Showing posts with label High Seas Films. Show all posts
Showing posts with label High Seas Films. Show all posts

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Japan: South-Swell Premier

Tsutomu, owner of South-Swell in Osaka, tour guide, tickle fight champion and all around good guy.


South-Swell right in the heart of Osaka.


Hiro's first beer-shotgun. Let the BLORR boys show ya how it's done.


Not my first rodeo. Look at the power stance. I lost and didn't even finish my beer.


Osaka loves BLORR.


The boys final show in Japan. Going out with a banger.


More group photos!


This is how you order food late night. Just push the button of the picture you want.


Bamboo.


Chris, eating some horse sashimi at 3am. What a way to end the trip!

Monday, June 15, 2009

Japan: Randomness!

The road into Kawazu, on the Izu peninsula.


Amazing caves.


Jon Wegener and I wondering why people don't visit Japan for it's natural beauty.


We found this sand dune. Here's Matt Williams eating shit on a boggie.


Jon, Matt and Harrison at the top.


Harrison, 75 mph.


King of the sand-booger-slide.


Really??


Spiral bridge. Reminded me of a matchbox car track. Pretty scarry!!


Stopped for some pasta on the way to Osaka. Epic!


We <3 group photos!


Osaka is nuts!


Bike seat beauty.


Adam cruising around the city.


Babes on bikes. That's what it says on the street.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Goodbye Florida, Hello Everywhere Else!

The wind was blowing bums right off their tucus, and the sky was the
face of your girlfriend right before she is about to cry.. you know
what face I am talking about. Every girl has one and every guy
cringes at the thought of that face... the face that comes right
before you know the dam of tears is going to break and all that can
ensue is endless pats on the back, apologies, and countless
promises... It was Monday morning in Jacksonville Beach and the
weather was either angry at us for leaving or tellin us to get the
heck out of dodge. As we loaded in our duffle bags filled with half
clean/ half dirty clothes, toiletries and all the other things we
thought we would need to last us over a month of traveling, that levy
between here and the clouds broke. But we managed and though dripping
wet and shoes soaked, we set off on our first real tour! If Jax
Beach was our lady.. we left her weeping, cursing, and throwing
stilettos at our heads.

Our voyages ahead will bring us all the way up the East coast up to
New York, over to Chicago, through New England and most unbelievably..
JAPAN!!! (insert a couple "hell ya's" a few "Ya BLORR's" and one or
two "Ahhh guys I'm so happy for you's) But first, South Carolina...
Charleston to be exact. The venue was an old theatre. In fact, the
way it was decorated and furnished,, it was almost a time warp when
you walked in. Red velvet draped walls and old posters. A healthy
pack of Charleston surf enthusiasts ranging widely in age filled the
small screening. All very excited about the quality of Picaresque,
they stuck around to see what the weirdos in the giant Nike van were
there for. It was a lil ummm awkward playing for a seated audience
and because of a lack of electrical capabilities BLORR played a
stripped down Guitar/drums/crooning set. But it was very cool to play
in front of the giant pulled curtains and under the dim theatre
lighting. Felt as though we should have been wearing suits and
playing cool jazz to ladies smoking long stemmed cigarettes... Our
crowd loosened up a little and I do believe I saw excessive finger
tapping and panicky gobstopper popping by the of our of the set.

-Cookie







Last stop on the peninsula!

It is tough to compare these stops on this tour, being that every town has its own little flavor to offer... But that said, it is gosh darn sweet as pie to come home and play for all your wide eyed, smiling, gorgeous friends. Landshark was the host to our Wednesday night premiere. Filled with flats-screens on every wall and a house system that boomed the Picaresque soundtrack (which deserves its own WOW volume 9 commercial its so darn infectious) into the bodies of the eager audience.

An audience that was sprinkled sweetly with all the top dogs in Jacksonville... from Red Bull head honcho Ryan King perfecting the Wazzy shuffle, to Asher Nolan and Jay Dodson boogying down and of course decked out in the latest Jagmania Apparel. Poolt, Mikey and Crego from Jax's top surf communtiy sites GHive and SurfJaxPier all came out to be a part of the activities as well... That along with young shredders and too many of our amazing friends to count made Landshark a vortex frothing with sleazy, sassy energy hypnotizing all who came too close.
I do believe during BLORR's ecstatic set I saw our film-maker Mikey Detemple pull off a one-handed cartwheel over Styxxx, the Sultan of Sleaze as we like to call him... and if you've seen the bamboo chutes for legs on Styxxx, you know that's one high mark to clear. After Wednesday night it is a safe assessment that surfer dudes and dudettes alike really like to dance... Love to Dance!!! The lovely crowd cheering for an Encore til BLORR had no choice but to whip up some more B.S.R.R. was PROOF in the rice pudding.. whaaaa Ewwww. But really it was.... (oh and for those of ya not AIM savvy.. B.S.R.R. = Booty Shaking Rock n Roll motha truckerrssss)

-Cookie