JAMES AND NOAH,

Click on the photos. It enlarges them.
The wave photo is a small day on the North Shore near Banzai Pipeline. This is 2ft. on the Hawaiian wave height scale.



Todays blog goes out to my two brothers James and Noah not just becuase they are the only two people who read my blog at this point, but because these two guys make me feel good. I am stoked and proud to have them as best friends.
I've known James since I was 4 years old, and Noah since 11 or 12. They are both super talented and are my role models, counselors, therapists, and two of my closest friends.

Dear James and Noah,
I am happy to say that at the moment I am actually happy. I like my job, my chick and I are getting along, I am skating, surfing, and creating... and can't remember the last time I was an emotional wreck.

I am currently working at the Honoolulu Weekly newspaper and learning a lot.
The Weekly is like the Village Voice of Honolulu.

Two weeks ago I did my first cover illustration for their smaller sister paper, "The Hawaiian Island Journal" (a paper for the Big Island) which is the photo I put up.

and I just did the Weekly's cover this week. It comes out in two days. I'll post it as soon as it come out.
It will be the most my artwork was ever reproduced.

What else....?

Next month I am pretty positive I will be the featured artist in the local surf magazine "Free Surf"

I'll send you guys a copy when it comes out.
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The place I used to skate with James and Noah in 1985 and 86 was a place we called "The Courts"
A group of 3 tennis courts, a basket ball court, and one racket ball wall with court.
We skated there from junior high into high school.

We would rush down there everyday after school to skate jump ramps that we built.... we couldn't wait.
The skate to this spot was all down hill and was fun too. The uphill walk back home was time to reflect on how much fun we just had or what we just learned or what we wanted to learn.
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I got a few surf and skate spots that are my todays "Courts"... that I am always so stoked and anxious to get busy at...
and I think of you both every time because it is the same feeling as back then.

With the good eventually comes the bad.
that aint right now though... so I'll enjoy it while it lasts.

Shout out to James and Noah
Singning off.
Manny Skate Da Surfa Artist