Mi Casa, Su Casa

We often have visitors at the shop, though we sometimes just keep right on working while we chat. But with over 150 people crammed into the shop this past Saturday, work was not an option… So we just pushed all the shaping stands aside, made room for potluck offerings and coolers, and hoped for the best.

Besides all the locals that make York what it is, we got to see old friends and kit-builders and Grain custom board riders who came back for the do. While seeing all those buds would be reason enough to have a great time, we also had some new friends there. Andrew Kidman’s crew came up with their wonderfully artistic new film – even playing live music as the soundtrack. If you have a chance to see or buy “Last Hope”, do it – great music and beautiful, contemplative images you’d be sorry to miss. As an added treat, the guys from High Seas Films (Picaresque) showed a quick short they whipped up of last week’s students surfing between board building sessions. Kassia, Mikey and Scotty had the whole place cheering whenever we saw them on the screen with Grain boards at our local break.

The whole thing broke down at some point as open beers led to open flames, but nobody got hurt – maybe next year. Thanks to all who came out to make it a special night here at Grain. Special thanks to Maine Root for supplying the tasty soft drinks, all the people at Brixham General Store for keeping us well fed, and Tyler and Jim at Corduroy Surf Boutique for helping make the party a huge success.

Great night, great potluck food, great time. Plus, we got a little closer to giving away a surfboard to a lucky winner (stay tuned for the drawing date.)