Hi everyone! Happy 2012! It's been a whirlwind of projects, events, trips, and overall life for me these past few months. I'm a strong believer in not only working hard, but playing hard, too. So, often times, I'm out and about on what I like to call a "workcation". The good, the bad, and the ugly. Gotta get it all done, right? So, anyway, I apologize if it seemed as if I slipped off the face of the earth. As many of you already know by now, Hawaii was a huge success as far as getting together the old and the new vanguard of the Wave Warriors. It was great! Though there were some people who plumb forgot about the get-together (Derek Ho and Gavin Beschen!) or were too sick to attend (Shane Beschen) or didn't even know they were invited (Dusty Payne), and others who, unfortunately, weren't on the North Shore to take part of it (Archy ...

I recently re-discovered some archival footage that I had stored away in my office. These are video grabs of Kelly Slater and I sharing - not only a wave - but a board together when we were both up at Rincon Point (the Queen of the Coast) back in the late '90s. We were hangin' on the nose of a Thriller HF noserider. [caption id="attachment_1471" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Kelly and I took off together for a little fun. Here I am riding as Kelly jumps on the board. "][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1472" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Who said surfing isn't a team sport?"][/caption]   [caption id="attachment_1473" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="This is what surfing is all about; having fun with ...

Here's a link of some pictures of Christian and I when we were in New York for the Quiksilver/Jamie Brisick book launch party. "The Hottest Hundred Yards". We had a blast! http://bfanyc.com/home/search?options=person&search=Christian+Fletcher [caption id="attachment_1364" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Andy Spade, Herbie Fletcher, Shawn Stussy, Christian Fletcher"][/caption]

Quiksilver recently flew out Christian and I to New York for a promotional kick-off and VIP book party. The book is a collaboration by Jamie Brisick and Mike Moir and is entitled, "The Eighties At Echo Beach". It features a colorful cast of characters (including Christian tearing it up as a grom) with, what else?... Astrodeck on their boards, all along that stretch of water and sand popularized in Newport. The book has imagery that can be described as nothing but full-on '80s attitude and glam, in and out of the water. While we were in New York, I got to demonstrate on how to apply Astrodeck. Check out that Pottz Front Foot pad! Haven't seen one of those in awhile, huh? And look at the boards, too. How's that for New Wave retro? Pretty cool, right? I don't care how long I've been doing this and how many times I've applied ...

[caption id="attachment_1205" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Herbie Fletcher's "Wrecktangle" at the Waikiki Edition Hotel "][/caption] Herbie will be in Oahu this week to promote his "Wrecktangle" board sculpture that's being featured in the lobby of The Waikiki Edition. Coming from the mastermind of Ian Schrager, The Waikiki Edition is a new type of hotel - kind of like an entity of its own - that's being introduced by the Marriott International. In collaboration with interior designers George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg and landscape designer Deborah Nevins, the Waikiki Edition resides as its own sanctuary on the sand; smack dab near the beaches and Marina shopping districts in a coastal urban sprawl. Truly, a visiting surfer's paradise. When you walk into the lobby, the first thing that captures your eye is the wall-to-wall "Wrecktangle" pieced ...