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Thursday - May 29 - 1:02pm l
Headphones are a life saver. I can always count
on them to take me away from the rest of the world (or more specifically
the office) at anytime. No matter how foolish the background chatter may
be, I can turn up the Cursed
and know that it's going to be OK.
I came across Rob Dobi's site and was instantly impressed. Such great
work. This Avril Lavinge piece
is so dead on, as is 'How To Dress Emo
2.0'.
I need to get more tattoo work. After seeing all the great images of Bob's
work on his site, I'm excited to step it up. Now I'm thinking seriously
about going to 3/4 on my right arm with Jef
Whitehead doing the job.
Featured + Rob
Dobi Illustration
l Tuesday - May 27 - 8:09am l
Long weekends are good. Skating, motorbike riding,
and general catching up. Could use another day though...
If you are at all into metal, do yourself a favor and check out the newest
by Darkest Hour. It's so damn
good...possibly because it was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg
Sweden by legendary producer Fredrick Nordstromd, the man behind At the
Gates, In Flames, Arch Enemy, Cradle of Filth, and Dimmu Borgir.
Here's an interesting site: Iraq
Body Count. Oh yeah, where are those weapons of mass destruction?
Everyone seems to have forgotten all about them. Check out the Post
War Planner. If you get a chance watch a rerun of Iraq
: A look Baq...so funny.
Listen
+ Darkest Hour - The Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation
l Friday - May 23 - 1:13pm l
The No-Contact
jacket is a great concept and a great piece of design. Just a fantastic
idea from start to finish.
Yeah, that's the new Weird Al Yankovic album over on the left. Got a problem
with that? The guy's funny, Ben Folds plays on a track...and I'm sucker
for a good parody.
Listen
+ Weird Al Yankovic - Poodle Hat
l Thursday - May 22 - 8:41am l
I'm tired and I want this week to end.
I used to enjoy the Skateboarding
Sucks website. Now I just dread looking at the comments. It's really
sad. I hope these are really little kids...it's a real bleak snapshot
of how skaters think.
Watch
+ Converge - The Long Road Home DVD
Read
+ IMPACT Fanzine No. 2
Featured + Actual-Factual
l Tuesday - May 20 - 11:16am l
Talk
about personal sacrifice for a cause...the Swedish animal rights group
'Bye Bye Egg Industry' openly
destroyed 2 million dollars worth of hatchery equipment, tripped the alarm,
and waited for the police. They are looking at four years in prison.
Damn.
Featured + BullshitJob.com
l Monday - May 19 - 3:27pm l
Vic over at
Static-Void loved the Matrix Reloaded. He also bought into all the
Hare Krishna garbage with no problem so...
The more I think about it, the more I dislike Reloaded. I'd rather watch
Bruce Lee throw one real punch than all the hours of computer generated
junk. Do yourself a favor and watch Enter the Dragon again and save your
money and time.
l 1:55pm l
Guess what? Mesh truckers hats are awesome (says
the New
York Times Fashion section!)! I mean Ashton Kutcher rocks em'! What
more do you need to know?
And this just in...skateboarding isn't cool anymore. Really. It's 1992
again. Now all you kids can go find something else to do..
l Sunday - May 18 - 10:25pm l
May 18, 2003
Mr.
Cutaia,
Hello. My name is Chris S. I'm a 29 year old Art Director from San Francisco.
This morning I was visiting the Martinez Skatepark with a few friends
from surrounding areas (including one from Benicia who is spearheading
that town's new skatepark effort). Martinez has a great park. It's very
well built and maintained, with a strong design. I'm a member of the San
Francisco Skatepark Coalition and think it's great the community has provided
this park for the youth of Martinez.
I was surprised to see very few young people using the park this morning.
When I first visited the park soon after the grand opening it was swarming
with kids...and now it seemed empty. In fact, my friends and I were the
only people there at 10:40am. After about forty five minutes roughly 6
kids showed up.
We skated for 20 minutes together when a patrol car rolled up.
The kids immediately ran and hid their skateboards in the garbage can.
When we asked why they were hiding, the said they had received four tickets
for skating without pads, and didn't want another ticket.
I was not wearing a helmet and neither was another friend of mine. I follow
the state law which states adults over the age of 18 do not have to wear
helmets or protective gear in public parks. As the officer approached
the kids ran off. The officer then approached us and asked if we had any
children presently using the park. When we said no he told us we were
setting a bad example, and that we must have full pads and helmets at
all times. I told him that the state law was for kids under 18, but he
told me that "if I wanted to skate here" I would have to wear
full pads.
He then got back in his car and continued to watch the park. My friends
who had full pads continued skating. The other kids who left started to
walk back. Five minutes later, he came out of his car and said that one
of us wasn't wearing an elbow pad, and told us to "grow up".
It was obvious he thought we were trouble, and we weren't welcome...so
we left.
Now, I actually don't care that he was hassling us. I've been harassed
for being a skater for 16 years. What upsets me is that young kids have
been forced to fear and run from police officers rather than looking to
them as someone to trust.
In a time when so many kids are going drugs, and turning toward other
negative activities, it would seem that skating should be the last thing
they should be looked down on for doing.
It seems that the officers need to somehow enforce the law without making
the kids feel like criminals. I've been to countless skatepark meetings
in San Francisco where kids feel like the enemy and learn early that the
police are people to run FROM in time on need...and not TOWARD.
Thanks for your time,
l Thursday - May 15 - 11:24am l
I
didn't really like it. Pretty big let down...the entire first hour
was just awful. I don't want to post any spoilers so I'll leave it at
that.
Also, I may just stop going to movie theaters all together. It seems the
amount of people who think it's acceptable to talk loudly, yell at the
screen , and proclaim "AWWW yeah..." during a sex scene has
risen sharply lately. It's not your living room, you worthless dim-witted
turds. If you crave extra attention, find it someplace else. Inconsiderate
fucks.
Featured + Brand
New School
l Wednesday - May 14 - 2:08pm l
I've added a few songs by The First Step to the
Playlist. Very fun old
school straight edge hardcore. I mean, they do a DYS cover...what more
do you want? GO!
Only 10 Percent of big ocean fish remain
"Humans have always been very good at killing
big animals," Myers said. "Ten thousand years ago, with just
some pointed sticks, humans managed to wipe out the woolly mammoth, saber
tooth tigers, mastodons and giant vampire bats. The same could happen
in the oceans."
Listen
+ The First Step - Open hearts and Clear Minds
l Tuesday - May 13 - 3:50pm l
The Matrix Reloaded
is getting some interesting reviews...
"The
Wachowski brothers seem to be afflicted with George Lucas Syndrome"
- the Onion AV Club. That ain't good. "Matrix
Reloaded is, unlike the first film, a conventional comic-book movie, in
places a campy conventional comic-book movie, and in places a ludicrously
campy conventional comic-book movie." - New Yorker. Hmmm...seems
like story is going to take a back seat.
The Onion does it again with this Matrix
info graphic. 'Morpheus transforms into Cowboy Curtis to avoid agents'.
I'm not the only one who is familar with Larry Fishburne's eariler roles.
l Monday - May 12 - 3:31pm l
I'm back from my brother's wedding which took place
at the lovely Walters
Art Museum in downtown Baltimore. It was an amazing ceremony...photos
soon.
- The new (and yet to be released) From
Monument To Masses album is flat out fantastic. Go
download the new songs they have available now, and then go buy them
all mid June. I once told Sergio
that I was convinced vocals were needed to make a strong emotional and
political impact. Seems I was wrong.
- This fake 'fun, silly, and goofy' office environment is worse than a
stomach churning migraine. Get me the fuck outta here, I'm trapped in
a real life Office Space.
- Yeah Right! is damn good...but no Video
Days or even Label Kills.
- I have my Matrix
ticket already. 10pm Wednesday.
Listen
+ From Monument to Masses - The
Impossible Leap in a 100 Simple Steps
Watch
+ Yeah Right!
Read
+ Real Conversations No. 1
Featured + The
80's Movie Rewind
l Tuesday - May 6 - 3:19pm l
The Eminem looking guy who works the espresso machine
at my office coffee bar has the Jackass skull
and crossed crutches logo tattooed on his forearm.
Jackass for life yo.
l Monday - May 5 - 8:00am l
Saw X2, which was pretty good. Watched three fire
trucks and two cop cars pull up to the home next to mine and raise ladders
and throw hoses, no fire. Wrote a bit of my Best Man's speech for my Brother's
wedding next Saturday. Cursed the shitty weather for not letting me get
my bike out of the garage. Forgot my lunch this morning...
Go to the top left of the page. Click on the Herbivore Magazine link.
Pre-order multiple copies for your family and friends. Why? Because even
though I haven't read it yet it will fucking rule. Josh is an awesome
guy, veganism is the future, and my dog has a few photos in there.
What more do you need to know?
Watch
+ X2
Featured + Herbivore
Magazine
l Thursday - May 1 - 4:08pm l
It seems that Jason Lee is skating again and trying
to start Stereo up once more. Read
what he has to say about it all...
Work has been quite a drag lately. What gets me through the day? Metal.
You can't beat Snake Net Metal Radio. I've been banging to such favorites
as Raven, Aggressor, (old) Metallica, Hammerfall, Lamb of God, and Nuclear
Assault. No matter what goes on outside my cube, I can take cover, throw
on the headphones and 'scream
bloody gore'...
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+ Snake
Net Metal Radio
