The Aspen Club = Aspen Living

Michael Fox of The Aspen Club gets a thumbs up on expansion plans.Congratulations to The Aspen Club and Michael Fox for receiving approval from  Aspen City Council to move forward on their much debated expansion.  Aspen Living will include 20 residential units sold as fractions, 12 affordable housing units and a completely remodeled state-of-the-art fitness facility which will be energy efficient and LEEDs certified. 

Fox and his staff finally convinced the toughest panel of judges in the world,  Aspen City Council, that Aspen Living should be "a go project".   Everyone knows that Aspen is "BIGGER than Prime Time".  The laborious and invasive approval process proved that Fox; has talent, he can dance and he's not the biggest loser.  AspenSpin is confident in the whole team at The Aspen Club, and we're looking forward to Aspen Living.

Pictured below is a rendering of Aspen Living.

Aspen Club is in the spotlight with its proposed expansion, Aspen Living.

The Blue Hole

Charlie Sheen going to Jail in Aspen

Charlie Sheen is expected to agree to a plea bargain that will require him to spend 30 days (clipped to 18 days if he shows good behavior) in the Aspen, Colorado jail.  Sheen who allegedly threatened his wife Brooke with a knife on Christmas day will get a short vacation behind bars. Sheen's stay will possibly include a work release program with Theatre Aspen.

One of Sheen's chief concerns about his impending incarceration--where will I chain smoke?  The Aspen jail has been smoke free since 1992.  Pitkin County Sherrif  Bob Braudis says Sheen will get "no special treatment".

Sheen will be in Aspen on Monday for what appears to be his final court appearance. He is expected to go straight to the slammer once the hearing is complete.

Windansea Memorial Day

Memorial Day stimulates many memories.  At Windansea Beach in La Jolla a new tradition was started in 2010.  5/31/10 was a day of Aloha in honor of Emery Kauanui Jr. a pro surfer who died at age 24 on Memorial Day 2007. He was murdered by the La Jolla street gang, know as the Bird Rock Bandits.   A street fight outside his mom's house on Draper resulted in a fractured skull when his head hit the concrete.  5 local bullies went to the slammer. Click Bird Rock Bandits to review the case.

Windansea is a sweet reef break. Its really not much of a beach. It's more a series of secret rocky coves than a sandy playground.  The smoooooth sculptured rocks, ever-changing from the massive power of the Ocean create some tricky rips.  Its a highly localized break, but so far nobody has challenged us to fight.  The daily crew consists of a bunch of old-timers (mostly living in their vans), some post-yuppie beemer types, a few tatted out tweeker lookin' dudes (who don't surf) and plenty of super - steezy young groms. 

A few shots from the 1st Annual Emery Kauanui Jr.  DAY of ALOHA.

Cincy Kauanui, Emery's Mom, far left hosted the event.

Up close and personal with the Hula Girlz.

Biker and his dog. Tongue shot.

 Windansea Beach in La Jolla. Memorial Day 2010.

San Diego County Lifeguards. All biz at Windansea

 Sunset Session at Windansea

Dog Surfing in San Diego

Cool Event. Dog Surfing Competition in San Diego, Imperial Beach.