Kyle Busch is a douchebag...

Fucking Kyle Busch.
Watch this embarassing moment by the kook.

I would never let this kook take a wave on me.

Festivus Trivia!

1) In the 1920's, what was the product, called Fresca?
a) beverage
b) douche
c) preservative

2) Up to how many maggots, does the FDA allow per 100 grams of canned mushrooms?
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20


These are a couple of the questions during TP at Festivus this year.
This is what FRESCA was, and here is what the FDA allows. (thanks to thrunk for the stats on the FDA)

Gnarly!

Make Money Now!!!!

When I was growing up, I would stay up late on Saturday nights to watch the WWF. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat was my idol. I loved Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Man, Koko B. Ware, The Junkyard Dog, and of course, Hulk Hogan was the shit!
I was a total Hulkamaniac. I went to a match where he atomic dropped Scary Sheri. Oh man, I loved that shit when I was a kid.

While waiting anxiously until 12:00 midnight, I would see this guy on every other channel.
He's the best.

Giant....

Jellyfish are rad. (thanks t.o.)

Why I Love America...

Trump Rules!
I love the fact that this girl gets a "second chance", but seriously, how fricken hilarious is this story? Apparently, this girl tested positive for blow, has been known for being a super freak, and misses promo appearances frequently. I mean, come on people, who the fuck cares?!
I love that she does blow though...hahahahah!

Also, we need to start doing this kinda thing for fun!

This has gotta be one of the most classic scenes ever...
YES THATS A GUY IN A TANK TOP!!!

You're the BEST, AROUND! Nothings ever gonna keep you down!
Admit it, growing up you fucking loved this movie. I vividly remember my mom taking my sister and I to this one. At the time, I was probably a brown belt, so this movie was the shit. Lots of my friends don't know this, but I am a 4th degree black belt in HapKiDo. I have practiced since I was 5 years old, under the instruction of Grand Master Tae Man Kwon in Torrance, CA. (if you look hard enough, you may even find a picture of me when i was like 18)
He's like a second father to me and I owe a lot to him. The guys like 5'1, and he can kick some serious ass. I've seen him do stuff that you see in the movies...amazing.

Oh yeah, Yul is the man too! 2/3 finalists were Korean! Woohoo!

Frontman of famous "jamband" arrested...

This was posted this a.m. Classic picture!
I just saw Trey this past weekend at the Warfield in downtown SF. The first out of two nights was possibly one of the most boring, ridiculously lame Trey (solo) shows that I have been to. It had moments where the jams didn't bore me, but for the most part, it seemed as if he wanted to push his new album a little bit. Thankfully I went back Friday night. Not only was he on, but it was possibly one of the best Trey shows I have been too! Not only was he rippin his guitar, but the vibe in the Warfield was super stoked ans festive...and perhaps the tiny piece of paper had some influence.
Things have been a little strange since then...

Went the the GS Warriors game last night but left before Baron hit the super dramatic shot with 1.2 seconds left in the game. I was super beat and haven't been sleeping, so I didn't regret it until I came home, saw what happened, and then couldn't fall asleep until 3:45 am.

Gnarls.

Classic...
This is actually a great story about the worlds tallest man saving two dolphins from dying.
Thank god for long limbs....hey-O!

Its the end of the year, big swells hitting the entire coast, rain is falling everywhere...pretty much in the winter now. There is snow on the mountains, Tahoe looks pretty sick, but its a shame that I prob wont make it up there too much this year. Talked to some braddahs in LA last night and I am looking forward to a NYE evening of surfing when the clock strikes midnight.
2006 has been pretty fricken radical so far, and there are still a few weeks left, but I am really looking forward to 2007.
January kicks off with a 14 hour trip to New Orleans to see Jeff Tweedy at the House of Blues, and the NASCAR season starts in 65 days with the Daytona 500! I really hope that I can get 5 races in next year! Also, just got my plane tickets to NYC in February, and even with the recent turn of events, I plan to go to either Belize or Costa Rica in March/April.
End of April/beginning of March is NOLA JazzFest...so before the Summer even comes, I have an fun-packed winter and spring.

Word em up bitches.

Might as well...


Get bit by a fucking shark than a spider that makes you go through this.

Damn!

sharks are rad, but kinda sketch...

Another shark attach from a Great White in the Bay Area.
I fricken hate surfing around these beautiful animals, mostly cause they try to eat us.

the cove....

this is the local spot i surfed about 4-5 times a week, for years growing up in PV.
Malaga Cove is one of the most epic longboarding spots in the entire world...in my opinion.
There are several smaller breaks including the boneyards, ski jumps, and indicators, but when its big, you can catch a wave from indicators all the way inside.

EPIC!

Time has told...

Its over johnny...its over.

kooks...

Although I grew up in Palos Verdes and absolutely love the place, the people are total assholes and the surfers are probably among the worst. Lunada Bay gets world class breaks a few times a year and has been surfed for as long by a crew of 40-something losers known as "the Bay Boys."
Some of them shred and are epic surfers, but they are dicks. They consider it to be a local break and only a very select few outsiders get to paddle out. For fucks sake, its like they think they are all some Johnny Boy Gomes at Pipe or something.
If you're an outsider, and get through a flurry of rocks being thrown at you while trying to paddle out, you may return to your car with flat tires, a broken windshield, and most likely some kind of human waste on some part of your car. Fucking kooks.
Recently, I read a surf report that claims that some of the new school kids are starting to do this at "the Cove", also known as Malaga Cove. This is truly a historical break with tons of the old guys growing up surfing there. Now I hear its become a nightmare.

I would love to chance to paddle out one day, when there are tons of there fuckers, and have one of them threaten me as a newcomer. I surfed that place before some of these shits were even walking. Oh man, that would be some fun shit.

Fuck barneys.

Surf flicks....

There's nothing like watching some epic surf movies like this one.
Tyler is actually one of the best surfers that I know...in the entire world.
You can see him here too.

Here is some classic footage from the best surf movie ever made, and something thats coming out soon.

This one is about surfing in SoCal. Here we have one with grips of epic longboarders.

More and more and more....

Wilco and Jeff Tweedy + more....

Wilco is possibly one of the best bands on the planet right now, and their frontman Jeff Tweedy is an incredible songwriter. At my birthday dinner, I was asked what my favorite show during the past year was and after pondering, I declared out loud that it was the Jeff Tweedy solo show I was fortunate enough to see at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Amazing.
Tweedy just released Sunken Treasure, a dvd of bits and pieces of live performances on his solo Pacific Northwest tour, including parts from the show I attended.

While talking about bands with dvds, check out Okonokos. I fricken love these guys!
MMJ is awesome.

Time Will Tell...

I have been super busy the past few weeks. Since Hawaii, seems like I am playing catch up with every aspect of my life. My work is awesome and I have made some new additions that I really look forward to. Its something new, something crazy, but all-in-all, I think its something special.

Also, celebrated my 29th birthday with about 45 of my close friends. It was so epic to walk into a bar and see most of the people are friends. Headed up to a much needed weekend of pampering this weekend, but before that, I have two nights of Trey (here us one more), one of those nights are split with a local show with the Shins, the Raconteurs, and the Killers...should be an interesting night.

Lots of stuff going in the world these days as well. Today, James Kim's body was discovered. Its been a long time since a news story hit me so hard. Truely a bummer. Don't even want to really get into it.

On a more inspirational note, a client of mine pointed out this movie to me after she went to a screening last night. Woody Brown is a legendary, 94-year old surfer that still paddles out in Hawaii. Obviously he doesn't charge huge surf anymore, but at 94-years old I hope I can wipe my own ass let alone paddle out. The filmmaker made an award winning movie about old school surfers called Surfing For Life. Check em'out.

Some funny/interesting videos that I have seen recently as well:
Here is a funny guy that I saw on the web...wtf?
This is another reason that we should be grateful that we aren't from the South....actually its pretty rad.