This last weekend I had the good fortune to experience Formula One in the most grand style; as a guest of my friends at Deans Knight. The Montreal Grand Prix trip is an annual event (interrupted last year by no agreement between this beautiful city & Monsieur Ecclestone) for the DK group, and it’s like no other race weekend. From the moment I arrived Thursday morning it was a never ending parade of food, drink, friends, Ferrari’s, Mercedes, drink and maple syrup. I know I wrote food twice. I think I was too busy “eating” to really capture the glory of the event with my camera. So this gallery may be a bit incohesive, but the weekend was one for the ages. Vintage Formula racing, the Ferrari Challenge and the main event were all incredible. Yes, Lewis won… again, he’s amazing. Adrian ran a great race nabbing 9th, despite a punctured tire, and edging out Michael Schumacher. Any day you’re faster than Schumacher is a day you’re fast.
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I’ve heard it said that you can’t polish a turd…
…I’ve even said it myself. But I think we’ve done alright making this place shine. About 5 weeks ago we picked up a modest and somewhat crappy little warehouse in downtown LA. The neighborhood is colorful, the space ample and we’ve got a private parking lot for early evening jam sessions & late night BBQ’s. The inside needed a grenade, but we opted for grinding the floors, stripping the walls and some paint. Now it’s home. We’re up and running, casting and all in full effect.
Pyramid Stud (SBLB)
Whether you miss the mosh pit or missed it entirely, now you can slip a little punk on your wrist and forgo an elbow in the eye. The Single Buckle Leather Bracelet. Vegetable-dyed American Steer, every stitch double-needle sewn by hand & Sterling Silver studs and buckle, each one lovingly cast and filed to perfect as a new paradigm of affluent pop/punk couture. This is luxury you never dreamed of when you stuck that first safety pin through your lip. And at about $1100 each, you’ll feel great knowing only a clever few will be sporting one at the show. And if you do spot something similar, walk confident knowing yours is the business and theirs is crap. Available in the SHOP any day now. Or shoot Rach an email for a gold one.
Vampire Dum Dum Wiki
Fresh off the idea boat and ready for you to own, allow me to introduce the KF-inspired .45 ACP hollow point pendant. So, to clear up a few things, ACP is an acronym for Automatic Colt Pistol; the cartridge was designed by one of my favorite Mormons and arguably the single greatest contributor to modern firearms, John Browning. Dum dums are what nineteenth century hunters called what we gangsters now know as Hollow Points, or expanding bullets. And vampires don’t really mind silver. I can’t tell you how I know that last bit. Back to the pendant, the first dozen are done and I’m keeping one for myself. Shown here on a #3 Curb Chain w/Hook & Eye clasp, this little number will set you back about Twelve Medium. If you think you need one, for whatever reason, shoot this beautiful lady a note and it’ll be on the way to you in no time.
Lotta love in this lighter
Just finished this birthday gift for DT, it’s a slim Zippo. I’m thinking he doesn’t yet subscribe to the blog so I’m probably not blowing the surprise. Here’s a look in the rough.
HD Quality – Admitedly Crap Video
This Video is amazing, and yet not so at the same time. How, you wonder… Brilliant camera, and no practice as of yet. I’m not a video guy. Had a couple cameras over the years and never really got into it. I think that’s gonna change now. My friend DS from Contour HD sent over the most amazing care package, loaded with the latest high-end HD video gadgetry. Thank you, a few times. Ultra compact and practically idiot-proof, the Contour HD is super small and totally convenient to use. So much so, I’m starting to do just that. I have no idea how to edit the nearly 2+ hours (I know) of footage I’ve captured so far, so this bit at the bottom is the only “movie” cohesive enough to share. The ride was great, BTW. And I might make lots of movies.
Fantastic Teaser
Love these guys, maybe too much. KF inspired pendant collaboration done tomorrow. New album in June. It’s already an exciting Spring.
Relief in the form of art
The last few weeks have been a buzz and blur with building, construction, hauling, cleaning and everything else associated with moving my workshop and setting up a new one. And as exciting as that story is, I’ll have to share it later. This story is about how the chaos was quelled with the arrival of a flat in the mail from our friends at PluraBella Tattoo Studio. I stood in front of this watercolor for 10 minutes before I realized how the world washed away and the aesthetics rolled in. That truly is the real work of art, the effect of the communication. Thanks a million Kore. It was the right thing at the right time brother. And it’s going in my new office.
Hockey & Punk Rock
The Vancouver Canucks were in LA today to deliver a whooping to our LA Kings. So of course with so many of my favorite Canadians here (and a special delivery of a beautiful Nucks Jersey from Langdon), I proudly went dressed as the enemy, and I loved it. We were but smidge of blue in a sea of black. Nice work Kings, we’ll (they’ll) get you next time! Also, the blimp is cool, the white towels are lame. However, what’s not lame… The Briggs. They’re a bitchen’ LA band, they played at the game tonight. And Jason LaRocca is my friend!
Streets of Long Beach
I spent the weekend with some very fast friends at the Long Beach Grand Prix. Walker Racing is running Speedy Dan Clarke in the Indy Lights series and I was lucky enough to see it from the inside out. Nothing like being on the starting grid when they fire those suckers up, I even said aloud today “it never gets old” about the thump and roar. Thanks a million Deano & Derrick, another brilliant weekend!
