Beach Scum + BIG SURe dude!

About a year and a half ago I was living in California and had a sudden change in the aspirations in my life. It was apparent that I wasn’t going to stay in California for the rest of my life. While out there I met a group of amazing friends who I would consider family. I still keep in contact with them and have received many letters from them this past year. We always talk about reconnecting in the future. Also it was how I got the nickname sure dude and we would run around skating, drinking beer, throwing shit in a bonfire on the beach, run naked through the fires, surf, bbq, watch gary busey flicks, Yell BEACHSCUM and SUREDUDE, Food stamps, tag up bathrooms, all cuddle up in one bed, breaking shit, get kicked out of Billy O’s, Zoey’s and art communities, chill at scum spot, hide wills leopard skin pants, paint, hot tub at scott soens house and play with his cat, learn how to fix a flat tire, build beer castles, empty bags of sand from our pants, shred, Birdfeeder shows, More bird feeder shows, dead cats, brats, franklin for short, The Growlers, Deek Alypse, Love birds, Edward Sharpe, Dans truck, never going to sleep, waking up jrrr or at least trying to, water fight in jrr’s kitchen, Will.i.am with an axe, will.i.ams karate, will.i.ams cat, Dan going to jail, Dans bad luck, trumpets on the beach, 4 loko, confirming Dane Reynolds actually eats food, the day I introduced Jrrr to dane, dane blowin out his tail, someone eating my goddamn burger, fuckin with Anne, bbqs in the camper, Wayne’s World breaking the dvd player, 50+ times watching Modern collective, not gettin a life, ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…. Our time was short lived and I happened to stumbled upon some videos we made while hanging out. Especially this Big Sur trip Dan, J.r. and I took before leaving to Hawaii. Who knew it would be the last time I would be in California, at least for awhile. I do miss you all of you Beachscum and hope we can tell our story some time soon. SUREDUDE!

Here are some collective videos of BeachScum:

Channy Leaneagh + Toby Thomas Churchill

The preconceptions of my invite had been far from the actual results. Seeing as the venue is setup for more intimate environments and look to hold 20+ crowds on Wednesday night shows. I was pleased to see Channy Leaneaghs following centered at a place packed with friends, fellow photographers, journalist and local musicians. Toby Thomas Churchill was welcomed by playing with Leaneaghs backing band and welcomed this Duluth musician perfectly. I believe the new Polica album is a highly anticipated release this year and any chance to see Channy live is well worth it. I hope to do some photo work with these guys in the studio process for her solo album, but until then enjoy these couple photos I had snapped.

The Growlers + 7th Ave. Minneapolis, MN

 

 

For some time while living in California I thought that I would never see a show by Costa Mesa based band The Growlers.
I remember after listening to albums with my beachscum friends that this band really shaped the group of these individuals.
So as soon as the band had added a Minnesota show to their trip I had no other option but to attend. Watching the Growlers was
everything and then some of how I expected them to perform. Different, Loud, Catchy, Humorous and drunk. Who could have asked for more. I had a chance to chat with Brooks Nielsen and discuss Videos, future tour plans, Ventura <california where I had spent some of the best years of my life, some how talked about Dane Reynolds tearin in up and the vision of the growlers.
We might be encountering some of the last real rock n rollers of our time, with a huge underground following who knows
what the future hold for them. Check out there music at:

http://www.losgrowlers.com/

What next….

What next…..

Note: Title Unknown

With a future in sight
A painful glow
Picturing you back with me
Now back to reality
The street feeling the weight of a thousand weeping lives
Punishing their support
seeking lower with our highs
Gaze at the eyes that look down
Waiting for the moments
We found, so profound

When Im up Im so low
When Im here Im not there
When we hurt i don’t care
Trust me I can’t even amaze myself

With all the love u gave
Hard not to behave
Like children
Take the emotional toys
Spread this mess
Take these emotional joys
And arrest this dress

I watch a thousand crows Find room to perch in this cold heat
I watch a thousand flakes fall from so high up
I watch myself move forward and look back
But catch my feet

St. Paul 2011

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I used to get on Dane Reynolds blog like my life depended on it. One thing that was annoying is he would never title his blog post. He would just dable a few dots. Lazy bastard. I remember my buddy J.R. watson and I would cruise up and down the coast looking to see if we could catch this dude surfing. My only experience seeing dane was at a pizza place in Ventura, CA. Up until that point I had suspected Dane of not having time to eat. I figured he was constantly surfing every second of every single day. J.R. on the other hand, had made a cool surf video with music from local denver friends Paper Bird. So to Dane and my great friend J.R. I give you a great big SURE DUDE!

Stuburn Fools Vol. 2

Here is some stuff my buddy has been working on! Beachscum!

http://stuburnfools.blogspot.com/2010/09/jack-yard-back-off.html?ref=nf

Return

This is a picture from the night I returned to Ventura.
I love these girls and I’m goin to miss them when they
leave for hawaii.
Beach Scum girls

San clemente and back….

One day we decided to head down to San Clemente to surf and party with
the Texas boys. We had Dan Cook Brats in the back of the truck
so we wouldn’t starve during the drive. Once we got down to San Clemente, Beachscum
Killed a 30 pack and some more beers. As we left late that night back to Ventura we forgot that
our tire was flat, and spend hours arguing and giving each other shit. I decided to drive back and made it to
Ventura in about an hour and a half.
I love my beachscum.

Ventucky…. Skate