Am I just paranoid, or am I stoned?
Are you a collector of anything? Baseball cards, vintage guns, Star Wars toys, anything? Surfboards? Oh I think I would like to be a collector of first-edition Camus books but am easily duped by frauds and don’t speak French. Also, I think I would like to collect 1974 Porsche 914 Targas and will start as soon as BeachGrit does a multi-year, multi-million dollar content deal with WSL Studios.
While you’re here, and I know you didn’t ask, but I think you should start collecting lightly used vehicles previously owned by lead singers and/or guitarists for Bay Area-based 90s revival punk bands including, but not limited to, Operation Ivy, Rancid, the Offspring and Green Day.
And, right now, there is a great opportunity to purchase Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day’s 1961 Chevrolet Greenbrier surf van as it is being auctioned off by one Mr. Van de Laar with a starting price of $37,995 in New Zealand.
According to the music website NME:
The surf van boasts a customised GRNDAY number plate alongside Armstrong’s signature on the glove box. It also features a State of California Certificate of Title to prove that it was once owned by the frontman.
Van de Laar explained that the van has attracted huge attention in New Zealand, where he’s seen people “waving from the side of the road” after it was imported from California.
“It was Billie Joe’s personal surf van he used in California,” Graham said.
“It is very unique as it is likely to be the only one on the road in New Zealand, and the only one in the world that was once owned by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong!”
I’m going to be honest, Negatron. If you are aren’t all over this then I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to completely forgive you. Imagine surf hunting on your island’s bountiful coasts and having everyone wave as you pass.
You’d be the most popular surfer in New Zealand and that is a dream, I imagine, that you never imagined fulfilling.
The ’cause’ yes an accurate term to describe Dirk n Soph’s gravy train hurtling towards world domination, with wave pools they can bring our pastime/passion to landlocked countries in the far flung corners of the world. Tibetan children will be tastefully adorned with wozzle merchandise. Makes me misty eyed just thinking about it.https://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56u...
He has a museum in the outskirts about an hour or so out of Abu Dhabi town that is, as a friend of mine described; “the greatest tribute to average cars ever”. Apart from the rainbow Mercs, there are a few historicals, a few sportsy cars and a lot of dross. There is a Lamborghini 4WD that is kind of interesting, but otherwise it is the big truck that is the highlight. That and the jet airliner that hangs around outside. No way for it to take off, just parked outside the pyramid shaped museum.
He noticed some Irish expats stuck in the desert when their car ran out of petrol about 5km away from his place one day. Went out and towed them back in a Landrover. While they were grateful for the rescue from a royal family member, they were somewhat disappointed to have to stare at a Union Jack sticker on the back windscreen for half an hour on the way out.
And that’s not all the man does. Check out this modest homemade tribute.
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The beer of champions, that I will drink while wearing my Jesse Mendez jersey.
Mine got upset the other day when the car wouldn’t start for her. Which wasn’t that bad, except she was the one who left the fucking lights on. It’s been a rough week.
Never heard of Houndsmouth but a quick youtube look confirmed exactly what you described. Same goes for Lumineers and all the rest. Still think ole Lenny takes the cake for suck factor supremacy w Green Day a close second.
Also, I asked my friend’s wife one time if she was being ironic wearing Birkenstocks. I think it bothered her to no end bc she takes pains to avoid me now, which I’m not complaining at all about.
Before 19 fucken 88 he would have gotten slapped. These days…..sponsored?
yeah…they still suck gas tho. (my 2000 tundra)
I guess its better than being the guy on the side of the road sanding sparkplugs to get them somehow spark!!! Old VW bug. Great for sand driving tho.
want to buy my old surf car? personalised plates say “wankerr” (not really, it just has wanker scratched into the paintwork). comes with the rotten towels under the arse burning vinyl seats and an am radio.
like Billy Joe I also have 2 first names.
8 track player?
Nah. I sold it.
…grnday stands for groundhog day?
i drive a toyota but im saving up for a jeep….
When this Van comes around to my local I’ll be waiting on the boulevard and try hitchin a ride but if the owner is a basket case I’ll tell him good riddance.
It’s been very very well received.
And yes, I wanted to get though to where the heart is open and the dialogue is free so I’m not afraid to speak from the gut, heart and head.
The pace at which I was moving was quite overwhelming for her but I want it all on the table to see if it stays there.
The ugly demise of my last relationship and a considerable age difference plays a part in it all for the both of us.
Guessing your pecker still works or the stoic vulnerability would only go so far?
Damn, you’ve torn through my new age vulnerable Jai Shetty wisdom routine and got straight to what it’s really all about.
I am sure she keeps you busy with young foxy energy and i am sure she realizes you are a good guy. If she surfs you hit it out of the park.
She surfed Cloudbreak yesterday!
She going to write it up for us?
She writes, but not a fan of the grumpy old local perspective.
So is it Chas or Derek who is grumpy and old? Or LT? Or Matt George? Ben Marcus of course is the poster child but you imply plural.
More us below!
What?! Would love another voice to go with Jen See. Ask her to consider a trial run. Would love a perspective on surfing cloudbreak.
After the lone SF / Ocean Beach WSL contest, 2011, hosted by Rip Curl, the Curl crew rented a SOMA club space, and promised a live local band for the event the night of the final. A good crowd showed up, including Kai Ottz and other Pros… And after the band’s equipment was set up… Out walked Billy Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre’ Cool (unannounced) and they blew the place up to anothuh level.
Thnx Green Day for the surf love!!!!
I’ll offer $3,799.50 for that rig. Sure.
Apparently he owns a house and frequents the longboard spot near my local. I’ve never seen him. But growing up in Oakland, he is surely a VAL.
Ive seen em blow up too at a small venue
The guy was cool
Let us get onstage to do some songs with his guitar if we knew em
This is one of those moments where you’re probably quoting me, but I’ve spoken so much shit on the internet I can’t remember!
https://www.abc.net.au/news…
Yup, they’ll never break any speed records, thats for sure………
Awhile back I challenged someone, anyone to name a musician or band worse (contrived, manufactured, hokey, bland etc) than Lenny Kravitz…here and amongst friends. Try as they might nobody was able to name anybody anywhere near as shit repulsive vomit anger inducing as Kravitz IMO. Mainly bc he actually seems to take himself seriously. Green Day might just be a very close second (again IMO) in terms of total suck factor. Green Day farkin sucks balls
F U Tank Evans
https://m.youtube.com/watch…
Brutal. I let my kids watch the intro to this thing once, just long enough for me to explain to them exactly why Green Day is the opposite of good music. From then on I made them fast forward past it.
Good music? What is good music?
Stryper
Challenge accepted.
Russel Crowe’s band
https://youtu.be/o1DRTnP0gY8
Never even knew he had a band and my ignorance was bliss in this case. After watching just enough of a Russell Crowe “music” video to see what I needed to without hurling, I look at his sad attempt at art as just that. Just a pathetic overestimation of one’s talents. Nothing knew to people like ole Russell who are known for their outsize egos. But Kravitz still tops them all IMO again simply bc he takes himself seriously and seems to believe he actually has soul when his music is the epitome of soulless derivative bland crap.
The Spice Girls?
Menudo?
Definitely terrible in the same vein as Hanson, New Kids on the Block, etc. Totally manufactured garbage. But there’s just something about Kravitz that is so much more egregious. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Journey. Nickleback. Green Day sucks too.
Chevy came out with those POS in response to VW vans. A mockery to surfers from day one.
You had to have been there. And Billie Joe sure as fuck wasn’t.
Can i have my Stealth sticker?
But less vintage