HighlyFlvrd

Tokyo Day 2

2009-05-27T19:41:00.003-05:00

Yeah yeah! ok so Landed in tokyo yesterday, kinda got lost finding the hostel but we found it and its sweet... Made our way to Harajuku and Shibuya found the Bape lounge, Head Porter, APC, Some Nike Air Force 1 Shop that isn't even open yet, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Bulgari, Beams met some cool girl named Mika. Saw Katie Perry at the H&M for the AIDS awarness tshirt release. Convienced the lady at the door to let us in with out speaking a lick of Japanese. Got free drinks and bought the NERD shirt at H&M. Dope first day.

Day 2 got up and ran actually it felt pretty good and I am off today to Meet Dee at the airport if she still is coming. Give me a sign girl...

©2009 Brandon Breaux

Wrote this a couple months ago

2009-05-04T01:18:00.007-05:00

Wrote this a couple months ago...

"Won't be forever, a nine to five's in-climate weather
tough as nails and thick as leather
my skin was made for something better"

Hmm Its funny how I forgot about this blog and this work

I was doing on the site after I got the job. Its cause I didn't

have time. I wrote this a couple months before I got laid off

I think I was waiting to be set free. Right now I don't have

time to waste. See you at the tip top.

oh... hey

2009-04-20T09:30:00.000-05:00

Its funny how things change so quickly, themes for one night so light they move rather swiftly. Is my tongue not worthy of truth? Doubt it, but our hearts weren't made bulletproof, how bout it? And my eyes weren't made to stare at you. Let's sing the song, do the dance like grown ups do, but they be hurting too, for real? But we can't be real in a world of acute ears and mirrors, the smoke play the roll to keep the lie afloat. and I just wanna speak past this lump in my throat. Brush it off right, tuck it away from sight. Its a better win coming pass the loss. But its simply not fulfilling like you thought.

Doozyy

2007-10-25T13:02:00.000-05:00

Usually when I walk down the street I'm lookin down toward my feet, so I got into sneakers so I would have something else to see while I admire the concrete sliding down streets housed by the ci-ty. Today's rhythm is a little different tho. I woke then left at about 7:35a, work is far enough away to justify this. It's cool out probably low 50's but it changes so much here that it really don't matter at times, just be ready, right? Should I have done that? As much as I hate to admit to my ignorance but dammit man, I don't know. That's some deep water I'm treading but I wanna say that she liked it. I guess I'm sorta cocky, but if you ask me I have reason to be. I kinda feel like I stepped over an important boundary tho and I'd like to think that I couldn't help making that move for a second but, I could have. Its confusing to me, chasing feelings and acting on the so willing-ly I sorta question my motivations and intentions. "It was just a kiss, and I didn't mean no harm by it." "Yeah man but that shit mean a lot, well... it at least mean that you ain't trying to just shake her hand when you see her and shit, unless you're a tease." "Ah. Yeah, I see." these conversations I have within makes me wonder which side of me it is that has the most sense. Sometimes it seems that I just do things because I can, and I lived a long time thinking I never could so its like I'm testing the waters (whack). Kinda clueless to what's too much, how bout you? Just trying to be a better person for all and a better friend to my friends, but I've shown too much again. Damn this train is already crowded and all these people on the platform want in on the party. I wanna get to work on time so I gotta jump in but I swear I ain't like them, or am I?

Jordan III: Blackcat cement and patent leather.
The people that were with me last night will get it.

Dopafied Weekend Homies

2007-10-22T09:50:00.000-05:00

Don't ask me why the hell I wrote this... I just did ok

So they were saying something whispering in some ears about a party at these two girls' place I knew from around the way, the day was Friday and costumes were what's up but I was coming from the gig and had no costume friend so I skate to they crib and there's a keg and some kids acting silly it was packed wit drunk folks all around so I kinda chilled til the police did they thing and broke broke it up. Really that's all I really wanted then I kinda sorta started to enjoy party that wasn't really a party just chill taking pictures, that's what up. So now we skate to Chicago and Ash for another dope party at some folks pad and it was all chill and I got the feeling and was comfortable enough to get hyped up but I just relaxed and talked to some people like I normally do making moves and junk while Butter taking pictures of this dude throwing up. So me and Juan was planning big dreaming while these kids throwing back and taking swigs of they're of there favorite potions, vices over flowing but its human that's my notion. Then we changed it up and went for breakfast yep I had some fresh French toast while nigel tryin to roast Chaise from some place in NYC and most likely he was probably suc-ceed- ing, The dude even got me on a trip to NC ya see Charlotte to be exact now back to the story we dipped home after that I took a cab cause I aint wanna impose on my peeps Nikki and crash at her pad. Kinda glad that I had cause I some good not a minute was bad.

Fresh times with my peeps as we scour these streets for good times and dreams cause trying to eat.
Feed our ears with beats let our minds succeed, plant them seeds we need before we leave.

Life is just a century dream, we don't know what it mean so we search to try to get a little higher
and though we got a real short rope we still live with the hope its all about what we desire.

Day two of my weekend dude, chasing a wish, bout this girl on my mind and my thoughts are rich. So in my head she be kinda star studded and ish, Sweetest day and we posed to go out in play, at her fav Thai spot that's around the way. But things change, she aint that hungray, so she made it to my place, we talked a lil bit, I gave her her gifts, I tried to move in but she be pushed away, I think its safe to assume that she aint feeling the mood or even sitting here chillin with me in my room, and I don't wanna be rude so we talk so more cause there aint too many girls I truly adore. I'm so attached and my heart won't come back if I tryed to pull away but whatever cause the weather ain't nice everyday. Basically she ain't feeling it so my feelings for her can't stay the same see I don't even know how to be her friend in this way, cause its a tease to me and I'm at a weakness when she around and I hope that shes sees this. Gonna keep my heart in tack, so I think I'll detach, I feel like I'm giving up on all that work, I put into our friendship for all that its worth. But I refuse to be exposed when she fully clothed, I'm confused but before we close the doh (door) Have you ever had feelings? I choose to know. Dealing with the pain of a friendship I had to let go of mane. cause I 'm trying save me from them same old thangs... dig

Fresh times with my peeps as we scour these streets for good times and dreams cause trying to eat.
Feed our ears with beats let our minds succeed, plant them seeds we need before we leave.

Life is just a century dream, we don't know what it mean so we search to try to get a little higher
and though we got a real short rope we still live with the hope its all about what we desire.

Day three is in the making I find my mind thanking bout the show at the empty bottle, funny is the name cause the stuff that came yesterday got my heart still feeling kinda hallow. but the show must go on my day just begun so I sway north quite a ways to see my old roommates, and mail I got a ton. So I say thanks and be of to my new place any way Hit the apple for bout four hours today get web site working while the show a CNN special bout global warming. I'm going green I think cause the future looking bleak for our planet we in a state of panic and concern cause some where on the line we done made the wrong turn, fast forward to the event and we barely got in there were no tickets to be scoring, but its Juan's birth day and he determined I made my way down the block to rock the empty bottle, fool's gold tour and tomorrow is Toronto. Had a lot of fun with my homies Juan and Butter, Nikki and lil Ashley, but lastly they were filling the line and that made me smile now I'm thinking wow we doing something right, not a lot a sleep that night but monday morning, yeah, it sorta turned out right.

I meant for some of this rhymed I but didn't intend for the who thing to I'm just writing bout my days in creative ways cause I need to journal my life, for the rest of my life, I'm document the life and times of the fly, so my chillens know how I came to be I.

Aaaayy

2007-10-17T08:48:00.000-05:00

Ok so I haven't blogged in a long while. Sigh, I'm sorry people, I 'm soooo busy right now in my life but I have some good news. First off I put up a coming soon piece for LisaLaTouche.com go check it out when you got time. My new illustration is in Complex this month (check out then pic attached). We did a photo shoot this week in Pilsen for a certain clothing/t-shirt company and the pics will be up shortly. I have some other work that I am sending to this mag down in Arizona for their publication called SoHo magazine. Its a local mag that's deals with night life and entertainment in Arizona. Look out for that one on the blog when I post it since none of you live in Arizona. And I think that's it. Thanks for coming out Floyd. I wish we could have accommodated you a little better.

Cast and Crew for the weekend:

from the other day in the kitchen

All lit up

Fisheye steez

Juan driving the truck

Morgan sitting on the couch

Bombs away she makes this shirt look Better

On the shoot with Nikki' ped

FreshDaily

Random Untitled shot ha

Mike H

Seve in heroin

Albert

Floyd's boy, I'm getting better with names

Morgan in the splotch

some fabulous redhead

Shana and Jeaunda that rhymes yall should hang out more

P.S. hey lady's what happened to the the blog/so smsidk cause you know I seen it all.

Am I just at a stop sign....or a dead end?

2007-09-29T23:20:00.000-05:00

So at what part of a decision can you tell if you've made a good one or a bad one? How do you determine if something is going to work or not? I'm battling with alot of things rightnow and one of them is wondering if I have again jumped into an idea or decision too soon without thinking about what could go wrong or the negatives of the situation.

I saw moving back to Chicago as a second chance. A chance to do right what I messed up on before, to try to make more of it than I did before. I'm here I guess to learn and grow. I saw everything falling into place....and overlooked the fact that maybe things wouldn't "fall into place" right away and rather "fall apart". See there's something about my life that makes things never go as planned...something always has to go haywire and crazy. I don't get this. This effects me in rediculous ways. When things happen my mind goes into fast foward and I do nothing but think about how I'm going to fix the current situation, what I could do and how what I do will pane out. It's troubling...because again whatever I do will not go as planned. I don't eat, I barely sleep until I feel as though I have things back under control. It doesn't matter how many people tell me, or how many times I tell myself that everything is going to be ok, my mind is still racing morning, noon and night. When my brain is in this constant motion, I find it hard to concentrate on much else. I don't want to go out, I don't want to hang out...I actually have almost no desire to want to do anything unless it seems like a step closer to eliminating my rollercoaster of thoughts or be enough to atleast make me stop thinking about them long enough to enjoy myself. But as we all know...the brain is powerful.

I really don't know why I just now decided to spill all of this on this blog, after weeks of not typing a word (sorry Brandon), but at this point I feel as though talking it over with friends or family is just uneccessary repeatition. I feel myself reaching out to people, for them to hear me, give me a kind word (because really it's the only thing that really keeps me going, I call my mother everyday for that very reason) give me that sense of drive. It's great to know there's someone in your corner.

I mean don't know what's going on with me right now...with my life, with my situation, but I am deperately trying to find my way in this world. DESPERATELY!....and I keep making wrong turns....I'm just hoping I'm not going to have to end up making a U-turn....again!

Keep your fingers crossed for me! And as for me, I'm going to try to keep pressing my mental stop button, everytime my mind slips into fast foward.

I missed out on a big break

2007-09-22T13:51:00.000-05:00

Yo there was this movie audition this week and I didn't get it but my friends got it. They were looking for this one move in particular. Its called a gainer its a back flip running forward. I have had that move for years but recently I haven't been doing it and it fell off. We went to the audition, Duncan did his and now he is in a Movie. Damn I feel like that was supposed to be mine. that's ok that shit won't ever happen again...

Yo I almost forgot to let yall know

2007-09-21T16:20:00.000-05:00

I got my Nike IDs todaaaaay!!! Yeah you can't see me right now but I'm dancing. For sure my first pair of nikeIDs came in the mail from Thailand yesterday. That's right and the color way is oh so edible and they are oh so fresh. You need to get some before they change the colors you can use to make them.But check them out The pics are up so enjoy.

Day to day encounters of the pedestrian kind

2007-09-21T15:57:00.000-05:00

Yo so I just got in a little while ago and on my way home I'm walking down the street right next but just behind this guy, and its kind of weird cause you don't want to be too close to folks on the street, personal space shit ya know. So I speed up and try to pass him. Now the shit this guy does next really pisses me off.

I try to pass the guy cause he's walking slower than me, and what does he do? He speeds up.... I hate that shit. I mean is this a game or a race, I wanted to be like "Hey loser this ain't Mario Kart (yo I loved that game) what the hell are you doing, let me pass." So I kicked the son of a bitch in the back of the knee for trying to show me up in these mean Lincoln Square streets. Naw I just sped up on him after we stopped at the light, and checked his ass, but really after I pass him up he starts to walk slower like me passing him up lowered his self esteem hahaha.

Shana what it is? Why aren't you blogging G?

2007-09-21T15:01:00.000-05:00

Man I don't know what's up I think my partner abandoned me but its cool. I gotta add other folks to the team man. Morgan where you at man?

Robert Downey Jr. as Ironman!

2007-09-17T15:27:00.000-05:00

Yo this is gonna be dope, wired ass witty Ironman Robert Downey is perfect coke heads are making power moves openly. Check out the trailer at apple.com. JEAH!!

This dude is snappppin!!

2007-09-14T14:13:00.000-05:00

This is ridiculous. The Goodlife video... what? This dude is straight murdering the competition. Man just go check it out this one is my favorite so far I'm loving the animation for reallllzz.

kanYeWest.com
I'm done.

Homecoming

2007-09-14T12:16:00.000-05:00

Yeah so my friend is coming back to Chicago to live after a year back home. I'm really excited that we will be in the same city and I don't think she has an idea about how much that means to me. I hope things go well for her while she's here. To be honest I like her a lot but I don't know how good that is for me seeing that she never seems to know how she feels or at least I can never tell. I mean its weird because I considered disappearing just because I feel so strongly and I am not the one to find comfort in weaknesses I have especially for others. I don't know what the future will be like I don't want it to be shitty of course and I don't need my expectations to be high cause that ain't fair. Whatever the case I've missed you girl and I glad you've made your way back home. this song is for you.

Going to work

2007-09-14T09:00:00.000-05:00

So I'm going coming to work today and the Blue line is packed but we manage to shove inside the train car anyway. As we are riding I happen to look over my shoulder and see two women talking having a conversation. One of the women had a fan in her hand, you know the Japanese or Chinese kind that fold up, she was just playing with it while she was in concersation with the woman to her left. Then as she was talking she flipped the fan upside down and begin to use it as if it were a pen or pencil and she kind of drew on her leg as the canvas or paper. She was explaining something to the woman to the right of her or giving her some type of directions drawing lines and circling areas on her leg. I couldn't hear a word they said and I didn't need to, it was clear from the gestures that she was explaining the relationship of two different places and their distance from one another. The dope thing is that there were no lines, there was no map these women were creating something through the power of visualization so in that way the map and the pen she drew with did exist, it existed in our minds. Its incredible how humans communicate and what we can do with almost nothing. Visualization is an amazing tool because we use it to communicate ideas to our selves and others as well as create our realities. Let me know what you think.

There were Leaders were at Lumen on the fifth of September!!

2007-09-11T16:56:00.000-05:00

Leaders shindig was dope its was at this place called Lumen and I couldn't get over the lights I loved it. Take a look...

The spot

Me, Juanito, and the lovely Mayra

Lauren and Vic

Dee and Jenn

Random pic of the DJ booth

Mia - Paper Planes

2007-09-06T14:33:00.001-05:00

I like this song a lot. I just got the album! All I wanna do is ..... * Ching* and take your money

ENDS/WEALTH

2007-09-06T09:25:00.000-05:00

The guys over at ENDS/WEALTH have something brewing in the pot, check em out!
ENDS/WEALTH

Hello all you CyberBoys and CyberGirls!!!

2007-09-05T23:01:00.001-05:00

So Brandon introduced me to Janelle Monae a while ago...or more like I stole her from his myspace page. But I ordered her cd online a couple of weeks ago and it came in the mail yesterday. I love it...The sound isn't like anything you've ever heard before...I promise you. Its like she takes the uniqueness of OutKast and mixes it with the creativity and riskiness of Kelis...She definitely statisfied my craving for something new and different.
Anyways...
So Brandon's been on me about not blogging....sorry sorry sorry, but I've been so busy plotting my return to Chi. I have 10 days left here...not a long time. The nervousiness is disappearing more and more every day and the excitement is growing. I'm learning to breathe and just let things work themselves out.
I know that i"m gonna miss Delaware tho...the smell of the dirt, grass and trees...the sound of crickets and woodpeckers...it's something I've kinda fell in love with over time. Its apart of me. Tonight I was sitting outside with my friend Joel and I was just listening...relaxing. It's what I do to get away....take a walk in a park...or drive through the valley. I was talking to him about how people just need to slow down and really live life...how many people just rush through and they shouldn't. There's so much around, so much to do and see....so much to hear. How could you not enjoy something so beautiful. There was a groundhog in my backyard yesterday munching on an apple that had fallen from the tree and I sat and watched the whole time. I mean it was something so amazing to see...yet something that could have easily been missed.
I guess the moral to all this is that sometimes we just need to stop for a moment and let life sink in.

New Lupe track

2007-09-04T15:55:00.001-05:00

Dumb it down...

Hey Mano "Half robot, half amazing?" how about this?

2007-09-04T15:42:00.000-05:00

Aint it amazing, I mean I don't have to be the only one in this world doing incredible things, I can leave some stuff for the scientists an engineers. This is an incredible advance in the development of prosthesis limbs, no more fear of missing limbs. Full Metal Alchemy or real ass technology -- say word.
Ted.com caption beloooowwww....

"Inventor Dean Kamen previews the extraordinary prosthetic arm he's developing at the request of the Department of Defense, to help the 1,600 "kids" who've come back from Iraq without an arm (and the two dozen who've lost both arms). Kamen's commitment to using technology to solve problems, and his respect for the human spirit, have never been more clear than in this deeply moving clip."

Who Wanna Live Forever?? Well at least for a long ass time?

2007-09-04T15:28:00.000-05:00

Check out Aubrey de Grey's talk on avoiding the process of aging in humans. You need to check it. its interesting if nothing else.
Ted.com summary below...

"In a shocking challenge to conventional wisdom, Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that the process of aging is merely a disease -- and a curable one at that. De Grey, a computer scientist and biogerontologist, believes humans could live for centuries, if only we approach the aging process as "an engineering problem." He outlines the seven basic ways people age, and how to "solve" each one. And if we get to work now, he says, humans alive today could live to be 1,000."

Yo busy weekend but I promise its gonna get betta!!

2007-09-02T17:29:00.000-05:00

Ok I been stupid busy printing up shirts as all that good old stuff. Shana thinks she's coming back in town for good. I hope she does actually I really think this Highlyflvrd thing will take off soon. But you gotta keep working, keep going and make it happen. I just hope she can see that.

This past weekend!!

2007-08-29T10:00:00.000-05:00

So Check it the weekend was nice. I got some stuff done. We sold some shirts to Leaders just before the new ones drop which is dope of course. I am now just joining this collective called The Post Family. We make dope art, dope shit and sell prints and t-shirts JEAH!! Also I did a last minute show with the Crew at the little water tower and it was crazy cause Zach De La Rocha of Rage against the Machine was in the audience. I wasn't sure if was him but afterward I was leaving the spot I saw him and talked to him and his girl for a sec. I'm gonna send him some shirts and hopefully he will dig. Until next time homies.

StReSsEd OuT!

2007-08-26T21:33:00.000-05:00

Though life never fails to take us foward, you ever just wish that sometimes you could reverse the system and go backward? I do. And I have been really wishing it alot lately...ALOT! I miss my old life. When I lived in a big city and did things my way. When I had about 3 handfuls of great friends....people I could rely on and a bestfriend. When I actually liked my job. So now I guess I'm trying to move foward and go back at the same time...I guess that'll be kinda like making a U-Turn?? I feel as if I deserve a second chance to really take things by storm...create a ripple in this pond called my life...Right now of course I'm just standing still trying to plan out my next move foward. It has to be a good move! It just has to be! I think I'll end up losing too much if it's not. Frustrating...

New Supergroup Lupe, Pharell, and Kanye track - Us Placers

2007-08-23T10:42:00.001-05:00

I like this song and I am excited about an album of course. I digs!!

Speech by Sir Martin Rees

2007-08-23T10:15:00.000-05:00

Nice presentation about the earth and its future. What does it mean to accept science and its benefits? It means that we have to accepts the risks as well. he also puts things into perspective concerning the human race and what we have accomplished. Its definitely worth the 17 or so minutes of your life so enjoy.

Ted.com Caption reads...
"In a taut soliloquy that takes us from the origins of the universe to the last days of a dying sun 6 billion years later, renowned cosmologist Sir Martin Rees explains why the 21st century is a pivotal moment in the history of humanity: the first time in history when we can materially change ourselves and our planet. Stunning imagery of cosmological wonders show us the universe as we know it now. Speaking as "a concerned member of the human race," Rees harkens to the wisdom of Einstein, calling for scientists to act as moral compasses, confronting the coming developments and ensuring our role in 'the immense future'."

I like this video Twista ft. Pharell

2007-08-23T09:38:00.000-05:00

Aight so I was browsing Hypebeast and I found this post on the new Twista Ft. Pharell video. I must say I dig it. I find it hard to see Twista coming back and being able to aquire selling power, however I would like to see that I am interested in what he has to say now. I hope its different, that's all I can say. But enjoy the video!

-peace

Bronner Bros. ATL

2007-08-22T20:41:00.000-05:00

Alright so I haven't been blogging because I have been out of town for the last couple of days so sorry folks. Anyway I'm back with some interesting pics and a suck ass time in Atlanta. (I didn't really enjoy it)

Ok so I went down to Atlanta with a barber I know, J Allen Styles to help out at his booth and sell DVDs and what not. But the whole experience was crazy. We drove down there Friday night and we were supposed to leave at 7pm but we didn't end up leaving until after 11 that night after we packed a 15 passenger van and waited for his wife to come back from the printer with the DVD covers. So the ride down there was uncomfortable as I imagined it would be but I stayed cool. However the whole ride there Allen is trying to burn this DVD and we are supposed to be helping him with this thing and it was just crazy. We get there and it was just non-stop from Saturday morning until Monday night. But there was soo much eye candy, I mean I'm not the one to stare women down like that but even I was amazed. I mean man it was incredible. Anyway the weekend was a blur and I got back on Tuesday afternoon only to look down at my ankles and realize that they are the size of two grapefruits wtf. I'm kinda worried about this shit cause they went down over night but swelled up just a little bit by the end of my work day. Damn! why do I alway get myself into crazy shit? Whatever. Oh yeah Sushi Samba is over now. It was getting to inconsistent and I am convinced that I can find alot more things to do with the time like write stuff for you guys. On to the next phase of life. Complex sent me my copy of the magazine Monday I suppose, also check out the next Complex whenever it drops. I have another illustration in there.

This is horribly funny Look at this. he's the black Rufio from movie Hook. What was he thinking?

Is this child abuse??

2007-08-18T21:05:00.000-05:00

Check this out people...

So I heard about this new reality show that's supposed to air on CBS in the Fall. They put a group of I thinkl, 40 kids together between the ages of 8-15 in a ghost town in New Mexico and had them living on their own without adult supervision. One of the kid's parents has written a letter complaining that this may have been abuse and neglect. Her child, while cooking, burned herself on the face with hot grease. Hmm...I wonder if that parent considered that this may be abuse when she signed her child up and sent her off to New Mexico....with out any adult supervision....I mean seriously...an 11 year old??

http://news.aol.com/entertainment/story/_a/kid-nation-reality-tv-abuse/20070818125009990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

Vagina Monologues' writer Eve Ensler speaks

2007-08-17T12:15:00.000-05:00

Vagina Monologues' writer Eve Ensler speaks about the monologues and finding happiness :). Ted.com summary below.

Few people dare to talk about vaginas as openly as Eve Ensler, the driving force behind The Vagina Monologues, The Good Body, and V-Day, an international effort to end violence toward women. In her frank TED talk, the playwright begins with an excerpt from her now-iconic play. She shares stories from her more than 200 interviews with women about their vaginas, and talks about how sharing these stories, through the monologue and special events, helped her to reconnect with her body, her soul and the world, and find a deep happiness. "When we give in the world what we want the most," Ensler says, "we heal the broken part inside each of us."

I made it into the latest complex!!! and Swindle magazine!!!!

2007-08-16T07:22:00.001-05:00

Now what's dope about this is that Kanye edited and thats a nice way to introduce my work to the Complex audience. Kanye's a Chicago artist as well so I don't think I would rather have it be anyone else besides Lupe or Common on the cover because in a way everything that I do is also a reflection of where I am from and the values I have been taught and learned on my own in that place. I contributed to the Complex Dozen page, its on page 35 of the Kanye side of the zine. The illustration spot is for the movie Superbad which is supposed to be really funny so I'ma check it out asap which will probably be Fri. or Sat. So check it out and get the New Swindle.

Yeah I like how it came out!!

I have an Illustration and a bio in the Swindle issue 12.

"flick flick"

2007-08-15T23:39:00.000-05:00

I just thought i would share these two pics with you....

tell me what you think you guys i love em....

my godson bishop...i can't believe i got him standing still...

the sun resting...

Cool Kids: Black Mags Video Shoot!!

2007-08-15T23:11:00.000-05:00

Yeah we had fun just chillin' at the video shoot. Juan came and we were waiting to do our little cameo shots but it took too damn long so I ended up having to bounce to meet up with Caitlin to take pics of her for this shirt we are making for Ends/Wealth. It went real well despite the fact I used a Cannon SD600 for the shots, Sooo I'm hyped about the final product when the shirt finally comes out. I was supposed to go to my friend Nigel's party afterward at the Hideout but I decided not to do so because I was tired and I didn't feel like paying to get into the spot. I heard it was dope and GLC performed with Nigel and he did his own song on his own. So thats dope. Sorry I don't have any pics though. Alright I'm saying nothing else, bring on the photos.

LEADERS x POSH PISTOLS x ENDS/WEALTH=
You buying this shirt when it drops

The Crew

Track and Uhaul

My shadow

Juanito

PJ Kool Kids' DJ. Give it up for the Asian DJs on the scene yeah 'cricket' 'cricket' naw I'm playing.

Sangsta

That dude MattIke

A Rhino son

Joe in the background

At the playground, You know what I'm saying? Playyyygrroounddd

Leslie chilling at the playground (Shana you win)

We hardcore son that's why we can be on the slide and the jungle gym an aint no one gonna say a damn thang.

Random shoe shot I wasn't being an annoying ass collector I just happened to take a pic of the ground.

Mikey on the bike

Leslie again

Fresh and Proper poppa

Woodchips

Vyle made an appearance

Camera

People

Fresh and Prop

Inglish/Chuck

Video girls I guess they were vixens or something, Random white dude in the middle feeling awkward. I'm glad I could do that for him that day hahaha.

Aight Here We go. Pajama Jammy Jam

2007-08-15T21:34:00.000-05:00

Yo Yo Yo I changed the blog template a bit and I like it. Now I know I haven't posted in a while, that's because I actually busy at work now. Anyway check out my Pajama Jammy Jam photos here. Oh yeah I did the flyer. Ahhhh mannnnn! this was a fun party, for me at least.

It was good, the crowd was kinda weak for a lot of the performance but actually I don't even know how involved I was with the show. No offense to Mike I just space out a lot haha. Dancing like crazy but I love it cause at that time when I'm dancing I don't care what's happening. I'm free, in my own area ya dig and I love it and I love to be around people I love when I'm letting loose despite my disconnect haha.

Aight so I hope y'all enjoy the pics cause I have alot of them as always so take your time check em out and leave a comment if you guys like. Start letting me know y'all read this or something man I try so do me a favor and let me know you're listening aight... Until next time...

Tracy with the peace sign,
Hey Tracy if you want this picture you can click on it and it will open in another window and you can grab it from there. I wasn't gonna just send it to you because I wanted to draw you to the blog so you gotta visit like every day and comment and love it.

The funny thing about these events and concerts that these artist do so often is that they are really good at what they do, I can just about say that about every one on here but being good just don't matter the most in some cases, you just gotta hustle hard. They say 40% skill and talent and 60% hustle... They're right.

Nigel and Mike Terror

Juan Enjoying himself yeah Ends/Wealth all the way homay!

Constance Getting Down. That Asian chick kept getting in the way like she can dance or somethin', don't you hate that?

Tiff and Lauren Looking good.

RAVEN!!!! Man he's mad cool. The pose is soooo dope old school as hell

Home is where the Heart is...

2007-08-15T12:05:00.000-05:00

I don't know why but for some reason yesterday I really felt like using my camera...

I had it in my hand for pretty much the whole day, but what I really enjoyed was my trip to Home Depot with my two friends...As we look for paint swatches...I snapped a couple shots here and there. Why? I don't know....why not? I"m gonna start taking random pics more often.

Here are my results:

Yo, I'll be there in five minutes, five hours later....

2007-08-14T23:37:00.000-05:00

so for some reason I was having hella difficulty leaving the chi. My flight was Sunday morning at 10:15am... I get up make sure I have all of my belongings together and I'm out the door. Anthony's supposed to be driving me to the airport, but we get the car and he hands the keys to me....that's fine. We get in buckle up...turn up the Common (if you ain't got dat...cop dat!) and are on our way. Driving down lakeshore...doing about 75 I realize...ha! yea I'm not gonna make it. I don't know where the time went, but it was not anywhere near being on my side. I still put up a good fight though. I sped down lakeshore, switching lanes, going around any car that was going too slow for me. Making a screeching halt up to Midway and yea came to the conclusion that it was a wrap. I go in and reschedule a flight for 4:45pm. Cool...I can do that. "Hmmm, I'll be on time for that." I leave and Ant and I go get some breakfast...a great meal can really calm you down...and I hadn't had breakfast in...wow...a long time. I ended up going back to sleep until like 2pm and since he had to attend a family function, I decide it will be ok to take the train if I leave in time enough. Or of course what I thought was "in time enough" because...Yea I didn't get there til....let's see.....hmm yup that's right about 4:35. Absolutely no possible way to have my bag checked and get through security with only the 10 mins I had to spare. So in line I go for another flight. I ended being standby for the 6:00 flight and sitting next to "Mr. Stinky-Breath", who insisted on talking to me and sleeping with his mouth open and sighing loudly, blowing his rancid breath my way. I ended up in Philly at about 9pm, my hair slightly singed from the hotness of that man's breath. And then....yup you guessed it...TRAFFIC!

....it's been a long time...i shouldn'tna left you

2007-08-14T22:58:00.000-05:00

Hey Barbies and Kens!

I'm back from hiding. It was my birthday of course and I decided to go on an excursion away to the land of Chicaaago! (as if I've never been) I don't know what it is about that place that always keeps me coming back. Oh wait it could be that most of my friends are there...and there's stuff to do. I mean D-ware's a blast and everything...but yea. So yea I dedicated my time off to having fun and relaxing...and that's exactly what I did. Someone told me to do only what I wanted to do and that was prolly the best advice. I even extended my trip and left on Sudnay instead of Wednesday. So I went out. I had lunch. I ate enough sushi to feed three small families. I got to see pretty much everyone I was interested in seeing, but I didn't get to spend as much time as I wanted with all of them. It came down to be being super tired and wanting to just chill out or hanging out...and I'm pretty sure you can guess which one I chose. That's right...my blanket and pillow. It was great. I rarely get the time to just sit and do nothing. To wake up and know that you have absolutely nothing to do in a day feels amazing. I didn't HAVE to do anything! And some reason I always get sick when I go there. Usually when I come back my throat hurts or something (last time it was strep). This time it started while I was there. Bubble teas became my best friend. I created the best flavor. It's my new favorite...mango, strawberry, kiwi, pineapple. Tassssttty...lol! Brandon posted some pics but here are some more of my first night out there.

my hair looks great here....dontcha think?

bboy and me...(someone needs to tell me to close my mouth...)

it was love at first sight

ladies and gents....mr. deeno

she got all dolled up just for lil ole me

The party after Lolla day 2

2007-08-12T12:22:00.000-05:00

You know, I had sooooo much fun with you guys especially you Shana. I hope you can see that I don't know how much that means but that's what it is. SO after day two at the concert we went to Empire Liquors and got LOOSE. I jammed out zoning and it was a blast. I didn't put up any names cause I didn't wanna put anybody on blast.

I love this picure hahaha

Lolla Day 3

2007-08-11T08:50:00.000-05:00

Aight Last day of Lollapalooza... Good times with my homies, having fun and bonding. I wish I could have experienced this with more of my homies.

Threshold banner

Threshold

Ms. Winehouse

Her dancers/back-ups

She may be skinny as hell but she's sexy to me

yep

Winehouse's audience

Some dude's shirt while we were watching the Wailers

Wailer's audience

duncan and seve with his popeye face on hahaha

Winning shit is fun!!

Lupe finishing hurt me soul

Hollywood on the Floss stage

Flosstradamus on stage

Robot love

Me and one of my kind hahaha

Wailers

Tiny and this other girl who's name I forgot and Duncan of course

Floss audience

Duncan and Seve in the audience

Floss stuff

Another Floss dude

Pearl jam set

Random dope bag

Ms. Christa

LisaLatouche.com (coming soon). Its her and the fam.

Lisa

Fireworks

Fireworks again hahaha

Eddie

Inlite

Dunc

Seve

Cool shot

My TV on Michigan ave. the tv really wasn't mine but it was quite random and weird.

The Biograph theatre

Final Destination Clarke's

I been Slacking man, but I'm back!!! Lolla Day2

2007-08-10T12:22:00.001-05:00

dang I been slacking Its cause I been having fun mannnnnnn!

Alright Day 2 Lollapalooza... Just look at this pics my girl Shana is in town and I am really enjoying her company, I hope she sees that, anyway check the pics.

On our way to see the Roots Actually

Yo we were frestyling with these dudes from Florida right here it was fun as hell I actually did good. Hahaha!

The Roots' Crowd!Marley (Stephen) Doing the dang thang!!

Yep Yep

BroStyle

See that dude on the left, I love that guy

Yeah yeah yeahs

They don't love you like I love you.
Maps

DJ Craze

King

Inlite

King again

Hollywood

Black Thought

The Roots' Bass man brought it to life for real

I'm feeling the light

Yo this dude was dope his guitar skills are off the thang.

DJ Clever

Rhymefest

Fest's Audience

Lolla day one!!!

2007-08-05T11:38:00.000-05:00

First of all I'ma let y'all know that you aint cool if you didn't see Daft Punk's performance at Friday's Lollapalooza show. With that stated here are the details of the day but not to many cause I gotta keep it to the good shit. Aight I started the day at work just chillin'. I been trying to get used to eating food again and it's kinda difficult actually. Anyways I was waiting all day to leave. So I finally leave and head home, drop shit off and I'm on my way to the Daft Punk show. Little did I know it would be the best show of my life. It was one of the most amazing things I have seen in my life. Believe that!! and with no further a due here it is....

The Simpsons

2007-08-05T04:43:00.001-05:00

So I'm looking at my life and the people around me and I can't seem to see how a lot of folks I'm around fit in this puzzle but whatever it. Keep goin', ya know.

Alright now I went to the movies to see the Simpsons with the Leaders crew and a bunch of other folk that were invited, it was cool. I had fun, I took pics and everything, it was dope. Afterward or right as the movie was ending I had to use the bathroom as the credits rolled. So I rushed out of the theatre and handled my situation and came back to the lobby where Charles was taking pictures of folks. I felt sooo out of place there. There were a lot of folks I knew and we were just chillin' but I guess I wasn't ready for that. Ya see I have this social awkwardness about myself that I can't even fully explain. I mean I was talking to folks and not feeling comfortable and not saying what I wanted to really say. I'm so used to just doing shit and leaving instead of being in the moment, the future is my fixation and I chase it relentlessly.

Just a few months ago I was in Delaware and my Friend (and business partner :) )Shana said to me, "Its like you are expecting more..." than what's real or what's happening and she was right. It makes me realize that I expect a lot from myself and the people around me. Like everything has to be going somewhere and we have to be getting something done. I don't know if that is a good or bad thing cause it makes me overshoot everyone's expectations all the time however I also sike myself out a lot because of that.

Anyway right after the show I ended up bouncing fast.... just like that. I really dunno why I left so quick. I'm always thinking about NEXT instead of NOW so sometimes I cant FEEL myself in the moment....

The Brown Line yeah I like those "L" shots.

Vic in the theatre holdin' down the seats

face on his phone

Nigel Mano and Brani chillin

Them again with no flash lol

A2C crew

Hollywood with the Olympic on. You aint cool

The beautiful ms. Tiff

Vic on the Phone

Erica and Lauren Black's back

The other Lauren, black power

Tiff again

Ms. FRESH Erica again

Oh did I also mention that I visited the Simpsons store with My mother and father? I got some Buzz cola and a radio active man comic. Here are the pics.

Me at the Kwik E Mart

Trading comics with a connoisseur of the like.

Apu

My mom and Maggie She's like "White people don't watch their kids, look at this." no harm intended lol.

Bart and Milhouse chillin'

The threshold

"I was trying to have a conversation with Ms. Simpson. Dismiss yo self."

Lately

2007-08-05T04:43:00.000-05:00

Lately in Music I have been hearing or noticing the theme or idea of one not having guarantees in life, you know? Nothing is promised. Tomorrow's never promised, live for today and it reminds me of exactly what I said from my own mouth to a cousin years ago. I mean I was like in 8th grade when I uttered those words to a cousin who was bitching about something he didn't have. I realize now that even at that age I was critically thinking about life and aware of the weight of my decisions... I was thinking.

So lately I have been hearing songs that echo these very ideas. One is this Musiq Soulchild song called Today off his new album. The other is Mos Def's Umi Says, Tomorrow may never come, for you and me life is not promised. Tomorrow may never show up for you or me this life is not promised. I have also heard it lately in a current song on the radio or something. I wanna say it was a common song but then again I think it was some main stream song which is more surprising for me at least. Anyhow this is reminding me of the decisions I am making because I care what tomorrow is like, and I know there is no guarantee that it will be that but I wanna be able to say "Today..... today I am making my dreams come true living in the now, ya dig?

Drunk Astronauts? This is a crazy story

2007-07-31T10:08:00.000-05:00

Yo I found this article on the wild dealings and habbits of NASA's astronauts on msn.com check it out. Soap opera style stuff craziness if you ask me haha. Check it out here

I'm done, Congratulate me! LOL

2007-07-28T10:10:00.000-05:00

Yeah!... Yup!
I'm finally done, yesterday was day 10 and I'm glad I finished. For those who don't know I have been on a ten day fast and thats why I was counting the days. It was a lemonade fast called the "Master Cleanse". It was cool and tough at the same time. I kept thinking about Murphy's Law as I went through the fast lol, but you know what not much at all went wrong or was unexpected. To those who want to know why I did it first of all it wasn't to lose weight. I did the fast because I wanted to know if I had the will power and determination to do a ten day fast. It was a test of my mind and my strength also for body maintenance I have lived for 24 years and I had never gone a day without food being in my stomach and intestines so I figured its a good time to clean the pipes. So I'm done, this is a VERY BIG thing for me. I am very proud of myself and I think I am stronger for this. I'm congratulating myself but there is still so much to do son! Y'all have a nice weekend.
-peace out

Oh yeah, no one I know has dealt with Murphy's law like this guy lol

alittle laugh and sunshine on a rainy day...

2007-07-28T06:44:00.000-05:00

3 ladies from the 70s who were obviously ahead of their time...i laughed forever...

Is you saying something?

2007-07-26T06:59:00.000-05:00

Kanye West's new video for "Can't Tell Me Nothing" starring Zach Galifianakis and Will Oldham...in case you haven't seen it yet.

Day 8/9

2007-07-26T03:27:00.001-05:00

I guess I'm kinda behind huh? Well anyway things must go on. Last night I had a chance to meet Mos Def at the Buddha Lounge and that was cool. I had some shirts to give him but he didnt have anything to carry them in so he told me to mail them to him. Fair enough I will do so. I just hope he didn't give me a fake ass email address, if so someone is gonna get some free as Ends Wealth and Highlyflvrd shirts. Haha. Well the day after which was Wednesday, today I guess you can say although it is technically yesterday I got some work done. I actually went and shopped the line to A.Okay this new shop in Chicago right on Clark and a few blocks north of Belmont. Its a dope little spot. Anyway they are digging the shit as I expected so I want to get these shirts done asap so we can start giving these people what they want. Lastly I went to Sushi Samba and danced today. that was dope, but I really need to just sit down and get this design thing mastered. that's what I really wanna do.

Cali Pantone Jeans

2007-07-24T01:52:00.001-05:00

Jeah!! I've been looking for some interesting color jeans for a long time, the color purple to be exact, someone has finally done it. Too bad is wasn't me though. Anyhow.

Cali is putting it down with their pantone denim jeans the've dropped. Check them out at cmonwealth.com

Luvmug!!

2007-07-24T00:46:00.000-05:00

I almost forgot! You were right Shana, all we need is LUV! I didn't Photoshop this, this is how it happened on its own. Cool huh?

Day 6

2007-07-24T00:20:00.000-05:00

Another day I was kinda low energy again today. When is this gonna pic up? Anyway I made my way down to leaders in Wicker Park to talk about getting some shirts in the store. They're cool about it but they wanna do consignment. I don't really like consignment cause we gotta wait a while for the money to come through. Whatever, get it how it comes. After that I went to my friend and crew member Chris' hip hop class at Old Town School of Folk Music and it was dope. I really didn't get anything but the Cool Kids x Fresh & Proper x Ends Wealth shirt done today. The end of my day brings me back home sipping on some lemonade. Ahhhhhh.... I gotta get my head out of the clouds.

Updates day 5

2007-07-23T23:42:00.000-05:00

Yo this is day six and I feel well but I didn't tell y'all about day 5 and I have pics. So I woke up and I had to head to leaders to go to their 50% off blow out sale. I took the green line cause I didn't feel like hopping on the bus cause I'm running late. I almost there and I'm thinking surely this line aint gonna be as bad as it was the last time leaders had 50% off in the store and sure enough it was worse than last time. Whatever I wait in line only to find that there was nothing I wanted from inside, oh well. So I head back north cause my friend lisa and I have these tickets to this concert that zune is throwing in Union Park called Live at the BBQ. So we call ourselves getting there early to have a good spot and we arrive right before 3. Now the concert is from 3 til 10 and it was a hot ass day that day. What a foolish move cause we sat there and roasted in front of the stage with the sun to our backs like slaves but...I was a good show. And now what you have been waiting for...The pics.

Lisa chillin with her cool shades on.

Dee and Erica

Lil' Brother

Mighty Mos. Women love the hell out of this guy. I wanna be famous.

Yea that's pure man...

2007-07-23T20:26:00.000-05:00

Hey sirs and madames...what do you guys think of this ad? It's a Sisley clothing ad, known for their "racy" ads. But do you think that this is taking it too far? If you can't tell, the models are pretending to snort from a a white spaghetti strap dress which is supposed to represent a huge pile of cocaine. The model on the left's nipple is showing and the one on the right looks like she could be about to OD to me...Advertisement for clothing??? Hmmm...I don't think so.

One more thing...

2007-07-22T10:32:00.000-05:00

I forgot to tell you...the book I'm reading is "Chasing Cool: Standing Out in Today's Cluttered Marketplace" ...it's a great idea to get and read this book if you're trying to market any type of product.

That'll be five bux...

2007-07-22T09:29:00.000-05:00

So it's Sunday morning...I awakened around 9 and picked up a book and starting reading while eating kettle corn for breakfast. Not very healthy I know, but it's good...kinda sweet...kinda salty...

I'm so tired all day yesterday I was in a Dorney Park, an amusement and water park in Allentown, PA. I went with people from work who love things like that...I got on 4 water rides and that was it. It's amazing how many people pay to be scared and thrilled half out of their minds....hence allowing them to think it's ok to spend $4.25 on a bottle of water. Find the irony in that...a $5 bottle of water in a water park. It's sad really. There are countries in this world where there's no running water or their water isn't clean enough to drink and here we are splashing around in it for fun...as we whiz down and water slide...and charging outrageous prices for a .5L bottle.

I sat amazed as I watched a two employees of the theme park get people invovled in their carnival-like game of guessing. The two guys lured people in by telling them for $5 they would try to guess their age within 2 yrs...their weight within 2 lbs, or their birthday within 2 months. And if the conductor of the game was wrong the player would win a prize of his choice. Everyone who came up to play this game left with a prize, but then I realized that was the point. It really didn't matter if they lose because the game is $5 point-blank, period. There was aleast 10 people standing around this game thru out the whole time. And the two guys would be way off with guessing...just to trick these people into thinking they were winning something...but they were actually just paying $5 for a lowsy stuffed animal that prolly on cost a couple pennies to make.

Everyone rememeber Darrin's Dance Grooves...?? He was supposedly a huge celebrity dance cheographer and if you didn't know how to dance he was there to save you the embarrassment and teach you how to pop and lock your way to popularity with his instructional video. Now he's in movies and most recently played in Stomp the Yard...(which I totally forgot about til right now). Well anyway, he was in the park yesterday too, with his wife and two kids...he's wife is also an actress...Evelyn Henson. I did not speak, I did not inquire about his career...or his celebrity because, ok yea...it was cool seeing him and being one of the few who recognize him, but I didn't really care. I would much rather be the person that allows him to just have fun with his family, he was buying his kids ice cream...he was really sweet with them. They woman in frotn of me did ask the obvious question..."Aren't you the dance grooves guy?" and he gave her a rather distreet nod and focused his attention back to his kids. I'm sure he was thinking..."...I did that about 6 years ago damn I've been in much more now" My thing is celebrities are people two and they don't need to be bothered with our weak interviews...I would much rather ask questions that i'm really interested in knowing...actually be able to sit down with them and chat...I don't know that's just me..

Day 5

2007-07-22T09:28:00.000-05:00

Things are cool so far, I'm changing a bit but nothing to be worried about. But this is some funny stuff here. Phillipino inmates do the Thriller dance in the yard. you gotta see this.

Nerd stuff

2007-07-21T09:45:00.000-05:00

Coding genes the future of genetics. Statistics and all that boring stuff. :)

Day Three

2007-07-20T23:50:00.001-05:00

Wow. Today was interesting. I went to the apple store to work on stuff for hello george. Afterward I met my friend Lisa and we chilled. She ate a half a hot dog today after not eating meat for some time now and got kinda sick. Anyway today was cool. and I found this clip from ted.com about the brain and how intellegence works. take a look. deuce.

Day one

2007-07-20T00:22:00.000-05:00

Day one wasn't bad. I handled it well actually I was a little hungry and my stomach was hurting.

Today was cool I'm working with Hello George on some photo production for their vacation source client and that is going pretty good. Chris came over and dropped off my headspin beanie so I can practice my spins without using the wrong material hat.

I went to practice today to mess around. kennan, monty, and jon was there and we chilled for a bit and talked about business. on to Day three. See you at the finish line.

P.S. Shana! where are your posts. You are horrible at this job.

A Few of my favorite things

2007-07-15T08:48:00.001-05:00

I just wanted to post a few of my favorite things right now. Nothing special or informative about this post so here we go.

Free Style Scraps 01: Silhouettes

Yes now this is a book I received in the mail Wednesday and I do not regret my purchase for one second. This book has beautiful silhouettes of everything from vehicles for transportation to garden utensils, one such as myself can only appreciate that when designing and illustrating all day long.

My Guitar

My pops bought me a Guitar about a month ago and I am now just starting to get familiar with the use of the instrument doing small exercises and practicing chords. I'm going to be amazing at this in about a year. I have definitely awaken in the morning just to be able to practice. Price and Hendrix, I'm coming for y'all spots

The Leaders x Posh Pistols x Ends Wealth screen

I'm so happy how this turned out. I did this in like a day and I didn't even know if I could have it made on time but ta da we did that. Nigo I'm coming for your spot.

Yo Robotics is getting DOPE!!

2007-07-12T13:15:00.000-05:00

I found this on myspace which means alot of folks probably saw it, but whatever its dope!!

Japanese Robot Dance

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Check, Check, Check me out. I'm back

2007-07-10T11:29:00.000-05:00

Yo so I haven't been posting as much as I would like but I'm here. So alot has been going on. We danced at the Taste of Chicago this year again. My friend NaTae got married, i got free tickets to Lollapolooza, and I did some live silk screening at Leaders i n Wicker park.

Here's the shirt design. More photos of the shirts coming soon.

all we need is luv!

2007-07-02T11:26:00.000-05:00

hey there buds and budlites...lol...it's shana! yea I know...i'm finally blogging. well hey so how many of you have seen the movie "me and you and everyone we know"? if you've seen it then you know how great it is, if not...then get familiar.

miranda july is the writer and director of this movie and also plays a woman named christine jespersen. all thru out the movie christine is trying to get her performance art into a museum and she uses her art to pull people in closer to her.

in real everyday life...miranda july is an artist who's multi-media performances have been on the venue of quite a few museums in the country. She and another artist Harrell Flecther have started a website learningtoloveyoumore.com. I love this site...

"Learning to Love You More is both a web site and series of non-web presentations comprised of work made by the general public in response to assignments.Participants accept an assignment, complete it by following the simple but specific instructions, send in the required report (photograph, text, video, etc), and see their work posted on-line. Like a recipe, meditation practice, or familiar song, the prescriptive nature of these assignments is intended to guide people towards their own experience.Since Learning To Love You More is also an ever-changing series of exhibitions, screenings and radio broadcasts presented all over the world, participant's documentation is also their submission for possible inclusion in one of these presentations."

Another Dry day

2007-07-01T23:17:00.000-05:00

Man today was dry and I know I haven't really been posting the last couple of days but I promise tomorrow I will have some stuff for you guys to check out. until then check this out it caught my eye. People are crazy

Sorry for today's lack of posts

2007-06-30T02:16:00.000-05:00

Sorry guys I am dancing at the Taste of Chicago from June 29 (which was yesterday) through July 8. The first day was rough but I still have the desire to surpass our previous perfromances from previous years snd so does the rest of the crew. Its our hustle and that's all. Respect it and come check us out when you visit, we're right near the Buckingham Fountain.

Music Video Dir. Lil X wears HighlyFlvrd tee

2007-06-28T09:57:00.000-05:00

Yo I was told about this video on line of director Lil X wearing one of my pieces I made about a year ago. I'm hyped about it and I want you all to check it out.

MuchVibe Interview April 24 2007

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Guy Calling UFOs down on the News?

2007-06-28T09:54:00.000-05:00

You should check this out. Apparently this guy is on the News Calling UFOs out of the clouds.

The rest of my day

2007-06-28T02:17:00.001-05:00

What up? Hitting you with another message about the happs here in Chicago. I went down to City Hall to get my licence to perform at the taste of chicago, that's a whole nother story. I was late getting out and I had to meet up with Juan my Ends Wealth business partner. So I get to the place and of course they make you wait and its like one woman waiting on like 20 people, figures. I end up meeting Juan while I'm wating there and we talk about some business shit and I get my licence, or so I think at this point.

When I go to take the picture for my licence I find out the camera is broken sooo they give me a sheet to show the police incase they try to arrest me. I hope that shit works.

Me and Juan leave from there to go to talk to this photographer about this shirt idea we have cause we need a photo. Her name is Constance and she's cool as hell so we talk and we decide that we are going to pay her 200 for her services for the most part.

Then what da ya know rain. Crazy psycho style rain two days in a row but I'm not sweating it what ever. You know it seems like sometime all the things that are happening in life are against you and you cant do shit about it then. Well you know what no matter how thick the shit gets you owe it to your self to never give up if what you are trying to do is true to your heart. Anyways from there I home then to practice where we had a good time.

The last thing I did today besides this blog is I performed at Sushi Samba again. My friends Nigel and Mano were there dancing as well as us and it was cool although I'm not satisfied with my performance.

Its a dope show we put on so next time you are in Chicago on a Wednesday night I'll bring you out to enjoy the food and the show.

Then I went home.

This is Not a blog jack: St. Alfred X Reebok

2007-06-27T13:01:00.000-05:00

Yo the STA X Reebok Ventalator it drops on the 28th of June so look out for it. In the posts on blogs they use the flyer I designed in the backgrond so dope check it out and I will go to the release party so expect photos from the party on the 29th.

Stevie on Sesame Street. Dope!!

2007-06-27T11:00:00.000-05:00

Yo I want you to check this out and lemme know what you think doll. Music is great!! I can't say much else look at the style there.

A MR. T interview you have to see.

2007-06-27T10:50:00.000-05:00

Yooo! Check it out Look at the whole thing it's dope hahaha.

Waking up!

2007-06-27T09:59:00.000-05:00

Good morning! What it is? And how did you sleep tonight? So This thursday is an event called So Chi its the 2nd year anniversary of Saint Alfred, a sneaker boutique that opened up in Chicago... a year a go. You should come out and have some fun at Empire Liquors.

Coming back!!

2007-06-27T01:53:00.000-05:00

Hello its just me. its been a long time since I have written you. Alot has happened since then. I got all these random jobs at these ad agencies, I've traveled a but and I'm still dancing like crazy. I hope all is good with you. Actually I really miss you and I hope to come see you again soon, you know?

But anyway enough of the sad, "I miss you", "I wish you were here" shit. We'll start with What happened to day, well technically it was yesterday cause its like 2am here in chicago right now. Anyway today was crazy I got up and rode my bike down to Chicago Ave. which is like a little over four miles.

Not bad, I'm kinda proud of my self actually. But after that I came back home with plans to go out later to the Adidas store. Right before I left it started raining like crazy the shit was wild I had a huge umbrella but my feet got soaked oh well it happens right.

So after it stopped I found my self going to Bravemonk's house dancing for a while and we had an tiring ass practice yo! for real. But getting over there was a bitch It took like an hour from the redline and that was crazy cause it's supposed to be like 20 min. Any way I had to come all the way from like Belmont and Kimball to Millenium Park to practice for out shows at the taste of chicago and we did so and I think this year its gonna be fresh. Or at least that's what I'm hoping for. I came home and cooked though. I should have taken a pic since you think I don't cook. I took a pic of my salad though. Check it.

But anyway I hope you enjoy this cause I'm gonna be doing it alot more often.

Updates

2006-09-05T08:26:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone I have added some new pieces to the site as you can see and I hope you like them. Soon I will be sending out my work for possible freelance opportunities so if you stumble acroos this blog and you have freelance opportunities just let me know. The store will be posted by tomorrow and I am excited about that so check it out.

Up and running

2006-07-11T15:47:00.000-05:00

Okay now all links are active for the site and we are up for business. Soon, real soon, I will have the Randoms shirts for sale on here. You can currently purchase The Randoms and Ends Wealth shirts at Leaders 1354 in located 43rd and Cottage Grove, Chicago and at ASAP Kicks Cincinatti. Check them out people.

2006-07-07T08:51:00.000-05:00

Hello all I am finally here this is the HighlyFlvrd blog section and it is here to post current news or info that pertains to design and culture. I am going to try my hardest to keep this thing well up dated so you guys will stay around but enjoy the site and I wil have some news for ya soon!