posting is a frame of mind.
it comes in fits and spurts for me.
right now I'm in an expressive frame of mind waiting for reality to smack me in the face.
mail: gio at agnoli.com
things i like to watch...
kladruby gold
postsurf
wwtdd
ffffound
dlisted
fxrant
freshome
dpreview
wired
NYT Dining
neatorama
lastnightsparty
Trend Land
war is boring
Scienceray
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Its almost surf trip status at the house down here. Living with your friends is always an illuminating experience. I'm on the floor, lewis is on the couch, and Shayne is sleeping on the porch on the blow-up bed.
Avery is the elder elder, exhibiting overly mature behavior in the face of Shayne and lewis' childish/crotchety berating of each other. I'm cooking and gardening, my standard retreat from life's complexities.
It wouldn't be complete if lewis and Shayne weren't arguing about surfing no-existent waves. "if we want to go surf we should have already gone by now."
been cooking in, its coffee and french toast this morning. I have been in town for three days and all I've seen is Thalia street and trestles. And I'm happy about it.
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its good to be back, and cline was in town, and Dave and Adele were still naive babes in the woods, so lewis and ange had us over for dinner. god i look tired. I need some more sleep.
all it takes is a little drink (or not in adele's case) for everyone to break out their heavy artillery. let the belly wars begin.
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Sunday, Sunday, Sunday.
broke from home early to meet Avery and Cline for breakfast at Zazie.
"une, deux, trois".
lots of boy talk.
walked off our breakfast with a stroll down haight, a lovely car fire got us all the way to masonic, it was out by the time we got there.
license plate reads "no muff to tuff", an ad for a muffler shop.
retired to avery's for a nap on the couch, the wind was blowing hard, making a mess of the ocean, and blowing sand across great highway.
Its the end of our surf season as we know it. And I feel fine. I leave for Chile in a three weeks. Avery is going to Alaska, and Cline and Lewis are working on their Music careers.
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here's a parting shot of Avery working the murse.
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Sorry, I shot a lot of pictures, so I'm breaking this night up into a couple posts.
The Elks were gracious hosts and we thoroughly enjoyed their environs. The thought did cross more than one of our minds "When I grow up I want to be an Elk". They even accept women these days.
By the end of the night we were all adorned with pins from the Exalted Ruler.
Ever since Lewis remade himself as a media persona, hanging out with him has become more entertaining. In Spain the pros were either out to buy him a beer or beat him senseless. Luckily he's painted himself as a lover not a fighter, so he's been able to sidestep most altercations. Witness here Lewis applying the tried and true, "I'll just keep talking until they get bored" defense when approached about his stance on european surfers.
we finally tore ourselves from the bar to go in search of food, only it took a good hour to tear ourselves from the bar.
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Aaron was kind enough to host a night of music at the Elks lodge down on Post. Five sets of 5, he kept it moving along with a good mix of original blues, folk, and alt-c. He runs a tight ship and it shows. Ryan and Lewis played a nice set of acoustic, electric, and piano backed by everybody's favorite drummer. The whole singer songwriter thing made me think about how i spend my time and if there's any of that inside of me. Nah, I think I'll stick to shooting photos and blogging.
The crowd was a nice mix of everybody's friends and the local elk personalities. We met the "Exalted Ruler" and his queen as well as the MC of the night, were treated to the 11 o'clock moment of remembrance, and a wonderful tequila at the very friendly bar.
A most memorable night in my pantheon of experiences due to the mix of old friends, new acquaintances, and totally unique venue. I'll post more pics of the bar scene shortly.
http://www.myspace.com/ryanscottcline
Lewis and Ryan waiting to go on.
I decided I hate red and green lights, they are so harsh they just wash out the chroma values. They are really hard to shoot around, maybe i need to figure out a better white balance setting. When I open my night club its going to be candle light, or something equally soft but even toned.
closing time....
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