SEEK | Fred Perry “Cycling” Polo Shirts Autumn/Winter 2011

Amazing Fred Perry stuff for all of us cyclists or wannabe PRO's out there. Enjoy and thanks to Selectism for putting this out there.

SEEK | Fred Perry “Cycling” Polo Shirts Autumn/Winter 2011

Lust for Levis

Ok, here is my latest big lust item on the American front. Check this out at Filson.

Too long gone!

I know its been forever. But I moved, started a new job, bought a house, and have just been crazy busy. But I caught this the other day on DemocracyNow.Org...well worth a watch.

Day Dreaming of ....

All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible.
William Faulkner 
(photo from olemiss.edu )


Just surfing around on the inter-webs today and came across this quote. Enjoy!

A New Adventure

So a major life shift is upon me, my wife, and son. We are officially relocating to the "burbs". San Marcos California to be exact. Pretty much on the Northern most edge of San Diego County. I am not going to lie, this is going to be a big shift in lifestyle for us from our amazing "local" life in Culver City. We are going to miss being able to walk everywhere as well as miss talking to all of our friends and shop owners in downtown. So here is a pic of this sprawling hillside location. (photo from media.point2.com)

Blue Bells

I hadn't heard of Blue Bell until yesterday. I did a little research, and Blue Bell it appears is the tip top of the Wrangler Jeans range, but with none of the pro bull riding association flavor. Unfortunately, like all good American clothing these days, Blue Bell is only available overseas. Their website's cinematic theme/catalogue is quite unique and worth a look, both for the filmmaking and the clever way the outfits are changed while browsing. Head on over and check it out.

an unusual want

Ok, so I can't really think of a good reason I "need" this magical set from Boker Knives, but alas I am smitten. Who wouldn't want their own set of knife and fork in a broken in and weathered leather sheath. Perfect for out of doors dining or you could always strap it on your belt and bring it to your local eating spot and blow minds. (either that or they will just think you are armed and dangerous)

For my peeps in NYC

700 Dollars and an Obsession with films and books

So surfing around tonight on the inter-web I stumbled across a pic on Dwell's website of a cut-out book. The kind of book you would find a nice revolver or some secret micro film images of a congressman doing things they ought not to with a secretary or  congressional page. But low and behold its a book that holds ten smaller books all documenting a movie that Stanley Kubrick never made. I am already saving my nickels and dimes. You might want to as well.

Any Given Sunday? Beer and Fries!

Not much of a post here, but a friend of mine just posted this little gem of a cartoon/movie on his Facebook page and it got me laughing. However, after the laughs it got me thinking about the real possibility of Cyclocross racing becoming the new Fixed Gear riding. It involves so many of the same things, tattoos, beer, beards, cycling caps, trick bikes, and being dirty. (ok, so maybe those were cheap shots) In all seriousness Cyclocross is an amazing and tough as nails sport that I for one would be glad to go see on any given Sunday. For some seriously insane cross photos go here. PDXCROSS

MOvember Update and Plea for Help

So far MOvember is going pretty well. I finally broke the hundred dollar mark and got my ticket to a MO party at the Avalon. Most important though is we are raising money for cancer research. On that note if you would like to donate to my cause (and my wife's putting up with me and my mustache) you can click this link to my MOspace.

Thanks in advance.

Travis

Buy These Books

Ok, so some totally obvious endorsement from me here. In the spirit of transparency I purchased my copies of these books and am in no way getting free schwag (Yet, Hint Hint).

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It's Movember People

Time to Man Up and start your Mustache growing asap. November 1st (or 2nd in my case) is the day to become clean shaven and sign up at movember.com to grow a mustache for prostate and testicular cancer research. Get out there and do it people. Grow your MO!

Old is the New "New"

I am finally getting around to one of my favorite UK brands,Old Town Clothing. With the massive resurgence of vintage inspired American Workwear brands making their way into our closets, I suggest taking a look at the amazing offerings from Old Town. They are taking the British Workwear clothing to the next level with amazing pieces made with great fabrics in their Norfolk studio. (photos courtesy Old Town)

A few pics from my day and my collection. I apologize in advance for overuse of my son Tyler as subject matter.

Mr. Winter

So today I ran into none other than Mr. Winter. If you are not in the know check out atimetoget and look up the hometown heroes section of ATG's blog. Anyway, out this morning with my son Tyler at our local Starbucks (the only Starbucks I truly like) and Mr. Winter noticed my hickory striped jeans from Stronghold. This sparked a quick introduction and a brief conversation about his latest endeavors which I can only say sound awesome. It is truly nice to meet people like Mr. Winter in La La Land. I can't wait to hang out and talk shop some more.

Jens Voigt is rad!

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camera bag

So a huge shout out to Nick at "a time to get" for giving me the heads up on the "Camera Bag" app for the iPhone. I got this tasty little application a number of months ago and have been using it ever since. For those of you not in the know, this gem of an app takes your iPhone's camera and turns into any number of vintage formatted types of film. It does everything from 2 1/4" style, to blown out black and white, and the truly amazing Polaroid. Being that I have taught both film and digital photography, it stings just a little to see these great film stocks not being produced any longer in favor of the digital. However, the camera has always been a tool and tools do improve. There is nothing wrong with my digital camera or the pictures it takes, it just lacks those "Happy Accidents" that make art so exciting sometimes. I suppose it is a bit of nostalgia for the myth of "simpler" times that gets me so psyched up about this little app. Although there is always some melancholy associated with nostalgia, I still find myself always looking for items in my life that have the patina of age, or the signs of use, that harken back to when we as human beings had more involvement with our day to day objects and their inner workings than we do now. These little windows into the past allow me, even for just a little while, to feel like I am living in an authentic world.

An update and some new pics

So I have been motivated to get my shit together and get my blog up and running again. I have decided to really let the blog develop into an array of things that I am into, and not limit it to just cycling related posts. Although, given how much I like bikes, there won't be a lack of bike related info coming your way. So sit back relax and check back often.

ETS

Katie's movie

Hey there, my friend Katie made a documentary about being car-less in Los Angeles. I can't wait for it to come out. Check out her site if you get a chance.

Carless in LA, Teaser