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What I'm Watching - Riding Waves by Cyrus Sutton

Seven years ago I watched this film when it first came out. It was really good and came from an unknown young filmmaker named Cyrus Sutton. A guy who I 'd never heard of. Watched it and was blown away. First discovered the magic of John Peck and Dane Reynolds in this film. We all know who Cyrus is today. It's fun to watch his early work. Check it out, it's only $7 this week at www.thesurfnetwork.com. 

What I'm watching: Stoked and Broke

Ok, just finished up my second viewing and have to say that I am actually stoked! First off I really want to go surf. Seeing all that local footage made be want a really good northwest swell.  I also learned a lot from the film in terms of some practical knowledge as well as a bit about myself.

I'm actually in a better mood and there are moments when I laughed out loud. (The part about how to dress to go on a hobo staycation was classic.) In full disclosure I have been a part of helping get the word out online so I am not really impartial. I am biased to a degree. But with that said it was actually better than I was expecting it to be. Since I had never seen it I thought it was going to be a basic documentary about their trip but I was really surprised by the social commentary of it all. It really left me thinking about the lives of the people in the film and left me with questions about my own beliefs and priorities. Good job Cyrus.

Here are some stills...

Part of the fun in this film is how they do the trip. The rigs they built are pretty impressive and there is some practical knowledge on how to pull off a trip like this.

One lesson taught, look for families from Colorado in campgrounds. They are nice and will hook you up with food.

 Lot's of classic San Diego surfing. Made me so hungry for surfing.

Cyrus, his bluetooth head gear and his tips on getting dressed for the trip if you look indigenous. This part made me laugh out-loud.

A favorite scene was Cyrus and Ryan at Blacks. Cyrus takes out an old beat up single fin and kills it.

  Two parts in the film of pure raw honesty where Kneeboarder Steve above and Richard Kenvin below. They tell a bit about their lives and it is very interesting. Makes you think about your life and what you think is important.

Richard rips.

Cyrus and his handplane footage was cool. This movie was like when Sprout and Glass Love came out with segments on Fish boards and you finally got to see some footage of something that was more of an underground thing.  

Glen Horn and his wife are pretty amazing. They are inspiring. Saving up enough money to head off into Baja to spend their time surfing, camping and living life as they wish.

A Word Of Thanks From Cyrus

"We sold out both showings of "Stoked and Broke" last week- only the 4th time in last 25 yrs that's happened :) thank you all who were involved, its a night we won't soon forget!"

Cy

Next Stop:

September 16, 2010

Newport Beach Lido Theater

3459 Via Lido
Newport Beach, CA 92663
949.673.8350

Show starts at 8:00pm

Tarp-Surfing and Pre-Party at Almond Surfboards

from 5:00pm – 7:00pm

367 Old Newport Blvd
Newport Beach, CA 92663
949.515.2102

Featuring:

Live Music By Levi Prairie
Almond Surfboard Raffle
Free Pop Chips and Honest Beverages

REMINDER!!! Stoked and Broke Tomorrow at the La Paloma 7 & 9 PM

Go get your tickets at Surfy Surfy to avoid the rush.

more info at www.korduroy.tv

Stoked and Broke Premier Sept 9th La Paloma

I am really looking forward to this movie. I'm a huge fan of Cyrus Sutton, Ryan Burch and filmmer extraordinaire Jack Chellemi. These guys are doing such amazing work with Korduroy.tv. You can buy tickets at Korduroy.tv  and at Surfy Surfy Surf Shop. See you there!

Broken Board Handplanes by Kipp Denslow

For a while now I have been thinking about what to do with the countless broken boards I see at the beach and in peoples yards. Boards that will never see water again and will eventually end up in the land fill. 

The idea of these once beloved boards ending up in the trash just because they got snapped bugged me. It was a waste for one and cruel to a board that was once free and spent its time in the water. 

After some thought and some inspiration from Cyrus Sutton, Danny Hess and Brown Fish for their wood handplanes, Kipp Denslow and I started playing with the idea of turning these old boards into something new. Something that we could reshape into a new beloved friend of the wave riding persuasion. 

The result of this project was something that has completely opened my mind to a new world of wave riding. The goal to save broken boards turned into something much more. It turned into fun!

With Kipp as the shaper and glasser and me as the broken board hunter and test pilot we are setting out to clean up the landfills and have fun while doing it.  So if you have a broken board and it will go into the trash, give us a shout and we will take it off your hands. Who knows, maybe you'll see that board again in the water someday? 

Enjoy.

EL

Home Made Alaia - By Dom De Pietro

My friend's son Dom has been busy making his own Alaias in his backyard. This is actually his third. He got Cyrus' Tom's Plantation Creation  a while back and has been on a mission. His first two were made of pine until he got to ride one of his friend's Paulownia powered boards. After feeling the float of the Paulownia he went up to see Jon Wegener to score a blank for his next board. 

Dom is a ripper on foam boards and it will be fun to see him dial this board in. 

Dom with Paulownia blank purchased from Jon Wegener

Cut it out. 6-4

Outline inspired by the Peanut model.

Sanding the tapered rails and concave

Ready to ride after two coats of boiled linseed oil.

Mobilize Your Board Bag

www.korduroy.tv

Have you ever looked on with envy at the guy pulling a wheeled board bag in line next to you at the airport?

Does your wife or girlfriend surf and you get stuck holding the bag?

Is your current board bag still good but you just don't have the budget to upgrade?

If so then we have something for you!

Check out the new Korduroy.tv segment on mobilizing your board bag and convert that old bag into a new wheeled model. Thanks to Cyrus Sutton and Jack Chellemi of Kordury.tv there is now a segment on how  to do it yourself.

It's fast. It's easy. It's eco-friendly and... it's free. (Well sort of free if you don't already own some of the stuff needed.)

The idea of this conversion came after my friends Kirk and Anne borrowed my bag for their first couples surf trip. Kirk, seeing the writing on the wall, knew he was doomed to lug that thing around.  To make his life easier he made a strap on wheel system to save his back. After seeing that I devised a way to permanently mount my own skate trucks to my bag so that I can forever roll with ease through the airport in style.

The result was great and you wouldn't believe the heads you turn.

(Note those are my original, circa 1986 Independent trucks!)

Watch it, learn and upgrade your old bag to a new first class wheely bag today.