Control

I was waiting for Dan Claws to shed some light on the opening interlude to my section in Pastiche, and unless you're into the band Joy Division, chances are you have no fucking idea what the hell was going on when you saw me smoking a durry and wearing a 70's post-punk outfit. Well as you might be aware, Pastiche has two competing meanings, the one that Dan played on the most was to pay homage to films (music and literary genres) that have influenced him. Joy Division was one of the bands, Control was one of the films. 

Paint the town red

With this wallpaper brought to you by Pastiche in collaboration with transitsurf! 

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It's a pretty shitty day here in Margaret River so I've decided I'm gonna do a fun little edit of some recent(ish) footage to put up here... 

Until then....

Peace

More

Well just as Pastiche has been released, I've discovered Todd Barnes, head of the Iamnone empire, is releasing another dvd. No doubt it'll be another sweet vid and no doubt he felt a little motivation after seeing the Claws and Teeth production on Saturday night in Woollongong...

It's cool how the video guys can have this rivalry between them but still remain good mates and support one another. Even Digital Walrus (name I coined for Chad Waldron, Philippines circa '07 - story behind this later... but more likely never) bought a copy of the dvd. It's fucking great they want to push each other in terms of production and hopefully they keep it up because I want to keep seeing good videos!

Well it was a fast and successful weekend and i'm now back in faithful Margs awaiting some fun waves for the rest of the week. I'll upload some photos tomorrow because I am too tired to do it now...(I swear I suffered a two day hangover - a case of the less you do it the harder it hits you I think!)

But for the meantime here is a frame that never saw the light of day on Barnsey's Thrash and West decided to delete it!

North Point

 

Until then...

Going home?

Tonight I am flying "home" (I don't know where I call home - when i'm in WA I call NSW home and when i'm in NSW I call WA home...) for the two remaining PASTICHE premieres - which should be sick fun! 

Although I've watched the vid so many times now I am still amping on it and it will be cool to see it on the big screen again.

I'm going to be in my hometown briefly then stop number one is: The Central Coast!

It would be nice to come "home" to some of this!

So if your in the area make sure you come along! It's gonna be another great night!

Peace

Wherever I go, there I am

"PASTICHE, PASTICHE, PASTICHE", the crowd roared.... no not really. But the premiere was definitely a huge success. I don't think anyone left the cinema disappointed or empty handed for that matter - there were plenty of giveaways, and you know

anything for free is good! 

So if you have the chance to get to any of the other premieres - do it! I will be making an appearance at both the central and south coast prems and I can't wait!

As for the video - It is amazing. Good soundtrack, good footage, good riders, good vibes!

The cinema filling up

And as promised here are some shots from the last few days of surfing. There has been some sick waves...

North Point - cracking!

"Secret" Spot - Me snagging one from the crowd

Both of these shots were taken by my friend Ryan Keatinge who goes under the name of "Ryan Keats". Pretty ladsy for letting me use these shots on the blog!

Anyway I'll be back later with some more news + pics, so keep tuned!

Peace

This Friday...

As mentioned below this Friday marks the start of the "PASTICHE" premieres. It's gonna be a fucking rad night and I would highly recommend coming along just to see the movie if your in the Perth area.

It's funny to think that two years ago when I moved over to Margaret River, WA, from Shoal Bay, NSW, I would be so heavily involved in a project - as Dan (a.k.a Claws) asked me the other night, "what would have I been doing if they weren't bringing out a video?", I honestly don't know!

So I'm stoked to be a part of such an epic production and it sure is going to be rewarding on Friday night to sit down with everyone else in the cinema and soak it all in. It's been a long time coming...

This was my very first section in a video - "There's No I." I'm sure you'll enjoy my new one about...1000x more!  

Welcome

Welcome everyone to my blog! I thought it was about time I created one to share all my thoughts and images with the bodyboarding world, rather than just letting them go to waste.

It's a pretty exciting time for me - The waves are turning on in Margaret River, the "PASTICHE" premieres are set to go starting this Friday in Perth and my very own PRIDE board model is being released in May!

With a surplus amount of blogs floating around on the net these days, be sure to check this space for regular updates, photos and video clips. As my "boss" Marcus from HB distribution coined, "All the cool kids are doing blogs now!"