All Hallows Eve....

And with that....
I give you Slayer... One of my favorite songs, one of the earliest videos of the best guitarists in the world.. Kerry King destroys this SHIT!

This is for those who play Halloween everyday..
SLAYER

ENERGY.......

Finally......
finally finally.... i get to see some real friends......
not that Jason A. and the boys aren't the sh*t but this meeting of the minds was a long time coming...

When ever you get to be in the graces' of Seth then raise a glass to Freedom....
when ever you are in the presence of Mike Black, raise a glass to good grog...

So imagine when worlds Collide....
SO blessed.... Enjoy this beautiful day the Lord has made...

NEW Camera work!

SO i have a new camera I am shooting with and hadn't really wrapped my time into the video part of the camera as of yet..

but......

Today was a different day as I was excited to try a few things... Test shots if you will..

Learned alot today.. more to come this winter!!!

Life in Colors

I am always thrilled to see other artists works...
I'm not that good at spraypainting but this guy is.. .

Inspiration for others!!!

Got this from one of my old professors in College..
I was helping his young son aroudn 5 or so i thought? but now he is grown up, stoked on skateboarding and doing well.
So pumped to get this...

enjoy...

Hey Jon thought you love this, Jack has being doing skate video's, he asked me every once in awhile about you, his first skate buddy!!

promo after all! from jack robbins on Vimeo.

Harpoon Barry and Sunsets

Here is a photo of Texan artist, surfer, tattooist, and surf shop owner Harpoon Barry...


I didn't take the photo but you can see it at the Texas Surf Museum.
Here is a pretty photo of the sunset last nite from my front yard... you can see Seal Rock and Catalina out to sea...
What a lovely evening after the rain.....

Any Given Day

At any given time during my teenage years you could visit this house and find love, laughter, a warm meal, a ride to the beach, a place to crash or bum a cigarrette and a Milwalkees' beast... A House that LOVE built... Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Benson!


Set up a new shred sled yesturday!!! Can't wait to go and blast it!!!


Here is some art from the Felder Gallery out in Port Aransas.... really cool pieces and I got to meet a favorite of mine, Dina Bowen....

Letters from a Friend!!!

WE use to get together religiously on Thurs when i was in college and play James' Bond's Goldeneye..
ITs a game where 4 people can play and run around killing each other..... one of the best games EVER and the memories of the boys gettin together is some of the best..... Here is an excerpt from my best friend Josh and I remembering the amazing times!!!!!

Jon Steele ARE WE NOT MEN!?!???

Josh Karl ‎"MEET IN THE MIDDLE!!" remember that Jon? Goldeneye...

Jon Steele HAHA I do JOSH!!!! Thurs night James Bond fights with Colt 45's .... hahaha... soooo much fun!!! damn. thanks for reminding me.. amazing times.. haha

Josh Karl When a Colt 45 was 45 ounces.
I'd shoot Udo and G bones in the face playing as a female character. You were a pussy if you got called out to the middle and didn't show up.

Jon Steele OH SHIT.... Shoot u in the F*KIN FACE!!! MEET U IN THE MIDDLE! Damn i miss that! So much fun.. That apartment was so much fun. hahah Great times.. hahaha Udo and Gbones....

Josh Karl I remember those Goldeneye sessions getting so rowdy.

Jon Steele BEST GAME EVER!!!!! Best friends EVER!!!! hahah soo rad man.... Don't let me ever forget that shit.!!!!

Josh Karl I won't. love you brother. best times, I don't know if I ever laughed as much anywhere than that apartment.

Jon Steele Love ya too friend.... Such an amazing time with amazing friends.... I mean we got evicted for Chrissake!!! WE must have been doin something right!? hahahah Miss ya man.. Gonna try and get up there ASAP!!! So much fun and laughter!!


Josh Karl good deal Jon, hope to see you soon.



GET ON THE PHONE / EMAIL or any kind of communication and talk to your old best friend.... You will laugh and be glad u did...
I am ....

Nite out!!!

Zaks groms shoots away..
I met Bushwick Bill from the Gheto Boys in the Airport,....
some thing I was filling out....

the big movie....
Jon Arman works on our video late before taking me to the airport..

SKATEBOARDS!!!!

Got some boards to skate, got some boards to do art work on....
SO STOKED.....

check out EG's new haircut!

Check out all of these boards about to be made!!!!!
YEah Skateboarding!!!

new look.... part 2

lots of mockin up goin on....
could be close to a few more decks....

Go surf!!!

waves are coming.... i need to surf...

photo of me in Indo.. photo by Kaliang....

Works in Progress

Got a friend of mine working on some skate board lines....
working on dialing in the photos for the line... you can tell it takes a bit but looking like we are gonna nail it down this week...
I'm Blogging this now because my surf lesson just got canceled and I will be busy all day on misc. jobs and might not have a chance to blog.....

GO Skateboard!!!

Skateboarding!!!!

First time at a real skateboard park for the Mistele boys.. (my nephews)...
Everyone rolled in, some made it, some didn't but it was a very positive day of learning and experiencing skateboarding.
A skateboard will be your best friend for the rest of your life...

Jon,

Thanks for taking the time to visit with me this morning. The boys had a great experience at the skate park. It was clean and graffiti-free. There weren't very many people there: some in-line skaters, a couple skate boarders and a girl on a unicycle. Everybody was very respectful of each other and nobody seemed to mind the kids.
Some friends ended up joining us, so they switched between scooters and skateboards. Andrew fell flat on his back going down in incline on his skateboard, but I made him get up and do it again and he was successful. He still prefers his scooter, as it requires no effort or falling.  Joshua is getting the hang of it and his confidence level is much better. Kyle's progress in one day is amazing and he has a couple of bruises to prove it. You'd be proud. Wish you had been there to give them some pointers, but maybe by the time we get together next they'll be good enough for you to teach them some moves. No ollies yet, but I suspect they will pay much more attention to the videos that you gave them from now on!

Katie

WAVES and LINEUPS!!

Waves and Lineups are usually my favorite folders to open on my harddrives....
Its not usually the most high action but it does put the viewer in a time and place...

COLORS.....

I LOVE FALL.......
some good evening colors.....
Jeff Lucasik enjoys a speed blur left and a random gets a righthander in October...

Who doesn't?!!!

Who doesn't like winter!?????

Surf Camera!!!!

This is what we are waking up to on the Pier cam....
We are gatherin our gear and off to the Breadbowl today to skate.... .
take that Rain!
haha

enjoy your day..

DRI

I usually don't like stealing photos off the web and using them for my blog,
BUT....... I feel showing D.R.I. in their Texas roots is sometimes a must......
the original headwound haircut.....

enjoy .... no photographer credited.. i got these off their facebook page

WHOOOOWEEEEE!

Swamped in edits , misc work, assisting, surfing , shooting and more!!!

enjoy some clean ones while i dig around in this harddrive for a bit!!!