This man has been able to say everything that ails a man in his quiet subtle way for as long as I care to remember. I remember first hearing the Horses/Stable Will 7” in 1993 and quietly going mad in my small room in East Lansing thinking, this guy gets it! I’ve seen [...]
In my life I have counted myself fortunate to have many longstanding meaningful friendships with a number of extraordinary people. Granted there is some geography to deal with, whether it is Norway, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Grand Rapids, or Clarkston.
In this world there are few true friends. Often the world is [...]
Brian Eno as a maker of many instrumental ambient recordings, (music for airports, music for films, feel the warm jets and so forth) may have surprised some with his pronouncement about singing as a key to happiness and long life on NPR’s This I believe segment.
Having been interested in Brian Eno [...]
Serious Aerials in the Riot Ninja 7-6
Team Riot made a trip down to Ecuador for some Surf. Now that it’s snowing here in Michigan I could use a little of this type of action!
Looking forward to giving one a try on a nice warm day on my home [...]
Dreampop Band Releases Killer Single and Video
Beach House released an eponymous LP in 2007 and then a new album, Devotion this year. While I actually shudder to type the word dream pop as a label for the band Beach House, it does seem wildly appropriate. This single and video seems like [...]
Surf Kayak ACA Instructor Certification When I was in Santa Cruz last year, Valley Surf Paddler Sean Morely was undertaking the ACA Surf ICW. It seems that the ACA has created a blog for the Surf Committee. Once I caught wind of my impending visit to the Virginia Beach area I started inquiring [...]
Sea Kayaking Lake Michigan in the Gales of November
My proposed trip of paddling from Port Sheldon to Saugatuck was evaluated and quickly adjusted on Saturday. The forecast was calling for winds up to 30 knots. Waves were expected to be between 6-10 feet, building to 12 feet. I had a rather [...]
Just when you thought I would stop with the Broken Social Scene…
This Cadbury Commercial using Broken Social Scene’s venerable Stars and Sons is pretty dead on. This is one of my favorite tunes actually. I love the bass line, it’s pretty stellar. The commercial is pretty whack with everyone showing [...]
For this gloomy, cold, fall day this video I found on You Tube pretty much says it all. Having watched Seagulls do this at the beach, I wish I had filmed them too.
Saugatuck Channel Sea Kayak Wave Play Nov 8th 2008 Because today is the day of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald it is fitting that this post includes a way to kayak rough water in the Great Lakes without getting killed. I had another experience three years ago today that involved kayak surfing [...]