30 August 2009

I remember when Colin Pope threw the Mixtape video out the window!




So that Zoo York video? State of Mind? Just watched it. Whoever chose the music needs shooting (save for that hilarious M.O.P. tune) - Dio for Zered?? Jeeeeesus.

The whole thing was pretty much a shit show as far as I 'm concerned. Brandon Westgate was sick, I've always got time for Suski and Zered is so much better than the others it's almost embarrassing. Ron Deily looks like John Cattle.

The editing stank too - what's happened to RB Umali? Did we really need to see that ride on handrail at the end of ZB's part THREE times? When the second angle came on I thought that was too much and then we got a THIRD angle! Talk about spoiling the mystery of it! It's not like his part needed padding out or anything. Since skateboarding ran out of new tricks 15 years ago or so is this what we're reduced to? You've got to have the long lens, the fisheye AND the rolling Frangle®* to show how high your production values are? And if a trick is that sick shouldn't we be able to work that out first go?

Fuck it, maybe it's my hangover. Or that my last 2 meals have been children's food - fish fingers, chips and beans last night, same again this morning but with peas. It's just not a great video and I guess it's been a while since I haven't enjoyed one. I've even started to like Thrasher vids recently.

I'm off to Southsea now to film with Ault, I hope we can go to the park for old times sake. I won't be wearing a Dead Kennedys shirt with Converse and riding a Neil Blender but I'd still like to carve the Peanut one more time before The Man get's his way and turns it into flats or whatever.

*Frangle: French Fred angle - nobody uses that term anymore eh?

24 August 2009

Bermuda, Bahama, c'mon pretty Mama.


Thank you so much to Teresa for making me wet myself laughing watching this.
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On Sunday I went to Crawley to film with the Heroin lot and meet up with Bruce, Smithy and Owen for the first time in what seems like a year. Maybe it almost is? Anyway, I was super stoked to see them - the best people never lose their appeal.
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20 August 2009

I was looking for a job and then I found a job and heaven knows I'm miserable now.

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Kloako got married!!
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Awwww! Well done Saff - you're THE most patient woman in the world. Bar NONE.
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See?
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Helium balloons got rinsed.
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Rachel's ex-step-mum's house boat.
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This was like something from a Stand By Me kind of film. Heads on sticks all around this crazy hermit guy's boat moored by the side of the canal. I can imagine kids from miles around ride their bikes to see 'Old Man Withers' place or whatever.
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Off to the south of France again.
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This one restaurant had a kind of fine mist shower installed above the tables. You kind of did get wet but it was so hot that it was amazing - it nudged 40 degrees for some of the week.
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Hey, check out my caption, it's pretty highbrow and works on several levels.
OK, here we go...

In England we keep the pussy on the top shelf!

Sorry.

05 August 2009

I was a small fat child in a welfare house.

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Fiske and Marty left on Monday. I miss them already.
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Colin on yet another mission to find somewhere for an urban dump - this time the banks of the Thames.
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The organisers of the Bristol Harbour Festival obviously have never heard of the rainbow being the universal symbol of the gaylords. It doesn't surprise me, this place is pretty backwards sometimes - peaked beanies, drum 'n' bass, hardflips in grey sweatpants etc, etc - I like it here though.
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