Took me about a day to realize why I keep coming back. The Sleepcats at Dee’s and Patrick’s shrimp and grits.
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What a great trip!
Thanks to everyone for making this a great trip. Six boards at Bing (formerly Channin) and six days at Avalon, surfing almost daily, and seeing all my friends. Life is good.
January Tattoos
Dang!
Wow, six boards (at Bing) and six days at the tattoo shop (Avalon) and I finally have some days off with my lovely wife. Now I get to do what everyone thinks I do when I come out.
Quote of the day
An ignorant person is one who doesn’t know what you have just found out.
Will Rogers
it’s a wonderful life
In the shaping room today, working. I’m listening to my usual shaping mix, jazz, classical, Tom Waits, old 97’s. Up comes a selection from the Dee Felice Big Band the “Jazzmanian Devils”, Live at the Club. I tended bar the night it was recorded. What a night! Reminded me what a great life I’ve had, and what awesome people I’ve had the pleasure and honor of associating with. Many of you are on that list. Thank you.
long day
Up at 3:45am EST, flight at 6:00am EST (3:00 PST), arrive San Diego, shuttle to downtown, Coaster to Encinitas, ride from a friend (thanks Sam) to my bus in Leucadia (thanks Ronan/Jen), to the bank to get cash and deposit check (thanks Tyler/James- Corduroy), up to the factory to pick up boards (thanks Matt/Margaret-Bing/Jacobs) and drop off cash, drop off boards at Surfindian in PB (thanks Chris), meet friend in Hillcrest to deliver new board (thanks Jack), eat burrito and have a beer (thanks Stone), write this. Damn! I’m tired. Time to crash (thanks Jacek/Caroline)
“What a long strange trip….”
Thirty years ago on New Year’s Eve, I worked at the same restaurant as my wife, bussing tables. Last night I worked at the same restaurant as my wife, bussing tables. This time around just filling in for friends. It’s been an interesting life. Happy New Year!
I’m leavin’ on a jet plane…
Can’t wait to get to SD for my next trip. Three glorious weeks of shaping, tattooing and visiting. It goes without saying that I plan on getting in the water every single chance I get. I’m assuming the weather will turn perfect as soon as I arrive. I look forward to seeing you all.
Avalon is booked and I am shaping every other day to fill orders and build up my stock again. I’ve got a couple HPH’s at the factory waiting for pick up, going to Surfindian in PB. Thanks to everyone who has purchased one of my boards. I really appreciate the support. Hope you enjoy them thoroughly.
Looks like I’ll be doing a show at Corduroy in Portland Maine in the spring. We’re ironing out details now. I look forward to some East coast water time. I’ve had only a small taste and it left me hungry for more. Thanks to Tyler and James for the continued association.
quote of the season
William Rivers Pitt:
“Before Santa and presents and shopping and all the attendant Christmas (stuff) got involved, this holiday was enshrined to commemorate a guy who got nailed to a tree for daring to tell people to be kind to one another. If you have two cloaks, He said, give one away. Remember those who have less than you, be charitable, be good, be merciful.”
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