Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
SKATE OR DIE...
Well in this case... ALMOST!!! My main ace DDubs took quite a spill Sunday evening while riding his useless wooden toy, but The Curb Crusher crew are some tough MUTHAFUKIN COOKIES!!! And even with 6 staples in his head and multiple road rashes, he still showed up to work bright and early... Now on the flip side of that I had the opportunity to skate with an OG Team Hosoi rider and SD legend Mike Garcia, and let me tell you STLYE IS SOMETHING YOU'RE BORN WITH!!! And no dollar amount, or school, or hanging out with the " In " crowd will ever be able to give you that!!! And trust me, dude did not disappoint!!! STYLES UPON STYLES... Big ups to Dame from Skate Standard with the blunt fakie and the invitation...
SKATEBOARD: EVOLUTION & ART IN CALIFORNIA
My boy Damien over at Skate Standard put me up on this...
www.skatestandard.com
Beginning next week, the California Heritage Museum is presenting an exhibition celebrating the skateboard. The California-born sport spawned a wildly popular subculture across the globe. The influence of art on the skateboarding lifestyle (and vice versa) is made evident by the various deck iterations and vibrant designs featured on them over the years.
November 14, 2009 through May 30, 2010
California Heritage Museum
2612 Main Street in Santa Monica
General admission is only $3!
From the CHM:
Guest curated by legendary Z-boy Nathan Pratt in conjunction with museum staff curator Michael Trotter and advisory committee members Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom (Zephyr co-founders), Cris Dawson (1966 Hobie Champ), Z-Boys Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, and 1980’s world champion Christian Hosoi, the exhibition traces the evolution of boards from pre-1950 to the present showcasing the riders, designers, artists, and manufacturers that created the California phenomenon known as the skateboard. From the first planks of wood with metal roller skate wheels nailed to the bottom to the modern polyurethane wheels and kicktails, the boards have rocketed the skaters to greater heights of performance and style while taking “sidewalk surfing” from a homegrown activity to a worldwide cultural phenomenon.
Visit the California Heritage Museum website for more information.
www.skatestandard.com
Beginning next week, the California Heritage Museum is presenting an exhibition celebrating the skateboard. The California-born sport spawned a wildly popular subculture across the globe. The influence of art on the skateboarding lifestyle (and vice versa) is made evident by the various deck iterations and vibrant designs featured on them over the years.
November 14, 2009 through May 30, 2010
California Heritage Museum
2612 Main Street in Santa Monica
General admission is only $3!
From the CHM:
Guest curated by legendary Z-boy Nathan Pratt in conjunction with museum staff curator Michael Trotter and advisory committee members Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom (Zephyr co-founders), Cris Dawson (1966 Hobie Champ), Z-Boys Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, and 1980’s world champion Christian Hosoi, the exhibition traces the evolution of boards from pre-1950 to the present showcasing the riders, designers, artists, and manufacturers that created the California phenomenon known as the skateboard. From the first planks of wood with metal roller skate wheels nailed to the bottom to the modern polyurethane wheels and kicktails, the boards have rocketed the skaters to greater heights of performance and style while taking “sidewalk surfing” from a homegrown activity to a worldwide cultural phenomenon.
Visit the California Heritage Museum website for more information.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
PRODUCT SHOT...
As you know over here at Don't Sleep, we do not post the new " HOT " shit or any of that garbage being slammed down your throat by these so called " taste makers ". But I would like to show off my 1/4 top black / black wino's I just copped for the low low price of 20 boodles... So while you lamo's are shelling out absorbent amounts of dough for straight knocks on some O.G shit, I'll kick my feet up and relish in the fact that I know the time and YOU DO NOT...
WHAT A WEEKEND...
What a GREAT weekend!!! Let me start off by sending my condolences to the Negos family for their loss... Then let me say it was a celebration this weekend, and it started Thursday night at Voyer for our boy Jordan's birthday, lots of drinks and I still had to wake up at the crack of dawn to go to LA in the morning. So after only getting like 2 hours sleep the night before Ddubs and I swoop up Iron Mike, drop off Tarzan in Scripps, get some morning runs on the mini ramp and shoot out to Del Mar to meet up with Crispin and Price, mind you its only 10 o'clock in the morning... We're all packed and ready to roll for the First Annual Curb Crusher Venice Beach pilgrimage and skatepark adventure!!! We hit the gas station and stopped by the most LUXURIOUS McDonald's I've ever been to!!! complete with gelato and panninis and all type's of ill shit.
So we get on the road and Price decides to make a pit stop, remember it's only 10:45 am... TIME TO START DRINKING? Yes... It's a bar, and apparently it's tequila and beer time!!! Fuck it!!! So be it... With drinks and pool under the belt all before noon we hop back on the road and make our way up to LA... BAM! Venice Beach... We find parking and make our way out to the beach. As we get closer to the skatepark I realize it's a lot smaller and tighter than it looks in the pics, but after a few minutes of carving around it all starts to come back. We sessioned for about an hour and a half then stopped by a couple of shops, I picked up some ill all black 1/4 top winos at this surf shop Mollusk, pretty rad surf shop...
Everybody was getting hungry so we hit up this little Mexican spot that has CRACKING carne asada. Irons homegirl Cher Chez stopped by to say hello real quick, then we jumped on the freeway back to SD because Irons and I had to Dj that night. We stopped for gas and donuts and right as we got back into SD Price wanted to make another pit stop... That's right, the same bar!!! We get back to DT finally and shoot straight over to Confidential for our usual Friday gig, it's our boy Jordan's birthday so we were expecting a good crowd. My ass was dragging but it was CRACKING in there so after a few more drinks I got my stride back!!! As usual the music was off the chain, and some unexpected guests made their way thru. All in all a successful night shout out's to Lanie from Hellz for stopping by, and Happy Birthday to our boy Jordan... Hope you had fun.
It's 3 in the morning as I make my way to the pad and I'm delirious from lack of sleep, I need some rest because I have to attend a memorial for my cousin Price who's mother passed away last week. It's early Saturday morning and I make my way into DT to scoop up Aly and head over to Price's sister's for the his mom's memorial... Friends, family, food, tears, laughs, celebration of life and a TON of tequila. it was good to see the family and pay our respects and after about 11 shots Aly and I say our goodbye's and head back DT to get ready for the night...
AND OH YES!!! The Pacquiao fight at Irons!!! Pizza ,beer, friends and countryman and one of the BEST GODDAM FIGHTS I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME!!! My hats off to Cotto for hanging in there, got MAD heart!!! But my boy did it again!!! with style and grace Manny came out with the V!!! Now it's sleepy time.. mind you, it was only Saturday night but I was going home to sleep till Monday!!! Peace to everybody who came out this weekend and made it SUPER RAD!!! R.I.P Doris Sheila Negos you will be missed!!!! till next time.. Here's some flics enjoy...
So we get on the road and Price decides to make a pit stop, remember it's only 10:45 am... TIME TO START DRINKING? Yes... It's a bar, and apparently it's tequila and beer time!!! Fuck it!!! So be it... With drinks and pool under the belt all before noon we hop back on the road and make our way up to LA... BAM! Venice Beach... We find parking and make our way out to the beach. As we get closer to the skatepark I realize it's a lot smaller and tighter than it looks in the pics, but after a few minutes of carving around it all starts to come back. We sessioned for about an hour and a half then stopped by a couple of shops, I picked up some ill all black 1/4 top winos at this surf shop Mollusk, pretty rad surf shop...
Everybody was getting hungry so we hit up this little Mexican spot that has CRACKING carne asada. Irons homegirl Cher Chez stopped by to say hello real quick, then we jumped on the freeway back to SD because Irons and I had to Dj that night. We stopped for gas and donuts and right as we got back into SD Price wanted to make another pit stop... That's right, the same bar!!! We get back to DT finally and shoot straight over to Confidential for our usual Friday gig, it's our boy Jordan's birthday so we were expecting a good crowd. My ass was dragging but it was CRACKING in there so after a few more drinks I got my stride back!!! As usual the music was off the chain, and some unexpected guests made their way thru. All in all a successful night shout out's to Lanie from Hellz for stopping by, and Happy Birthday to our boy Jordan... Hope you had fun.
It's 3 in the morning as I make my way to the pad and I'm delirious from lack of sleep, I need some rest because I have to attend a memorial for my cousin Price who's mother passed away last week. It's early Saturday morning and I make my way into DT to scoop up Aly and head over to Price's sister's for the his mom's memorial... Friends, family, food, tears, laughs, celebration of life and a TON of tequila. it was good to see the family and pay our respects and after about 11 shots Aly and I say our goodbye's and head back DT to get ready for the night...
AND OH YES!!! The Pacquiao fight at Irons!!! Pizza ,beer, friends and countryman and one of the BEST GODDAM FIGHTS I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME!!! My hats off to Cotto for hanging in there, got MAD heart!!! But my boy did it again!!! with style and grace Manny came out with the V!!! Now it's sleepy time.. mind you, it was only Saturday night but I was going home to sleep till Monday!!! Peace to everybody who came out this weekend and made it SUPER RAD!!! R.I.P Doris Sheila Negos you will be missed!!!! till next time.. Here's some flics enjoy...
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