Zoey's Aftermath!

Hey all out there in Mat-land...

The Zoey's show was awesome, a small but mighty crowd of around 40 folks enjoyed the unique experience of a soundtrack performed live to a surf film. Lots of smiles and stoke, bookended by mat sessions at Malibu, Emma Wood, and Pitas Point!

And...the mat giveaway winner (which was a random drawing) was none other then the lovely Esperanza Petrie, a mat newbie who plans to use her mat this summer with her family. Looking forward to seeing folks at the next shows!

Cheers,

Ace Gonzalez

"The Sheen"

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"The Sheen"

One version of Edvard Munch's master work, "The Scream," is due to be auctioned off at Sotheby's this week. It's being reported that Charlie Sheen has designs on purchasing the work ("At any cost!") then altering the imagery with his face...and retitling it, "The Sheen."

Sheen's people released an artist's conception of the revised work, shown above.

Bidding for Munch's work is expected to reach as much as 80 million dollars...but the Sheen camp is convinced that if Charlie were to purchase the work at that price and make the proposed changes, the value of the painting would, in fact, go up.

There's also a possibility that another high profile bidder -- Dallas Maverick's owner Mark Cuban -- might join the fray and jack the price up even higher.

"Charlie's a national treasure!" Cuban gushed. "I love the idea of putting his own face on the piece. Then I thought, maybe I should buy the painting and add my own face! How cool would that be...especially if we bomb out in the playoffs???"

Meanwhile, an art historian -- who wishes to remain anonymous -- stated, "In threatening to alter this great work, it would appear that Mr. Sheen's ego has no limits." 

"It would appear that this anonymous douchebag's stupidity has no limits," Sheen replied, answering the charges during an interview with Larry King.

Unbeknownst to Sheen, CNN's Larry King Live has been off the air for nearly 2 years. So the taped interview remains unaired, much to Charlie's disappointment.

"We're now in negotiations with Turner Broadcasting to start my own cable network in order to air the interview," Sheen explained. "We plan to put the entire 8 minutes on a continuous loop, and run it 24/7 without commercial interruption for the next 10 years. That means sooner or later, every soul on earth will see it. I just want my story out, that's all."

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UPDATE: Mister Dirk weighs in:

Bird's Surf Shed

Photo: Cher Pendarvis

Nice video about Ryan Burch's adventures at Eric Huffman's Surf Shed...

Best/Worst Dressed Mat Riders!

Yahoo(!) News really laid the wood to irrelevant journalism by breaking down the sartorial tastes of the latest batch of NFL draftees. Frankly, it's this kind of reporting that sets the internet apart from the trivial nonsense they used to shove down our throats back in the day of Edward R. Murrow!

Surfmatters would love to keep pace with Yahoo...so we're throwing out the same question to our readers. Put on your Tim Gunn glasses and let us know, who is the best and worst dressed of this widely disparate lot of mat surfers?

Keep in mind that when a mat rider isn't wearing boardshorts or a wettie, it's just a transitional phase between the next time he or she is wearing boardshorts or a wettie...

Win a Free 4GF Mat This Saturday Night In Ventura!

The Gonzalez Bros?

Ace Gonzalez And The Surf Film Sound are giving away a free 4GF at their 8PM show at Zoey's in Ventura this Saturday! Tickets at the show, or here.

Not sure if the mat give-a-way is a drawing, a talent contest of some kind, or maybe they're just going to give it to the best looking woman...you just have to show up and hope for the best!

Future gigs (Topanga and LA, 5/4 and 6/6 respectively) will also feature a free mat giveaway. We'll let you know the details of those shows at the time approaches.

Meet Charlie Sheen!

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Yup, it's true. With a little creativity, you can meet Charlie face to face, and rap about anything you want...including mat surfing! (OK, that last bit is satire, as is the logo on Charlie's hat...)

Here's the deal. Pound out 140 characters about an incident that made you really, really angry, and bring some humor to the equation. If you're selected, you and Charlie can hang, maybe pop a few brews, whatever.

Here's the link with the 411!

(I guess if you want to submit your answer in the comments section of this posting, you can. But that'll subject you to the wrath of the rest of the peanut gallery.)

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Great Post From Pranaglider!

Check it out here...

From Our Fearless Leader, Mat Max...

How Ya Going Dudes?

I caught onto a really great supplement called BIOAGE BIOSUPERFOOD. Just today I signed up for their affiliate program and put together a blog page.

I'm going to see if I can get the word out in the blogsphere so that folks can dose up to be more immune.

Hoping that all is good and fun there!

Max

Happy 60th, SOSC!

On April 24, 1952, the San Onofre Surf Club held it’s first meeting!

Because the San Onofre beach was located on Marine Corp property, the primary purpose of the club was to insure continued access to the area for surfers and their families, many of whom had been using the area since the 30's. However, the family atmosphere remained the dominant trait of the oldest existing surf club in the continental United States.

Once considered the premier surfing area in California, the break at San-O remains a classic longboard wave...and pretty damn fun on a mat!

A much more complete history of the San Onofre beach and surf break is here...

In the Summer Of '64...

...this was what was happening at the beach in Sydney! (At least, according to Farmer and Co, Ltd.)

In other 1964 news from Down Under...

The Beatles were in town...

The Sydney Opera House was under construction...

And Midget Farrelly and Phyllis O'Donnell won the first World Surfing Championships at Manly!

Synergy Now!

Since Surfmatters is the ONLY surf blog to ever tout the genius of the much maligned Fiat marque -- and did so three times: here, here and here -- it's only natural that our own Charlie Sheen would sign on to do a spot for the resurgent Italian automotive maker!

Pro Mat Surfing???

We may as well play out this week's oddly entertaining "Pro Surfing Thread" to it's logical conclusion...

Questions for you to ponder over the weekend...answer if you feel up to it:

Do you aspire to be a Professional Mat Rider?

If not, why not?

If so, do you train while at the beach?

Do you cross-train?

How many 4GF mats do you own, and how much cooler would your life be if you ordered a couple more?

What kind of diet regimen do you adhere to?

Does "adult liquid refreshment" figure into your daily caloric intake?

Do you wear an operational Go Pro camera on your head 24/7?

What are your financial goals?

What are your, uh, carnal expectations of being a Professional Mat Rider?

And finally...does the fact that there's currently no serviceable Professional Mat Rider business paradigm, and probably never will be, discourage you?