Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Bukowski Bluebird Birthday Booze Boy

San Pedro's own Charles Bukowski would have celebrated his 91st birthday today. Charles aka Hank was one crazy dude who definitely indulged in his fair share of booze, cigs and females. A poet, a writer, a novelist, a cult hero, the list goes on. Whatever title you want to roll with, the work of Bukowski will be praised for many years to come. I would never claim 'super fan' but I appreciate his skills with words/phrases etc. I can think of at least 2 or 3 people that I know who have a bluebird tattooed on their skin in his honor. I thought for a minute about walking over to Green Hills to look for his grave but then thought that was a bit much. Another day doggy. But thats what we have the Internet for, right? The "don't try" is pretty classic. Cheers!

Sunday, August 14, 2011

denim and leather

I saw these silly bearded boys in concert a while back. I don't know anyone that can rock the denim vest look and make it look this cool. They have tons of energy on stage. A must see next time they roll thru your town. Enjoy the goodness that is Valient Thorr.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

416 Broadway

The Hundreds is a clothing/lifestyle project that I follow on the regular. I'm part of the millions of people from all over the planet who read their blog and check their website every freaking day. The Hundreds dot com is a great source for all things street-wear, music, art, Cali life, etc etc. They are without a doubt 'thee' lifestyle brand to follow. I can't think of another brand that consistently hits the nail on the head like the Hundreds.

My daughter and I recently visited their new retail joint in Santa Monica which happens to be their 4th store. Not bad for a brand that just celebrated their 8 year anniversary. I have been to Rosewood a few times, their first store, located in LA's Fairfax district. I totally planned on going to Grand during my NYC visit this past June but never made it. Post is their San Francisco joint, Bay Area love and on my future visit list. Each store is completely different from the next and all offer the customer a unique shopping experience.
Pey is only 20 months old but she ran around like a kid in a candy store. The Santa Monica layout is pretty cool, a clean use of space which is only a couple blocks from the beach. I liked the shoe loft area and the overall white paint theme. I'm pretty sure they blogged about the concept on the website. The front window display has a turntable, old school boom box, and an original Nintendo console cemented into the ground to say the least.
The Hundreds founders and I were all born in 1980 so it's pretty cool to think that I can relate to everything that they are inspired by. It's amazing to see their achievements and successes in their 8 year history as a brand. Super motivating when I factor in that I started Cavotu back in 2005. Don't worry, we will breathe again. I could argue that these dudes don't have wives and babies so they have no clue what the life struggle juggle looks like. But they definitely got the drive and are not showing any signs of slowing down anytime soon. Time to kick it into high gear which really just means its time to change a diaper, haha. Let's go.

Fresh from the earth

You can't go wrong with a juicy seedless organic mini watermelon. Nature's candy, need I say more. These bad boys where organically grown in Orange County. Check out for Tanaka Farms for the 411. Boom.