JASON JESSEE

TRAVEL BONER

You know when it's late at night and you're by yourself with nothing to do? That is me every night. But... tonight - TONIGHT is fucking different though. Because tonight started out like that, all woe is me, wahhhhhhh. But then I turned on the TV and watched 'Stoked' -- that documentary about Mark 'Gator' Anthony the 80s Vision Street Wear icon skater turned rapist/murderer 25 tah lifer. The doc wasn't too bad, but the best part had to be Jason Jesse. His interviewing parts cracked me the fuck up -- like, who is the guy? He didn't take himself so seriously on the subject of death and celebrity schadenfreude. My favorite quote had to be, "fuck your broccoli, eat a corndog" or something. I dunno, the context of it was funnier. You'd laugh, I promise.

Ok, that introductory paragraph was bogus... what I really want to say is - when I went to Jeson Jessee's website I was blown away by the musical seduction going on. He has like 8 bit soundtracks for his website. Ones that someone took the time to sit down and work out the cassio keyboard arrangement for Suicidal Tendencies. I pray to god that he made those himself, because that would only make him more of a powerhouse on the "this dude is a hella proper dude" homefront. Even if he didn't - c'mon -- that's hilarious. To get on my wavelength, just listen. Totally rules my late night internet prowling ass. Like I wish more bread crumb trails led to this pot of gold. RULES.

Also, fyi, if I collected crap. I would collect dead/convicted pro skater crap. Just so you know. But I can't stand unnecessary items and shelves that just hold stuff. I'll leave that up to you. Gator, Jeff phillips, Christian Hosoi, Ben Pappas, Harold Hunter, Neil Heddings,.....

King Diamond - this place is terrible



Cradle of Filth- 13 autumns and a widow



Devo- gut feeling



Hank Williams Jr - cheatin heart



Steve Vai - crying machine



Psychedelic Furs - the ghost in you



Mercyful Fate - devil eyes



Slayer - angel of death



Suicidal Tendencies - fascist pig



Tears for Fears - head over heals

SKATE OR DIE / Claus Grabke

This kid I had a crush on in 8th grade used to skate with me in this park next to my house. He obsessed over Claus Gradke and some days we'd watch some videos he was in while his mom made us snacks. But mostly I'd listen to myself breathing and try to inch my hand closer to his. Years later when some friends and I would skate together, we used to watch these old vhs tapes saved from the 90s in order to shred super hard. Youtube has a large volt of old skate videos. Bit's of Wheels of Fire is on there. Also which Claus' band, Eight Days plays the opening title song. Such a good catchy song. Any way, I came across this video of claus - the guy has a museum displaying his boards from 30 years.

SKATEBOARDFIEBER MUSEUM PRESENTS:
The Claus Grabke retrospective / exhibition

Without doubt Claus Grabke is the european Skateboard legend ! No other German Skater had ever such a commanding position as Claus had in the 80ies and 90ies. From Titus Skates (1983) he went to Powell Peralta (1985),to Madrid (1986) and later in the same year to Santa Cruz Skateboards.

Repeated German and European champion, Euro-cup and Monster Mastership winner. Founder of a Fashion label and a skateboard magazine. Moderator at MTV. Studio owner and producer of considerable international bands, as well as uncounted and unknown quantity newcomer-bands... and singer, front man of the bands such as Eight Dayz, Thumb or the Alternative Allstars.

The museum shows all its PRO MODELS AND boards, allot of his skate memorials, photos and much more besides. AS a SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT the father of the "SCREAMING HAND" JIM PHILIPS himself did, a new interpretation of its well-known board graphics, which all had the topic time, and designed a very special graphic for Claus´s 30 anniversary.





here's the opening song: What's so strange about me

Eight Dayz is also on myspace. But fucking wasn't a month ago...