im leavin' on a jet plane...

John Denver would be stoked.

Alright so, just before you start. No, im not giving up on my blog. Im determined to see this thing sprout into a wonderful thing. However, for the last week and a half i've been busily packing up my little studio in Leucadia for my return to the Land of Oz.

Yep im going home. After just under a year in the USA the time has come for me to start the journey home before a) I get a case of the Swine Flu or b) Immigration stat chasing my ass all over the country. Neither if which interest me.

So tomorrow is it. See ya Obama. Its been real. And Gov Arnie, dont worry. I'll be back.

last.fm is my new favorite toy!!

the white buffalo

This is one of my favorite songs from The White Buffalo's new album Hogtied Revisited....

Every single one of these songs give me a chill... He is amazing.

If you haven't got it already, shame on you! Go to iTunes now to redeem yourself... Actually, better yet, go to your local non-corporate record store and get it.

the modern collective

I've been reading this blog for a while now and these kids are definitely on to a good thing.

The Modern Collective is a film Project by a buddy of mine Kai Neville and his unique angle on the modern surf film is insanely refreshing.

Working under the guidance of legend Taylor Steele, the Modern Collective is Kai's first major project. And if what he did with the leftovers of Steele's 'Stranger than Fiction' flick 'Days of the Strange' is anything to go by, plus this little teaser the boys are almost turning this into a cult.

The same way that Taylor defined a generation with the Momentum series, Kai and the rest of the rat pack of salty hair scoundrels (Dion Agius, Jordy Smith, Dusty Payne, Mitch Coleburn, Yadin Nichol & Dane Reynolds) are defining surfing's progression and screaming the voice of generation now. These lads are as smooth on land as they are in the water... And people want in.

The future of surf films is in good hands.

little to win, but nothin' to loose

So i want to begin by saying that i always start things with the best of intentions. Always. Its like my own little personal motto. If i dont i feel weird and everything usually goes to shit fairly quickly.

Over the last few days i've been trying to think of something to write. Sunday's little gem came to me during the afternoon haze in my friends backyard, well, you know the rest. But this week, nothin', zip, nada. Its like my brain has been in the clouds all week long. And everything i find online that im stoked on is already everywhere and of no real relevance anymore. Are my investigative skills that lame? God i hope not or im going to waste a lot of pretend people time.... (Apart from you Snowpea. Mwah!)

I think this funk has come from the situation im in right now. Im basically killing time at a place i've mentally checked out from. My old job. However, i still have just over 2 more weeks to go on my agreement.

At the start i thought i'd be able to handle it (there is that best of intentions ref), ya'know, make the most of the time i have left there, after all the people there are pretty rad and we all get along great. But now, to be honest, its just getting tedious. Im not really interested in what's going on. It's difficult trying to focus on the future when you are stuck in a stagnant now. Its seems as though all my good vibes from last week have been soaked up by a place that doesn't warrant them anymore and its starting to bug me....

But, nothing can be done about it right now. Its feeding my ability to have fun for the last few weeks im in America. Which is awesome....

Anyways tomorrow is FRIDAY so the weekend draws near. Time to release. Yay!

Hopefully a good candle burning will spark the mind....

Happy Easter Y'all.

sunday on my mind

The unofficial, yet world renowned day of rest just came and went for me... And it was an amazing day. Low 70's and not a cloud in the sky, me on a blanket under a tree with friends listening to jazz..... 

It got me thinking....

In an in-direct, but totally High Fidelity influenced post, here is my top 5 Sunday Jazz/Motown playlist (in no particular order):

Dave Brubeck: Take 5

John Coltrane & Miles Davis: 'Round Midnight

Louis Armstrong: Mack the Knife

Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald: Stompin' at the Savoy

Oscar Peterson: Little Girl Blue

beauty bar, is well, a beauty

So last night i got home from work, almost fell asleep watching the woes of the world on CNN and ate. The last thing i thought i would be doing would be going to a bar in El Cajon...

But, thats how we do things these days, with only a limited time left here in California its time to throw off the shackles of reason and just go with the flow. And im glad i did.

I found the most amazing bar last night. The Beauty Bar. Now, upon further investigation this place is not an anomaly, which takes a little of the uniqueness and originality from it but, dang, what a fun place to go. The place is basically an old hair salon converted into a bar. But not just any kind of salon. Im talking about 50's style. Like the massive dome hair perm thingo's, checkered floors, chairs with ash trays in them, the works.... I wish i had taken my camera, but it was out of batteries. Rookie error. 

We where there seeing one of my good mates play in his band Dynamite Walls and a pre-birthday bash for his girlfriend. 

My friends, i wish i could tell you more but, and i wish what i just wrote had made more sense but my head hurts really bad and, guess what, i got a party to go to!