130824. Wall of Fame. 2013

Wall of Fame in uptown was hosting a painting grafitti event of all types writers. I m not reporting this to name all those involved or talk about graf or debate about anything. I happen to go up because a fellow wall/therapist, Maxx Moses was there, getting involved and sharing his heart, art and expression. It was a cool family vibe with dudes from ZULU NATION and BLACK SPADES representing. I like the dragon by Topaz and well, all the walls were still being worked on. There ws some hoop shooting, photo ops and general chill out vibe happening.
Pretty much after hanging for a minute, my son and I skated down to Union Square from uptown. Thats how we roll.
On the way down, there ws some Comic Con esque carnival gathering at central park west.
Further south at Madison Park, there ws some cool rope art installation.
There are people expressing themselves everywhere.
I also know for a fact... in brooklyn, Afro-Punk is going down.

120915. RedBulls vs Columbus Crew. 3-1

REd bULLS vs Columbus Crew on saturday was an amazing game!! This is not a sports commentary page so not much else to tell you but.. the Columbus Crew scored within the first 10 minutes if not 5 minutes. Then shortly after that, a Rafa Marquez bomb pass to a sprinting Tierry Henry leveled the game. During the first half, Dex McCarty and Tim Cahill were relentlessly shutting down and creating movements. TIM CAHILL! In the second half, Dex McCarty got a beautiful header from a Henry corner in 78 minutes and the final goal was scored by Henry Again.. this time, a high lofted optical illusion corner kick to the far post to bend it in to the net without a goalie movement... SICK!

I know people who enjoy futbol and complain about their leagues because it s not as good as europe, south america, mexico.. etc.. MLS is growing. There are super quality players coming to the league, who are not passed their prime and rather, I think what they bring to the pitch are ideas that strengthen the league. On top of that, MLS has a hugh crop of internationals that may not be the greatest, but definately like a great pot of stew, deep flavor. Definately into checking out more NYRedBull Games!! and if there is any concern of distance.. it s really really close, less than an hour.

120917. Scribbles, Doodles, Drips and Stuff... some images...

Appreciation is definately worth mentioning over and over and over. This particular show would ve never been possible without John Shimazaki of Battery SR. It was through his generosity of lending me his ShowRoom that I was able to have a dry run of sorts for an art show that will be opening on October 12, 2012 at Dig+inner Gallery in Jugaoka, Tokyo, Japan. I hope this will be a momentum to keep me rolling through out the rest of this year and beyond...

120914.ThANK YOUSES Who Attended Last NIGHT!!!

Thank you for coming out and attending the 'Scribbles, Doodles, Drips and Stuff' show!

It was great to see everyone and I m sorry if we didn't get all that much time to break down the laws of the universe in our conversations and/or discuss the finer points of molecular cell activity in the usage of alchol versus water in finer permenant inks.

If you missed the show, there is another two days before the ship will sail out the harbor!
I will be at:

Battery SR LTD, 313 west 37th street #605
from 12 - 5 to greet any visitors friday and saturday, september 14 and 15.

It would be great to see you and I m sure I ll have plenty of time to chat it up.

Thanks again for those who came out and to those who do make it out!

Bless!

120912. Scribbles, Doodles, Drips and Stuff

Opening Reception on September 13, 2012! 6 pm until 9 pm. Location.. Battery SR LTD 313 west 37th #605 Show will run from thursday to saturday. A mini 3 day Pop Up Shop. Friday and Saturday hours are from Noon to 5 PM. I encourage and hope to see you there! Cheers.

120615. Friday, going San Francisco.

After Georgetown on saturday, a cloudy to bright day in portland. 'last week's weather was poop, you guys lucked out...' We got that a lot. I want to take the time to thank Missing Link, Franz, his family, Christine and their lovely dynamic duos, Nico and Stephan. Through them, I learned about 2nd generation born austrians in Belize. I love how the lines of race and culture are always blurring in infinite combinations.
Portland was cool. It was like a city outside a spawning Georgetown.  I ve been to portland in spurts but could never really figure it out. This trip found us in south east neighborhood. It reminds me of an old saying, 'if it aint broke, don t fix it.' In that respect, it was easy and cool to be in your hood and be absolutely chillin while the whole city churned to industry monsters and the small guy goods that are just as important. What do I mean? It is a town where things get done and her citizens make it happen! We were hosted by NY ex pat, Filth aka Lucas Irwin and his beautiful family, Jay, Isaiah, Silas and my new girlfriend, Chewbacca. We were supposed to drive out to Yosemite on monday and we ended up leaving on monday... For a 13 hour drive to Cali. I learned about makin stuff happen with whats available and diggin deep! I learned about raising two boys and a dog in a house and a backyard. This house was one chill house and one beautiful family. Thank you.
The following morning had us driving out at 6 am. One last hug to chewbacca, while the family slept. It was us driving south towards another family home before reaching our next host family, Green.
There in Grass Valley, it was an ex-sanFran family escaping the urban noise and distraction, trading in for organic country living. Thank you Doze, Nikki, Kalihil, Noah and Nina! I learned about family in the country.

120612. Week One of Strange West Coast Tour.

The trip to the west began with an over weight luggage (9 lbs... Coincidence?), broken hardcase luggage tab and a no seat belt ticket paid from 2011 charge. Up until the night before, I hadn't even thought of packing for the trip. The anxiety of traveling and the plunging into a 'tour' of suspect travel itinerary made me a little bit uneasy. What fruit was this seed of an idea going to bear?...
After 'breaking' into my own luggage and unloading 8 lbs from my bag, I was on my way. Its not unusual for me to feel different once my luggage is boarding the plane and I am in the high.
I don t like air travel, but it sure is fast. What was once a luxury mode of transportation is suddenly the normal. Free drinks and a chocolate birthday cake later, I was in dreamland waiting for the landing.
5 hours later, With a peek at Seattle, I finally began to understand how the city is lined up.
At the airport, I connect with Strange. There is a third cohort arriving from kamakura. We rented a suburban and picked up Jun Shimada. And head to our host family's compound. Unbestown to us, we would spend an extra 3 days, loitering and merriment to serendipitous effect!! New friends and old friends, reconnecting and compounding.
Its amazing how there are time for  plans and there are times when plans should be re-thunk. In the first three days, the plans all fell out the window and we were on a very narrow strip of over staying and under planning... Miraculously, the magic of the pacific north west corridor funneled us and made available to us  'new' plans that adjusted the 'old' plans to a more perfect chaos, one that made available for us opportunities unimagined and horizons more broadened by our 'giving in' to match current situations and suggestions.
All my pre-trip anxieties were coming true, only to reveal that the chaos I was afraid of was the perfect path to travel. It was the beginning journey of patience for moments to reveal themselves and opening minds to opening portals. On the day we were supposed to be in portland, found us driving back full speed back to seattle from PDX, to pick up out friend, Hajime of Monro, to return to Georgetown Seattle for a carnival!
Sunday brought us back to Portland. There, the revealings of a sketchy plan and the unfolding chaos was a welcome.