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By Jarod DeAnda, March 15, 2010

As a Twitter friend, Formula Drift fan and an avid reader of FATLACE blogs said to me on Twitter the other day “this year is gonna be one for the record books!” in reference to my schedule, happenings and blessing that have happened in 2010, I couldn’t agree more!

This past weekend I saw Vegas Drift, one of my best friends, some spring training baseball and of course some killer beers! Oh yeah a piece of memorabilia from a future hall of famer in the NFL!
Here ya go, follow me if you will….

This is our now deemed “Dude Room”, Parker calls it that btw!
Wifey and I hit IKEA and spent very lilttle money on some shelves and cabinet for books, figures etc…
How about that bottle collection huh???

Flew out to Vegas Friday night to MC Vegas Drift, this is Nick the Man behind the plan in Sin City Drift aka VEGAS DRIFT!

This is Nick’s sled, sick!

Joshua “Hobo” Herron aka 1/2 of the KEEP DRIFTING FUN movement came and kicked it Friday night so we parlayed over to Roberto’s for some late night grub!

Peep the roll call, Beard Life, DTA and so much more…

low and not so slow…

Hit the track Saturday AM for some dorifto drifty…

Dave Briggs from Canada has been out in So Cal to be exact Long Beach for some training and its showing…

Look closely and you can see Dave Brigg’s facial adornment, Dave has a nose ring btw…
So does his car! haha

Jon DSTROYR Chase in Vegas…

Joey Wrecked and Jason Wrecked in the mix as well, Horse named Power no show…

Hobo brings me the goods, sweet!

Drivers meeting

I won……

Dave Briggs and I after he receives his 3rd place trophy! see ya at XDC buddy…

This is Vegas local Buckey getting 2nd, congrats buddy!

BTW, We warned ya…

Liking the plate and the sticker especially on organizer Nick’s brothers S13…

SICK GTR right? Even SICKER is the wing!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watch the video and witness the craziness that is the electronic adjustable wing, calibrating on start up, it adjusts when you’re driving! NUTS-O!

Arrive back in AZ to see that WRESTLEMANIA XXVI is coming to AZ, oh yeah brother…

SUNDAY AM,
family, friends, baseball, beers and more…
Headed to Scottsdale to The Orange Table great food and great beers…
Saw this dude wearing a ROGUE ALES hat then a minute later older dude is wearing a XS Rogue Ales tee, so being me spark up a conversation…
Come to find out “older dude” (frogot your name, sorry) grows the barley for ROGUE ALES, his son lives here in AZ, good people, good beer= good convo thanks ya’ll nice meeting ya… Justin hit me up…

One of my best friends Mike is in town, hooked him up with an INCIPIO Sylicrylic case for his iPhone he’s stoked… He works on tv shows such as DEA, Bachelor back in the day, even American Chopper in the 1st and 2nd season!
We’re beer geeks btw!

Mike pouring me an Alesmith IPA to get the day started…

Parker dogging his Ghirardelli chocolate pancakes, yes Ghirardelli getting into the SF state of mind…

Game bound…
The Giants of San Francisco v. The Brewers of Milwaukee

Heading to the game spotted a bike rocking that REBEL8 sticker, SF ALL ROUND US!

Parker and mama…

Mike and PJ…

Parker and I, he’s rocking the SD Padre’s and I’m rocking the Fresno Grizzlies lid thanks Walmer for everything!

Mikey and I…

These dudes know whats up, Ken Block and DTA Posse…

The fam!

Why thank you!

Quick pit stop for some BANGING beers Papago Brewing is insanely awesome tap house and bottle shop btw!!!

Check it!!!!!!!!
Adrian Wilson signed mini helmet, if you don’t know about Adrian look it up HERE
Future Hall of Famer, 10th player ever in the history of the NFL to be in the 20/20 club which is 20 sacks and 20 interceptions, what ya got on that???
Plus he’s down as he owns HIGH POINT in Scottsdale, they carry REBEL8, Black Scale, HUF, Benny Gold, Nike, Supra, a bunch more and of course Dearly Departed

Looks good next to my Ladanian signed helmet, even though he’s not a Charger he always be remembered as a Charger, ya know just like Jerry Rice will always be a Niner, come on!

Here’s some beers we picked up…

Didn’t drink this one yet but just check it, Sierra Nevada 30 XXX Anniversary honoring Fritz Maytag… He owns Anchor Brewing in SF

Jolly Pumpkin Ales Calabaza White Ale, yummm
little sour but nice and light for day drinking…

Also, had Two Hearted Ale from Bell’s Brewing…

Lost Abbey Devotion Ale oh yeah… rocking that REBEL8…

Check out the INCIPIO Star Wars Darth Vader iPhone Case I got for my friend/neighbor Chris…

Chris and his HUGE StormTrooper truck…

Darth Frye…

Also, check The Continental Charger from INCIPIO

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By Jarod DeAnda,

Nice days in Arizona…
LAST WEEK, this is whats up!
Grabbed some lunch with wifey at our local eatery, THE DELI simple name yes but simply amazing sandwiches!
Washed down the food with a dirty blonde, no not a girl Nimbus Dirty Blonde Ale

Nice fountain huh?

Hooking up the ride, K&N Filters FIPK kit for the Armada V8 the Intake adds 11.21 HP, I’ll take all I can get!!!!

Starts out like this…

Ends up like this and 11.21 HP more, yeah!

Awww yeah!

Caught a package on the doorstep from 686 three numbers that mean a lot to the snow industry!
686 is run by a solid guy Mike West FOLLOW HIS BLOG HERE or on HypeBeast HERE
This is the ORIGINAL TOOL BELT!

Parker says “Cheers” to a good day!

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By Jarod DeAnda, March 12, 2010

My son Parker and I rolled up to Scottsdale the other day, we went to HIGH POINT and saw my homies Slim and Thomas…
Slim is co-owner of Dearly Departed and works at High Point and Thomas works at High Point as well, both good dudes from the day I met them…

BTW, REBEL8 SPRING 2010 is NOW AVAILABLE AT HIGH POINT, they take phone orders and it’s SELLING FAST!!! Tell them JAROD sent ya…

Parker’s even getting in on the act!

While there I figured I’d bless them with some INCIPIO cases for their devices…
Thomas has an iPhone and Slim has an iPod Touch, so I hooked them up with INCIPIO CASES…

Here’s a couple videos first one is of Thomas and Slim checking out some cases.
The 1st videos is grainy but the 2nd one is SHARP!

The 2nd video I show you which INCIPIO cases Slim and Thomas pic for their iPhone and iPod…
Thomas gets the Incipio NGPcase and Slim catches the Incipio Silicrylic case for his iPod Touch

PJ and I head over to Neiman Marcus just to check it out…
Parker WAS Born cool btw…

Here take a seat, relax, you deserve it…

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By Jarod DeAnda, March 11, 2010

So I get a last minute call from Nick the organizer of Vegas Drift and he says “I need you to announce because the announcers sick, can you make it out?”

So I throw on my J-Rod suit and am ready to head out to Vegas for Saturdays competition!
Looking forward to see some Sin City sliders at Vegas Drift and of course kick it with some 702 homies…“Hobo” Herron, NEEK, even DSTROYR Jon + more peeps

Get Ready for VegasProAm 2010 from Robert Strohmeyer on Vimeo.

Check out the DSTROYR aka Jon Chase designed Vegas Pro-Am STAFF shirt….

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By Jarod DeAnda, March 10, 2010

The fellas from Venice Beach have sent me a care HATE package as they would say…
ROGUE STATUS’ Blog THE SMOG CHECK HERE
Thanks Yo, Jasper, Matt, “That guy” and the crew…

Front of the tee’s sent…

Back of the tee’s sent..

slappys…

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By Jarod DeAnda, March 9, 2010

Officially announced today I’m working with Incipio as their first ever Brand Ambassador.
“What is Incipio?” you may ask.
Well here’s a quick video with me explaining whats going to happen and how you can benefit…
This isn’t just about me, it involves you too!
So who wants a new case???

I’ll be blogging and updating the INCIPIO BLOG on the regular with adventures across the country and the world which would include my Formula DRIFT events, DMCC, XDC, X Games , my regular random experiences and so much more.
I want to come and meet you at your events, get YOU some Incipio products + we have some more ideas up our sleeves that we’ll be debuting throughout the year.
So who wants some cases???

Incipio makes cases and power solutions for your “life” aka your mobile devices either it be your Blackberry, Apple products including iPhones, iPods, smart phones, netbooks, notebooks, Kindles and whatever technology piece comes on the market. Incipio is quick to move and as the company credo says “The Art of Protection”.

The company’s commitment to provide innovative products at the highest level of craftsmanship, combined with maintaining an affordable price, makes it a leader in the electronics accessories industry. Incipio’s team members continually challenge themselves to develop the highest quality products by seeking opportunities to improve and enhance the user experience.

Check out all the case options that Incipio has to offer for your mobile devices CLICK HERE FOR MORE INCIPIO PRODUCTS Remember FREE SHIPPING on all products!

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By Jarod DeAnda,

Caught an email last week from a fan of the blog, Walmer Medina… Here’s Walmers TWITTER Follow him!

Never met Walmer, never knew of him and now I can say after exchanging some emails and being blessed with a gift from him he’s a solid guy. Walmers a fan of life, a husband and a father. Walmer sounds pretty much like me! It’s amazing how people can run concurrent lives but if you take a look around stir up a conversation you’ll see that there’s people that exist that share the some hobbies, passions and zest for life that you do, just be approachable, honest and sincere and your actions and good things/people will approach you…
I sound a bit like a fortune cookie, but regardless Walmer sent me a package that consisted of the following pieces…….Thanks Walmer, we’ll get up sooner than later, can’t wait to share a beer with ya!

Walmer’s Director or Marketing for the Fresno Grizzlies the Triple AAA minor league baseball team for the SF Giants

Grizzlies beanie, New Era official team hat and a stuffed animal bear for my son Parker…

Guess what the bears name is????
Yep, Parker…

Walmer even sent over the newest from FASHAWN- Boy Meets World

I give the Fresno Grizzlies hat a thumbs up!

Parker gives his Grizzlie a thumbs up as well!!!

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By Jarod DeAnda, March 8, 2010

Titles of blogs just come out of nowhere and some I apologize for but it is what it is…
Inspiration comes from either the post, the product or what’s in my mind at the time of writing it…
This weekend was a blast we had a good time with family, friends which are basically family (The Forsbergs) and just good experiences…

The title for this blog was inspired from an SNL skit from last week w/ J Lo, yes just watch and laugh!
NEW CAR HORNS!!!!!

Let’s start with Friday night Vivid Racing had a JDM/Euro Car meet at their awesome facility…This was to raise money for Wounded Warriors and raised $1,100+

I don’t currently own a race car so PJ brought his!
Dan even threw him a new sponsorship deal!

DC Shoes rolled out even…
This is Tanner of DC Shoes and his rusted ride…so sick…

That Friday night Chris Forsberg and his wife Michelle, The Forsbergs rolled out to AZ to kick it, its ALWAYS blast when they come out!!!
BTW, Chris is on Twitter now, follow him and his antics…

Fast Forward Saturday AM, coffee on the couch with Chris and PJ…

Now Saturday afternoon!!!!!!!!
GREAT ARIZONA BEER FESTIVAL at Tempe Town lake, good times!!!!!!!!!
It was crowded!

The DeAnda’s and The Forsbergs…. YES Those are pretzel necklaces, they will SAVE you from starving and they will also keep you answering the question of “Where did you get those necklaces???”

Chris and I… + REBEL8

Matt, the moose and his chica…

Thanks to Ed at Stone Brewing for hooking it up…

Also, thanks to Brendan at Left Hand Brewing for the hook up as well!!!
Breweries and people involved with beer and fun loving people, they HAVE to be!!!!

Wifey and I!

I’d proudly stand up….

Mind melting…

Check these guys out and their Drink Easy party products!!!!!
The Beer Belt- Yes it’s a beer holster for a gang of cans or beverages of any sort!!!
The Double Beer Bong- Because one beer bong just isn’t enough!!!!
These guys have some fun products to be had, for your next debauchery filled house party, GET SOME OF THEIR PRODUCTS @ DrinkEasy.com CLICK HERE to BUY and view

Beer Pong N-Ice Rack’s keep them Dixie cups cold and fresh…
Then they have floaties for them too for the POOL DUH!!!!!!!!!!

When you’re done, you’re DONE!

Next stop on Mill Ave, The Tavern On Mill Ave...

Looks like The Tavern on Mill is gonna have a pretty good set up coming on March 17th, buy the shirt and GET THE DEALS ON Wed!

Chris and Mich…

Jarod and Steph…

Fast forward SUNDAY MORNING!!!
Ritual stop for The Forsbergs is WAFFLE HOUSE….
The hats funny but I’m hoping he’s aspiring to be more than working at Waffle House…

Double Scattered, smothered, chunked and capped!
YUM!

The look of satisfaction!!! Thanks Chris and Michelle for rolling out, GREAT TIMES!!!
BEEP BEEP!!!

Ended the weekend by seeing a little clearer!!!
HID kit for our new family ride, Nissan Armada…
I purchased the kit through a company called Altitude Importers for $65 shipped! Yes, that cheap and super easy to install!!!
If you’re interested let me know…

On the left is the OEM bulbs and on the right is the HID installed bulb…

Now up close….
STOCK OEM BULB…

HID BULB INSTALLED…
RADICAL!

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By Jarod DeAnda, March 4, 2010

So out with the old and in with the new…

I’m ALWAYS on my Blackberry just ask my wife and friends…
Hey I’m NEVER not working, shucking and jiving…
So had to step it up to the new Blackberry Bold 9700 through T Mobile…
Liking it so far…
Phone looks naked, need a new case…I’ve got one coming tomorrow, JUST WAIT, you’ll see…

Now, speaking of communication (pun intended) I saw this product on Twitter and Facebook so I added them to see reviews, feedback, etc. I was even going to purchase some but low and behold I WIN some before I even have the chance to purchase some
ENTERTAINERS SECRET….Throat relief for laryngitis, hoarseness, congestion, stuffiness, and dry throat

Given my line of work, MC’ing events ALL day especially Formula Drift events where I’m hooting, hollering, “Sending It” and wrapping it up this is MY kind of product… So believe me I will be giving this a test drive at the 1st round of Formula Drift if not sooner!!!!
Thanks Entertainers Secret, feedback post usage/post event!
To buy CLICK HERE

Last but definitely NOT least, THIS IS THE LAST Picture my Canon SD790IS will be taking and of course it’s of its predecessor the newest Canon PowerShot SD1400IS, shoots 14.1 Megapixel and HD Video!
Sweet!!! Plus flatblack, gangster!

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By Jarod DeAnda,

This Saturday and Sunday is the 22nd annual Great Arizona Beer Festival…
The proceeds go towards a good cause which means you drink and be happy as do the ones your helping while drinking….
Check out AZBEER.com for more info…

Come one, come all, I’m gonna be there and reporting next week how it all went down!!!!

The Great Arizona Beer Festival
presented by AZCentral.com
Tempe Town Lake, 54 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.
March 6 and 7, 2010