Straight Fizzn

The fam bam and I were making our way back from SLO last night when we stopped in Camarillo for a minute to refuel the g-ride. I stumbled upon this gem of candy/soda shop called Rocket Fizz. Apparently this was their first flagship store and now they have 13 locations across the country. Never heard of it but it reminded me of Powell's with a much larger collection of sodas and speciality drinks. I ended up trying out this random rootbeer that was recommended by the shop dude. A rather tasty blend I must say. I'm not sure if 'root' is the new beer but they definitely got something special going on there in Wisconsin.

Cavotuesday

It's early. I'm on a weird sleep schedule. Happy New Year. Follow me on Twitter.

Adios 20 Ten

It's been a roller coaster of a year, sort of...well actually it's more like a roller coaster called my life. When I was a kid I never imagined that I would grow up to be a professional juggler. The problem with juggling is that sometimes you can't help but drop one of the balls. This year was quite a challenge, not sure if I ever stepped up or actually stepped down. Unfortunately I have never been a goal orientated person which explains alot. However I made a valient effort to be more consistent with the blog. I don't believe in making New Years resolutions but I have a few goals set aside that I plan on tackling head on. Besides all that nonsense I really just wanted to write a short note like this: Happy New Year friends, thanks for the support, cheers!

Yeeeeee

I have always been a fan despite the contraversy. The production has been amazing over the years, the College Dropout has come a long way. I finally got around to watching the full version of the Runaway video. With a running time of 34:33 you can easily see why. Thanks for the inspiration Mr. West.

The critics are saying the new album is one of the best of 2010 with the banned album cover to boot. Nice work, get it done.

BM-X rated

The homey, Darren used to ride for Cavotu during his days at San Pedro high school. He was one of the first riders on the Team who I didn't know personally. I took a chance on some young talent, nice guy indeed.

A couple shots from the Cavotu archives of Darren doing it live during a skate session in SLO.

Last time I was in SLO, I chewed some gum and stuck it on the wall. Yeeeah

I recently caught up with Darren on FB to see what's good. Darren graduated from Pedro and moved up north to tackle the college life at Cal State Monterey Bay. He recently started new project dedicated to the BMX game. Check out his blog for the latest 411 on the bike culture.

Say go DJ

Ok time machine, here we go. Back in the day, Cavotu fam, B Free had a regular gig @ Puma in the Bay. Back when 50 was killing it. Back when life was a little bit easier.

Almost Famous Part Deux

Christmas came early here at Casa de Cavotu. Big thanks to Santa Coop for sending over this fresh pair of kicks. This color-way came out pretty sick. We attack in red and black.

My son is only 2.5 years old but he is going to ask Cooper to give him skateboarding lessons so he can tear it up like this grom. Kids these days grow up sooo fast, I can't keep up.

Head over to Sunken City Skates and pick up a pair for your last minute Xmas shopping. Get your holiday on.

Checkered F(l)ags

The time has come for another round of amateur race car driving. The Lemons are back and the brothers Prunckle were once again behind the wheels of their modified vroom vroom putt putt racing vehicles. Ok everyone, on the count of three, wave and say cheese!

Cavotu riders, Joe Prunckle aka Unicorn and John Prunckle aka Pink gave the mellow yellow a major facelift this time around. "My little pony" was quite a hit around the pit crews. Unfortunately her legs were not strong enough to finish the race but she put on a damn good show.

Cavotu rider, Wes Wee aka Dad aka Oldest Prunk got the party started with his crew, hello Team BROverload. Wes (on the right) is rocking the "Pins" shirt, which was one of the fastest selling Cavotu tees.

Sometimes even the bros need a little help handling the enormous jug of ice cold Silver Bullet pleasure. Remember to wait until the mountains turn blue, amateurs.The ride was looking mighty fine indeed. Hey I don't see any Cavotu stickers. WTF bros? Go bro go!

Until the next race my friends...read more about these crazy cats on the 24 hours of Lemons site.

Old Blew Eyes

There is something about this shade of blue...feeling inspired.

Twisted Sister

I received these tee shirts frames as a gift a few years ago. Somehow they got lost in the shuffle when I moved. While searching for Xmas decorations, I came across the tee shirt frame box and decided to put these bad boys to use. Here are a few vintage Cavotu classics from previous collections.

This is where I've been but where am I going?

AI Memorial Kauai

This still gives me chills.

Get Inked

The homey, Forrest got his first tattoo the other day down in San Diego buy this bearded man named Joe. Thanks to his lady, Mia for taking the photos. Forrest is rocking a Cavotu shirt that was an organic cotton sample logo tee from a few seasons back that never made it into production. Represent!

At age 30, I am proud to say that I am still ink free. I am definitely part of a unique group here in Cali. It seems like everyone is tat'd with a little something these days. I never say never but I really have a hard time making the commitment to one particular design and/or color and/or word etc. The whole concept of "this tattoo will be with you forever" just kills it for me. No I don't want to get one of those henna tats or temporary ones from the local street fair booth. Oh and to the guy who says but what about the laser removal? The best form of removal seems to be to just cover it up with another tattoo. The debate continues...

Fall Back

"Yes, you get another hour." I would guess that this is the most used phrase in Cali around this time of night. I almost just typed out that it was Friday but then quickly realized that it was Saturday but now its actually Sunday morning, whew that was nonsense. I just did some cleaning around the pad and I randomly thought of this song Kissing Families by Silversun Pickups. This track was actually the second song I heard from the band. "Three Seed" was the anthem that blew my mind when I heard it on Mark Hoppus's podcast back in the day. Ok well enjoy your extra hour. Gnite folks.

R.I.P. Andy Irons

I was a little late finding out about this tragedy. Hard to believe its true. AI was a talented cat. I never saw him surf in real life but I've seen plenty of videos to know the guy was a freaking shredder. Dengue Fever is no joke. The dengue and malaria were my main fears while I was traveling around South East Asia in 2001. I remember crying in fear one afternoon after realizing that I had over 20 mosquito bites on each of my legs after leaving the jungle in Cambodia. I was lucky none of those bites became life threatening but that still had me on edge during the rest of my travels.

The true sadness of this event is that Andy was only 32 and he left behind his wife and soon to be first child. I'm sort of at a loss for words. The good die young. Rest in peace brother.

Cavotuesday

This Cavotuesday will definitely go down in the history books as the day Californians were given their first opportunity to vote on a proposition that would legalize marijuana. I never thought this particular measure would ever reach our ballots. As a father of 2 babies, I don't engage in any Mary Jane activities but I am a rare case. At times, it seems as if everyone and their mother burns trees here in Cali.

Marijuana is definitely a hot button issue with all the contraversy surrounding the medical dispensaries and their legal rights. I believe that folks are going to smoke regardless so all this hype will not lead to the passing of Prop 19. Sure it would be great for our economy but I don't think the US government is ready for this reality. But then again, we had Arnold Schwarzenegger as our Governor so literally anything can happen.

I just noticed the time stamp of this blog post, wow! I honestly did not plan that but the coincidence is freaking awesome. Don't forget to hit up your local polling place. Let your voice be heard.