Brewed Beverage of Choice: Saintly Biere de Garde…One of my own creations
I do not have a lot to say tonight, but when I woke this morning to head to work this was on NPR.
For any who has talked to me in the past year, Tommy Guerrero is by far one of my most favourite musicians. Hell, he is one of my inspirations. My ‘idols,’ who keep me doing what I do, are NOT brewers. They are skateboarders, poets, monks, and artists. There is a book I read on opening your own brewery/brewpub and one of the tests was to list people who inspire you. Mine were as follows:
Bob Burnquist, Jason Lee, Tommy Guerrero, Brian Lotti, The owners of Lakefront Brewery, Duane (the owner of Stumptown Coffee,) Jason McAdam, and Carl Sandburg.
The first four are skateboarders, which says a lot. They are the most creative people I have ever been associated with. In fact, I think even McAdam was a skateboarder at one time. But here is the thing, Bob owns an organic food company. Jason Lee is an actor and owns a skateboard company. Tommy is a musician and runs a skate company. And Brian is a successful artist and Buddhist. The thing about skateboarders is they have Zen quality to them. At least the ones I find interesting.
If you ever get a chance to see Tommy live, go see him. He puts on one of the best shows you will ever see. It really was just surprising to wake up and hear him being interviewed on NPR. The radio station never ceases to amaze me.
Prost!
the confucian brewer (skateboarder at heart)