green lights in april. from the vaults - circa 2001. sums up college!

In April of 2001, a documentary was made that aimed to answer the question "what is indie rock?", as well as exploring the world of the band known as Superstar, and later known as This Holiday Life. This short film captured the spirit of Camp Stewart, the college residence of some of the guys featured in the film. Lines from this documentary have subsequently been quoted for the past 8 years, and now "green lights in april" is on the web for the first time.

This was the first video project ever produced by rusty ralston. It is, appropriately, extremely lo-fi and very indie rock.

iphone photo of the day

The east nasty!

Tripping Balls in the Boulder News

Thank God for the internet, because I don't want to miss out on the semi-frequent drug-induced tripping stories coming out of Boulder. They were so entertaining!

HERE.

And the always entertaining comments!

Posted by x on January 28, 2009 at 10:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Bad trip, man. Should've put on some Allman Brothers.

And another spirit blog... organic gin.

here's a new blog of mine...

a couple weeks back i visited roundhouse spirits in longmont, co. it was a great experience and i got to taste this excellent smal batch colorado made organic gin... check it out.

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/01/need-craft-made-colorado-gin-with-organic-ingredients-roundhouse-spirits-to-the-rescue/

new belgium brewing!

hey all, 

check out my new blog on new belgium brewing. sustainable, delicious beer, cool photos... what is not to like???

check it HERE.

as usual, the comments matter (the ones immediately after the article), so hook me up!

Throw Shakas not Bombs

From my favorite movie Sprout...

shakas are 

da kine.

hawaii

to sum up my trip to hawaii in a blog would be kind of ridiculous, so here is a list of some highlights!

mai tais, mai tais, mai tais. at duke's kauai, tiki's waikiki, haleiwa joe's on the north shore... def the tropical drink of choice.

tuna poke (pronounced pokey). sashimi ahi tossed in sesame seed oil, scallions, garlic, and sesame seeds. i had tuna poke almost EVERY day. Actually, that is a lie. I had poke EVERY day.

best sushi in my life: yanagi's. poke was like butter. fish was as fresh as humanly possible. the chefs japanese gurus. simply the best. was AMAZING. 

kauai. maybe the most beautiful place on earth. it was incredible. everything about the kauai trip was magical. will never forget it. if you get totally spoiled after visiting the most amazing place on earth? blame it on kauai. 

snorkeling on the north shore. sea urchins, crazy colored fish, and being in total awe and taken back to the age of 2. it was just incredible. i was gasping in amazement under water... i barely could get air through my snorkel i was so stoked! and i picked up a sea urchin. yep.

hawaiian slang... called pidgin. garenz ball barenz!! which means guaranteed / for sure! as in, that poke at yanagi's was da kine, garenz ball barenz!

photos... the photos oh julie turned out great. check out her music HERE... new music coming in 09! and she happens to be one amazing tour guide.

sea turtles! i saw sea turtles! i was stand up paddling... standing up on a 12 foot longboard with an oar... and i saw sea turtles cruising around... was amazing!

the napali coast on kauai... just unreal. hiked to hanakapiai beach. paradise???

didn't even know what day it was the whole trip. i was really feelin the aloha spirit.

fresh coconuts and a big hawaiian dude named Tin Tin with a machete carving us some beverages. and then a dude like hank hill stepped up and took photos, and asked him to hold the knife up... like, "bobby, just act natural for me and hold that knife up a little higher". it was hilarious.

the marriott in kauai... beach resort. sooooo nice. after 4 mai tais, finding the room was way more fun. those mai tais sneak up on you. and they are quite delicious.

roosters. everywhere. running around, hanging out, cocka-doodle-doing at all times of the day.

SUPER ONO fresh picked starfruit, guava, coconut, papaya, lilikoi, pineapple... yum!

Romy's shrimp and prawn shack. with fresh pineapple. ONOLICIOUS! garenz bruddah!

korean bbq, kimchee for new years luck (it's close to sauerkraut), homemade japanese udon noodles... asians everywhere and me maybe the only redhead on the island??? love it!

meeting some rad people in the surfing culture, and staying a night in a house on the north shore and taking bikes out and cruising everywhere!

went to the beach 11/12 days!!!!!

and last but not least... the kalapaki leg spreader. what!? watch out!

overall, an amazing host, incredible asian food, the best beaches in the world.... i want to live there someday! GARENZ BALL BARENZ!

i'm back! new blog on matthew doubek.

i have emerged from 12 days of hawaii... and it was amazing. more later. 

but first, a new elephant blog! lots of photos and a fun article to write on an amazing artist/painter/illustrator matthew doubek. it's part of my new "DROP IN" series featuring artists, visionaries, and entrepreneurs. check it out! and i bought the above painting, so i have a new addition to my growing art collection!

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2009/01/rustys-elephant-journal-drop-in-series-featuring-illustratorpainter-matthew-doubek/

if you could leave a comment on the elephant blog (link above), it would help immensely!

old news.

i thought of this 5 years ago, and made it at caroline's house in a moment of inspiration. 

bam. same night we invented the mixed blended drink "the seedy" with fresh kiwis.

next time i have a liquor idea, i will take it to completion and make millions. yep.

Top Ten Albums of 2008!

So, here is my big best of 2008 music blog! 

Check it out HERE, for the top ten including 

Fleet Foxes, New Frontiers, Mason Jennings, and some others!

Comments and and views are super important for me, 

so hook a brother up and say hey on the blog and pass this list on to some friends!

secret of the sea by woody guthrie.

if you know me, you know i love woody guthrie. i even visited the archives in nyc.

you should also know, that i love the sea. one day, yes, one day i will live near the beach again and see the sun rise or set, and surf the waves, and stare at the water with wonder and take on the ocean's rhythms, and move in the water with the ones i love, and eat fresh crab and fish, and feel the breezes wooing me and telling me to live deeply and freely and with lots and lots of gratitude. anyway, you get the point. the ocean, i love. 

i love this woody guthrie song: secret of the sea. it's on the mermaid ave. volume 2 album. it's an album of woody guthrie songs performed by wilco and billy bragg. woody never wrote melodies for these, so billy and wilco took care of it. 

remember the mountain bed is my other favorite (maybe one of the best american folk songs lyrically in the past century?). anyway... here are the lyrics to secret of the sea. they're simple. maybe i love them because i love the sea. maybe because i love woody guthrie. maybe the beautiful combination. but i think it's because woody captures the essence of the wonder behind loving the water... in a very simple and mysterious way. 

secret of the sea

Who can guess the secret of the sea?

Who can guess the secret of the sea?
If you can guess the secret of my love for you
We both could know the secret of the sea

Tell me, could you ever tell the secret of the sea?
Of these high rolling waves along the shore?
The footprints of the lovers that come here to love,
By the tides washed away forever more

You claim to know the secret of a kiss and a hug
And the secret of the grass and of the trees
And if you can tell the secret of a warm friends hand
Then we all would feel the secrets of the sea

Who can guess the secret of the sea?
If you can guess the secret of my love for you
We both could know the secret of the sea