I've always known of Douglas Tompkins (founder of The North Face). But it wasn't until his death late last year in a kayaking accident that I really learned about his extraordinary life. This film is a good look into his incredible effect on our planet (Chile and Argentina in particular), not to mention an interesting glimpse at the birth of The North Face, Patagonia, and the outdoor business as we know it.
For the record, I grew up on a roller skating rink. (FYI: Never Been Any Reason by Head East, alongside Don't Stop Til You Get Enough by Michael, those were my freaking jams.)
So the skating might be part of the reason I love this video so much. Or who knows. But yeah, this thing right here. This thing right here!!!
I did a post last year on the artist Hula (Sean Yoro). The art festival Pow!Wow! just posted a video that includes an interview and clips of Hula doing one of his massive portraits. It's always cool to see an artist at work. This festival looks pretty awesome too. As does Hawaii. Obviously.
It's actually an entirely different spin on business too. Or at least an example of looking at how things "are supposed to be done/have always been done" and going the opposite direction.
I'm not a super bike geek (my geekdom these days leans toward tents and packs and Citra-hopped ales). But these guys have me rethinking things a bit.
At this point, I have to think that everyone who's interested in the outdoors/solitude/escape is familiar with the site (and book) Cabin Porn. But in case you're not, or in case you're just looking for a way to joyfully kill 11 or 12 hours, here you go. Most days I find Cabin Porn better than porn porn.
I was going to include an photo of a representative cabin but, of course, it was impossible to choose a favorite. So just click the damn logo and enjoy!
This very well could be the best thing all damn year.
It's Elizabeth Cotten performing her song Freight Train. She passed away in 1987 at the age of 94. I'm guessing this was recorded around 1984 or so. Here is another version that she recorded in the mid 60s or thereabouts.
Her entire story is fascinating and well worth checking out.
Sometimes life is awesome.
I never quite "got" Elvis until I saw his 1968 comeback special. I was in college at the time (I wasn't in college in 1968, I was in college when I saw a rerun of the special on TV).
Just like that, I understood what all the fuss was about.
I stumbled across this clip a few days ago. "That's Alright Mama" was the first song he ever recorded. He kills it.
Last week I posted Brandon Semenuk's single-shot unReal segment. If you haven't seen it, scroll down or hit this link. Then take a look at the Making Of video below. Obviously his ride is incredible. But the shot itself is the real stunner here. I sometimes prefer not knowing how things were done. But in this case, holy moly.
This is what happens when you let things flow. And when you're also like the best in the world at what you do. Chances are you're not the best in the world at anything that you do. (Sorry, that's just math. I'm crappy too! At most things!) But no matter what, flow is good. That's my point. Flow is good.
For a look at how this video was done, check this right here.
This has been around for a while. Still. Wow. Freddie was a force of nature. But David completely crushes it too.
"Why can't we give love one more chance?
'Cause love's such an old-fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves"
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