Corduroy Pillows.....

They're making all the headlines...........

Woohoo...

... or is it?!

Gul Bude are pleased to announce the safe arrival of a brand new range of babies (babies to us, that is... surfboards to the layman).

We LOVE them, who wouldn't - but we have no idea where they are going to go just at this moment in time.



However, I'm sure this will be all resolved sometime tomorrow (Tom's in and can't wait to play with the new toys) so pop along and have a look.

Much love from Rach and Em

Rolling Rat

Forgive my naivety, but up until a few days ago I had no idea what 'ratting' a car meant. In fact, I'd never even come across the term.
Truth is, cars and I have had a fairly disastrous relationship. I promise you I'm not lying when I tell you I've been in no less that 14 write-offs (none, I may honestly add, have been as a result of any fault of mine!) Luckily, the worst affliction I've come away with is severe bruising (and a distinct loss of friends who'll risk sitting in a car with me - there seems to be a concensus that I've had some kind of gypsy curse placed on me down the line.)
So I'm either very lucky or phenomenally unlucky, depending on your point-of-view.
Suffice to say, I now see cars as simply a way to get from A to (fingers crossed) B and have relatively little interest in them beyond that (except perhaps the quality of the fitted airbags.)
However, 'ratting' of the car is something I quite like the sound of. To intentionally devalue a vehicle by creating rust or plastering it with stickers sounds like something I'd pretty much be a natural at. By all means, loan me your car, I'll show you.
We had some customers in recently who told us about their friend Lee, who had ratted up his car and done all manner of wonderful things to it. They took a sticker and we asked for some pictures in return. Here's what we received....
Cai

Dawnys make you sleepy...

To combat the harsh reality I have now had 5 cups of coffee.... And I don't plan on stoping there! Oh no, no sireee, no I don't, feel great, yeah great, super... Not tired now, no, Wide awa....... zzzzz

Ameri car na

Following on from Cai's Yankee friendly blog yesterday I thought these pictures of American custom cars I took at the Surf Coast Cruisers 4th July show would be right up his boulevard.

Owning an American automobile is something I have dreamed of since I was a small child and most of these dreams stem from watching imported 80's TV shows which had a strong tradition of featuring cars as stars.

When I finally convinced my wife to let me get one using the guise "it's a van, great for an expanding family" I thought I would realise all my visions of cruising long highways, massive jumps over barns, long car chases, shooting guns out the windows... you know the score...
In reality ownership is expensive, slightly awkward come service time, even more expensive come "fill her up" time and you have to sit on the wrong side. Then when you get to these shows it's funny how "un-American" people look when trying to look American. A cool, 'Marlboro-Man' style gait quickly becomes a cornfed clodhopper waddle.


But I still love it and wouldn't change it, plus the A-team theme tune pretty much plays on constant loop in my head every time I "GET IN THE VAN"...

...the downside is, I'm constantly fighting the urge to embroider a Confederate flag on my ill-fitting denim waist coat and call any policeman who crosses my path 'Smokey'.

Tom

Feliz Cumpleaños Estados Unidos!

So, today it's July 4th. Independence Day in the United States of America. It's basically their birthday. And just like all good birthdays, we're sure there'll be jelly, ice-cream, tantrums and tears. And hopefully cheese and pineapple on sticks everywhere - my favourite.
They're only a spritely 234 years old this year. Mere whippersnappers. And yet in such a short time, we've got a whole lot to thank them for: Amongst much else, they brought us TV dinners, Pitbulls and plastic cheese. Thanks guys!
We here at Gul Bude would like to wish all our cherished friends and family across the big blue pond a very Happy Birthday today...

...and point out that, had we really wanted your country, we'd have kept it.

Hey you guys........!

Here is a little treat for all you puzzle fans out there....

A SPOT THE DIFFERENCE!

This is all about testing your powers of observation. It is a little tricky but see if you can find all the differences....

Good luck and remember to send all answers with a stamped addressed envelope to the usual address.

Toms Daily B..log

Thankfully, we now sell air-fresheners at Gul Bude.

Guitar Zero

Rock and Roll.
I ruddy love it.
I love it to the point that I got the words tattooed on my inner leg by a friend who'd never used a tattoo gun before. I considered that pretty Rock and Roll in itself. And it kind of was, up until it fell off.
You know, I could never play the guitar but many times I've vaguely attempted to start. My Dad and my Brother are really good at it so I felt like I should have a natural ability to pick it up and play. Sadly, life works a little differently. Fear not, Slash.
As keen blog followers or shop visitors will know, we have a peach of a guitar right here in store. It's a little weathered but the strings still seem to work. And as for being in tune, well, I used to be a fan of Scritti Politti - tune matters not. But just the feel of a guitar in my hands... I don't know, it gets those rich Rock and Roll juices flowing. Especially when I strike my best Bryan Adams pose and the sun is low in the sky.
I was having a little fantasy fun with this the other day. The mood had taken me, I think the mighty Crüe had just popped up on our in-store music player. The sun was sinking. My eyes glazed and like a man possessed by a dark Sabbathian Wizard, Rock took me. I grabbed the guitar, and disappeared into nearby dog poo alley, just down the road.

I hadn't been power-strumming for very long before I heard a whinnying, like a distressed pony. It was Tom. "Oh Cai? Cai?" Apparently he needed a lunch break.

Silly boy.

Tom should know better than to mess with the fantasy at such a crucial moment. So it was entirely his fault, what happened next...

Lewis: Killing it.

Who is currently Number 1 in the UK Under-18 Longboarders?
Well, that'd be our boy, Lewis Stritch.

Good work Lewis.