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.

Red Neck

This dude is going to take over, just wait and see...

Super Sunday

Not a fan of the sport but it is what it is. Being an advertising major I usually pay more attention to the those million dollar commercials than the actual game. To be honest, I've probably never watched an entire NFL game from start to finish. This year the teams seem pretty even when you analyze the stats. I was sort of a Packers fan back in the 90's and I still give them props for what they have accomplished over the years. I never really gave the Steelers any thought because they are from Philly and well that says alot. But the Steelers appear solid and are rather consistent in the regular and post season. I took action for a friend, he claims the Steelers will bring home the W. They say when betting always go against your heart so I guess in this case I'm leaning towards tha Burg. Cheers!

A Poet's Life

I attended a poetry show on Saturday evening at Beyond Baroque in the hipster land of Venice Beach. It was a virgin like experience as I walked inside the lions den of live poetry but I was really impressed. This cat, Derrick Brown is the real deal. All the poets who performed were witty, punchy, and real crowd pleasers. I failed to buy the books after the show but plan on ordering Brown's collection off his site. Check out Write Bloody publishing and Brown Poetry for more info.

Brown will be performing at Open Books in Long Beach on Saturday, February 19th. Be there. Ok now it's ROMANCE TIME...

Cavotuesday

Much love to all the heads who came out to support Cavotu Fam, B-Free at the Otis Lounge, SF on Saturday evening. From what I hear, we got this spot locked in for a regular monthly event so stay posted for the next one. Check out the homey in action.

He's Our Man

Jack was an inspiration to us all. Amazing energy and intense charge for life. I always thought he would live to be 110 years old but 96 is the real deal.

I created this banner ad back for the Cavotu website back in March 2006. Classic shot indeed. Time for juice and fingertip push ups. RIP brother. Guttermouth said it best...

Bay Area

Just a heads up for this weekend. The party is going down in San Francisco on Saturday night. Kindly make your way down to the Market District and stumble into the Otis Lounge. Cavotu fam, B-Free will be on the wheels of steel playing all the crowd favs. Its about time for a good time.