with eyes we ride beside.....Shaun Freeman

'with eyes we ride beside' from shaun freeman on Vimeo.

Moon face

Full moon,
My minds eye won't sleep
Full moon,
Together we dream so deep
In a world so far away
I wake to find a different day.

Self portrait

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Some days, days are different to others.
Most days they are not.

Some days you get the best gifts
from the most unexpected places
from people
from strangers.

The heart and kindness in people
that seems so lacking
appeared in my life today.

The Kindness of strangers.
The known ones are the dangers.

Nil expectations.

Eighty and six = twenty five
Two and five = seven
I always notice the number eleven

Again.... I am the disenchanted

Tis' the word if the year.

I leave you with a warm smile.

Spine tingling

Patagonia Winter Board Swap

July 9th from 9am-2pm

 CARTER-ROLLINS will be giving us a sneak preview of 

their new album Onjuku Sun (to be released later this year).

limited spaces at the board swap, 

so make sure you call up and book a spot 03) 52614420.

hot drinks a baking will be there like last time! 

disenchantment

second hand poetry

stolen poetry from a wall of many greats....

don't know who wrote it, but i like it a lot.

the hitcher

so this is a mild head fuck of a board

but she goes.

first surf today....on a left.....pretty much alone.

some days things just go your way.....some days not.

create your enchanting wings
fly off into the future
boring is not an answer
its just your convenient mindset

be free in your mind
or become like all mankind
an ideal example from written design
the prototype for every life
there is no stand out stripe......just more lines

greed consumes the passion
passion turns to possession
expressions of difference?
there aint no middle of the fence
what is your defence?
.....its all just nonsense.

the hitchhiker hull

Yet another board sits half glassed and waiting to be surfed.

A tail with a bump, a tail like a blade.

6'10 x something x something.

I'm having much fun glassing this one, more experiments as always.

no decals, just some pencil drawings by the boss.

this is fun.

ITS ALL ABOUT THE BEARDS.....

memories

surfing with some friends some time ago.

some of the best people to share waves with.

Point Impossible..... from Note Surfboards on Vimeo.

Circular motions

Life's big windows
let the light in
So much beauty
my body grins

Why let those loved so
Be the ones first to go?
The ones with so much love to give
Be now the ones that have no life to live?

Life is so beautiful
Life is so cruel
Being is magic
In the presence of you

For Those who are no longer
For those who are not
I think of, to be stronger
So they are not Forgot

Tragedy is love
Love is life
Life is loss
Loss is tragedy
Beautiful circular motions.....

slide sippin

http://www.sideslippin.com/

check whats that in the bottom left corner?

haha

beware the pirate...bloody pirates

something fun

Wishing for Wednesday's from Chris McConville on Vimeo.

pesty being a pest.

the 48 hours of a day dream

so, i have been waiting for this board to find its way into existence for about 6 months. every time i'd pop into the boys factory, the half cut out blank haunted me. subtle hints lead to excessive harassment.... 

there was no point. the board did not yet exist, therefore the board couldn't exist.

it wasn't until returning from recent trip north, that this torture was going to end.

in a round-a-bout way i can thank 3 people for this board.

1. Mr. Lovelace for the inspiration

2. Jordan for taking the inspiration and shaping something special.

3. Myself for doing the rest.

on most of my boards i try to tinker on a little bit,

but this one i did everything except for shape the thing.....

thats next on the list.

anyway, its an asymmetrical hull.

good for going left. only problem being, there aren't many lefts in vicco.

when i can afford it i think ill take it on a date to NZ.

yesterday half glassed.

this morning sanding. 

 

 finish.

love.

jordan has one too, but mine is way better because its for lefts. 

i like this board alot. 

5'11 1/2" x 22 3/8" x 2 5/8"- DAY DREAMER.

keith richards is always a willing tag along - pic shaun freeman

at the start of today there were 2 unwaxed fresh new asymmetrical hulls that didnt exist a week ago.

there was never a chance that this board was getting a chance to cure.

so 2 green boards in tow, a keith richards, a shaun freeman, a jordan and myself all jumped in the car and went surfing. shaun and keith were our groupies. jordan was loving life because the rights were good.  the lefts weren't as lovley. i stood up.

considering i was missing 2/3rds of a board i felt that was a good achievement.

yep im a short boarder now. longboards are for schmucks. 

on an end note - in many ways this board feels like a reflection of my life at the moment....

....i must be shrinking. 

or maybe i have a warped perception like the Twits(Roald Dahl)....

the sea life

jack jester lynch pointed me in the direction of this picture.

it came from the The Sea Life  website...i am the unknown entity. i like that.

runaway

a day at pandanus point from Note Surfboards on Vimeo.

went on a road trip

here is the first installment

enjoy amigos!

Patagonia Board Swap/ movie premiere

Patagonia Torquay Summer Board Swap/180 South Premiere 2011 from Patagonia Australia on Vimeo.

new schmideo

spot the white rhino from Note Surfboards on Vimeo.
Nobel surfing another mini simmons creation


4'11" x 22 1/4" x 2 13/16"

eps/epoxy

notesurfboards.com

music is Dylan's

subterranean homesick blues

bobdylan.com

i dont own it

BOARD SWPA AND MOVIE PREMIERE AT PATAGONIA

Saturday 22nd of Jan - be there or...... dont be there.
board swap 4pm-6pm (rumour: live music from ghost mutt.....see their little write up in the latest surfing world?)
180º South movie premiere 8pm onwards (rumour: music from Justin Carter and Johnny) 

call us at the shop if you want to sell or swap some boards....limited places available

same thing goes, if you want to go to see a movie for free..get free drinks and free nibbles and listern to rad music for free and go in the draw to win a surfboard...which happens to be free also.
did i mention it was FREE?

Patagonia Torquay 03 52 614 420
116 Surfcoast Hwy
Torquay
down the side of the shop.

for more info on the board swap and movie go to http://www.patagonia.com.au/

Danny MacAskill

watch in full screen and at 360p at least.

art can be made out of anything.

be rad at something.

live your own dream

if it makes you happy.

were i'l like to be please.

"im not shitting on you"

best waste of 10 minutes

"you should clone yourself.......so you can go fuck yourself"

avadar?

fader?

Crusty Wintle

there is a crusty demon in town

http://crusty-paparazzi.blogspot.com/

he has some cool shots up of a recent session at possos

no doubt the last of its kind for the next 2 months at least. 

check it out.

Linda and Shaun ~ Possos

bumped into Linda and Shaun Freeman at possos on moday.
 we were the only three people in sight. oh how i love modays!
anyway, they were nice enough to snap a few shots of me skurfing.
check them out on shauns blog http://leftinvacancy.blogspot.com/
they are living the dream. glad some of us are

musical festivities at meredith

 "that dirty hippy kept hitting on me"~ Manbagman

Abbey & Pete

Abbey put cake in santas face(see nose impression)

Mr Ryan hEYWOOD and 'the window of opportunity'

http://www.ryanheywood.com/

Nathan Oldfield

Summery Loggery: A Patagonia Short from Nathan Oldfieldon Vimeo.

little vid by nathan oldfield

lookandsea his blog too.

TWO WEEKS AND MR ABEGG COME TO TORQUAY

http://twoweeksfilm.wordpress.com/

Surfing Legend Rusty Miller sum's up the 'Two Weeks' experience:
"Two Weeks touches on many of the essential questions many of us should be asking of ourselves, making you think and hopefully act!

Byron Bay surfer and filmmaker Johnny Abegg (On Credit and "___") is coming to Torquay with his Two Weeks film experience, accompanied by the "Dirty Sweet, Heartfelt Folk" of Soloist Musician M. Jack Bee, who will launch his live EP "In Loops".

This amazing event will held be on Tuesday December 14, at the Surfworld Museum Theatre (7:30pm). Tickets are $10 on the door, and is film and music event not to be missed.

An introspective documentary, Two Weeks follows Abegg as he ventures deep into the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness alone, to gain clarity during a period of growing confusion and unhappiness.

A limited edition Two Weeks book with dvd will be available, as well as T-Shirts and copies of M. Jack Bee's new EP "In Loops".

$1 from each ticket sold will go to Still Wild, Still Threatened; a group of Grassroots Activists protecting the Ancient Growth Forests of Tasmania.