Brawny's Backyard BBQ

Whenever I do a BBQ with anyone especially with Brawny, I always have to stop what I'm doing and take a look around to take in everything. I'm always amazed at all the people who take the time out of their busy days to drop by for some BBQ and to talk story. It seems that I always meet someone I haven't met before, get into talking story with them, and then have to get back to the grill thus forgetting names. Pictures help me to remember the occassion as well as the person I was talking story with. It doesn't help that time flies during these gatherings either. It seems that the prep time takes longer! Regardless it's always a good time and I feel fortunate to be in Long Beach BBQ'n with all my friends and people I'm meeting for the first time. Mahalo to Brawny and The Speed Merchant for letting me use their space to share a little bit of what we love to do so much back home in Hawaii!

Can't Stay Jose and Mike Quinones 

The infamous oil pumps that you can find all throughout Long Beach. Motorcycles and SXA BBQ can only be found at Brawny's garage!

Braddah Stevie with the Hamachi collar that Sean Yontz prepared. I was intimidated about breaking out ribs after seeing this!

Stevie and Sean trading BBQ secrets and recipes!

Kingman came out even though he had another BBQ he had to attend later with his ohana. I owe a lot to this braddah for allowing me to share SXA BBQ with him and his friends at Stance Socks.

Nick, Mike Franklin, and El Yeti doing work!

The Parknado came all the way from San Diego with the rest of his ohana to partake in the BBQ festivities! 

James and Sensei Kevin from The Jiu Jitsu League in Long Beach stopped by for a quick bite! Mahalo Sensei Kevin Howell for always making it a point to stop by the SXA BBQ.  Hope the ribs were good for you guys!

Ryuji Nakazato knows how! Taking charge of the SXA Ribs and doing and excellent job! 

Now that's how you start a fire!

Charlie Thomas was in town all the way from New Orleans. Braddah has got the veggie BBQ thing down!

Rib and Fire duty!

Braddah Dave brought up some spicy bulgogi and shortribs from his secret spot down in San Diego. The buggah was so ono! Mahalo Dave for making the drive out with your ohana! It was great seeing you guys!

Brawny's Garage is loaded with project upon project.

Brawny's build for this years Born Free 6 Show. 

Mike makes this bike look like a mini bike!

Mahalo to everyone for coming out to Brawny's Backyard BBQ! Be sure to checkout my Hawaii x Destroy site for more on what locals do back home and on the road!

El Yeti Mc Donald's Backyard BBQ

I love when I come to Long Beach and we do these SXA Backyard BBQ's with our friends. Kicking back and talking story over good grinds and cold beer. Bringing the Aloha all the way from Hawaii to LB is what Shakas x Alohas is all about. El Yeti Mc Donald, Brawny Nick, Silvia and Heather enjoying each others company!

We should change Nick Yamasato's nick name from "Skate Faster" to "BBQ Faster"! As you can see the effects of me being in town is wearing him down! No worries Braddah Nick it's only for a couple more days!

It was nice to be able to do a last minute SXA BBQ without having to prepare days in advance. We talked about it over breakfast, went store fast kine, came home whipped more of a "Pupu Kine BBQ" and pau. Only thing we forgot was the mac salad I had made and forgot in the fridge. I think I wore myself and my short term memory out from the previous nights of cruising with El Yeti Mc Donald!

Alex Mc Donald showing small kine signs of kanak attack! 

My local braddahs right here rode their bikes over to have some SXA BBQ and to talk story. Mahalo Brawny and Oblow for taking some time to come hang out! These two braddahs are busy making things happen here in So. Cal and we couldn't be more proud back home of what they are doing!

SXA / The Speed Merchant BBQ #2

So approximately 3 days after our first BBQ at The Speed Merchant shop Brawny and I decided it was time for round 2. We had about 20 pounds of meat left over from the first BBQ and a bunch of hungry local braddahs who never made it out to the first BBQ. We also had a bunch of hungry braddahs who did make it out to the first BBQ! After a long day of work on a Wednesday we all rallied and met up at Brawny's spot for a hana hou BBQ! I gotta tell you I thought the first BBQ was a good time but this one was extra special. When I took a look around at all the braddahs that were here I couldn't help but smile and think about how fortunate I was to be able to be in these guys company. Here we are in the middle of Long Beach a group of local braddahs and friends BBQ-ing on a Wednesday night as if it was "Pau Hana Friday!" Everyone had to be up the next morning for work but nobody wanted to leave knowing that this was the final BBQ until the next time. Big Mahalos to Brawny, Dustin, Jose, Mark, Len, Jensen, Alf, Nick, Jesse, James, Nos, Oblow, Kingman, Nelson and all that showed up to help make this gathering a goodtime!

Some good local braddahs in this pic: Braddah Jensen, Alf, James, Brawny, Nos, Len, and Nick

Jose's Knuck is sick!

Local style no mo' t-shirt, just gotta wear da slippah!

Oblow holding down da cooler!

Goodtime braddahs in this pic!

Talking story in the L.B.C.

Mahalos Nelson, Dustin and Brawny for making a braddah feel at home. Aloha!

SXA Backyard BBQ at The Speed Merchant Workshop

This was pretty much the day I'd been anticipating for weeks leading up to it. Today the SXA Ohana was going to be doing a BBQ at The Speed Merchant Workshop with local Braddahs Brandon "Brawny" Holstein and Nelson Kanno. These are two of the coolest local braddahs in my book. Both from Mililani where I live now doing big things out in Long Beach. Along with these two braddahs was a bunch of friends who were also from Hawaii as well as their families. It was a really good vibe and place to have a BBQ. I'd seen a similar event that Nelson did maybe 10 years back at Chica's shop where he used to work. I thought that was the shit to be able to BBQ and drink beers around some sick bikes and cars. This BBQ was a lot more intimate with a smaller group of really good people. My crew and I had prepared 20 pounds of ribs and 20 pounds of chicken along with some veggie skewers enough to feed an army. Brawny and Len guys made some fresh poke and Nelson and Sasha brought da rice and some fresh veggies grown from their garden right around the way. I can't express how much of a good time I had meeting the braddahs crew and eating, drinking, and talking story well into the night. Big mahalos to Braddah Dave Park for riding his bike all the way from San Diego to sample some local style BBQ, as well as to Brawny and Nelson for helping to organize this goodtime BBQ! (Get more pics on Hawaii x Destory)!

Nick holding down the veggies portion of the BBQ!

Like fada like son!!! Spock da mout!!!

Braddah Nos and Braddah Moblow!

Braddah Stance Socks Ryan Kingman!

Hangin' Loose with Braddah Len!

SXA Chopping and Prep

What would I do with out a little help from my friends? Thanks to Jesse, Jen, and Nick we were able to prep for our big BBQ over at The Speed Merchant shop. Jesse is the man! Dude was slicing and dicing and really helped to make prep so much easier. Not to mention braddah made some ono fried rice! With a little heads up for where to go shopping from Braddah Nelson we were on our way. We started off by going to Gonzalez Northgate Supermarket to pick up some meats and veggies. The best supermarket I've ever been to. Nothing but espaniol being spoken here, but the service and selection was "No Ka Oi"! From there we headed over to Ken's Island Market for some portugese sausage, lup chong, and Aloha Shoyu. Go figure get one local market in Long Beach! Once we got done with Ken's we headed over to the visit with Nelson and Dustin at their jiu jitsu class before heading to the Long Beach Farmers Market for some fresh veggies for the skewers. We seriously were on the go here and there but it was all good fun. Big mahalos to Jen for assembling the beautiful skewers. Took long time but trust me it was worth it!

Braddah Jesus is the man!!! Kens Island Food

Gonzalez Northgate Supermarket

Charsiu pork ribs marinating!

Chamorro style BBQ Chicken marinating!

Long Beach Farmers Market. So cheap!

Look who we bumped into former local skateboarder Kaile from Mililani!

Jen working hard! Putting together the ono SXA leis on a stick that you can grind!

Lots of Aloha went into the prep for the SXA / Speed Merchant / Hawaii BBQ!