Fishlets.....

...Saw these a couple of issues ago in the Surfers Journal, although these particular pics were poached from my fellow eastern seaboarders Shipworm and Gribble. Apparently these lil' tail-rail sidebite fins carry the board faster(?) through cutbacks while laying it on the rail. Skip & the hydrodynamica crew around the La Jolla area have been playing around with them for a little while, but if I remember correctly from the article, they weren't pushing to mass produce 'em...pity...they look interesting...

Bulldog Skates Kona Jam III...

...Not only do I love surfing & it's rich history, but just as the blues gave birth to rock & roll, so did surfing do to skateboarding...& I love it as well. I got back into skating approx. 10 years ago, to kinda crosstrain for surfing when the waves weren't decent. Started back to the park I grew up going to as a grom, Kona skatepark, which is actually the oldest park still standing from the 70's. Now I ride a number of shapes, mostly pool type decks, older 70's / early 80's shapes. The o.g. artist / rider for the Z-Boyz & starter of Dogtown skates after that, Wes Humpston, has a company today called Bulldog Skates. Alot, if not most of his boards are templates from yesteryear, as well as older, bigger wheel molds. His company enjoys a great following of riders, most that rode his products when they were kids, & now ride his new stuff for the 'feel', as most of the people riding his equipment aren't 'kickflippers', but 'surf-style' bowl riders...carvers, like me. This march, i'm hosting th B.D.S. Kona Jam III, at the legendary Kona Skatepark, the 14th-16th. This draws like minded skaters from all over the southeast to camp in the park, skate together, talk story, & share boards / equipment....saturday evening(15th) there will be a 'crawfish / low country boil' in the park for all there...this is an awesome 3 days, if your in the area & love skating & skate history, this is not to be missed!

Florida Fish Fry?...really?.....

...yep, it looks like finally, after a couple of year's trying to get one going in the sunshine state, we're gonna have one! details are still pending, but here's what I can share so far...structure for the event is being handled by one of the main architects for the hugely successful California fish frys, Sean Mattison, in conjuction with master shaper Ricky Carroll, as well as visiting legend Mike Hynson,plus i'm sure many more. Locations from south to north florida have been thrown around, but if all goes as planned, somewhere centrally located will most likely be settled on, Ponce Inlet is in contention as of now. This is set up to be a low key, un-corporate event, much like a regular family outing to the beach, bring your own food / drink, so we avoid city / county red tape. I will be giving info as plans progress, but this really promises to be a jewel of a event...great time of the season, great break, great boards, surfers, shapers...target date is the weekend after Labor Day(sept. 6th or 7th), as this event will lead into the following week to the ASR Surf Expo...Get stoked & stay tuned afishianados..

...A Curren's a Curren...

...Newly crowned Women's European Champ Lee Ann Curren, daughter of probably the most stylish surfer(& my personal fav) Tom Curren, is on her way to surf domainace just like her pops. Uncanny how she looks like Tom from his heyday, & check the patiented Curren headsnap to compliment the powersnap...Totally Curren dude....

...annnnndddd, sum more....

..A Few More..

Expo pics...

Surf Expo '08...

...Well, the Expo, as usual, was a experience to be sure. Alot of nonsense with BigWig clothing companies going all out, blasting music...alot of it really has nothing to do with 'real' surfing...but I also met alot of good people (Ricky Carroll & crew) that really give a crap about surfing & where it's headed. All & all I had a great time & I imagine i'll do my best to be at the one in september. Can't forget who got me there, thanks to great guy Sean Mattison, & the real life 'Big Z', the always legendary Mr. Michael Hynson.

70's grom heroes...

..bouncing around da intragrid, i saw this ad for a new motion pic coming out. These guys we're the stars of the surfing world at the time i thought i'd give surfing a chance, since i was to puny & uninterested in 'team' sports. Little did I know how a plastic lil' board would (& still pretty much does) consume my life. I had these guys plastered all over my room, filling my head with illusions of watery grandure, along with every other grommet who paid 2.00$ at the 7-11 along with their slurpee in a baseball helmet cup. Now they're releasing a documentary of these days gone by called 'Bustin' down the Door'. Trailer looks promising, seems like everybody's using Stacy Perelta's template for doc film making, but hey, if it works I guess....check the trailer/site for warm memories of childhood pre-stoke...

www.bustindownthedoor.com

Surf Expo '08...

...Well, i'm off tomorrow to the circus of legends, pros, kooks, & everything in between known as the Association of Surf Retailer's Surf Expo. It's held twice a year, & this one apperantly is the biggest one they've held so far. I admit it's an electric atmosphere, & though i've been a couple of times before as a struggling company's art guy, this time I get to hang with some true bigwigs in the 'industry'. So, friday & saturday I get to loiter around Ricky Carroll's (east coast shaping legend) company's booth, thanks to Sean Mattison(ex-surf star, now self employed magic board seller) & Endless Summer legend Mr. Michael Hynson. I'll try to take lots of pic's of me looking like I fit in & know people & surf stars that, of course, i do not.....

Greetings....

...1st post, lota pressure...nahhhh...well, while setting this thing up i punched in a mis-spelled addy, so i'm off to a beuatiful start..as usual. welcome, if you have stumbled upon this page I will be posting on stuff I see / do / enjoy, ..& maybe you'll be interrested, or not.