Once again, respect to iDR Courtney, WNKK, the contributing artists and Courtney’s friends who helped set up and clean up! It was a mellow night full of good looking art, cool people and excellent music selection. It was fun hanging out with all y’all! Wish we had more time… maybe we should have an after party across the street next time!

There was a constant flow of people through the night.

DJ Ant One on the decks. I met him about 11 years ago at the Mecca Graphics garage when they would come by with Manny (DJ Streak)

I got caught taking this shot, haha.

Some random bikes and two hoodlums (Kenny and Leslee)

Dr. Jason and his lady.

One of Sam’s bikes. That a shot of me and Al. I knew Al way back in the day. Good to still see him around!

Donna, Lil Chris (not so little any more) and friend… Chris help me out I forgot her name! That’s cousin Jeremy. He came with the WNKK crew.

Anthony, his lady, Lily and Chris G. Chris is the man who painted the giant Koi. So many people want to buy his wood panels. He’ll have some work maybe for sale at his art show in a few weeks. That’s Sam the man who built these sick rides.

There goes the Wild n Krazy Kidz, thanks ya’ll!

This shot was taken on my first day in Italy at Venice. I heard you can’t really get lost there since you’ll run into water no matter where you go. So, Mara and I just started wandering around. We smelled people cooking dinner (made me hungry!), there were no tourists or any shops. Eventually we found a grocery store, grabbed some food and kept walking.

I dug up the pic to enter it in this contest… who knows.

I had no tripod or a lens w/ image stabilization, just held my breath and took the shot.

There was a cool turnout at the iDR Art Unlimited event. Fresh artwork, good people, dope music and cool vibes all night! Much respect to Courtney, the Wild n Krazy Kids and the rest of her crew. Jason’s bike was on display and so was another one built by Shorty Fatz. I didn’t know he knew Ride SFO’s Phil S… small world. Speaking of small world, my cousin Jeremy was there with the WNKK crew. I finally got to meet Mr. Fongstarr who happens to know more of our friends. 360VM Robby came by for a few, he’s supposed to skate w/ Fongstarr and Philly one of these days. Koi Master Chris G swung through with the rest of the gang. That’s his piece covering the wall by our logo. His art will be showcased in a few weeks. I’ll let you know when all the details are ironed out.

Thanks to everyone who showed up!

I took this shot at a desert shop in Millbrae. Nintendo has gone a long way! Does anyone remember these game and watches? Now we’ve got fresh Nintendo DS/Honeyee/Fragment collabs and Wii’s are still sold out. Amazing how some of the design elements and user interface are the same as today’s.

Pirate Coast Guard

The meet was definitely good times. A lot of people who appreciated offset and clean rides came through. The day started early at 7AM for the staff and anyone who wanted a good parking spot. It was hot like fire and the overall vibe was cool. Special thanks to Go Kart Racer, all the sponsors and staff for helping make the event happen!

These guys are fellow drifters. Scott hooked up the ice water all day. Thanks man! Mark Checking out the one off bike crafted by Nemesis Project. The paint was still fresh.

One of the winners of the day and hard working Hellaflush staff/DJs.

It was Henry’s birthday weekend, he had zero sleep. This guy saw all the cars off the freeway and took the next exit. He also has a blog, but I forgot the name of it. Comment it if you see this post yo!

Rez, Chris, Al and Alan… a lot of old friends came through.

Gripsters Canaan, Josh and their friend. The Arcenals and Emm chillin’ in the shade. It felt like it was 100 degrees that day.

Andy and his fam also hanging out. This is one of our first winners of the day.

I took a few shots of some flushness.

On the right is photographer VDM Tom and his friend.

Henry’s car is one of the best examples of what a Hellaflush car should look like. Take some notes.

Super intern Emm is hellaflush! Felix’s sick track monster.

This touge buddy is popping out. Novella Nicole and Kristee Lani moved their booth next to ours. It was way too hot out there.

Rich and his dog. I hang out w/ Rich and the rest of the garage guys every Friday. That’s the Fatlace ARC friends and Family Frame.

Go Kart Racer represent! Jay, Josh and Calvin. These guys all rock hellaflush rides.

Maricel and Jeff came through. You have to go to their coffee shop. Emm holding down the booth.

Race here, it’s fun, trust me. Clifford and the rest of the gang.

Rian on the ones and twos. Dave G made a surprise appearance.

Andy was emceeing for the raffle. He could be on the radio!

Another crowd shot, Mark and Weapon R Leo.

That’s the hard working staff/DJs on the right. Nice job fellas!

That’s Rickey S and his friend to his right. This was the big winner. He won about 5 times! then he won the $700 AME gift certificate. He said it was the best 20 bucks he’s ever spent. He even gave back two prize packs to give everyone else a chance! It wasn’t rigged, just his lucky day. Good day to play lotto, haha.

Chris is the artist who painted sick J Dilla piece live at the Rough Draft fund raiser for Dilla’s mother. We’re honored to have him painting on our wall for the store’s 1 Year Anniversary.

Here’s a snap of the progress.

We even have the J Dilla piece in the back.

Saw this while getting lunch near Embarcadero Center

The Day started early, woke up at 5:30 and head to Mark’s place. Hopped into Mark’s wagon and proceeded to SJ to pick up Felix. Breakfast is a must for a long day at the race track. Not too much choice, and we ended up at the Burger King. It was empty, except for a suspicious looking lady w/ a duffel bag. Mark ordered first. When I was up, I usually order a breakfast sandwich and I wanted to change it up a little. There was a breakfast burrito on the menu. I asked the cashier “is the breakfast burrito pretty good?” and she replied, “it is egg, salsa, blah, blah…” Excellent answer, if I asked what was in it. She didn’t even try to answer my question. I ordered it anyway. She asked me “here or to go?” and I said… “so how did they order?” and I pointed at Mark and Brooklyn. Then she explained to me what a to go order was vs. eating there. So the safest pick was “to go” so that’s what I went with. When my order was called, it was on a tray. Hilarious! I thought it was entertaining that the cashier didn’t understand a word I said… except for the menu items.

We had to pick up our tickets at Embassy Suites. Good timing since the port-o-lets at racetracks are always below standards, haha. Now I was ready to head to the race. We parked at the dirt parking lot and started walking towards the track. Over the hill we saw thousands of bikes parked along the hill. To get inside the track there are bridges that are always bottlenecks. I felt like cattle. My cousin Toads was playing somewhere in the middle. All I knew was there was a big Hummer and Mojitos. We started to walk clockwise. There were tons of vendors, it felt like the swap meet in Hawaii, but mostly motorcycle related. I’d say the toughest hustle was a booth that sold a “stress lowering” formula made from eight natural plants. They have to convince people to drink a nasty tasting drink and make them buy it? I think the best way to lower stress is to exercise. It’s proven. After walking around the whole place… we found the Hummer.

So I grabbed a Mojito and watched the band play some covers that brought me way back like “What a Bam Bam.”

The Red Bull AMA Amateurs Cup begins. Some of these guys are only 13 years old! Nuff respect.

peep the exhaust fumes

the Red Bull parachute team…

all of them made perfect landings

Then the MotoGP World Championship started. This was an exciting race between Rossi and Stoner. After them the gap was about 7 seconds.

Felix, Toads, Mark and Brook… Number One!

During the track crossing we saw these beauties. I wouldn’t mind having one of those!

The last race of the day was the AMA Superbikes. This was a cool view.