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2011-10-06T14:43:00.000-07:00

Wow, how the time flies. I have featured Freshjive on here a number of times. I've been wearing freshjive since it was some raver brand back in the day. This shirt is awesome, I just like it, that's it.

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2011-03-30T14:56:00.000-07:00

Running around in the ol' interweb, was here and then ended up on the Beat Poet site. Super awesome menswear from Sydney.

Walkin with my dad

2011-03-18T16:18:00.001-07:00

My dad used to go to the dump almost every weekend and then after our reward was to hike out in these hills.

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2011-03-02T14:51:00.000-08:00

Been a minute since i've done a T-shirt of the day. I've been talking with a friend about fashion, t-shirts, and art in general. He is into some high end stuff that is way out of my league, but inspiring all the same. Check out this RAF SIMONS tee, Not to mention the website is DOPE!
this one you can also find on http://www.luisaviaroma.com

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2011-01-23T18:23:00.000-08:00

Found this tee on James Jirat Patradoo's blog which is equally rad, check out that dude's illustrations. At any rate, sick limited edition Paul Smith tee with art from Ewen Brown or at least I think? I couldn't find the actual work on his site but I think it's him. Super bad ass! I can't believe these were released 3 years ago..

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2011-01-19T16:19:00.000-08:00

These guys are doing some weird shit but hey! Its VEGAS! I've never had any success putting up posters or stickers in Vegas but I think Civilian has it on lock. This one is my favorite

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2010-12-22T17:53:00.001-08:00

The more I look at t-shirt graphics the less I am interested in the story, which is kind of sad. Although it's nice when the graphic sparks that curiosity to dig a little deeper. And so is the case with Handsome Clothing.

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2010-12-21T11:10:00.000-08:00

Eric from UNIF introduced me to Diet Butcher Slim Skin a while ago. He told me about some $800 high tops that he was getting. They came in the mail, he popped them open and I think I quietly laughed to myself. They looked like they had been worn by a Japanese girl for about a year as she went on a drunken sex-capade through the streets of Tokyo peeing on herself and sleeping in grass. He thought they were amazing, I think I caught him licking them at one point. In retrospect they were some pretty ill shoes. And come to find out they make ill tees too!

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2010-12-02T16:42:00.001-08:00

This one speaks for itself. EIKNARF has exploded on the blog scene, at least in my world. Seems to be in tight with virtually every scene I can think of. This is one of a set of collabos he did with BLACK SCALE I dig all the graphics he did, seems at 23 this producer, designer, blogger has been grinding since age 3.

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2010-11-30T17:15:00.000-08:00

DETH KILLS has been getting up in LA for years. I've always loved there aesthetic and I don't think they ever spot jocked me once! These guys are in it for the long haul! STAY UP!

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2010-11-12T17:27:00.000-08:00

Shepard is one of my favorite artists, not to mention he is just a super generous and intelligent person. But for some reason I find myself boycotting the OBEY line. Come to think of it, it has nothing to do with Shepard or the aesthetic of the line at all, its just that everyone wears it, everyone has it, and it's EVERYWHERE! It's just not special to me. But when I saw this tee I had to let me guard down.. I love this shirt. Reminds me of my old SLIME BALLS shirt, and all the old Santa Cruz art.

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2010-11-11T17:38:00.000-08:00

I came across SINGLE SECOND on the EIKNARF blog which is equally worth checking out, possibly not while at work. SINGLE SECOND is an inspiration. Why? "Single Second was not born from sense of need to be wealthy, be trend setting, or belong…"

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2010-11-10T15:03:00.000-08:00

Rockers NY comes in with this Morrissey/ Cholo art/ thingamajigger, reminds me of Teenage Millionaire.

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2010-11-05T17:10:00.000-07:00

I was doing some research for a brand that I am doing for the Scandinavian market and came across BePriv. Cool little French brand either doing some risky stuff with celebs or they have an amazing licensing package. Check em! You can also shop this tee on ASOS.com

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2010-10-21T18:32:00.000-07:00

Saw this little collaboration between Rebel8 and Flying Coffin peeped out their website and shit is awesome!! Yet another sick sleeper brand with just enough evil to make me happy.

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2010-10-19T15:34:00.000-07:00

New York based photographer Peter Beste released an amazing book True Norwegian Black Metal be sure and check it out. Also has some sick tees to match.

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2010-10-04T18:21:00.000-07:00

My friend Jeremy wears a Kylesa hat every day. I just started listening to their music the other day. I saw a dude wearing one that was florescent green print on a black, super sick! but I could not find a pic anywhere on the net.
I did find this in my search, and it goes pretty well with their music.

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2010-09-25T14:06:00.001-07:00

As you may or may not know I'm all about authenticity so when I see a brand that I feel embodies just that, I like to tell people about it. Seeking The Throne is a small brand coming out of LA that has some sick designs like this one below. Loving the text!

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2010-09-24T11:33:00.000-07:00

My cousin and I did a little collabo a year or so ago with this tee. We've had quite a few people asking where to get them after it made the rounds of the earth. So we are doing another version 2.0! Limited run of only 50pcs. (we only have a few more available!) These puppies are available for only $15 from now until the 26th go to VIPER BLACK clothing.
The Crystal Method on tour I think somewhere in England?
The Homie Harold

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2010-09-16T14:16:00.000-07:00

I came accross Karl Kwasny's work on ffffound the other day, really nice illustrations. I dig the use of text in his pieces. On his website I discovered that he had done some work for Mooks which has always been one of those brands that just seem to keep on trucking. I didn't even know they were from Australia!

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2010-09-14T17:46:00.001-07:00

Damn! i've been laggin on T-shirt of the day. As you may have noticed everyone is going with satan now. Inverts and pentagrams are the new skull and cross bones. Actual Pain is bringing out the jams, don't sleep! not to mention their mixes are AMAZING!!

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2010-09-02T12:28:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine told me about a new independent skateboard company called Blood Wizard, the name caught my interest right away but when I found out that Skinner had done a lot of the art I was hooked! Come to find out one of my all time favorite skaters, Nor Cal's own Chris Senn is on the team as well as his son Anakin.

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2010-08-31T16:43:00.000-07:00

Rob Greenleaf has been taking photos of graff or quite some time now. I know he's captured a few great shots of my posters both in LA and SF. This panel truck series is awesome, the shoes are even better. Check out his Artsprojekt store.

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2010-08-24T16:13:00.000-07:00

I posted one of SWAMPY's tees on here before. I love this kids art. I kind of want a tattoo of one of his characters but fear that getting one places me in some train traveling gang that I don't know anything about. Kind of like getting a 1%er tattoo just because I thought it looked cool.

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2010-08-21T19:17:00.000-07:00

Bad ass limited edition tees from the Tattoo Hollywood Convention by TODIEFOR
Follow them on TWITTER

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2010-08-11T10:46:00.001-07:00

This is just too bad ass to pass up. Rebel8 and Actual Pain teamed up and made this amazing tee.

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2010-08-10T10:37:00.000-07:00

I found Lifetime Collective on a PLNDR sale this morning. I dig the casual west coast aesthetic. This design in particular caught my eye. I did some organic collage stuff like this a while back, super rad when they can get the printing right.

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2010-08-09T19:18:00.000-07:00

I was looking at some illustrations today and it made me think of some friends of mine. BO130 and Microbo. These two Italian cats are a pair. I don't even really know where to begin. They are true artists. Check their work out! and buy this tee!

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2010-08-04T15:11:00.000-07:00

Matt Loomis as been a character in my life for some time. From back in the late nineties shopping at the local Tower Records and seeing his amazing hand styles on the CD racks to his phenomenal poster art. Loomis is the opitomy of a sleeper, the guy is so freaking humble it is disgusting. His ability and diversity is just unprecedented. Keep your eyes open, this guys going big!

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2010-07-29T19:41:00.000-07:00

Hello Norwegian people, stop making such bad ass evil shit! your making us look weak. Oh wait, we are weak.. ok that's cool, we'll just look to you for bad ass snowboarders, black metal, beautifully designed photo shoots, and perfectly executed denim.. STAY UP! Oh yea, I almost forgot, Justin Bartlett is a freakin' BEAST!!

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2010-07-28T21:44:00.000-07:00

I've been a fan of Lauren Moshi from the beginning. I felt that the illustrations had some authenticity to them. She's gotten pretty big these days and it's always hard to hold onto that authenticity when your brand has such high demand. But I think she's pulling it off pretty well.
This new Skull Rose tee is pretty cool, I love the shaded detail in all their stuff.

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2010-07-27T16:01:00.000-07:00

Halle Berry sporting one of the designs that I did for SCOTT FREE

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2010-07-26T15:11:00.000-07:00

ALEX AND CHLOE are one of those brands that I love to hate. Their stuff is so minimal, yet dark, and it just speaks to me. It says, "you should have done something like this." But A&C did it, and did it better... For now I'll just drool over their bad ass hardware. After perusing their online store, it's even worse than I thought, this brand is straight up awesome!

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2010-07-22T10:43:00.000-07:00

I've posted a Mark Ecko Cut and Sew shirt on here before and every time I feel a bit ashamed but hey, I really dig some of the graphic tees. The funny thing is that I don't think they sold at all! I just realized that almost all of the shirts that I thought were cool are on clearance. Go figure!

Peel Here sticker show

2010-07-21T15:57:00.000-07:00

Sticky Rick is a wild man! here's a few flicks from the Peel Here 2010 show.

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2010-07-20T15:27:00.000-07:00

I think everyone is aware of the fact that I love graffiti, and when True Love False Idols first hit everyone was excited for the graff influenced brand. TLFI have had their ups and downs but I saw this tee the other day and I really liked it. I think after all the brand has found it's place, and it's a good one. Check out the featured artists as well, POSE is amazing!

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2010-07-16T10:59:00.000-07:00

What will they think of next? I came across ELVISJESUS from a reference from one of my clients as a line to check out for unique embellishment techniques. Man, he wasn't kidding. These people come up with some seriously crazy shirts, but in my opinion in a good way. I'd prefer Jesus faced terminators and Elvis Knievel over crosses and heraldry any day!

2010-07-13T17:48:00.000-07:00

I am not one to point out little bites here and there and over all I think Ringspun is a pretty cool brand doing some different stuff. Buuuut It kind of looks like they didn't even re-draw Kelsey Brookes' tiger, they just kinda changed it, just enough.

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2010-07-08T17:33:00.000-07:00

I came across VERYVERYBEAUTIFUL from ONTHETABLE's profile on the Behance network. This is a new line from the Italy based design studio. You can also check out their design portfolio here.

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2010-07-07T19:37:00.000-07:00

DIENASTY from New York. Not much to say about this brand except for that they RULE! A friend of mine showed me DIENASTY a long time ago, or so I think it was the same brand? "Its aim is to destroy real evil, freeing those in the clutches of its tyrannical bondage." Yep, pretty much!

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2010-06-29T16:42:00.000-07:00

I found this Make Believe clothing tee on ffffound. Looks like Make Believe Studios from Omaha decided to start their own brand. Nice stuff, again, I dig the simplicity of the graphics and the color palette.

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2010-06-25T16:20:00.000-07:00

This kid was working at an antique shop in Durham population 4000. His shirt matched the china sets perfectly. Freshjive, on point, even in towns with no stop lights!

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2010-06-24T18:09:00.001-07:00

If I could I think I would just embrace my 80's childhood self and wear nothing but Freshjive, UNIF, and vintage STUSSY. The taste, when it hits your lips, it's just sooo goood!!

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2010-06-22T20:37:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh yes.... I just realized how ironic this is. I moved 400 miles with my family and all my belongings to work for a company in Northern California. This was one of the last tees that I did for them before I quit. Oh so ironic!

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2010-06-15T10:10:00.000-07:00

I have followed SCIEN's graffiti for years from the magazines to seeing it first hand on the streets in Europe. SCIEN has a style that crosses decades of transition, an old school feel with new breath, something that I think is hard to pull off. Check out this tee from SCIEN's creative studio 123Klan.

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2010-06-09T19:14:00.001-07:00

If you have not heard Major Lazer yet then get on it!! I think we've had the CD in our car for almost a year now. It's good for running to the grocery store bumping at full volume. Makes general population all the more interesting. and this shirt is just straight awesome!

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2010-06-08T08:41:00.000-07:00

Cool people doing cool stuff. I stumbled upon LOUSY RIGHT and PAL on FFFFound this morning. T-shirts have a nice minimal and straight forward aesthetic that I like. As far as the Poor Artist League looks like they've got some great art and great collaborators.

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2010-06-02T14:01:00.000-07:00

On my hunt for BP Oil related t-shirts I found this one on Tina St Claire's Flickr who also happens to have some rad art! I guess it was a HIT+RUN design but is now sold out which I am BUMMED about.

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2010-06-01T16:44:00.000-07:00

Us Versus them rules! I like bikes, I like monograms, I like skateboarding, and I like graffiti. I don't like oil spills. 50% of the proceeds from the sale of this tee will contribute towards funding 2 cleanup efforts along the gulf coast.

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2010-05-27T21:46:00.000-07:00

Found this Singapore based Anti Anti today and was pretty impressed. I know I am a sucker for these small boutique brands but hey, this is where authenticity lives. "....the individual whose stylistic expression is often so ever flowing against the grain."

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2010-05-26T18:29:00.000-07:00

WOW! I have been sleeping so hard on these Japanther KRINK shirts! When I first moved to LA a good friend of mine Elissa took me to see these guys in a parking lot off sunset. They rocked the party till the cops came. Then we followed them to a house down the street from Dodger stadium where they rocked the party even harder! Japanther rules!!

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2010-05-25T14:25:00.000-07:00

Came across Good Child Cartel today. I'm digging this simple cocktail mix graphic. I like their motto "Create and Destroy together".

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2010-05-20T16:08:00.000-07:00

Well my goal is 9 bikes, I've got 2 now and I think an electric Zero will be the next. I've been slightly infatuated with these electric motorcycles since the Swiss born Quantya came out a while ago. But now Zero hailing from Santa Cruz seems to be running away with the trophy. Although I think they could use a little help on their T-shirt graphics (which I am interested in trades!!) I think their bikes are outstanding.

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2010-05-19T17:33:00.000-07:00

This was one of the last designs that I did for Monarchy. I'm not even sure if it even got sampled, but in my opinion it should have. Monarchy has withstood some real change. I think their new direction has some real potential to become the brand it always should have been.

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2010-05-17T20:43:00.000-07:00

I've never been too good at documenting all the design work that I have done. Many of it comes and goes in the wee hours of the night and I never think about it again. I found this design I did for a brand called SCOTT FREE some time ago. I remember it was a simple design, and simple direction, and for some reason I spent hours on it tweaking all these details that in the end, don't even show up. Funny how that works sometimes. Spoken like a true creative one of my art directors once told me to "just stop thinking, and make shit."

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2010-05-13T17:17:00.000-07:00

An oldie but a goody. I typed in hifiart.com the other day just out of nostalgia. That was the first graffiti site that I religiously followed. Today it was still as rewarding seeing all of Mike Giant's artwork and new Rebel8 stuff. Love it!

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2010-05-12T10:33:00.000-07:00

While doing my usual surf on the interweb I came across this LA based brand Pros & Cons Again I like the simple aesthetic, and straight forward styling of the graphics. I think what attracts me most to a brand is the intention behind it. If someone is just out to make a buck it shows. And when someone really puts their heart into it a brand, it shows, and I respect it all the more. This tee has that old time WWII propaganda poster vibe. Dig it!

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2010-05-11T10:31:00.000-07:00

I received a little care package yesterday from my friends over at UNIF. Even though I've been asking for a few specific items for about 6 months now, they did not disappoint. This shirt is sure to get some grandmas to turn their heads.
They also threw in a few women's styles which my wife was thrilled about. Be sure to check them out here.

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2010-05-07T16:37:00.000-07:00

Oh yea, Volcom! Does not need much of an introduction. I was snowboarding up in Tahoe when this little brand was just a side project. Consistency, perseverance, and down right commitment to good art= recipe for an awesome brand.

2010-05-05T16:59:00.000-07:00

My buddy Robert sent me a link to Enclothe because the Abe on this tee reminded him of some Abe art I did a while back. I dig the simplicity of this site, and the graphics are pretty damn sweet.

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2010-05-04T18:22:00.000-07:00

My buddy Arrow Kruse sent me a link to this site last night. Annnndd I was a bit taken back. Not really sure what to make of this. At first I was excited, and then I was disappointed, and then I was kinda stoked again, and then I got mad. Why am I not sitting around making ridicules juxtapositions of beer cans and clip art? That sounds like fun! Dammit! and here I am slaving away at skulls and wings.. I am so not cool.

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2010-05-03T17:13:00.000-07:00

I can't seem to divert from listening to metal these days. Maybe Buff Monster had the right idea listening to nothing but metal 24-7? Today it's been mostly Pelican, I like the deeper, slower, more melodic stuff as opposed to speed metal. There are a million variations and I'm no expert. I know Aaron Horkey has done a few posters for Pelican and I was hoping to find a t-shirt with his art. Unfortunately the t-shirt art on the website looks like a graphic designers rendition of Horkey's art. Funny how that works. This t-shirt I found on a webstore/blog thing out of Indonesia of all places. Check it out here

2010-05-03T11:05:00.000-07:00

I had a really interesting experience on Friday. I went downtown to mail off a couple of packages and check my PO box. I was standing in a line of about 7 or 8 people, 3 or 4 in front of me and 4 behind me. There was only one clerk working but a supervisor was just standing in the other window posting up. One guy in front of me looked at him and said, "hey wouldn't be more efficient if you helped us?" The supervisor responded with "oh I'm a supervisor I can't take money, plus he is a union rep" gesturing to the clerk. I didn't have a clue what that meant and neither did the guy who asked the question but it shut us up in an awkward way. Just then a girl came popping in the door jumping around and shouting "did you just feel the earthquake 20 minutes ago, did you just feel the earthquake 20 minutes ago!?" going down the line to each person. She was about 5'7" with long blond hair, thin build, she was wearing a large white mens t-shirt that had some graphic on the front but also had green sharpie pen drawings or signatures on it as well. She had khaki Dickies cut off pants and green flip flops. Her hair had not been brushed but she didn't look dirty as if she were homeless.
Immediately after her rant about the earthquake she began to rattle off something about a show or an event that was happening downtown that night. She started naming all the bands that were going to play, the sponsors, and who would be there. Then she broke out into aspoken word style train of thought poem about everything famous in Chico. I heard mention of Ken Grossman owner of Sierra Nevada, The Mother Hips, all the way down to John and Anne Bidwell, it was quite mesmerizing. As the guy in the front of the line finished he tryed to walk by her and said "excuse me I'm trying to work here." She smirked and laughed at him as she backed herself up to the counter and put her hands up to let him pass freely. Once he passed she looked at everyone as though he was acting ridicules and laughed.
She turned and pounded on the counter shouting "give me my mail!" and then rattled her PO box number. The Clerk, by the way he spoke to her sounded like he knew her and said that she would have to go get it herself and she responded politely "oh ok." She turned back around to us and started back into her train of thought rant about pretty much everything. Every once in a while she would turn around and flash us the large tattoo of a marijuana leaf with a Grateful dead bear in the middle as if it were some kind of badge. She would walk backwards holding her shirt up for everyone to see it as she spoke. As I got closer to the front of the line she disappeared momentarily over near the self service PO boxes. I turned to the guy standing behind me and made eye contact. He raised his eyebrows and kind of gnashed his teeth in reference to the whole experience. I said "you know what's really crazy is that I knew her when she was completely normal." He was surprised and asked what had happened to her. I really never knew what happened to her. I had heard that she had changed her name and started obsessing over the Grateful dead but I had no idea that she had gone completely schizophrenic.
She came back over and started back into her train of thought rant about what not flashing us once again the tattoo on her back. I noticed she did have some odd scaring on her arms and legs maybe from picking at herself or burns. She started twards the door and just as she placed her hand on the handle she froze. Turned and looked at me straight in the eye and said "whats your name?" as she pointed her finger at me. I half smiled honestly shocked that she had suddenly recognized me after looking at me nearly 10 times while she was in the post office. I muttered my first name under my breath in hopes that she would not recognize it. She came back by shouting my full name first, middle, and last in its entirety. She was now storming towards me with a huge smile on her face again jumping up and down. She shouted "I wanted to loose my virginity to you when I was 13 but my dad came pounding on the door!" as she laughed. The guy next to me turns to me and says, "you left that part out." She comes up from behind me and wraps her arms around me and picks me up from the waist. I nearly drop the two boxes in my hand and grunt to hold my frame composed as she plops me back down. "I can bench 200 what are you up to?" she says. I respond embarrassed "uh I don't know." She pulls her sleeve up exposing her randomly bruised arm and flexes her bicep. "feel it!"she says. "feel it!" I shift the boxes in my hands in order to allow one free hand to reach up and squeeze her arm. Her muscles do seem extremely tight, and her skin is thin. I thought of those photos of that 70 yr old man that is really muscular. She went on to tell stories about some woman trying to eat her and all the times that she was taken away. I asked her how long she had been locked up for and she said from 2001 to 2005. I have a friend that is a police officer and over dinner we had discussed that this girl had lost her mind and had been arrested multiple times. I"m not sure if he himself has arrested her but I know he's had to talk to her more than once.
At this time it was my turn in line so I walked up to the counter and set my packages down. As the clerk turned the box to read the label and address she emidiatly turned it back around so that she could read it as well. "Brian in New York huh? you sending stuff to my buddy?" I pulled my money clip out with my ID and my credit cards. She snatched my ID out faster than I could even blink. She takes a few steps away as if to stay out of my reach and says "is this really you?" She starts reading off all of my information to everyone in line. Full name, address, Date of birth, everything. Then she starts to add her story, man you were a good one, she looks me up and down, "you turned out good." She gives me my ID back and then starts pulling business cards from her pocket. "I've got a card" she says. She pulls a business card for some tattoo shop in town, puts the card in her mouth and bites it as hard as she can making a perfect imprint of her teeth. She hands me the card and says take this to them, they'll know what to do. I don't take the card because it's covered in saliva which at the moment looking at her skin was kinda scaring me. She pulls another card for a taro card reader, bites it, goes to hand it to me, I don't take it so she sets it down on top of my mail that I have to eventually pick up. She repeats this a few more times. I go to pick the stack of mail up and I let the cards slide off onto the counter. She picks them up in a stack and says "here, don't forget these." I reluctantly take them from her and try not to touch the wet parts.
I finish up my transaction and walk over to my PO box, "oh you have a PO box?" and then shouts out the number repeatedly. "I have a PO box! i'm going to sing you a song" She starts belting out her song which admitatly her voice is pretty good. I grab my mail and head for the door, she follows singing adding in lyrics about how I am not listening to her. As we walk out the front doors she abruptly stops singing and says "do you have a dollar?" I said no, I don't have any change. "Is that your wife in the car?" pointing twards my wife sitting in the car with the window cracked about 3 inches. "Yes" I responded reluctantly. She takes off running towards the car slams her hands into the space in the glass and says "hi." My wife was quite composed and said hello in return. "Did you get him?" she asks my wife. "Yes." she replies. "Did you get him good?" "yes I got him good." My wife says. At this point I am in the car and have started the car. She asks if we will come across the street and meet the man that she will marry tonight at the music event that she was ranting about when she first walked into the post office. I kindly decline telling her that we just don't have the time. She says that if we come to the show she will call us up on stage and we can kiss. She peels a metal bracelet off of her arm and drops it into the car, "don't ever take that off" she says as she slaps the hood of the car. We pull out of the parking spot and onto the main street. She starts running in front of the car yelling someones name into the park across the street. She turns around and gestures for us to honk the horn but i slowly follow her with amazement. My wife is laughing a little in disbelief at this point. We are halfway down the block and she is still running in front of us. She pulls her shirt up to flash her Marijuana Grateful dead tattoo one last time along with about 2 inches of her but crack. She runs off of the road into the park and I gave a little beep beep on the horn.
I met her when I was about 15, I think she was 13 at the time. She was very beautiful and I was very smitten with her from the first time I saw her. I think we went on a handful of dates, she wrote me a bunch of love letters with perfume and pictures and pressed flowers. She never showed any signs of being unstable at all. So I started wondering. Is it drugs? does schizophrenia not come on until your 20's? This is the second person in my life that I have known very well in childhood and have grown up to be schizophrenic. I feel blessed and lucky to have my sanity, my life, and my memories. Something I guess I don't always acknowledge.

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2010-04-29T18:17:00.000-07:00

Been listening to Mastodon all day. Made for some pretty epic art. I'm not a huge metal fan but i've always appreciated Mastodon's heavy melodic sound. They had a song on one of the VICE records compilation albums that was amazing.

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2010-04-27T14:45:00.000-07:00

I saw more RVCA shirts at Coachella this year than any other t-shirt, which is interesting. It shows that they are really able to cross platforms as to who their customer is, which I think is extremely difficult. But I guess when you have people like Dave Choe designing shirts for you it makes it a little easier.

t-shirt of the day!

2010-04-26T09:00:00.001-07:00

T-shirt of yesterday more like it. I was at the Hollywood farmers market when I spotted this guy making coffee. At first I thought it was a Benny Gold shirt and I was on the right track. Charlie Noble is a artist collaboration hailing from the east bay. I really dig the simple aesthetic of the brand and I will soon be visiting their online shop!

t-shirt of the day!

2010-04-23T17:18:00.000-07:00

One of my freelance clients sent me a link to Dom Rebel a while back as inspiration. I guess I am blogging about this because it's one of those brands that make me wonder, am I wasting my time trying to make something good? Because evidently bad sells much better.

t-shirt of the day!

2010-04-22T16:53:00.000-07:00

I just stumbled upon Tony Hallams Skateboard site off of a ffffound image. Pretty comprehensive when it comes to 70's and 80's skate memorabilia. Took me for a trip down memory lane. Shirt featured is Aussie punk band Utter Stench

t-shirt of the day!

2010-04-21T17:44:00.000-07:00

Nate and Alana set out to challenge the ultimate challenge, start a upper end retail store in the midst of a global recession. I have to admit, I had my concerns. But I also had confidence. The two of them make a pretty dynamic duo for the fashion world. If anyone could make it happen, it's them. N^A boutique (I still can't figure out how to make the little degree symbol) is rocking! if you have not been there yet, now is the time. Check out this sick Number A shirt from artist French

T-shirt of the day!

2010-04-17T09:16:00.000-07:00

Walking around at Coachella yesterday I saw a Cardboard Robot sticker on one of the trash cans. Made me think about the brand and how long they have been doing what they are inspired by as opposed to following the trends of what they think will sell. I remember when we got the first shipment at the VICE store on Sunset, my first thought was damn, why didn't I think of something like this? They had this cool POP art and display, and an awesome product to match.

Exit Through The Gift Shop

2010-04-14T11:55:00.001-07:00

I've received a few emails regarding a little cameo in Banksy's new film Exit Through The Gift Shop
Check out the trailer!

t-shirt of the day

2010-04-12T21:34:00.000-07:00

I keep on stumbling upon this brand Deus from Australia and I'm starting to dig it. They got the whole vintage moto look on lock. Then I dig a little deeper and realize that not only do they make sick ass t-shirts but super sick ass bicycles and motorcycles like this street tracker SR 542 i will definitely need one of these DR 650 conversions in the garage at some point.

t-shirt of the day

2010-04-07T17:33:00.000-07:00

Been listening to DJ SHADOW radio all day, thought this one was applicable.

t-shirt of the day

2010-04-06T10:04:00.000-07:00

I kept on seeing these T&B shirts all over the scene-ster party pic sites. Come to find there is a little Mishka behind it.

t-shirt of the day

2010-04-05T18:56:00.000-07:00

Warriors of Radness is rad! Freshjive has done well at staying in the game by diversifying their line. This new retro surf stuff is rocking. I was a die hard land locked surf wannabe in the 80's so this stuff hits home.

T-shirt of the day!

2010-03-31T16:55:00.000-07:00

Chances are you might not have heard the name MICK HAGGERTY. Maybe you have if you’ve done research on some of the most influential graphic designers of the late 20th century. Or perhaps you worked in the music industry during the heyday of vinyl record cover art. One thing we're sure of is the designs he’s created over the years have left an indelible mark on the history of rock n’ roll art.

t-shirt of the day

2010-03-26T19:08:00.000-07:00

I used to go to the Silver Dollar speedway growing up. In the early days I threw up on chewing tobacco and I think I made out with a girl the same night I met her. Later it became jumping the fence with a six pack of Sierra Nevada in my backpack. Tonight it I'll be paying $40 to enter and probably will leave because my wife has no ear plugs and she does not like the smell of burning alcohol.

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-25T09:39:00.001-07:00

This is just genius!

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-24T08:27:00.000-07:00

I went to Craola's website when I posted the ToDieFor shirt yesterday. This collab from Craola and Alex Pardee is awesome! get' em while they're hot!

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-23T16:19:00.000-07:00

I've always been impressed with ToDieFor whether it be Deph's hand styles or colabs with Craola ToDieFor seems to be an authentic brand that is in it for the long haul and simply out to inspire. I like that. This one may not reflect their wildest graphic composition but I like it's old school straight forward styling.

t-shirt of the day

2010-03-19T14:54:00.000-07:00

I suddenly became a fan of weird bootleg Disney graphics, and specifically Mickey Mouse. I guess I am trendy because uber-trendy and French art clad little Tokyo boutique No-A decided to make their own.

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-18T17:25:00.000-07:00

Fever ray.

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-17T16:50:00.000-07:00

So, I've put a few UNIF tee's up here before. I have to say I think Eric is one of the most original designers I know. And that says a lot because there aren't any. If he does not give me one of these I'm gonna be bummed. And he won't be the greatest anymore. I heard UNIF is big in Japan?

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-16T09:09:00.001-07:00

I want to think that the first photo real looking chick with sharpie style tattoos on a t-shirt was done by Mike Giant for Rebel8, but I could be wrong. Now there are quite a few people biting this look which is pretty hot if I do say so myself. Rebel8 still has it on lock though. This one was the talk of the office this morning, debating whether or not they actually have the license to the photo or if it's just an open source photo. Thoughts? peep their new outerwear too, sick!!

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-15T11:34:00.000-07:00

I came accross Inka Jarvinen's work on ffffound. Her repeat prints on scarves are amazing but these t-shirts that she did back in 2008 are pretty hot. Seems like she is way ahead of the game.

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-12T16:34:00.000-08:00

This is one of my favorites from Dissizit I wonder if anyone ever actually stole the shirt?

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-11T10:13:00.000-08:00

I was surfing around on 80's purple and stumbled upon these Hit+Run tees. I remember when Brandy Flower first started doing these little live screen print jams. I love these new tees, love the clean dark aesthetic.

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-10T17:33:00.000-08:00

I am not normally a threadless kind of guy, but this one grew on me.

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-09T11:45:00.000-08:00

Denim Junkies Pretty cool brand. I just like this font.

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-04T08:28:00.000-08:00

Snoop! Dee Oh Double Gee! + Jeremy Fish + Upper playgournd = Radical weener

T-shirt of the day

2010-03-03T11:29:00.000-08:00

I found out about Hufnagel Cycles a while ago. Wish I could afford one, and one day, one day soon. I will! Apparently the site is down but you can peep the bikes on his Flickr page

t-shirt of the day

2010-03-01T09:28:00.000-08:00

Aye Jay is a local Chico Artist that has been keeping it real and keeping it fresh for years. I've always admired his creativity and work ethic. From books to illustrations to T-shirts Aye Jay has it on lock! This new Alien Ripper T available at Shirts&Destroy is awesome!

T-shirt of the day

2010-02-26T17:15:00.000-08:00

This is just awesome! by Black t-shirt

T-shirt of the day

2010-02-24T10:10:00.000-08:00

Jedidiah Haiti relief T!

T-shirt of the day

2010-02-23T16:59:00.000-08:00

I was surfing on 80s Purple and saw this T from Huffer Pretty sick little brand coming from down under, and I don't mean Australia.

T-shirt of the day

2010-02-22T08:30:00.000-08:00

If you have not heard of Moment Skis already you soon will. This small Reno based ski company has ill graphics and are starting to do t-shirts and outerwear!

T-shirt of the day

2010-02-19T08:27:00.000-08:00

I first saw Benny Gold 's collab with Rebel 8, caught a little video on Hypebeast TV this morning. Cool dude, cool authentic brand, I like that.

T-shirt of the day

2010-02-18T09:17:00.000-08:00

I saw a tweet from Hydro74 yesterday in regards to some new stuff he's doing for Brass Tack pretty awesome stuff. I love this Salvation army jam.

T-shirt of the day

2010-02-16T13:51:00.000-08:00

Thought this was kind of fresh and minimal. That's how I am feeling today. Bloodbath

T-shirt of the day

2010-02-15T08:28:00.000-08:00

RVCA had the right idea hiring Arien Valizadeh to do some illustrations, I've seen a bit of his work and it's all amazing.