USUGROW x VANS PACK

it seemed only natural for VANS and USUGROW to get together on this sick new pack. the shoes that were chosen to be remixed for this pack include the SK8-Low, the SK8-Hi, and the Half-Cab. Usugrow's artwork never features more than Black and White colorways, and both colors make their way onto this new pack. the pack will also include this t-shirt as well. there is no more information available as of yet or a release date either. 'remember where you heard it first.' heh. stay tuned...

MIKE GIANT ON CLARK MAGAZINE: PART II & RANT

ok, so i know this was already posted in regards to a few days back by my business partner and best friend OC$@R, but here are bigger images. you will also notice that Tommy Guerrero, Henry Rollins, and a few other names that a few posers or those who just jumped on the bandwagon (not just anyone reading this, but a few who know who they are, yes you) should get to know about. namely, someone said that i wasn't 'motivation' or 'support', but it seems like that person was wrong.

1). Motivation: it seems as though something motivates you to read every sentence, everything and every little detail on the blog, ShoutBox, and etc... i mean, sometimes i write things so hidden, minute, or vague just to prove the point that if you say you don't care to hear what i say, but i find it 'entertaining' that you end up scouring this blog 'obsessively' as you put it to 'hate' as you put it as well. remember?; 'obsessive haters'? all of this for your 'entertainment', i think that's a front.

2). Support: yes it is true, i don't support you or what it is 'you claim to do.' you need to be put in your place. you need to respect those who have been doing this longer than you and lastly, don't disrespect those who basically open you up to the things you claim to know all about now.

let me drop this, in fact, let us drop this because i am above the level that you are at pouting and 'whatever it is you claim to do'. i've been into this longer than you, wanted to do 'whatever it is i claim to do' longer than you, and i do it for the love. let me clarify, what i mean by being above the level you are on, is that i can be professional because to me, this is my profession, my love, my life, and generally; what makes me happiest to do, and ultimately what i aspired to do for the rest of my life. this is what makes me happy.

back to the main topic, this magazine that Mike Giant interviewed on features lots of key people in the industry or inspirational people. Tommy Guerrero and Henry Rollins are only 2 of the many people who have been doing this long before you or i, and only 'motivate' me to do what i love, for the love, and they are people we should 'support' because they have made it possible for me to do the things i love.

so back the the main topic; the interview with MIKE GIANT can be read on over at CLARM MAGAZINE. get to it.

thank you to those who 'get it' and are just generally good people at heart. those are the types of people i hope to reach, and those who don't i guess, are just those who will take offense to my rant...

ROADKILL

this is what happens to Beezers n' Blocheads...

SAILOR JERRY RUM?! SAILOR JERRY LTD.?!

was at the market today and came across a bottle of Sailor Jerry Rum. Sailor Jerry would be turning over in his grave if he knew his artwork was being exploited onto a marketing ploy, or shit, maybe he'd be happy and wish he were alive because he'd have all the free rum in the world! most likely though, maybe Sailor Jerry's family sold the rights to his treasured, honored, and once well respected artwork as did the Von Dutch family did before. not quite, but guess who's behind Sailor Jerry LTD.? Ed Hardy! wait 'til Christian Audigier gets his hands on it, unless he has already?! don't be so surprised when you see soccer moms rocking Sailor Jerry gear. sweet.

BEST/WORST OF 2008

BEST GADGET: BLACKBERRY BOLD
BEST MOVIE: STEP BROTHERS
BEST CLOTHING LINE: DSTROYR
BEST CD/ALBUM: TRV$ x DJ-AM - FIX YOUR FACE MIXTAPE
BEST BLOG OF 2008: ESTEVAN ORIOL
BEST CLOTHING STORE OF 2008: A TIE BETWEEN CHOCOLATE CROCODILE and ATTIC
BEST RESTAURANT: THE IVY ON ROBERTSON
HOTTEST MODEL: MEGAN FOX
BEST SHOW or EVENT: RANCID & THE HENRY FONDA (HENRY FONDA = WORST VENUE)

WORST GADGET: iPHONE
WORST MOVIE: GET SMART
WORST CLOTHING LINE: AFFLICTION, ED HARDY, SMET, TAPOUT, NO FEAR, SILVERSTAR, MOB INC., 187 INC., RECKLESS CLOTHING CO., & ANYTHING CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER TOUCHES
WORST CD/ALBUM: GUNS n' ROSES - CHINESE DEMOCRACY
WORST BLOG: COPYFUCK, COPYRAPE, BEEZERZ n' BLOCHEADZ, DON'T GET ME STARTED
WORST CLOTHING STORE: PRIMITIVE, PACSUN, & NO FEAR
WORST SHOW or EVENT: VANS DOWNTOWN SHOWDOWN & VANS WARPED TOUR (free tickets, so it was all good)



BEST GADGET: SIDEKICK LX
BEST MOVIE: SUPERBAD
BEST CLOTHING LINE: DSTROYR
BEST CD/ALBUM: WHERE MYTHS FADE TO LEGENDS
BEST BLOG OF 2008: LIVING WITH GUNNS
BEST CLOTHING STORE OF 2008: CHOCOLATE CROCODILE
BEST RESTAURANT: EL POLLO INKA
HOTTEST MODEL: SABINA KELLY
BEST SHOW or EVENT: TRV$ x DJ-AM @ THE ROXY

WORST GADGET: iPHONE
WORST MOVIE: CLOVERFIELD
WORST CLOTHING LINE: L.A. UNIFIED
WORST CD/ALBUM: BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT
WORST BLOG: I DON'T KNOW/RATHER NOT SAY
WORST CLOTHING STORE: FOURSQUARE
WORST SHOW or EVENT: VANS DOWNTOWN SHOWDOWN



BEST GADGET: NIKON S60
BEST MOVIE: DARK KNIGHT
BEST CLOTHING LINE: CARDBOARD ROBOT
BEST CD/ALBUM: THE GAME L.A.X
BEST BLOG OF 2008 : TMZ
BEST CLOTHING STORE OF 2008: GCS
BEST RESTAURANT: T.G.I. FRIDAYS or WAHOOS
HOTTEST MODEL: MEGAN FOX
BEST SHOW or EVENT: TRV$ x DJ-AM @ THE ROXY

WORST GADGET: BLACKBERRY STORM
WORST MOVIE: DOOMSDAY
WORST CLOTHING LINE: FRESHJIVE
WORST CD/ALBUM: TOKIO HOTEL
WORST BLOG: IT'S THE YEAR OF COPYFUCK & COPYRAPE
WORST CLOTHING STORE:THE HUNDREDS
WORST SHOW or EVENT: VANS DOWNTOWN SHOWDOWN



BEST GADGET: VOYAGER
BEST MOVIE: DARK KNIGHT
BEST CLOTHING LINE: DSTROYR
BEST CD/ALBUM: L.A.X.
BEST BLOG OF 2008: THE HUNDREDS
BEST CLOTHING STORE OF 2008: ADIKT
BEST RESTAURANT: WAHOOS
HOTTEST MODEL: KIM KARDASHIAN
BEST SHOW or EVENT: VANS WARPED TOUR

WORST GADGET: WII FIT
WORST MOVIE: THE HAPPENING
WORST CLOTHING LINE: TAPOUT, AFFLICTION
WORST CD/ALBUM: KANYE WEST - 808's & HEARTBREAK
WORST BLOG: TOO MANY TO LIST BUT LET'S NOT START TROUBLE
WORST CLOTHING STORE: PACSUN
WORST SHOW or EVENT: WENT TO 4 SHOWS THIS YEAR, ALL WERE GOOD



BEST GADGET: PLAYSTATION3
BEST MOVIE: DARK KNIGHT
BEST CLOTHING LINE: DICKIES
BEST CD/ALBUM: ALL THAT REMAINS - OVERCOME
BEST BLOG OF 2008: PLAYSTATION.BLOG
BEST CLOTHING STORE OF 2008: EXIT STORES LTD.
BEST RESTAURANT: CHINA LOUNGE
HOTTEST MODEL: MY GIRLFRIEND, IF I'D HAVE TO PICK - CARMEN ELECTRA
BEST SHOW or EVENT: TASTE OF CHAOS

WORST GADGET: XBOX360
WORST MOVIE: DISASTER MOVIE
WORST CLOTHING LINE: BABYCAKES
WORST CD/ALBUM: ESCAPE THE FATE - THIS WAR IS OURS
WORST BLOG: MY MATES BLOG; CAN'T REMEMBER THE URL, IT'S THAT BAD
WORST CLOTHING STORE: BABYCAKES
WORST SHOW or EVENT: BRING ME THE HORIZON - SUICIDE SEASON TOUR

ROGUE STATUS x SILVER - INSURGENT TRUCKS

this will make for about the 3rd truck that ROGUE STATUS and SILVER TRUCK CO. have produced together. not being a 'super-fan' or having to rely on product blogs for credibility, i know that Silver make some of the sickest trucks around. you can go grab these over at ACTIVE for $39.98.

BEEZER & A BLOCHEAD/STILL CAN'T SKATE

in this INTERVIEW with a U.K. source, Pharrell, or 'Skateboard P.' says...

“The first sport I got into - and the one that has had most impact on my life - is skateboarding. Most people think skateboarding is for some kid with blond hair from suburbia. But I remember when I was 12 or 13, growing up in Virginia Beach, everybody, black and white, was doing it. Skating taught me what it meant to be cool, to have credibility. I had it. I got so mad with it that I had a half-pipe put in my house. I had the look - the baggy jeans, the Vans. I still wear Vans shoes. I rap about skateboarding. My nickname is Skateboard P.”

Skateboard P.? sorry, you still can't skate...

A4 & A6

a new 2009 A6 to add to the 2004 A4.

ANOTHER RANT

ok, so yeah, the other day was my very first rant for this blog but i have another one for today.

why don't people understand on Myspace or Facebook that if they request to add you and you deny them, why would they send another request and another one after that, so on and so forth? i just had to block someone because i don't really add people i don't know unless they read the blog or support what we do. plus the person was going stalker status.

i ended up deleting my Facebook account because i felt that the website itself was sort of an invasion of privacy. i mean, all of these retarded applications would install themselves onto my account and Facebook basically displays everything you do and everyone you talk to on the main page.

but anways, some people just don't get the hint, huh?

that is all, for now...

RANT

i don't normally do the whole rant thing because that isn't really what this blog is about but i am pretty ticked off right now.

i've been selling on eBay for a long time now and they have recently made a bunch of retarded changes to their selling policy. i use eBay as a quick and easy way to make extra money. everything i do is legit but eBay have made it harder for sellers to make easy money. they also offer less protection in terms of the seller and they have even instigated a new rules in which they can hold your money up until even after you have sent the item to your buyer; isn't that illegal?

also eBay and PayPal are pretty much a monopoly. aren't they the same company. basically this allows them to double tax you and charge all these crazy fees and stuff.

anyways, what has me most ticked-off is the number of retards and morons that bid on things on eBay. mostly i get people who get off on bidding on things and never intending to pay for the item. today took the cake, this retard bid on the item before he read the description or the title. he also waited until the auction was over to ask permission to back out, which was a totally unnecessary thing to do. you don't have to ask permission to retract or cancel a bid. eBay and PayPal charge you if any number of these retards bids on something and doesn't pay, guess what? they don't reimburse you for all of those ridiculous fees that shouldn't have been incurred in the first place. it is a waste of about a week of my time selling something that some idiot blindly bids on and also a waste of money since i won't get those charges incurred to list the item reimbursed.

i think i am going to start doing the Craig's List thing from now on. eBay sucks.

YOU ARE A...

i dealt with a few of these today and i think a few of them even had one.