Ride Hard Exhib

A few weeks ago I curated a photographic exhibition in my hometown of Adelaide. It was held at Valueking Gallery on Hindley St (thanks Andy, Jamie and Aaron). The photographs documented the rise of fixed gear riding in Adelaide. I wanted to showcase amazing photographs (taken by Sven Kovac) and celebrate the fixed gear culture in other parts of the world like Paris and London (with photographs thanks to Luis David Najar and Jordan Buck). As the boys didnt have a liquor license, the event was sponsored by Pimp Juice.

Few photos from the night below. It was a mass success...heaps of crew came to check it out. Plus we had a screening of Council of Doom which was sick!!! Loved it. Not better than Mash, but better than Maca in my books..





























Also a big thankyou to Matt... I know Im fair disorganised ah.

More photos can be viewed at http://www.flickr.com/photos/8069898@N05/3230976812/

Home Sweet Home...

Theres so much to do, you just gotta find it....


Big Day Out with ma ladies! The best festival in australia - with the biggest names. Ah I love lupe. And BDO. Even though we were sweating it out in 40 degree heat this yr - it was well worth it. Hell yeah.


Rocket Bar - it just has great memories of times past, and the crowd is always the best people in adelaide. ha! and the music is dooooooope. what more could u want? yes free drinks would be good...


Bonfire action at Courts shack for the best New Years Ever....big call I know. But it was sick!!!


Free ticks to Electric Field festival...got abit of tan, heard some good music, got to catch up with Ben from Melb before the groupies got to him haha


Electric Circus for some good dancin..okay the music is pretty shit when aaron isnt on, but the company is what its all about.


Mash dash carpark race at Ebenezer...there are heaps of fixed gear events which is sick


Tour Down Under watching with friko Felici coffee beforehand mm hmm


A 21st every weekend...wooo


Beach action..any beach is 5 mins away and amazing, always. Dan taking a dip..

Radelaide.....

Its been good to be back home - alot of time to catch up on things Ive wanted to do for ages.

And I cant forget the best things about living at home. Numerous..
Being able to read and fall in love all over again with all my old magazines, unlimited wardrobe space and access to all my old favourite items of clothing, access to our amazingly stocked fridge with all my favourite food and dads tea which he blends to perfection, my bed complete with pink (what the hell was i thinking?!) 'i am gorgeous' quilt which is the comfiest thing ever!! I wish for cold nights just because of it. Working back at the surf store, working with some of the greatest people I know and then hanging out with my best friends after - i couldnt ask for more.

Bumping into peeps on the street, is the best and hardly ever awkward..even though I havent seen some people for years. Everyone is pretty much the same - personalities grown, but changed in a good way. Everyone has grown up!

Including me. And damn but I feel I have outgrown this city. A damn shame as Ill miss Coopers and Maslins fo sho.

Blek Le Rat

Going through my notes ...

Found a write up about Blek Le Rat after I heard him talk about street art along with Remi Rough at the Tate.

He was so modest, knowledgable and genuine in the way he spoke. His opinion obviously valued by many because the place was packed out.

"As an artist I do not think we truly invent anything at this point. For me it is more about focusing on a memory that I may have had, than actually inventing anything. People recreate what they have seen but with their own vision. It is just how you do it that makes it different than others'' - Blek Le Rat

Im totally feelin it. And its the way people view things that makes this world interesting.

A dude in the audience was whinging how he used some of his same street art in the 2008 Cans Festival. To his reply, Blek mentioned that although it was the same, different people will see it this time and interpret it in their own way in addition to others who have already seen and find a new meaning.

Its what you dont know about a painting, that tells you the most.

J'adore Paris

Andy and I kicked it up to Paris last Wednesday via Eurostar (by the way which is dooooope-highly recommended) for 4 days.

The weather was great, got to see Jo and Nordine whilst they are living there and met so many amazing people.

Warning: The below images will most probably make you really jealous - better hit up Eurostar website now - start emailing the people you know in Paris and sell that bike you wanted to keep but now can't because you need the cash to buy almond croissants and carby baguettes. Worth it? Hell yes.

Andy and the Eiffel Tower - climbing it is such a trek (well for me, haha) but the view makes it all worthwhile.

Pignon Fixed - still not as many riders as we have in London, but getting there. And their bikes - impressive!

Louis David and his Bianchi

Nordine and his awesome S fork

Starcow - they have Larry Clark t-shirts!!

Pignon Fixed riders on Fri night ride. Get-go...

The Frejus frame I bought - it is absolutely beautiful.

Monos in Cyclope store

Cyclope workshop - pimpin. Tomas has http://www.deezer.com/ crankin all the tunes. For free! Check it.

Louis and Bobby - most enthusiastic canine ever! He reminded me of the dog off of Theres Something About Mary - but way cuter.

David Bowie

So Andy forwarded me a link to his friends blog which got me thinking that I really should update mine -my life is sometimes interesting (not). Which then got me thinking about changing the cover photo. Which then got me thinking about changing the colour-scheme. Which then got me thinking about changes in my life in general (Jesus so much has happened since April ''wonder if the boy likes me'' 2008... lame-o). Which then got me thinking about ch-ch-ch-changes, Which led to the song getting spun in my head. And then I thought of Bowie. In Basquiat. As Warhol. Amazing.




''Can I borrow some moneeey?''




Ew Big Bird. This bit makes me cringe.





Best album cover ever. Well not ever but its up there.




You remind of the babe. What babe. The babe with the power. Ooh new song in my head.

Yeah its true. The anticipation is the best bit. The anticipation of tomorrow. The anticipation of what may happen, what will happen eventually and whether the boy likes me. Very anticipated.