Beyond the Oyster Juice

Spend a Day in the Tube

World-class photographer. World-class surfer. Probably a world-class sleeper, too. Some guys have it all.

Like Clark Little.

The guy lives in Hawaii and takes pictures of the surf. For a living.

Beats what you're doing. (But not Mad Gringo. Comes pretty close, though.)

Today, I decided that we'd share some of the amazing pics that Clark has released. (He probably keeps the good ones in a vault.)

I didn't look up anything to see if he's married to a swimsuit model who brought her own money to the marriage. That would be too much to bear today.

Go Slow. And play in the surf.
MG

Will Scott McNulty Punch this Man?

Will our beloved Scott McNulty actually punch the seemingly harmless man next to him?

Could his rage be tempered by remembering he's wearing his Mad Gringo Hawaiiabera Tijuana?

Is that a red popcorn machine behind him?

Click here for answers to these questions and more!

Heroes In Hawaiian Shirts: John King

Mad Gringo bids farewell to ukulele sensation John King. Yes, he had fast hands. Mad Gringo doesn't hold that against him. Fast hands are good on the fretboard and at the bar. I will stay mum on the other instances where they are useful. You can fill in the blanks.

The sweet sounds of the ukulele are distinctly Hawaiian. Four strings. Easier to handle than the six-string guitar. Maybe a little harder to hold but certainly easier to carry around the beach.

For your enjoyment, here's a video clip of John in action. Strum on.

All that's missing is a Hawaiian Shirt

Mad Sean sent us a little sunset love:

Enjoy responsibly.

Go slow.

Mad Gringo Pet Month

By decree of Mad Greg, April is Mad Gringo Pet Month. I heartily agreed because I've watched enough television to know that animals are funny. Especially when they wear clothes or fall down. Send us pics of your pets in, around, near or otherwise including your finest Mad Gringo clothes, and we'll put 'em up for the world to see. Like these:

Mad UK Chris:

"Hi MG: I've just put on my recently bought Inky Fishmonger and my she-kitten Nuts really loves it!"
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Mad Sandra the Chicken Wrangler:
 
"We've bought several shirts from you and at one point we received some bags with the shirts. We never had a reason to use all the bags, but we came up with a great idea today....chicken saddles! We raise chickens (and goats) and sometimes the rooster just wont' let the girls alone!! He has a couple of favorites that he wore the feathers off their backs and they were bleeding it was so bad. Chicken breeders often make a "saddle" to prevent the over-amorous rooster from wearing the poor girls down and the saddle lets the feathers grow back. The soft material of our "Mad Gringo" bags was perfect!!! Plus our girls look extra cool now!!"
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I can't make this stuff up, folks.

A Good Gringo Resume

Just  saw your news release about corporate relocation.

Please accept for your review the following resume:

Age: Old enough to be ready for retirement when my ship finally comes in.

Education: I know all of the lyrics to every Jimmy Buffet song ever written, and Jack Johnson is my hero. Incidentally, I also went to college a few times.

Ambition:  Same as yours, private island in the South Pacific.

Work History:  I still have callouses, but I'd rather not talk about topics that are a "downer".

Personal attributes: I surf ( well, used to), I like to forget about work after hours, and shoes really cramp my style. Oh, by the way, I have the Mad Gringo logo tattooed  across my XXX (My wife thinks it's "sexy").

Your consideration and response are appreciated.

Mad Patrick

Okay, okay...

You got me. Well, some of you did. Yes, the post I made about a new tropical island paradise on APRIL FOOL's DAY was a farce. A funny one, but partially untrue.

True: There was an underwater eruption near Tonga.
False: There was no island created.
True: Feleti Sevele is the Prime Minister of Tonga.
False: He would never call us, especially after all the prank calls.

If you quit your job yesterday in hopes of becoming our US Ops Manager, just tell your boss it was an April Fool's joke and you needed the time off anyway and you hope she understands.

Just humor us and open our emails next year.

The Future of Mad Gringo

Mad Gringo is proud to report that we will be relocating our business and will be hiring a manager for our US operations.

In mid-March, an underwater volcano erupted near the country of Tonga in the South Pacific (see National Geographic coverage). In a Twitter post, we claimed the resultant island for Mad Gringo,* and we have since been contacted by Prime Minister Feleti Sevele to make our claim legal. Since we were the first group to make a public claim on the island, international law awards us ownership and governing powers over the new island.

In an effort to maintain control over the new land and reduce operating costs, Mad Greg and Mad Brian are moving their families and key employees to Tonga while we construct a new facility for headquarters. As a result, we need to hire a manager for our operations in the United States. Anyone interested should submit a resume and salary requirements to Mad Brian. All qualified applicants will be contacted and interviewed.

On behalf of all the Mad Gringo employees, I look forward to this new chapter of our business. We are excited to make this move and believe that it will allow us to bring you a better Mad Gringo experience.

Go Slow!
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The explosion

The new beach - viewed from the south

The proposed flag - incorporating the current flag of Tonga and Mad Gringo logo

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*("I hereby claim whatever new island that results from the Tonga underwater volcano eruption. Yes, I will let you visit." 03/24/09, 15:24 hours, Twitter.com)