Mosher's Footblog

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 23 Jul 2007 21:35

PegLegHolly wrote:wow that sounds so awesome, tom!!! props on 2nd in the skid contest. are you just the best at all your hobbies?

Well I try my bestest and always have fun!

Today was another full day. It started out pretty bumpy though.

I woke up, then a few minutes later the phone rang, it was for me...

"Hey Tom, it's Jorden Moir, I'm at the Oakville train staion."

"...

" I had forgotten that a week and a half ago he asked me if I could drive him to a gig he had in Oakville today. We hadn't talked since the PM exchange and nothing formal had been planned so this was somewhat of a surprise.

I told him I would come get him then came downstairs to a big stupid explosion from my parents about the fact that my sister and I don't always live with the same stiff cleanliness standards as my parents. It turned into this big stupid yell-fest, which is something that almost never happens with us, so I was put into a pretty bad mood to start my day.

Anyways, I then wound up with not enough time to eat and go get Jorden in time to get him to his gig so I called him and told him to cab it.

I picked him up after his show and took him back to my place.

Our session was groundbreaking to say the least!

We invented MANY tricks today, and basically all of them involve ones feet not touching the ground!

We were flipping and flopping and rolling and twisting into the craziest positions I've ever seen freestylers try before! It seems we're on the cusp of some pretty crazy stuff. I am going to actually use one of the inventions from today in my routine at World's!

I think my best highlight was achieving a stall I've always wanted, handstand with the bag on my sole with my legs straight up. I didn't get out of it yet, but we learned lots of ways to get in.

We spent lots of time twisting into crazy pretzl shapes trying to find new surfaces and then figuring out ways to get there. Hehe, this is how
"Moir's Tail" was invented.

Anyways, I guess if this turns into anything more than a blip on the radar then all the things we invented today will just be newbie moves eventually so I don't really have to go too in depth.

I think Jorden, me and Vasek have some goofing off to do.

edit: this was my 5000th post!!

bdams19 · Post by **bdams19** » 24 Jul 2007 07:16

Hey Tom! Thanks for the positive comments, footbag is slowly becoming as addicting as it once was again. I watched your last video, Mosher's House, and I have to say it was AWESOME! Great music, great shred, super fun vibe. This is what footbag is about. Thanks again for being an inspiration to us all!

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 25 Jul 2007 18:56

Here are some pictures of me that my friend katie took:

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 25 Jul 2007 18:58

And here is me at the alleycat sometime around when I arrived:

And then one from when I was all into it and shit:

PegLegHolly · Post by **PegLegHolly** » 25 Jul 2007 22:10

lol you look like a redneck. farmers tan in a whife beater.
ROCK IT!

Nathan · Post by **Nathan** » 26 Jul 2007 05:43

awesome. i wish i could bring my bike to worlds.

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 26 Jul 2007 17:09

I just got a great PM from Matt Cross:

yay big dumb van!

i'm mad drunk yo.

see you in FL.

psyched,

natt

Amazing!

The other day at 905 SHRED I nailed spinning clipper with Skippy's wallet first try.

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 26 Jul 2007 22:07

I just had a really great talk with David Clavens.

First we were talking on MSN for a while about stitching and techniques and all this good stuff that I don't really talk to many people about.

When asked what he thought of my new footbag video he said he had mixed feelings. We started going into it but he didn't really have time before bed to do it all over MSN so he suggested a phone call.

That's right, THE David Clavens gave me his digits!!

Things got off to a sexy start when his inquiry into what I was wearing was met with my reply of a pink hospital pants with no panties. (David said it'd have been hotter if I said a nurses outfit)

Anyways, we spent like 45 minutes talking all about my style and all this stuff. Both fashion and function were discussed, he made some really revealing points actually. He pointed out a few things that I hadn't thought about too much that I think will really play a role in helping my game.

And like, we spent alot of time talking about the impact of short selection on ones style, I had analyzed it to some degree in my head before but it was great to have someone with another view to flesh it out with.

I am really glad we had that talk. Over the years I've always gone to Dave for a no BS opinion of my shit. He's been really the only person to lay it on me straight up without holding anything back, as I wanted.

Also, I know that the reason my other footbag friends don't criticize me much is because I havn't really asked for it. I guess David has always been a little further down the road from me throughout my footbag experience and I've always appreciated his opinion on things and I still do.

My day today was spent making shit for World's. I drove to some wierd store and stocked up on shirts and then came home and screen printed them. They all have the footbag and crossbones logo but they are all different and cool. (Gold sparkly logo anyone?) After that I stitched like 6 more cuddlebags (making my two day total 13) and then just now before talking to David I finished a 32. Bam, give me money bitches!!

Would anyone want a footbag hoody if I made em??

Cass · Post by **Cass** » 26 Jul 2007 22:26

I want a footbag hoodie!

I'm not going to worlds though=(

CautionFragile · Post by **CautionFragile** » 27 Jul 2007 06:24

Shorts are all too important. And HELLS YEAH I want a hoodie, but I want deims to bees custom bitchartch.

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 27 Jul 2007 10:54

You're making hoodies again???
How much??
I've been kicking myself for forever for not getting a BSOS hoody

PegLegHolly · Post by **PegLegHolly** » 27 Jul 2007 15:37

i would like a couple hoodies!!! (mens small or womens medium) oh man im excited to see what theyll look like!

ashleyd · Post by **ashleyd** » 27 Jul 2007 18:08

I always critique David in a no bs way because he thinks hes the greatest thing since pokemon. (jk dave)

Cant wait to meet you at worlds and I'm looking forward to whatever stuff youll be selling.

brinard · Post by **brinard** » 27 Jul 2007 20:40

id buy a bsos large hoody. dont know bout your crossbones as a hoody...

props on making so much shit so fast. im taking forever on my shit.

cya soon

brinard

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 27 Jul 2007 23:00

Humm, looks like I should make some hoodies then!

I was afraid people wouldn't want hoodies in Florida in the summer, but I guess I was wrong.

Today was great and super long.

It started with a call from Pengpeng, she missed me and wanted to see me so that was a great reason to head to Markham to see my little lady.

We always go out for awesome meals when I visit, this time it was dim sum, good stuff too.

We went shopping afterwards and tried on lots of shoes. There were lots I almost bought but I think I really just wanted to try them on.

We wound up scoring a ton of shit from this 13 yearold girl accessory store. Basically everything was at some absurd deal price, I got two kickass belts (screaming pink, narrow white with one row of fat white studs) for FIVE DOLLARS!! What the hell?

Pengpeng has her driving test for the license that will let her drive on her own so to give her some more experience behind the wheel I let her drive us to the mall. In Ontario for a driver at Peng's level (G1) you need someone who has had their full license (G) for over 5 years in the passenger seat in order to drive. It so happens that I have had my license that long and so this was all by the books!

She did well and I hardly had to fear for my life! At one point she did tooootally blow through a stop sign without noticing. I let her know that'd have been an instant fail, but I think she knew.

The rest of my day was pretty mellow. I dismantled my old weed grinder and scraped all the surfaces that were covered in crystals so that I could get high. Hey, poor people are the most resourceful!

After dinner I went for a bike ride with my sister and my friend katie. It was really a great ride that was full of crazy scenery changes from industrial wasteland to lush secret forest nooks. It was all misty and nice smelling out.

We rode to the next town over and felt all smug... and then we went another town further! (By town I really mean village within a larger town.. but back in ye olde timee they were separate places so that was good enough for us.)

We biked to Port Credit and were so satisfied with our accomplishments that we found an adorable western bar and got german pints of beer.

Then of course we had to bike back along all the rolling hills all the way home.

Man, it doesn't sound like much of a day when typed out but it was sure full feeling.

It's 3 AM, sleepy time!

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 29 Jul 2007 17:01

Here are a few pictures from that bike ride above:

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 29 Jul 2007 17:13

Geez, has anyone else noticed that World's is like.. EXTREMELY SOON???

So exciting! Hacky sack championships!

I took my sister draining for her first time today and she loved it!
Yeah! I love giving my sister more things to be stoked about.

On the topic of my sister, I had a REAL heavy conversation with her yesterday where I basically let loose all the things I'd been holding back with regards to her dangerous addictions.

I was blunt but loving. I think the harshest thing I said was that right now it was a race between her heart, liver and lungs to give out first. It all hit her real hard but it had to be done, I know my parents have tried confronting her about her alcoholism and excessive smoking but I can hit her from a different angle for sure.

That big conversation was sparked when she went to drive her friend home and I told her I didn't want her to drive because she was too drunk. Or at least she was way too drunk to be driving when she'd come home from a wedding a few hours earlier.

I hugged her and supported her and I think that conversation will have a good effect.

I am going to take her in some awesome drains, I think I got her hooked.

I went skateboarding at the skatepark last night. I hit some sweet stuff, I guess. The coolest part of my trip was when I borrowed a BMX bike and ripped around the park getting sweet air. I used to ride a BMX bike as a kid and even well into highschool, but it was my first time riding a proper modern BMX bike and especially different because I am a big boy now. I was launching over tables!!! Cool!!

I didn't mean to.. but I fell in love with BMX again. Dammit!! I already have a big stupid backlog of passions that require too much money.

So here is a list of the things I am currently 'totally in love with':

- footbag, duh
- fixed gear bikes
- break dancing
- juggling
- drain exploration
- BMX
- skateboarding

sigh, too much love!!!

I am making a BSOS screen tonight! whee!

Oh yeah, I've also been making bags so I will have hacks for sale at world's too.

See ya bitches! I love all the replies in my blog!

Post by **Zac Miley** » 29 Jul 2007 17:34

I think my head would explode if I had that much passion. 0.0

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 29 Jul 2007 20:22

drain exploration

for some reason that totally blows my mind.

discovering is the shit.

-BR

p.s.- where do you find such big ones? can you just walk into them or do you have to crawl down manholes?

PegLegHolly · Post by **PegLegHolly** » 29 Jul 2007 20:58

mosher wrote:So here is a list of the things I am currently 'totally in love with':

- footbag, duh
- fixed gear bikes
- break dancing
- juggling
- drain exploration
- BMX
- skateboarding
- Pengpeng
- weed

i fixed it for you