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yeah yeah......

... a treat for your ears, eyes and art collection tonight... The Factory of Yeah... are hosting a charity art event to raise awareness and profits for "Homes of Hope", a re-building project in earthquake affected areas on the coast of Chile.

tonight's entertainment consists of an art exhibition, a silent auction, a raffle with surfboard & clothing prize packs plus music by the one, the only, The Villainares.




Ben Waters has very generously donated this piece of art for the auction... put your hands in the air like your wallet do care

Ben Waters # 141

.... less than a week to go before we fly out to Japan and the alaia artworks are starting to come together.

Ben Waters got out his one hair paintbrush and applied acrylic & wash to his woody canvas. Elle Green was there to capture the action.

Painting Up Far East

Just a little preview from the vid we made of Jim Mitchell & Ben Waters painting up
Far East.
Daikanyama, Tokyo JP
(June '09)

Beams T Exhibition- Harajuku

Photographer- Rip Zinger

Greenroom art on the walls

me and the Beams crew (fan of hats, seemingly)

Japanese singer- Keison

Beams outside entrance

Beams T Buyer extraordinaire

Kesion provided crusin' tunes

Beams T staff- what up

Ben, Jim and Sage amongst it

Welcome to Beams T Harajuku

This flier is cooler then an online one 'cause this is from my back pocket- oh yeeaah.

Fish Fry or Cry

The 6 of us left Tokyo at 4am?!

Arrived in Shizuoka for Fish Fry Japan at 7.30am. Sleeping in the van was kinda like a bad ass Jetstar International flight.

When we got to the beach it was raining, yet the surf was packed all down the coast. Everyone was stoked.

Shizunami Beach- 3 hours south west of Tokyo

Pro and Shaper group shot

Mune aka vanman

Jim & Ben sussin'

Robin Kegel

Boards kickin it on the sludge

One of many stencils Jim and Ben sprayed on boards

Mike Hynson

Mikey DeTemple

Spraying up a storm

The jetty near by FishFry

Ben on a mission

Where's Masa?

Sage

View of FishFry from the jetty

Hynson's brand

Robin Kegel

Robin and Jim

Our van packed

Oh ok yep, get out there son

Sage waxin' up -stoked

Fish Fry drink of choice

We all met so many nice people and saw so many kick ass boards. So goooood.
Oh and the sun did come out and totally heated up the day.
Lets do it again next year! Yew!