The Greenroom Festival 2009 Yokohama Japan

The Greenroom Festival 2009.

I was so stoked when I got invited to be part of this year Greenroom Festival in Yokohama, Japan. It´s a dream come true...

I always dream about Japan and this will be a super sick chance to go visit and also show my photography.

One of the nicest thing, is that, I´m the first and only brazilian ever invited to this Festival in Japan.

My buddy Yusuke Hanai did a awesome job on the poster, and I will have the chance to meet in person, names like Thomas Campbell, Shortstraw´s chief, Ben Waters, Heather Brown, Ryan Tatar, Cyrus King.... Will watch Tmoe´s The Present... Will see my good brothers Jonathan and Jared Mattson, and will meet Ray Barbie... WOW... I will make an installation with 20 photos, old and new work... 7 days in Japan... even my boss here help me out given me the days to go...

Thanks a lot to my sponsor Viking Surfboards USA that got the ticket... Thanks Big Boss and Takashi from Greenroom, Yusuke for the help, and specially my dear lovely wife that let me go... Te amo...

See you in JAPAN!!!!

Let's help!!!!

Hello friends,
As some of you may or may not know, Jan and Arlene Mattson have had some health problems lately. Arlene had surgery two weeks ago to remove a brain tumor that had grown back after 15 years. She is still in northern California recovering and is expected to be back home in about four weeks.
Jan was recently diagnosed with colon cancer. He went in for an outpatient procedure last Friday to remove the cancerous tumor. The surgery did not go as expected. The surgeon was unable to remove the tumor and caused an ulcer to bleed during surgery. They could not get the bleeding to stop since the tumor was in the way, so they admitted Jan to the hospital with severe internal bleeding. The doctors told Jan he would not make it but miraculously the ulcer stopped bleeding on it's own and Jan has been getting better everyday since. He is now back at home slowly recovering so he is strong enough for a second attempt at removing the tumor.
Both Jan and Arlene are self -employed and are not able to work right now. Bills are beginning to accumulate and we are reaching out to you, as friends, to help support this wonderful couple.
Please see the flyer below for info on the benefit show we are hosting for them. I realize that times are financially tough for all of us right now, but any and everything is helpful at this point. If you are unable to attend the show but would still like to make a donation, please send it to . . .

Jan & Arlene Mattson
c/o
Brooke Mattson
1563 Village View Rd.
Encinitas, CA 92024

Thank you in advance for your love and support and we look forward to seeing you at the show. Please forward this e-mail on to anybody who you think may be interested, spread the word.

If you need to contact me, I can be reached at 760.271.5406 or via e-mail.

My photos on Todd Hannigan's Myspace

Todd Hannigan and band came to play at the Festivalma 2008 and I got some shots and send to them. Todd like it and placed on his Myspace page...

Check out and enjoy the photos and his lovely music...

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=8328151&albumId=2477361

One California Day - Surfilm Festival in Spain

My friend Mark Jeremias will be having his jewel "One California Day" part of the 3 Surfilm Festival Ciudad de Santander, on the beautiful Spain. If you have a chance, please visit the event blog and Mark's sites....

http://buildworldwide.com/

http://onecaliforniaday.com/

http://surfilmfestivalciudaddesantander.blogspot.com/

Can't wait to see Nat Russell in a super nice hyper wow wow small thong on the beach with all the girls!!!

http://crookedarm.blogspot.com/2008/09/global-village.html
Like I said Nat.... You can use my to get use to it....

Best gift..

Yesterday night I got a call from a good friend and he ask me if I would like to take some pictures inside of a helicopter for a surf contest today... I never got a ride in a helicopter, so this was a sick opportunity... and I felt this as a big gift from my friend Herbert and Pardhal... thanks guys.

Here's one of the photos that I took and this is the place that we will have the II Santos SurfArt.

Aloha from Brasil.

Hawaiian Juice Sticks

Hey everyone, if you thinking to go to the North Shore of Oahu and you need a nice stick to go and get some good ones, please contact my friend and brother OJ Midjett on ojshjs@hotmail.com

He also have a blog http://juicesticks.blogspot.com/.

This is the guy that share his knowledge about surfboards with me...