Doing Whatever
Fell to Low and The Tim Riley Band Souvenirs played tonight.
Go look at Cody over here.
Angel.
Austin. Walter.
Souvenirs just released their new EP, so check it out. Here's a promo video Tim bothered asked me nicely me to make.
Good Good Things
It's FYF. This fest gets bigger and more impressive every year and oddly, its refreshing to see less of what you'd expect playing under one event. This year's line was pretty rad. Full of a lot of bands/acts I've wanted to see since I was a little-guy to ones I've wanted to see with-in the last year, I'd be a jerk to expect any more.
Hey.
Title Fight.
Jacob.
Nicholas Thorburn Nick Diamonds.
A picture of Travis, inside of a picture of Travis.
Boxed water is better, for reasons unknown.
Sailor Jerry was giving out drinks and tattoos.
Sailor Jerry.
Sailor Jerry girls.
A fridge for every kind of person.
Hi Jennike. -Milo
Lets take a moment and look at some of the people Ryan met.
Ryan meets GBV.
Ryan meets Keith Morris.
Ryan meets ladies. We'll come back to this later.
If there was a person I admired more than any in the skateboarding world, Ed Templeton was probably that guy. Not just for his skateboarding though (which might have made that statement redundant), but his artwork and entrepreneurship. He's been a pretty big influence on a lot of people in the skateboarding world, so to run into him was a pleasure. Ironically, I was wearing my only Toy Machine shirt that was well-over 10 years old, which was kind of embarrassing, but he seemed to appreciate it. Anyways, enough praise.
Mitch Mitchell inviting me to the stage.
Guided by Voices.
Robert Pollard and Mike Watt.
Ryan meets Mike Watt.
The Descendents, the reason I'm here tonight.
Bringing in the next generation of Descendents.
A lot has happened today.
Pat & Hollyn
Wedding season. I don't get invited to a lot of weddings, probably because I'm still kind of young, but mostly because I'm a natural embarrassment to my friends. It's ok. Today was my friend's, Pat and Hollyn, big day. I wasn't only lucky enough to score an invitation, they asked me to personally brew the beer for their wedding. This was kind of a big deal considering the volume, effort, and responsibility it entailed. It was really an honor to have an opportunity like this and I was glad to accept.
Shameless self promotion, Biere De Fluers and 17th Century. Note the mason jar glasses in the rest of the pictures, that's me.
Patrick.
Da boyz gentlemenz.
This guy.
And this guy.
Pretty adorable.
Also adorable.
And then night came.
Ryan White.
Congratulations, and thanks again.
Down the Alley
On the way down to San Diego, we stopped by Far Bar LA in Little Tokyo. Specializing in mostly rare and hard to find beers from Japanese craft breweries (Baird, Coedo, YoHo, Hitachino, Isekadoya), it's the place to go if you've been seeking out Japanese beer, but can't justify the expense of going over seas. Beyond Japanese beers, they also carry an impressive regional selection. If you're in the Los Angeles area, find your way here.
A more than generous Japanese beer flight.
Sake braised pork tacos.
I've had this every time I go here, its a hard thing to pass up and isn't really mentioned on the menu for some reason. Cheese cake eggrolls, educate yourself.
Pour over at Cafe Dulce.
I would give a lot for this, but I have little to give.
Pretty Alright
Dez Yusuf. He throws ketchup on kids and has some pretty wild house shows. Along with doing his own thing, Alexander Spit and Trash Talk played under the same roof.
Dez.
Lee.
