After almost 6 years in the awesome building on 17th and Broadway, Beatnik Studios purchased a building and is moving to a beautiful neighborhood near south side park in Downtown Sacramento. Owning our own building is giving us the opportunity take our vision to the next level. It’s been tons of hard work but we’re moving fast and getting lots done! I can’t thank all of the people involved enough for all of your hard work and enthusiasm.  We can’t wait to see 723 S street transform into Sacramento’s most stunning venue, photo studio and art gallery!

Kelly, Wes, Lindsay, Jett, Elisabeth, Steve.. best demo crew ever!

Scott Lacey, welder, metal artist, mechanic, fabricator, good friend, awesome dude, recently married!

My dad, Steve, and my business partner Lindsay have been going hard for the last month.

Celebrating the new space with our first event.  Karen gets a well deserved beverage from one of Sac’s coolest people David Sobon.

We even had a wedding there already.. and lots more on the calendar this fall.  Congratulations Genevieve and Tyler!

We also had a wild birthday party with aerial silk dancers and awesome live music.. I knew those 30ft ceilings would come in handy!

And a little Brian Rogers at our client appreciation reception.. always a nice touch.

Every summer I have to go on a skateboarding road trip.. it’s good for the soul.  This year we hopped in this old bucket of a van and headed for Yellowstone.  The crew was Richard Hughes, Mark Dillon, Chuck Donnatin, Carl Forlano and me.  We left at 3am Sunday morning and watched the sunrise over the Nevada desert…

First skate action of the trip:  Chuck D ollied the chain to roller coaster backside 180 out in Elko NV

Cops kicked us out of this little ghost town somewhere deep in Nevada.  We had a couple run ins with John Law on the trip but got away free and clear.  Good thing nobody searched the bucket.. I think the smell was enough to discourage them.

This spot is on the boarder of Nevada and Utah where all the bad Mormons come to drink, gamble and cut loose.  Nobody had the energy to tangle with this monster so we high tailed it across the salt flats.

Free camping in Idaho!  we found a really cool spot on the snake river, built a fire and set up a shooting gallery.

Then we did this…

and shot lazer beams at eachother…

and Chuck took the plunge.

Found some good spots in Idaho, Richard sacked a rail and broke his tailbone… which he wouldn’t realize until after the trip.  Mark got a couple cool lines at this school.

Sick bro!  fkin instagram that shit!  Yea!  OMG #rad

Straight out of the car Chuck jumped right on this rail as we were being kicked out.  Idaho!

Bucket brains… people started to loose it in the car.

Yellowstone… whopdie doo.. too many tourists.. we drove the whole way with the door of the bucket open.

Went to old faithful and did a couple pop shuvs for the crowds.  Again too many people, don’t go to Yellowstone in the summer unless you’re old or Asian.

Jackson Wyoming is freakin rad!  We went to a free show.. got a couple skate clips, met some great people and partied our asses off.    Another clip for Chucky, he came flying down the street and had to drop a curb right before jumping this rail.. Chuck kills.

Driggs Idaho had the best skatepark of the trip, and free places to camp right there.  Everyone killed this park and the locals were stoked on us.  Worth the drive if you want a private skatepark where you can camp, and it’s only 45 minutes from Jackson WY.

We ended up driving through the night and some friendly toothless cowboy at a gas station told us where to camp.. It seemed like the plot to some creepy horror movie but ended up being a really cool campsite down in this canyon.. somewhere Idaho.

Amazing trip but a little too much driving in such a short amount of time.  Next time we’re skipping Yellowstone and going straight to Driggs Idaho and Jackson Wyoming.

Peace!

My lovely girlfriend, Brea has deep roots in Stinson Beach. When she was a little girl, her family lived right in the middle of the small town just a few steps from the ocean. They have a family tradition of visiting every 4th of July and participating in the Stinson / Bolinas tug-o-war. This was my first time to Stinson or Bolinas and I had a really nice time. The water was surprisingly warm and I went boogie boarding every day despite the sharky reputation surrounding the bay. The tug-o-war happens between the two towns of Bolinas and Stinson and the rope is stretched over a 100 yard inlet of water. The game is highly competitive, and despite having lots of bulky people on the Stinson side, Bolinas won both the men’s and women’s matches. Here are a few photos from the weekend.. sorry I’m about a month behind with my blog but I’m catching up and have lots more fun stuff to share soon, so keep in touch!
-Wes

We stayed at the Sand Piper in Stinson.. great place to spend a weekend.



Bolinas won both tugs. We’re gonna have to recruit some bigger people for next year.

By the time Sunday rolls around everyone is dirty, happy and in full party mode. We’ve all completely adjusted to our new tent homes and could probably just stay for a few more weeks if need be. The fire is spinning and the hula hoopers all have new tricks. The bands on Sunday were outstanding and the people were top notch. The cosmic family is a magical bunch! It’s hard to come back to real life after a such a great cosmic journey.
Can’t wait for next year!