never trust a hippie

Pond Hockey

2011-12-30T12:09:00.001-08:00

My Brother Jon and I got a little face time on Fox News Fresno.

Oakley Backyard Enduro Challenge

2011-12-20T16:08:00.000-08:00

Friday Dec 9th I went for pretty long mountain bike ride with some friends.

"As the sun crept up Friday morning, thirty-seven mountain bike junkies gathered in FHR’s front circle to caravan to Maple Springs and begin the group climb up Santiago Peak – the highest point of the Saddleback Mountain range that crests at 5,689 feet above sea level and stares you in the face from Oakley headquarters.

Once everyone convened at the picturesque summit, the horn blew and participants bombed down the gnarly terrain.

All thirty-seven Enduro survivors regrouped at the finish line before riding back to Oakley as a team to enjoy a BBQ and awards ceremony"

Oakley Backyard Enduro Challenge from Hans Arnesen on Vimeo.

Here are some photos also.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61957514@N04/sets/72157628486837011/show/

Whiskey Exchange

2011-12-05T10:34:00.000-08:00

The Estates men and myself hosted our first Whiskey Exchange last Friday night. We are gentlemen and we do gentlemen type stuff. Nothing got out of hand and some fine whiskey was sipped. As the old saying goes, "Whiskey is for drinking. Water is for fighting over."

Mammoth Opening Weekend 2011

2011-11-14T14:17:00.000-08:00

Mammoth fired up the lifts and we hit the slopes to kick off the 2011/2012 snowboard season. Yep, it's my favorite season of the year. The Shredding was awesome, and The Black Lips played Saturday night at Canyon Lodge. Quick trip, but full of fun.
Mammoth Mountain's photographer Peter Morning came out with us yesterday to snap some photos. Yeah, Mammoth has full size jumps in the park right now, but why bother? We were sessioning Bob's Nob putting on a Grasser / Method clinic inspired by our previous night's viewing of Road Kill.

Me.

Dark Mark
Tall Todd

Back on the Grid. Sort of.

2011-09-27T15:00:00.000-07:00

Last June, I cut the cable, pissed off the wife and started to enjoy my summer.
What led me to that decision? Well, I was fed up with my cable service and box failing, Hockey season was over, and I wanted to spend more time out and about and less time on the couch. That all changed last night...
It was a combination of things, I like to fix things, and I was totally perplexed that the massive antenna on my roof wasn’t picking up signals. I later did some research and realized that broadcasted stations are now 2-1, 5-2, 5-4 etc. So once I did an auto tuning search, I picked up 118 channels. There is some bizarre stuff being broadcasted these days. I felt like I was in Europe. However, the highlight, is that channels are being broadcasted in HD, so for example Gossip Girl comes in 1080p. Solid picture. Seeing that we have been watching DVD’s off my PS2 (480p), Tanya was pretty hyped about the quality of the picture.
End of summer bummer
Fall is here
My neighbor is getting rid of his mini ramp
My TV works, so now my wife can totally tune me out
I guess I better start working on my squats so I’m ready for shredding.

California Über Alles

2011-09-08T16:29:00.000-07:00

Jerry Brown Vetos California Snow Helmet Law
In a shockingly conservative veto California Governor Jerry Brown slammed the door on Senate Bill 105 that hoped to require helmets on the slopes for anyone under 18, according to a story in the Sacramento Bee.

Brown says in a veto message Wednesday that helmets provide protection, but parents can and should make good choices for their children without the state getting involved. . . The Democratic governor says “not every human problem deserves a law.”

And on that we have to agree. California voters likely hope this is an attitude Gov. Brown continues with in other areas as well.

[Link: Sacramento Bee]

Labor Dave

2011-09-06T17:18:00.001-07:00

My weekend started off a little rough. Went and skated the new Etnies concrete and got served with a nice hipper. That prompted me to go home shower and go to bed for 12 hours of sleep. Anyway, Saturday was better. Headed out to LA to the FYF festival and saw the Cold War Kids and The Descendents! So rad! Sunday, after about a year in the garage, I got the Malibu back up and running and took it for a cruise. It was Verona's first ride in the SS. Sunday with our house guest Chauvet, we headed out to The Bruery. It was delicious! Capped the long weekend off with a backyard BBQ in the Hollywood hills. All weekends should be 3 days.

Pink Motel Update

2011-08-18T10:56:00.000-07:00

So, here is the video from the Pink Motel. It came out RAD!

Drake's Passage

2011-08-02T16:31:00.000-07:00

Drake McElroy is one of those Awesome Lovable Dudes. Since my morning started off with defending Awesome, it got me thinking about all things awesome. I was fortunate enough to go to school in an Awesome city called Reno, NV. While there I met the one and only Drake McElroy. He now has himself a TV show! I don't have cable, so hopefully I will be able to get a DVD of all the episodes. It looks like a good time.

CAPiTA

2011-08-02T08:37:00.000-07:00

So, according to CAPiTA, it's high time snowboarding enters the world of BMX and nicknames. My personal favorite is, Danger Pony it takes the phrase, "feeding the pony" to a new level. Check out CAPiTA's defense right here.

or go to their FACESTERSPACE page. they would love that. However, I personally would suggest you go here.

Another year older.

2011-07-28T13:03:00.000-07:00

Well it's birthday week at the Appel house, I kicked it off on Sunday(party on Saturday) with an epic weekend of skateboarding a backyard mini with punk rock, tacos and beer. My friends rule! from Making the invite (thank you Paul Brown) to hosting the Party (thank you Mr and Mrs Lewis) to showing up and ripping the ramp. Total success, again. Sunday was mellow bike ride down to the Legion for some lunch and cocktails. Last night we wished Tanya happy birthday. Despite us being born a few days a part, we like to celebrate completely different. Take that astrology! The ol' lady and I had a nice quite evening at an Italian restaurant that was simply delicious. Today, our little Verona is 1. She's probably digging in the backyard or napping right now. Anyway, it's been an awesome week.
Ramp

Taco

Cake

The Shred Remains

2011-07-18T11:09:00.000-07:00

http://vimeo.com/26462929

SAL 291

2011-07-07T11:17:00.000-07:00

My Grandfather Ronald Beams Appel was in WWI and my Father Jon Richard Appel (shown above in GTMO) was in Korea. Thanks to their service, I am eligible for membership to The Sons of The American Legion. Last night I joined Squadron 291.

My Life Behind Bars

2011-07-05T12:19:00.000-07:00

My friend Molly has a blog about her life as a bartender, and it's amazing. Check it here.
http://mollybartends.tumblr.com/post/7104484551/bffs

The Pink Motel

2011-06-29T10:47:00.000-07:00

I can't believe this place is real, well, I guess it isn't as real as I thought it was when I saw Animal Chin for the first time, but this place is amazing and I got to visit it the other day for the frist time. Oh and Lance, Salba, Hosoi and McGill were there tearing it up!

Black Lips @ Detroit Bar

2011-06-24T17:07:00.000-07:00

Show was awesome,crowd was equally awesome.

"I was digging my strange"

2011-06-09T17:03:00.000-07:00

Sunday afternoon we headed down to Oceanside for the 94.9 Independence Jam. Headliners this year were none other than the Cold War Kids. Nate was kind enough to put us on the guest list. That right there makes me laugh. The older I get, the more of my childhood dreams I seem to live out. Going to shows, I use to think man, how cool would it be to “be on the list?” Anyway, the O-Side Amphitheater is amazing! I had no idea they had shows there. Sure I remember the old street skateboarding contests from the eighties, but being outside at the beach on a beautiful day watching surfers and ironically watching Surfer Blood perform was amazing. We ran into some friends and passed the time drinking beers and seeing some good bands all awhile I exchanged text messages with Nate. It’s rad for the old lady and I to get out of the house and see some live tunes, but I really enjoy talking with Nate and I was looking forward to talking to him about their new album Mine is Yours. We finally met up during the PB&J set, and got to catch up on life and the new record. It’s funny when we get down to it. I’ve been married 5 years, Nate 2. My wife and I hold down desk jobs, pretty traditional “Adult Life” and while my take on the new record maybe a little dark, Nate responds a bit shockingly. He doesn’t really look at it that way, and again, it’s obvious. Nate’s approach to song writing is as honest as it comes and the new album firms up that statement 100%. It’s not dark, it’s just a matter of fact. A mutual friend Tim Rynders of The Knew said it the best the other day during an online chat,
Tim: “Nate is the fucking coolest. end of story.”
Cold War Kids took the stage and owned the fucking night. No question why they were headlining, their set was amazing and they sounded great. In a festival atmosphere, from hippies to jocks, everyone was singing along. I was mesmerized. You can’t pick your fans. We are all fans.

Indy

2011-05-29T10:44:00.000-07:00

I hope the cars don't run us over.

2011 Pro-tec Pool Party

2011-05-23T13:48:00.000-07:00

First and foremost, thanks again to Nikki Scoggins for the tickets. Year after year she comes through with the goods. Another thank you goes out to my skateboard friend for life Jon Strattan for the poolside hook up. Here's how it went down, I have a cast on my wrist from my recent skate injury. A few days ago when my Pool Party tickets arrived in the mail, I got really excited, which is normal for this event, but then it dawned on me, I have a cast, and now I have a 12 year old's dream mission ahead of me. I'm going to have all my Skate Heroes (and Dave Lee) sign it!
For the Contest results, look somewhere else, for the signature list on my cast, here it goes.
1. Eddie Reategui
2. John Lucero
3. Chris Miller (Master's Winner)
4. Dave Lee
5. Duane Peters
6. Jeff Grosso
7. Jay Adams
8. Christian Hosoi
9. Tony Hawk
10. Steve Caballero
11. Rune Glifberg
12. Salba
13. Bucky Lasek
14. John Cardiel
15. Heath Kirchart
16. Lance Mountain

OFF!

2011-05-11T14:24:00.000-07:00

I'm off my skateboard, 1 week down, 9 to go. At least i got this live 7". Thanks Casey Jones!

Session Ender

2011-05-05T17:38:00.000-07:00

Well, I broke my wrist skating last Saturday. Had surgery yesterday. Not that I have been keeping this thing up, but being one handed may make more difficult. See you 10 weeks.

Folks, we have a winner!

2011-04-01T14:12:00.000-07:00

So Verona was in a dog show over the weekend up in Vallejo. yeah, she won.

Saturday Sessions

2011-03-14T15:20:00.000-07:00

Verona, Ryan, and I had a good session on the mini Saturday.
All photos Ryan Young

What have you made with your hands?

2011-03-09T09:43:00.001-08:00

Handmade Portraits: Liberty Vintage Motorcycles from Etsy on Vimeo.

Verona

2011-03-08T17:45:00.000-08:00

So, we have had this dog for about 5 months now, and I realized I had not posted any pics of her. Anyway, her name is Verona she's a Spinone and we go to the beach in the mornings.

Mt. High Monday

2011-03-07T17:13:00.000-08:00

Shredded Mt. High this morning, and a mere 1 hour and 10 mins of drive time, I was at the office. That's epic.

I Like Reno

2011-03-04T16:02:00.001-08:00

I LIKE YOU movie trailer from jamie heinrich on Vimeo.

Mt. Waterman

2011-03-02T11:48:00.000-08:00

I might get jumped for posting this online, but let's face it, this place is open to the public and visible from the road.

Last Sunday Dan Mac and I took the chance that the road would be open and the lift would be turning. With some crazy old skier guy bashing through the closed gate on the road, we made it to the lift, and it was running. Over 3 feet of new cold snow and the Sun was out. This place isn't big, but it's steep and good. Bring your own food, water, toilet paper, etc. It's a "pack it in, pack it out" kind of operation.

So much can be said about Waterman, but I'll leave it to you to explore on your own.
When we were done shredding, we opted for some Apres Ski down in Downtown LA. First stop was the Wurstkuche. Delicious cased meats and Biers! next up we went and tried out Salman Agah's new Pizza Joint Toddy G's. The Place was delicious and the pizza delivery guy told us he had shredded Baldy on Saturday. Be safe on that Enduro.

Mammoth Dump

2011-02-21T16:40:00.000-08:00

Tall Todd from Active and I got in the white room over the weekend.
All photos - Peter Morning

Where do we go from here?

My Hands

Tall Todd is 6'5" figure it out.

Tella Tubbies are everywhere these days

2011-02-20T14:22:00.000-08:00

Bangtown

2011-02-19T02:25:00.000-08:00

So, this morning I convinced the wife that going to Mammoth this weekend would be a good idea. You know, 5 feet of new snow, and it's still snowing and the top hasn't opened yet...
Anyway, we picked up Tall Todd at Active and after about 8 hours of the view below, we arrive to Bangtown and 5 feet of fresh on the deck! Tomorrow is going to rule!

Vote for Luke

2011-02-16T14:05:00.000-08:00

Everything is a contest these days, so fuck it, join in and vote. Help Luke grace the cover of Rolling Stone. Why not man? Luke already had a shot in a MDP movie, might as well go for the Rock and Roll equivalent. Vote Here

Vote For Jessica

2011-02-15T17:54:00.000-08:00

Click Here

Only in Mojave

2011-02-12T17:06:00.000-08:00

Tanker&TP

2011-02-06T14:05:00.001-08:00

This guy knows how to party.

Innsbruck light wall

2011-02-05T20:59:00.000-08:00

Find it. Love it. Live it.

You dick!

2011-02-02T19:17:00.001-08:00

To all of you (Luke and Johan) who say I don't update this thing enough, may a large snow penis fall on your car. ...and not in your mouth.

The Seeker

2010-12-01T17:11:00.001-08:00

The seeker was not designed for this.

Jeff Mountain Final SD

2010-11-24T13:25:00.001-08:00

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft7B2pYJClk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Jamie Lynn ABC

2010-11-22T14:07:00.000-08:00

We went down to the AR4T gallery Saturday night for Jamie's art show. I bid on a piece, but like everyone else I got out bid by one guy who bought the whole collection. I guess that's a Bummer High.

Phone Balls

2010-11-21T19:52:00.001-08:00

photo: Tall Todd

A new low.
I guess this way, you can match your truck.

12 hours on a Saturday

2010-11-20T21:01:00.000-08:00

Today 2 of my friends competed in an Ironman, and they assumed it would take around 12 hours. For fun, I decided to log 12 hours of my day. Here it is.

7:00-7:03 woke up and let the dog out to go pee.
7:03-8:03 laid back in bed.
8:03-8:40 ate breakfast, took out the trash, picked up dog poop.
8:40-9:19 browsed the Internet. Could not track Skyler or Brandon in the ironman.
9:19-9:27 pooped
9:27-9:55 vacuumed
9:55-10:25 stretched
10:25-10:35 showered
10:35-11:26 watched 2 episodes of Blauvelt's backcountry.
11:27-12:07 talked to my mom on the phone
12:07-12:33 laundry
12:33-12:53 house cleaning
12:53-12:58 talked to my brother Jon in mammoth, got the snow report.
12:58-1:12 watch some shred flicks on my phone
1:12-1:51 lunch
1:51-2:21 watched bucky's bowl-b-q
2:21-4:05 went to the recycling center got into a minor fender bender at Newport and 19th went to auto parts store for malibu parts
4:05-4:22 remade guest bed
4:22-4:50 got ready
4:50-5 dishes
5-5:25 watched hockey
5:25-6 drove to laguna beach
6-6:25 la sirena grill
6:25-6:55 walked on the beach to the AR4T gallery
6:55-still going... Jamie Lynn art show

Quik trip to Mammoth

2010-11-20T08:54:00.000-08:00

We headed to Mammoth for opening weekend on the Quiksilver bus and it was a good time. Whenever I get to go to Mammoth, and not drive, it's awesome! Opening weekend was one of the best they have ever had. The snow was awesome, the sun was out and the party featured The Sounds. Here are a few pics, that I didn't take.

Quik bus. Can you spot the super pro?
photo: Peter Morning

Mammoth Scenic
photo: Stefan Clausen

Maja of The Sounds
photo: Chad Martin

Burnside turns 20!

2010-10-28T11:43:00.000-07:00

The first time I skated Burnside was back in '98. I was up visiting my sister in Portland, and my dad would drop me off in the rental car. "hey everybody, I'm the kook from So Cal coming to skate your spot." To my surprise, everyone was cool and I had a good time. I got dropped off every day for about a week. Good times. Anyway, happy 20th birthday Burnside. Check the article over at skate daily. I stole this photo from Skate Daily. Anyone who reads this blog knows I have built a few ramps in my day, but I admit, I've never used a chainsaw in constructing something to skate.

Ah the nude. Sort of

2010-10-19T11:47:00.001-07:00

Went out palm springs for a bachelor party. On Friday when all the dudes were out golfing, I went by the skate park and took some turns in the replica of the Nude. It's fun, but not the same.
Despite the pool not being the same, the over all feel is just way different.
Oh well, FS over the stairs 15 years later. I'll take it. Of course, I'd rather it be 1995 and listening to Glue Gun and skating the real Nude with Luke Blais.

California Road Trip

2010-09-09T14:53:00.001-07:00

Weddings, Puppies and Babies were the sights to see on this 1134 mile California, by way of Reno, NV roadtrip. More often than not, we hop in a plane and fly over all the goodness that is out there. The road can be grueling but with the right attitude, it can be awesome. Here is the breakdown.
Costa Mesa>Mammoth>Reno>Lake Almanor>Anderson>Sacto Airport>Cameron Park>Costa Mesa.
We headed out Friday night and got to Mammoth at 1 am. Woke up, had breakfast with my ol' man and hit the road to Reno. Stopped in to Pie-Face Pizza Co. and had an amazing Lunch with Pie-Face co-owner Robbie Sell and fresh UNR engineering student Peter Benchetler. Did a drive by on the ol' Alma mater and pinned it to Lake Almanor (God's Country) without a minute to spare. There were times when we thought we were going to be changing into our wedding costumes on the side of the road in the forest. The wedding, wow! Amazing setting and great times! Next morning we grabbed some coffee and Rev. Brusven and headed North to Anderson to check out a fresh litter of Spins. Still no word on if we are getting one or not. After that it was a mellow drive down to Sacto where we dropped off the always a good time Brusven and we head over to meet the new Latzen. Spent a fine evening and morning with the Latzen fam and then it was on the road south to Costa Mesa. The End.

Pie-Face Pizza Co.

2010-09-07T09:52:00.000-07:00

Robbie Sell (yeah, that Robbie Sell, the one with the best FSBS's in Snowboarding, although I could not find an image online) and a couple other friends have opened a new Pizza restaurant in downtown Reno, NV. 239 W. 2nd St to be exact. The food is delicious and the beer selection is unmatched. We stopped in for lunch over the weekend on our long road trip to Lake Almanor, but that's a another post. Pie-Face will be having their grand opening party September 18th. Go there.

Side Salad

The PB & J (pineapple, basil & jalapeno)

1995 or 2010?

2010-08-25T09:49:00.000-07:00

Love and Guts

2010-08-06T11:32:00.000-07:00

Lance, where is your left arm?

I grew up watching the Bones Brigade videos. The Bones Brigade was on a different level and it wasn't until Public Domain, that the skating and skaters featured in the movies seemed accessible. Over the years I have had the opportunity to meet a few skaters, but last night was the first time I had the privilege of meeting Lance Mountain. It was amazing! What I knew from his on camera humor, is true to life. He is a funny and humble individual and when I asked him how has he kept skating and laughing through all the years, he replied with, "Pain, that, and Neil Blender." His answer floored me. Here I am talking to Lance Mountain, a huge influence in my life and he let's me know that Neil Blender is the motivator, one who I would have casually assumed as his peer. I asked Lance about mini Mountain, and he pointed over to the DJ, and said, "there he is, he is into music. We get to skate on Friday's together but that's about it." I remember the side by side editorial shots of the two of them skating in the mags. Anyway, it got me thinking about the 1 to 2 times a year that I go out and play golf with my old man. Thanks Lance for totally exceeding any and all expectations I had of meeting you. I barely slept last night.

Skate Pics Part 2

2010-07-28T13:51:00.000-07:00

July 24, 2010

2010-07-28T13:42:00.000-07:00

The party was an epic success. Heavy Skating went down and hundreds of Beers were drank. Thanks to all the Bros who traveled from far and wide by bike and by car to make it. Shoot, we even had a late evening Viking invasion. Here are some of the highlight photos. All Pics by Jared Eberhardt that were shot in between his gnarly runs.

SK8-EAT-DRINK-PUKE

2010-07-21T15:06:00.000-07:00

My friend Paul Brown created this invite for my birthday party this year.
I am blown away by it and can't wait for the party.

Guess the tool?

2010-07-12T09:32:00.000-07:00

Every Monday, a coworker of mine brings in a tool and we try and guess the purpose. Any ideas?

July 4th part 2

2010-07-07T10:29:00.000-07:00

July 4th 2010

2010-07-07T10:14:00.001-07:00

The wife and I headed up to Mammoth to hang out with Family,Friends, celebrate the 4th and replicate summer time at Mt. Hood the best we could. Or at least that was my plan. First order of business was to get the 16oz Ranier's (like the serve at Charlie's) to Mammoth. My Brother-in-law Joe came up huge with 2 flats of the goodness. A sixer was already dusted by time I showed up! Anyway, next up was packing the days with as many activities as possible. The house was packed and the weather was beautiful, so I slept out on the deck and enjoyed the fresh air and star filled skys of the sierras. Below are a few photos of the Action.

Going snowboarding

2010-07-02T18:15:00.000-07:00

Done?

2010-07-01T20:07:00.000-07:00

Blotto was here

2010-06-29T09:32:00.000-07:00

Twins

2010-06-28T20:44:00.001-07:00

Dark Mark stopped by to pick up his surfboard and we had the same outfits on today. Awkward.

Come together right now...

2010-06-23T16:26:00.000-07:00

Getting closer.

One screw at a time.

2010-06-17T10:29:00.001-07:00

Happy Memorial Day

2010-06-01T06:43:00.001-07:00

Photo: Bonner

More pool party

2010-06-01T06:36:00.001-07:00

Pool Party

2010-05-23T15:12:00.000-07:00

All photos by Luke Blais

Ask the Phelper.

2010-05-22T16:36:00.001-07:00

What's not to love?

2010-05-07T07:06:00.000-07:00

Mammoth Pond Skim

2010-04-21T08:54:00.000-07:00

Ferrari Time!

2010-04-19T11:06:00.000-07:00

Gunner

2010-04-02T16:18:00.001-07:00

I went for a tank ride today at work.

Certified Hippies

2010-03-31T09:05:00.000-07:00

The wife and I and I bought a Subaru (our first) and I grew a beard. What the hell is happening? The people out at Sierra Subaru in Monrovia, CA are good folks. If you are looking for the ultimate in hippie wagons to take the whole tribe 'cross country, this is a damn fine automobile. The Sport wagon was much too small.

Mike Beach Day

2010-03-30T15:19:00.001-07:00

Mike Beach Day defined. Mike Beach is a dude I worked with for a short period of time. He would show up to work with his shirt off and carrying his shoes. I’m not sure why, but it was an epic entrance into a corporate work environment. Since we have gone our separate ways, my main interaction with him has been via web updates. They always go something like this, “Epic Day shredding Bear, home in time for evening glass off surf session followed with a BBQ and Beers with the boys.” Anyway, I think you get the idea. Sunday was my first of what I hope to have many more “Mike Beach Days.” We skated Ryan’s Ramp with a solid crew in great weather. Followed up with a BBQ over at Ratboy’s to celebrate his dog’s and his brother’s birthday. The only thing missing was Mike Beach himself. I’ll invite you next time Mike!
Photos by Kirk Dianda and Ryan Young Cake by Bethany Roe

Schighridj?

2010-03-09T21:30:00.000-08:00

Mt. Baldy

2010-03-07T19:39:00.000-08:00

Weird. Magical. Close. Awesome.

While getting ready in the parking lot a truck drove by with childhood heroes Chris Miller and Dave Lee riding in the bed of the truck. They must have already done a run down past the parking lot.

Tall

Lodge

Mod

Steady Cam

French Dip

Fireside

Apres

Full Pipe

Bitter Surfers

2010-03-05T13:55:00.001-08:00

I'll take it!

2010-03-05T13:53:00.000-08:00

/Film- Hot Tub Time Machine Red-Band Trailer: This Time, It’s NSFW

2010-03-04T22:21:00.001-08:00

Check out this post: http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/01/21/hot-tub-time-machine-red-band-trailer-this-time-its-nsfw/

Email via my Walkman

'Hot Tub Time Machine' Trailer

2010-03-04T22:17:00.001-08:00

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DCFPS58KYY&feature=youtube_gdata

Email via my Walkman

Metal fail.

2010-02-24T10:31:00.000-08:00

This went through my radiator as well. The Malibu is off the streets
for a while.

$40 a year well spent

2010-02-24T10:29:00.000-08:00

What's Jello doing these days?

2010-02-22T10:25:00.000-08:00

Stolen from Gizmodo, shown to me by Ryan Young.

There is nothing "Freestyle" about Boardercross

2010-02-16T18:54:00.000-08:00

So Men's and Women's Olympic Boardercross has come and gone for 2010. Somehow, there seemed to be a lot of hype about it this year. So, I found myself watching it. Boardercross is probably the worst representation of snowboarding. The boards they ride, don't even look like snowboards that your average or pro snowboarder would ride, plus I don't even have an idea where someone would buy one. The course looks more annoying than fun and the fastest person wins. Big Deal. A special thanks needs to be given out to Burton for once again designing the snowboard uniforms. Nice going dudes, once again you have made snowboard pants way too short. You were given the opportunity to offer these racers some style, and you blew it. Fratastic lockerboy hero Nate Holland doesn't like tight pants. If I was him, I would blame the spinout out, fourth place finish on the tight short pants he was wearing in the finals. How does this guy think Boardercross is a "freestyle discipline?" Last time a Boardercrosser pulled a freestyle maneuver, she crashed and got shunned. No redemption this year either. So this leaves us with the Golden Boy Seth Wescott. The casual goofy footer cruising in the back of the pack waiting for all the kooks to make jocko mistakes so that he can win the gold medal again. I don't know Seth, but by the looks of things, he's doing it as right as possible. Gone are the days of Rippey throwing backflips and Palmer spinning over jumps during Boardercross races, now it's all about speed and strategy. I say you get a second off your run for every trick you do over the jumps. That would make things more interesting. It might even be a little more freestyle and a little less skier.

My Wedding?

2010-02-08T20:15:00.000-08:00

For those of you who were at my wedding, this will make complete sense.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/band-reunion-at-the-wedding/1199711/

SIA Denver

2010-02-01T18:20:00.001-08:00

Best part about having SIA in Denver, was our waiter went in the back
and returned with this picture that he took of Bert Lamar in 1986 at
Breck. That stuff doesn't happen in Vegas.

Rush

2010-01-28T11:12:00.000-08:00

Just checked in.

Ferry schedule not included

2010-01-27T17:35:00.000-08:00

Google must think I'm Jesus.

Mt high. 1.23.10

2010-01-23T14:48:00.000-08:00

Epic powder day at mt high. Great people watching too.

Hayward!

2010-01-07T14:02:00.000-08:00

I had a sweet visit to the East Bay over the holidays.
My father in law took me to his truckin' yard in Hayward and we
checked out the rigs. Actually he wanted me to setup a new TV.

In the pot you go

2009-12-23T07:52:00.001-08:00

This is dedicated to my east coast pal Paul Maravetz. Sorry man, but
they were delicious. Had the little guy not gone in the pot the first
time, he wouldn't have gone in the second time.

Long arm of the law

2009-12-11T00:37:00.000-08:00

Metallica

2009-12-10T22:05:00.000-08:00

Time warp

2009-12-10T20:40:00.001-08:00

I miss the nude

2009-12-07T20:02:00.001-08:00

The Puke Bowl

2009-12-07T20:01:00.001-08:00

Luke Blais

This was out in Carbon Canyon. The bikers from the roadhouse next door
use to get drunk and fuck with us. We hated them. Now it seems like
every skater wants to be a biker these days.

Frontsides all night

2009-12-07T19:57:00.001-08:00

Luke Blais Pool Skater

2009-12-07T19:55:00.000-08:00

Luke showed me my first pool and told tales of The Nude Bowl. Here he
is in the shallow end. I camped there.

YLHS

2009-11-11T14:50:00.000-08:00

I would never leave the parking lot if I went to HS here.

Pumpkin man didn't win

2009-10-30T23:39:00.001-07:00

Back at the SDS!

2009-10-10T10:52:00.000-07:00

Vermonting

2009-10-10T09:44:00.000-07:00

Bindinglegs

2009-10-04T17:28:00.001-07:00