Skateboards Give Unconditional Love Freely

(What the hell does skateboarding have to do with independent music / musicians? Well, it has to do with me and this is my blog after all… And it will all tie in together at some point… All passions combined to make a regular media-”Voltron”!)

Yeah, I have been thinking a whole damn lot about skateboarding. I was a daily active skateboarder from 1983 up until 2002 (when I had a slightly harder fall than I was used to! Almost broke my first bone that day!). After that bit of a scare – I took it much easier for the next few years. Rarely if ever really doing much more than just rolling about the pavement.

Something has changed…. Something wonderful….

ABOVE: Almost Skateboard Company – Pro Riders; Daewon Song & Chris Haslam in the skate short-film; “Cheese & Crackers”

I have found myself watching a lot of amazing skating the last two years. It has inspired me… Not to say I think I am anywhere capable of throwing down the kind of high-end “techy” tricks the cat’s in that video above were pulling! BUT – I do believe I can do a bit more than just roll and manage to not break a bone.

So as of the month of May 2009 I am officially interested in making skating a daily (or at least weekly) routine! Call it exercise! A doctor would! I am currently obsessed with Almost Skateboard Company run by Rodney Mullen, Daewon Song, and a few other amazing veteran skaters. Great boards and great attitudes. Check them out!

L8r (sk8r) – yeah, I did it.

Happy Birthday Mazzy!!!

My Girls!

Sure, you don’t know Mazzy – she is my eleven year old daughter and today is her birthday… er, um… So technically TODAY she is eleven years old. At 5:21 PM to be exact! My younger daughter Muriel just turned seven last month… It gets kinda tight in the wallet around this house from December thru April!

It’s Not About Me

Seriously, it’s not. I just needed to post this tune by one of my favorite artists from the late 60’s. The cool thing is that several decades later in late 2008 the man released a NEW album…And it’s smoking in my opinion. I like my Amy Winehouse (really it’s her band I like; The Dap Tones), and I am even fond of Adele even at just 19 (pun intended)…But this man inspired them even if they do not realize it.

So here it is if the player embeds as I hope it will (fingers crossed): ***zzzzztttttttttt**! Ok that did not embed so I will just provide this link:

Sexy Mo Fo with a Dope Ass Beat One Click Away (oh, and campy as hell in the funkiest sincerity)

It’s cool if you don’t dig it but I think you would be hard pressed to deny the mans influence on a certain sound resurgence we have recently experienced in Pop music. And it is just classy and respectable that this mans voice and hybrid form of soul have managed to stand the test of time (minus the 80’s and 90’s! Sorry Tom).