Tumblr = wank

I also found my old tumblr blog today so if what i had to say last year interests you in the slightest have a look here.

Blogger belongs to me....

I read about this in vice or dazed or somewhere a while back and instantly wanted to get my hands on a copy as the blurb sort of thing really sold it me, its basically a collection of photos taken in second world war and post war Belgrade. I know i often hype things up quite a lot but these are seriously some of the most moving and amazing photographs I've ever looked at and 'boogie' the photographer stands amongst Boris Mikailov and Corrine Day as one of my favourite photographers on the evidence of this book alone.

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Muscle penetration?

This is my recent drunken soundtrack of choice, literally every time i come in drunk and listen to some music to send me off to dreamland this seems to be it. Maybe its weird that i need music to sleep? anyways despite some overly homosexual references to 'penetrating tightening muscle' on who will its actually a pretty dang good album 'the sun is often out' being my favourite song on it by far. So basically I've yet again failed to write anything informative about this album but yeah go buy it/download it/steal it ( isn't downloading 'theft of music'?) no matter what you think of the man himself.

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Home sweet home.

I happily admit I've neglected updating this recently, but in my defence daily hangovers and sharing my bed with an ungodly amount of people aren't exactly a recipe for anything creative. Things started with the two day bmx,alcohol and jailbate extravaganza of budget jam 2009, things went off as usaul, the only negative thing being bruza's threatened prison sentance and subsequant £700 fine, apparently he's got some kinda fund going to help split the cost a bit so if you wanna help a brother out go here.

The week that followed has been somewhat of a blur but i've already had too much fun, drank too much, ate too little and done nothing constructive towards my history degree. I've also already reignited my hate for the city of plymouth but bahhhh looks like im here for the forseeable future so I fully intend to make the most of whats in truth a pretty good situation.

Peas

Some choice photos...

I am the sexiest man in Jamaica...

I'm on quite a roll at the moment in terms of amazing weekends all popping up at once, should probably make the most of it as when old man winter comes along the summer will be nothing be a hazy memory, anyways i digress bestival was AMAZING. Without sounding too 'zen hippy/lame' the vibe was amazing and whilst I'm all for the guts and glory of reading it was refreshing to experience something completely new and slightly more chilled.

Anyways as per i really can't be bothered to write an article about it (my ambitions of journalism/authorship going the same way as the whiskey i drank went ) so I'd rather just write some highlights in beautiful bullet points.

-Getting to stay at isle of white zoo

- Going in the lemur cage and becoming king of the lemurs at said zoo, then getting anal secreted on by a lion for being a 'threat to its alpha male status'. What can i say my way with animals is amazing, why reject the call of nature?

-The chant of 'too many men, too many men' which followed us everywhere, why is still a mystery sometimes you just have to go with these things.

-Seeing passion pit

-Meeting a northern skateboarder called shaft who responded with 'ahhh yeahh' or 'is a bad motherfucker' everytime we sung his name.

-Skinny dipping in the sea at 10pm at night in full view of toms 3o year old cousin, poor girl.

-Our sick tent, the 'lychpit apache' which fell down in the night and was generally a calamity'

-The strippers and cuban dancers between bands, reading and glastonbury need that shit.

-The amount of beautiful girls in hotpants and other space 'themes' everywhere ( i was less stoked on the amount men in glittery leggings, the male equivelant of camel toe just isn't cool)

I think thats about all 12:15 am will let me remember.

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A pound for your time?

This weekend See's the annual bbq,beer,bmx and bitches fest that is Basingstoke's Budget Jam. Its run by possibly the two best people ever to pick up a bmx, Tom and James Bruza so you know its gonna be amazing plus if you can sling your bars or click your t's well enough you could win... wait for it.... an xbox 360, and probably a frame or two courtesy of pijin and carlito.

Being a local i've been pretty much every year and its always a good laugh, never all that serious and the afterparty is usually something else particularly if your partial to a bit of doobie and/or jailbate (being 19 i no longer consent to this). So if you can bring yourself, your bike, your bitches and of course your quid ill be the one trying to whiplash pissed.

oh and in case you were wondering the above photo is from the high hop comp at budget 2006, for reference of a sixteen year old me check out the kid in the blue hoody sat down in the bottom right, four pegs and strongy b's in tow (sigh) those were the days. oh and i have no idea who took this or even where it came from but does anyone really mind?

Peas

Silly season?

I fully think September could be the new august for festivals, decent ones at least. Offset was a treat last weekend despite all the calamities involving female related tiredness,lost phones, jailbate girls and flying headbutts. Good shoes were amazing(despite the fact they over promoted their new album which no ones heard yet), bombay bicycle club were average and futureheads were shit, still a good time was had by all. My personal highlight of the weekend being a wasted 'mandingo' Bevell taking the piss out of everything and everyone he saw, kids got class.

Anyways continueing the theme of sick festivals me and bevell are off to bestival tommorow with a line up that includes Massive attack,kraftwork,passion pit,fleet foxes,seasick steve,the horrors,friendly fires and golden silvers you know its gonna be a good ole time. Add this to the fact its space themed and we're staying in isle of wight zoo for a couple of days before and its a recipe for an amazing weekend. Needless to say this blog is gonna get rejected even more than usual for the next week or so.

peas

Wise of sam?

FARNBOROUGH SUMMER MIX - DIGBMX.COM from SAM BARROW on Vimeo.

Local film hero samwise has another edit, swear he works seriously hard on them every time i see him he's halfway through some filming project. Anyways this ones pretty mint as you would expect from the farnborough boys, putting up some competition to Tadley for wonder kids, who would have Known Jake Daw is a secret peg master. Anyways for more stuff from a weed saturated but amazingly creative mind go here and have a gander.

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times gone by..

Found this badboy in my photo album, how it got there i don't know but i have a horrible habit of collecting hundreds of photos and random bits of art that aren't related to me in any way especially when I've smoked a bit so its fair to say that's probably the likely reason. Anyways it just reminded me of summer sessions down the local when we were 17 and the fun in just simple riding and having a few strongy b's when the sun went down, safe to say life is a whole lot different these days. The rider in the photo is local legend and Newcaslte brown hoover Tommy bruza, who certainly isn't 17 any more, im pretty sure this air was chainless, breakless and knowing our bikes back in the day probably near enough seatless, minimalism in the extreme.

Anyways boring as that was you have to give an ageing man time to remeniss.

Peas

oh and before i forget the photo was taken by local snapper jim karthauser, look him up on flickr or something he's good.

This weekend...

Promises to be amazing, good music, 4 of my favourite people in the world, the cheapest tent available and even cheaper whiskey what more could you want from a weekend?

oh and it just happens to be in a forest, siiccck.

Peas