"...There are, however, some designers and even clients who insist that the public deserve and will respond to much higher standards in graphics. They are convinced, as Charlie Chaplin was convinced, that the best way to entertain the public is to first entertain oneself."
Fun video for Wheezer’s song, The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, featuring Warren Miller:
The song would be pretty much crap without the adrenaline oozing from Miller’s rides. But it did remind me of Wheezer’s funny video and song, Buddy Holly, directed by Spike Jonze (remember Daft Punk’s Da Funk?). This was the first video I saw on my new Windows 95 PC (it came on the CD), back in the days when Mortal Kombat 2 was the thing :))
Few things can compare with the pleasure of freeriding through the snow powder, down the slopes of the mountain, through woods and alpine plains alike. I only hope that I’ll still be able to ski — meaning, we’ll still have enough snow — in Romania ten or twenty years from now.
Happy holidays everyone, snowy or sunny, just as you like it :)
You can view a larger image, along with others on my flickr. Two videos with my brother and I freeriding are also online on youtube, here and here :)
Later edit:
Well, it seems ‘freeriding’ is a snowboarding term, so the better thing to use would be backcountry skiing :)
These are so beautiful that I’d almost keep them only on my wall as paintings. Might sound like some Star Wars robot name, but 4FRNT have some killer skis, wonderfuly illustrated by Abe Kislevitz (check his site for awesome details and other models). I’d sure love to have a pair or two :)
