The organizers of the Santa Swing weekend have put up a bunch of swell pics and videos from the event. It's always great when an event has trained photographers and videographers on site, so I don't have to stress about documenting the thing. My friends Katie and Jim were on hand for photo and video…
Land’s End : A Breathtaking City Hike
I live here now. Holy cats. Land's End is a 25 minute bike ride from my apartment. I may have to go here every weekend. Incredible views around every corner, lush California vegetation and trees, the Legion of Honor at one end, the Sutro Baths at the other. Un-be-lievable. Of all the cool stuff my…
Gangnam Swing at Lindy Focus (video)
It was bound to happen. The most viral video ever in the history of viral videos gets the lindy hop treatment. Filmed at the finale of the New Year's Eve show at Lindy Focus, in Ashville, NC, December 31, 2012. Choreography by Bobby Bonsey, Dax Hock, Sarah Breck, and Evite Arce. Enjoy!
Biking to the Cal Academy, the World’s Greenest Museum
Yesterday, I finally got assigned a much-coveted bike locker from the office lottery here at the California Academy of Sciences. The fact that we have so much demand for these bike lockers, even with ample standard bike parking, shows our staff's commitment to green transportation. Reportedly, about 75% of the Academy's roughly 500 staff people…
Thanks, Santa Swing for an Awesome New Year’s Dance Weekend!
I had a fantastic time at the Santa Swing swing dance weekend with my friends old and new in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. So many great dances, kick ass live music, yummy meals, and silliness. Can't think of a better way to ring in the new year. I really enjoyed all three bands that performed at Santa…
The B-Boy Shim Sham: A Fusion of Lindy Hop and Hip Hop (video)
A couple of months ago, I had this crazy idea to adapt the “Shim Sham Shimmy” line dance into a b-boy / breaking routine. As one of the few b-boy / lindy hoppers in the world, I figured this might be an interesting way of connecting these two awesome dance forms for others to see….
“TheBlu” Virtual Ocean: Beautiful, Mesmerizing, But Is It Educational?
For awhile now I have been toying around with "TheBlu," a virtual ocean environment. The creators describe "TheBlu" as "the world's first social digital ocean you can download, explore and share." Essentially it's an interactive screensaver composed of different ocean environments that is populated by marine life created by digital artists from around the…
Jeremy, Shawn and I rocking the “B-Boy Shim Sham” at the 9:20 Special (pic)
Here’s a swell pic of my friends Jeremy, Shawn and I right before we performed the “Shim Sham II: Electric Boogaloo.” Or more descriptively, the “B-Boy Shim Sham.” It was so fantastic getting to perform this piece that has been in my head for at least six months. Jeremy and Shawn were excellent collaborators and…
Tinsel-bombed tree in Golden Gate Park: Merry Christmas! (pics)
On my run this Christmas morning, I ran into this fantastic tinsel-bombed tree in the middle of Golden Gate Park near Stow Lake. I think I'm gonna like it here.
Mind in the Gutter: Thankful for the Sewage System
It's pouring rain outside… has been for a couple of days now. As I go about my morning ablutions and dishwashing, preparing for splashing around in the muck, I am feeling thankful for my city's sewage system. It's one of the unseen wonders of civilization that we've come up with a plan to deal with…