October Surprise | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 34 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-12-06 | The October Surprise swell delivered some unusually powerful and clean waves back in October with standout performances from Joey Knight, Warren Smith, Cam Sadowski, Rob Stalvey, Justin Buxton, Sterling Foster and many more. There were some close calls and bad calls with Jesse Lewis and yours truly getting stuck in dredge-induced currents, and Ryan Ivy sustaining a dislocated shoulder on the outside. This vlog features interviews with Joey Knight, Warren Smith, Ryan Ivy, Tyler Poole, Chase Avery, Mohit Samtani, Jesse Lewis, Bill Lewis, Justin Buxton, Karen Buxton, Chris Higby, and Zeke Conner.
A Manual A Day | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 39 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-05-08 | Discovering another piece of the puzzle in not just my sign-off, but also my regular routine as an aspiring polymath.
Final Stretch | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 39 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-05-07 | In March of 2024 Mel and I prep for two big events: my feature film doc premiere and her Champagne and Bourdain Brunch at Redfish Film Festival.
Paddle Resolution | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 37 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-30 | I started 2024 with a resolution to paddle every day. I have not lived up to the resolution, but I have definitely paddled more than ever before. Started We went to Surf Expo, witnessed Ricky Carroll's induction into the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame, met Kekoa Cazimero of AVVA Brand, saw Ben Gravy, met Brad Flora of Thrashcraft surfboards, met Shawn of Savage Surfboards in person. Back at home we had some good surf, good skate and one of the scariest 6 minutes of paddling in my life.
Local Legend Events | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 36 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-29 | In December we premiered the October Surprise Surf Vlog (TSV 34) at Little Village. It was a great time to catch up with local surfers out of the water and share stories. We're hoping to do more of these.
November Novelty | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 35 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-28 | In November 2023 the State Park's new dredge gave us some fun novelty waves with standout performances from Cam Sadowski, Dylan Sims, Justin Buxton, Jay Carvalho and many more. Corleone and Manny Burgos, Joey Knight, R. O. Smith and Cody Redmond snagged some great photos and footage.
How to Pick a Movie To Watch | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 37 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-27 | In January of 2024, Chris, Marlaina, Satya and I invent a new method of movie selection, our neighborhood is hit by a tornado, we try flavored champagne bombs, Rohan gets some new Dragon Ball ramen accoutrements, Chase, Justin and I go to Surf Expo. Binky joins the party. I commit to ranking up in Pokemon Unite.
St Andrews | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 35 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-26 | Vlog chronicles events from November 2023. Juan Taco closes for the season so we go for one more round.Fio prepares some baked treats and cocktails with Tajin on the rim thus beginning my addiction to this zany spice. Mel and I walk to Liza's Kitchen. Will and Heather tie the knot!I buy a used Zap Prowler and new Torq Longboard.Mel's Thanksgiving Thali is a hit. Full story in the Masala Vlog.Maine Coon baby sitting.St Andrews Day in Saint Andrews with Anthony Peebles quartet, sharing my love of my favorite scotch Laphroaig.
Sea Screamer Wave | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 34 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-25 | Back in October of 2023 we said goodbye to Ivana. I tried cooking bindi masala. No make. Ford and Rohan reviewed some gimmicks. Anthony Peebles quartet played Sunflower Festival and met this group of dudes calling themselves Hurricane Party who killed it with some authentic bluegrass. Justin and Karen Buxton join forces with Cody Redmond to give us a shot at the fabled longest wave in the panhandle. Delhi Melly's does a photo shoot and John introduces the Seeuws household to Mountain Dew Baja Blast cocktails.
Incense Holders | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 33 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-24 | In September of 2023 we said goodbye to Snake Pearson with a paddleout at his home break at City Pier. We received our incense holders we made back in July at Little Village for Mel's Birthday.
Surf/Skate/Skim Progress Report | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 31 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-23 | In July of 2023 I finally embraced the longboard. We had some shockingly beautiful water at the island, and I got to chase a shark. Shark ID experts let me know what it is. Got to skate with Ernie and improve my frontside carves in the pool bowl. Still dealing with weird elbow action.
B-Day Beach Day | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 31 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-22 | Kicked off July 2023 with friends at Shell Island and were greeted by some of the most electric blue water we’d seen in a while. We went to Val’s, RIP :( We finally caught up with Netflix’s documentary series on Yash Raj Films called The Romantics, which we enjoyed. 4th of July at Lagoon PontoonsI joined Marlaina and Chris for Asteroid City. It was not my cup of tea at the time. Got a pic for posterity of the Senior Grand Master pool skaters. Played with Anthony Peebles Quartet at Aaron Bessant Park for the Panama City Beach Summer Concert Series.Was given some tips on how to practice the monkey crawl by Feeling Smile and Skim Team Geritol on Insta. Mel and I finally started hanging pictures and paintings. Enjoyed listening to Corey Hall at one of the last gigs at Liebrary before it become St Andy’s Sports Pub.For Mel’s birthday we made some incense holders at Little Village with Mary Kay’s pottery class, and went back to the beachWe finished up watching Panchayat Season 2 on Amazon Prime. Loved the show. Tried making some Desh Mex Quesadillas with Raita to dip in. Mel was a good sport, but this needs work.I did my first Escape Room Experience with Derrick and Tiffany of Hunt and Gather. We made some mango milkshakes. July was a full month.
Clutter Cleanup | Gig Organization Follies Pt 5 | TheSurfingViolinist Violin Vlog 30 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-20 | Mark Santoli helps me with my stage organization and presentation.
Bourdain Day | TheSufingViolinist Family Vlog 30 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-19 | Bourdain Day | TheSufingViolinist Family Vlog 30In June of 2023 Mel hosted Bourdain Day, and I provided the soundtrack. Satya returned home for a visit. We introduced Aaron to Thum’s Up, Satya picked up a Loose Neck Cheep Cheep, Mel brags on Proof Brewery’s Yacht Party, and me and Rohan try Fanta Pina Colada and Coke Ultimate. Jessica and Emma visit just in time to see a giant boat leave the channel on our walk from Schooners to Spyglass Beach Access 1. I rearrange my office. Thanks to Lou Columbus for documenting Bourdain Day with a collection of fantastic photos.
The Pickup Solution | Gig Organization Follies Part 4 | TheSurfingViolinist Violin Vlog 29 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-18 | Violin Vlog from May of 2023 outlining my progress in coming up with better live-gig mic-ing.
Miraculously Consistent | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 30 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-13 | In June of last year we had an insane run of consistent surf so in this mega vlog I chronicle almost every session with appearances from:Warren Smith - instagram.com/_warrensmith_Rob StalveyMike Wynn - instagram.com/mawynn07Tyler Poole - instagram.com/tylerfpooleRyan IvySterling Foster - instagram.com/sterling_fosterTate Danford - instagram.com/tatedanfordEric Worley - instagram.com/ericworleyrepsSkip to 18 minutes for skate with Coleman Lewis - instagram.com/colemanlewis6Stephen Gavarinski - instagram.com/finest_floridianAustin Blount - instagram.com/atv_austinErnie Watkins - instagram.com/ernieiest_Shelton Halstead - instagram.com/__shelton__
New Skate Park | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 29 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-12 | Our new skate park opened officially in May of Last year, which happened to be a pretty bad month for surf, so we skated a lot. We also made it out to Pensacola's Blake Doyle skatepark. In this vlog I chronicle some of the progress I witnessed in the first few months of skating at the new park with appearances fromKyle Shannahan: instagram.com/kyleshannahan_Mark Akiyama: instagram.com/manualmirrorsJustin Seaborn: instagram.com/seabornTaylor Buckalew: instagram.com/taylorbuckalewStephen aka Finest Floridian: instagram.com/finest_floridianJohn CastoColeman Lewis: instagram.com/colemanlewis6Chazz Guernsey: instagram.com/chaz_guernseyTripp Barrett: instagram.com/tripp_barrettTate Danford: instagram.com/tatedanfordAustin Blount: instagram.com/atv_austinI missed including Ken’s progress so far up until that point, but there’s much more footage to come since May of last yearAnd then Tate, Ken (instagram.com/kdf13_skatanworshipper_) and I bumped into Tommy White: instagram.com/tommywhite9805Will: Tanner: instagram.com/tanner_rutherford07Tommy Prentiss: instagram.com/tommyp21We also mourned the loss of Kyle Rosebush and Marcus Wilhiteyoutube.com/watch?v=Ga_sdVQuvhs
Skim Jam 2023 | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 28 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-11 | Well, only a year late haha. I was hoping to compete in this year's Skim Jam, but the premiere of our documentary on a competition day made this not possible.Bear with me. I'll be posting a bunch of vlogs that have been missed while I have been trying to keep up with work and violin and getting the final version of my director's cut ready for the Redfish Film Festival. Will try to have an average of one old unreleased vlog uploaded every day in April.
Local Legend: TheSurfingViolinist Odyssey TRAILER TheSurfingViolinist 2024-04-08 | On Saturday April 13, 2024 at 4:10 PM Redfish Film Festival is premiering the director’s cut of my feature length documentary - Local Legend: The Surfing Violinist Odyssey. Special thanks to Lex Benedict and Kevin Elliott for giving me this opportunity to show the film and to Allan Branch for getting the three of us connected. Here’s the blurb: After a 5 year adventure in India a local family puzzles through the memories for clues about what's next.For more info on Redfish Film Festival visit: redfishfilmfest.comWhile I have been using video and music to help me process my love for India, my wife has been using food through her business - Delhy Melly's. She will be hosting a cross cultural catering event on Sunday morning at Redfish Film Festival called Champagne and Bourdain. I'll be doing a violin cover mix during the event. Learn more about the event here: redfishfilmfest.com/champagne-bourdain
Scentsational Christmas | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 36 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-01-20 | Christmas with the Mortons. I annoyed everyone with perfume. Got a new surfboard and got to surf it Christmas morning. Watched the Iron Claw. Played League again and did terrible.
2024-01-19-Longboard County Pier TheSurfingViolinist 2024-01-20 | Inspired by Nick Carroll's Surf Your Best Series, I finally broke down and got a longboard to work on relaxing my upper body and improving my form and style. A long way to go before I'm cross-stepping, but baby steps. Was surprised by how fun the longboard made a gutless tiny Gulf Coast day. Quite refreshing. Check out this awesome series by Nick Carroll and Surfline here: youtu.be/Et7ImeBbmR8?si=P-wc-ZmizBo3HCg_
Teachers Blessing | TheSurfingViolinist Violin Vlog 36 TheSurfingViolinist 2024-01-13 | My first violin teacher gave me some great advice the last time I played violin for her on December 23, 2023. She passed away on January 3, 2024.
A Month of Goodbyes | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 29 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-12-08 | In May we said goodbye to a local skater and surfer, and got the news that our favorite Do-It-Yourself Skatepark was being demolished.
October Surprise Surf Vlog 34 Teaser TheSurfingViolinist 2023-12-05 | The October Surprise swell delivered some unusually powerful and clean waves back in October featuring interviews with Joey Knight, Warren Smith, Ryan Ivy, Tyler Poole, Chase Avery, Mohit Samtani, Jesse Lewis, Bill Lewis, Justin Buxton, Karen Buxton, Chris Higby, and Zeke Conner.Video Premieres at 8PM CST on December 5th - youtu.be/Q0H7Qrfqgw0
Remembering Snake | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 33 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-10-09 | Thanks to Wes Rolan for his drone footage:See more of Wes Rolan's footage from Snake's Paddleout here:youtube.com/watch?v=ZPxzqIFUZUYSee some of Chris Upton's runs from his time here:instagram.com/upton197667Thanks to Myles for the drone footage:instagram.com/mylesdickeyThanks to Stephen Gavarinski and DJ for the footage of the final Euro clear:instagram.com/finest_floridianinstagram.com/dj_latcham
The Sheet Music Solution - Gig Organization Follies Part 3 | TheSurfingViolinist Violin Vlog 28 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-10-08 | In this vlog I recap the process of discovering the ForScore App, the Firefly foot pedal and the Moises app. It took me a long time to work these tools into my gigs, but since May I’ve been using them more effectively, and it’s made my gig life much easier.
Bread Bucket List Part 1 | TheSurfingViolinist Masala Vlog 32 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-09-29 | Mel sets out to capture the essence of Karim's khamiri roti
Spring Experiments | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 28 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-09-22 | Vlog covering the month of April. For the next few months uploads will be all over the place. Trying to stitch together this month's vlogs with the ones I missed. Hopefully caught up by new year.
Hurricane Idalia Surf | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 32 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-09-01 | The Hurricane Idalia swell surprises us, and I work on two new examples of kook form.This is the 32th Surf Vlog originally released September of 2023 covering 2 days of Surf from Hurricane Idalia on August 29th and 30th32 | TSV | Hurricane Idalia | August 2023
Chasing The YouTube Dream with Ben Gravy | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 27 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-08-21 | In March I had the chance to meet Ben Gravy, and the experience not only gave me some new goals to work on with surfing, but with my long dormant YouTube dreams.Watch all 4 vlogs from the month here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPU-i3Yct06m2eFqlqQ7XT_aF546ebyJd
Beyond Bollywood | TheSurfingViolinist Masala Vlog 27 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-08-21 | Watch all 4 vlogs from March here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPU-i3Yct06m2eFqlqQ7XT_aF546ebyJdHere is a link to my old short film Cheklist youtu.be/VERlgyadHCM?si=YimJzFGo7Er5Omfi
Gig Organization Follies Part 2 | TheSurfingViolinist Violin Vlog 27 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-08-21 | Watch all 4 Vlogs from March here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPU-i3Yct06m2eFqlqQ7XT_aF546ebyJd
Ben Gravy at Seascreamer Point | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 27 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-08-21 | I meet Ben Gravy as he discovers the longest wave in the panhandle.Watch all 4 Vlogs From March here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPU-i3Yct06m2eFqlqQ7XT_aF546ebyJdThis is the 27th Surf Vlog originally released August of 2023 covering events from March of 202327 | TSV | Ben Gravy at Seascreamer Point | March 2023
Vlogging By A Thread | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 26 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-08-20 | This video covers events in February of 2023, originally uploaded in August.
Bollywood Violin: A New Course Part 2 | TSV Masala Vlog 26 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-07-27 | This is the 26th Masala Vlog episode originally released July of 2023 covering events from Feb of 202326 | TMV | Bollywood Violin | Feb 2023
Gig Organization Follies Part 1 | TheSurfingViolinist Violin Vlog 26 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-07-11 | Juggling too many types of gigs required more preparation than I could muster in February, so I begin to truly shoulder the burden of making my performances more streamlined, sustainable, and hopefully more enjoyable for everyone.This is the 26th Violin Vlog originally uploaded in July of 2023 covering events from February of 2023.26 | TVV | Gig Organization Follies Part 1 | February 2023
Mr Surfs | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 26 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-07-01 | I start a new job at Panama City Beach’s longest running Surf Shop: Mr Surf’s. This is the 26th Surf Vlog originally released June of 2023 covering events from February of 202326 | TSV | Mr Surfs | February 2023
Foggy New Year | TheSurfingViolinist Family Vlog 25 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-06-24 | Navigating the aftermath of the car wreck we try to chart a course through a confusing period of the Seeuws Family’s lives. New Year’s Day was foggy, and it felt fitting as Mel, Ford and Satya all step into something new. This is the 25th Family Vlog episode originally released June of 2023 covering events in January of 2023. 25 | TFV | Foggy New Year | January 2023
A New Course Part 1 | TheSurfingViolinist Masala Vlog 25 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-06-23 | Ford and Melissa take a few steps back to reassess the Indian dishes and drinks that have captivated them over the years in order to set more realistic goals for themselves in the kitchen in 2023 and beyond. If you live in the Panama City area and would like to try some of my wife's delicious interpretations of Indian food and drink get in touch with her on social media:facebook.com/delhimellyinstagram.com/delhimellysThis is the 25th Masala Vlog originally released June of 2023 covering events from January of 202325 | TMV | A New Course | January 2023
New Fit | TheSurfingViolinist Violin Vlog 25 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-06-22 | Ford buys some new shoes, plays some Twin Peaks, Peer Gynt, and Lord of the RingsThis is the 25th Violin Vlog episode originally released May of 2023 covering events in January of 2023. 25 | TVV | New Fit | January 2023
Dealing with Injury Part 2 | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 25 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-03-27 | In my latest much-delayed Surf Vlog I document my attempts to rehab on the cheap from my shoulder injury.Special thanks to Kim Ives for the phenomenal shots of Dale Barth she got at the state park.E3 Rehab's Shoulder Dislocation Rehab video that I've found so helpful: youtu.be/IhU4mCcwIXA
Masala Vlog 2022 Report Card | TheSurfingViolinist Masala Vlog 24 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-03-23 | This is the 24th Masala Vlog episode originally released March of 202224 | MV | Report Card| December 2022
Seeuws Masala Update: Masala Vlog 21 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-01-23 | Belated upload of the September Masala Vlog, which somehow missed upload. Noble Luke's Deep East Set - youtube.com/watch?v=u7tgptfaUegGhajini Beyond Bollywood OneTake: youtu.be/p5UMYhWjJPg
Dealing With Injury Pt 1 | TheSurfingViolinist Surf Vlog 24 TheSurfingViolinist 2023-01-17 | While I focus on violin gigs after the shoulder injury, I take some time to think through my future in surfing and watch a few surprise winter swells from the sidelines.Shion Crawford Interview: youtube.com/watch?v=PPhsIleH2U0Rasta Rob Surfs Panama City Beach: youtu.be/bU37O_gJ_6wThis is the 24th Surf Vlog episode originally released January of 202224 | SV | Dealing With Injury Part 1 | December 2022
