I NEED/WANT a pair of these shoes but only 13 Lucky (maybe unlucky seeing how the 13 qty) being released on Halloween morning at DQM NYC…Check out more info here…
Jose, go get me a pair!!!

Watch the video and see the hand painted canvas that traveled from the floor of his studio to China to end up on the custom Vans…So sick!

Robert Williams is such a legend in the auto culture DNA, check it….

Thanks Bart and the 530 Media Lab fam…

Loving the postcards with silver 530ML Sharpie…

I LOVE Halloween aka All Hallows’ Even – e’en
Have a safe fun one…
Here’s the past week, hanging with friends, family and having fun, keeping it local…
How about this awesome fall weather!!!!

Trying on a potential Halloween costume…
Guess what I’d be, minus not such a baby PJ…

Parker getting some medicine in his Darth Vader mask..

My homie Eric and I had some banging Japanese food! Yum!

Parker & The Pug, sounds like a childrens book..

PJ dressed up as Yoda to school and his teacher…

Peep the old Datsun 1200 truck thingy…

My In-Laws came into town, 1st stop is food at Joe’s Farm Grill, yum!!!

Martinelli’s is the BEST apple juice ever, i love the apple shaped bottles.
They used to be glass this one was plastic, yum!

Plan your weekend!
If your in San Jose….
San Jose Tattoo Convention with REBEL8…

If you’re in LA…

If you’re in Scottsdale, AZ….

SMOOVEBERT a friend of my friend JacobChills of which I met some time ago is a BMX fiend from LA now residing in NYC…
He has a good eye, good designer and just an all around good guy…

Smoovebert posted a video of an amazing Garage/Shop FILLED with classic BMX parts, bikes, memorabilia, etc. owned by Brian P. you gotta see this to believe it!!!
BTW, Smoovbert was into sidehacks before they were on Fantasy Factory and was supposed to be in that episode as a matter of fact!
Unreal!
BTW, I grew up riding Redline’s, Diamondbacks and more with Skyways standard! My dad owned a bike shop when I was growing up in the bay area…

This Friday and weekend in the Bay Area San Jose to be exact…

Keeping it in the Bay Area REBEL8 will be attending, displaying, selling and even creating a limited edition Tee and poster for the San Jose Tattoo Convention, Oct 30th- Nov 1st
The one and only artist behind R8, Mike Giant will be available to sign your tee or your poster, Joshy D. says bring a silver Sharpie of course….
Only 168 of these tee’s, I might need to make a call for somebody to get one for me…
$20 for the poster, GET IT before they’re all GOT!

Then if you’re in my neck of the woods in Scottsdale, AZ!
Come out to the bike ride bar crawl, it’s soooo much fun!
RAGE CYCLES in Scottsdale, AZ is organizing it they rule!

So here’s some friends and family pics of just kicking it around AZ…

Breakfast at Crackers & Co Cafe...

My buddy Andy was in town so just had a day cruising around, went to the old Gilbert watertower..

Andy has powers!

Big guy!

It’s a man off!

Parker’s like “what…”

Seriously a brand new 550 BMW and he puts on these super whack stick on vent thingys????

Mermel built a mini ramp!

Mrs. Mermel doing chores as she’s ready to have “Mini Mermel” any day!

Get it!

A pack of old school planes, radical!

UFC with Don & Johnny…

Sunday, our church had a crazy 50th anniversary shindig, congrats CCCEV….

Killer food to end a killer good weekend…

My boy Kenta (Tokyo Drive) asked me AGES ago about featuring me in his new magazine that’s coming out, fast forward to some magazine title name changes and months later they present Axel Speed Magazine from Japan from makers of Daytona Magazine…
Thanks Kenta, my son and wife were stoked…
Seeing how the Bimmer is gone as of tonight, it’s nice to have documentation of the whip and fam of course…

Here’s the cover featuring Travis Barker and GUMBALL 3000, again good company and projects I worked on…

Here’s my feature, I have NO IDEA what it says though, haha



Then the AWESOME family portrait, the cars, the house and the familia…

Told ya good company…
Ken Block, the homie….

Bart of 530 Media Lab and his adorable family and sweet ride…
LBC’ya…

Casper “Viva La Raza” Canul…

Then the multi page feature on GUMBALL 3000, just a taste…

Caught some Dirt on my doorstep… More Ken Block, can’t escape this dude! Dirt2…

Just found my Shaun Carlson stickers from this weekend… R.I.P. Race in Peace buddy!

Will F-Roegge and RikDaddy of Medium Monsters…

Gave them REBEL8 stickers and bombed immediately on the car…

So yeah, This is a big post, whatever enjoy it, it’s all killer NO FILLER!
My family and I headed West for primarily but not limited to the Formula Drift Irwindale Finals!!!
Push Play… “California” by Phantom Planet

Heading to the track on Friday I saw this dairy truck, even cows drift!

My man spic & span, Jon Chase aka DSTROYR honcho!

DSTROYR on Karnage’s S14, what’s up with the garlic? Drift Vampires?

The Shaun Carlson graphic, RIP Shaun!

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Prepare for the OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF CCXCR!!!
What is CCXCR CLICK AND FIND OUT….

You’ve been warned & invited!!!!!!!!!

Check out CCXCR’s new website, new tee’s dropping, designs a plenty and plenty of good times surround this SOCIAL CIRCLE OF CCXCR!

BTW, I’m home and going to be posting up this past weekend in a little bit, stay toooooonnnneeeedddd!!!

Formula Drift finals round 7 AKA The Finals!!!!!!!
It’s all happening at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale Oct 16th & 17th, come one come all!!!
Music to get you pumped… I love the feel & good vibe of this song… (lyrics below by the way)

Or you can go with a classic that gets the party going
IN A BIG COUNTRY (not able to be embedded) Lyrics below as well…
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcW87hUku…

Look at all the stuff happening at the event…
Tires.com Triple Crown is decided…

The overall Championship is decided…Who will rain supreme OVERALL in 2009????

Famous Stars and Straps stunt bike demo…

Far East Movement is performing…

Last but NOT LEAST…
The Need for Speed Shift Time Attack Challenge, one Formula Drift driver will take $5,000 and be awarded the check and trophy on the Formula Drift podium post event by Royal Purple Oil

Oh yeah I’ll be there MC’ING THE EVENT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s SEND IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DAYLIGHT

we cut the legs off of our pants
threw our shoes into the ocean
sit back and wave through the daylight
sit back and wave through the daylight

slip and slide on subway grates
these shoes are poor mans ice skates
fall through like change in the daylight
fall through like change in the daylight

i miss yellow lines in my roads
some color on monochrome
maybe i’ll paint them in myself
maybe i’ll paint them in myself

these sidewalks liquid then stone
building walls and an old pay phone
it rings like all through the daylight
it rings like all through the daylight

chorus
and in the daylight we can hitchhike to maine
i hope that someday i’ll see without these frames
and in the daylight i don’t pick up my phone
cause in the daylight anywhere feels like home

I have five clocks in my life
and only one has the time right
i’ll just unplug it for today
ill just unplug it for today

open hydrant rolled down windows
this car might make a good old boat
and float down grand street in daylight
and float down grand street in daylight

and with just half of a sunburn
new yellow lines that i earned
step back and here comes the night time
step back and here comes the night time

chorus
and in the daylight we can hitchhike to maine
i hope that someday i’ll see without these frames
and in the daylight i don’t pick up my phone
cause in the daylight anywhere feels like home

“In A Big Country”
Come up screaming
Come up screaming

I’ve never seen you look like this without a reason
Another promise fallen through
Another season passes by you
I never took the smile away from anybody’s face
And that’s a desperate way to look
For someone who is still a child

In a big country dreams stay with you
Like a lover’s voice fires the mountainside
Stay alive
I thought that pain and truth were things that really mattered
But you can’t stay here with every single hope you had shattered
I’m not expecting to grow flowers in a desert
But I can live and breathe
And see the sun in wintertime

In a big country dreams stay with you
Like a lover’s voice fires the mountainside
Stay alive
Stay alive

So take that look out of here it doesn’t fit you
Because it’s happened doesn’t mean you’ve been discarded
Pull up your head off the floor—come up screaming
Cry out for everything you ever might have wanted
I thought that pain and truth were things that really mattered
But you can’t stay here with every single hope you had shattered

I’m not expecting to grow flowers in a desert
But I can live and breathe
And see the sun in wintertime

In a big country dreams stay with you
Like a lover’s voice fires the mountainside
Stay alive (repeat 3)