Some of you have accused me of taking valuable minutes of your lives to watch childish You Tube Clips.   A recent example is my BLOG  on Swag Surfing and its impact in the rap scene.  Although this news may not be as ground breaking it is still marvelous.  Please Enjoy Mr Dan Gavere, River SUP’r.

To SUP Where No Man has SUP’d Before….

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Phase One Family:

Many of you know Scott Valor from his years of surf reports on elporto.com and swellmagnet.com.  You may also be a proud owner of his book,  The Surfers Guide to Mainland Mexico: Colima & Michoacan 
Many of you may now follow him on twitter (www.twitter.com/burningpier)…

We have been lucky to have Scott contribute to our Blog in the form of Scott Valor’s Surf Journal.  With that said I recieved the note below from Scott and was immediately moved by a family scenario that could impact any of us.  Fans and Firends of Scott please read below and help if you can.  Please also see the following flyer for more info: Friends For Eric Flyer

Dear Friends & Colleagues– As most of you know, my brother Eric suffers from a terminal disease known as ALS (aka “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”).  In his current condition, Eric is on a ventilator 24 hours a day and requires 24/7 professional care.  The cost of the caretakers is not covered by any insurance due to the specialized type of care required.  Our family currently pays the caretakers $2,780 per week ($144,560 per year) in order to be sure Eric’s needs are met.  As you can imagine, this has proven to be very difficult for us. Today is Eric’s 41st birthday.  This time last year, we held a fund-raiser in Eric’s home town and many of you donated money, time, and services for the event.  The proceeds from the event helped our family make it through the past year, but we still face the ongoing costs. This year we have taken a different approach.  Attached to this e-mail you will see a one-page informational flyer about Eric’s plight.  We have also set up a website: www.friends4eric.org in order hopefully spread the word about Eric’s ongoing needs. I would greatly appreciate it if you could forward this flyer and/or the link to his website to friends, family, and institutions that might be willing to assist us with Eric’s care.  No donation amount is too small under these circumstances.  We feel that getting the word out is the best way to find those who might help. To that end, I am willing to personally match every donation that is made in order to hopefully provide an additional incentive.  This obviously doubles the impact of your generosity. 

As difficult as it is to ask, I appreciate your willingness to listen and to help out.  Thank you again for all the support you have shown our family in the past and at this time.

Scott Valor

LosSindicate is self described on their Facebook Page as “Roots Rock” although when you put the CD in for the first time it is not that apparent…after song 1 I swore it was a folk/county band by song 2 I was listening to Spanish salsa type music…overall these guys are a dynamic band with unique sound complete with violin and harmonica solos.  I found myself enjoying every song on the album (a rare phenomenon). These guys are amazing in their music but they hit the ultra cool stage by supporting Phase One Surfboards.  They can been rocking Phase One regalia during their shows and our surfboards in the water.  The band primarily composed of So Cal locals has surfing in its veins…  We are glad to support these guys and welcome them to the Phase One Family. 

South Bay Locals Come out and check Los Sindicate 9/26 at Harry O’s in Manhattan Beach.

Here is the scoop:

Date:	Friday, September 25, 2009
Time:	8:30pm - 11:30pm
Location:	Harry O’s
Street:	226 Standard Street
City/Town:	El Segundo, CA
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Check out their music on their My Space Site

And My personal favorite video…. Kevin Nerison drum solo follow by harmonica slaying…

Check us out!