Today is August, 11, 2010

Happy Birthday, Kenny. We Miss You, Man. 

Over the 4th of July holiday... at a lake in Chicago, drawing for the Summer Drawing Show that took place on August 5, 2010 at the Family Back Room Gallery in Los Angeles.  

- Geoff

Martin Jordan updated his photography website, swindlesea.com recently.  He shot the current ad of Roger Mihalko featured in Color Magazine and Arkitip No. 0055.  

Jonathan Swartz at Patagonia Cardiff-By-The-Sea sent this gift-box today.

Patagonia tote by Geoff McFetridge, a framed photo print of Tommy Guerrero, Ray Barbee, Chuck Treece, and Matt Rodriguez from the Stereo 15th Anniversary opening, here at the studio (2007), a disc full of live music from the Mattson 2, and a truly thoughtful note.  Mahalo Jonathan... 

The Color Magazine 8.3 alternate cover came-in today. Roger's new ad is running in this issue.  

Color is an awesome skateboarding periodical out of Vancouver.  Get your copy by clicking below.   

Don Pendleton!

Visit LOVE & GUTS for full details for the Southern California leg of this show.

Thursday, August 5, 2010 from 6 -11pm at The Camp in Costa Mesa.

RSVP at EYESWIDEOPEN@OAKLEY.COM

Summer Drawing Show's opening reception is on Thursday, August 5, 2010 (until September 7) at the Family Back Room Gallery in Los Angeles, from 7-10PM.    

Featuring the works of: Richard McGuire, Geoff McFetridge, Meryl Smith, CF, Denise Kupferschmidt, and Ben Jones. 

Family is located at: 436 N. Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036 

Phone: 323 782 9221

Kenneth Lawrence Brimer

August 11, 1973 - July 23, 2010

With Love and Respect to Lillie, Mammy, Mom Judy & John, Liza, and the Hechtman Family.

I skated for Kenny today...

It was an emotional moment to have someone whom you care so much for, in-thought when normally, one doesn't or can't think of anything in the midst of a trick or taking a corner around a round-wall.  I cried for the first time while skateboarding... 

Go and roll for our friend and brother.  

July 22, 2010 - City Of Hope, California

All together...

I met Kenny during the Summer after my 8th grade year, entering the 9th back in Hawaii.  We skated together and that's all we did everyday back then.  We didn't have cameras around too often during that time and only a handful of photographs have emerged from shoe boxes or scrap-books since then.  I found some photos deep in my sticker box and I can't even tell you who took them or how they got there but I'm thankful I have them. 

Love and miss you, man.  

Please visit Lawrence Warnken's tribute at the Skate Nazi Manifesto for a selection of photos from Kenny's pinnacle time on his skateboard and the crew that he called family.  

Please click on the image below.  Our friend, Kenny Brimer needs your prayers. 

Mahalo, Rene for the post... 

Roger Mihalko's, Solitary Arts banner is up on the STAF Magazine site.    

Our friend, Rob Longworth sent over the Rodney Mullen-cover issue, no. 20 of HUCK Magazine along with a bunch of other great publications that he's involved with over in London, England.  

Mahalo, Rob!