bə-lō'nē mō'gəls(n.pl.) 1. A group of drinkers with a shredding problem. 2. The combination of snow, booze, and metal.

5.06.2009

None More Blacker Update (The End of Times in Upon Us)

Breaking news from the depths of the underworld, None More Blacker has been completed and sent to DVD production. The total film clocks in at an astounding 38 minutes of boozing, shredding, and of course, a whole lot of metal.

A short preview of the Official Soundtrack
Dethklok - Thunderhorse
The 69 Eyes - Lost Boys
Grim Reaper - See You in Hell
and many, many more.

DVD package will include: the full snow epic, bonus features, and all character teasers.

For more previews, check out the teaser playlist right here: All the teasers, one playlist.

If you would like a limited edition first-run copy. Please contact me as soon as possible. Price is 1,00,000$ per copy, but that could be negotiable. We're still hoping for a late May premiere in Walton and perhaps a video tour, kicking off at Katie's in Smithtown, NY.

4.30.2009

What to Watch (Brighton, Traveling Circus, None More Blacker)

While scanning the interwebs for all things that are awesome. Many cool ski vids popped up.

First, a new episode of Line Skis' Traveling Circus. Definitely another great ep and well worth watching.



Next up, while trolling youtube for Warren Millerisms, I found this gem. From the 2003 snow flick "Cold Fusion," the WM guys head over to Brighton, Utah in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Did I mention Boloney blasted that part of UT this season?



More Amazing Warren Miller action. This time at the potential South American Boloney compound at Portillio, Chile.



Quick None More Blacker update:

We've toured the world and elsewhere and have completed our principal photography for the project. After countless hours locked in my editing booth, the first raw cut of the full feature is complete. Much editing and revision remains. Focus groups will be employed. Poison control experts and swine flu patients utilized. Current plans suggest a Walton Debauchery release party, with a start to the Boloney Moguls Summer season featurette following.

A blast from the past (once audio becomes unsyched at cocktail hour, switch and watch part II):

4.23.2009

None More Blacker (Featuring Dong Stül)

In the final character feature to drop teasing the upcoming snow epic "None More Blacker" is Dong Stül. Traditionally I could go on for pages describing the various players in NMB, but this long-time Boloner's ethos cannot be explained with words. Instead, enjoy this teaser and get ready for NMB to drop. Start planning your NMB premiere party now. Think mid-May.

4.20.2009

James F. Cleary (1947-2009)

An aside from the traditional posts here. On Sunday, April 19th, 2009 my father passed away at the age of 61. An avid sportsmen and all around outdoorsey guy - I got all my boloney nature from him.

On pitching seas, where he belonged



At the pistol range - Christmas eve - '07


Back on dry land with his catch - November 2004


Showing me how a real man shoots - November 2008


The whole gang, out east, circa July 4, 2006


If anyone was thinking of doing flowers or any of that frou frou crap (something old man Cleary definitely was not a fan of), we'd ask that in lieu of that you make a donation to Saint Vincent de Paul Society - a charitable org which helps people in emergency need situation in our local community. Any checks can be made to: SVDP Society, C/o st Joesph's church, 1346 Broadway, Hewlett, NY 11557

4.17.2009

En Route America (What to Watch)

Nimbus Independent has been putting out some awesome ski videos all season or "webisodes" as the kids called them known as "en route." They just released, via Line Skis site a 22 minute HD video based in what I'm thinking is a mix of Mammoth, CA backcountry and Oregon perhaps. Definitely give it a watch embedded below, but if you really want to treat yourself, download the HD version and check it out. They might not have East Coast steeze, but hey, it is still pretty awesome.


And of course, keep up on all None More Blacker news here. And remember, you can watch all NMB teasers and video that's available on this playlist.

As a quick update on that: the slaves are grinding away painfully splicing each frame together in an endless tedium that will ensure the most metal snow-riding flick ever. Still waiting on sponsors to help raise the production value of the feature. I'm looking at YOU Burton, Ride, Line, Drake, 686, Snowbird, Jackson Hole Ski Resort, Teton Gravity Research, Meathead Films, DC, Skitheeast, Brainfarm! Be ready for a mid-May drop and a premiere viewing-party.

4.14.2009

Season Coming to a Close (Recap)

Since November of 08 (maybe late October?), the season has been going strong. Much fun and rejoicing has been had. Shredding hills all over and every imaginable ski condition. From the early season brutal cold Dong described at Killy opening, two epic pow weekends - that I may have missed, as reported here and here; two major trips out west; nearly countless weekends up in VT, whether at Pico, Killy, or Mount Snow; I had numerous mid-Atlantic crap fests; and finally some good clean fun at the NY mountains: Bellayre, Hunter, Windham. As far north as Jay, VT; as far south as Liberty, PA; and all the way out West to Utah. Boloney Moguls covered some serious ground. We did onesies, shred vests, Starters and jeans, and all sorts of other sweet styles. Utilizing nearly every form of transit besides sea planes, helicopters, or luges; Boloney could be seen on Buses (ugh, the horror), trains, subways, metros, cars, trucks, SUVs, and planes sporting steeze and carrying snowboards, skis, and booze.

Some rough calculations for myself. (Guys, chime in below in the comments with your own recaps) 21 days of boarding. 12 different mountains. 5 states boarded in. Rough overview of travels:
DC - Mount Snow VT - 1,000 miles
DC - Windham/Hunter NY - 700 miles
DC - Pico VT- 1,000 miles
DC - Snowbird/Brighton Utah - 4,000 miles
DC - Whitetail, PA - 150 miles
DC - Seven Springs, PA - 400 miles
DC - Jay Peak, Michael Bolton Valley VT - 1,500 miles
DC - Liberty, PA - 150 miles
DC - Jackson Hole WY- 4,000 miles
DC - Liberty, PA - 150 miles (Closing day)
DC - Hunter NY- 700 miles (Closing Day)

Total mileage for round trips (estimation) = 17,750 miles

While the season isn't over - Killington Pond skimming, Mount snow has some life left - the end is nigh. Summer we're hoping to maybe go South of the equator or perhaps will get out to Mount Hood for a bit. Most importantly we need to be investing in making a summer backyard park Meatheads style.

Be sure to tune in for continued updates about NONE MORE BLACKER. Also for an added bonus, watch all the teasers back to back here!

None More Blacker - Featuring Power Seen (Teasers)

None More Blacker would not be the snow adventure it will be without Boloney Moguls' Mid-Atlantic moron often behind the camera and on the bus. From his award-winning competition victory at SkiLiberty to his near-death experience at Snowbird, last season's Seen was knighted the title of "Power."



Full disclosure: I am the operator here and the lead editor on NMB. Much self-restraint was required to not make me look amazing at all things that I do. Okay, that's a lie. It would be a great challenge to actually make me look like I know what I'm doing. As Dong Stül said: "He's the sketchiest rider I've ever seen."