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While France was all grand and fun, it's back to San Diego for me. I am currently sitting in my dorm after an incredibly long ride home. I slept the whole way so it should have seemed short, but I think the fact that I didn't want to get back to reality made it seem long. Before I get into that...

I think 3 must be my lucky number this year. Keeping the bronze alive. 3rd at Worlds in Aus, 3rd at the SX in Chula, and this weekend I took 3rd in the final and 3rd overall for the year at the SX finals in Frejus. It was one of the most intense main events of my life... frenchies were...

Friends Of Friends- Deep Search (self-released) Florida sure has been pumping out the great bands as of late (Only Thieves, Mouse Fire, Look Mexico), Friends of Friends from Tallahassee being another one to add to that growing list. Possessing a lot of southern punk pride and varied...

Here are some pics from my trip up to SB a couple of weeks ago.. I got to hang with my friend Jim and skated the Solvang skatepark up there too. I'll be heading back up there this next week for some more Hoopla operations.. Stay tuned!      ...

In my previous blog, I forgot to mention how much I appreciate how DIALED USA Cycling is.  They brought their team truck from Italy, which has all the amenities a bmxer could ask for. We have road bikes, trainers, a ton of waterbottles (and Jeff Glynn to bring them to us on the...

Six Finger Satellite- A Good Year For Hardness (Anchor Brain Rec) Synth post-punks from Providence who have been banging away for nearly two decades (with a few year hiatus) return with their 7th full length, slated for release on October 20. Having released 'Half Control' last year (which...

Yesterday was our first day on the track and it went pretty well in my opinion.  It was definitely windy, a headwind on the first and third straight, which were the hardest straights for the girls. The first jump is easy (really shallow step up) and the second jump is a triple meant...

TT are done, took a little swim in the mediterranean and now its internet sess time at Mcdonalds. Took 11th today, which i'm not super psyched on. Made some mistakes on the 2nd and last straights, not huge ones but enough to slow down a solid lap, talent pool is getting deep these days, cant...

No Friends- No Friends (No Idea) One of the best things about No Idea is the label has no set definitive sound. While most labels stay within the confines of a certain genre, this longtime Gainesville, Florida institution is as likely to put out metal (Holy Mountain) as they are country-esque...

Today my little man turns one year old.  Wow I can not believe a year has already flown by since Noah was born.  I thank the Lord for blessing our family with Noah Daniel, and for entrusting us to care for him and raise him.  Happy Birthday Little Man.

Well the other night my BMX race bike got stolen from my office.  So pissed!!!!  I went out on my Mountain bike for about an hour or two riding around in some pretty shady areas.  Talking to the locals and some crackheads if they have seen anyone out on my bike.  Got a few...

Esprit De Corps- Under Constant Influence (self released) Denver DIY rockers Esprit De Corps self released EP 'Under Constant Influence' is slated for release on October 20th. Never having been a city short of talented independent music (Only Thunder, Git Some, Drag The River, etc.), Esprit...

Spiral Stairs- The Real Feel (Matador Rec) Spiral Stairs is Pavement's Scott Kannberg, this being his first proper disc with the aid of collaborators from bands like Broken Social Scene, The Posies, and Preston School of Industry (Kannberg's other post- Pavement band). Self-described as...

Love South France. Beautiful weather, beautiful scenery, crepes, gelato, beach, would be perfect minus the old saggy ladies that roll topless on the beach. Got in yesterday in the AM, been fighting jet lag ever since. Day 2 is worst for me, should be rolling better tomorrow. Team went and...

Bell Horses- This Loves Last Time (Trysquare Rec) Bell Horses is the debut collaboration of two successful solo acts- Jenny Owen Youngs (The Robot Explosion) and Xian Hawkings (Sybarite), as well as an all star cast of other musicians from bands like The Antlers. A short endeavor, these 8...

Hey there everyone!  So these past couple of weeks have been a BLAST for me!  Two of my good friends from home in MN got married on the same weekend!  So much fun!  I'll let the photos do the explaining!  Also I'm heading to OH to visit my new nephew!  Tricia's bro...

  I'm working on a novel and this is an excerpt based on a true story from a trip to Tahiti back in 2000. We were on a photo shoot but the waves were too big for us to surf, so the photog decided we would have to learn to tow in (keep in mind that way before tow surfing was...

Team USA Cycling has arrived to Frejus, France for the final World Cup in the SX series for 2009. We flew in today in two separate groups, one on United (we got some sweet double miles) and the other on Delta.  They had to wait for us for 21/2 hours at the airport but eventually our...