it now because it's barely rolling but check back soon.

fuck yesss!

2010-12-20T11:06:00.000-08:00

for the seal homies

thanks drewbob!

TA-HA

2010-12-18T09:51:00.000-08:00

I know i posted about this like 3 summers ago but.... TA-HA is finally here. My buddy Don Luong has been working on this for quite a while and I can't wait to see it. If you got nothing else going on cruise down to the Art Theater and check it out, its gonna be fun.

Happy Christmas!

2010-12-16T15:05:00.000-08:00

Christmas With Gwar - Watch more Funny Videos

I Know What I'm Doin for New Years...

2010-12-15T00:11:00.001-08:00

On a scale of 1 to 10 how bad does this sound? I'm gonna go ahead and say 8, as my 10 was a Wolfenguts (Orange County death metal, check it out man...and don't be fooled by their location which says "inside your girlfriends pussy, CA"...they really are from Orange County!) show I attended at the Galaxy circa 2005, and believe me nothing will ever top it as far as awful shows are concerned in my book. Donavon, Timmy, Tom, since you're reading this I'd just like to say, sure your music sounds fine around the campfire, but it really need not be taken further than that. Thanks.

waterman is a gay kook

2010-12-14T20:09:00.000-08:00

an all time favorite.

Scratching The Surface

2010-12-08T18:26:00.000-08:00

Shiiiiit Yea

The Best Kind of Mail

2010-12-07T16:02:00.001-08:00

Huntington Beach, good for the cliffs and records...and that's about it.

Good jam, crappy video, but if you imagine the singer as one of the McPoyle brothers from Always Sunny then it's a lil' better. I never realized this band was on Subpop until recently, I guess that explains where all the retarded but bangable "indie" broads came from.

2010-12-06T15:57:00.000-08:00

everyyyy once in awhile if i get real good an' bored i'll troll the surfermag message board. The banter is hilarious and you find gems like this. Double click this shit.

text of the week

2010-12-03T19:00:00.000-08:00

Great Roc Doc

2010-12-02T15:22:00.000-08:00

Long but really interesting

This is a good segment...

2010-12-01T20:18:00.000-08:00

Chimp v. Frog

2010-12-01T12:36:00.001-08:00

I was going to ask for a fleshlight this holiday season, but this has got me thinking I may just ask for a pet frog instead...my deepest apologies if this video is old and not funny anymore.

Panty Raid

2010-11-29T10:13:00.000-08:00

2010-11-27T09:06:00.001-08:00

"Basically, I want to weed out all of the fuckheads who were here just to socialize and be seen. I could come out and say I love everyone, but that’s bullshit. I despise phonies—they’re all made of papier mâché and I hope they fucking die.”
-Alexis Marshall

Funny. I feel the same way about surfin

RAINdeer BLOOD

2010-11-25T09:50:00.000-08:00

John John is Good Good

2010-11-23T13:32:00.000-08:00

Fuck Kolohe, it's all about John John Florence. I always knew this kid was better than me since he was born, but he is a real bad ass now. He surfs with insane confidence. He has a cool, smooth style punctuated by his charging attitude. In this clip he is surfing some big, whompy waves on the North Shore and making them his bitch. He skips around on these waves like he is surfing 4ft Lowers or something. John John is Good Good.

not surf related!

2010-11-23T10:51:00.000-08:00

WHAT THE FUCK!

Oprah's Favorite Things 2010
Uploaded by TheDlisted. - Full seasons and entire episodes online.

Svrf & Destroy Goes To San Onofre

2010-11-22T14:19:00.000-08:00

This is pretty damn close to the real thing. Bros, brews, boards and dog poop. Enjoy.

2010-11-20T17:10:00.001-08:00

- source http://vacuumthevoid.blogspot.com/, Nevadas quitting the blog shit too now. dragggg

Air Jordy

2010-11-18T14:19:00.000-08:00

I surfed with Jordy Smith this morning out at 56th in Newport. It was not very good and it was foggy. I was having fun on my little egg in the uncrowded peelers when he paddled around the jetty. I said to myself, "Oh shit, that is Jordy Smith." I immediately lost any notion that I might be "ripping." The dude is huge. I know he is quite a bit younger than me and I felt like a little grom next to him. Anyways, we exchanged a few words about the crappy conditions and that was that. Was he nice? Sure. He did two big airs right in my face on waves that were less than marginal. Then of course, some guy with a beer gut and a fun board paddles up and starts peeing all over the place like an excited puppy. Jordy looked annoyed and flattered at the same time. I know he is a celebrity of sorts, but actually surfing right next to the guy really put things into perspective. He is just a dude who happens to surf way better than you and I. I guess that old dude is the reason Jordy can be so successful with surfing, but come on. Chill out. I just don't get star-struck anymore. Especially not with pro surfers. This clip is of him doing a rad rodeo flip. I hate Red Bull and Kolohe Andino is a dork, but other than that, Jordy rips.

Arch Support

2010-11-12T18:15:00.000-08:00

Let Archie get you pumped to surf your over-crowded beach break this weekend.

I Wish I Could Skateboard...

2010-11-10T20:25:00.000-08:00

SUP in the OC

2010-11-09T16:56:00.000-08:00

Been dogging on SUP lately. It just keeps rearing it's ugly head. I was glancing at an OC Weekly yesterday when I came across this little cartoon. All I hear in the media is how great SUP is. From the people I love and care about I hear SUP is lame. This cartoon depicts some of the frustration.

I would rather LDP over SUP any day.

Monday

2010-11-08T10:07:00.000-08:00

this song is gonna hold me over for the next three days until I am in Mammoth shredding for opening weekend...

metal worship to the snow gods!

thanks 4Q

2010-11-05T10:16:00.001-07:00

Tmo & Friends from dlxsf on Vimeo.

...the fuck?

2010-11-03T00:33:00.000-07:00

Nothing like some m&ms, a coke, and a live crab on your lunch break!

This ones for you A.I.

2010-11-02T20:49:00.000-07:00

"I've had my fair shares of hills and valleys, but my life's been radical and exciting. Stuff that kings would die to do. Straight up, fucken A. The lifestyle we've got and the life I've led since I was 17, I can't even tell my friends. I try and tell stories and they think I'm making it up or saw it in a fucking movie. Straight up. It's the life I wanted since I caught my first wave." Andy Irons, October 12, 2010.

if only pro surfing had characters like this. .

2010-10-31T19:24:00.000-07:00

I mean where the fuck is the next Christian Fletcher?

Very Surf Related

2010-10-29T18:14:00.000-07:00

B&B

2010-10-28T11:02:00.000-07:00

enjoy!

2010-10-27T20:06:00.000-07:00

offshore wind. all day. err day.

Blame Laird

2010-10-27T13:56:00.000-07:00

This is a direct quote from Laird Hamilton in the new Surfline interview:

"Forty percent or more of the people standup paddling are women. And a lot of them don't even care about catching a wave; they just want to get a suntan and a great workout and be in the ocean. So at the end of the day I just think it's a phenomenally great thing."

Fuck you Laird.

snow is here!

2010-10-25T12:38:00.001-07:00

enjoy

Last Priest

2010-10-21T17:31:00.000-07:00

Call me lazy but this record has eluded me for over three years, and today I finally got my clammy hands on it, thank you Meg Whitman (har har har).One time my pal Manny and I went to go see Last Priest and some other bands at the Che but got down there way too early so we went to Mexico. Bad idea, we missed all of the other bands we wanted to see, I didn't get this 7" and I got diarrhea. But we did make it back in time to see Last Priest end the show which made it all worthwhile. That was a good night.

No Last Priest videos up on red tube to share with you folks so here is a Find Him and Kill Him video, basically the same shit plus or minus a few dudes, enjoy!

SWANS

2010-10-20T13:36:00.000-07:00

"Swans are majestic, beautiful looking creatures. With really ugly temperaments."

I Quit

2010-10-18T19:45:00.001-07:00

surfing

SUPee

2010-10-15T13:23:00.000-07:00

I can't remember if we made our stance clear on how we feel about SUP. So, without further delay I bring svrfandestroy's official statement on the matter: NO. Actually this is just my opinion. Don't want to speak for everyone, but come on. These T-shirt designs from Stand Up Paddle Surfing Magazine should shed a little light on my opinion.

Unfortunately, there are regular surfing shirts that are just as annoying and lame. Looks like they had someone's daughter design these on Mario Paint.

2010-10-13T19:53:00.000-07:00

I really got to figure this out for myself

Zico the feral Seal Beach kid spray painted his own name on construction Andrew's board. Who does that? Feral Seal Beach kids

"This board doesn't work good"
-Kook of the day . . .

Yep, longboarding is lame.

2010-10-11T16:31:00.000-07:00

The proof is in the pudding. French pudding.

"At last a Longboard movie devoted entirely to French riders."

2010-10-11T16:03:00.000-07:00

shit that makes you wanna go surf

2010-10-04T20:49:00.000-07:00

and shit.

watch...

2010-09-30T11:01:00.000-07:00

If you have not seen this your blowing it, even though this is a surf blog your still blowing it. hands down best style in skateboarding, right up there with my personal fav. MJ (Marc Johnson)

and for all you kids who try to copy styles of surfing and skating...get a life!

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2010-09-27T20:28:00.001-07:00

Complaint Department

2010-09-27T19:53:00.000-07:00

This blog sucks now because everyone else does their own shit. Danimal has seasickness and Huff has A Cup Of Mud.

This is pretty much the only thing relevant from either one. . .

Today was a 100 fucking degrees and miserable. I surfed fun waves and got sun burnt, but the drive to and from ruined my day. Nobody can figure it out. I got cut off and almost rear ended a Ford F250 with 10 inch lift, with license plate reading "Rvr Homie". Fucking of course. It's such a cliche it's hardly worth mentioning anymore. One of about 10 instances just today. No exaggeration.

sofa king retarded

2010-09-24T11:37:00.000-07:00

The dude who invented this needs to get his ass kicked. They should do a cross-promotion with the Surf Brush. We could surf the ocean in the morning and then surf the brush in the afternoon to get clean. Stupid shit.

Cycle Zombies

2010-09-21T18:14:00.001-07:00

Amigo

2010-09-19T20:56:00.000-07:00

Dana has set himself up a blog. Take a gander.

D. Morris Photo

A nice shot of our pals Noah and Dodger.

A picture with words is worth a thousand words?

2010-09-17T14:41:00.000-07:00

Cody "pickin cotton" Watten

2010-09-15T12:57:00.000-07:00

Home boy has been fucking around on the photoshop lately. Here is some original artwork by Cody. These two were my favorite. Obama with his crew at the US Open and Shelty gettin filthy with his puppy.

Cody also happens to rip shit up for team Blow J. Here he is waxing the competition on his Bruce Jones factory ride at the boca barranca de San Gabriella.

Lil Bill

2010-09-15T11:58:00.000-07:00

Billy Hopkins is a funny dude. I found this video looking for another video Billy posted of his classic buddy on disgracebook. Hopefully that one makes it onto vimeo. It gives the "whaabaa" surf guy on the news a run for his money. Any who, check out lil bill shredding.

Billy Hopkins from Billy Hopkins on Vimeo.

TLP !

2010-09-13T17:11:00.000-07:00

I've been meaning to post this for awhile but have been slacking. I recently ordered 6 boards for Katin Surf Shop from Mr. Tanner Prarie and couldn't be more stoked. Rad guy fully on the DIY program and getting a good buisness put togeather, not to mention making some real nice boards. My phone took crappy pictures of the boards at the shop so I swiped a few shots from Tanner's website.

Tanner Prairie- All Yew from www.KORDUROY.tv on Vimeo.

I'm not trying to sell anything through this dumb blog that is Svrf and Destroy, but merely offering some support for local craftsmen making quality boards. If you're bored stop by Katin and check Tanner's boards out, The daisy, and the Noseriders I fondle daily. Just like my balls.

Fubar?

2010-09-13T15:30:00.000-07:00

Has anyone seen this shit? I can't tell if it looks awesome or terrible, I'm thinking awesome. It got 55% on rotten tomatoes but hey what do those guys know. It appears to be the bastard child of This is Spinal Tap and Napoleon Dynamite or something. Anyways just added it to the netfix queue we'll see.

Pig Destroyer

2010-09-11T02:12:00.000-07:00

You're welcome. . . for making your fucking morning.

Theeey took eeerr jeewbbs!

2010-09-09T20:50:00.000-07:00

I just stumbled upon this on the web (b9er) and found it really funny. Enjoy!

Gent

2010-09-06T14:31:00.000-07:00

fix up look sharp on the new "Gent" from EC. Nine feet eight inches of sick. Tail lift and Nose Concave on this one. . . Only surfed it twice but It's been pretty damn fun even in less than ideal conditions.

This...

2010-09-05T21:25:00.000-07:00

BJC 2.0

2010-08-30T08:50:00.000-07:00

Awwww sheeeiiitt, i found joey wang's vimeo account. Check out this edit with the jam that murdercity is all about. The fucking ninja song!

Bruce Jones Long Board Team edit 2 from Joey Wangsness on Vimeo.

2010-08-27T20:27:00.001-07:00

what the fuck ever. this is awesome

Fresh Fish Here

2010-08-26T19:22:00.000-07:00

EC dropped off my new sled today. I'm pretty pumped on it it's my first fish from him in about 5 years or so and it definitely looks like it will not disappoint. 5'5"x20 3/4x2 3/8. He threw in some double barrel concave on this one so I can get deeper barrels and do bigger air reos. Does anyone know how to get to the river, and is it true there are alot of sting rays out there?

Marching Band Plays Fugazi @ Kickball game?

2010-08-25T20:45:00.000-07:00

Yes please! This is pretty neat, really wish there was a complete video of this:

Who is Tommy Witt?

2010-08-25T14:10:00.000-07:00

One hell of a surfer. Thats who. He is a great guy with a mellow and positive attitude. He is one of my favorite modern loggers to watch. He has a very stylish yet progressive style that keeps people scratching their heads. Grew up with this fool doing the NSSA Jr. Longboard events. We (Danimal, Peacefrog and I) used to call him Cross Eyed Pete because he looked funny without his glasses. I'm pretty sure he only did helicopters in those heats. One right after another until he would beat me. This video gives a good introduction to his surfing. Pretty rockin tune too.

It's a bummer that a lot of these videos get cut off. Go to youtube to get the full experience.

2010-08-24T15:34:00.000-07:00

I take fairly brutal dumps.

2010-08-24T12:20:00.001-07:00

TRASH HUMPERS TRAILER from Trash Humpers on Vimeo.

a formal request for Harmony Korine to direct the svrf and destroy movie (due out never).

settle down chicks

2010-08-23T12:27:00.000-07:00

Bob Craft

2010-08-19T21:07:00.000-07:00

Drewsbitter got floated a rad new JS. Eazy stencil by Kenny Tran of Katin.

I don't remember any of the dimensions. . . I think it's like 5'9 by thick and wide.

Sleek Zeek

2010-08-19T17:41:00.000-07:00

One of my all time favorite loggers. Tyler fucking rapes on all surf craft. Here is a good clip of him at his local spot. Great track too. It's rare to find cool surf clips with decent music. Tyler and Pixies. Together at last.

You guys can't kick sand at me, I'm a surf bum!

2010-08-19T17:22:00.000-07:00

This is totally rad. Total joke band, but they actually kind of rock. Way down with short, fun songs.

"ohh yaa player"

2010-08-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

Thank you Kim Dao's wall. My night is now complete.

Birthday Jams

2010-08-14T13:46:00.000-07:00

Nevada threw this up on the wall of disgracebook for me on my b-day the other day. What a fucking jam.

Now if I could just get my mobile back. . .

Finds

2010-08-12T18:23:00.000-07:00

Made an unexpected trip to the record store today and found some nice picks. All three in very haggard condition but they all play well so far. I'm especially pleased about the 5 LP live Springsteen shit, I've been eyeing it for a while and today I figured for $14 why the hell not.

Excellent Clash jam off of Saninista!: Charlie Don't Surf

Barf

2010-08-11T19:17:00.000-07:00

I don't really have much to say about these, other than they suck...
and so does any other manufactured surf related item that references anything other than surfing. There is nothing "punk" or different about surfing, it is not a counter culture, something so enjoyable and readily available to those forutnate enough to live driving distance to waves couldn't be. If you want a fiend skull on your board spray that shit on there yourself. The surf industry needs to stick to what it knows best: surfing and selling massive amounts of hideous clothing to youngsters and grown men that should know better, sans danzig.

I have spared you all the chore of thinking up a witty remark by ending this post with one of my all time favorite scenes from any movie:

The last contest I ever did.

2010-08-10T17:48:00.000-07:00

This blog seems to be more or less dead now, so lets play story time Ok? Bitchin, here we go ++

How about the last contest I ever did (or at least told myself I'd do). Rewind to 2005/2006, I just got into UCSB and Danimal was already at LMU competing on their surf team. I always sucked at contests (can't perform under pressure/I'm not competitive) but always had fun hanging out at the beach all day with friends.

Wait, rewind even more to 2002 when "Masa" TJ Ridings was always making it to the finals in high school NSSA's and he would always drive because he had his license the longest and could legally drive us. We'd always fuck around, have adventures, piss in SOBE bottles and throw them at things, get sun burnt, poop in the free Hurley wallets they give away then leave them in public places, and generally just have an awesome time regardless of the actual competition.

Back to 2005/2006 . . . I just transferred to UCSB and figured doing the surf team might be more of the same kind of fun. Competing against Danimal's school was just an excuse for us to chill more frequently. And here the story gets fun, ugly, and entertaining. So the night before UCSB surf team try out's that starts at 7:15AM, I make the typical decision to go out. And go out I did . . . until 6:15 am . . . doing things that well, keep you up till 6:15 am.

I show up to the beach without sleep stinking like booze with a 20 pound volan, glass on D-fin log (EC super sled) and do my best to surf "sands" in SB which might just possibly be the most frustrating wave in Santa Barbara to surf. I make the team. The "C" team. Basically they need 3 longboarders to compete in each competition and I think there was like 4 or 5 longboarders around at the time that wanted to surf so the captains would alternate who would do what comp. It didn't really make sense then and still doesn't now.

++First contest is at overhead barreling blacks in SD. Free surfing I have an amazing time in the morning on a shortboard. Log heats are always later. . . always. It was pretty fucking huge so I borrowed one of TJ's high pro Arrow longboards. Something that Josh Mohr would ride, not me. I rode it for the first time in my first heat, which happened to coincide with peak high tide. Lulls. Awesome. I catch two shitty waves and there's the horn. I don't advance.

++I approach the beach and my "team" mate's mom is standing there looking at me real serious, like I just lost the little league world championship by missing a pop fly or something, and she says to me verbatim "I guess that's why MY son is on the A-team". I turn, laugh in her face, say "WOW!" and walk away.
I'm thinking to myself, this is fucking bullshit, kids who shuffle to the nose, have poo man stance, and flail their arms are making heats and that's what matters? Aside from that and more importantly there is no camaraderie even within one's own team? This isn't fucking fun, I'm over it. I swore I would never compete again.

I lied to myself, surfed the next school contest at C-street Ventura, advanced to quarters where I had to compete against said "team" mate (in the same heat this time) whose mom had tried to shame me previously at blacks, and advanced to the semi's while my "team" mate did not. Neither “team” mate nor his mom would talk to me and left the contest venue with great haste. It felt good to beat someone who cared so much about competing and whose family was so invested in the scene, but that feeling dissipated quickly. I didn't want to win the contest; I didn't even think about it, I was just there to be there. That was when I finally realized I'm not a competitive person and never wanted to compete again. And especially if your friends and teammates are going to be bitter. People don't forget. It doesn't seem to "stay in the water" like all the pro's say.

With that nice little story out of the way let's talk about some REAL competitors. The US open went down last weekend and while I stayed as far away as possible many people, ahem, I mean a billion people gathered to watch all the shit go down. Amongst all the shit was the Pacifico Noseride Invitational. Tudor organized it and brought together some real exciting surfers to watch. I found a clip net surfing, pretty rad . . . Check it

I found this link HERE that has Joel talking about a couple of new contests he is organizing. From the interview it sounds really interesting and something I would really enjoy following. The crew he had for the HB thing was sick. All style hounds. I'm curious if his new contests would just be timed noseriding or overall style for judging criteria. That could be a sticky situation. Anything would be better than what is going on now because I honest to god couldn't tell you if there is a longboard circuit right now. I couldn't tell you who the current "World longboard champ" is because I, and it seems just about everyone else (except taylor jensen maybe) could give two shits. Hopping, shuffling, arm flails, and poo man stance wins longboard contests. Save it Joel, Save it!

Areee youuu cereal?

2010-08-06T17:13:00.001-07:00

I <3 DUI's

Kenny "fucking"powers

2010-08-05T12:46:00.000-07:00

K-Swiss has a new AD-campaign featuring the one and only!!!

awesome

Kenny Powers Gets Signed By K-Swiss - watch more funny videos

Oh Jesus...

2010-08-05T09:52:00.000-07:00

I'm down with the see-through nose, but thats it. Wtf? Who is surfing at night? Satan? Hopefully. Not on a Stewert though. Beelzebub shapes his own shit for sure. I imagine a black 70's single fin that only sprays blood. Dolphin blood.

The Stewart Night Stalker from Stewart Surfboards on Vimeo.

2010-08-04T23:22:00.000-07:00

A favorite album. Not a personal statement.

The new forte = Andy Irons

2010-08-04T22:41:00.000-07:00

Andy still is the shit. Just party and get paid if you can. Prove it, then just fucking cruise. If all the interviews are true and he can not do the tour . . . fucking awesome. I'd be on the invest and kick back program.

Vimeo Find

2010-08-02T11:25:00.000-07:00

Today while getting ideas for some music videos I came across this video.
It Reminds me of Spike Jonze's famous Beastie Boys video, the simplest ideas done right
are better then big budget productions that tell some pointless story.
This video says it all, "lets's duel!"

Dancing Pigeons - Ritalin from Blink on Vimeo.

Pool Annihilation

2010-07-30T16:45:00.000-07:00

Mute the volume and fast forward to around 39 seconds. This video is epic.

SUP + Skateboards + UFC = Barf

2010-07-26T18:22:00.000-07:00

Come on people. What the fuck do we need this for? Fun? Doubt it. I could understand if it was marketed to beginning skateboarders. What else would you need a stick with training wheels on it for? The whole Hawaiian/UFC/bad ass thing, freaks me out. I don't know if Kendall Grove surfs, but I hope he does not. Keep that shit away from surfing. I won't talk shit on the UFC, but do you really want that vibe lurking around your local spot? I think Peacefrog did a post exposing the connection between RVCA, BJ Penn, and Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor. Yikes. Maybe I'm crazy, but that is not a direction I can support. Do what you want. Surf how you want. Skate how you want. Rear naked choke how you want. But, don't try to sell me your bullshit SUP-UFC-stick-board without expecting some repercussions. I wish I had two more hands so I could give the Kahuna Board four thumbs down.

UFC Fighter Kendall Grove Rocks Kahuna Creations from Kahuna Creations on Vimeo.

Epic Fail

2010-07-24T16:22:00.000-07:00

San Diego. Last year. Photo: D. Morris

Lost...

2010-07-23T17:49:00.000-07:00

This surely won't top Kyle's post awhile back about his Lost... RNF with the killer clown art on it, but it is worthwhile. It's one of those things your mom wouldn't approve of, which is how Lost... rolls.

I've had this sticker floating around in my top drawer for a few years now. I have this problem with stickers. I get some that I like so much I can never commit to something that they will be stuck to forever, so they sit in my junk drawer instead.

No God, Just SLAYER

2010-07-23T12:55:00.000-07:00

Thought my fellow blogsters would enjoy...

Randall Land

2010-07-22T23:17:00.000-07:00

Remember Crazy Randall?

This poster is above the shitter at Katin.

Morocco. . . Mehhh

2010-07-21T21:18:00.000-07:00

except for this

Walk alll the way to the end and turn left. You get this
++ ++

I Felt like total shit and didn't surf. I didn't even have equipment, It was really shitty, and yet it still looked fun enough to feel like I was fucking up

Stoked on Summer

2010-07-19T11:00:00.000-07:00

We jammed up LA to see Kyle's show after a long day at San-O on Saturday night.

Too bad we made it there at 9:45. Just enough time to give Kyle a group hug. Epic shit. I think Nevada drank a jug of Carlo Rossi sangria to himself.

The Harder and Softer Side of HR

2010-07-17T20:51:00.000-07:00

This video is awesome, ridiculous, and horrible all at the same time. Count how often Henry blinks, I think its 2.

Fantasy Baseball

2010-07-16T16:59:00.000-07:00

I'm in two different fantasy baseball leagues this year. This is the most bullshit reason i've ever heard of someone having to go onto the disabled list.

OC fair is here...

2010-07-15T14:25:00.000-07:00

Ready to get wild a couple nights this year boys!

Deep fried everything

Drewsbitter.com. . . Stay tuned.

2010-07-12T21:50:00.000-07:00

We're all trying to get our good homie Drew to start a blog featuring his "Kook Of The Day" updates. I snapped the latest one at 9:03AM, the 4th of July (Shop opens at 9:00).

"Nobody's gotten a hand job wearing Cargo's since NAM man!"

Just one of dozens of drew bobs . . .

super old photo of bitterdrewbob. GOD YOU'RE RAD!

New Album Cover

2010-07-07T11:31:00.000-07:00

Black Mountain is a great band, and here is there new album cover. It is like it was meant to be!!!!

Tightner

2010-07-07T08:58:00.000-07:00

Kyle has a show coming up on the 17th. John and I are going to go for sure. Let's figure out some carpool situations so we can get party and slam some brews in the parking lot.

The BRAT!

2010-07-06T10:15:00.001-07:00

When our friend Sayer bought a Subaru BRAT I was very excited. The BRAT was a linethat Subaru engineered in the 80's and is now known as the Baja which in reality has nothing on this beast! When it first showed up on our block it was pretty rugged. I had no idea what was to come of this machine, but of course Sayer had a plan... After about six thousand bucks in after market engine work, tires, wheels, paint, and custom wood grain vinyl logos the Brat was ready for cruising!
I am not going lie, heads turn when we carpool this puppy around the Southern California coast.

Mr. Bruce Jones, by Leo Hetzel

2010-07-05T21:41:00.001-07:00

One of the few perks of working at a surf shop for the better part of my life is that every once in awhile, I stumble upon something totally kick ass that nobody else wants anything to do with.

"Old Surfers Journals? Kolohe's not in those! Fuck that"

Case and point, HUGE stacks of back issue surfers journals. I love these things. Nothing beats a healthy colon evacuation while reading a surfers journal I haven't thumbed through a thousand times over. Probably the highlight of my morning/night dump. This issue I came across from winter of 2000 (volume 9, #5) has a bitchin photo of the legendary Bruce Jones.

Bruce made me some boards when I was in high school and they always worked reallly well. One of the most stoked days of my surf youth was when he let me straight trade a pretty beat up performance tri-fin he made me that I mostly used for school contests and what not, for a brand new 9'6 noserider. I was frothin to say the least.

Cheer's to Bruce and this epic shot taken by the one and only Leo Hetzel. Knee paddling out solo towards and A frame. Does it get any better?

Sharks in the Frosting

2010-07-03T19:08:00.000-07:00

Oil

2010-07-03T15:51:00.000-07:00

As far as I know there hasn't been any posts about the oil spill in the gulf. I personally have been trying to stay away from the news about it because fuck this shit is outta control. Everyone is pointing fingers at someone else and this shit needs to get figured out. This is if not the largest, one of the largest environmental catastrophes/disasters/major fuck ups in history.

On a lighter note, I feel this video hits the nail right of the head.