In other Easter-Fletcher related news, Nathan volunteered to visit the underprivileged children of Sweden and flew out to spend a day with them as the Easter Bunny.

Though there was a severe language barrier, and a few children were frightened to death of the masked marauder, most of the Scandinavian scamps welcomed Nathan with open arms as he passed out Easter baskets full of goodies and treats. Later that day, the villagers honored Nathan by throwing a traditional smorgasbord with exotic reindeer meats and herring.

A good time was had by all!

That Nathan. Always with a heart of gold.

When the surf is flat, Nathan busies himself with other projects.

Christian Fletcher got invited last year to Washington D.C. to participate in the Annual Easter Egg Search with the First Family. As the “Ambassador of Surf” as Michelle Obama liked to call him, the first lady and the rest of the staff really made it a great holiday experience - and one that Christian will never forget!

Now we’re not ones to gossip, but we’re told that Mrs. Obama really likes popcorn-flavored Jelly Belly’s, while the President himself was a big fan of Cadbury Chocolate eggs. Christian also reported back to us that Michelle Obama makes a KILLER egg salad sandwich. Her secret? Add a little dill to the recipe, and voila!

Here’s Christian striking a pose with Michelle and her girls on the balcony of the White House, greeting all the children ready to participate in the egg roll.

Fletcher and The Obamas

Many people don’t know that Herbie, Christian, Nathan and Greyson Fletcher are in a barbershop quartet. Oh, yes! Better known as The Fab Fletchers, the guys have taken their act on the road!

And now that Spring is quickly approaching, The Fab Fletchers have been getting ready for their Easter debut performance at the outdoor San Clemente Music Hall.

Nathan has been working awfully hard on his tap dancing, and Christian has been working equally hard on perfecting his three-shuffle cane swing. Greyson’s baritone voice carries the group in their closing rendition of “Bye Bye Blackbird”, and Herbie will bring the house down with his overall charming presence. In other words, it’s going to be a show you don’t want to miss!

So come show your love for The Fab Fletchers. The boys love surfing and skating - there’s no doubt about that - but singing together as a foursome is their true passion.

The Fab Fletchers

Next week, we’ll be posting up photos of puppies in a basket.

Herbie’s opening for his one-man art show, WRECKTANGLES, at The Hole in New York City was a huge success!

East Coast friends and supporters subjected themselves to the freezing, harsh conditions just to partake in the event that some were calling “where the surf meets New York”. The inaugural celebration was a blast and we think it’s pretty safe to say that Herbie enjoyed the moment as well.

Here is a pictorial write-up of the event from renowned writer and collector Adam Lindemann (The New York Observer), and from Frank151 Magazine.

http://www.adamlindemann.com/the-hole-herbie-fletcher-wrecktanglesl/#1

Herbie Fletcher (Photo by Jade Katz/Frank 151)

http://www.frank151.com/news/photos-herbie-fletcher-wrecktangles-at-the-hole.html#.URmKHxzc8bo

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Herbie Fletcher Presents: Our (Astrodeck) Gang!

The Surfer's Journal Article About Christian Fletcher & The Body Glove Surf Bout II. Get your copy now!

The year was 1989. A time when the PSAA was the reigning US tour for American surfers, and when volleyball ads took up a lot of ad space in surf magazines. When people rolled up their Gotcha t-shirt sleeves to go along with their tight corduroy Op shorts. Ah, what an era. It was also during the end of this decade when an 18-year-old kid by the name of Christian Fletcher was dropping jaws and taking down some big names. Out with the old, in with the new? Christian was at the forefront, if not the pioneer, of a movement that still has many people trying to catch up and understand. Check out the latest issue of The Surfer’s Journal. Writer Ben Marcus picks some brains and gets some interesting commentary on some of the people who were there to witness Christian’s aerial assault. Did these guys realize that history was being made?

John John Florence Wins The Volcom Pipe Pro

A huge woo-hoo, atta boy, and F#CK YEAAAAAH goes out to Astrodeck team rider and Wunderkind John John Florence. His latest victory at this year’s Volcom Pipeline Pro makes it three years in a row that the 20-year-old Oahu native has been able to do repeat business at the prestigious event. We’re so stoked and proud of John John. And this is just the start of things yet to come!

AstroNECK

There was a time when the Fletcher family were more known for their AstroNECK rather than their AstroDECK. That’s right. Being the constant entrepreneurial movers-and-shakers that they are, Herbie and Dibi Fletcher invested and created their own line of specialty turtlenecks. They were hand-knitted by Dibi and her mother Tutu and made with tender loving care. The turtlenecks were a HUGE hit and had features on The Today Show, Good Morning America, Conan O’Brien, and QVC. Advertisements of Dibi and the Fletcher men (sans Herbie) were prominent on the pages of GQ, Details, Esquire, Playboy and TeenBeat Magazines. And now back by popular demand, AstroNECK will have a run at Nordstroms and Barneys for the upcoming 2013 Spring Season. How fetching are these things? We hear Brad Pitt has already pre-ordered all three colors (Ivory, Baby Blue, and Gorgeous Grey) for himself. Nice!

Astroboy Greyson Fletcher made this sick cover shot by Beach Brother Magazine last year (photo by Affif Bellakdar), and it looks like it also caught the attention of the people behind the Bright European Skateboard Awards because now it’s been nominated for Cover of the Year. Pretty sweet, right?