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APTERA SHOWS US JUST HOW HOT THE FUTURE WILL BE

BRAD GERLACH

LET’S POP A BEER & TALK ABOUT SURFING

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THE GREEN ISSUE

SAN DIEGO COMPANIES THAT ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

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CONTENTS

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REVOLT IN STYLE * THE GREEN ISSUE * ONE WORLD CALIFORNIA SURF MUSEUM Taking their waves seriously

2e FROM APTERA MOTORS

San Diego Company With A Sexy Electric Ride

NEW LEAF BIO FUEL

The Fabulous Five That Are Alt-Fueling San Diego

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH HEMP? Don’t Smoke it...Wear It

GREEN STYLE

Carving Longboards Down Mt. Soledad

SECTOR 9

EG and The Crew Keepin’ It GREEN

BRAD GERLACH

Catching Up With The Bruddah Over A Beer

THE ARENA

Putting MMA On The City Map

B SIDE PLAYERS

Karlos Gives Revolt An Exclusive Interview

PLUS: MOTHER EARTH NEWS CD REVIEWS MOVIE PREVIEWS BOOK REVIEWS WHORESCOPES COLUMNS BLURBS & MORE

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VOLUME 24ISSUE3 revolt in style...or not at all PUBLISHER & EDITOR IN CHIEF BRIAN TERHORST BRIAN@REVOLTSD.COM CO-PUBLISHER & MUSIC EDITOR LESLIE KROUSE LESLIE@REVOLTSD.COM

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800 LB GORILLA KEVIN POMERLEAU ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR BETH ACCOMANDO COLUMNISTS ANGELA LOVELL CARINA SAMMARTINO CONTRIBUTING WRITERS DAVE WOODS TAYLOR ROBINSON TAFF DAVIES TICO DAEWOO JOHN O’CONNOR CHRIS LINDGREN MATT AHEARN

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ACTION SPORTS PHOTO EDITOR TOBY OGDEN CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Aaron Riveroll Jon Tiffin MICHAEL CROUCH LESLIE KROUSE BLAIR ROBB BO CROSS SEAN CASSIDY SURF LIASON DAVE WOODS U.K. CORRESPONDENT NICK JONES ADVERTISING revolt@revoltsd.com

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P.O. BOX 9771 SAN DIEGO CA 92169 Copyright 2009 by Revolt Magazine LLC. All rights reserved.

ANY Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. That would be bad & we would have to sick our mongrel dog lawyers on your punk ass, so don’t do it.

Revolt Magazine and Revolt In Style are a registered trademark of Revolt Magazine LLC made in the usa WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS. GO GREEN!

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LETTERS Hey there, My name is Joel and I am representing a group called The Even Keel. A friend of mine who follows your magazine told me that I should reach out to you guys asap cause you’re the premier local magazine following music, arts, and more. I checked out your Myspace and did some research and have come to the conclusion that she was absolutely right. I love it! What we would like to do is, first, have our recent cd reviewed by your magazine. I have the address here and will send out a copy tomorrow. The album dawns artwork on the cover by one of San Diego’s most notable artists, Pres One, and features some notable local talent such as Jessie Taylor Cox and of course Point Blank who orchestrated the whole production. When you have time, please respond to this email with any information on how we can be showcased on your website and in your magazine. Thank you very much for your time and we look forward to hearing from you.

Joel Hatch It Records, Escondido, Ca. www.myspace.com/theevenkeel Hey Joel, Thanks for the kind words, and thank your friend also, she’s a very intelligent girl.

We are looking forward to receiving and reviewing your CD. If you could send it to: P.O. Box 9771 San Diego, CA 92169 I will make sure it gets in the next issue of Revolt In Style. After I get the CD we’ll talk further about the future, and what else we can do.

Thanks for the support!

What up guys, just wanna say thank for the support on two of my bands. My old band Split Finger and my current band OPM. Big B is killin it right now as well. I’ll be tour with the nations best Sublime cover band 40 oz to Freedom as well starting April 10. Busy year for all. Thanks again for all your support in music.

LO$ Perez Hey LO, It’s our pleasure. That is what we are hear for. You are an extremely talented drummer, in some pretty great bands. Keep in touch we would love to work with you guys in the future. I have an idea for a great show, it involves girls in bikinis, we can’t go wrong with that. Good luck on the tour and we’ll see you soon.

Leslie

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Send us your rants. If you find mistakes and typos keep it to yourself! Nah! Feel free to drop us an email, I’ll send you a misspelled REVOLT T-Shirt. Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press. That’s what it’s all about people. STEP UP! Show us what ya got. Revolt In Style...or not at all. Send it to: revolt@revoltsd.com WWW.REVOLTSD.COM 9

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE Hey guys Sneak a look at the new artwork for this year’s RSSS. One of the biggest changes over last years hugely successful season is the eco-friendly twist. BIG * BAD * GREEN. Is the only eco-friendly four part surf series in PB this Summer. The events will involve beach cleanups, recycled paper & banner material, the absence of plastic bottles, Biodegradable, Recycled or ‘Green’ products from our sponsors. (wax, surfboards, shirts & hats) The Surfrider Foundation has again teamed up with us the spread the good word to everyone at the events.

Revolt In Style Magazine is printed on recycled paper with soy-based inks. Our delivery trucks are running on Bio-Diesel & we do as much as possible to raise awareness of environmental Issues thru the pages of Revolt In Style. So turning the RSSS into ‘Big * Bad * Green’ just seemed like a natural progression. This is gonna be fun.

Like last year, we expect a great turnout at the events and even more media attention than ever. We had between 75 - 100 riders at each event. Each event is a festival atmosphere combining a surf contest, Aviso surfboard demos & music festival with Ocean / Environmental awareness. Many thousands of people will see the spectacle and participate in this event. We are also working on nighttime activities to coincide with each event for the 21 & up crowd. This year we plan to banner both sides of Crystal Pier so the event will be seen for miles on the boardwalk. Revolt In Style Magazine will provide coverage with amazing photography and editorial as well as video on the website.

Sponsorship packages include advertising in each Issue, as well as brand recognition on banners, flyers, posters website & more. If you’re interested in getting involved go to www. revoltinstyle.com and hit us up. This thing just keeps getting bigger every year, Great for the kids, great for the sponsors & now great for the environment too.

Peace -B & L

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California Surf Museum Taking it’s Waves Seriously

Opening a Brand New Facility Near the Beach in Oceanside, Can This Scrappy Cultural Icon Move Into the Realm of Real Historical Significance?

When you step into the California Surf Museum for the first time it’s the undulating tile wall with surfboards gleaming visible through openings that grabs your attention. As you are drawn into the exhibit space, you notice surfboards suspended from the ceiling, and a massive photograph over 15 feet high depicting a wave from the water. Balsa boards from the 1940’s, innovative longboards of the 1950’s, representations from the shortboard revolution of the 1970’s, even a redwood planks from the turn of the century -the most beautiful yet rudimentary of waveriding devices line the interior.

In March of this year the Museum opened its new 6000 foot space, a state-of-the-art exhibition facility housing an artistic exhibit space and a compelling historical perspective of the surfing lifestyle. It was an arduous task, and even their doubters admit to being impressed. So how did a scrappy rag-tag bunch of surfers get a million dollar museum put together? The answer is surprising. “The biggest strength the CSM has is its highly talented board members,” says Jim Kempton, the newly elected President of the Museum.

“We have a fabulous architect who designed the interior, an archivist with a PHD in Archive Studies, a couple of marketing gurus, history buffs, construction experts, corporate executives, a top graphic artist, an expert in exhibit presentation, and a PHD who teaches a class in Surf Culture at USD. And they all surf.”

So much for the image of surfers as vacuous lay-abouts.

Founded in 1986, the CSM inhabited several locations before moving into its present location at 312 Pier View Way, in the heart of the redevelopment district. The City of Oceanside, who donated the currently occupied space, the Museum found a willing partner to help fulfill the mission of the organization. The mission statement of the California Surfing Museum is displayed prominently on the organization’s website: “The California Surf Museum serves as an international repository and resource center on the lifestyle sport of surfing through capturing, preserving, and chronicling its art, culture and heritage for the education and enjoyment of future generations.”

That appears to be what the Board of Directors intends to achieve. “The CSM collection of 2,000 pieces (including over 125 historically important surfboards) was in need of a larger home,” explains Kempton.

“With 20,000 guests annually, we’re the second largest visitor attraction in the area. Surfing and its unique subculture, is a part of California’s rich heritage. People from every corner of the globe visit us.”

The opportunity now exists to build this museum into a premier regional historical institution. However, it is not the pieces alone that will thrive in their new setting but an ability to thematically convey such topics as the historical legacy of California’s surfing culture on the world, the artistry of surf photography and cinema in a comprehensive manner.

“It’s something special,” concludes Kempton. “We feel that the excitement and energy this Museum attracts will provide the magic and the resources we need to fulfill our mission.”

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ENVIRONMENT

ARBOR Bamboo Pin

If you see it here on these pages it is made with recycled, re-usable, or enviromentally friendly materials. Keep it Green doesnt mean it ain’t cool, friends. Do your part.

Whenever possible buy American and buy Green. SOMEDAY YOUR KIDS WILL THANK YOU. Enjoy

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Eco Friendly Gear

Designed to make a tiny impact on the environment, Mac mini is the world’s most energy-efficient desktop computer. Mac mini uses a combination of highly recyclable aluminum and polycarbonate to create its incredibly compact enclosure. Just 6.5 by 6.5 by 2 inches, Mac mini is a fraction the size of a typical desktop tower, But the power of its design is on the inside: the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, advanced NVIDIA graphics, and more, faster memory. And there’s plenty of storage space — up to 320GB* — for just about anything. All on Mac OS X Leopard, the world’s most advanced operating system. Who knew something so small could be so huge? Mac mini embodies Apple’s continuing environmental commitment. The brilliant thing about Mac mini. You can use the display, keyboard, and mouse you already own. Plug them in. Turn it on. And there you have it: your instant desktop. starting at 599. www.apple.com

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NEW PRODUCT PREVIEW

Sustainably Sourced Hardrock Maple Plys - Maple provides the best blend of durability and light-weight performance. It’s also readily available and affordable, allowing us to offer a price point that is uncommonly low for an eco-product. Bamboo is a remarkably sustainable material. By adding it as a power-generating deck-side ply we not only give our skates a super clean, Zen flavor - but also provide our customers with improved return and lasting durability. Crushed recycled glass is used in our clear re-grip to replace highly processed grip tapes - allows the natural grain to remain visible, while providing better performance than the silica bead-based alternatives. www.arborsports.com

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FREESTYLE Boiler

It’s time to turn up the heat! Introducing Freestyle’s first Solar powered watch, featuring a solar cell charged battery capable of 12-months power on single charge. Like all Freestyle watches, The Boiler is stocked standard with 100-meter water resistance and limited lifetime warranty - ride with them till death. 115. www.freestyleusa.com

_ REEF Machado Classic

From the new Reef Redemption ecodriven product line - Rob Machado’s first signature sandal is designed to leave a smaller footprint on the earth with recycled, reused and sustainable materials. Chrome-free leather, a used tire on the sole and new Reef Redemption foam, using plant cellulose, ensures that your friends and family will feel as good as they look this Summer season. 50.00 Reef.com

^ DAKINE Project Blue Recon - Surf Series

Starting with their Project Blue products, DAKINE has now made the switch from PVC backing on packs and bags to more environmentally friendly Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) and Polyurethane (PU) waterproof backings. They have also made eco efforts to reduce packaging, use bio-degradable recyclable plastic bags, post consumer paper hang tags and catalogs built using partial post consumer waste recycled paper and vegetable inks. Seam sealed wetsuit pocket, insulated cooler pocket and organizer pocket. Bag material from 100% Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) fabric and lining which is made from recycled plastic bottles. Recycled buckles and use a non-toxic Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) waterproof fabric backing. Two dollars from the sale of each pack will be donated to The Surfrider Foundation to help continue its mission of protecting and preserving our world’s oceans, waves and beaches. www.dakine.com

^ SECTOR 9 SAND WEDGE

The longest board of the Sidewinder series, the Sand Wedge is designed to give you the same sensitive turning ability but with a little more wheel base for cleaner more drawn out turns. All the boards in this series come assembled with 69mm Nineball slalom wheels for the extra grip you need to pull you through the turns these boards are capable of. 199. www.sector9.com

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ENVIRONMENT

Aviso Carbon Fiber 5’0” Cole _

ARBOR Kelly Slater

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BD3 with rail channels by Cole Simlerrn Originally this board was designed for Japan.

They wanted a board that had the volume of a regular shortboard, but could easily be taken on trains, buses, or could fit easily into the trunk of a small car. Hence the name “trunkboard” was born. Length: 5’ -Tail Width: 16.1” -Center Width: 20.125” -Nose Width: 17” -Thickness: 2.5” 1,340.00 wwwavisosurf.com Maple provides the best blend of durability and light-weight performance. Koa’s dense grain adds structure, which improves return, while providing a unique pattern on each skate and true heritage. Koa wood was used by the Hawaiians to build the 1st surfboards 1,000 years ago. All Arbor skates are produced using a water-based sanding sealer and final finish as the best way to help protect the air we all breath, especially when skating…All wood by-product created during the production of our skates is reclaimed for use in other Arbor products or by outside companies, which helps stretch a key resource, while reducing the strain on land fills and forests. www.arborsports.com

G-SHOCK X SURFRIDER ^ CASIO G-Shock has joined forces with the

Surfrider Foundation to celebrate 25 years of protecting the world’s oceans, waves and beaches. This summer, Casio will release the limited edition G-Shock X Surfrider Foundation collaboration watch, the G5500SRF-1, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the organization.

Ecologically friendly, the G5500SRF-1 features Non-Stop Tough Solar Technology — which combines a tiny, solar panel with a large-capacity rechargeable battery enabling a variety of energy-hungry functions to operate smoothly. The result is an impressive solar timepiece that assures reliable timekeeping and greatly reduces the need for battery change. Available in July for $130, visit www.gshock for more information.

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WHY WE CALL IT THE HOPLITE The Hoplite foot soldiers of ancient Greece had the most advanced armor of their era. They were fast, fierce and well protected. Modern day surfers can now own these same qualities by wearing a Matuse Hoplite suit. No spear or shield necessary. Water temp. range: 58-67 Note: This suit is great for those who want warmth in moderately cold waters but the flex and maneuverability of a mostly 2mm full suit. www.matuse.com $429

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FAMOUS Green Label

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The BC stands for “Bell Curve.” The BC Vest’s front and back Bell Curve paneling ensures your vest stays on-even when the surf’s going off. A vest that locks down in a heavy wave is not only warmer but also safer. Water temp. range: 68-76 Note: The BC Vest is perfect for warm water destinations. It prevents rashing and helps maintain your core temperature when the wind picks up. www.matuse.com $89

Surf wax is one of those items you don’t really think about much. Put it on the board and paddle out, so to speak. Problem is that you need to keep reapplying it because it comes off and is dispensed into the oceans. Not very ocean friendly if manufactured from petro-chemical based products. Enter Famous Surf Wax and their green label line of eco-friendly surf waxes. It is a 100% petro-chemical free product that is completely biodegradable. This is an organic product, all natural and most importantly, earth friendly. Every surfer should be able to find a suitable one because it is available in five temperature from 60-Below F (15-Below C) to 78-Above F (25-Above C). Even the packaging is recycled, FSC certified and printed with soy based inks. www.famouswax.com

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10’0” CJ NELSON PEARSON ARROW - The CJ Nelson model is the extreme noserider. Through extensive research and development by CJ Nelson and Bob Pearson, they have incorporated all the design features that not only make this model the best noserider, but the board has great stability, easy wave entry, maintenance of momentum and maneuverability length 10’ centeer 24” thickness 2.875” 2,278.00 www.avisosurf.com

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MOTHER EARTH NEWS YOU HAVE A CHOICE. Question: PAPER OR PLASTIC? Answer: NEITHER ONE!

Are you a douche bag? We hope not, but if you bring home a bunch of plastic bags everytime you shop, or you crack open a new bottle of water everytime you need a sippy sip....Well, yeah, you kinda’ are. Think ahead, get your own bags to carry your groceries home. Get a refillable water bottle and do your part to cut back on the lethal buildup of plastics in the ocean and cramming our landfills. The production of plastic goods is undoubtably one of the causes of Global Warming. Global Warming is the most urgent issue of our time, and the necessary first step to combat this problem is to encourage all Americans to take action!

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GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there.

Much of our waste today is comprised of plastic that does not biodegrade. This waste accumulates in swirling seas of debris, where plastic to sea life ratios are 6:1; where birds and mammals are dying of starvation and dehydration with bellies full of plastics; where fish are ingesting toxins at such a rate that soon they will no longer be safe to eat.

The largest of these garbage swills is known as the Pacific Gyre, or The Great Garbage Patch.

It is roughly the size of Texas, containing approximately 3.5 million tons of trash. Shoes, toys, bags, pacifiers, wrappers, toothbrushes, and bottles too numerous to count are only part of what can be found in this accidental dump floating midway between Hawaii and San Francisco.

The patch has been growing, along with ocean debris worldwide, tenfold every decade since the 1950s, Ocean current patterns may keep the flotsam stashed in a part of the world few will ever see, but the majority of its content is generated onshore, according to a report from Greenpeace last year titled “Plastic Debris in the World’s Oceans.” The report found that 80 percent of the oceans’ litter originated on land.

While ships drop the occasional load of shoes or hockey gloves into the waters (sometimes on purpose and illegally), the vast majority of sea garbage begins its journey as onshore trash.

That’s what makes a potentially toxic swamp like the Garbage Patch entirely preventable, At this point, cleaning it up isn’t an option. It’s just going to get bigger as our reliance on plastics continues. ... The long-term solution is to stop producing as much plastic products at home and change our consumption habits.

After Encinitas banned the use of plastic grocery bags earlier this year with the problem of ocean debris in mind, a slew of state bills were written to limit bag production, said Sarah Christie, a legislative director with the California Coastal Commission. But many of the bills failed after meeting strong opposition from plastics industry lobbyists, she said. Meanwhile, the stew in the ocean continues to grow.

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is particularly dangerous for birds and marine life, said Warner Chabot, vice president of the Ocean Conservancy, an environmental group. Sea turtles mistake clear plastic bags for jellyfish. Birds swoop down and swallow indigestible shards of plastic. The petroleum-based plastics take decades to break down, and as long as they float on the ocean’s surface, they can appear as feeding grounds.

“These animals die because the plastic eventually fills their stomachs,” Chabot said. “It doesn’t pass, and they literally starve to death.” The Greenpeace report found that at least 267 marine species had suffered from some kind of ingestion or entanglement with marine debris.

Chabot said if environmentalists wanted to remove the ocean dump site, it would take a massive international effort that would cost billions.

But that is unlikely, he added, because no one country is likely to step forward and claim the issue as its own responsibility. Instead, cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is left to the landlubbers. “What we can do is ban plastic fast food packaging,” Chabot said, “or require the substitution of biodegradable materials, increase recycling programs and improve enforcement of litter laws. “Otherwise, this evergrowing floating continent of trash will be with us for the foreseeable future.”

How to help

You can help to limit the ever-growing patch of garbage floating in the Pacific Ocean. Here are some ways to help: • Limit your use of plastics when possible.

Plastic doesn’t easily degrade and can kill sea life.

• Use a reusable bag when shopping. Throwaway bags can easily blow into the ocean.

• Purchase a reusable water bottle and use filtered water • Take your trash with you when you leave the beach.

• Make sure your trash bins are securely closed. Keep all trash in closed bags.

The recycled grocery tote is made from non-woven polypropylene(recycled plastics). Funny name, serious message. Use ‘em for school, shopping or carrying baby fur seals. Available at: A Style Concierge Salon and Boutique (815 F Street in the East Village) and online at www.dooshbagshop.com.

ONE-OF-A-KIND MARKET BAGS

The San Diego Natural History Museum is proud to announce a new line of stylish market bags, made from recycled exhibition building banners after their on-site promotional use. Each of these waterproof vinyl bags is completely unique; no two are exactly alike. Available at the Museum Store and online www.sdnhm.org/store 20.

“By purchasing this item, the consumer is helping to protect the environment.”

THINK BEFORE YOU DRINK When it comes to your water bottle, what do you do? Recycling is certainly appreciated, but it still adds up, and reusing reduces waste, but it can also be harmful to your health (due to plastic leaching and bacteria growth). So what’s an eco-friendly person to do?

SIGG (I AM NOT PLASTIC) 1 litre

With 2.5 MILLION plastic water bottles being thrown away every hour in the United States, StopGlobalWarming.org is proud to partner with SIGG to create a re-usable water bottle so we can all do our part and ditch the plastic! This bottle is extruded from one solid piece of Aluminum in a special manufacturing process in Switzerland. Many independent researchers have conducted tests on the liner in Europe and the United States, and have concluded our liner does NOT LEACH ANYTHING INTO THE BEVERAGE, Nada, zip, zero. www.mysigg.com 24.

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A GREEN PORT FOR SAN DIEGO The Environmental Projects Fund

The Port of San Diego’s Environmental Fund was established in June 2006 to finance environmental projects that go beyond state and federal compliance. The projects are focused on air quality, energy conservation, sediment quality, water quality, habitat restoration and protection, endangered species, stormwater management, watershed management and the Bay’s physical, biological or chemical processes and structures.

The fund is paid for by one half of one percent of the Port’s total revenue. To date, $5.9 million has been allocated for 50 projects. Many of these projects have been completed and others are underway.

The first few projects were approved in December 2006 and included five $10,000 research grants for university students to study San Diego Bay. Examples of completed projects that are seeing significant results are the construction of nesting platforms for ospreys and other raptors. Five were erected around San Diego Bay. Another project cleaned up discarded fishing gear that posed a danger to lobsters, fish and birds. About 647 miles of fishing line and hundreds of metal fishing lures were extracted from the bay as a result. A project to install artificial reef structures in areas of San Diego Bay also has seen good results. The structures provide additional habitat for fish and other sea life in the bay, and they provide protection from predators. Commonly observed species taking advantage of the structures are kelp bass, spotted sand bass, barred sand bass, opaleye, yellowfin croaker, shiner surfperch, spiny lobsters and round stingrays.

Grant Assisted Projects The Port of San Diego applies for grant funding to assist with large scale projects. Some of the grant funding is combined with money from the Port’s environmental fund. An example of this is the clean up of the A-8 anchorage in the southern portion of San Diego Bay. A grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries) was awarded to the Port to help remove objects like engine blocks, fuel tanks and batteries that were on the seafloor.

The grant also enabled the Port to continue with its Environmental Education Program to increase community awareness on the proper disposal of debris.

A high-profile project receiving funding through the State’s Goods Movement Emissions Reduc-

tion Plan involved helping truck owners replace older model diesel engine trucks with newer, less polluting trucks. The project also assisted truck owners who didn’t qualify for a complete truck replacement retrofit their trucks with a diesel particulate filter. Truck owners who qualified for retrofitting received up to $5,000 in grant funding and the Port matched the contribution up to the same amount. For a complete truck replacement, owners received up to $50,000 in grant funding, which the Port then matched up to the same amount. The State of California plans to make the replacement or retrofitting of older model trucks mandatory by December 2009.

This project is part of the Port’s Clean Air Program, which was created to reduce air emissions around the tidelands.

Another project that is part of the Clean Air Program and which also received grant funding will allow cruise ships to plug into shore power while berthed. By doing this, the vessels won’t have to idle their diesel engines, which have been found to be a main source of air pollution along San Diego Bay. In October 2008, the Board of Port Commissioners voted to accept grant funds from the Carl Moyer Grant Program to help finance the project. To comply with the grant program regulations, the system for shore power must be operating by May 2010. The State of California will mandate that all California ports provide shore power by the year 2014.

The Port recently began a restoration project to restore about 160 acres of coastal wetlands in south San Diego Bay. The project includes excavating about 50,000 cubic yards of material at the Chula Vista Wildlife Reserve to lower the elevation to create additional the salt marsh. It will also add tidal channels to increase fish habitat and water circulation. The dredged material will then be used to raise the elevation at Pond 11, located in the South Bay Salt Works. This will support cordgrass and native vegetation that will be planted there. The project also entails restoring Emory Cove, located off of the Silver Strand near Coronado. Work includes removing invasive plants such as ice plant and adding native plants to restore the shoreline. The Port was awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help pay for the project. The Port will provide $1.3 million from the Environmental Fund to pay the remaining costs. www.portofsandiego.org

ELECTRICITY FROM GARBAGE? Imagine a world where garbage, plain, simple garbage can create energy. We’re not talking about Doc’s Time Machine In ‘Back To The Future’. This is a real technology that is in use now. And the company that builds these units is actually based right here in San Diego. Balboa Pacific Corporation has developed the Bal-Pac Thermal Conversion Pyrolytic Gasification System shown above. It employs a continuous feed waste treatment technology that causes the destructive distillation of toxic or non-toxic organic material, either solid or liquid substances, reducing the feedstock to a sterile ash and hot exhaust gases. The only by product left over is pure charcoal (like the stuff they use in water filters).

Units will be put in place soon in the country of Belize. To put to use the growing landfills that have been accumulating since the late 1700’s. Turning a huge problem into clean energy for the people.

The Pyrolysis Thermal Conversion System is designed to destroy most forms of solid waste, liquid waste, hazardous waste and industrial waste, including all forms of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Used successfully with all types of hydrocarbons, dioxins, PCBs, rubber, chlorides, medical wastes, pesticides, plastics, wood and paper products.

The system is not an incinerator. Rather than burning the waste, the Thermal Converter initiates “Thermal Degradation” to disintegrate waste substances and compounds into lesser elemental forms. The Thermal Conversion System is 80% efficient compared to typical incineration systems that are about 50% efficient. As a result, 80% of the value of the waste stream can be available for other energy uses The advantage of the Pyrolysis process, unlike an incinerator, is the destructive decomposition of waste materials using indirect heat in the absence of oxygen. The Pyrolytic process applies high temperatures (1,600-1,800F), indirectly to a retort chamber housing an environment free of flame and oxygen. Inside, hydrocarbons and other waste components are converted into gases and basic elemental solids via destructive distillation and molecular decomposition. All of the gases are diverted to a Thermal Oxidizer operating at 2,250F for conversion to carbon dioxide, oxygen and water vapor. The remaining solid residues passing out of the retort are typically carbon sterile sands and fixed, non-leachable metals.

Waste materials are fed through airlocks to the horizontal retort chamber with an internal specially designed rotating auger. The auger is suspended in the lower half of the retort chamber, while the upper half of the chamber serves as a void into which gasses are collected and drawn to the Thermal Oxidizer.

Another set of airlocks is positioned at the solids discharge end of the retort chamber to prevent the introduction of oxygen.

The Pyrolysis Thermal Conversion System is designed for trouble-free operation and minimal down time. The system is most efficient when operating 24 hours daily and can process 50 tons of waste every 24 hours, seven days a week, 30 days each month. The Pyrolysis Thermal Conversion System, in addition to destroying waste materials, facilitates the cost-effective use of all processing byproducts.

For example, the heat from the Thermal Oxidizer can be routed to waste-heat boilers to produce process steam or electricity via steam turbine generators. Solid residues can often be recycled, sold as commodities, or formed into construction materials such as brick, blocks and tile.

The Pyrolysis Thermal Conversion System is environmentally sound, has outstanding energy efficiency and portability, and provides up to 92% volume reduction of waste streams, thus extending the life of landfills. For more information contact Douglas F. Golding ,Chief Operating Officer Balboa Pacific Corporation P.O. Box 10454 Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (949) 722-6563 Doug@Balboa-Pacific.com www.Balboa-Pacific.com

RIDING ON AIR MDI 2009 AirPod

MDI’s mono-energy engines operate on a totally ecofriendly basis using compressed air stored at high pressure. With small size, a tiny price, zero pollution, fun and futuristic design, AIRPod mark a turning point in the range of urban vehicles while renewing the idea of the automobile and transportation. You drive it with a joystick. It has four seats (3 adults and one child) and has space for luggage. It is designed for uses in the private and public sectors. Airports, train stations and municipalities also need a cheap, non-polluting car with high mobility.

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ENVIRONMENT

THE 2e FROM APTERA

A 200 MPG-PLUS SOLUTION FOR THE ‘GREEN ECONOMY’…

We saw them, the rumors are true.

They are real, and man, are they cool! As we pulled into the Aptera headquarters, the latest prototype pulled out of the driveway directly in front of us. Looking something like an airplane fuselage on wheels or a prop from the movie i-Robot, the silent vehicle accelerated away from us at a respectably fast clip.

They had a few people worrying about their deposits they had coughed up, when they were a no show at the latest Car show in San Diego. But we can guarantee that they are being built in limited numbers up in North County. The Southern California Company is On-Target to Manufacture 100,000 ‘Ultra-Efficient’ Electric, Hybrid and Gas Vehicles and Employ 1,500 by 2014 Green news is everywhere. President Obama is contemplating a $100 billion “green stimulus” package. Multinational corporations are very publicly slashing their use of fossil fuels. And, of course, the American auto industry has slogged up to Capitol Hill seeking funds to help build more fuel-efficient vehicles.

All the while, there’s a small auto manufacturing enterprise in the San Diego suburbs that, by October 2009, will be marketing affordable, all-electric vehicles that get the equivalent of more than 200 miles per-gallon. Talk about putting some green back in the pockets of consumers. The company, Aptera (Greek for “wingless flight”), was co-founded in 2006 by entrepreneurs Steve Fambro and Chris Anthony. The concept originated when Fambro, an engineer working in the biotech industry, was sitting in typical Southern California traffic daydreaming about designing and building a passenger vehicle to battle the stops and starts of his daily commute. And since it was only a dream, let’s make it a safe, comfortable and more fuel-efficient than anything ever produced.

“I started with aerodynamics and let the vehicle design itself,” says Fambro. “Everybody else conceives a design and then attempts to squeeze the most function from there.”

Sounds simple enough, but since the arrival of the automobile more than 110 years ago, the best and

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brightest minds – from Thomas Edison to international conglomerates – have strived to build and market mainstream electric vehicles. To date, for a wide array of complex reasons, all have failed.

Undeterred by history and spurred by the iconoclastic notion of manufacturing American-made vehicles somewhere other than in Detroit, Fambro began experimenting.

What started in his garage a few years ago, with the approval of his very understanding wife Tricia, has become a company with nearly 100 employees, three rounds of investor funding and is now producing an all-electric vehicle that will hit the market in late 2009. Known as the 2e, the two-seat electric vehicle carries the promise of getting the estimated equivalent of approximately 200 miles per gallon. So, too, do the hybrid and gas models that are on the Aptera drawing board.

“I’m not overstating when I say we’re in the process of manufacturing an aerodynamic marvel,” says Aptera CEO Paul Wilbur, the former president and CEO of American Specialty Cars, who also has more than 25 years of product planning, marketing and development for Ford, Chrysler and other auto manufacturers. “The Aptera is almost three times more aerodynamic than a Prius and is actually more aerodynamic than a Formula One race car and even a bicycle racer. Combine all this with its lightweight composite design and you’re looking at the most energy efficient vehicle in the world.”

The Aptera’s been compared to everything from an airplane (after all, it does feature composite aircraft construction) to a vehicle that gets “extra points for cool design and acceleration from zero to 60 in under 10 seconds,” according to Time magazine. One thing’s for certain, the low drag, uniquely shaped three-wheeler (yes, three wheels are most efficient) is being developed by some of the sharpest minds the U.S. auto industry.

CEO Wilbur, who joined Aptera in August, was tasked by Fambro and Anthony with assembling an allstar cast. Vista, California, with its year-round balmy climate and easy access to miles of beaches proved to be an allure. So did the challenge of being part of a proj-

ect that, according to Aptera chief engineer Tom Reichenbach, can conceivably redefine the automotive marketplace. “I’ve always been an efficiency nut and was looking to be involved in green technologies, so Aptera was a perfect fit,” said Reichenbach, who spent 26 years at Ford, where he developed onboard electronic systems for Ford Racing and the first fuel injection system on an Indy car. “We use too much energy as a nation and we have to change. Since Detroit has been slow to react, I finally made the move to Southern California.

Now I’ve got the challenge of a lifetime with Aptera and I’ve got the bonus of living where the culture, people and weather are fantastic.”

The list of other former Detroiters who’ve recently joined the Aptera team includes top-level engineers, designers, marketing execs and upper management types with lengthy backgrounds in design and development for General Motors, Ford and others. Despite all their prior automotive successes, can Fambro and his band of Michigan refugees really succeed where so many others have repeatedly failed?

There are nearly 4,000 depositors who’ve plunked down $500 to reserve an Aptera once they go into production that are betting they can. Additionally, the vehicle has already graced the cover of Popular Mechanics, is among the finalists for the coveted Automotive X-Prize and was named by Time magazine among its “Best Inventions of 2008”. Set to hit the market in fourth quarter 2009, Wilbur says his corporate blueprint calls for Aptera to grow exponentially, creating some 1,500 jobs and more than 100,000 vehicles by 2014, including the all electric, a hybrid and several others the team has yet to divulge.

At the outset, the Aptera will only be sold in California, with plans to slowly rollout across the U.S. by 2011, and while the ultimate pricing has not yet been released, Wilbur estimates the vehicle MSRP will range from the mid-$20,000s to the mid- $40,000s depending on power train and options. “We’re confident Aptera can be a standard-bearer for the Obama green economy,” says Wilbur. “Great mileage, remarkable efficiency, innovative technology and it’s priced to fit within many family budgets.”

EXTREME GREEN RIDES What Will We Be Driving In The Near Future?

During his campaign, President Obama said he would work to put one million plug-in hybrids on American roads by 2015. Not sure if these badboys were on his mind. Alternative fuels, Hybrids, Electric? Sure that’s what powers these puppies. They’re still freakishly fast (although ridiculously expensive). First-generation technology is expensive, but you can’t have a second generation without a first generation. Suddenly, shifting gears, watching a tachometer, listening to the note of a combustion engine—that all seems so tedious, so old-fashioned. Welcome to the new century.

2009 TESLA Roadster

The 2009 Tesla Roadster itself is a twoseat, soft-top sports car adapted from certain components of the Lotus Elise. In Performance mode, the Tesla Roadster will do 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds, besting cars that cost twice its $109,000 sticker price.

But its audacious acceleration comes from a 185-kilowatt (248-horsepower) electric motor powered by a 53-kilowatt-hour battery pack that provides 200 or so miles of range. www.teslamotors.com

SHELBY Ultimate Aero EV

The Ultimate Aero EV utilizes a twin motor AESP producing an astounding 1000 hp and 800 lb ft of torque enabling it to rocket to 60 mph in a mere 2.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 208 mph. Not only does it have a range of 150-200 miles on a single charge, but SSC’s “Charge on the Run™” onboard charging system allows for full battery recharges in as little as 10 minutes. Deliveries will start as early as fourth quarter 2009. SSC will pursue the title of “World’s Fastest Production Electric Car” www.shelbysupercars.com cost: don’t ask

2010 Dodge Circuit EV

The Circuit uses a 268 hp electric motor, which produces a whopping 480 lb-ft of torque. Chrysler claims that torque lets the Circuit hit 0-60 mph in less than five seconds. Powering that motor is a lithiumion battery pack, mounted just behind the cabin. Chrysler says the batteries will provide enough power for a 150 to 200 mile range. Recharging can be done in four hours via a 220-volt outlet, or in eight hours with a standard 110-volt household outlet.

110,000.00 if it ever goes into production.

FISKER Karma

Q-DRIVE plug-in hybrid technology. A fullycharged Karma burns no fuel for the first 50 miles. Venture further and the gasoline engine turns a generator to charge the lithium ion battery. Once the 50-mile electric range has been exceeded, the car operates as a normal hybrid vehicle. This balance of electric and gas range makes it entirely possible that Karma drivers who charge their car overnight and commute less than 50 miles a day will achieve an average fuel economy of 100 mpg 88,000.00 www.fiskerautomotive.com

The Scorpion Supercar

Blending the world of exotic performance cars with eco-friendly fuel solutions that is touted to break the 200-mph speed barrier.

The Scorpion is a mid-engine, hydrogen fuel injected hybrid. The biggest appeal of the eco-friendly supercar is the innovative engineering it utilizes to reduce CO2 emissions and improve gas mileage. All this is made possible by an exclusive Hydrogen Fuel Injection (HFI) system, which directly injects hydrogen gas into the motor. Fuel mileage is boosted 20-40% with nearly no CO2 emissions. All this for 250,000.00 whatadeal www.ronnmotors.com

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ENVIRONMENT

NEW LEAF BIOFUEL Clean Burning Fuel From Recycled Veggie Oil

By Brian Terhorst Photos by Taylor Robinson

As many of you already know the Revolt In Style vehicles are running on Bio Diesel. The delivery trucks as well as personal drivers. Biodiesel is a clean burning fuel for diesel engines made from animal and vegetable fats and oils. Unlike petroleum-based diesel, biodiesel is a renewable source of fuel that can be naturally replenished using local resources. We have been running it for a couple of years in our big Ford F-250 with absolutely no modifications. The big truck has a turbocharged V-8 that previously ran about 1516 miles to the gallon. What a pig! There was no way we could keep a vehicle like that and have a clear concience in this world. On top of that those dirty bastards were trying to charge us over 5.00 a gallon for plain Diesel. Screw those Saudi dawgs. Our choices were, drive the beast off Sunset Cliffs or find an alternative fuel! We switched over to BioDiesel and never looked back. We noticed the difference and benefits almost immediately.

First off... the smell. We lost the sickening stench of diesel and gave way to a kinder aroma of... french fries? Second we gained about 4-5 miles to the gallon. The big truck gets about 20 miles to the gallon now. That’s nice...hmmm? Another benefit, a smoother running, quieter engine. We received more horsepower without the signature black smoke bellowing out of the tail pipe like regular diesel vehicles. A certified mechanic shared with us the fact that the natural lubrication of the product will actually extend the life of the engine. He said we could expect a 500 thousand mile life-span. Remember we have done no modifications, just regular maintenance on the filters. I have often wondered why every diesel engine isn’t running on Biofuel? Because Big Brother doesn’t want you to know...well, that, and it’s not readily available.

Unless you make the Biodiesel yourself, it is difficult to find. Yes, I said make it yourself. If you have the time and the space you can actually build a small refinery to process recycled oil yourself. Personally I have neither the time or the space to do so. So that left me with the other option, go find someone that distributes it from the pump. There were two in San Diego County that I use on a regular basis, one being Person Fuels on El Cajon Blvd. at the 15. Another station far out in east county and that was pretty much it. For slightly more than regular Diesel I could pump it from the nozzle just like any other fuel. But Like I said it is hard to find.

Well hopefully that will soon change. There is a new player in town. New Leaf Biofuel, LLC is a San Diego based biodiesel production company. New Leaf Biofuel is online and producing the beautiful clear golden fuel at a respectable rate.

We have been keeping an eye on the operation as it slowly came to fruition. A good sized refinery within city limits takes some finesse to get up and running. Who do you think is behind it all? Three lovely young ladies, and a couple of ambitious guys that have their backs. Nicole Kennard, Jennifer Case, Portia Smith, Dave Richards & Tyler Case. The five make up what is New Leaf Biofuel.

Just off I-5 in Barrio Logan the group have done what many thought was impossible. They have a full blown biofuel refinery and oil recycling operation. Jennifer Case (Executive Director) & Portia Smith (Director of sales and marketing) gave us a tour of the facilities recently.

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It fits neatly within roughly one city block. Huge custom built tanks are neatly lined up inside the walls. Some are designed to hold the dirty recycled oil. Some are heated & insulated to hold the processed oil after it goes thru the separator. And still others hold methanol or glycerol (the by-product of the refinery) After a tour of the holding tanks and separators we moved into a high tech laboratory. In the lab they test every single batch for the 5 critical ASTM quality control tests, during and at the end of the process, to insure a quality product.

The last step of the process is the waterless wash process that cleans out the last of the impurities and leaves a clear gold fuel ready to be pumped out of the nozzle and run in any diesel engine.

Eventually New Leaf will produce 2 million gallons a year when running at full capacity. Currently nearly 850 San Diego restaurants supply enough reclaimed oil to operate at about just about 25% of that. They need more. The plant was designed with the potential to double the capacity to 4 million gallons a year. Eventually solar panels and bio diesel turbines will supply all the energy to run the refinery making it a self sufficient Green Company.

Unmodified diesel engines can run on 100% biodiesel or any blend of biodiesel and petroleum diesel. A blend containing 20% biodiesel is called “B20,” a 5% blend is called “B5” and so on. NL Biodiesel is produced from locally collected, recycled cooking oil. NL Biodiesel meets strict industry specifications (ASTM D6571) and belegally registered with the Environmental Protection Agency as a legal motor fuel for sale and distribution. New Leaf is working with local establishments and fleets to bring full circle recycling to the greater San Diego area. We were very impressed with the scope of the operation and the profesionalism of the crew. We hope and expect to see them flourish in the coming months and years.

Biodiesel Benefits Maintenance Savings

• Cleaner engine burn due to solvency attribute biodiesel • Lubricity properties extend engine life

Seamless Integration

• Similar fuel consumption, horsepower, and torque as diesel fuel • Little or no modification necessary

Safer Handling

• Higher flash point (the point at which fuel ignites) • Non-toxic • Biodegradeable

Emissions Reduction

• Reduces greenhouse gases (CO2) • Meets EPAct credits • No sulfur (causes acid rain) • No aromatics (suspected cancer causing) • Reduces smog and ozone (Hydrocarbons) • Reduces health risks (Particulates)

Energy Security

• Renewable resource • Reduces reliance on foreign oils • Fuel cost stability • Improves local economy

Portia Smith Nicole Kennard Jennifer Case

For further information, please contact New Leaf Biofuel, LLC p: 619.236.8500 f: 619.236.8585 email: info@newleafbiofuel.com www.newleafbiofuel.com

HEMP FACTS

You Probably Weren’t Aware Of It’s the commodity of the Ages, the legendary outlaw of shrubs, the superplant that produces food, paper, textiles, and now, insulation for Mercedes and BMWs. You may think you’re the cannabis scholar, but here’s some fresh wind for those hemp sails.

ENVIRONMENT

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH HEMP? HISTORY The British began cultivating hemp in its Canadian colonies in 1606, cultivation began for Virginia in 1611. The Pilgrims introduced cultivation to New England as early as 1632, they learned about its farming from the Native Americans.

Our founding fathers, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, were both supporters of hemp. This is noted in their farm diaries as they spoke of their experiences as hemp farmers.

As Governor of Virginia, Jefferson kept reserves of hemp, and in May of 1781 he used hemp as currency when money from the government was in short supply.’

INDUSTRY Paper conglomerate Kimberly Clark has a mill in France that produces hemp paper preferred for bibles because it lasts a very long time and doesn’t yellow.

SECTOR 9

Bomb Hills Track Jacket Materials: 55% Hemp / 45% Cotton Pique Knit 50.00

In France, Madame France Perrier builds houses with hemp. Using an ancient Egyptian recipe for hemp-based concrete, Perrier mixes hemp hurds (the inner fiber) with limestone and water to form a substance stronger than cement with only 1/6th the weight. Because this hemp-concrete is more flexible than its standard counterpart, these houses are better situated to withstand earthquakes.

Hemp is ready for harvest 120 days after going to seed. The hemp plant prefers to live in tropical zones or moderately cool temperate climates, which would put the US in a perfect growing zone.

HEALTH If one attempted to ingest enough industrial hemp to get ‘a buzz’, it would be the equivalent of taking 2-3 doses of a high-fiber laxative. Go have a try.

Hemp seeds are THC-free and enormously nutritious.

They can be eaten whole, pressed into edible oil like soybeans, or ground into flour for baking.

IPATH

Superbly green and sustainble in construction, these foot containers feature soles that used to be the tires on your Corvair or Camaro.

Laces and beds are made of recycled PET with organic cotton liners and organic cotton and hemp uppers.

Originally built for hard-working messengers, the Classic Messenger Bag has been in production for 18 years. Known for its long-lasting, rugged durability and distinctive three-panel, multicolor design, the Classic Messenger has been adopted in cities around the world as the everyday, all-purpose carryall. 118. www. timbuk2.com

SIMPLE Sno Tire

TIMBUK2 Classic Hemp Messenger Bag

From Vista’s own Bob Burnquist to dirty NJ’s Fred Gall, IPATH delivers eco-kicks for the vert guy, street guy and the guy that just wants to chill. IPATH has been using hemp and other eco-friendly materials since 1999.... long before green was the trend it was today. Signature trade-marks of the IPATH brand include triple-stitch construction in the high-wear areas, super grippy soles and stash pockets for keeping things you need stashed safe.

Bob Burnquist pro-model: $84 Fred Gall pro-model (in hemp/denim combo): $76 Kenny Reed pro-model: $74

At a volume level of 81%, hemp oil is the richest known source of polyunsaturated essential fatty acids (the “good” fats). It’s high in essential amino acids like gamma linoleic acid (GLA), a super-rare nutrient also found in mother’s milk. The omega-3 fatty acids in hemp help your skin retain moisyure to keep you from looking like Benjamin Buttons at birth.

LEGAL The US Drug Enforcement Agency classifies all Cannabis sativa varieties as “marijuana.” While it is hypothetically possible to get permission from the government to grow hemp, DEA would require the fields to be secured by fence, razor wire, dogs, guards, and lights. Cost effective? Not so much.

China, England, France, Russia and even our neighbor to the north, Canada, all grow hemp, eh?

Hemp was grown commercially (with escalating governmental interference) in the United States until the 1950s. This industry was doomed directly by the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, which placed an exorbitantly high tax on marijuana.

While Congress anticipated the continued production of industrial hemp, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (now the DEA) classified industrial hemp as “marijuana,” as its successor the US Drug Enforcement Administration, does to this day. Thus, the production of hemp was, and still is, effectively prohibited.

The US State Department must certify each year that a foreign nation is cooperating in the war on drugs. The European Union subsidizes its farmers to grow industrial hemp. Those nations are not on this list, because the State Department can tell the difference between hemp and marijuana. But the DEA can’t?

Over 30 industrialized democracies do distinguish hemp from marijuana. International treaties regarding marijuana make an exception for industrial hemp.

There are so many uses for this plant, how do we still have an issue? Long story short, cannabis in America is drowning in red tape. But California Assembly Bill 390 may be a catalyst for changing that. Look it up, and make sure to vote, ya hillbilly

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ENVIRONMENT

GREEN STYLE PUSH, DON’T POLLUTE Photos by Jon Tiffin

ARBOR Kelly Slater model • SECTOR 9 Sand Wedge • ARBOR Bamboo Pin (pg 14-15)

Eric: Arbor Fineline Bamboo T-shirt Arbor Capone Bamboo Based Polyester Boardshorts Rasta 9 Ball Crew Sox & Wrist Band made from Eco Cotton.

Mike SS Tee- New eco-blend tees are 52% Organic Cotton and 48% Recycled PET. Arbor Bandito BoardShorts Bamboo based Polyester REEF NWS (No Waste Sandal) Part of the Reef Redemption Program

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hen we put out the call for ‘Green Products’ to feature in this issue a few companies stepped up immediately. Sector 9 Skateboards, Arbor Skateboards & clothing and Reef Sandals.

We could have grabbed a few models, twisted them in jacked up poses and snapped away in some studio, but why be boring. Let’s get a few of our compadres that actually know how to carve on a longboard, find a nice stretch of downhill on Mt. Soledad. Let’s hang our photographer out the back of our Bio Diesel burning Big Blue, and see what we can capture on film. That’s exactly what we did.

Mike Stephaun, Eric Care, and Chris suited up in some of the fine threads that Sector 9 & Arbor sent. They slipped on the new flips that Reef sent.

Weapons supplied by both Sector 9 and Arbor Skateboards were chosen and the game was on.

Keeping the guys in view was our crack team of photographers and videographers. Shouting out directions and speed and the occasional “CAR!” was Jon Tiffin, Bradley Tiffin, Leslie Krouse and Sarah Stephan. Big Blue runs on clean burning Bio Diesel so the lads were never sucking stanky exhaust fumes, just concentrating on the open stretch of downhill asphalt and the incredible views. (maybe thinking about french fries too)

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Chris: 9 Star Tee by Sector 9 - 100% Organic Cotton and printed with water based inks.

Sector 9 Shattered Trucker hat 100% Recycled PET. Twill/Mesh Arbor Makaha BoardShorts Bamboo based Polyester Reef Sandals- Stash All Shades courtesy of Hoven Sunglasses

Carving down Mt. Soledad in eco-friendly style

“Arbor was founded in 1995 on the assertion that solutions to many of today’s most difficult snow, skate, and apparel design challenges exist in the natural world. For 14 years, Arbor has built on this belief - replacing, environmentally harmful materials with ecologically based, natural alternatives. Arbor’s goal is to create a higher level of function and relevance, in the most responsible way possible. The end result must be improved style and performance, with significantly reduced environmental impact. We need clean air to skate, clean water to surf, and snow to ride…”

ECO FRIENDLY

Let’s Hear From Some Other Eco Friendly Bro’s..

ARBOR

SIMPLE SHOES

Sector 9 Team Rider Jeff Budro

SECTOR 9 Shades Of Green

By Brian Terhorst

While listening to the founder of Patagonia ‘Yvon Chouinard’ speak at a SIMA conference in Cabo San Lucas four years ago, the owners of Sector 9 were impressed with what they heard. So impressed in fact, that upon their return from the conference they immediately put into motion what can only be called ‘The Greening’ of Sector 9. Although they don’t like to be categorized as a ‘Green Company’ they are doing as much as they can, as fast as they can, to be as ‘eco friendly’ as possible. With very few exceptions, the process of building the perfect board has been turning a nice shade of green.

Sector 9 Marketing Director EG Fratantaro took us on a tour of the facilities late on a friday afternoon.

The majority of the staff had already split, so we were definitely introduced to a laid back group of employees that were still there ‘working’. The obligatory Primo Beers were cracked open as we were given the tour and a lesson in Skateboard Manufacturing 101.

When you walk the halls of corporate you definitely get the feeling that this is a ‘family business’. Good natured banter and jabs are thrown back and forth from the designers and young executives. Although Billabong purchased the company back in 08 along with Gullwing truck division, it had little effect on the mindset of the staff. Keepin’ it real. Real friendly.

Real fun. EG says the only difference now is that they are “held accountable for numbers”.

18 people complete the office and management team with another 80 or so involved in production,

shipping & product testing. No suits. Pretty much tee shirts, jeans & skate shoes seems to be the uniform of choice. There is a ‘sweet’ wooden skate bowl built on site in the main building. Appropriately named ‘The Bread Bowl’, for the delicious aroma wafting thru the air from the bakery next door. We sip a beer as we watch a few riders (including EG) rip the transitions and shred the coping as if they do it everyday. Wait! They DO get to do this everyday!

Nice job boys!

I had no idea there were so many steps involved in the construction of a skateboard. I mean I have spent hundreds of hours on the many skateboards I have owned over the years, but I never really looked at the board. I now have a new found respect and will not take for granted the board below my feet again.

EG and the crew at Sector 9 are dedicated to running as many aspects of their business as ‘green’.

Here is just a partial list of steps taken to make Sector 9 an ‘Eco Friendly’ company.

Definitely a far cry from their humble beginnings in La Jolla that started some 15 years ago by four friends. EG Fratantaro, Steve Lake, Dennis Telfer & Dave Klimkewicz. Sector 9 is A bona-fide International company, shipping boards and gear all around the planet. Eg walked us through the many stations that it takes to produce a board. The stations include gluing, pressing, clear coat, sanding, drying.

He showed off the handmade press and the the “top secret” multi press that knock out the final shapes of Sector 9 boards 4 at a time. C & C machines cut out the fine details. Drill stations drill holes, band saws cut out shapes & routers stations for shaping the rails. Sanders smooth out the final edges & wheel wells. Finally graphics & clear coat. Then onto the building across the street for final assembly and shipping.

80% of their products are made in the USA The electricity they use is bought from wind power.

They recycle cans, glass, paper, all wood scraps, old wheels and boards, cardboard.

They run an Excursion team vehicle on re-used oil from Wahoos fish tacos.

They replace our bulbs with fluorescent and motion detectors.

Their T-shirts are made from organic cotton.

Hats and beanies made are from recycled PET (plastic bottles ) They have awesome sweatshirts made from hemp.

Some of the shirts are half organic cotton half PET. They make 100% bamboo boards. An alternative to maple and a very renewable resource.

They make skate wheels that are half soy urethane.

They even make socks and wristbands from T-shirt scraps.

Across the street EG points out an area of the warehouse that is usually stacked to the ceiling with the American Maple and other wood used to make their stock. “We have an 18 wheeler drop a load about once a month”. The spot only held a few pallets today, which translates to: They make a lot of boards!

We continue to tour through a rainbow of colors.

Wheels, decks, shiny trucks and bearings. Organized in huge rows of shelves and stacked to the ceilings. All moving methodically toward the back doors and final station, Shipping. UPS trucks show up each day and ship the Sector 9 boards to destinations all around the globe.

As EG reminds us, every little bit helps. You dont need to change everything at once. Just do what you can, when you can. They continue to look for other ways to further their path to Greenness including an eco friendly glue, biodegradable or renewable resources and materials and the use of Bio Diesel in their personal rides as well as company vehicles.

The expense of going completely green can be extensive. If you take small steps you will eventually find yourself well on the way to helping our planet, helping yourself and helping future generations.

“With all the over-built, over-hyped products out there, it’s pretty hard to find sustainable shoes that you can live with. So we started Simple, your stereotypical, anti-stereotype brand offering good shoes and a big dose of reality. About a gazillion pairs later... give or take a few... we’ve managed to learn a few things. Well, actually a lot of things.

And none more important than this: HOW we make our shoes is just as important as WHY we make them.

That means finding more sustainable ways of doing business so we can make a gazillion more. Which pretty much is where we are today... at the crossroads of here and now, aware of our responsibility to the planet while trying to pay the bills.

The nice little shoe company getting in touch with its inner-hippie.”

MATUSE WETSUITS

“All of our wetsuits are made from Geoprene. Geoprene is a limestone based rubber product that performs much better than traditional neoprene. Definition: Geoprene is derived from 99.7% pure limestone.

It’s warmer (98% water impermeable compared to the standard 69%), lighter and lasts longer than oil-based neoprene. It’s also kinder to Mother Nature since it wastes less biomass and comes from a sustainable resource—not petroleum. Geoprene is exclusive to Yamamoto Corporation and Matuse, Inc.”

project BLUE

“project BLUE is an unprecedented collaboration of leading and competitive brands in the multi-billion dollar surf industry. Each of the project BLUE partner brands has created special edition product specifically for the initiative, with a portion of the proceeds from each sale going towards the non-profit Surfrider Foundation. Billabong, DAKINE, Electric, Famous Wax, Nixon, O’Neill and Reef have all pledged their long-term support for the program project BLUE products can be found worldwide at leading surf retailers and online through Swell. com. More information on project BLUE and its partners can be found at www.betruetoblue.com.”

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PRIMO LAGER DROPS BACK INTO CALIFORNIA

Hawaii’s Original Beer Now Available on Mainland for the First Time In More Than A Decade Primo Brewing & Malting Co. announced that for the first time in more than a decade, Primo Island Lager will be made available in select bars and retail locations throughout California and parts of Nevada. A mainstay of Hawaii and surf scenes, production of Primo began again in its home state of Hawaii in 2007. Due to popular demand that reached across the Pacific Ocean, Primo is now returning to the mainland US. While the name and imagery of the iconic Primo brand will stay the same, the flavor has been updated to be more in line with today’s beer consumer. The new Primo Island Lager has the rare combination of craft-brewed richness with the smooth taste of traditional American lagers.

Primo’s recipe is entirely unique, uscent raw Hawaiian cane from Maui pany in Hawaii. This blend delivers a time, still very refreshing. Primo also impart a subtle spicy aroma, setting and other domestic lagers. The brewmasters, Phil Markowski and ampton Publick House, while the Year” recipient at the Great The two consulted with native refine the new taste of Primo. and Keoni Watson, along with brewmasters determine the ous beach-tasting sessions return is due in part to the Primo brand. Absent from the tapped local brewery, Keoki Primo Island Lager. “Primo is has a legitimate Hawaiian hisWhen we decided to bring worked with and received apto make sure this was a beer and be proud of,” said Kyle Primo Brewing & Malting Co. received in Hawaii last year increasing demand for the

ing a blend of 95 percent malt and five perSugar Co., the last rawcane producing combrew that is more flavorful and at the same uses two distinct varieties of noble hops that the beer apart from leading import brands recipe was derived by two award-winning Bob Newman. Markowski brews at SouthNewman is the twotime “Brewmaster of American Beer Festival.

Hawaiians and true watermen to help Big wave champions, Shane Dorian other Hawaiian watermen, helped the taste of today’s Primo during numerthat led to the final recipe. Primo’s Pabst Brewing Co., which owns the beer market since 1997, Primo also Brewing, to assist in the production one of the only modern brews that tory, withroots that go back to 1897.

Primo back, it was important that we proval from the locals and watermen people of the islands would enjoy Wortham, senior brand manager at “The reception that the new Primo was overwhelming and we’ve heard beer from California and beyond.”

Surfers and Watermen Guide The Relaunch From Hawaii to California Shane Dorian and Keoni Watson recruited a team of tight-knit watermen and kamaaina (longtime Hawaiian residents) to consult on everything from the formula and packaging to the best surf breaks for shooting many of the photos used in Primo’s advertising. Joining in representing Primo’s aloha heritage is longtime Maui resident and DAKINE surf team manager, Micah Nickens.

The crew finished out the team by tapping into renowned big-wave riders, Brad Gerlach and Chris Malloy, to help ensure that Primo’s authenticity is carried through to the mainland. “Staying true to the beer’s Hawaii roots is a top priority for Primo and we’re stoked to be a part of the team,” commented Dorian. “It’s one of those beers that connects people, everyone who has ever experienced Primo has a story to tell about it. I know our ohana and friends in California are excited to be able to drink Primo again. I think anyone who is a fan of Hawaii will enjoy Primo beer.” Part of Primo’s relaunch includes a commitment to support the environment and culture of Hawaii. A portion of all Primo sales will go towards the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation and the Hawaiian chapter of the Surfrider Foundation.

About Primo Brewing & Malting Co. Primo Brewing & Malting Co. was founded in 1897 as Hon lulu Brewing & Malting Co. and has been an integral part of Hawaiian lore since. The Company is a division of Pabst Brewing Co. of Woodridge, Illinois. Pabst was founded in 1844 and produces many fine quality beers around the country such as Pabst Blue Ribbon, Schlitz, Lone Star and McSorley’s Ales. For more information about Primo beer, visit www.primobeer.com.

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BRAD GERLACH

Interview With A Surfing Icon

By Brian Terhorst

Gerlach is one of the leading members of a New School of 40-something surfers who are proving they are still viable and Important to the sport of Surfing. He is all about the love of the sport. He is happiest when he is giving back. Could be teaching an up and coming grom how to compete or it could be passing off a six pack of Primo to one of his shaper/glasser buddies. It’s all good. It’s all about the love So tell me about the Bruddah Tour. How did you get tied in with the Primo Team?

Shane Dorian is an old friend. Keoni Watson too. I’ve known these guys for...two decades? They called me & asked if I was down to help. I know these guys, they’re all good guys. The surfing world is pretty tight. You can find out pretty easy if someone is legit or not.

The guys at Pabst are pretty cool. They trust us to do a job & we trust in the beer. I feel pretty lucky to have been in on the process of developing the new Primo. I tasted some of the early versions in the beginning. I think there were, like, six versions? We just kept working the recipe till we came up with this. It’s light, crisp, almost like a japanese beer. The food of Hawaii is definitely asian inspired.

Seafood, Poki, raw fish. I like sushi & beer. Actually sushi is the only food I can handle with beer. I think all the sushi bars down in SD should carry Primo. Yeah, beer drinking is almost like a sport over in Hawaii. When you’re at a luau, you basically drink for hours. A crisp, clean, lighter beer comes in handy in that situation. So back to Primo. This is just the right thing to do. It’s a great brand. Bring back a great brand with a great taste. Support the right things, Buffalos Big Board Classic In Makaha, Sacred Craft Show in Ventura coming up. We get to pick the cool things to support, cool musicians....we get to go surfing.....drink beer & eat food...laugh Tell Me about the Glass Tour I loaded up a bunch of beer and just set out to visit every surfboard glass shop from San Diego to San Francisco. I would just show

up with a sixer and sit with these guys for awhile. We’d relive fond memories of past days in Hawaii when Primo was the beer you drank when you were short on cash. We all kinda remember that it wasn’t that good back then. Board building and beer drinking has always gone hand in hand. These guys seem to be the last on the list to get any perks or handouts or even thanks for that matter. I visited Diamond, T&T in I.B. Chanin, Ding King, Chemistry, Christiansen & Moonlight. Tried to hit em all. We spent two days in San Diego. After that we went up the coast to San Clemente, Costa Mesa, Huntington, South Bay. I dont know..we did so many of them. Santa Cruz, Half moon bay. You get a real sense of the industry talking to these guys. The economy really affects them. People stop buying new boards. So some free beer was really appreciated.

Having traveled so much you must come in contact with a variety of issues concerning the condition of our oceans. Care to sound off on any one topic in particular?

For me I think the biggest issue is plastics. That’s what I see. Especially in the emerging or third world countries. They don’t know what to do with the plastic and it’s just everywhere. They don’t have their trash organized. The United States is a wealthier country. We should have our trash organized. It’s better now than it’s been in the past. I personally go to the water store & fill up these three gallon containers. Then I have these smaller two litre bottles that I fill up and take with me. The amount of plastic that I have stopped using is just amazing. I think getting a handle on the plastic is the big story.

Companies like Patagonia that make shorts out of plastic bottles are ahead of the game.

What are you most passionate about these days?

I would say....learning How to surf better. I’ve been studying Aikido.

I think i have figured out how to do all the most critical maneuvers in surfing. Even the one’s that the guys are doing, ya know, aerial stuff? Even though I don’t do them I can figure out what they’re doing and I’m funneling that into an advanced book and video instructional series. It’ll be out, hopefully, by fall. That’s my goal. I’m also learning to play guitar better.

LIVING LEGEND

Q & A

What is your greatest accomplishment?

Inventing ‘The Game’ Format. I have my own organization called the National Surf League. We produce events using the format ‘The Game’. A format of one team against another, We’re in the middle of our fourth year. All my judges, commentators, organizers involved in the company are the best surfers around. Pro surfers, former professional surfers. We use the format and provide kids with platform to shine. Hopefully eventually leading to scholarships and helping these kids with careers, sponsors and exposure. Our goal is to help kids stay in school. We also want to provide an exposure platform for the college surfer. There is no exposure for the college surfer.

None. Once you decide to go to college, you’re off the grid for those crucial four years. When you come back to the sport after college at age 22 or whatever it’s just too hard to pick up a sponsor at all no matter what. You don’t have a name or momentum. Unless you got a name by the time you leave high school you’re done. And that’s bullshit cause a lot of guys don’t even mature as a surfer till their junior or senior year... or even first year of college. So that’s next year...bringing in the collegiate competitions. It gonna benefit so many people...& I enjoy helping people, that’s where my heart is.

That’s my greatest accomplishment What’s one thing that you would change if you could change anything?

One of the things that really hurts is that pro surfing is so dog eat dog, so me me me, so narcissistic, that as I matured & got older it really just kinda turned me off of surfing. But I was bummed about that because I love surfing. I see other sports like the NFL with all the past champions, players and such. You see ‘em on every sunday participating as commentators & coaches. Real advocates for the sport. It’s because they are so passionate about the sport they don’t want to give it up. And yet there are plenty of pro surfers that used to be on tour, but where are they? They’re not there. There not passionate about it. It’s a hard thing to follow. So I’ve tried to simplify it so everyone can come together. Anyway, kinda a long answer. Go to www.nationalsurfleague.com I have a blog there. You can see what we’re doing with it. It’s really a positive, competitive atmosphere.

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ern California and one of the top 10 MMA teams in the country. It includes Diego Sanchez, Rani Yahya, Xande Ribeiro, Fabricio “Morango” Camoes, Joe Duarte, Pat Speight, Rick Slaton, Waylon Kennell, Diego Garijo, Ryan Burwick, Casey Ryan, and many others.

It’s also a very active team, with members fighting in the UFC, WEC, Affliction, Strikeforce, and others.

Putting The City Firmly On The MMA Map

By Taff Davies,

When I first visited San Diego’s newest MMA gym, The Arena, 3 months ago, I wrote an article afterwards about how San Diego was rapidly becoming a hotspot for Mixed Martial Arts training. The article detailed some of the famous trainers in the city such as Saulo Ribeiro (6x World Jiu Jitsu Champion). It also described how the San Diego climate and lifestyle was drawing some of the best fighters from all over the world.

In fact, Arena Team Member Rani Yahya (13-4) just fought in WEC 40 on 4/5, winning in 1:07 of the 1st round and Waylon Kennel debuted in Strikeforce on 4/12. Many other fights are coming up shortly for The Arena’s fighters, including Xande Ribeiro in Sengoku on 5/2, Diego Garijo in Bellator on 5/8, Ryan Burwick in The Badlands Beatdown on 5/9, Fabricio “Morango” Camoes in Strikeforce on 5/15, Joe Duarte in Wargods at Viejas Casino on 5/30, and of course, Diego Sanchez in UFC on 6/20.

What I didn’t realize when I wrote that article was how quickly The Arena would help prove my point about the explosion of interest in the San Diego MMA world. In 3 short months, The Arena has become a magnet for the professional San Diego MMA scene, with support from its corporate sponsors including Sinister Brand and Built To Fight. Although not a large commercial facility like some of its competitors, The

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Arena has everything a MMA gym should, while offering a much more personal environment. That seems to work in its favor, at least as far as the professional fighters go.

Also, unlike other gyms that concentrate more on fitness classes, The Arena caters to everyday people who want to train like fighters. These people want to get the benefits of exercise while actually learning real fighting skills. In this area, The Arena more than delivers, with classes including Boxing, MMA, Muay Thai, No Gi Jiu Jitsu, and Wrestling.

The instructors are all top-notch; all of them either active or former professional fighters.

The Arena’s focused approach is obviously working because their professional MMA team is loaded with talent and their daily practices are packed. An argument could be made that The Arena Team is now the best in South-

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With such an active team, The Arena will be drawing attention in the months to come. Along with other San Diego MMA gyms like Alliance MMA in Chula Vista, which features fighters like Brandon Vera and Dominic Cruz and trainer Eric Delfierro, The Arena should continue to draw some of the best fighting talent into San Diego, putting the city firmly on the MMA map.

For more info on The Arena, call them at 619-222-5554 or go online to their website at www.TheArenaMMA.com or their MySpace page at www.MySpace.com/TheArenaMMA Photos By Bo Cross Imaging

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ENVIRONMENT

LOBES OR NIPPLES? Good advice for your professional piercing

by John O’Connor

With emerging acceptance in mainstream society and the explosive growth of our industry in recent years, it seems that there is a business offering body piercing everywhere you look. Acceptance is good and growth is to be expected, but the ethics and standards side of our business has not necessarily caught up. There are, however, many of us who adhere to a higher set of principles and practices as professional piercers. I would like to share a few things to look for in order to put yourself in position for a safe and positive piercing experience.

Five points for a safe piercing experience Specialized studio The best way to begin is to locate a studio that specializes in body piercing. Generally speaking, a professional piercing studio is going to have more experienced staff, carry a higher grade of jewelry, and focus more on the appropriate sterilization of that jewelry as well a higher dedication to aseptic technique. While there are a couple great shops that offer both services, it is easy to remember: get tattooed at a tattoo shop, get pierced at a piercing studio.

Experienced piercer Spend some time in discussion with your piercer. Find someone who you vibe with and talk about your options and expectations.

Whether you are planning on something fairly simple or attempting a more intense physical change, an experienced piercer will be able to give an extensive overview of what will work and what will not.

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A consultation with your piercer is a good way to get a feel for that person who is going to help you achieve your goal. Ask questions and check out their portfolio.

Proper jewelry Jewelry choices are important. After all, that is what we are going to be looking at and often why we get pierced in the first place. While the initial jewelry for a piercing can often be a little more simple, it doesn’t have to be boring. Any professional studio will offer several selections in a variety of materials. Implant grade metals, such as ASTM f-136 titanium and f-138 surgical stainless steel, are most common as well as implant grade niobium and 14k/18k solid nickel free gold. These metals meet federal standards for use in a medical application and thus are appropriate for initial piercings. Various types of glass such as borisilicate quartz and pyrex are often used provided they also meet the implant grade standards. All barbells, straight, curved, circular, or otherwise should be internally threaded.

Regardless of who you visit, insist upon internally threaded jewelry. This style of jewelry is not only used for your health but also to protect your investment. Your piercer will be happy to discuss the merits of proper jewelry as well as what will work for each piercing on your body.

Sterilization You can get as crazy as you want with a new piercing as long as you know that your piercer is doing everything possible to minimize any risks to your health. Choosing the correct jewelry is one part of the process. How that jewelry is prepared for your procedure is another.

Disinfecting jewelry through steam sterilization is easy and the most common way of preparing jewelry for a fresh piercing. Once again, ask questions. Any reputable studio is always willing to discuss their sterilization protocol. The use of properly working, regularly tested autoclaves is a must for any professional studio. From forceps and hemostats to gauze and toothpicks, this is how we sterilize anything that may be used throughout your procedure.

Aftercare Once you leave the studio, how you take care of your piercing is up to you. Simplicity is key to your aftercare routine. Your piercer should provide you with a full aftercare consultation as well as a written copy of the general aftercare recommendations. Ask questions

about what to expect during the healing period and be sure to share with your piercer any lifestyle choices or activities that may be cause for discussion. A solid aftercare routine will help you heal up quick and be proud to show off your new piercing.

Professional piercers are passionate about their work. If you have any questions, just ask. Our wealth of experience is available to share and we are here to guide you through this change in a safe and comfortable way. Be smart, have fun, and get pierced.

John O’Connor is a senior piercer and owner of Apogee Body Piercing in Ocean Beach, San Diego. He is a proud member of the Association of Professional Piercers and the California Alliance for the Promotion of Safe Body Art.

TATTOOING 101 A BASIC COURSE IN TATTOOING

by Chris Lindgren

So the other day I realized how misinformed / uninformed much of the general public is about tattoos and the process of tattooing.

A long time friend of my family brought her now 18 year-old daughter in for a tattoo.

Despite her ultimate trust in our shop, she asked some questions that I have consistently heard before that made me realize how misconceptions about getting a tattoo may help to formulate the general public’s opinion about tattooing. Education is paramount to anything in life, however, it seems to be inherent in people’s nature to speak on subjects without fully educating themselves on that of which they speak. Here are 12 things everyone should know about tattoos, tattooing, and the tattoo industry: • First and foremost, needles are not reused! The mere thought that the health department, Center for Disease Control (CDC), our government, or anyone else would allow a needle to be “sterilized” and reused is beyond comprehension. After every tattoo, the needles are disposed of using a “sharps container” like those found in hospitals. Needles (tattoo or piercing) should come in a sealed package and be opened right in front of you.

• According to the CDC as of March 2007, there have been no instances of HIV transmission through tattooing; however, there are documented cases stemming from dental offices.

• There is no such thing as a tattoo gun. Cops carry guns, tattoo artists carry machines!

• Some states do not require licenses for tattoo artists. California and San Diego, however, do require the artist to be licensed and the shop to have a current health permit.

• Taking aspirin and alcohol thins the blood and will promote bleeding. Taking aspirin slows down the healing process. Artists do not appreciate dealing with drunks, either, or people who bleed a lot.

• One of the most offensive things someone can do is walk into a tattoo shop and ask for a discount with no basis for asking other than the fact that they are cheap. I always tell them we will give them their tattoo for free, if, when we have bills to pay, they will cut a check for their portion of our rent, electric, phone, office expenses, marketing, supplies, insurance, advertising, salaries, gas, cleaning, interest payments, taxes, and licenses. If you are getting a substantial piece, of course the artist should hook you up. However, expecting a discount because you decided you want a full sleeve but only have $100 to spend just pisses the artists and the shop off.

• Avoid the Scratcher! Our family friend’s daughter (mentioned above) also brought her boyfriend with her. He asked if we could finish a tattoo his friend started. When he lifted his shirt to show us this chest piece, my partner Leo told him “the guy who did that to you is not your friend!” Everyone in the lobby burst out laughing. It looked as if my two-year old son got a hold of some crayons and went to town. A Scratcher is somebody who does not have the proper training as a tattoo artist or in procedural operations of tattooing. They do not know how and/or care to be sterile. A Scratcher will tattoo for substantially reduced dollar value or for free, and typically work out of their house. In most cases, they have not apprenticed through a legitimate tattoo studio. The Scratcher will hurt you! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! • How a tattoo typically happens: a stencil is usually created from a special type of paper that works similar to a temporary tattoo. The artist should then put on gloves and clean the skin with alcohol.

Green soap is used to apply the stencil to the skin. Artists will coat the skin with some type of ointment during the tattoo procedure. The artist should frequently clean the skin with green soap and apply new layers of the ointment. The machine, the bottles, and the cables to the machine, should be covered with a disposable film to prevent cross-contamination of blood-borne pathogens. The ink is poured into disposable ink caps. When the tattoo is finished, the needles are disposed of in a sharps container to prevent contact with the contaminated materials. The caps, paper towels, plastic coverings, gloves, etc. are all disposed of in their own garbage bag that is tied shut and thrown out.

• No, tattoos are not a sin! One of my holy rolling associates (5 days a week at church) has even convinced members of her Christian faith that it is not a sin. Thank you, Sara! We have now added the Christian contingency to our portfolio of clients.

Chris Lindgren is an artist at Core Tattoo Studio in Pacific Beach. To contact Chris, email him at chris@coretattoo.com or call the shop at 858-483-7828.

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B-SIDE PLAYERS ‘Making a Difference One Song at a Time’

by Leslie Krouse

It always amazes me the amount of incredible bands that hail from San Diego. B-Side Players are no exception. With their multi-cultural influences coming through with every note, incorporating the sounds of Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico mixed in with a little 70’s-funk, rock, reggae, jazz, and hip-hop. The B-Side Players Karlos Paez, Damien DeRobbio, Luis Cuenca, Victor Tapia, Russ Gonzles, and Aldo Perreta are a uniquely eclectic group of talented players, with each member bringing their own passion, and experience to the table, which is evident in every song.

I spoke with Karlos Paez (aka) Solrak as he sat in the San Diego Airport heading off to N. Carolina for a show. Karlos Paez, the man behind the B-Side Players, has incorporated his experience of growing up in diverse situations into music that translates to any ethnic background, and can be understood and felt, by all who listen to the lyrics. While he was still in grammar school, Karlos heard the music of Bob Marley, which triggered him into a lifetime of spreading the word of injustice, hope, and humanity to the world.

RIS: There seems to be a huge Latin influence in you style, where does it come from?

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SOLRAK: We always incorporate in Latin with the Afro-Cuban, or the jazz or funk. Most of us are Latino that’s what the B in B-Side Players stands for, Brown Side, we all come from mexico.

RIS: Since you started back in 94’, how would you say in your opinion has music/people changed since then?

SOLRAK: Well, music in general has changed, it has become more of a multi-cultural world. The business has changed in the fact that musicians are more independent these days. You don’t have to have the dream of getting a record deal anymore, that’s kind of been shattered recently. Because, a record deal doesn’t have anything to offer you anymore, all you’re going to do is put yourself into dept.

So musicians have become more independent, and are pushing there own music. Therefore, they are being more creative, that’s because they don’t have these record labels to mold their sound, and redirect them into a form of music they think it should be. That’s one thing we’ve been blessed with, and how we’ve been able to survive as an independent band, without the support of television, radio, or the support of record labels. That’s why we are still here, we’ve learned how to survive the hard way, we learned how to survive from the roots, from being independent, and just going out and touring and funding our own music, that’s why we are still around after 15 years.

RIS: You put a lot of your heart, soul, and passions into the music. Where does all this inspiration come from?

SOLRAK: The inspiration come from everywhere. My environment growing up has always been border town Tijuana, from San Diego,

to Tecate, and to Los Angeles. I’ve always been like the little border kid going back and forth. I witnessed a lot of different types of culture. A lot of mexican family style culture, and at the same time I witnessed a lot of injustice, such as immigration and the corruption in Tijuana. Now that it’s been exposed, and everyone knows about the murders and police corruption, it has always been this way in Mexico. It’s a 3rd world country, with 3rd world corruption, and 3rd world murders. I grew up with that, and one of the most important lessons I learned, is just knowing how to live with it, and not let it put fear into you, and just try to grow up normal. Just coming over to the U.S. when I was young and not speaking English, and being the minority, there were only 3 mexicans and one black kid in my class.

To now with my kids being in a room full of all mexican kids and only 2 white kids. I’ve seen the change of the minority becoming the majority, and how the whole Southern California style has changed.

Inspiration come from all around, it comes from also traveling. The B-Side Players gave me the privilege to travel for over 12 years.

From a National touring band, and going all through Mexico. It’s important to me to see the way other people live, because every time you cross that border state there is a whole different way of living. I’ve learned to build a fan base with these different cultures, and different people all through out the United States.

RIS: We’ve kind of taken a break from going down into Mexico, what are your thoughts on the situation?

SOLRAK: It’s really dangerous right now. It’s not that the media is trying to put fear into everybody, it is really dangerous down there.

It’s not a safe place, and hopefully it will get better. But as far as Tijuana, that’s one of the most dangerous cities in the world, and

people don’t really talk about that, but that’s where I grew up, and that’s where some of my family is from. I sing a lot about immigration rights and police brutality, and that comes out in the lyrics. I grew up listing to Reggae, and reggae being a protest music of the Jamaicans and of the whole Caribbean culture, it kind of set something in my mind and my heart growing up, because I knew there was a struggle out there, so when I started knowing of my people struggling it forced me to start writing about it, and express myself lyrically.

RIS: You stated with the release of ‘Fire in the Youth’ that “we want our sound to continue to grow until we represent the entire range of Latin music”. Do you feel you have achieved this goal?

SOLRAK: Yes, but I’m still learning different rhythms. It’s a process, and I’m not there yet. Have I mastered Latin music, I don’t think I ever will. We do a good job as far as incorporating different styles.

Our records contain Cumbia from Colombia, and there will be some Bomba rhythms from Puerto Rico, and there will be some Salsa

from Cuba, and there would be some Jarocho from the Mexican culture, it’s just studying and incorporating what we’ve learned and putting it in the B-Side sound. The B-Side sound is that chicano kind of latin 70’s groove, that’s kind of the foundation, the base. But then we mixed these other new rhythms, and different cultural sounds that we have learned. It’s something that I haven’t mastered, and I probably never will. I like learning new things, that’s what makes it fun, I look at it like I’m going to school, and once you stop learning you just curl up into a ball, learning is what gives us purpose and keeps me going.

RIS: This is our Green Issue, what are you doing personally to help with the Global Situation?

SOLRAK: I’m driving a hybrid right now, and that’s Green. We travel so much, and put so much fuel into our tanks, I think that the B-Side Players pretty much funded a whole year of the war. We just waste so much money on fuel, it just kills me. It’s what made me get into the whole Hybrid thing, and also just educating my kids and making them conscious about the environment, because ultimately they are

the ones that are going to pay for all the damage we did. So just education, and raising consciousness through our songs.

RIS: This might be a pretty heavy question, but, if you could change on thing in this world what would it be?

SOLRAK: I would make music mandatory in all the education system, make it just as important as any other subject. I think music is an element, it’s just as important as earth, wind, fire, and water.

Dancing, music, and art is something that I had to go find myself, I know there are people out there that have it in them, and never get a chance to come across it. In other countries it’s everywhere, it’s in the streets, in the super markets, it’s just a way of life. I feel like in the United States it is not around as much. Especially in the education system it’s usually the first thing that gets cut from the schools, but what they don’t realize is how much it helps out kids, with their math and social skills, and their future life skills. It gives them confidence, and peace.

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CD REVIEWS

HEAR THIS

By Leslie Krouse

Editor’s Pick - B-Side Players - Radio Afro Mexica Genre - Latin/Reggae/Soul ‘Radio Afro Mexica’ is a compilation of genres ranging from Latin, to afro-punk, to reggae, to jazz, and hip-hop. “The root of all pop music is African,” says Karlos Paez, the band’s lead vocalist, trumpet player and founder, he continues “music is an element, it’s just as important as earth, wind, fire, and water.” The B-Side Players Karlos Paez, Damien DeRobbio, Luis Cuenca, Victor Tapia, Russ Gonzles, and Aldo Perreta are a uniquely eclectic group of talented players, with each member bringing their own passion, and experience to the table, which is apparent in every song. It’s evident by just listening to ‘Radio Afro Mexica’ and understanding just how powerful this CD is, with its strong message, and propulsive, powerhouse rhythms. A few songs that stood out to me were, CD opener ‘La Bula’ this is a fun song talking about “La Bula” (which loosely translated means a sealed note) that says it’s ok to get high, my friends are crazy, drink Pacifico Beer, and enjoy the music.

‘Concrete Jungle’ incorporates that 70’s-funk with a twist of Santana’esk soulful beat, with a message of unity in the midst of hardship. ‘Cultural Castration’ features cascading horn lines, delicate drum work, and a vocal from Paez that deals with the plights of minority heritage, and how the past shouldn’t be forgotten. I have to say a majority of this song is in spanish and I do understand “un poquitito espanol” but not to worry, as they say music is the universal language, next to love. CD hits the stands May 5th.

Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown

Genre - Alt/Rock/Punk ‘21st Century Breakdown’ is the upcoming eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. This will be Green Day’s first album to be produced by renowned alternative producer and former drummer to the band Garbage, Butch Vig. This album follows 2004’s critically acclaimed ‘American Idiot.’ The new collection of songs is another expansive set linked by a story line like ‘American Idiot’, the album follows a couple, Christian and Gloria, as they deal with the mess of the post-Bush era world. 21st Century Breakdown is divided into 3 acts, “Heroes and Cons,” “Charlatans and Saints,” and “Horseshoes and Handgrenades.” The band has also stated that “This album is more... religious”, and it is influenced by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, and The Beatles. A total of 17 song in all, it will hit the stands on May 15th. The tour kicks off July 3 in Seattle and wraps August 25 in Los Angeles. No venues have been announced yet, nor have on-sale dates or opening acts. The San Diego tour date is 8/20/09 LocationTBD

Ben Harper & Relentless 7 - What Lies for Dark Times

Genre - Folk/Rock/Reggae Grammy award winner Ben Harper has been creating music for 17 years. There seems to be no stopping him. ‘What Lies for Dark Times’ due out may 5th is Ben Harper’s 10th studio effort, certainly puts the singer, songwriter and guitarist on some new creative territory. This is the first album to be released with Relentless 7, and proves to be a more of a straight forward rock collaboration. There a couple of songs on this album that stand out, ‘Shimmer and Shine’ with its pounding drum beats, and a strong guitar ripping through every note, releasing its bluesy cool rock sound, and ‘Up to You Now,’ with the beauty of these lyrics, and breathtaking delivery which balances out the anthemic urgency of the song, and both are great example of what the album is all about, and look to see that they are soon to be a familiar staple on the radio. Some other songs with the inventive sound of Harper ‘Number with No Name’, and ‘Faithfully Remain’. If you have enjoyed Ben through the years, you can add this to the collection, and if you’re new to BH you will not be disappointed with this new endeavor.

The Darlings - The Darlings

Genre - Punk/Rock/Indie Rock & Roll has returned. Hailing from the same neighborhood as Pennywise, I have to say there are some similarities, but there is a difference, The Darlings are a little more raw and real. Buddy Darling- voice/guitar , Josh Kearney- lead guitar/backups, Chris Kranes- bass/backups, Josh Fasen- drums, make up this powerful foursome. Kearney sets the pace with his startlingly intense, and pounding guitar riff in CD opener ‘Captivated’ shortly joined in

by Darling with his exuberant voice, and then it gets pulled all together with Kranes, and Fasen, this has all aspects of range needed to insure the success of this song. Another stand out song is ‘It’s Gone’ which again shows how tight, and talented this band is. ‘Love Song’ is a rockin’ ballad which puts just the right amount of strength to hold you in, and yet has enough passion to appeal to the ladies. If you’re fans of Pennywise, Social D, or even The Ramones you will become fans of these guys as well. This seven song, self titled, EP is available on itunes, but the will be putting out a full length CD later this year.

Anti-Flag - The People or The Gun

Genre - Punk/Rock This rebellious Pittsburgh punk group of guys have release yet another politically charged album. ‘The People or The Gun’ is a incantation of anti-authoritarian ideologies, stemming from the assholes that have left this county in such a fucked up state. The songs are instantly catchy and boasts a trademark Anti-Flag chorus that finds frontman Justin Sane lamenting the dysfunctional side of a life. Justin Sane - Guitar & Vocals, Chris 2 - Bass & Vocals, Chris Head - Guitar, Pat Thetic - Drums are the foursome who make up the quasi-angst words of real life social and governmental breakdown, and they give us a way to express our dismay, in a loud but peaceful way. This is extremely apparent in ‘The Economy is Suffering...Let It Die’ with words such as “Do you want to live your life a slave” and “We’re so Fucked”, and “I’ve seen a lot of bailouts in my life, but why is it I never see a bailout for the homeless and the poor” appropriate words at the appropriate time. Some other songs with the great word of wisdom “You’re Fired”, “This is the First Night”, “No War Without Warriors”, and we can’t leave out “Sodom, Gomorrah, Washington D.C.” This is punk, not simply because of how the music sounds, but because of the lifestyle and attitude that the band still holds to. If you still enjoy simple yet lively guitars, repetitive yet catchy vocals, you can get into this new Anti-Flag album. Release date 6/9/09 Cost of the War in Iraq $661,763,523,050 as of 4/20/09 at 2pm.

Thanks to all of you that sent in CDs! The response has been ridiculously overwhelming. I have so many CD’s to choose from each month and only space enough for 5 or 6

each issue. If your CD didn’t get reviewed yet don’t think that your music sucks. It just means I haven’t gotten

to it yet. If you got talent, we’ll showcase it. Send your CD and Bio C/O Leslie Krouse, Revolt In Style Magazine, P.O Box 9771, San Diego, CA 92169 and you just might end up in the next issue of Revolt In Style Magazine. Keep sending in your music and we’ll keep promoting it.

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GOODNIGHT CAULFIELD Living the Dream

by Leslie Krouse

Goodnight Caulfield is one of those bands that embodies what music is all about. From their insatiable appetite for creating real-life lyrics, to the melodic meshing of these 4 talented musicians. Goodnight Caulfield’s Adam Cuadra lead guitarist/vocalist, and Joey Meza lead guitarist, enlisted the aid of drummer Matt Clemens who wowed them with an ear-shattering drum solo, and recently added amazing bass player and friend Nikolai Kjaer.

“I believe our music paints a real picture of life situations,” says Cuadra. “Our message is be yourself. Life has its ups and down’s so focus on what you are passionate about and go for it.” I hooked up with Adam to find out more about this new San Diego band to keep an eye out for.

RIS: How life?

ADAM: Life is great right now we are so excited to see where this year will take us.

RIS: Your new album ‘The Masquerade’ is getting great reviews, what are you hoping for next?

ADAM: The Support and reviews have been amazing, we feel so blessed. We are hoping to tour on this album as long as we can and continue to reach more and more people with our music.

RIS: The name “Caulfield” comes from the best selling novel ‘The Catcher in the Rye’, how did you come about choosing ‘Goodnight Caulfield’ for the name of your band?

ADAM: Catcher in the Rye is an amazing piece of literature. The way Holden Caulfield is portrayed as a depressing but relatable character definitely was a big factor in why we chose the name Goodnight Caulfield. Being that Holden is such a depressing character we decided to put those feelings to rest “Goodnight” and doing what we love to do, play music. We also liked the fact that Holden’s character is very relatable as we feel our music is the same. All songs we write are based from real experiences we have had, nothing is made up.

RIS: Things seem to be moving pretty quick for you, new album, tour dates, what has changed for you with this newfound experiences?

ADAM: Everything is moving pretty quick for us and we are very blessed to have the support we have. I think what has changed the most is the relationship between the band. We realize we are more like a family than a group of friends playing music. Also our relationship with fans grows stronger everyday. We have the best fans in the world and our favorite part of playing a show is being able to interact and talk with all of them.

RIS: What would be your dream gig?

ADAM: Our dream gig would have to be playing with Paramore, and Anberlin, MAE, Mayday Parade, Armor for Sleep, and for the hell of it since this is a dream gig, The Beatles lol.

RIS: Any shouts to friends and family?

‘Adam’s shout outs’- My parents Jaime and Julia and My sister Ali for all their continuing support, Trevor from ColorBomb for doin all my ink, our amazing Friends and fans, you guys rock!! ‘Joey’s shout outs’- My Parents and my sister and everyone who comes to all the shows. ‘Matt’s Shout outs’- Franky, Come on bro! ‘Nikolai’s shout outs’- my lovely girlfriend Christina, all the guys from Abject, thank you for your continuing support.

THE BUZZBOMBS San Diego’s Favorite Party Band

by Leslie Krouse

I have to say The Buzzbombs put on a pretty insane live show. From shots lined up across the stage, to the stand up bass player standing on his bass, to the lead singer who seems to channel the spirits of Buddy Holly and Elvis on crack. I would describe it as controlled Kaos, that is a lot out of control. It’s a combination of rockabilly meets funk punk, mixed in with a wee bit of the Irish boozing flair, you are guaranteed by the end of the night to not only be shit faced (if you follow the bands lead), but you will absolutely have the greatest time. You would think with all the mayhem they create at the shows there would be a large group of guys causing it, not the case, there are only the three, with the energy of 10.

Lead vocalist/instigator Johnny Fuego lures in the female portion of the crowd in with all the charisma of Frank Sinatra, then we have drummer/beat master Johnny Magnum who amidst all the lunacy manages to hold everything together, to stand up bass/devil in blue jeans Johnny Diablo who plays his skull top instrument like its been attached to him since birth. You will not only get to sing-a-long with old favorites like “Twist & Shout’ , and ‘Rock Around the Clock’,but they will also serenade you with their originals like ‘Beer & Cigarettes’ and ‘Truck Driving Vampire’ and we can’t for get the classic ‘San Diego Drinking Song’ which seems to be the crowds favorite. I wrangled up Johnny Diablo to find out a little more about these 3.

RIS: Describe “The Buzzbombs”?

Diablo: We’re San Diego’s Favorite Party Band. It’s like Jerry Lee Lewis playing a raging toga party. Lots of dancing, drinking, and me and Fuego rocking out on top of a table somewhere while Magnum keeps everyone on beat. I would equate our live shows to those wild house parties you see in 80’s movies.

Chips, dips, chains, whips...You know, your basic high school orgy type of thing with a 50’s soundtrack.

RIS: Where does the name “The Buzzbombs” come from?

Diablo: Fuego (guitarist) was the one to come up with our name. A buzzbomb was a gigantic WWII bomb (V-1) that was basically a self-propelled plane with a one-ton warhead. It could be heard for miles around, buzzing as it flew, until the final boom. I thought it sounded cool and gave a nod to old band names of the 50s’ & 60’s so that was that.

RIS: I hear it gets pretty crazy when you guys sing the ‘San Diego Drinking Song’, what is the craziest thing that has happened?

Dialbo: Yeah, that song is definitely a huge crowd favorite; every time we play it it gets pretty crazy.

People come out sometimes just to hear us play that song! It’s hard to remember specific crazy moments since our shows are so filled with them they become a blur but I do remember one time at the

Zombie Lounge when we had this huge line of Jaeger shots lined up on stage for us. The crowd kept buying ‘em for us and every verse we did another shot. Buy the end people were just pouring shots down our throats while we were playing and everybody was on stage singing. It was complete mayhem. We have little memory of the rest of that show. Then there was the time some guy was puking up blood like 3 feet away from us while we’re playing. That was gross.

RIS: I understand you take request for songs at the shows. What are some of your favorites to play?

Diablo: We take requests as long as they pick a song that’s on our set list. Ha-ha. Well, I guess there are a couple songs we’ll do if someone requests them, like ‘The Amazing Royal Crowns’ or ‘Reverend Horton Heat.’ Also, people request some of our original material that we like to play. ‘Beer n’ Cigarettes’, ‘Truck Driving Vampires’ or ‘She’s Ugly’ are some of our favorites so it’s always good to hear people ask for them. If we get enough requests for something we don’t know here’s a good chance we will go learn it for next time.

RIS: What are The Buzzbombs goals for the future?

Diablo: I guess fame, fortune, hot girls and a never-ending amount of Newcastle and Jameson. We would like to record another album too, and get a little recognition by the San Diego Music Awards. Oh, and Fuego wants to become a ninja, and Magnum is in training to mud wrestle a jaguar.

RIS: Any shout outs for friends and family?

Diablo: Big thanks to the booking guys at all of our favorite venues, Jay and Lisa for their help and support, the Coronado White boys for their colorful antics at our shows, Jenny, and the whole Johnny / Stiletto family. We’ve all had great times with all those people. Thanks for the love and support.

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KNOW YOUR SEAFOOD 2009 Culinary Chart of Alternatives

Fishing practices worldwide are damaging our oceans—depleting fish populations, destroying habitats and polluting the water. Informed consumers can help turn the tide. Make sure the seafood you stuff in your gullet is “safe”. Use this guide to find ocean friendly alternatives to seafood on the Seafood Watch “Avoid” list. For more information, and to learn more about species that do not appear on this list, visit www.seafoodwatch.org

DON’T EAT THESE GUYS Caviar and Sturgeon (imported wild-caught) Chilean Seabass/Patagonian Toothfish* Cod: Atlantic Conch: Queen Crab: King (imported) Crayfish (imported farmed) Dogfish (US)* Flounders, Soles (Atlantic) Grenadier/Pacific Roughy Groupers* Haddock (trawl-caught) Hake: White Halibut: Atlantic Lobster: Spiny (Caribbean imported) Marlin: Striped and Blue* Monkfish Orange Roughy* Pompano: Florida Rockfish: Pacific (trawl-caught) Salmon (farmed, including Atlantic)* Sharks* Shrimp (imported farmed or wild-caught) Skates Snapper: Red and Vermilion (US) Swordfish (imported)* Tilapia (China, Taiwan farmed) Tuna: Albacore (longline-caught except for HI)* Tuna: Bluefin* and Bigeye (longline-caught)* Tuna: Skipjack (WCPO, US Eastern Pacific troll/ pole-caught) Tuna: Yellowfin (FAD-caught, longline-caught except for US Atlantic) *

CHOW DOWN ON THESE Caviar and Sturgeon (US farmed) Sablefish/Black Cod/Butterfish (AK+, BC) Cod: Pacific (trap-caught, hook & line-caught, longline-caught from AK+) Pollock (wild-caught from AK)+ Abalone (farmed) Crab: Dungeness, Stone Crayfish (US farmed) Spot Prawn (BC) Tilapia (US farmed) Striped Bass (farmed or wild-caught*) Halibut: Pacific+ Lobster: Spiny (US, Australia+) Mahi mahi (US Atlantic troll/pole) Swordfish (harpoon or handline: US Pacific, US and Canadian Atlantic) Arctic Char (farmed) Salmon (wild-caught from AK)+ Shrimp: Pink (OR)+ Spot Prawn (BC) Scallops: Bay (farmed) Tuna: Albacore (South Pacific, US+ and BC troll/ poll-caught) Tuna: Skipjack (WCPO, US Eastern Pacific troll/ pole-caught) Tuna: Yellowfin (US Atlantic troll/pole-caught)

* Consumption advisory from Environmental Defense Fund due to mercury or other contaminants. + All or portions of this fishery have been certified as sustainable by the www.msc.org

DOES YOUR CHEF CARE? Some Restaurants Are Greener Than Others

Restauranteur Basilio from Cafe Bar Europa is aware of the concern for the environment from his guests and claims that he is “the greenest”. He states that they take exceptional steps to make their establishment eco-friendly. He supplied us with a list of actions taken: “ First of all we use the freshest and most local sources of food available. We serve Farm to Table organic vegetables locally grown in San Diego for every ingredient we can get our hands on. We avoid individual packaging whenever possible and buy in primary quantities such as whole fish, barrel beers, cask wines, large containers of everything we can. This saves on shipping and the use of fossil fuels. We do not serve any bottled beer, because keg beer is fresher, and has a lower carbon footprint. Bottling, and shipping of the same creates more waste than returnable bulk containers such as beer barrels.”

The cask wines are vineyard to glass direct, saving energy and also a much less processed product, with a noticeably fresher taste. Bottled wines need to be preserved with sulfites, and also waste glass and shipping. Cask wines are the best, and the greenest alternative.

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“A lot of what we do is simply back to basics, the way things were done in simpler times, and that is our whole purpose. Lets not try and fix what already worked in the pre-industrial past. Not only stop waste and pollution in our environment, stop it in our lives. Take time out for friends, wine and conversation, the old fashioned way. Technology can be great, but frankly, I think we all need a bit of a break from it.”

Food And Wine Pairings The Rules Are Made To Be Broken

By Matt Ahern

Something magical happens when you get the right wine with the right food that is better than the sum of its parts. With that being said, you can absolutely butcher the most talented chef’s best plate of food with the wrong wine pairing. Although there are some rules-of-thumb about pairing food and wine, those rules are broken all the time. In fact, finding interesting ways to break the rules is part of the fun.

Take, for example, the so-called cardinal rule of wine and food pairings: Red wine is only for steak and pork and white is supposed to only be paired with chicken and fish. I’m here to tell you that you can definitely pair white wines with red meat and pork as well as red wines with fish and chicken. It’s all about finding a balance between the two. Acid balances out fat. Sweet balances out spicy.

Riesling, which is, of course, white wine, goes great with any style of pork. Depending on the preparation and sauce you can go with a more dry or sweeter style of Riesling.There are certain styles of Riesling like Hans Lang “Johann Maximillan” Dry Spatlese that works really well with a flat-iron steak or even a lamb Carpaccio.

On the other hand, chicken can be easily paired with Gamay Noir or Pinot Noir. In fact, Pinot Noir can also be great with fish, but I suggest one from Burgundy or Germany because you are going to want a Pinot that is nice and lean with a lot of acid.Gamay Noir and Beaujolais can go well with fish. Again it depends on the sauce and preparation. Many people assume the older a wine is, the better it is. That’s not necessarily true.

Red wines of the great chateaus of Bordeaux, the red wines of Burgundy and the Rhone Valley, the best producers of California Cabernet Sauvignon and the finest producers of vintage Port, all age well. They have the ability to age 10 years or more. Most other reds should be consumed within 10 years, red wines like Beaujolais Nouveau are meant to be consumed within six months of bottling.

White wines are better consumed young; about 1-3 years. But there are a few exceptions. The white wines of Burgundy and German Riesling benefit quite well from aging. Dessert wines like Sauternes and late harvest wines (Riesling, Gewurztraminer, etc.) should be aged. 10, 20, 30, even 40 or more years. You can open a wine too soon and if it’s not ready, you won’t appreciate all its qualities. Open one when it’s too late, when it is past its prime and slowly declining and falling apart and the effect is truly heart-breaking.

Drinking the wine at the right time is what it is all about. Like a 1988 J L Chave Hermitage or a 1990 Rayas. Try one of those wines and you will understand. But it’s not possible to tell when a wine is ready to drink just by looking at the label. You need to know the vintages, the regions and producers.

Wine is great by itself, but if you’re enjoying it with food, you should know that certain grape varieties are more food-friendly than others.

Riesling is the most food-friendly versatile grape varietal on the planet. There are so many different expressions from bone dry to syrupy sweet. Take a look at the best restaurant wine lists in the country; there is a reason you see a lot of Riesling. Reisling is especially good with cuisines that are hard to pair with wine such as Thai, Szechuan, and even Indian.

If you’re looking for a versatile red wine, look no further than Pinot Noir, especially from Burgundy. Like Riesling; there are so many different styles and expressions of Pinot Noir.

Pairing Wine With Music Wine, beer and spirits are traditionally paired with food, but why limit yourself to that? Matt Ahern, the wine consultant for Anthology Supper Club in Little Italy, has some suggestions for what types of alcoholic beverages are best with particular musical genres.

Classical: “I recommend Riesling or Burgundy because, like classical music, both varietals are complex and have a lot of things going on while still maintaining a structure or a theme.”

Jazz: “I like pairing jazz with Bordeaux because it’s a complex wine that is constantly evolving with many layers.”

Blues: “When I think of blues, I think of a brown spirit like Scotch or Bourbon.”

Pop: “For pop music, I’d pick a Napa Chardonnay. It’s a flashy, slutty wine that appeals to the masses.”

Indie: “Beaujolais Nouveau is a hip wine meant to be consumed young and it goes great with hipper, younger music.”

Hip Hop: “Napa Cabernet is the flashiest, ‘blingiest’ wine there is, lots of oak (“bling”) so it goes perfectly with the current hip hop scene.”

Reggae: “Whenever I hear reggae, I think of warm summers on the beach so I would be drinking beer or white Sangria.”

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MOVIE PREVIEWS

TERMINATOR SALVATION

By Beth Accomando

Terminator Salvation got a lot of press recently when Christian Bale’s emotional outburst on the set hit the Internet. Now that has faded, and the film will have to draw attention on its own merits.

The Terminator franchise began strong in 1984 with James Cameron’s lean, mean sci-fi film. But it has gotten progressively flabby and stale.

Here’s how McG, the director of the upcoming Terminator Salvation, put it: “Here’s the bottom line: I would never be so bold as to say, ‘Hey we’re going to do what Nolan did with Batman Begins.’ But that is certainly the goal. A great idea had lost its way and we wanted to come in and restore order.

And if we’re going to be successful or we’re going to fail we’re going to leave it all on the film. And to try to the best of our abilities to honor rooms just like this [pointing to the WonderCon packed ballroom] because at the end of the day I’m speaking on behalf of Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, and the kids that you see right here. We are exactly like you. We love film. We wanna do it right.

None of us want to be a part of a disaster, and this doesn’t come from a place of extortion but a place of honor and doing it differently taking an idea that had a certain expression and taking advantage of the tools that are available today and trying to take it even higher.”

Well that’s all fine and dandy but McG lost some of his high ground when he had actress Moon Bloodgood stand up so he could harass the Warner Brothers executives by asking the crowd: “Do you want to see Moon’s boobs in the picture?

Because we shot them and it’s turning out to be something that we’re not sure it’s going to go in the movie and I want to take the temperature of this room. Who wants to see Moon’s boobs in the picture?”

Not the most dignified way to present the question to the crowd. Moon looked supremely em-

barrassed but was a good sport about the whole thing. McG also revealed his juvenile bent by prank calling Christian Bale (only got an answering machine) and criticizing him for not coming to the panel: “You’re dead to me Bale!”

On the plus side, some footage was shown.

The budget shows in the big effects but nothing seemed particularly fresh. One scene looked ripped off from Transformers, another from The Matrix, and another from Road Warrior. Yet when McG actually got down to talking about the story itself, there was some interest.

“One of the things we wanted to do was talk about the coming of the T800,” McG said at the WonderCon panel, “You hear Michael Biehn’s character in the first one talk about, ‘The T600s were easy to spot with their rubber skin, we saw them coming a mile away,’ and it wasn’t until the advent of the T800, the model made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger that the Resistance started having a real difficult time telling who was a machine and who was a person. Just like a computer that starts big and bulky and only has two megs of ram and a really slow video card they evolved to a point where they have terabytes and incredible graphics and were lighter than ever and the battery lasts longer. And that’s the same with Skynet.

They had to go through a lot of machines to get to that T800. They’re collecting people to rip the stem cells out of the back of their neck to do the research to create a realistic looking human terminator T800. So I thought it was interesting to look at that space between which was really the thrust and the reason to make the movie.”

That’s reason enough to give this latest Terminator film a chance. Terminator Salvation opens nationwide on May 21.

you. I’ve taken some flack for saying in the press that we are making this for future fans of Star Trek as if we don’t care about the existing fans; that could not be farther from the truth. We love and are beholden to you existing fans of Star Trek and one of the ways that we made sure that this movie is going to make you happy is that we had this great range of points of view with the producers. One of them being Bryan Burk had never seen an episode of Star Trek at all. Then we have Roberto Orsi who is an absolute avowed Trekker. There are a million reference and the story adheres to canon as well as the original series did. And we love it and as someone who was not a fan to begin with I’ve come to appreciate and understand and actually feel jealous that I didn’t get hooked earlier.”

STAR TREK

By Beth Accomando

Hollywood studios are always looking for the sure thing.

As fans and stars of popular franchises get older, studios want to find ways to reinvigorate them for a new generation of consumers. So James Bond got a reboot and now Star Trek goes through the “youthening” process as well. But Star Trek fans hold their show in particular reverence so anyone tackling it better know what they are doing. Hence the WonderCon panel this past February where filmmaker

J.J. Abrams and his cast appeared to the faithful to assure them that the original series would be treated with appropriate respect.

So when a devout fan asked Abrams where this new movie fit in the Star Trek continuum, here’s what he had to say (notice how often he pays respect to the fan base): “You’re a huge fan of Star Trek so obviously you’re savvy enough to know that if we were just to make the movie for just fans of Star Trek then we would be limiting the audience enormously, and the truth is that because we love this because we are beholden to you because the fans of Star Trek are what allow us to make a version of Star Trek now at all. So I can assure you we are making this movie for

Hmm? Not a fan to begin with? I’m not sure that will make Abrams a good choice to helm this new Trek film.

Abrams and the cast seemed to be following some studio directive at the panel to make sure and appease fan concerns.

His reverence of the show continued: “While they are very kind to call me and the writers the creators of this movie we were all so aware of Gene Rod-

denberry when we were making this movie. We’re so indebted to him and in fact having Majel (Mrs. Gene Roddenberry), who so sadly passed away recently, not only on the set but actually getting her to be part of this movie. I mean to have people who were there who had worked with Gene the not least of which was obviously Mr. Nimoy, a more elegant, thoughtful, considerate and caring man does not exist. I just want to make sure that you guys know how much we appreciate and bow to everything that’s come before because obviously this would not remotely have a chance to exist at all if it had not been for all that work.”

Orsi, the avowed Trekker of the bunch, seemed more sincere in his remarks: “I think everyone here deeply respects and admires and was inspired by what Trek was and this movie is in the unique situation in that it’s both a prequel but a sequel all of Trek that proceeded this movie is necessary within canon for this movie to have happened if you’re a fan. So if you’re a fan your knowledge of Star Trek will be rewarded and if you’re not you are going to learn why we were all inspired by it.” This new Star Trek origin film opens May 8 nationwide.

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EARTH

(DISNEY) What better way to celebrate Earth Day than with Disney’s Earth. I’m sure that’s what the studio execs were thinking when they planned this film’s release. The film truncates the title of the TV series – Planet Earth -- on which it was based as it moves to the big screen. This feature-length adaptation of the documentary show follows the migration paths of four animal families. Expect warm and fuzzy with a dose of environmental warnings. Opens April 22.

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By Beth Accomando

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE

(20TH CENTURY FOX) Now that Fox has found success with Marvel’s X-Men it is looking for new ways to mine the franchise. Taking a cue from Batman Begins, the studio is going for a series of origin tales. The first in line uncovers Wolverine’s roots. Hugh Jackman, possibly with some CGI help, has buffed up for the role. The surprise, though, is serious stage actor Liev Schreiber taking on the role of Sabertooth, and Gavin Hood, whose Tsotsi won a Foreign Film Oscar, helming the project. Seems like the studio is taking this project seriously. Hopefully the film will still have a sense of fun and blow a lot of shit up. Opens May 1.

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“He was dead… but he got better.” Well maybe not better but Jason Statham is back as Chev Chelios and he’s in need of a whole new jolt of adrenaline. This time a Chinese gangster has stolen his heart… literally… and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working. Bigger, louder, faster, this sequel promises to crank it up to 11. But can it keep that promise and actually deliver? I’m thinking a 2 or 3 may be more likely. Currently in theaters.

FIGHTING

(ROGUE PICTURES) This B action movie comes from indie director Dito Montiel, who won acclaim for A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. Channing Tatum is a counterfeiter in New York City who gets introduced to the world of underground street fighting by Terence Howard, who eventually becomes his manager on the bare-knuckle fight circuit. I don’t see any Asian names in the stunt/fighting department so I’m not anticipating any of the jaw-dropping antics of Ong Bak and Fireball, two recent breathtaking fight films from Thailand. Opens April 24.

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Ben Affleck is a hotshot senator in the midst of a scandal, Russell Crowe is his reporter friend who smells a story, Rachel McAdams is the cub reporter (read blogger), and Helen Mirren is the editor with a penchant for colorful language. The film is based on an acclaimed British mini-series about the dangerous mix of politics, journalism, and big business. The new film ably shifts the setting to Washington D.C. where private and public affairs are equal fodder for a hungry media. Solid cast, tantalizing subject, but formulaic treatment. Currently in theaters.

LYMELIFE

(SCREEN MEDIA FILMS) Real life brothers Kieran and Rory Caulkin play on screen brothers in the darkly comic coming of age film Lymelife. The tagline for the film is: “The American Dream Sucks.” Filmmaker Derick Martini uses Lyme disease as the unlikely metaphor for an ailing society. Set in 1970s New Jersey, the film looks to a pair of dysfunctional and intersecting families who try to cope with changing social and economic times. Playing the flawed adults are Alec Baldwin. Jill Hennessey, Cynthia Nixon and Timothy Hutton. The film was co-written by Martini and his brother Steven and based on events in their own lives. Revolt Rating: RRRR Opens May 1 at Landmark. Opens April 24.

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HI-FRUCTOSE COLLECTED EDITION: UNDER THE COUNTER CULTURE (DELUXE BOX, HARDCOVER) Editors; Attaboy, Annie Owens

Hi-Fructose magazine showcases an eclectic mix of underground artists, pop surrealists, emerging and rediscovered countercultures, and awe-inspiring spectacles from around the world. For the first time, this critically acclaimed arts magazine is collected in an expanded hardcover box set, compiling the best of the sought-after, long-sold-out first four volumes.Features the art of Mark Ryden, Tim Biskup, Junko Mizuno, Dave Cooper, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Gary Baseman, Alex Pardee, Gary Taxali, Scott Musgrove, Jeff Soto, Ray Ceasar, JennyBird, Joe Ledbetter, Longo Land, Michael Salter, Fawn Gehweiler Kurt Halsey, Invader, Ron English, Wilfrid Wood, Jim Woodring, Seen, Leslie Reppetaux, Brian McCarty, Attaboy, Saur Kids, Chris Uphues, Kaiju Big Battel, Chris Uphues, PShaw!, Ragnar, Cat Chow, and more.Includes expanded art spreads and interviews; five deluxe edition art prints from artists including Craola, MARS-1, Joe Ledbetter, Travis Louie, Dave Cooper; a DIY papercraft art toy; and a DIY plush sewing pattern housed in a candy-themed box. $39.95 Publisher: Last Gasp ISBN-10: 0867197021 ISBN-13: 9780867197020

THE TREE SHOW By: Mark Ryden

Mark Ryden has emerged as one of the most important and recognizable artists working in the Pop-Surrealist school. This large, hardcover book is the exhibition catalog from “The Tree Show” at the Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles. The Tree Show offers reproductions of these paintings, drawings, and sketches, as well as some documentary photography of sculptures, installations, and the artist at work, alongside the fruits of Ryden’s research on the tree as myth, drawing from the Buddha’s Bodhi Tree to Adam and Eve, the Sephiroth of the Kabbalah and matters of ecological science. As such, this volume constitutes an enticing dossier on Ryden’s encyclopedic exploration on the subject of trees and reproduces in its entirety this series centered around the arboreal world. $40.00 Publisher: Mark Ryden ISBN-10: 1931955085 ISBN-13: 9781931955089

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“We all know where you’ve been... Find out where you’re GOING!”

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AdaptaBULLity

Go VIRGreenO

GOATree Hugger

Ever since you gave up Diet Coke you’ve been a real bore, Taurus. Sure, your insides have ceased rotting, but friends don’t return your calls. Might be time to get back on the caffeine. Just be sure to recycle your cans when the neighbors are out so that they think there’s more to you than just those Chicks-WithDicks subscriptions.

I’m all about you trying to grow your own vegetables, but I am concerned about the “compost heap” you’ve been brewing. At least move it from your bedroom to the backyard. Or buy some packets of seeds to throw around your den of filth to give the impression you plan to garden with all of that shit.

You’re so damn cheap that you rinse out your Ziploc baggies and use those crumbly napkins from the Chinese takeout as toilet paper. But at least you’re good for the environment since you’re too cheap and lazy to pollute it.

TWINSide Out

Reduce, Reuse, ReSCALES

After a trick bought you organic cotton sheets you’re finding it all the more difficult to have slutastic sleepovers with the usual fawning drunks. I recommend you start bringing them home again - just pull the sheets off your bed and do it on the bare mattress as only a filthy Gemini can!

Recycled CANsCER I told you to wear a bra after the breast implants, but did you listen? Oh no! Thought the fake ones would stay firm forever, but now when your tool of a mate puts arms around your waist, they get a lil’ nipple tickle in too. You need to get those funless fun bags removed and possibly donated to the soldiers who brave Somalian pirate waters. They need all the flotation devices they can get.

High-Speed RaiLEO Super smart and savvy Leo, President Obama, is giving this tired, bloated country it’s own high-speed railway system at last! The man said he wanted to save the planet, and unlike others who’ve run on the same platform, he’s actually doing it, adding new zest to the reputation Leos have for being FAST! Now the rest of you Leo sluts need to channel you’re sloppy energy into making the world a better place. (I won’t hold my breath.)

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As much as you drink, Libra, you should invest in a home brewery kit for your bathtub. Especially since you always break the bottles in a drunken rage before having the chance to recycle them.

And it’s not as though you’re using the tub to bathe. Like that stupid t-shirt you bought at Hot Topic when you were trying to mask your old age says, “Keep the earth clean - It’s not URANUS!” Stop GloSCORPIOal Warming I know that Little Man Syndrome is getting to you, but you’re ten times more likely to get your ass kicked by driving that SUV than you are by creepily leering at someone else’s girlfriend. Save your money instead for that failure of a rap career you’re trying to support.

Drive a (SAGITTA)PRIUS You don’t even know what it is that makes a car environmental you just know what’s popular. At least your heart seems to be in the right place (though your brain’s gone missing.)

You’re so goddamn retarded, Sag. But at least you give good handjobs.

Conserve BEARER

WATER-

“If it’s yellow let it mellow,” is a great rule, but you’ve been letting your piss mellow for too long now, Aquarius. Sometimes you let it mellow in Gatorade bottles next to your bed. Sometimes you let other fluids mellow next to your bed too. And that’s only one of the reasons you’re friendless.

Mercury In The FISH There’s something toxic in you, Pisces, but maybe it’s just an old-fashioned stick up your ass.

When you’re not boring, you’re bitchy. When you’re not complaining, you’re shouting. I know it’s not easy having a freakishly misshapen body, but quit taking it out on the rest of us and focus on getting laid again. Don’t worry - it’ll come back to you. Just like riding a bike!

No PestARIESides There’s probably a better way to prevent roaches from invading your Count Chocula than spraying the insides of your kitchen cupboards with Raid, but then how would you get your latest cheap buzz? Whip-its got too expensive when 7-11 stopped carrying the generic whipped cream, and by spraying toxic bug spray - stuff so powerful it can kill something that radiation can’t even defeat - at least you’re protecting your domain and getting high. Sure, your bones are going to rot and your genitals will whither, but it’s not like you were using them anyway.

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