091207... and we are back...

MidTown Upside down.






Vacant Gallery. Two ART Hooligans.






Sunset on the Hudson... a herd of Industrial Giraffes.





Shingo Wakagi and Mister Tycoon Graphics, Mr. Miyashi @ Rich Magazine Party.



HAAHA... so this one is gonna be a recap of the past month or so's images and events. Really, not too much has happened. There was a group show in Peekskill NY called 'MegaDECKS'. Thank you Geoff Feder, Tim Boo and of course, Peter HYUHN of UXA. It was Peter's suggestion that got me in the show. Then there is of course the show in harajuku, Tokyo at Vacant Gallery for Shingo Wakagi and I's Lets Go For a Drive 13 th anniversary show and Talk. While in japan, there were other various events, like.. Ken the FLATTOP and THE GHETTO in shin OKUBO , ToKYo, REpresenting TOKYO PIN HEADS TRIBE!!! An Outdoor talk event in EBISU garden during a very windy day! There was the flight back and playing host and tourist for a couple weeks as we had great japanese artist, Jun Marie to care for.. An amazing music event by
Pathfire in LES, NYC and Masa, a new york ex-pat visiting home town again. There was the Macy's Herald Square Window Display opening AND the SAKS Fifth Avenue Window Display Opening, courtesy of Spaeth Designs. I also went dancing and working and eating and working and just been really busy.. well, busy enough to avoid writing a blog that gets no attention. Sorry, folks. Please don t hold your breaths for these.. for sure, you will be gasping something horrible. Enjoy the flicks, thanks for checking back.





Bird.





Peekskill Art Show, 'Mega Decks' at the Paramount Theatre.
Peter UXA Hyuhn, Geoff Feder and Tim Boo.






My Mentor and DYZ-EXP Provoker (originally GAS GALLERY in NakaMeguro, the first!)
Naomi Kazama.






Miss LeBaron.







Jun Marie... St. Patricks.







Jazz Band in Daikanyama, Tokyo.






View from the other side.






Fashionista!







Shota.





A 'look-out-for-yo-stuff' sign.







Vacant Gallery.. Check it out! Harajuku, Tokyo.






photo by Jun Marie. A Sun sets in Brooklyn.





Shingo and Mike talking about 'Lets Go For a Drive' Film @ Vacant Gallery.






Peekskill's Paramount Theatre.






Pathfire!! Sean Titone.






photo by Jun Marie. Mike on Bike.






Lady Liberty. Dame au Liberte.




Night Rider! Thanksgiving Night.





Jarel is a shark. He says he doesn t play. Do not be fooled.





Believe it or not, This is a cover of GummiBears Song. Yes, the TV show tune.
Got the whole crowd singing... I didn t know the lyrics.






An airport exhibit in Hawaii.
A defused bomb, up close.





Morimoto.




Another 'watch-yo-back' sign.





Shingo Talking some more.. very windy.






ahh.. lovely airplane view.






Shingo, the yan~keee. You got? ..Zakeru na!






Peekskill Clock!





Nathan Collins of Pathfire! Singing out him soul!
Pathfire can be found on my space.





Another shark.. Masa. Don t bet money on your games with him.







Ken The Flattop hosting at THE GHETTO! Tokyo Pinheads Gathering!!






Jun Marie on the beach.




Jacques Torres. Chocolatier. Wicked Hot Chocolate!
DUMBO Brooklyn.




Full Moon in Peekskill.






An August MV. Parked in front of hair salon.






Hand Pulled '13th Anniversary Shirt'.
Thank you, Mikey of Studio Dedication at Ivory, Kamakura!!
For all special custom screened tee shirts.

091002.TravelTime. Kauai. Aprilla.

'stop/action' aprilla motorcycle show.





One angle of the exhibition.







Friday, October 02 was my flight from NYC to Lihue, HI via Phoenix AZ. A very Early morning flight, overnight procrastination packing session and an art show in williamsburg later, I was on a plane, in and out of sleep because of our bumpy sky ride. 12 hours later, I stumble out in too much clothes in a tropical paradise. The first thing that hits me is the country. It is very country.



Kauai. From the plane.



The island entourage greetings.


There are wild chicken everywhere and it's a jungle. Life is good here. There are 55 miles of highway and any construction on the road makes a 2 minute drive a 10 minute affair. I arrived here for a two day stint because my childhood friend was getting married. These are more the random shots not neccessarily based on the wedding but just my personal gape-er shots. Enjoy.



poipu sunset.



surfers at poipu. Front of Beach House Restaurant.
Between these guys, the waves and the wedding vows.. not to mention the scenery, the weather and the location... a very memorable wedding.



The Kauaiian Highway Scenery.







Kalapaki Beach.



Warm waters, funny lighter recycled Bic surfboard and , believe it or not, a few really nice size waves later, the tension is melt.




A surfer on the eastern side.




late late night beach session.
grooms men.



kapaa, east facing blown out waves. The following day.



Smith Family Luau. Opening the IMU.




Smith Family Luau's well maintained land.








ALOHA

090807 OsGemeos

Was on Houston and Bowery the other day. Heard news about OsGemeos in town. Two Gemini Brazilian Muralist/Grafitti Artists. What I saw... They always are amazing. Beautiful Story telling. Not sure what the story is but I can guess it involves the ocean and thier adventures/adventure of where they come from and its a journey that is still traveled. Very Beautiful. A very rough translation of thier beautiful world. Dedicated to Dash Snow aka Sace. RIP.

090806 Helmets

Helmet front.



Helmet Side.



Helmet Other Side.



Helmet Back.




Helmet with the other Helmet.

090805BrooklynBoulders

Steve giving an interview to Channel 7.

Brooklyn Boulders has officially opened. Although still its soft opening, it was quite a stir. As there were several First Ascent available dates preceding the opening, today marks the first official day for business! The GRAND OPENING will be on September 9, 2009! These are a few of the pics from the opening day and the days before. In the time BEFORE the opening, they were visited by several tv news media and a number of press media. I m not sure how many but can tell you, there was Channel 1, Channel 12 and Channel 7. I don t have cable or access to regular tv so check your local broadcasting or hey, go on line. Congratulations to Brooklyn Boulders!! The Grand Opening Day is gonna be OUTRAGEOUS!!!!




PE and EWOK flanking the bouldering room.




CYCLE throw up. Above the soon-to-be movie spot.




EWOK. Close Up.




EWOK. Newer, Stronger, Better. Dope as always.




DIVA. Background is ... You can smell the trees and grass! Serene and Calm. Beautiful.




CLARK. I m Ready!!





Channel 1. Climbing the Icon, Brooklyn Bridge.
Bought it all, No Expense too Big. The Vision is GRAND!!





Bouldering Room. Padded. Ready. Talking V-0s to V-Alots.




BKB. Opening.



Getting Ready.



Professional Climber. Yes, the tiny one. Ashima-chan. Amazing.



Discussing the fine points of bouldering. Girl QUEEN!!