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Alex Knost?
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no, not at all. i’m not the demographic that their ads are aiming for. i have very little idea of who sponsors who, or anything that’s being produced by the massive asian slave labor industrial death surf complex, or what’s really going on...
coincidentally, i just bought a pair of van’s loafer-sneaks two weeks ago. i haven’t had a set in at least ten years. the last two pairs i got had the uppers shred apart in a matter of weeks. wtf? they must have been sourcing cheapsh:t chinese canvas...will see how these go...
(remember when cons chuck taylors had the nice flexi-grippy brown rubber soles? now they’re partially some kind of sawdust composite china shite. the old stuff was the best for skating! fmw...)
super-hazy but were not Black Sabbath at C Hall?black sabbath played there.
and humble pie!
plus a couple of early brcsprngstn bands...
black sabbath...
humble pie. whoa. yup.
and Commander Cody and his lost planet airmen.....
I think i remember...that...
i’m sure the sabs played convention hall at some point. almost everybody did...
how about this: in 1972 my friend drove 4 of us up to the poconos for concert 10. in his ford van . the sabs were headliners but cancelled at the last minute. place was a rainy, cold, sh:thole, and i smoked so much hash and drank so much rolling rock, that i spent most of the time passed out and all i remembered seeing was a set by cactus (?) nothing else!
i think humble pie was there too, but while i was napping...
I have known he and his dad for like a zillion years. both are the nicest guys. they got a segment on Endless Summer II while revisiting Vietnam where he served
Innovated and very talented ... or it could have been the music that moved me ~
Kenny & The Triplette's ....
Another thing that I've seen Alex do, which I'm surprised more pros aren't nuanced in this, is chat up and hype up the buyers of their sponsors. My bro in law is a buyer for a big shop on Main Street. Alex saw him on the North Shore last year and bee lined it right to him and was introducing him to others, hooting him in to waves, etc. They know each other from Vans related stuff, but was going out of his way to chat him up and get him in the right spot to get good waves. My bro in law said most pros act like rockstar dickheads, until their career fizzles and they're trying to become reps.
The Sunshine Inn! I saw the Allman Brothers with Duane there in 1970 (?). Opening act was Dr Zoom and the Sonic Boom, some Springsteen project. That building was made of wood and you could feel the vibrations of the music from the outside if you touched the walls.I'm 17, high on something, and feeling the opening to "Whippin' Post." Good times.
Double sponsorship by Vans now!?
I like about 80% of the surfing in that Vans video. I like the music too so take my opinion with a grain of salt and maybe some tequila if that's your bag. Some of his personal inflection, mannerisms, style habits or whatever I'm looking for is exaggerated to the point it seems sarcastic to me which is a fresh icing on the often tired longboard cake.
Smith Island Cake!!
Longboard has been frustrating me lately, but that's almost the only option so far this week.
Smith Island Cake!!
Longboard has been frustrating me lately, but that's almost the only option so far this week.
Alright, Tomorrow's Tulips question
Is Jennifer Agnew related to Rick or Alfie Agnew of Adolescent s etc. fame?
Is Jennifer Agnew related to Rick or Alfie Agnew of Adolescent s etc. fame?
Oh my!? Not a hater at all, not bad music, but kind of awkward..??.. had never heard them before.
Ummm. I was waiting for a big guitar solo. When it came at the end, kit was small and... it...irked me. They ain't no Allman Brothers, that's for sure...
