•Upon
completion of this year's Red Bull Ice Break (see
full story on Page 64), ESM's onsite
reporter/ photog team of Dick Meseroll and
Matt Pruett stuck around Nova Scotia, heeding
Mike Nelson's infamous "Nelliecast"
that another swell was on its way to the Great White
North. They were joined by Jersey powerhouses Sam
Hammer, Frank Walsh, and Ben McBrien,
as well as LBI-based ESM contributing
writer Jon Coen, Pat "Surf Cat" Emery,
and Cambridge, MA's, Zev Gartner. The crew
enjoyed a couple priceless days of solid surf and
sight-seeing (the spots of which you couldn't extract
from them with Chinese water torture), and mingling
with some of Novi's finest blokes like Lance Moore,
Buck Williams, Nico Manos, and Morgan
Begg. A thousand thanks to our Canadian connection
for their unmatched hospitality and warmth in one
of the Eastern Seaboard's purest, most treasured seascapes.
•Nor'Easter
Surf Shop owner Mark Keup informed us the
store has a new location at 376 Gannett Road, North
Scituate, MA. The fresh address houses over 8000 square
feet of boards and accessories, as well as men's,
women's, and kid's gear. Stop in and check them out.
•Ryan
Gerard, proud owner of the new Third Coast
Surf Shop in New Buffalo, MI, checked in to tell
us the store will be opening its doors in early May.
Third Coast Surf is the first surf-exclusive
store to serve the Lakes in over 30 years. Make sure
to look this shop up when you're on a freshwater pilgrimage--and
contact Ryan at ryan@thirdcoastsurfshop.com
for more information. •Check out New Yorker Jeff
Dzwonkowski's killer East Coast surf blog at www.wqsurfblog.com,
which has plenty of bonuses like video clips and links.
Jeff also runs the site www.wickedquiver.com,
so e-mail him at jeef@wickedquiver.com if you need
to link up.
•Hey
spongers, are the Northeast waters still feeling a
little too cool for you? Well, attention all partiers,
waveriders, and "I-need-a-serious-vacation people,"
Manny Vargas wants you! (and everyone on the
East Coast) to know the Cabo Freak Fest 2005
is on in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for a nonstop week
of big bands, big barrels, and big nights. Come join
over 100 friends down at the tip of the Baja peninsula.
For more deets, check out www.cabofreakfest.com or
e-mail cabofreakfest@aol.com.
•A
new surf flick by UK-based Carve Magazine photographer
Alex Williams, Across the Board, was
just released and it features New York City surfer/
musician Dave Sasscer's band Dave and the
Mojo Conga Jam, specifically the groovy tune "Slide
Away" as the theme song and at other points in the
movie, like the Sri Lanka segment. Peep a clip or
buy the vid at www.a1surf.com.
•Right
Coast skate legend Bucky Lasek visited Rye,
NH's, Rye Airfield Skatepark on April 1st.
Bucky visited as part of the Transition
Project, an evening dedicated to fundraising for
projects serving the New England skate community.
The Newburyport Skatepark in Newburyport, MA,
was a benefactor of a portion of the proceeds. Joining
Lasek on the vert ramp was friend and pro Derek
Krasauskas--not to mention a slew of Rye Airfield's
fine, homegrown talent.
•Ace
New Yorker and one of this issue's Who Da Guys, Ryan
Egan wants everyone to know he's putting out his
first surf film titled Eastside Theory. The
flick documents Egan's travels throughout Hawaii,
El Salvador, and Australia--as well as some awesome
East Coast footage. Check it out at www.monumentalenterprises.com.
•An
uber story by Rhode Island-based writer Whit Allen
on winter surfing was published this March in the
Providence Phoenix. Give it a read and check
out the photos at www.providencephoenix.com, in the
archives section.
•Chicago,
IL's, Rich Celenza just released his second
full-length feature film, Insanity. You can
preview the flick by clicking on www.insanitythemovie.com.
Rich and his colleagues also just finished
a prototype video game and are currently working on
a graphic novel. And if that weren't enough, they
also started a clothing line named Sorelosers Wear,
"designed for people who hate to lose," which will
be heavily directed toward the 2005 Summer X-Games.
E-mail Rich at rich@sorelosers.com for additional
information.
•A
frigid easterly storm swell which dumped 18 inches
of snow on New England provided thumping three to
five-foot swell for the 37th Annual New England
Mid-Winter Surfing Championships, held at the
Narragansett Town Beach, in Narragansett, RI.
There was little doubt about just how cold it was,
as a sheet of snow blanketed the entire beach and
parking lot, right up to the high water mark. Big
winners included Eric Anderson, John Basile,
Kevin Langevin, Paul Thoren, Peter
Pan, Janice Causey, Jen McGovern,
Susan Lochiatto, Pat Redmond, Mike
Burbelo, and team Gansett Juice. All contestants
received authentic Eastern Surfing Association
ceramic coffee mugs for participating.
•Speaking
of Rhode Islander McGovern, she and her photog
dad Joe stopped in to the ESM
offices in March while on vacation. The two took a
jaunt down to Key West, and returned in time to score
some fun spring peaks at the Cocoa Beach Pier--before
joining an "ESM Night Out" at the Surfin'
Turtle in Melbourne Beach with the Eastern
Surf crew.
•Former
ESM Who Da Guy Adam Coons and
his band Tripdavon recently released a self-titled
debut album. Visit them on the web at www.tripdavon.com
and www.myspace.com/tripdavon and check out out their
music.
•Patagonia
Boston hosted a spectacular special screening
of the Moonshine Conspiracy's new film, A
Brokedown Melody, in a benefit for SurfAid
International's tsunami and medical relief efforts
on Thursday, April 7th at Harvard Square's Historic
Brattle Theater.
•Matunuck
Surf Shop reopens for the season on April 15th
and a heaping new stock this season includes Bing,
Jacobs, and Yater Surfboards. The shop
is also looking for used boards--if anyone is looking
for cash. Stop in and see them at 706 Matunuck Beach
Road, Matunuck, RI--or call 401-225-4401 for more
deets.
•New
York's Element Skateboards is sponsoring a
new program, Elemental Awareness, that hones
kids' skate skills while teaching survival skills
in nature--as it's set in the Sequoia Mountains. The
unique program was developed by organizers Mike
Kershnar, Todd Larson, and Marc Falkenstein.
More details on Elemental Awareness are available
at www.elementalawareness.org.
•In
a final congratulatory note, ESM sends
an XXL shout out and a fond farewell to former ESM
Who Da Guy and 2003 Red Bull Ice Break winner
Zev Gartner, who after graduating from Harvard
and completing the around-the-world surf trip he's
currently on, will officially relocate to San Francisco,
CA. Compiled by
Mike Fish
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