My good friend Jon Rose and one of his many amazing and inspiring missions to spread the concept of clean water to those in need. Check it out and the next time you travel somewhere that might have issues with their water, consider bringing some filters with you. All info is on their site: www.wavesforwater.org.

Nowhere near surf related, but my 7 month old son woke up at 3am the other day and this was the first email I opened that morning.

"Saw this on the internetz a couple days ago. Shit's going viral. Definitely worth a laugh. ..."

"I typically -1 for off topic, but this was too funny. +1"

"Yeah Sharky! Way too classic not to be shared and enjoyed, no matter where. My wife ..."

Interesting perspective from Matt Warshaw on the ASP circus coming to town.

"completely agree....buuuut, i'm going to be psyched to see what the pros can do in our "lo ..."

"Amen Matt. "

"Any contest at OB with a focus on fashion is a contest the King will be at. "

"Don't forget your surfmuffs. "

"Really well written article. I appreciate the fact that Matt reached out to the pros and d ..."

Waves for Water was found by a close friend and is determined to bring clean water to all in the world who don't have access to what most of us have never even dreamed of not having in our lives. The work being done worldwide is simply amazing. The recent tragedy in Japan is where they are currently, but they continue to travel to Haiti on a regular basis to see their mission complete.

"Hi Eddie - I was so excited to see this post! I am a surfer/pre-med post bacc student and ..."

This is a close buddy of mine's non profit.Check it out and consider the idea of bringing some filters and passing along the benefits and simplicity of clean water to the next remote and clean water deprived zone you might visit.

Good man.

Wishing everyone a happy holiday. An interesting little piece on "live reporting".

"and a happy xmas to u too mr. beard! it's always lovely when u stop in to say HELLO. inn ..."

"Hi Dingo- Those are the last few paragraphs in the article. The piece was written by Ki ..."

"Hi Hasbro- Thanks for the kind words, I think?. I am not trying to win here, just shari ..."

"o for sure mr. beard... u r a cherrished character on StokeReportStreet! stay stoked :D! o ..."

"Courtesy of StokeReport, I see smiling faces of friends I'd otherwise might not know while ..."

180 South, the newest movie by Woodshed Films has it's SF premiere next Friday, May 28th @ The Victoria Theatre. Modest Mouse did a large portion of the soundtrack and Isaac Brock (lead singer) will be playing an acoustic set at the show. Go to www.victoriatheatre.org to get advance tickets. This will sell out.