Bare Naked Brain Fodder

After checking out some houses for rent, Lana and I decided to grab a quick bite to eat at a Swami’s Cafe in Encinitas. I recommend the Acai Bowl if you come here. Tasty!

An added bonus to the lunch was running into extreme sports legend Travis Pastrana. He’s in town for the X-Games competition next week and we were lucky enough to share lunch and chat about motorcycles, surfing, traveling, etc. Very cool dude.

And check this out. He’s got a groovy motorcycle game on his website if you want to waste time while at work. Click Here for the Super Mega Nitro Jump Game.

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So I’m really digging have a set of 1200′s.

For those of you that don’t speak DJ, that means I like my Technic 1200 Turntables. I need a better mixer though, and some scratch records. Maybe Ebay would be a good choice.

Anyhow, I went shopping for some vinyl the other day at Lou’s Record Store in Encinitas. It’s primarily a punk rock record shop but they do have a decent selection of hip hop stuff. So after digging through the racks, here’s what I pulled out for the collection of crates….

Funkadelic – Maggot Brain
The Roots – Home Grown Beginners Guide
Pete Rock – We Roll
Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm – A Black Mans Soul
Common – Announcement
The Roots – Game Theory
De La Soul – Impossible Mission TV Series – Respect
Common – Be
Common – Finding Forever
Bootsy Collins – Stretching It Out – Bootsy’s Rubber Band
Michael Franti & Spearhead – All Rebel Rockers
Funkadelic – 4 Men With Beards

Anybody notice the recurring trend?

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