Don't forget to tell your mom your gothic.

I hadn't really hung out with my friend Grant in ten years. He hung out a couple days this week, and it was really fun and interesting and inspiring. The past nine years he's been working on his Ph D in Physics at Yale and Stanford. It was so rad to see he'd still been skating and was pretty much the same funny dude I'd known years before. Skateboarding is fucking awesome.

Took Grant to the ditch and Zac was already there by himself shredding in the cold. I like that.

Mr. Biederman doing "the hunch" on a new rock someone put at the top of the ditch....

Two generations. Have I told you how much the sunset rules at this spot?

Squares make the world go round

Poplar Ave distribution is coming in hot with new crap.

These will be printed up next week......

Some new psychedelic boards for the weird kids.....

(ps- I'm not really pretending to have a "distribution", that's just the street we live on and where this crap gets made.)

Snark brigade

Finally got to see The Evens.

Ian talked a lot in between songs and made everyone laugh and occasionally sing along.

Trip out on this.

I waited patiently in line for him to get done selling records and sign autographs and said, holding the last Shark Bait with an article about him in it, "Did you see this yet?" "Oh, you're Brad. I read your snarky article in here and it reminded me to send that interview to you. Did you get it?" It was a really funny and exciting moment and I'm glad Megan had the camera ready to take this picture. I don't think it would be possible for me to smile any bigger or cheesier than this.

OKC was pretty empty in the morning.

Ass shot of a pivot fakie. Did you notice this is my favorite trick?

Bricktown is super corny, but we were close by and figured we'd go see all the other white people and get something to eat. We've been talking about how corny white people are lately. "We're white and probably corny, but at least we know it!"

I honestly didn't think the whole "Flaming Lips alley" thing was real. Corndogs.

King Kahn and BBQ Show!

These guys are so fucking awesome. The drummer has a bass and snare drum that he plays with his feet with bass drum pedals- and sings and plays rhythm guitar at the same time.

Worst dude ever. This guy made it a point to touch or get in every single person's face in attendance. He was fucking with King Kahn's mike stand and was eventually told "Don't touch me, Carrot Top. I WILL kick you in the face."

Killing it...........

You're walking on quicksand. Walk slow.

2 Headed Phantom from Tulsa.... Between the weird girls on stage for no reason, capes, and fake blood and shit I forgot if this band was good or not. Sorry.

Sex Advice from Austin.... Reminded me of The Descendents with serious lyrical content. That could be taken good or bad, but I liked them.

Jay Reatard with the band Boston Chinks as back up. (They're also really good)

More Reatard- check out http://jayreatard.blogspot.com/ for more about these guys and some free songs.

Their set lasted 30 minutes tops. He played the new album (Blood Visions) almost entirely and then bailed. Check him and the Boston Chinks if you get the chance....

King Kahn and BBQ Show this Saturday also at The Conservatory!

The Evens Friday night at 8:00 at the City Arts Center (3000 General Pershing Blvd., OKC)

Now that the weather is starting to suck, at least good shows are coming around....