Mr. Catalina

So it's 9:30 in the morning on a Saturday and I am sitting in class thinking, "this day sucks". So I text Josh W., "let's go to Catalina", because Brittany Hasse had given the bros 7 free tickets to use.  A couple hundred calls later, everyone is down and is meeting at Mitch's house at 12, but I (Sanam) don't get there until 1. But wait.... the boat leaves at 2,  the recommended time to arrive is at 1, and we gotta go all the way to Long Beach. Whatever. So the four of us, Josh W., Billy, Mitch, and I (Sanam) leave, hoping for the best.

We run into some traffic on the 405 and Mitch tells us that if we don't make it to the boat on time, we will be charged full price for not going. (66.50 plus tax each) Not only do we have to pay full price, but Mitch made a reservation for 6. (6 x $66.50=dumb)  And look what time it is!

So Mitch turns the pedal to the 4 cylinder medal, turns up the music, and we arrive at 1:42, when the last boarding call is at 1:45. 

Mr. Australia charged us a little extra for tax, but we board and are off to Catalina.

The 3-4 ft swells gets Mitch sea sick, so he has to go to the back.

The ZOOM-ZOOM brings us to Catalina. 

We arrive and realize nobody is here, nothing is open. What! it's a Saturday!

Four Hungry Bros looking for food find a Von's express and we munch on some chicken.

 LOOK WHAT WE FIND ON THE FLOOR! Mitch's spare keys.(dumb guy)

So now that we are full, we go to find a trail head or to create our own. Nope...instead we just find a really cool beach club with kayaks and ziplines. 

Everything was closed and the kayaks were all locked together.

We find nothing but cats, and a dead end. 

We are all feeling a little bummed except Mitch- he was just happy looking at all the cats and would laugh uncontrollably every time a cat would run by (weirdo). So we decide to make the best of it and just walk a distance away from the population of 10.  We find a cool rock (compliments of Billy), enjoy some bubbly, the ocean, and the sunsetting. Wirsch sings us all a song after his bubbly is gone. 

In the distance, we can see the light pollution of LA. At this point, we are all just happy enjoying each others' company, glad that we have the bros, happy to be on our rock, and we begin planning on our next trip.

Billy thinks we missed the last ferry, but, of course, we didn't, and we return to Long Beach without Mitch getting sea sick :] 

We arrive back safe and happy we didn't spend the night in Catalina.

Ready for our next adventure...

-Sanam

Dead Bro Leaves His Treasure in Sylmar

Bros throughout the centuries have enjoyed chillin. In fact, chillin (or "chillin out") is a primary activity of all bros. However, as a bro grows up in a capitalistic society, he finds that chillin is only possible after securing some basic needs: clothes, water, shelter, and beefy crunch burritos. A bro will learn he must make money to survive in such a harsh society. After theorizing about pyramid schemes, internet scams or male prostitution, he will concede to the will of society and seek out a job.

J.B Nethercutt learned this important lesson in 1923 when he moved to California and got a job with his aunt's cosmetics company. This young bro came up with an improved formula for cosmetics and he made like-a-bizillion dollars. With his money, J.B. bought cars, lots of cars, and some other sweet nick-nacks too. Anyways, he eventually died and he couldn't take all his cool stuff with him. 

The Nethercutt Collection is a sick museum in Sylmar on Bledsoe St.. I had the pleasure of taking the tour last month and I was truly impressed. If you have even a minute interest in cars, pianos, antiques, or money...you have to check this guy's place out. The collection, which is free to the public, includes several of the most expensive vintage cars in the world, the world's most expensive piano, and several mobster-style cars (Big B!). 

Bro-trip soon?

Mitch

Bummers, Blessings, and Bros

*Warning* This was hard to write - Is hard to read - But imagine living it*

                 (skips around)

The day was February 17th, 2011. It was cold, rain was in the forecast, and we already had our plans changed from kayaking to wingin' it. All the Omens were bad, we just didn't realize it. So we packed up the Mitch Mobile turned up Mumford & Son's and were on the road. Down the 405 to the 101. We almost died because Dumb Mitch thought it would be funny to almost graffiti our faces on the center divider by swerving in the rain at 80mph! (Bitter still).

We decided to stop and take a hike down to Malibu Creek on the trail of the mythical Rindge Dam. The water level was high and the trail was full of Poison Oak (My biggest fear). We fooled around down there for a while - then all chose to hike up to the road and walk back to the Mitch Mobile about a half a mile. Mitch had some 'Happy Juice' by the time we got back to the car. Then Mitch put our lives into jeopardy again and drove us recklessly east onto Piuma Road. We found a cool little lookout that had a great view and some picnic tables. it was a Nice Spot, until it started pouring.





After Sanam got in the driver's seat. We made our way to Point Dume where we went in for a swim. It was very cold about 45 degrees. I had a wetsuit, but all the other Bros braved the cold water for a while. After we dried off a little, Mitch locked the car and we hiked over the rocks to make our way to Little Dume. While we were there, Dumb A** Mitch was throwing his keys up in the air to himself. He tried to throw the keys to Sanam but it was Unsuccessful. The keys - to our one and only car - stuck to his fingers and flew behind him right into the surf. After minutes of combing the beach, the keys were lost. As it started to rain, we realized that our change of clothes, shoes, socks, and shelter was all in the car, locked. After calling our lifesaver, Jasmine, we waited for her arrival in the rocks. God BLESSED us with entertainment with a lightning and thunder show over the empty Pacific Ocean. It was such a beautiful moment as some of us discussed of how death wouldn't be so bad right then (My favorite part of the day). It only lasted a moment as HAIL came down form the sky. The balls of ice struck our skin, it reminded us of our anger towards Dumb A** Mitch.

After the Hail stopped we cuddled for warmth - as only bros can do - until Jasmine arrived with the spare key. The air temperature was about 42 and still raining. Wirsch, Sanam, and Mitch had shorts and bare feet and were trying to keep warm any way they could. When Jasmine got to the beach she couldn't find exactly where we were. So we sent Wirsch, Sanam, and Mitch to run to her location. You need to know Sanam and Wircsch run faster then Mitch. Somehow we had miscommunicated where Jasmine was, Wirsch and Sanam thought she was at a different location. Mitch  found Jasmine, absent Wirsch and Sanam. They picked up Marc, the car, and me, and we searched for Sanam and Wirsch. After about 45 minutes of looking with no luck, we realized we had lost the bros. It was now getting darker and colder, Mitch was jogging up and down the beach while Jasmine, Marc and I were driving up and down the coast. As I worried and about to tell the Sheriff, Marc found the lost Bros, cold and wet at the entrance to Westwards beach. (Jasmine was at entrance to Zuma). To warm up we went to Marc's jacuzzi in Malibu.
     The night finished of great, with more friends meeting us up for some all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ and Michael Jackson dancing on the Wii. This concluded the 'Best Day From Hell'.

I love how the Bros can turn Bummers in to great moments!

-Billy

Aliso Canyon

This is one of my favorite trails in the SFV. It's on an unsuspecting stretch of Rinaldi in Northridge, just between Zelzah and Chimineas. Aliso Canyon Map
 Just under a mile and a half in length, there are numerous stream crossings along with stretches of shade provided by oaks. Unfortunately, there are plans to develop the trail for horse stables that will pave over much of the trail as well as restrict and limit water flow.
Please check out the following link to view details of the development: Aliso Canyon Development Details

Posted by: Wirsch

Bros With Goals (2011)

2011 is the year of the ambitious Bro.
We're lookin' to add onto this list, so keep thinking and no goal is too challenging.
First on the list, we're lookin' to make our bro's dream, Sanam, come true. We're gonna be knockin' out the LA Maraton in 2012. Although this is technically next year, it's going to be a full year of training.

<---Sanam 1 year from now!

Second on the list is one that I, Wirsch, would love to knock out and bag. It's summitting Mt. Whitney, all 14505 feet of it. I'm more partial to an overnight stay but as long as I'm ontop of that peak, it will be a success.

<---Me(Wirsching) in 6 or 7 months. Hopefully with bros!

Maybe the MOST important goal we could all hope and strive for is...

THE BRO-PAD

Yea.



My Blog Virginity

I guess this is the first post. I'm not really sure how to do this. So I'm just Going to do it like somebody I don't know is reading this. This Blog has started just so we [Bros] can document things as they happen because we are pretty awesome. For the first post I'll introduce the Bros I see most. Other Bros you'll meet later.

[In no particular order]

Here's Mitch. He's a racist. [without trying] If you ever meet a woman that is crying and need someone to make her feel better.. Call Mitch, although his intentions may not be totally clear, he's the man for the job. He is great to talk to about Religion, Music, and Education. He's as deep as the Bros get. Mitch never wastes food, plays guitar like a dream, and saves lives and rah-tards.
-The Most Racist-est Bro
-The Down-est Bro after 11pm

This is Wirsch [Wersh]. This guy is down for ANYTHING but never ask him to be the "Alchy Tester" again. [Inside Joke] He is adventurous, outdoorsy and makes things happen after we talk about ideas. He cooks all the food for some reason whether it's campfire grilling or Korean BBQ. He's Hard working and a funny dude. Probably does some of the dumbest things. He is working to save lives.

-Dufis

-'Slap Me' Champion

He is quiet around people he doesn't know. But when he warms up to you you realize that this guys is DUMB! Everyone that knows Sanam loves Sanam. He's a little guy [160lbs.] with a big heart. If anybody asks a Bro a homosexual question, the answer is usually with Sanam. This Bro is always around when any Bro needs him. He is currently a Bum.

-Lightweight

-Favorite Food: Eggs

Do you want to meet an Interesting Bro? Meet Marc. Marc can effortlessly destroy things like deep convos, good songs, and various drinking games, with a single words. He's ambitious about his career, all for the Bro House. Never let him pick a food place. One of the funniest guys a I know. Him and Wirsch are comedy together. Has a twitch and doesn't think he does

-The Sketchy-est Bro

-YEA!

Under the snorkeling mask that is Cam Meng. He is a Jerk for leaving us all and becoming a Rescue Swimmer for the Coast Guard. He's a mean guy that is insensitive towards every bodies feelings. He eats really gross food like sour kraut and stuff. He is definitely the most Adventurous, Outdoorsy Bro, and pushes all of us to be the same. He gets bad gas. He saves lives in Alaska.

-Mr. Insensitive

This is Dansker. He is loud, like really loud. Don't ever get into a shouting contest with him, you'll lose.Very competitive Bro. He wants to see the best for his Bros and is a good Bro. He is an avid soccer fan [boo!] and is pretty much down for anything as long as he doesn't have to drive or mow is lawn. He is great to talk about Religion, Philosophy, and Literature. He says outdated, quirky things all the time like, 'The Bees Knees' or 'Peachy keen'. We dig it

- The Moochy-est Bro

- MMMMYellow

This is Rodil and he is Mexican [he's not but we cant tell]. Hes a good Bro that always has your back. This dude loves to eat and sleep. Hes like a Teddy Bear. This Bro cares so much about helping women in need. Such a gentleman! He has the best laugh of all the Bros and is a great salsa dancer!

-Rivasa!

-BP Champion

Bigga da B. This dude is a character. He thinks he's Italian [he's not]. He fascinated with Hummers as well as saying the word Hummer. We don't see him as much because he works hard at LSU [Liquor Store University]
-Bigga
-Minage
-Boofan Gu

Nas is a fallen Bro that has recently been found. Dude has mad energy that cant be matched. Bros love hanging out with Nas. The question is does Nas love hanging out with the Bros? Hes like a Unicorn. When you see him, it's Magical.

Barrett

Q: Where is Bear at?
A: Work

Colin

Bro in training. He's like an angel waiting for his wings.

ME.

Well this is me and I'm tired so I didn't write on much as the last couple bros. and nothing about me. =]

I'm helpin' this bro out, he is tryin' too hard to be humble.
This is Billy. One thing you need to know is that he is DOWN, especially down to make late night journeys too Malibu... Second thing ya'll need to know is that when Sanam and Billy get together, it is magic. You'll witness a level of bickering unseen to human kind. Billy is a dedicated, loyal bro who'll be there when a bro is in need!
He is currently awaiting entrance into the Sheriff's Department.
He loves himself some B-Ball, surfing(learning), long boarding, and whatever adventure you can give him!
-DaMeanestBro

This is kim, she is a shebro always down for an adventure. She is generous and always offers to drive no matter the distance. She loves to be sketchy and is in love with animals. If she had one wish she would kill all humans and live in a world of just animals. She is alot of fun but dont get on her bad side (cough) dansker (cough) cuz she will eat you alive. 

-The forgotten Bro

-Shebro