That's Team Quik across the net in '08 playing Smack. Here's hoping for longer shorts in '09. My chicken legs have never appreciated their fair share of sunlight... The Charlie Saikley Six-Man Beach Volleyball Tournament will commence Saturday morning just south of the pier on the hallowed...

It's funny, as soon as I purchased it, all of my clothing turned into linens, and Melissa got exorbitantly taller? I just wanted to throw in a quick photo of my new ride for the beach. Yes, that’s right, a Vespa LXV 150. I fell in love with them when I lived in Tirennia, Italy for the summer...

I saw a movie last night that I had to immediately recommend: 500 Days of Summer. It is so alive it screams, it reinvents invention, it marvels in beauty, its contrasting black and whites and “expectation vs. reality” split screens put the style in stylistic, its subject topic is genuinely real, thus...

Rosie - After "The Manhattan" It has come to my attention that I have yet to comment on Manhattan Beach. Perhaps because it is a tournament that took place in Southern California and I no longer am able to finish in the top ten in tournaments that place in Southern California. It’s a sad,...

Cincinnati      •         16 team draw, double elimination.      •         14 teams entered based on the Crocs Cup Criteria  (Top 10 finishes as a team in 2009).      •         2 wildcards (both will likely be used on the women’s side); any wildcard spots...

French styling for the sand... I’ve been meaning to write something for quite a while regarding the apparel worn by athletes on tour and how it’s not helping build a volleyball-based style or brand for the sport to market and sell. Instead, we keep contributing our hard-earned dollars to...

It Certainly is Peanut Butter Jelly Time... The ultimate in Beach Volleyball Musical Playlists. And one I cannot believe I didn’t think of earlier… The 2006 “Peanut Butter Jelly Time” Playlist Brought to us by the living legend himself, Mr. John Thompson; with his Lloyd Dobler style boombox...

New York University Since Manhattan Beach is already upon us, this will be the shortest recap of two tournaments in history. Away we go… Oh, by the way, did anybody see that movie, “Away We Go?” It’s written by Dave Eggers, author of “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius,” so it’s...

The Famous Manhattan Beach Pier at Twilight... 2009 AVP CROCS Tour $252,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open Manhattan Beach, CA July 16-19, 2009 This is it! The Grand Daddy of them all! Manhattan Beach… the deepest sand on Earth… 64 teams (48 Automatic, 16 through the qualifier)… taking...

This playlist has a different groove about it, no question. But before I get to that, funny story. My mom is in town staying with us through Manhattan and I just showed her my blog for the first time. No, I’m not kidding, I can’t even get my own parents to read my work. Perhaps it’s because I just...