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No. Fucking. Way. OFF! at Staples Center? I don’t throw down bags of money to see a band in a huge arena very often, but damn. How could I not see the raddest group in the world and pride of L.A. punk staging a coup d’etat at the beloved home of my Lakers and Kings?

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Duuude, it’s, like, 106 in the Val, but shaka brah. Ain’t no shubbies hangin’ at Uppers weekday mornings. We oughta head to HB first, though, yeah? Heard about a young grommet ~ only 14 ~ who was gnar gnar enough to win the 2012 USA under 18s Championship. Mega-ripper be throwing up inverted aerials at Lowers after school. Japanese American guy, been riding since he was three! HB pier local. We gotta check him out before the gremmy media murks him. Why’m I talkin’ this way? Read more about Kanoa Igarashi in FreakSurf and ESPN. http://vimeo.com/45087261  
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Perseid Meteor Shower – The time of year came back. Or did we go in time to get there? Sitting at Mt Pinos again this year was another experience. In the past, it’s been at best another car, but most of the time we’ve been up there alone. Last year was a wash out thanks to the moon and haze, yet I pulled off a nice photo. This year, there were many, even on a sunday. This is what I thought it would be like. I’m sure it was even better on saturday. I took photos and caught a few time streaks, but nothing major but the streaks were happening. The Perseid meteor shower didn’t disappoint this year, and it’s safe to say, it’ll be back. Will we?

Pics from 20112010

That’s our group below. A car’s tail lights lit the place up red for a bit.

 

This bright one was in the tree line.

 

A tiny streak on the right

 

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