Beach Blanket Giveaway!

Well hello and whattya know? This is PineappleLuv's 300th post, so it seems to me to be perfect timing for a Beach Blanket Giveaway!

A group of us went to San Francisco on Sunday, and saw the Alex Knost/Tyler Manson film, Beach Blanket Burnout. We also saw the trailer for Alex Kopps' film-in-the-making, Displacement. The showing was at RVCA on Haight at Ashbury, and they had free Coors and Coors Lite. Hadn't drank that in a long time.

Both Mr. Knost and Mr. Kopps were there, each with a somewhat quiet presence. No big introductions or discussions on the film took place, although that would have been neat. I was pretty surprised at how 'arty' Knost's film was and parts of it reminded me of David Lynch. Except for the surfing. And when you see him on his board, man does he move fast. Reminded me of Buster Keaton in some way.

We collected some T-shirts, a couple of films and booklets for you, so all you need to do is leave a comment and mention if you want a large or a medium t-shirt. There will be 2 grand prizes containing the T-shirt, film and booklet. 3 more lucky winners will receive a t-shirt and booklet!

We'll get Devo to announce the winners next Friday, August 22 (needs to pay his rent somehow, he can't just go around looking cute all the time...or can he...).

Friends, may the strength of the ancient surf gods be with you! Good day.

Update: I will gladly send the giveaways to Brazil, UK, Australia, Spain...who ever wins and has an address is getting one!

Surf Fridays!

We're having our first heat wave of the year in Northern California, and it's been too hot to blog. I had a very special visit with my Grandma and my Aunt this week. I have a feeling the next Interview Wednesdays will be about my Grandma. I hope everyone out there is happy that the weekend is here and that you'll have many smiles on your faces today.

Last week's Surf Friday's showed the home of surfer and artist Alex Knost. He's the one who had that cool bachelor pad with C.J. Nelson. Well lo and behold I found the most beautiful clip of Alex surfing. It's from a movie, called Lines from a Poem. The movie description says, "Lines from a Poem is a document about an overlooked and under appreciated niche of the surfing experience: classical waveriding using traditional equipment".

The gorgeous song that goes with it is called Shelter & the Sea and is the perfect accompaniment. It's just what I needed in this heatwave. Hope it goes well with your day, too. Over and out...xoxo

Surf Fridays!

This edition of Surf Fridays! is all about real surf style, when it comes to the home. I subscribe to C Magazine (which is all about California) and was ecstatic to find this awesome section called New Wave Surf Shacks. The intro reads: For a style-minded set of surfers living on the coast from San Diego to Ventura, a deep passion for riding waves spills over into the way they live. Produced and photographed by Todd Saunders, a dude who learned to surf in Half Moon Bay and now directs surf and beach culture TV.

Make sure you click on the photos to make them larger.


Robin Kegal has a super minimalistic style but obviously has an eye for really cool beautiful things. Notice the blue vase and green bowl and rainbow cup on his kitchen counters.



Look at the cool dudes, C.J. Nelson and Alex Knost. I like their style and the fact that Knost is an artist. It's definitely a bachelor pad, notice the collection of vintage Playboy covers in their living room.


My dream home is just like Randy Hild's (the guy putting his surfboard away in that cool quiver contraption under his house). He's an EVP of Marketing at Quicksilver and he has decorated his home so gorgeously.



And in the last set of photos, check out the many endless details and fascinating art in Steve Bojorquez's home. He had to stop surfing due to bad shoulders, but has transferred that passion into his music and his found-art installations. Wow, dude. Notice the pink Trophy Queen bag that must belong to his girlfriend. Can anyone find it? As the owner of one of Jenny's bags, I highly recommend them to all the hipster ladies out there.

And for those of you who like more of a clean, laid back style with a touch of surf meets Pottery Barn and that San Francisco design-y vibe thrown in, check out the cool compositions that sfgirlbybay put together. Thanks to Ana for sending that my way.

Have a great weekend everyone! xoxo