Roots.

So if you aint into your own roots and where the f*** NOR CAL really came from and some of the OG dudes that have laid the groundwork for all that is NOR*CAL pride. Here's a picture of a cool numberplate thats gettin charity auctioned off somewhere. Bob Haro rounded up 30 artists and had them do some retro numberplates and Norman Chuck out of Nor Cal dropped this one. If you have no idea of who Vanderspek was or the entire Curb Dogs history get yourself a cup of juice and google the words curb dogs and read up. Im not too sure that many of the OG guys see my blog but if they do enjoy this pic if you havent already seen it and know that what you've contributed is very much appreciated.

"To know where your going, you should probably have some kind of idea where you came from."

18 and over...

FUCK. I am fuckin frustrated as a mutherfucker right now and I am so fucking annoyed it not even remotely funny. I am trying to find the info online to finish fixing my Blazer and I cant find a fucking thing. Super stressed out right now and I need a vacation BADLY. Supposed to go to Tulare for a race this weekend as long as I get this whore of a fucking vehicle fixed, but even if I dont Im still going anyway Ill just catch a ride with someone.

Anyway im seriously juiced about yesterday chilled with Nor Cal's finest both past, present, and on the come up. Oscar, Hugo, Crowbar * Ill get into him in a sec, Nyquist, Old School Joe, Beerman, Cam Birdwell, Fuckin who's who of Nor Cal and a chill day. Did I forget Squirrel? My bad he was in the house and BBQ'd for us thaks mayn.

Anyway- Oscar had me sign a beam in his garage whic was kinda cool, like a right of passage as their was some serious names up there. " Oscar, Thanks for all the love Nor Cal 4 Life Nick Dawg. " will hang on that beam for years to come and I look forward to seeing it a bit more because I never get out to his place enough... Nyquist signed to the left of me and I told him after he left I was going to change my scribbles to "Nyquist aint shit" Haha. Anyway Cam Birdwell is on some other shit still and thats all good in my book. I look forward to him shaking up the message boards and the current state of BMX in general i the coming months. Stay out of trouble Cam your the man and we need you around healthy!

Crowbar- My guy! So if you dont know his story Ill lik something in a second but basically he was involved i a shitty motorcycle accident, got ran off the road by some cunt and left for dead. Not Crowbar though God had a plan for him and he's doing some different shit in his life but doing damn good for himself. I give him shit for driving Mercedes but thats how they do it when your a Hollywood star LOL. Love you Kurt keep riding and showing people that just because at one point in life your down, doesnt mean that your out.

http://www.kurtyaeger.com/

As soon as I get the group pic from yesterday Ill get that beezy posted too. Sharks are down 0-2 which blows as well. Im trying to see a big SJ Party for the Stanley Cup

Bailey

The people asked and I am delivering.

LOL

So I got a bill today haha. $22,540.54 Yeah Ill be paying that one tomorrow I guess. Lol it was for my ACL surgery and most of it made sense until the $300 dollar crutches and some other funny things that were crazy over priced. Haha can't say enough about Valley Medical and their "ability to pay" program which will take up a huge amount of that bill :) Thanks. Umm I got my magazaines in the mail so thanks to Alicia who snagged em and shipped me them from AZ, they were all sold out in the bay area so luckily when I was there I saw some at a bookstore and she got em for me :) Thanks Li. Umm nuthin much else gonna ride my road bike today as I made a decision its time to start working out alot more and get this knee going good again :) Until next time...

Sea Otter 2008

Windstorm! Geez Louise Ive never been to a more miserable BMX race in my life LOL. It was super cold and windy all day saturday and alot of people got hurt :( Anyway sunday was good I was chillin with Al Roybal who was announcing and he always seems to put me on the spot and do interviews LOL. I hate it at the time but then afterwards Im like ok that was good and hopeflly the lil kids take what I said and learn from it. Fun stuff. Umm yeah kinda bummed I won Otter last year and Im kinda bummed that this year I cant repeat any of my titles, thats whats been irking me a little bit I guess. But all in all I had a good time and hung out with the BMX family which is always good. I stayed with the Esquivels and both them got hurt which was typical at that race, but we all chilled on saturday night and Brad Lovell came over too so we chilled n talked shit for a bit. Umm alot of people are stoked to see me walking good and stuff because they thought Id be in bad shape but Im good. Dr. said 6-8 weeks and I should be doing impact stuff on my leg like jogging/running. Im going to start a solid training schedule this week light squats and more road bike action to get things working toward a full recovery. Excited :)

Coverage!

Psyked! So Darren @ http://www.darrenhendrix.com/ Emailed me this morning and informed me that a photo we shot bakc at murrays jam just went glossy in the newest session mag! Go grab it! Haha I was really psyked on the pic and was happy to even have it shot let alone have it get printed which is always cool. Thanks again to darren! Thats about all the news today Im gonna finish working on my blazer so that beats can get rolling again. Just wanted to inform everyone and below is a scan of what ran in the new mag.

Slackin?

Haha, yeah I been slcking a bit on updating this bad boy and keepin it up on point. But here goes some more random info :) Ive been riding the local track practice the last few sessions in my normal street shoes and on my clipless pedals. I feel REALLY good. The only time I notice my knee is when I sit down all the way because my seats really low on my race bike so it sint comfortable. But anyway- my knee feels really good. I am riding the first straight really fast and jumping stuff so like I dont know how long I should wait anymore? The surgeon said anywhere from 6-18 months and she said since I was in therapy and my quads are strong that I should be healed fairly quickly but its only been like 2 months since my surgery... I see her the 17th and Im sure shes gonna send me to therapy and Ill prolly get the same crew as last time which is good. They will tell me more and let me know how everything is looking as far as their knowledge. Its really kinda weird though and I thought I wouldnt even have to consider riding for another 2-3 months but it seriously feels fine... What do I do? Umm not much else going on Steve who owns Bandit Racing got his whole trailer robbed which really sucks. He is the guy that brings a trailer full of bmx goodies to the local track. He's always helped me big time in the parts dept. and supports alot of the local kids, so seeing him get robbed isnt cool at all. Hopefully Karma kicks the ass of whomever was involved. Sea Otter Classic is next weekend and Im kinda itching to ride but I prolly wont, the thing that sucks is Ill be healthy by December and if I want to go to Xmas Classic in Ohio I need to have 6 state races in, and sea otter would be 2 so its kinda a weird situation. Well see either way Im going and gobnna camp it n chill. Aighty thats it for now Bailey has gotten huge and pics to follow I promise :) Late