Zoey's Aftermath!

Hey all out there in Mat-land...

The Zoey's show was awesome, a small but mighty crowd of around 40 folks enjoyed the unique experience of a soundtrack performed live to a surf film. Lots of smiles and stoke, bookended by mat sessions at Malibu, Emma Wood, and Pitas Point!

And...the mat giveaway winner (which was a random drawing) was none other then the lovely Esperanza Petrie, a mat newbie who plans to use her mat this summer with her family. Looking forward to seeing folks at the next shows!

Cheers,

Ace Gonzalez

"The Sheen"

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"The Sheen"

One version of Edvard Munch's master work, "The Scream," is due to be auctioned off at Sotheby's this week. It's being reported that Charlie Sheen has designs on purchasing the work ("At any cost!") then altering the imagery with his face...and retitling it, "The Sheen."

Sheen's people released an artist's conception of the revised work, shown above.

Bidding for Munch's work is expected to reach as much as 80 million dollars...but the Sheen camp is convinced that if Charlie were to purchase the work at that price and make the proposed changes, the value of the painting would, in fact, go up.

There's also a possibility that another high profile bidder -- Dallas Maverick's owner Mark Cuban -- might join the fray and jack the price up even higher.

"Charlie's a national treasure!" Cuban gushed. "I love the idea of putting his own face on the piece. Then I thought, maybe I should buy the painting and add my own face! How cool would that be...especially if we bomb out in the playoffs???"

Meanwhile, an art historian -- who wishes to remain anonymous -- stated, "In threatening to alter this great work, it would appear that Mr. Sheen's ego has no limits." 

"It would appear that this anonymous douchebag's stupidity has no limits," Sheen replied, answering the charges during an interview with Larry King.

Unbeknownst to Sheen, CNN's Larry King Live has been off the air for nearly 2 years. So the taped interview remains unaired, much to Charlie's disappointment.

"We're now in negotiations with Turner Broadcasting to start my own cable network in order to air the interview," Sheen explained. "We plan to put the entire 8 minutes on a continuous loop, and run it 24/7 without commercial interruption for the next 10 years. That means sooner or later, every soul on earth will see it. I just want my story out, that's all."

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UPDATE: Mister Dirk weighs in:

Substance Abuse Can Cause Progressive and Permanent Disease of the Metabolism

Research on opioid abuse and use, has shown that use, especially addiction to opioids, causes metabolic malregulation.  This also goes for many illicit drugs.  But we don’t often talk about that part of addiction because perhaps it’s not medically or legally as “popular” as other serious consequences.

This is however, without a doubt yet another serious consequence that should be brought to the forefront of the discussion on drug use and abuse as well as prevention.  Experts have known for years that drug and alcohol use and abuse, over time or even short term in some cases, causes progressive and permanent disease of the metabolism.  Why don’t we hear more about it?  


I recently stumbled upon a FOX news article where Elvis Presley’s former doctor spoke about his beliefs on how Elvis died and I felt it was important to talk about it.  Keeping in mind that Elvis had 10 drugs in his system at the time of his death, his doctor of 12 years expressed his opinion on how he believed Elvis died.

Dr. George Nichopolous cited autopsy results of Elvis to show he had an extremely abnormal colon and with this, unimaginable and most certainly painful digestive problems, resulting in chronic constipation.  The article described shocking autopsy findings citing “Presley’s colon was 5 to 6 inches in diameter (whereas the normal width is 2 to 3 inches) and instead of being the standard 4 to 5 feet long, his colon was 8 to 9 feet in length.”  Further stating “in the autopsy we found stool in his colon which had been there for four or five months because of the poor motility of the bowel.” 

  

The question is, how did Elvis’ colon it get like that?  Was he born this way and if he was, did the opioids and uppers he frequently took, prescribed by his doctor, slow his metabolism so much that it killed him?  How can we know for sure? 

What we do know form these findings are that if a person who is born with an abnormal colon or if they have a history of bowl paralysis in his or her family, they should be extremely cautious when taking doctor 

prescribed medications.

Bird's Surf Shed

Photo: Cher Pendarvis

Nice video about Ryan Burch's adventures at Eric Huffman's Surf Shed...

Morphine: Treatment for Addiction at Birth?

Babies born addicted receive morphine for drug withdrawals.  Morphine, a drug that has withdrawals symptoms which are some of the worst of all opioids.

Best/Worst Dressed Mat Riders!

Yahoo(!) News really laid the wood to irrelevant journalism by breaking down the sartorial tastes of the latest batch of NFL draftees. Frankly, it's this kind of reporting that sets the internet apart from the trivial nonsense they used to shove down our throats back in the day of Edward R. Murrow!

Surfmatters would love to keep pace with Yahoo...so we're throwing out the same question to our readers. Put on your Tim Gunn glasses and let us know, who is the best and worst dressed of this widely disparate lot of mat surfers?

Keep in mind that when a mat rider isn't wearing boardshorts or a wettie, it's just a transitional phase between the next time he or she is wearing boardshorts or a wettie...

Recommended Reading: Addiction: A Family Affiar

There are a lot of great books out there that do a good job with explaining the scientific aspects of what happens when we become addicted.  In Dr. Teitelbaum’s new book “Addiction: A Family Affair” this is also true.  But one thing I have found in this book is that Dr. Teitelbaum has a gift to put extremely complicated scientific arguments into simple terms we can all understand and that he believes family should be involved in a person’s recovery early on.  That is why I think his book belongs on every family’s bookshelf.  

By the time we become addicts and we have done our wreckage, our family either wants nothing more to do with us, helplessly worries, watches and wonders when we’ll die, or they do the wreckage with us.  Either way, addiction affects the behavior and dysfunctional emotional responses of the entire family, not just the addict.   When we go into recovery and gain some time and our family is not there to experience the real life changes we have made, they will always view and remember us by our behavior, in our addiction.  This is unfortunate and it prevents the family to have the love and union they once knew.

This is an amazing read that covers many subjects and the effects of many different drug abuses.  Truly, treasure and a must read.

Find it on Amazon

Win a Free 4GF Mat This Saturday Night In Ventura!

The Gonzalez Bros?

Ace Gonzalez And The Surf Film Sound are giving away a free 4GF at their 8PM show at Zoey's in Ventura this Saturday! Tickets at the show, or here.

Not sure if the mat give-a-way is a drawing, a talent contest of some kind, or maybe they're just going to give it to the best looking woman...you just have to show up and hope for the best!

Future gigs (Topanga and LA, 5/4 and 6/6 respectively) will also feature a free mat giveaway. We'll let you know the details of those shows at the time approaches.

On Being a Model: The Swimsuit or Lingerie Shot Can Get You In Trouble

See this picture?   Yeah, that’s me, almost 20 years ago.  

The swimsuit or lingerie look is usually part of a model's portfolio and models are proud of this look.  But models need to watch out.  While a golden tan, great hair and a rockin’ body is what many models work hard at to accomplish, chances of getting a swimsuit or lingerie modeling gig out of it, that launches your career are pretty slim.  That is unless you’re like  Kim Kardashian and have a “Momenger” who looks out for you, or you’ve been booked a Victoria’s Secret model.


When you show people your portfolio who are not real agents, that know what they are doing, they might see a swimsuit or a lingerie shot as something models might not want them to see.  Also, if a model does not have a good manager, agent and maybe even a lawyer and people know this, you might end up at a sleazy photographer’s house or God forbid some place worse, like I did.  Unfortunately, some models do end up in these sleazy places, where they learn drug abuse and bad behavior and get taken advantage of, instead of keeping the focus on how to become a successful model.  One piece of advice here would be:  Don't hang out with models who end up in these situations, cause chances are they could get you in trouble just by hanging out with the wrong people.  

Sleazy people are easier to find while trying to find work than those who are for real.  They prey on you when you least expect it and some of these people have agencies that hardly ever book a legitimate assignment or just want to show you off in their catalogue.  Make sure that you always have somebody who cares about you watching your back and if you have pictures like this in your book, don’t make them a priority.  Put them at the end of your portfolio pages.  Not the last photo, but close to the last one.  You always want people to see your commercial looks, your close-ups and most importantly, your fashion looks. 

Agents want to see that you have a good body and that you have allure.  But always remember to study what is most important in mainstream fashion.  

(the fur in this picture in not real.)

For more images from my portfolio click here

Meet Charlie Sheen!

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Yup, it's true. With a little creativity, you can meet Charlie face to face, and rap about anything you want...including mat surfing! (OK, that last bit is satire, as is the logo on Charlie's hat...)

Here's the deal. Pound out 140 characters about an incident that made you really, really angry, and bring some humor to the equation. If you're selected, you and Charlie can hang, maybe pop a few brews, whatever.

Here's the link with the 411!

(I guess if you want to submit your answer in the comments section of this posting, you can. But that'll subject you to the wrath of the rest of the peanut gallery.)

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Great Post From Pranaglider!

Check it out here...

From Our Fearless Leader, Mat Max...

How Ya Going Dudes?

I caught onto a really great supplement called BIOAGE BIOSUPERFOOD. Just today I signed up for their affiliate program and put together a blog page.

I'm going to see if I can get the word out in the blogsphere so that folks can dose up to be more immune.

Hoping that all is good and fun there!

Max

Rosie O'Donnell: Let Lindsay do her Job!

 Staying busy with work is one of the best things for recovery.  But Rosie O’Donnell doesn’t seem to understand that part.  Her opinion of Lindsay Lohan is a good example of what is wrong in how we view recovery.  In this interview, Rosie O’Donnell acts like the tosspot that’s calling the kettle black.  If I had one thing to say to Rosie, it would be that she should learn to be kinder and more tolerant to those who are fighting for their life while trying to find long-term recovery.

And so, the question is, should Lindsay be taking on the role of Elisabeth Taylor?  How should we view the answer to this question?  Of all the Hollywood biographies I have read, and I have read many, the most books I have read on the life of a celebrity are those of Elisabeth Taylor. 

The late Ms. Taylor, who suffered from chronic alcoholism, had an extremely turbulent life and was extremely hard on herself.  She had a moral standard that was unique in that she would not allow herself to fall in love with a man, unless she was married to him.  As has been well documented, Elisabeth Taylor has, by her standards, fallen in love many times and therefore has married and divorced seven times. 

Taylor struggled with alcoholism and had a cycle of co-alcoholism she could not shake.  Elisabeth Taylor’s life is an example of what alcoholics call living life through “a geographic cure.”  Meaning, alcoholics think in ways of changing his or her environment rather than themselves, a dangerous system of denial.

Surely, at fist blush, Elisabeth Taylor’s story is one better suited for a more seasoned and mature actor, though we should give Lindsay Lohan the benefit of the doubt.  Every one has to move on at some time or another in their life.  The same goes for Lindsay and as far as alcoholism goes, Lindsay knows this problem well, as she struggled with alcoholism since she was a teenager. 

Rosie O’Donnell, should be more supportive of Lindsay who has had a very tough time lately and is trying to overcome serious obstacles.  Lindsay is young and ambitious and is not out to criticize anyone.  Let’s give her a chance. 

Wall Street Journal: "Rethinking the Drug War"

Happy 60th, SOSC!

On April 24, 1952, the San Onofre Surf Club held it’s first meeting!

Because the San Onofre beach was located on Marine Corp property, the primary purpose of the club was to insure continued access to the area for surfers and their families, many of whom had been using the area since the 30's. However, the family atmosphere remained the dominant trait of the oldest existing surf club in the continental United States.

Once considered the premier surfing area in California, the break at San-O remains a classic longboard wave...and pretty damn fun on a mat!

A much more complete history of the San Onofre beach and surf break is here...

In the Summer Of '64...

...this was what was happening at the beach in Sydney! (At least, according to Farmer and Co, Ltd.)

In other 1964 news from Down Under...

The Beatles were in town...

The Sydney Opera House was under construction...

And Midget Farrelly and Phyllis O'Donnell won the first World Surfing Championships at Manly!