Kenny Bloggins

Bloggins Lifestyle: At home with TX

2010-08-24T17:41:00.000-07:00

A couple months ago, Kenny Bloggins spent some time smokin' Maconia and slappin' Bundas south of the equator with a visit to Brasil. In this episode of Bloggins lifestyle, Rodrigo TX takes us through his home in Sao Paulo and gives us a sneak peek into his life back in Brazil. Obrigado.

Brazilian skateboarders have always been renown for their incredible pop on a skateboard. The reason and explanation for this pop has always been a mystery...until now. Our team of scientists at The Bloggins Research Institute have recently discovered that the antioxidant-protein-carbohydrate combination found in the Acai bowl; when eaten over an extended period of time, drastically increases your pop and jumping ability by 50%. Rodrigo starts off every day with an Acai Bowl, and that's why Rodrigo can kickflip your mom.

TX and most of Brazil have a huge fascination with mafia shit and the street life. That's a big reason why Prodigy of Mobb Deep could run for president of Brazil and win. This action figure is from the film "The Godfather" and sits in TX's bedroom to remind him to keep it gangsta 24/7.

Reinforcing the gangsta-ness of his crib, this Scarface poster hangs in TX's living room. If you look close, you'll notice another important hood element found underneath the poster....a Nextel phone box. The chirp feature ("Where you at Dog?") found on Nextel phones are crucial for communicating with peeps in the streets. Fuck an Iphone or Blackberry. Nextel dog!!

In the west wing of the TX estate, you'll find his trophy room. This room is filled with all his favorite skate videos, pictures, and trophy's from all his 1st place victories in major international competitions. Pure Excellence bitch!!

With all the glamour and glitz that goes with being an internationally recognized athlete, you might think its easy for TX to forget where he comes from...Never That!! One look at his closet and you can see that he is still a skate rat at heart. Skate Na Veia!

Soccer is the national sport of Brazil and everyone pledges allegiance to their local teams. TX bleeds Corinthians and isn't afraid to break some shit or riot in the streets if they lose.

TX has a proper board wall with 15 or so of his pro models in his living room. This Firm deck is by far his favorite. Its his first American pro-model.

Rodrigos VW GTI is official. When rollin on Avienda Paulista, this whip definitely attracts the quality Bunda.

TX closes out his day with only the finest cuts of meats from the local Churrascaria. These restaurants are all you can eat and help Rodrigo recharge after a hard day of skating. TX's ridiculous intake of only the finest steaks is a perfect compliment to his Acai consumption and rounds out a balanced diet, ensuring the pop stays on point.

After a proper dinner, Rodrigo retreats back to the crib for some sleep, cuz its hard to get your hustle on without a good nights rest. Sleep tight Haters!

Sexy Beaner Alert

2010-08-24T12:22:00.000-07:00

In todays sexy beaner alert, we highlight Jimena Navarrete of Guadalajara who just won Miss Universe 2010. Jalisco Represent!!!

Peep the Newness...Blvd Skateboards

2010-08-24T12:14:00.000-07:00

Click here to go to Blvd Skateboards.com

Listen crew at Cherry Park

2010-07-14T11:24:00.001-07:00

Weird Beard

2010-07-09T10:21:00.000-07:00

Fatback in Nicaragua

2010-07-09T00:11:00.000-07:00

Shady Burrito Gang

2010-06-14T11:34:00.000-07:00

Style Watch...Chuntaro Style

2010-06-10T10:34:00.000-07:00

Chuntaros, Paisas, Vaqueros, Beaners...whatever you wanna call em, they have a unique style all their own that can no longer be ignored. You might see these urban cowboys in any Mexican neighborhood in the United States, rocking a Sombrero hat, a flashy belt buckle and cowboy boots made from some sort of exotic hide (ostrich, eel, crocodile or dog are the most common). This style of dress may seem innocent enough, but we have dug deep into the underbelly of the Chuntaro world and what Kenny Bloggins has uncovered might shock you.

In this edition of the Kenny Bloggins Style Watch, we unearth and expose the Chuntaro Style to all you pinche gringos and gringas.

Classic Chuntaro Style

Los Play Boys dont play...

Exhausting

Big Pimpin'

Botas Monster

Baby Chunt- Louis boots.

Speechless

The hot seat

Red Chespirito dolphin snouts.

New shit! BMW Jetta

Oye Reina!!

for more Chunty-ness visit www.chuntaritos.com

Maradona World Cup Mexico 1986

2010-06-09T09:51:00.000-07:00

Since World Cup 2010 is only a couple days away, its only fitting to take this time to look back at one of the most controversial goals in World Cup history. Maradona's Hand of God goal in the Argentina vs. England match of the 1986 World Cup made him one of the most hated men in England at the time. This illegal "handball" goal was missed by the refs and was followed by another amazing Maradona goal in which he dribbled past 5 opposing players to score and solidify their win over England, sending them to the next round and eventually becoming champions of the world.....COCAINE IS A HELL OF A DRUG!!!

Fat people on swings

2010-06-05T01:48:00.001-07:00

Poor Roger

2010-06-01T14:09:00.000-07:00

Get Buck.

2010-05-27T13:44:00.000-07:00

Freedumb

2010-05-14T19:04:00.000-07:00

Brian Brown in the Andes Mountains on the border of Chile shot by Ian O'Connor

Timtim does it again.

2010-05-14T18:57:00.000-07:00

BINGO!!

2010-04-28T21:32:00.000-07:00

Pixels

2010-04-28T11:13:00.000-07:00

Rodrigo Petersen Blasting

2010-04-28T09:00:00.000-07:00

Hey Young World

2010-04-27T18:00:00.000-07:00

FATBACK Northwest Trip

2010-04-27T14:59:00.001-07:00

El NESSER GUEY

2010-03-23T16:13:00.000-07:00

Ipath welcomes fellow gorilla Steve Nesser to the team....get pitted!!!

Johnny Rad and The Air Jordans

2010-03-19T19:46:00.000-07:00

Holy Shit, i forgot how fresh Johnny Rad was...one of the original Skate Rockers. OG as fuck. Here's transcripts from his appearance in The Search for Animal Chin...

"Welcome to the Blue Tile Lounge. I'm your host, Johnny Rad!!! It ain't no fool to be this cool. I'd like to welcome all you wall jammers out there. I don't know if you knew this, but this is a sk8 & destroy party. Just sold over a hundred records!! Urethane baby!! Yeah! Lemme tell you guys something. First of all, no one's more into finding Animal Chin than the Rad-Man. Now, that's the bottom line. There's something you guys gotta know. If you look too hard for Animal Chin, you're never gonna find him. You gotta relax, and enjoy your skating. Think about that. Alright, young dudes!"

Where are they now? Maurice Key

2010-03-18T12:49:00.000-07:00

Maurice Key was one of my favorite skateboarders from the 90's . Butter steez and fresh hood swag, this fool killed it. After the Credo vid, homeboy was ghost on skate circuit. Maurice's buttery-ness lives on though in tube vids and the rare VHS copies of Credo and Trilogy.

Shotgun!!!

2010-03-15T12:04:00.000-07:00

For more herbal epicness, peep the Dank Nuggzz blog right now.

More TimTim Greatness

2010-03-15T09:30:00.001-07:00

Speaking of TimTim, heres a photo of a half naked floozy holding one of his old Popwar models. Smell ya later...

Chad TimTim

2010-03-08T19:20:00.000-08:00

I jacked this vid off the homie Ricki the Dudes blog...a little edit he did of timtim. My Boy Chad is the truuuuuth!!!

Get Zorched in Nicaragua

2010-03-08T16:39:00.000-08:00

Round up of flicks shot in Nicaragua while on our last trip to Managua for Chico Brenes Central Skate shop demo. Get Zorched!!!

No Homo

3rd World machete grip tape job.

The perfect man, cast in a perfect blue light

Nicaraguan 2Pac

Street Pee Wee's

Art

Steppin' Out

The Good Life with Rojo

Gringos back tats

Long walks on the beach

Steady Eatin' Crew approved

Concerned Citizens

Big ups to Chico and the Brenes family for their hospitality.

Seperated At Birth?

2010-03-08T09:12:00.000-08:00

Turtle Boy Nicaragua VS. Jose Rojo's Costco card photo.

Give Me My Money Chico

2010-03-05T18:15:00.000-08:00

Lrg's first full length skateboarding video is set to drop March 31st in Los Angeles... heres newest trailer filmed by AC LeStroke and edited by Creepy Kyle.

World Premiere: Give Me My Money Chico Trailer from LRG on Vimeo.

Nicaraguan Frankenstein

2010-02-25T17:02:00.000-08:00

This is the 2nd Frankenstien deck ive seen since ive been in Nicaragua. Dont have enough money to buy a new deck after you break your old one? Fuck it...bolt a piece of plywood underneath your cracked deck and your good to go. I dont want to hear you lil' faggit American kids complain about dirty grip or soggy boards. Nica kids ride Frankenstien decks...and rip.
You spoiled brats.

Sao Paulo Brazil

2010-02-23T13:53:00.001-08:00

Was diggin in the crates and came across some black and white gems shot by Ben Colen while the Listen crew was on a trip through Brazil filming Viajeros Locos. Say what you want about digital photography, but the feeling captured on these film scans are butter.

Surfing

2010-02-01T13:14:00.000-08:00

LB FREE

2010-01-26T21:18:00.000-08:00

A bro cam video filmed by the bros for the bros. Documenting the short lived LB Free skatepark in Long Beach California, featuring todays top pros filmed by the most amateur filmers.

LB FREE from skate listen on Vimeo.

Old School Ray

2010-01-25T18:13:00.000-08:00

This is the homie Iray. Hes from Long Beach. He loves smoking weed, skateboarding and rhyming. Homie is a funny ass whiteboy. Peep his vid.

Ballsack McMuffin

2010-01-24T16:26:00.000-08:00

Heres some outtakes from a trip we took to Managua, Nicaragua a couple of months ago to film Chico Brenes First Hand on Fuel TV. Check your local listings bitch.

Blacc Mike Skatepark

2010-01-20T10:49:00.000-08:00

Good Looks to everyone who came out this past weekend to celebrate the opening of the Michael K. Green aka Blacc Mike Skatepark in the City of Long Beach. Good vibes and fun times were had by all. It was a great tribute to a good friend who died way too young from a senseless act of violence on the mean streets of Long Beach. R.I.P homie.

Peruvian Gold

2010-01-10T12:59:00.000-08:00

I recently dug up these contact sheets that Ian O'Connor shot in 2007 while we were on a skate mission in Peru. Some of us had been to Lima before, but none had made the journey to Cuzco or to the Lost City of the Inca's aka Machu Picchu. This mission was definitely one of the best skate trips i have ever been on. Dope crew, good skating in one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
(click photos for closer view)

Blogging is for the birds

2010-01-03T11:44:00.000-08:00

A message to the 4 people who read the bloggins on the regular....Sorry for the lack of posts these days...ive found better ways to waste my time and energy...in the meantime heres a classic homo thug flick for your enjoyment.

Microphone Mathmatics

2009-12-14T20:39:00.000-08:00

Mexican of the Month

2009-12-08T13:31:00.000-08:00

Bob from La Bamba

Gifts from Above

2009-12-02T15:36:00.001-08:00

God blessed me with this photo when i found it in a poloroid photo booth in San Fransisco a couple of years ago. God knows what boys like. Amen.

Bathroom Graffiti Hall of Fame

2009-11-23T15:03:00.001-08:00

"Eat a bag of dicks up"
New Orleans 2009

Augor and Pose

2009-11-18T12:37:00.001-08:00

LRG VISUALLY HEARD / Augor & Pose for KarmaLoop.com from LRG on Vimeo.

Butt Hat

2009-11-07T19:16:00.000-08:00

The Triumph of Bullshit

2009-11-03T14:15:00.000-08:00

Get me on the lake and I’m trouble, last weekend fished around and caught a triple double

I didn’t even have to use my expensive bait, I gotta say it was a good day

PLO style

2009-11-03T11:20:00.001-08:00

Where in the world is Gabe De La Mora??

2009-11-02T12:01:00.000-08:00

Last seen at La Bandera in TJ Mex....If you have seen him or know his whereabouts, please contact Kenny@Bloggins.org or Wetback@Beaners.com

Satan

2009-11-02T10:46:00.001-08:00

Just threw in this Satan flick to balance out the last two Jesus posts.

The Jesus Cheeto

2009-10-19T21:35:00.000-07:00

Jesus again....

2009-10-19T21:30:00.001-07:00

Dear Mama Pt 2

2009-10-19T13:48:00.000-07:00

Looks like Mama Bloggins didnt appreciate the 3rd Roomate post and the inhumane disposal of our old roomie writing:

" Hi Kenny, I made the mistake of looking at your blog. I couldn't sleep because of that rat. That was so sad and horrible. The poor creature looked so helpless. What a horrible way to kill it. And it was NOT FUNNY. Don't get me wrong I'm not a rat lover, but there should be a more humane way to kill something."

Fear not Mama Bloggins, the rat felt no pain and was rendered paralyzed due to its spinal cord being severed from the sheer crushing force of the rat trap, after such trauma a little swim with the fishes was the least of his worries. Its the beautiful cycle of life Mom. You cant question why the great white shark eats the cute baby seal, thats just the way of the world.

The 3rd Roomate

2009-10-14T16:41:00.000-07:00

For the last couple months, we had an unexpected visitor crashing at The Casa de Kenny. He moved in mid summer and quickly wore out his welcome. He never paid rent on time, he ate all my triscuits, he never refilled the Britta water pitcher, and he never shit in the bathroom like a respectable courteous roomate should. Needless to say, we had to get this bummy mutha fucka out the crib. We called in Montoya pest control to extract the bastard, and now that nigga is sleepin with the fishes......

Chef.

2009-10-14T15:40:00.000-07:00

The Invisible Chino

2009-09-30T20:51:00.000-07:00

This Tuesday @ Manision in the MIA

2009-09-21T10:59:00.001-07:00

big up to Lance-O at the control, and bredren Ian O'connor for the flyer.

Jr's Video of the Month

2009-09-20T18:12:00.000-07:00

After a couple month hiatus because of a lack of worthy videos, Adelmo Jr's video of the month is back with a banger episode.

New shit from Nike!

2009-09-19T17:21:00.000-07:00

Air Jesus killin the game.

Sky High

2009-09-01T00:59:00.000-07:00

Brian Brown in the Andes, livin the life
Photo O'Connor

Seattle Bitch

2009-08-28T22:58:00.000-07:00

Performance- MC Spandex

2009-08-14T09:53:00.000-07:00

Thats the name of the game.

Skater vs. Chollo

2009-08-11T14:07:00.000-07:00

Skate or Die bitches!!

Skateboarding in Afghanistan

2009-08-11T13:02:00.001-07:00

Thuggin it and Lovin it

2009-08-07T22:58:00.000-07:00

Yoga Fire, Yoga Flame

2009-08-05T11:26:00.001-07:00

Return of the Salad Days

2009-08-03T17:57:00.000-07:00

Was looking thru some old photos on the hard drive, when i came across these photos of a trip I took to Colorado with Dave Hoang and Justin Reynolds. Looking back at the crew, it dawned on me that every single kid on the trip would end up becoming the hardest hitting dudes in skateboarding today. Funny to see them when they were little dunnies....check it out.

Angel Ramirez

Alex Olsen

Leo Romero

Dave Hoang the TM/Dad

Justin Reynolds the Comic Relief

Some Dude with a Lomo

Same Ole' Story

2009-08-03T17:44:00.000-07:00

Havana Cuba

2009-07-30T15:22:00.000-07:00

Went to Havana Cuba last year to sample a little bit of Communist Cuba before Fidel kicks the bucket, and the inevitable happens; Cuban borders open up to the Americans, and the Gringos blitz the fuck outta Havana. We wanted to see Cuba at its rawest and untouched. The trip did not disappoint. Here's a little bit of flavor from the mission.

La Bodeguita del Medio

Trip the fuck out bro.

2009-07-27T12:13:00.000-07:00

Jacked this from Ian's blog. Good looks homie!!

Gorilla Shit

2009-07-13T20:52:00.001-07:00

Listen just did a hat project with some of their friends over at MIA, 2nd Nature, and Famila
skateshops. Custom mesh joints, just in time for summer. Big ups to the Gorilla Crew.

Moonwalking Cheeto

2009-07-12T14:55:00.001-07:00

LOS ANGELES -- Sales of Michael Jackson memorabilia have skyrocketed after the King of Pop's death last month. But, one of the most unusual items is what's described as a "moonwalking" cheeto.
Amazingly, someone did buy the snack sized piece of pop culture on ebay. It sold for $35.18.

LRG in Thailand and China

2009-07-10T11:20:00.001-07:00

Richard Mulder

2009-07-10T11:16:00.000-07:00

Dope photo of Richie from his Stussy Ad back in the day.
Photo courtesy of the Heel Bruise Blog......Respect.

Heel Bruise

2009-07-10T11:00:00.001-07:00

Heel Bruise is a new project from OG Chocolate ripper Richard Mulder and homie T-mas Yu. Together with Robbie Jeffers, this trio is making some noise with solid designs and ill concepts. This is just a small preview of their Summer 09 offering.
Check out their site, and support the real.

Dank Nugggzzz!!!

2009-07-07T12:45:00.001-07:00

yo son, check the hardest shit on the interweb Dank Nuggzz, catch a contact bitch!!

Athlete Style

2009-07-06T13:58:00.001-07:00

Want Pop like Rodrigo TX? Want the manny skills of Kelly Hart? The key to their amazing skills is not natural born talent and hard work like one would think....the most important element in becoming such high caliber "Athletes" is Health and Nutrition. Kelly and TX display their revolutionary new "Athlete Style Bacon Diet".

Wifey Alert

2009-07-06T11:00:00.001-07:00

Apollonia from Purple Rain

Awww the memories

2009-06-03T21:49:00.000-07:00

Throwback from Guadalajara '05,

Great Moments in Mexican American History

2009-06-03T20:38:00.000-07:00

Joint of the Month

2009-06-03T20:23:00.001-07:00

Hesh vs. Fresh

2009-05-21T14:09:00.000-07:00

VS.

Who has the better video?? Hesh vs Fresh, you decide.

The Paisa Corner

2009-05-19T12:51:00.000-07:00

There are many different meanings for the word Paisa; from a countryman, to a person born in Medellin Colombia, but my all time favorite use of the the word, comes directly from the Urban Dictionary, and describes a certain type of Mexican below:

Its the American equivalent to being a hillbilly or redneck. With that being established, we bring to you the latest in "Paisa" technology and entertainment. Accordion Hero is sweeping the barrio faster than the Palatero man and his jimaica pops. The object of the game is similar to Guitar Hero, where you must hit all the notes as they appear on the screen and make your "squeeze o' meter" hit the red. That's when your paisa points really start maximizing. Its great fun for the whole family, a good gift for quinceaneras or a entertaing way for you and your crew to break up the monotony during halftime of the Chivas futbol game.

Thailand connect

2009-05-18T13:04:00.000-07:00

if you happen to be in Bangkok Thailand this weekend, go kick it with the Preduce homies at the premiere for their new video "Sambai". There will be a gang of hot Thai women, dope skating and lots of dranks. Skate or Die.

Ron Artest

2009-05-15T13:29:00.000-07:00

Kenny Bloggins is a die hard Lakers fan, and he is a little upset that Ron Artest and the Houston Rockets have pushed the playoff series to Game 7. As a Laker fan and with all the bad blood in this series, its hard to hate on Ron Artest, because hes sooo hood, that it makes you love em. In this post we celebrate the ultimate in NBA coonery, with this classic brawl between Ron and all of Detriot.

Dear God

2009-05-15T10:41:00.000-07:00

Please bless me with this Colnago CX-1....Thank you, Amen

Mess with the Bull

2009-05-09T14:20:00.001-07:00

You get the horns.

Tuan Diggz

2009-05-08T01:01:00.000-07:00

got it like that.

Lemme get a Newport my ninja..

2009-05-05T18:25:00.000-07:00

Listen family member and all around funny ass dude, Jose Pereyra got a web interview runnin on Slap Mag right now. Check it out playa.

Curtin's Animal Planet

2009-05-01T21:18:00.001-07:00

Curtin's Animal Planet

Tom Penny Mixtape

2009-05-01T15:09:00.001-07:00

Fatboy Approved!

2009-05-01T12:38:00.002-07:00

Chicken Head Logic

2009-04-30T20:27:00.000-07:00

Skater Daters or Pro Hoes??...
Read Here.

Tx Sneaker of the Month

2009-04-30T17:32:00.000-07:00

Besides his ES shoes of course, Tx loves gangsta ass shoes of all sorts. The kind he can bring back home to Brazil and have all the Favela chickens breakin their necks. This month he brings you the fire with these money print, gold plated Nike Bounce.

The Bounce have been a Brazilian staple for a minute, but with the addition of the money print and gold, the most important hood elements are represented, making these shoes hella gaaaangstaa! The only way these joints could be any iller, is if they had bud leafs somewhere on em'.

Florida Represent

2009-04-28T20:03:00.000-07:00

Big up to my Florida bredren Ed Selego and Ian O'connor , who are comin correct this month on the cover of the new Skateboarder Magazine. Ian shot this butter ass photo of Ed's frontside flip in the MIA-YO. Nice work boys.

Earth Day lurk out.

2009-04-28T19:46:00.000-07:00

Listen in conjunction with Elwood and Adio busted a little Earth Day skate/bike mission up the San Gabriel River in search of spots and good times. Brian Brown, Kenny Anderson, Toya, and Rob G ditched the whips and used self propulsion to get from spot to spot. Check the new AdioVisual site to see more of Ian Oconnors flicks from the EarthDay Mish.

We winnin nigga!!

2009-04-27T18:14:00.000-07:00

A medium sized hat

2009-04-26T21:24:00.001-07:00

Huf interview.....Japanese peeps... WTF??

The Lost Chinos

2009-04-26T19:17:00.000-07:00

A couple of posts ago we did Baked Ty's Top 10 Chinese people. Well since that post, we've uncovered some Lost Chino Photos in the archives. These woulda definitely made the cut if we woulda found em earlier. Any ways, here's Ty's Lost Chinese Homies. Word Life

"Alive with Pleasure"

"Breakin 2 - Chinito Boogaloo"

" Ill Grill"

Shop at 2nd Nature

2009-04-26T13:23:00.000-07:00

Driving with AC

2009-04-23T20:00:00.001-07:00

Dear God

2009-04-23T14:39:00.000-07:00

Please bless me with this fly ass Tony Starks Tee. Thank you

Weekend with Lenny Rivas

2009-04-15T11:53:00.000-07:00

Kenny Bloggins kicked it pretty hard with Lenny Rivas and the rest of the KAYO family over the Tampa Pro Weekend. Impressed with his on the board and off the board coonery, we felt it only right to document a weekend in the life of the ole Lenster, as he made the rounds in Ybor City.
"Holla at cho boyeeee!"

"Whuuut up Daaaawwg?"

Pressin the flesh with best trick winner and Pool thug, Javier Nunez

Tbone and Lenny???!! Wing night.

Pensyl, Curtin, Chunky Al Qaeda, Strubs, Lenster.

The OG Westside and some sort of Skate Mafia hand sign bastardization.

Jack Curtin, pre vomit.

Gentry and Lenny??!!

Ladies love me , girls adore me...

Backside Tail Slide

Backside 180 pole jam

yup

Just like he was in TJ for spring break, Lenster hops on the bar and gets his groove on .

Keepin it Dirty and Ghetto. Jack and Lenny close out the night with dirt throwing battle. Keep it really Real!!