Serious Problems
31 10 2011Comments : Leave a Comment »
Tags: cincinnati, OTR, true crime
Categories : kentucky, travel
home sweet home
14 10 2011Well after a wonderful month working at Avalon, delivering boards and putting about two thousand miles on the blue bus, Karen and I are back in Newport/Covington/Cincinnati enjoying our life here. First stop was Dixie Chili, our local chili parlor. Next stop Dee Felice Cafe, where I’m enjoying the band and waiting for my baby to be off.
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Tags: Cincinnati chili, dee felice cafe, Dixie chili, mastsurfboards, steve mast, steven mast
Categories : history, kentucky, photos, travel
off time
1 10 2011Having a great trip. Up the coast to Mendo for an amazing gathering of the “wee folk”, the “good neighbors”, elves or whatever at the wedding of our good friends Chris and Rachel. Then on to gold rush country for my brother’s family, then on to Joshua Tree for my wife’s Mother’s and her sweet man.
Along the way we’ve been amazed and educated by good wine makers, enthralled by faerie, spanked by the Pacific, tested by a forty three year old vehicle and had a wonderful time. Back to Avalon this week and ready for Halloween (and our 18th wedding anniversary) in Kentucky. See you wherever.
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Tags: avalon tattoo, designs by dana, mast surfboards, steven mast, surfing, travel
Categories : music, photos, travel
New Boards @surfindian
15 09 2011New at Surfindian.
6’0″ polka moo: Geppy #2′s, 6×6(6), gloss and polish. Beak nose, downrail, arc tail
6’7″ HPH speedster: Geppy #2′s, 6×6(6), smoke tint bands top and bottom, gloss and polish. Too sweet.
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Tags: mast surfboards, san diego, steve mast, steven mast, surfboards, surfindian
Categories : board porn, boards for sale, design
Busy Weekend
12 09 2011Crazy weekend in the Mainstrasse. Oktoberfest was in full swing and so was the shop. Next stop San Diego!
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Tags: tattoo, steven mast, steve mast, avalon tattoo, designs by dana, tattoos
Categories : design, photos, tattoos, kentucky
guitar tweaks
1 09 2011Thanks to Darren Whitmer at Brown Forman Cooperage for the piece of scrap white oak. It came from a bourbon barrel stave destined for either Jack Daniels, Woodford Reserve, or Old Forester. It made the perfect block for my tremolo modification on my newly acquired St. Blues Bluescaster. This is one sweet guitar and I’m in the process of dialing it in. What could be better than a bourbon barrel stave for this project? American white oak!
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Tags: Darren Whitmer, st. blues bluescaster, Strat tremolo block
Categories : design, music, poke
Old world craftsmanship
1 09 2011It’s gratifying to see real craftsmen still at work in this country. My wife and I were treated to a tour of the only distillery owned cooperage in the US today, the Brown-Forman cooperage. The operations manager, Darren gave us a great look into a working cooperage. Most of the barrels are headed for Jack Daniels with the balance going to Woodford Reserve and Old Forester. Thanks to Darren at the plant and Michelle from Republic.
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Tags: barrels, Bourbon, cooperage, jack Daniels, woodford reserve
Categories : history, kentucky, travel
