D Fin Clock

Sometimes you go to your door and find something you just didn't expect to see. The other day there was this D Fin Clock laying on my door mate with a note attached. Turns out my friends Mary and Paul got this clock at the Longboard Grotto about 15 years ago. It broke and then sat in a closet all this time. While cleaning things out she felt that I would appreciate it so she passed it on to me. All I can say is that it has been getting some attention around here. THANK YOU GUYS FOR THINKING OF ME!!!! It is very cool and I will find a nice spot to show it off.

Reminder Cheryl Sorg Art Show Tonight 6-9pm

There will be free beer and wine, too.

Coastal Clean Up Day Sat the 19th 9am-12pm Beacons Beach

Beacon's will be the focal point of another beach clean up. Parents drop your kids off as they can get community service points for school. Parents, stay and show your kids you care and make a good example. Check out the website here. www.cleanupday.org

Thank you Bob and Jan Rogers for being so committed to our community and beaches. I'm humbled in witnessing your leadership and generosity.

Mick Pig Dog Waters

Here's a nice little shot of our pen pal Mick taking a nice line backside somewhere in Oz. Enjoy.

Cheryl Sorg Art Show Sat. the 19th at the Eric Phleger Gallery

The lovely Cheryl Sorg has been working away on her new show for months now. It is finally done and the work is amazing! How does she find the time to cut every word out??? If you saw her show at the Encinitas library or the Long Beach Museum of Art and loved it, you are in luck, there is all new pieces to drool over.  Eric always puts on a great bash and is keeping true to the promise of supporting local artists. Way to go Eric! I look forward to seeing everyone there.

On the Attack!

Rasta Stills

My  friend Mick has been at it again shooting for his new film Little Black Wheels.  He knows I have been jonesing to see it so he sent me some recent stills from the Rasta section. Oh my, I thought  this would hold me over but I want to see the video even more now. Enjoy.

Osiris Pepallama Shoes

My friend Pepa is a designer who is originally from Australia. She moved to Leucadia 5 or 6 years ago. She has since moved on from our neighborhood but she continues to inspire us all. When she was living here she was one of the most talented designers I've ever known. She's worked for a lot of big names. We were super stoked that she just landed her first shoe design with Osiris. The style is the South Bronx/Artist Series/Pepa. You can find them here. Way to go Pepa!!!

Rochelle Ballard at Leucadia's Bergamot Spa, Sunday Sept 13, 5-7pm

Rochelle will be having an event at the new Bergamot Spa in Leucadia. They will be featuring her Yoga DVD Surf Into Yoga, having a Yoga class, live music, food and drinks. It will be a fun time.

I've been seeing events going on over at the Bergamot but had no idea what that place was. Go to their website and check out the photos. www.bergamotspa.com The place looks amazing. I was shocked it was right here in Leucadia.  

When:

Sunday Sept 13th 5-7pm

Come Early for a yoga class with Rochelle.

Class costs $20 and space is limited.

Where:

Click here for directions 

Erik and Lauren's New Keel Fish

Erik came over with his new board, a 5'10" custom painted Roy Sanchez Keel Fish. The board was painted by Erik and his lovely Girlfriend Lauren. The two have been waiting for this board to get back for a while now and are super stoked to get her in the water. 

It was fun for me to watch this board take shape. It started out with the two of them going to Roy's and helping him shape it. Then they took her home and painted her up and sent her off to get glassed. The finished result turned out really cool. I love the fins as well. Great work guys. Only question I have is... can I ride it?

A Few Shots of the Grain

This week I met up with Murphy to get the Grain signed before it gets glassed. Dennis looked it over and checked out my fine sanding and gave it his stamp of approval. He was also able to get rid of a ding I put in it. Thank you Dennis!  All and and all she is a beauty. Next post will be the glass job.

Mini Tudor Bat

Jay from Slider Mag was one of the guys who took us up on our offer for a free mini blank from Cowboy Dan. He was so stoked to get this thing. I got to chat with him when he picked it up. A super cool guy.  He has a fun site as well so check it out.

Here's the finished board.  It is modeled after a Tudor Bat. Dimensions are 9 1/2" lx 2 1/4" w x 1/4" t. It has some nose concave, 50/50 to sharper rails in the tail. It was hand sanded to perfection. Cool board Jay! Thanks for sharing.

DIY Longboard Fin by Kipp

These photos and email came in from Kipp today. He was super stoked to try making his own fin. Turned out cool and if you are in a pinch for cash and need a fin he has proven you can do it yourself. Thanks for sharing Kipp. I love the whole idea.

Hey Ed,
Got to try out my scrap plywood DIY fin this weekend and it worked great I couldn't tell the difference from my $65 fin and I love the organic look it gives the board. Here's a few shots of the whole process.
K.  

Don't Do Labor... Do Art.

On this fine Labor Day Alia and I decided to do the anti-labor, Art. It's not work if you love it, right? For today's art project we made a Grain Keel tee. It was fun and I'm really stoked on how it turned out. Besides, now that my Grain has been shaped and is waiting to be glassed I just can't help but feel the love for all things Grain. The board has been sitting in my house smelling of wood goodness. Humm, the smell of sawdust in the morning. I hope to have her glassed soon. Until then I'll be staring at her and wearing my tee with pride. 

Surfer: Allen Johnson

Low Fi Nipple Tonight at the Leucadian

A night you won't want to miss. My friend John Finkbinner and crew bring the LoFi Nipple band back together for another show at the Leucadian. If you were in Leucadia in the late 90's you remember these guys.  Guaranteed entertainment and debauchery.  Free for all but space is limited. Also rumor has it that our very own Miss Anne and the lovely Judy Finkbiner are coming out of retirement to do a little GoGo dancing one more time for The LoFi Nipple band!!
 
Lo Fi Nipple
With
Lessons From Zeke
and
S.A.R.
 
Saturday, September 5,2009
 
Leucadian Bar on HWY 101
 
Fun Starts at 9:30!
  

Uncle Rodney's House of Fun/Fins

Alia and I were hanging out with Rondey yesterday doing some art and we couldn't help but play with the collection of fins he has. Here are just a few. Checkout the Brewer (upper left) and the little rock fin he found on the beach. Thanks Rodney for the art lessons and the photos!

Single Fin Tee

I've been wanting to make some more fin tees so I asked Chris to stop by with a tracing of his favorite fin. He showed up with a Fins Unlimited 7" fin that he loves. The end result turned out pretty cool. It was fun to make. Once we had the template I cut out a stencil, reinforced it with a little duct tap, painted on some bleach and voila... single fin tee. If you want to try one out at home give it a shot and send me a photo.

Portfolio - Maggie Marsek

I really like to show off the work of local photographers. It makes me feel good to show the hard work they do. One that I really like is Maggie Marsek. She is, in my view, exceptional. I always love looking at her work and get such a good vibe from it. She has a really unique sense of color and perspective and she captures the energy of the moment. Here are a few shots that jumped out at me from her site. Check it out for yourself. Enjoy.

www.maggiemarsek.com