Jan 27 2007
Sipping Jetstreams & The Buena Vista Social Club
As I've mentioned ad nauseam, last night was the screening of Sipping Jetstreams, which was presented as part of a Charity Event by the local South Florida Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation.
Not only was it a really nice night which raised some desperately needed money for the guys over at Surfrider, I won a $25.00 gift certificate donated by South Beach Divers, the only full service dive shop located on Miami Beach. Sweet.
Anyway, I had not seen the movie before, and I was absolutely blown away. It's not a long film, which is actually a good thing for surf flicks (other than "Riding Giants", of course) since many tend to get boring with the same guys pulling the same moves over and over for 2 hours. However, this film (and accompanying book) by Taylor Steele and Dustin Humphrey is anything but the norm.
From the markets and souks of Marrakech in Morocco to the blues of the Atlantic in Barbados, from Japan to Cuba, Italy, Hong Kong, and Egypt, Sipping Jetstreams is a photographic journey of discovery and adventure. This two-year odyssey focuses not just on the surfing but the places and the faces of each destination.
Here's the teaser trailer for the film.
Sipping Jetstreams
Yes, they got great footage of some beautiful people whom otherwise would never would have gained international exposure, and some incredible footage from places not generally considered to be surfing hot-spots. Moreover, it's got a much more diverse soundtrack than most other surfing movies out there, including songs from Massive Attack, Years Around the Sun, and the Buena Vista Social Club.
This leads me to my second video in this post - the inevitable music video clip. I'm not letting this devolve into a discussion about Cuba. Needless to say it's a "big ticket item" down here in Miami. I try not to get involved since it has very little to do with me. However, one of the inadvertent benefits of the Cuban influence down here is that I dated a Cubana girlfriend who introduced me to the "Buena Vista Social Club" several years ago.
If you've never heard their sound, I've been told it's uniquely Cuban. And it is a bit unlike anything else I've heard, from other Latin countries or elsewhere. The sound is amazing (wait for the trumpet), and the video is beautiful and touching. Take a listen.
Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan
Wow. I’m a little creeped out, because not only did I just recently upload the Buena Vista disc onto my ipod, but I was serioously considering posting about it. Seriously dude, stay off my brainwave. And, Friday night I was listening to Massive Attach, and a friend said (I shit you not) “I always thought this should be used in a movie.”
That aside, the footage in that trailer is amazing. I doubt you’ll ever get me into surfing, but you might get me into surfing movies…
And of course, that should have said Massive AttacK.
but of course, the Massive Attack song is in a movie called Snatch…