We Approach Our Martinis with Such High Expectations

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Summary: We Approach Out Martini's
Review: "We Approach Our Martinis with Such High Expectations," has presented us with yet another format for surf literature: the slide show. Jamie Brisik narrates the adventure in a voice dripping with texture to tell us that surfing is about more than what happens in the water. It is also about what happens between the sheets, between disappointment and triumph, and between man and God. Brisick's crisp lens brings to focus the smelly details no matter where they might lead him. All the varied scenes managed to fall into an expression of the more fragile side of the human condition. He voices a challenge to everyone and seems to be more sympathetic to the places and experiences he had than to any audience. This conversational read was done in a voice only earned through years seriously searching for the answers to timeless questions. Though not offering concrete answers, the poetry reveals that it is not for a lack of reflection.

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Summary: We Approach Out Martini's
Review: "We Approach Our Martinis with Such High Expectations," has presented us with yet another format for surf literature: the slide show. Jamie Brisik narrates the adventure in a voice dripping with texture to tell us that surfing is about more than what happens in the water. It is also about what happens between the sheets, between disappointment and triumph, and between man and God. Brisick's crisp lens brings to focus the smelly details no matter where they might lead him. All the varied scenes managed to fall into an expression of the more fragile side of the human condition. He voices a challenge to everyone and seems to be more sympathetic to the places and experiences he had than to any audience. This conversational read was done in a voice only earned through years seriously searching for the answers to timeless questions. Though not offering concrete answers, the poetry reveals that it is not for a lack of reflection.

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Summary: fancy work
Review: antonin artaud, michelangelo, jean cocteau, salvador dali, serge gainsbourg, rudy valentino...these are talented people who have touched us in the past, operative words being "in the past"...are you ready to break into the new world of higher thought, ascending imagery, futuristic filosophy....then buy this book. and give money to the next beggar you see on the street. and kiss your loved one. and call your mother to tell her you love her.

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Summary: IT'S ALRIGHT
Review: COMING FROM BRISICK I WAS EXPECTING MORE OF A BOOK ON SURFING.THERE ARE VIRTUALLY NO PICS ON SURFING(BAD).TOO MUCH ON BRASIL.SOME OF THE STORIES ARE ENTERTAINING THOUGH.

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Summary: well done
Review: Could a boy falling from the sky be a more appropriate cover for a book that reads more like a diary confession than the average book you find on the shelves... ? Jamie Brisick has achieved a personal height here. I read his work in Surfing magazine for years which was average and moderately entertaining. His book comes from the heart. A hundred times deeper than previous texts. This book is like a perfect blueprint for anyone wanting interested in communicating the journey into the interior. Well done.

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Summary: dry and dirty
Review: how can one human being have done so much in such a short time? it's like the universe just throws amazing experiences at jamie, and we're lucky enough that he's an incredible, dedicated writer and photographer who records them for us. i was born to have this book on my shelf. now if i could just get it autographed.

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Summary: stirred - shaken - inspired
Review: I accidentally stumbled upon this book and I am so glad that I have. The photography is incredible and the descriptions inspiring. It made me want to pack my bags, hit the road and live. The book doesn't talk at or down to you but like a good tour guide leads you on an incredible journey that you don't want to end. It's comforting to know that their are explorers still wandering the globe, digging for moments and sharing with you the fruits of their treasure. Thank you Mr. Brisick.

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Summary: stirred - shaken - inspired
Review: I accidentally stumbled upon this book and I am so glad that I have. The photography is incredible and the descriptions inspiring. It made me want to pack my bags, hit the road and live. The book doesn't talk at or down to you but like a good tour guide leads you on an incredible journey that you don't want to end. It's comforting to know that their are explorers still wandering the globe, digging for moments and sharing with you the fruits of their treasure. Thank you Mr. Brisick.

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Summary: California Dreamer
Review: I am an American living in Italy. I was raised on the beaches of Santa Monica and Malibu, California. It was a stroke of good fortune that I happened on this beautiful book. Jamie Brisick is a wise, modest, experienced free thinker, the kind of guy that sometimes - but not often, comes off of those same beaches. His photography is stunning, his stories compelling and the humanity and freedom of his style really gets to you. I bet my Euro that we will be hearing more of Jamies Brisick.

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Summary: loads of fun
Review: i enjoyed the pictures and really liked reading some of the short stories. there's a lot of joy in this book. it's not heavy or overwhelming. it's more like heaps of affirmations about living and travelling and keeping a good spirit. i've been sharing it with friends and they all seem to enjoy it. -a.b.