you wish you knew
Austin can keep staying weird, San Fran hip, New York chic. Tucson, it can’t be explained. I only realized in retrospect what it is that makes Tucson unique. It dawned on me while waiting at a red light, when a marching band on stilts, wearing top hats and covered in glowstick juice was crossing the road and blocking traffic. I wasn’t taken aback, but just reminded that it was that time of the year again. For years the homeless would gather at a park that was once probably named after a city council member or politician. But eventually, some other councilman or politician decided it was to be called Bum Park, and erected a sign making it official. There is a cross-town rivalry based entirely over hot dogs wrapped in bacon. Rumor has it that the two parties involved each have a tie to the Mexican Mafia. “Bear Down†is a salutation, a piece of advice, a goodbye, an inspirational quote, for many a tattoo, an anthem and a lifestyle. The radio stations are consistently terrible. I still don’t know why that is, actually. But they’re consistent. You learn to not go to the local bicycle co-op on Sundays, during their transgender bike-building seminars. You don’t avoid it because it’s weird, but because it is too crowded. Bob Dylan wrote Forever Young while in Tucson. He knew. In early January 2011, you could hug any resident in the entire town and they would return the embrace. Ask President Obama, he knows. Tucson didn’t need the tragedy to unite – it just showed the nation how things already were. I’ve had rabbits, quail, lizards, javelinas and coyotes in my front yard. I lived downtown. Eegees don’t melt. Never, not even in the heat of the summer. Riddle me that. It took me five years to figure it out. And I can’t explain it to you. You have to earn it. Don’t want to? No worries, the Old Pueblo will be just fine without you. Tucson – you wish you...
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Tragedies like the loss of Tyler are hard to comprehend. So many questions, so few answers. To mourn a death and celebrate a life – proof of how fragile and fleeting each day really is. In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die – but our souls know no limits. It’s humbling to know that we have such little control, but there is solace in the fact that we don’t have to figure everything out by ourselves. “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.†Proverbs 19:21 In loving memory of Tyler Mark Edmiston. It is our mission to make a quality product that expresses: our love for riding boards, lifestyle and art. To promote a positive vibe in our industry, our sports and the world. To always be innovative and forward thinking: to treat every design, every account, and every day like our first. Stay small but grow big. Byena will be the smiling, bright-eyed kids that exude positivity,love and respect. We must think, move and live positively in all aspects of our lives. We must love our product, our sports, our customers, and our friends and family. We must respect the world. Byena Clothing – Tyler’s passion...
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ChiChi ’11 “Now is the time to think of only one thing. That which I was born for.” Santiago – The Old Man and the...
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