greed is good.

been motivated recently. feelin' artsy.

writing and photog: s. jones.

picture mash 018

 collage from picture magazines

featured in restless youth movement's 'strange parade' surf zine
"drew carey"

nostalgia via necessity.

schedule seems to be at odds with what little surf there has been to experience lately. it'd be a big lie to deny wander lust. the idea of warm water and consistency sounds utopic. without definite prospect of travel on the near horizon, nostalgia is setting in.

costa rica 2009

365.

365. plus two.

of the best days.

holy cow.

in a very good place right now. vern and friends threw the best surprise birthday shin-dig at reggies 42nd street tavern. tons of out of town friends. tons of in town friends. good jams from dj ghostracks. and a 6 foot party sub from jersey mikes. love you people. im not worthy.

cake.

got everything i could ever wish for.
photos lifted from bernadette.

weber ski.

cool old dewey weber ski from the 70's. the weber ski is the board that nat young rode in morning of the earth. a hull bottomed board developed during the short board evolution. awesome piece of surf history. picked it up this summer. super good condition.

groovy 70's logos.

in action.

who do you love.

the vern. 

lucky man i am.

picture mash 006

collage from picture magazines.
"goodbye summer fun"

flat spells.

 a solution?? probably not.

from: surfer magazine december 1982

youth. grow restless.

if you haven't yet, please check out friends griffindorf and hobbs over at the restless youth movement. sick collection of writing, art, photos and other random paraphernalia. mostly related but not limited to surf, skate, snow, and travel. compiled into low rent zines. awesome idea. awesome execution. snag a physical copy at surf city  in wb or check 'em out on facebook at the link above. contact and contribute.

good sh*t.

excerpt from the latest restless youth movement zine strange roots

writer:skz

..so happy together.

still stoked on these two little nugs. thanks again to allen at seagate surfboards.

right: 5'8" mini by allen

left: 5'5.5'' mini by me

white tiger.

went down to the soapbox last night for the rock the light benefit. killer turn out. both floors were packed. hoping they raised a lot of money. tons of bands. all super loud and super fast. highlight was white tiger and the bed of roses. always a good show. quickly becoming one of my favorites. very good times. let's do it again.

white tiger.

white tiger.

white tiger.

 

youngins thrashin. hilarious.

have a beer. chill out.

vagabud.

griffindorf is solid.

smith westerns.

went up to chapel hill last sunday 1.30.11. to catch some tunes from the smith westerns at the local 506. the boys (in the band) were young. extremely arrogant. looked like girls. a blatant marc bolan/t.rex rip off. that being said, it sounded f*cking great. killer guitar tones. sick hooks. and good fun w/ friends. worth the drive.

 smith westerns.

 smith westerns.

gene the dancing machine. stole the show.

exposure.

jan and dean.

good old album art.

zing!!

first rode a mini simmons back in september. immediately obsessed. did some research. talked to a lot of people. looked at a lot of internet stuff. after seeing some that friend allen from seagate surfboards made, decided to ask him to make one. later decided wanted to try to shape one for vern. allen was kind enough to let me observe. and lend me his shape shed. and tools. and knowledge. and give me mucho pointers. got greg at eavey rider surfboards to glass them. and the result follows. it was a super rad project/process and many thanks to allen and greg for letting me be so involved. truly truly enjoyed. and couldn't be happier with the outcome.

shapes.

colors.

smiles.

and more smiles.

right: 5'8" simmons by seagate surfboards.

left: 5'5.5" simmons by sandwich jones.

far left: 5'5'' vern

p.s. it was a suprise xmas gift for vern. she didn't know till today. fun.

the wait..

the vern.

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collage from picture magazines
for friend eric at posterhound family workshop
"shake it"

right now.

the surf right now. bit foggy.