Noah, Patrick and Sammy

I first became friends with Noah in highschool, but then I didn't see him that much for a few years when I moved to NY after graduating and he moved to Boston... but in that time I became friends with Patrick—who was living in San Francisco, but whose girlfriend at the time, Beth, was going to school in New York—and Sammy, who was living in New York and hanging out in similar circles… I think Patrick and Sammy must have became friends as soon as Patrick moved to New York through skateboard stuff. I started seeing Noah a lot more recently in the last two years through music stuff and when he was staying with me after his band's last tour ended in New York a few weeks ago he said, “You’re friends with Patrick O’Dell, right? He made a video for me with this guy Sammy.”
A) I’m a big fan of all these guys, and B) and it is always beautiful to see your friends become friends.



PANDA BEAR “Comfy in Nautica” Directed by Patrick O’Dell and Sammy Salganik


Also, there is a great Behind The Scenes kind of report on Patrick’s Epic Website, HERE.


(Side notes: I have never met Clark Hassler, the guy who is skating in the video… I am kind of a fan of his and I always feel shy. And I haven’t heard from Beth in years, but I hope she is doing well. She is really a sweet person. And Sammy made the last Krooked video for Mark Gonzales, “Gnar Gnar,” and a new one, the title of which I don’t know, but it just premiered last night in the city (halloween) and its beautiful!))