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You gotta check out this video that my friend Sterling Spencer made about the US Open.  Nailed it!  For more fun check out www.Pinchmysalt.tv

US OPEN WITH STERLING from pinchmysalt.tv on Vimeo.

The ever-satirical hipster runoff said that sometimes the after-party recap is bigger than the party itself. While the party wasn’t huge, it sure was a beautiful crowd and superf*cking fun!
And now I’m not sure if the “b” in “b90x” stands for Bacardi, blackout, butts, beachballs, boobs, burnt, boners or all of the above.

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Contrast Magazine’s Director of Sales and Marketing Jason Shibata was getting ready for his quarter final heat at Sponsor Me Hawai’i Ala Moana Bowls 2-Star Qualifying Series today when his wife Irene “Aiko Shibata” Nakasone won a new Bret Muramoto round pin shortboard. Here is GT, Aiko and Jason at Magic Island.

The ASP Hawaii Sponsor Me Pro at Ala Moana Bowls is “ON” today with waves in the 1-2 foot range.  The little south shore bump of swell is enough to begin day 1 of competition.  Kalani Robb threw back on the competition jersey and was right back where he left off by winning heat 1 of the event.

Don’t forget you can watch this event LIVE on Transworldsurf.com or if you are in the 50th State then you can watch it live on Time Warner Oceanic Cable’s channel 250 or 1250 in HD.  You ain’t gonna wanna miss the action from this event!

An enthusiastic crowd showed up for the premiere of “Cancer to Capricorn: The Path of the Modern Gypsy” the new surf film from REEF. Blue Hawaii’s lit-up outdoor parking lot, the kegs, the potluck and the energetic pack gave the premiere more of a backyard party vibe than a stuffy film viewing.

Some of the highlights of the film included heaving P-Pass in the South Pacific, endless sand bottom Mexican tubes and Tonino Benson throwing his fins out all over the world. It was great seeing Ross Williams clips; he’s still got the same buttery flow and still throws more spray than anybody.

You can download or watch the film HERE. With music from The XX, Miike Snow, Xavier Rudd, Yeasayer, Blonde Redhead, The Almighty Defenders and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

To see all the photos from the premiere, click HERE.

REEF team members Sean Moody from Haleiwa and Kailua-Kona’s Tonino Benson.

Stephen Koehne charging P-Pass

Big Shakas to REEF for the premiere, free food and free booze. Shakas to Blue Hawaii for hosting it all. And shakas to Red Bull for the drinks too.

2009 REEF Hawaiian Pro Champion Joel Centeio and Haleiwa’s Lee Freitas

“Too much front-lit land footage.” critiqued this group.

Ross Williams and Contrast’s Jason Shibata (and a bud light)

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Landscape Altered - Episode 4 from Kustom Airstrike on Vimeo.

Kustom Footwear and Kai Neville have released the fourth episode of Landscape Altered and its ridiculously unbelievable!  Clay Marzo and Josh Kerr are pulling the impossible and have raised the bar to earn that $50,000 pay off for the single best air to take out the Kustom Airstrike.  Who will win?

Check out Donavon Frankenreiter tomorrow 5/29 at Billabong’s Waikiki Store.  Donny will be performing songs from his newest album Revisited!  The show is FREE to all to enjoy.  So come down, enjoy the jam and get a photo with Donny!  Also stay tuned for a piece on Donavon in Contrast’s next issue.

photo: Transworld Surf

Yesterday I was saddened with the news of the passing of Hawaiian Surfing Legend Marvin Foster.  Uncle Marv was one of the forefathers of radical power surfing and a true standout when the waves became life threatening!  As I write this blog here in Japan, many Japanese surfing fans who got the chance to meet Marvin in his surfing prime during his frequent stops in Japan for sponsorship promotions are also grieving his passing.  Marv spread the Aloha not just in Hawaii, but very much here in Japan and throughout the World. I’ve been reading many posts giving respect to Uncle Marv and his Ohana, and I just felt the need to do the same.  The Foster Family has been a huge part of the Haleiwa Community and a strong supporter of Zen Yoshifuku and myself while growing up, surfing and organizing the Haleiwa International Open.  A big THANK YOU, much RESPECT, and your legacy to spread “THE ALOHA SPIRIT” will continue to carry on!!! IMUA

Castles In The Sky is Taylor Steele’s newest project by SippingJetstreamsMedia. Filmed in places like Iceland, India, Africa, Vietnam and Peru this new movie is all about traveling…one step too far according to them. This is a sick trailer and just love the way it feels like we are traveling with them all the way! Can’t wait for this one to come to Hawaii!