Tuesday, March 31, 2009

GillBilly Bacon and Tuna Hash


Preparation time: 10 min, Cooking time: 35 min, Cals per serving: 328

Ingredients
450 g (1 lb) new potatoes, cut into small chunks
25 g (1 oz) butter
125 g (4 oz) streaky bacon or lardons, cut into 2.5 cm (1 in) strips
1 large onion, roughly chopped
125 g (4 oz) pitted green or black olives, chopped
200g fresh tuna flaked
Fresh coriander sprigs to garnish
Cooked rice

1. Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for 5 to 10 minutes or until beginning to soften. Drain and set aside.

2. Melt the butter in a non-stick frying pan, add the bacon and cook on a medium heat until beginning to brown, then add the onion. Cook for 5 minutes or until soft.Add the potatoes and olives.Turn down the heat and cook for 10 minutes.

3. Using a spatula, turn the hash over and continue to cook for a further 10 minutes, turning every now and again. Add the tuna and cook for a further 4 to 5 minutes or until the potatoes are done to the centre and the tuna is hot.

4. Serve on a bed of cooked rice. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with coriander sprigs.

Serves: 4

An angler is a man who spends rainy days sitting around on the muddy banks of rivers doing nothing because his wife won't let him do it at home.
Author Unknown

Monday, March 30, 2009

New! BETWEEN THE LINES PREMIER Video



BETWEEN THE LINES BY PURE FRUSTRATION PRODUCTIONS HONORED WITH X-DANCE AWARDS!


"Launched in 2001, X-Dance runs alongside the Sundance Film Festival, and is widely considered the Academy Awards of the action sports world."

Press Release from Ty Ponder, the Producer of the film on January 21, 2009
We are very pleased to announce that Between the Lines was the winner of the BEST DOCUMENTARY award and nominated for the BEST DIRECTOR award at the 2009 X-Dance Film Festival. It is truly an honor to receive this award, especially considering the extraordinary films produced this year.

Narrated by JOHN MILIUS
(Apocalypse Now - Big Wednesday)

SYNOPSIS

BETWEEN THE LINES explores the Vietnam War through the prism of the surfing sub-culture. The film offers unique insight into the dramatic effect that the Vietnam War and draft had on young American men who rode waves.


Between the Lines explores the choice that most draft age surfers faced during the Vietnam War era: either go to war or evade the draft. It was one or the other. Between the Lines delves into the lives of two surfers who choose opposite paths. Pat Farley and Brant Page.


While following the lives of these two surfers the film chronicles the impact of the Vietnam War on the surfing lifestyle. From the peaceful shores of Hawaii to the canopy jungles of Vietnam, Between the Lines excavates the surfing cultures response to an extraordinary circumstance.

“Between The Lines” opens with narrator John Milius setting the tone: “Soldiers and surfers. Two identities, seemingly opposite. But when the concepts collide, as they did during the Vietnam War, and surfers are told to become soldiers, choices have to be made.”

“This is the soil from which APOCALYPSE NOW grew out of; it's as simple as that.” “Between The Lines reveals a chapter of the war not widely known, outside the fiction of Duvall's character and his famous line, ‘Charlie don't surf.’”
- John Milius

“Today, young surfers aren't faced with the horrifying decision of going to war or becoming a fugitive.”
- Scott Bass, BTL producer

“An Extraordinary, compassionate, and compelling documentary.”
- Drew Kampion, The Surfers Path

“You did a wonderful job and helped me to untie a few more knots. It sat with me all night.”
- John Prietto, Vietnam combat veteran & Army lifeguard

“A refreshing account of an unconventional Vietnam”
- Jannette Angelle,Veterans Today

Oceanside, CA Screening
California Surf Museum, April 18
Screening at Grace Chapel, 102 N. Freeman St.
Benefiting the California Surf Museum.
For pending time and ticketing information please check
the California Surf Museum website http://www.surfmuseum.org/index.html
The DVD is available now and will be in most surf shops next week.
Visit the films website at http://betweenthelinesfilm.com/

The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing.
Babylonian Proverb

Thursday, March 26, 2009

GillBilly Race Report: SCORE BAJA SAN FELIPE 250 RACE DEBATE

DID ROBBY CHEAT?

The recent SCORE Baja 250 off-road race was colored with controversy as race favorite Robby Gordon was accused of cheating by two competitors for short cutting the course. In Baja race course etiquette it is expected that the participants stay true to the SCORE map of the race path. Allegedly Robby cut across a squiggle in the trail and went down a steep grade and gained an advantage on the Troy Herbst and Mark Post entrees. Robby was behind both those competitors at race mile 130 and was ahead of them at race mile 165 as they passed the GillBilly. This lit an immediate flame of debate at the SCORE command post as the grousing finishers demanded a ruling on the results.

Robby Gordon is a Baja fan favorite as he has not only has his NASCAR team effort but also is one of the most aggressive drivers in the Baja off-road events. Gordon won the first SCORE event at Laughlin, Nevada, and has proclaimed his intent to win the SCORE championship this year. He is, as they say in Nevada betting circles, all in, and will spend the time and money to compete in every Baja race this year… good news for race fans and the SCORE hierarchy. So, it was not a surprise that he was cleared of his supposed wrong doing and maintained his second place overall finish in the event. Brian Collins won his second consecutive Baja 250 and is expected to be a strong competitor in the coming Baja 500 the first week of June.

You should plan to attend this coming Baja 500 race and the Baja 1000 in November as the controversy swirls around the race participants. They are indeed wondering just where they too can shortcut the course to gain an advantage on Robby as it’s now no holds barred in the SCORE race rivalry!

There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind.
Washington Irving

Sunday, March 22, 2009

GillBilly Bloody Mary Salmon



INGREDIENTS
* 1 pound salmon fillets
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1 cup spicy Bloody Mary mix

DIRECTIONS
1. Place salmon fillets in a medium baking dish, and season with salt and pepper. Pour spicy bloody mary mix over the fillets. Cover, and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
2. Preheat the broiler.
3. Broil approximately 7 minutes, until fish is easily flaked with a fork and surface is lightly browned.


May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it.
Irish Blessing

Friday, March 20, 2009

GillBilly Race Report: CHEATING AT THE BAJA 250??? Part 2


Robby Gordon, accused of cheating during last weekend's San Felipe 250 off-road race in Baja California by other competitors who claimed he took a shortcut, HAS BEEN CLEARED by the SCORE racing series.

ON SATURDAY EVENING, A PROTEST WAS HEARD BY SCORE & CRB AGAINST 2ND PLACE SCORE TROPHY TRUCK FINISHER ROBBY GORDON AND A DECISION WAS RENDERED IN FAVOR OF ROBBY GORDON. AN APPEAL OF THIS DECISION WAS SUBMITTED BY A TROPHY TRUCK COMPETITOR ON SUNDAY MORNING AND THE APPEAL WAS ACCEPTED BY SCORE. THIS APPEAL HAS BEEN FORMALLY WITHDRAWN BY THE COMPETITOR. AS A RESULT, THE INITIAL DECISION IN FAVOR OF ROBBY GORDON WILL STAND AND THE SCORE TROPHY TRUCK RESULTS ARE NOW OFFICIAL.

This planet is covered with sordid men who demand that he who spends time fishing shall show returns in fish.
Leonidas Hubbard, Jr.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

GillBilly Race Report: CHEATING AT THE BAJA 250???

UPDATE 3-19-2009:THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE OWNER...



ROBBY GORDON INVESTIGATED FOR CHEATING AT THE BAJA 250

My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it.
Koos Brandt

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

GillBilly Photo Report: SCORE San Felipe Baja 250 Race

New YouTube slideshow video soon to be posted!


The Rock Star girls in front of the Riviera truck before the start of the 2009 Baja 250 Saturday, March 14th...

SCORE TROPHY-TRUCK (Unlimited Production Trucks)—1. Brian Collins, Las Vegas, Dodge Ram 1500, 3:47:49 (61.21mph); 2. Robby Gordon, Charlotte, N.C., Chevy CK1500, 3:59:20; 3. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 4:07:57; 4. Chet Huffman, Northridge, Calif./Jerry Whelchel, Portola Hills, Calif., Chevy C1500, 4:17:05; 5. Adam Householder, Orange, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 4:34:40; 6. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 5:43:50; 7. Troy Herbst/Ed Herbst, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 6:18:12; 8. Robbie Pierce/Mike Julson, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 7:34:36; 9. Greg Nunley, Visalia, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 7:54:57; 10. Ed Stout, Santa Ana, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 9:59:37
(17 Starters, 10 Finishers)

CLASS 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters)—1. Ronny Wilson/Rick Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 4:05:43 (56.75mph); 2. Tim Herbst, Las Vegas, Smithuilt-Ford, 4:13:17; 3. Armin Schwarz, Germany/Martin Christensen, Escondido, Calif. (Denmark), Jimco-BMW, 4:19:42; 4. Julio Herrera/Carlos Olmos, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Jefferies-Chevy, 4:23:05; 5. Dale Lenk/Brett Lenk/Grant Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 4:25:16; 6. Randy Wilson, Lakewood, Calif./Rick Wilson, Long Beach, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 4:34:01; 7. Paul Keller, El Cajon, Calif./Charles Rudolph, San Diego, Jimco-Chevy, 4:42:14; 8. Ron Brant, Oak Hills, Calif./Ben Monroy, Torrance, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 4:48:35; 9. Richard Boyle, Ridgecrest, Calif./Tommy Kirkmeyer, Adelanto, Calif., Jefferies-Chevy, 4:48:45; 10. Josh Rigsby/Steve Ewers, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Penhall-Chevy, 4:58:15; 11. Armin Kremer, Germany/Sam Osmon, Escondido, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 5:13:39; 12. Rob Bruce, Sublimity, Ore./Mark Witte, Silverton, Ore., Jefferies-Chevy, 5:36:45
(15 Starters, 12 Finishers)

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.
Herbert Hoover

Thursday, March 12, 2009

NEW: True Traveler Surf Slideshow Pages Success Report!


Thank you for visiting the New Surf Photo Slideshow Pages at the True Traveler Publishing website. Many of you have given the GillBilly positive feedback after viewing this photo collection. Click on this link to see stunning Baja California, Mexico surf photos captured by the GillBilly.

If you've got short, stubby fingers and wear reading glasses, any relaxation you would normally derive from fly fishing is completely eliminated when you try to tie on a fly.
Jack Ohman

GillBilly Report: The SCORE San Felipe 250 is this weekend!


Come join the GillBilly at the Baja 250 this weekend, MEET HIM AT THE START FINISH LINE sporting SCORE race credentials, more information can be found here...


He who dies with the best tan wins.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

NEW: True Traveler Surf Slideshow Pages Posted!

Visit the New Surf Photo Slideshow Pages at the True Traveler Publishing website. Click on this link to see stunning Baja California, Mexico surf photos captured by the GillBilly.

Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion, and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish.
Author Unknown

Monday, March 2, 2009

GillBilly Book Report: STANDING UP FOR CANCER SURVIVORS, IN MANNING-UP



Every once in a while a book comes along that you just can’t put down. Occasionally, you’ll come across one that also inspires you. Manning-up in Alaska, the sleeper-hit promising to top Best Seller charts, entertains us like a day at the races and, in the end, encourages us to lend a hand to cancer survivors.

Dick Drechsler’s fast-paced sea tale is a riveting good read and an entertaining adventure book. At times we laugh; at other times we hold our breath. Regardless of whether we’re sailors or landlubbers, he holds our wide-eyed attention with this action-packed tale as we sail with him and his wife up the coast from Mexico to Alaska aboard his 47-foot sailboat, Last Resort.

The amazing truth is that lifelong sailor and hard-driving entrepreneur Dick Drechsler didn’t expect to live, much less cruise 2600 miles of ocean. After neck and throat cancer treatment confined him to taking nourishment from a feeding tube, he lost his energy, humor and will to survive. He was forced to retire; he was unable to travel. Worst of all, he was no longer able to enjoy his passion for sailing.

In this non-fiction account, Manning-up in Alaska takes us through the wild romp that is Dick’s life, up until the moment he slams into his own mortality. Despite a knock-down to his health and the resulting disabilities following cancer treatment, he refused to give up. His story of regaining partial use of his throat; pursuing a lifelong dream to cruise in a sailboat and discovering a new, exciting avocation is a page-turner in every regard.

If you’re like us, you’ll grit your teeth, together with Dick, when a malfunction creates a flood resulting in a life-and-death struggle at sea. You’ll have a chuckle toward the end of the book when he reveals how he came to name Manning-up. Like us, you’ll come to marvel at the magnificence of Alaska’s untapped wildness, recognize your own wanderlust in the populace of its waterways and dream of casting off, bound for Alaska, yourself one day.

In the end, you’ll appreciate how Dick came to dedicate his life and his book to helping other cancer survivors enjoy life and even thrive. You can read more about the Sail Through Cancer Foundation and order your copy by visiting http://www.sailthrucancer.org.


Sail Through Cancer Foundation

Dick and his team of supporters are well on their way to launching the Sail Through Cancer Foundation. The effort is a direct result of Dick’s own dramatic recovery from cancer and its treatment, which he attributes to the active, rigorous cruising lifestyle. The organization’s mission is to encourage boat owners to volunteer their time and the use of their boats – an “Armada of Hope “as it’s called – to enrich cancer survivors’ lives. It is the Foundation’s premise that even a brief break from the rigors of cancer treatment and recovery can have a profound effect on those afflicted, particularly children, their families, caregivers and community of friends and associates.

To provide this respite, the group will recruit and assist a network of volunteer boat owners, skippers, and those involved in the boating community to simply take Survivors and their supporters for a day-sail. By individual skippers volunteering a few hours of their time, the Armada of Hope can provide respite and relief in the form of a day on the water to enrich the human experience.

In addition, the Foundation will provide a platform to inspire those diagnosed with cancer through stories of recovery and perseverance in beating cancer and leading normal, even exceptional lives, thereafter.

After overcoming long odds and cruising from Mexico to Alaska in their Catalina 470, Last Resort, Dick and his wife Sharon received the Bluewater Cruising Association Coastal Award and were inducted into the Catalina Offshore Cruisers Hall of Fame. Dick’s idea for helping other cancer sufferers by forming the Sail Through Cancer Foundation http://www.sailthrucancer.org began in the summer of 2008.

...trout that doesn't think two jumps and several runs ahead of the average fisherman is mighty apt to get fried.
Beatrice Cook