Author Archive
Dec
Cholo Writing In Germany Holmes
CHOLO WRITING 1971 – 2008 by Francois Chastanet & Howard Gribble Vernissage 26th November, starting at 7pm. the exhibition ends on the 24th of December. Cholo writing, a Mexican American LA phenomenom, is the oldest form of name graffiti in the 20th century. It has its own aesthetic, evident long before the explosion of tags [...]
Nov
Garth Trinidad KCRW
A long long time ago, while taking a photography class, I was lucky enough to visit and photograph Mr Garth Trinidad at KCRW during a Chocolate City session. Digging through old boxes and folders sure brings back some good times.
Nov
Kofie’s Upcoming (SF)
If you’re lucky enough to be in San Francisco this coming weekend, then get your ass on over to White Walls and have some Kofie.
Nov
Firme! Face On The Gun, But Still Getting Away With It!
How do you get away with a crime when your self portrait is on the gat? Yes I’m bringing back GAT!
Nov
You Damn Lazy Kids…
Never will you experience walking around with a pocket full of quarters or tokens to play video games. Or, the trouble of a wrinkled doller bill that keeps getting rejected from the coin machine. You lazy sh**s will never have to wait around a mall arcade, bowling alley arcade, or even the local 7-11 for [...]
Oct
She’ll Look Good (Gangsta Jewelry)
This is for when your girl dresses up, but is still down to ride. Check this and others out at Etsy.
Oct
Dark Side 13
Oct
Remember The Old School Days?
Who wishes they could tag all over their work desk these days? You old Heshers could bring back the Slayer or Metallica scribbles with skulls and lightning. I’ll hit up the block letters of the hood or the cross with a ribbon above it. Some surfer cat can draw the Rusty logo or the old [...]
Oct
Oldie, But A Goodie
Oct
Luther Gerlach: Wet-Plate Photography Exhibit
Made my way up to the Museum of Ventura County in Ventura today for Luther Gerlach’s “In The Light Of Blue” exhibit and it brought back that love of photography I’ve been searching for. Watching the wet-plate process reminded me of the craft that used to go into photography. Not like today where people figure they can [...]
Oct
Best Halloween Costume Yet!
Now, all you need is to put a few mice into little snow speeder outfits to run around the dog’s legs.
Oct
Goonies Never Say Die!!
Now who in the hell didn’t want to be a Goonie back in the day? Looking for One Eye Willie’s loot, setting booty traps for the Fratellis, eating rocky road ice cream with Sloth, not getting into Troy’s bucket, pushing your sister down the stairs and blaming it on the dog. If they ever remake this [...]
