Fresh from the earth

You can't go wrong with a juicy seedless organic mini watermelon. Nature's candy, need I say more. These bad boys where organically grown in Orange County. Check out for Tanaka Farms for the 411. Boom.

New Blink

I have been a Blink 182 fan since day one (1990 something). I remember listening to my dubbed copy of Chesire Cat over and over. I knew it wasn't a musical masterpiece but it was catchy, fun and defined where I was at in life. I was hooked. Over the years I remained a fan of all things Blink whether it was their side bands, media projects, clothing companies, etc etc. Yes, this might sound a bit obsessive but I always felt connected in a way. Blink was the background noise during my teens and early twenties. I felt like they were into the same shit as me or maybe that's just what I told myself.

Mark called my college apartment at SDSU after my roommate launched blow pops onto the stage during their on campus show. I never knew exactly what she wrote but the G rated version was probably something like "for a good time, call Jaci." Unfortunately no one was home when he called but we had Mark's message on our answering machine for weeks after. I remember listening to Drop Your Pants and Jacket while I was living in Singapore. I remember winning tickets, rad seats by the way, from 91X (San Diego rock radio station). I have tons of Blink memories and could go on and on.

So now I'm 31 years old, married with children and I still get the chills when I hear Blink is recording a new album. Mad respect for Mark, Tom and Travis. Enjoy their new song. Stay stoked!

Blogs that I follow

This logo is easily one of the legends in the street wear game. I remember my first S shirt back in 1993. I was sooo stoked to wear it to my "free dress day" at catholic school. Life was simple then...

Shawn still carries the torch yet it burns a little different these days. His blog is one of my favs for its simplicity. Thanks for the inspiration.

Hello again

I once called myself a blogger...fail.

This was by far the coolest blog I wrote last year. Miss you Speed

Atak!

I'll be there shortly

I used to bleach one spot in my hair. I used to grow the sides of my hair long and then bleach the hair and call it my ear muffs. Bleach and I have a long history. Its not like I need to be taken serious or anything but I guess I just kinda forgot about the bleaching thing. I like this cat. Period.

Just because...

Don't wanna be just like you.

San Pedro Punx

Earlier today, I had an interesting conversation with Pete Romero while I was working at the shop. Pete drinks banquet beer which is cool. Most Coors drinkers get caught up in the hype/drinkability of the Silver Bullets that they often forget about the quality/taste of an ice cold Banquet. Pete dabbles in longshore life and punk rock music, hell of a combo if you ask me but then again I might be a little bias being that I do the same dance. Pete plays in a band, San Pedro punk rock, Plan A. The band has not made the switch over to FB but still have a dinosaur page up on MY_____ if you want to check out some of their anthems. Plan A is playing a show at the Whiskey in a couple weeks. I'll be rallying the troops to support local music. See ya in the pit!

Song of the Day

Railroad Revival-San Pedro

I had planned on blogging about this whole experience but...well let's just say I got caught up in the process. But this just wasn't any process, it was more like a challenge, to plan the greatest party EVER at the modern location of Utro's in San Pedro, CA. What is this Utro's you speak of? Well, Utro's Cafe was established in 1976 by my father, rather than go into the vast details of the history let's just say I have been carrying the torch for the last several years and yes this is probably the first time I have mentioned it publicly on the Cavotu blog. For the longest time I chose to keep certain aspects of my life separate but as I get older, I realize that everything I do really defines who I am and where I'm going in life. Ok so I run a restaurant. That in itself might explain why I tend to lag in the fashion apparel biz. But thats no excuse.

So back to the lecture at hand....this musical tour was a brilliant concept, 3 bands travel by train to 6 US cities. And yes they chose San Pedro as the location for the Los Angeles show. San Pedro is not known for a place where the hipsters gather for live music so the town really had no idea of the magnitude of this event. No one prepared, no one thought to capitalize on the fact that 6,000 people would be coming to this sold out concert. I saw the opportunity from the moment the tour dates where announced on the radio. BAM! Sure the fact that my restaurant was located directly adjacent to the concert venue had a lot to do with my motivation but in the end it was a really great idea.

Thanks to all the folks who attended the party. Thanks to the folks at San Pedro News Pilot for filming the video below. My hope is that the promoters will consider us again for another outdoor concert in the future. San Pedro is in desperate need of more youth and outsider money spent in our shops and restaurants. I pretty much summed it up best by saying "this is how you bring town's back to life" in the video below.

The Talking Head

Kathy Lee Griffith aka Scott aka Griffey aka Spliff aka Eaton and Eaton...the guy is a legend in the making. I love modern cell phone technology for this very reason. This speech goes down in the books as another classic long winded ramble of only God knows what. And believe me I have real life proof of Griff's history of rants, conversations, salutes, discussions, analysis breakdowns etc after being his friend for 13 years. I just love the fact that this was recorded thanks to the homey, B Free. Enjoy the show. PS Las Vegas I miss you.

Damn Hippy

Yes I am from Pee-dro, San Pedro that is or San Pay-dro for those folks who don't know. However I spent a good chunk of my teens and early 20's in the beach cities. Hermosa Beach was/is always a great time. My fellow Hermosa dudes who started the label Hippy Tree just released their 2011 Spring/Summer line. The collection is stacked with all the latest organic earth friendly vibes. Local brands like Hippy Tree are an inspiration to what you can achieve if you stay focused in the fashion game. Mad props fellas. Get your hippy on.

Deez Nuts

And just cause I'm feeling in the blog mood tonight I might as well give a shout out to my homey, Dustin. He recently got down on one knee and popped the question to his special lady. Tonight was their big engagement party and unfortunately I was unable to attend because I was on Daddy duty and couldn't find a last minute babysitter. And you probably asking yourself, who the hell is this D guy anyways?? Well we have been brothers since Kindergarten and he is definitely down with the flow. D happens to be on the side bar rocking the navy Pancho tee with his lady in the black dress. Cheers to the happy couple!

London Calling

Johnny Cupcakes is such an inspiration. I was fortunate to attend one of his college campus talks a couple years ago and I remember him hinting at a possible London shop. He definitely has his goals in line and follows thru. I wish I could be more like Johnny. He recently tweeted about what are your goals for the Spring season, I retweeted back some nonsense but now that I think about it I should of said be more like You, be like Johnny, think differently, motivate differently, get off your ass to put it bluntly....

This project of mine has been shelved for quite some time, I have managed to keep a small flame burning. At this point in my life I am shifting my focus. I can only say that a total mind change should and will effect every aspect of my life. Good for me, good for CAVOTU, can't see anything negative about it. I feel great. I can do this. I will.

Thumbs Up

I like this dude. Mad props. You go son. Mac Miller yup.