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THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT!

Critically acclaimed movie “The Westsiders” will premier for the final time on July 23rd at The Rio Theatre 7:30pm for $10 donation. You can buy your Advance Tickets: at Arrow Surf & Sport, 2324 Mission St; Pacific Wave, 1502 Pacific Ave; and Santa Cruz Skate & Surf Shop, 912 42st Ave. You could win a surfboard and other prizes! Visit the Fleahab event page HERE to be reminded. Every ticket purchased automatically enters you to win a SURFBOARD!!! Special thanks to KDON 102.5 and The Morning Madhouse for the support! You can also purchase via Paypal here

The Westsiders final showing in Santa Cruz benefits Fleahab

Press Release

FleaHab is excited to invite you to its first fundraiser event!

Please join us on July 23, 2011, 7:30 p.m. at the Rio Theater in Santa Cruz for an exclusive FINAL showing of The Westsiders! This award winning Joshua Polmer film chronicles the lives of three celebrated Santa Cruz surfers and best friends: Darryl “Flea” Virostko, Shawn “Barney” Barron, and Jason “Ratboy” Collins. They survive drug addiction and psychological issues all while gaining international notoriety in the competitive world of professional surfing.

Doors open at 7 p.m. All proceeds of this event go to support FleaHab!

Tickets are on sale now for $10 at Arrow Surf & Sport, 2324 Mission St; Pacific Wave, 1502 Pacific Ave; and Santa Cruz Skate & Surf Shop, 912 41st Ave.

You could win a surfboard and other prizes!

FleaHab, Inc. is a newly created non-profit organization based in Santa Cruz, California. FleaHab was created to provide a safe and sober living environment that integrates exercise and a healthy lifestyle into the recovery process for those afflicted with drug or alcohol addiction. FleaHab will be an alternative sober living program for clients interested in a more holistic approach to recovery. Come support FleaHab, a new and innovative member of the drug and alcohol rehabilitation community!

The official trailer for The Westsiders! Directed by Joshua Pomer, Narrated by Rosana Arquette, Scored by Mike McReady.

The edgy and raw documentary has won awards from The Newport Beach Film Festival, Santa Cruz Film Festival, Honolulu Film Festival, LA Movie Awards and now the “Golden Lobster” award given to the best film in Portland Maine Internation Film Festival.

Synopsis:
From surfing innovations to gritty localism, follow the rise and fall of The Westsiders surf tribe through the eyes of three best friends from the original ‘Surf City’: Santa Cruz, California. Best friends Daryl “Flea” Virostko, Shawn “Barney” Barron, and Jason “Ratboy” Collins bonded by common tragedy and their love of surfing. They live through shattered homes, drug addiction, other psychological issues and hard-core localism to achieve their dream of becoming professional surfers before the age of 24. To surf the notorious Steamer Lane, they had to join ‘The Westsiders’ Surf Tribe and go face to face with Vince Collier, aka “The Godfather of The Westside”. Vince, a massive brute force, ran Steamer Lane with his own version of street justice. This film explores The Westsiders as the latest chapter in the fascinating history of Santa Cruz, California.

Over the years I’ve tried to make a habit of loading up the truck and wandering the coast when the time feels right. Generally for multiple reasons, sometimes chasing swells, visiting friends, or even just to break the pattern and routines of daily life. Whatever the case or outcome, it is always a breath of fresh air and provides the opportunity to clear the head, returning home with a better perspective on life.

Two weeks ago my girlfriend Grace and I decided to hit the road with little to no agenda other than camping, searching for waves and visiting with friends along the way. I’ve always found it amazing what kinds of things materialize and the people we run into when your not bound by plans.

Our first few days we hung around Santa Barbara and Ventura, spending some time surfing and shooting photos with my mate Seth de Roulet. Moving along to the south, we grabbed a campsite along the Pacific Coast Highway near Leo Carillo just north of Malibu. Although the surf may have been less than epic, we lucked into some great logging waves. With a small south swell running we scored due to the fact the river was dug out earlier this winter, creating this machine like sandbar inside first point Malibu.

Darshan waxing up

Further down the road we stopped in at Body Glove international for a tour and shook some hands along the way. Despite the tsunami warning and the chaos in the world, my team manager Chuy twisted my arm to surf and we lucked into a few waves in the south bay as well. However, having a look at the swell charts it was plain to see the potential and possibilities back towards the north.

Body Glove Team Manager Chuy and Darshan at BG HQ

With tricky conditions and plenty of swell, we chased our tails, bouncing around between Ventura and Santa Barbara for the next week or so. Although there was an abundance of surf, southerly coastal winds made it more challenging than usual to find the best waves. Regardless of the amounts spent fueling our vehicles at the pump, we managed to find more than a few good sessions and opportunities to shoot photos along the way. Watching all the point and beach breaks fire along that stretch of coast during a good run of swell could make and lover or the sea jump for joy.

After hearing enough good surf reports from Santa Cruz and the tragic news of Sion’s passing at Mavericks, it seemed appropriate to start making the journey back towards home. With a bit of luck, the last session proved to be the most rewarding, leaving me with a smile on my face the whole way home.

“The Westsiders” final showing to benefit Fleahab July 23rd don’t miss this!!!

Road Trippin with SC Family Darshan Gooch

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