My Plastic Glasses

2011-09-27T13:14:00.005-04:00

if anyone is still out there, just stopping by to tell you i'm blogging HERE w/ my cuz.

hello.

2011-03-22T17:18:00.009-04:00

fatkidconfession: everyday (work) at or around 4pm I drink a Pepsi and eat a Grandma's homestyle Oatmeal Raisin Cookie and listen/watch to THIS.

pure bliss/shangri-la/nirvana...

yea it's 3 months into the new year and I come back w/ this...

-da kid.

Xmas time is here again...

2010-12-20T12:17:00.006-05:00

One of my friends (Pradigy) has made a great Christmas song to help bring in the Holiday spirit...Check, check it out...

5 days and counting...

Get more music and info on Pradigy and Pradigy GT HERE. SUPPORT GOOD MUSIC PEOPLE!!!!

2010-12-15T09:47:00.004-05:00

pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk

-da kid

Circulate like a Sunday paper...

2010-12-01T10:43:00.002-05:00

Friends, Romans, countrymen lend me you eardrums
it was a beautiful day off in the neighborhood
Yellows and greens and blues and browns
and greys and hues that ooze beneath dilapidated wood
Ain't a thing could explain but what pertains
to cocaine & sustaining rain
See summer roll around niggas all about change
then they steady move them keys like bob james
Coz old man winter's arrived
the temperature dives
November just died
December's alive
thus it ain't no typical ride
just individuals way to bring home the bacon when bacon was all gone
making it our own taking me all wrong
We've all indulged in the bulge of those no-nos
no you ain't solo, there's even lower levels you can go
take sun people put them in Atlanta snow
~Dre 3 stacks

Creep

2010-10-20T11:28:00.001-04:00

patiently waiting for the rest of those concert dates to be announce...

One last run for Bobby...

2010-10-04T12:00:00.003-04:00

Braves clinched wildcard spot for the playoffs! Lets do this!!!!

Go Braves...

This thing went to space...

2010-10-01T09:52:00.003-04:00

Video from a camera attached to a weather balloon that rose into the upper stratosphere and recorded the blackness of space.
~Luke Geissbuhler

Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo.

Hey operator...

2010-08-18T16:38:00.004-04:00

Not sure why I'm in such a Sam Cooke mood but i've been listening to him all day...maybe its b/c I'm thinking about my lady?

This song was also beautifully executed/covered in the opening scene of Ali

contra-inception

2010-08-03T12:35:00.004-04:00

Not sure why but i'm not a big fan of Juno...uh...i mean Ellen Page...

Nonetheless, Inception was a good movie...check it out if you haven't already...

Pre-Air

2010-07-30T11:36:00.003-04:00

"People ask me if I could fly, I said, "yeah.... for a little while."
~MJ

Buggin' out

2010-07-22T10:43:00.000-04:00

Just as I Am...

2010-07-20T23:43:00.005-04:00

Clip of Bill Withers performing one of his many classics. This performance is from Zaire 74 music festival which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974.

This clip and others can be seen in the music documentary: Soul Power. If you haven't seen this movie then you need to check it out asap!

His performance of this song at Carnegie Hall is my favorite live version...click HERE to listen

People and Places by Jasper James

2010-07-20T11:26:00.001-04:00

Cool Double Exposure shots...

Jasper James

Inception

2010-07-16T09:00:00.000-04:00

going to see this tomorrow in IMAX...can't wait!!!

Speaking of Hip Hop...

2010-07-14T11:27:00.000-04:00

Thanks Reggie for introducing me too Hip Hop...

"Uh, DP got that crazy sh!t we keep it crunk up
John blazed and sh!t what.."

oh the irony...

2010-07-12T11:46:00.000-04:00

Join the adventure

2010-07-09T10:43:00.000-04:00

A genius poster...click to make bigger.

Joseph Game, a.k.a Chogrin - Goonies

Transforming Owl

2010-07-08T12:04:00.002-04:00

"That owl needs to go back to the forest where it belongs..."
~Niki

visible horizons

2010-06-29T09:00:00.000-04:00

Dusty Sunset by Philipp Klinger

"Acres
Visible horizon
Right where it starts and ends
When did we start the end ?

Acres
Visible illusion
Where it starts it ends
Love like a sunset"

Love Like a Sunset by Phoenix

2010-06-28T14:14:00.001-04:00

Grandma, I love and miss you so much.

I can make the stars come out...

2010-06-24T14:49:00.005-04:00

That boy's got talent!

2010-06-22T14:36:00.004-04:00

camera: canon 5d mark ii
lens: canon 50mm 1.4
where: Harlem

hello...

yea its been a while...

Andy grew up...

2009-10-14T11:55:00.001-04:00

Life is better...

2009-10-05T20:37:00.004-04:00

CubeDudes

2009-09-24T10:31:00.001-04:00

CubeDudes by Angus Maclane

This is why I love LEGO...the possibilities are endless!!!!

Bruce Lee

Optimus Prime

Predator

Iron Man

Lion-O (Thundercats)

Night Crawler

Raphael

RoboCop

Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe)

T-1000 (Terminator 2)

T-800

Voltron

Wolverine

For more click HERE.

2009-09-17T11:36:00.001-04:00

I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. You'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure you laugh just a little harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that you're still the only one who really, really gets it...

RIP Radio Raheem

2009-09-16T21:52:00.000-04:00

"Viewers who question the riot's justification are implicitly valuing white property over the life of a black man..."
~Spike Lee on the ending of "Do The Right Thing"

Motherfuck a window. Radio Raheem is dead
~Mookie

new year, new team...

2009-09-15T10:35:00.001-04:00

It looks like i'll be following the grizzles this season...

its a damn shame they only have 1 game on national tv...

lets go a.i., lets go grizzs!

It was calling me

2009-09-15T00:46:00.007-04:00

Had a Big Mac for the 1st time in a long time...

Cot dayum it was good!!! Especially when I dipped those greasy cholestrol rockets (fries) dripping w/ Chipolte BBQ sauce in my mouth...then washing it down w/ a nice cup of Diabetes (LARGE sweat tea)

photo by Sinkachu

aww a sack of McGoodness...

Bold Sounds By Ian Johnson

2009-09-14T19:41:00.005-04:00

for niki

For more click HERE
credit | Iconology

Chisholm Trail

2009-09-11T14:23:00.001-04:00

One of my favorite Grandpa lines: "I remember when I was on the Chisholm Trail with Wild Bill Hickok and Daniel Boone punching cattle...man it was tough in those days!"

Flashback to the Class of 96'

2009-09-10T15:35:00.001-04:00

Big Pun killed it...

via Complex

Rampage

2009-08-24T08:38:00.001-04:00

One thing I hate about Atlanta is the f**king traffic...good thing i got my IGun

Last Day Dream

2009-08-20T16:31:00.002-04:00

“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.”
~Jeremy Irons

Alive in Jo'burg / Subscribe to J.T.'s blog

2009-08-13T10:50:00.003-04:00

District 9 is coming out tomorrow and I'm really looking forward to seeing it! I probably shouldn't have but I've read a lot of articles (reviews, background info) on this movie and I hope I didn't spoil it...

The movie is based on Director Neill Blomkamp short film called Alive in Jo'Burg. Peep the vid below...

Speaking of movies, my friend/brother/comrade, J.T., just set up a blog talking about any/everything related to movies. Although its in the beginning stages, but knowing J.T. he will keep you entertained and keep you thinking w/ post to come. So check out/comment/subscribe/follow my brother from another mother's blog out HERE

Best on Mars

2009-07-20T10:00:00.003-04:00

"Do you know?, Do you know?, Do you know?"

Not sure who did the sketch above of Mars Blackmon, its pretty dope tho ain't it?

There is time...

2009-07-17T11:13:00.004-04:00

Video By Spike Jonze
Music By M83 - "Lower Your Eyelids and Die with the Sun"

Respect the Architect: Story of the Air Max 1

2009-07-15T15:35:00.001-04:00

A look into the genius of Tinker Hatfield and how he created the revolutionary Nike Air Max 1

Respect the Architect from VILLA on Vimeo.

I'll see you in my dreams...

2009-07-14T13:19:00.001-04:00

Grandma, I love you and miss you so much.

Great Showdowns By Scott Campbell

2009-06-24T11:16:00.005-04:00

Can you identify the movies each showdown is from?

For more of Scott Campbell's work click HERE

Answers in the comments section.

Impressionistic Polaroids

2009-06-19T12:40:00.009-04:00

When I was around 10 years old I remember watching a local morning news report about Polaroid manipulation. The segment told the story of a guy who had been given a Polaroid camera by his father and "accidentally" found a way to change the photos into mini artwork...

The following pictures are not photoshop'd but instead they are physically manipulated while the polaroid is developing...

Because the emulsion in Polaroids is gelatin-based, and the Mylar covering does not allow water vapor to readily pass, the emulsion stays soft for several days, allowing artists to press and manipulate the emulsion to produce effects somewhat like impressionist paintings.

This is a pretty good video explaining how to manipulate polaroids...

Pretty cool huh?!?

I just bought a old school Polaroid SX-70 off of ebay yesterday (you know I had too). Hopefully I'll have it in my hands next week!!! Although I got the camera for a great deal (cheap as hell), film is gonna cost me a bit of change but in the end it'll be worth it...

****You can only do this w/ the now discontinued (since 2006) SX-70 film. This technique will NOT work w/ the still available (but hard to find) Polaroid 600 film. Just wanted to let you know before you go and start investing in Polaroid equipment like my dumba$$ did...****

AJ III True Blues

2009-06-19T09:29:00.003-04:00

People said they were never gonna retro these again but I guess a recession will make a company rethink its strategies...

"Yea i'ma robo-cop them b!tches when they come out...fo sho"
-Kid A
"Robocop em' huh?"
-Niki
"Yessir, ain't nothing gonna stop me..."
-Kid A

It Might Get Loud

2009-06-19T00:01:00.000-04:00

Niki add this movie to your list...

3 wishes

2009-06-18T11:20:00.003-04:00

Part of a convo me and Niki had last night...

If I had 3 wishes right now they would be...

1. I wish my grandma wasn't sick...

2. I wish I had mucho $$$$...

3. I wish I had 100 more wishes...

June One Six, Seven One...

2009-06-16T09:00:00.002-04:00

Crazy to think he would have been 38 today....

I took the picture below at the infamous Las Vegas intersection, Koval and Flamingo, where he was fatally shot in 96'...

"The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long..."
~Dr. Eldon Tyrell

RIP 2pac

More of my pictures on FLICKR

End Times by Jill Greenberg

2009-06-06T00:38:00.005-04:00

Photographer Jill Greenberg's series of photographs called "End Times" features children crying. The children are provoked by Greenberg taking away their candy or toys. This technique is known as "manipulation." The idea for this exhibit came to Greenberg when she was shooting a little boy who wouldn't stop crying. She was captivated by his face that she describes as "appalled."

Many critics have spoken out against Greenberg, saying that she is abusing children in the search for a good photograph. Greenberg rebuffs these statements: "The people who are criticising weren't at the shoot and all the mother's were fine with it." When criticized for making children cry, Greenberg reminds viewers that this is "the exact technique used in ads and movies and TV."

For more of Jill Greenberg's work click HERE

Through Bingham's eyes

2009-06-03T00:41:00.019-04:00

Below are a collection of pictures taken by one of my favorite photographer, Howard Bingham. He is famously known as the biographer and photography of Muhammad Ali.

The pictures below are a few that he took during the Rumble in the Jungle fight.

Howard Bingham

For more click HERE

Next Stop is our Stop

2009-06-02T09:02:00.002-04:00

More pics uploaded on my Flickr

Green Lantern Trailer?!?

2009-05-26T11:37:00.002-04:00

Another fan made trailer...I'm impressed on how they edited different scenes from other movies to make this!

Simple Animals

2009-05-26T09:27:00.000-04:00

I love these paintings by Mignon Khargie. Reminds me of my childhood.

For more click HERE

In Memory of...

2009-05-25T12:25:00.001-04:00

For all the U.S. men and women who died during Military Service.

~Photo taken w/ an ADI Action Tracker

For more photos check my Flickr

Sweet Tea + Coke

2009-05-18T12:39:00.005-04:00

I've added new pictures to my Flickr account...Please check it out when you get a chance.

Now that I have a scanner, I should be adding new pictures more frequently...

Peace,

Kid A.

Dioramas

2009-05-14T11:03:00.006-04:00

Diorama can refer either to a nineteenth century mobile theatre device, or, in modern usage, a three-dimensional full-size or miniature model, sometimes enclosed in a glass showcase for a museum. Dioramas are often built by hobbyists as part of related hobbies such as military vehicle modeling, miniature figure modeling or aircraft modeling.

Unlike before, these are real miniature models...

Pleasantville by Jonah Samson

For more click HERE

A year ago today, amplified happiness

2009-05-11T12:05:00.000-04:00

looking at pictures I took in the past reminds me of how time flies...

~taken at Father and Son's, Raleigh NC, w/ my love

for more go here

Sweet Tooth.

2009-05-11T10:00:00.003-04:00

I don't have much of a sweet tooth but I have been known to binge from time to time...

Amazing work by Pamela Michelle Johnson, for more click HERE

New Ending

2009-05-06T04:06:00.001-04:00

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."
~Maria Robinson

from Post Secrets

Harpo's Recession Antidote?

2009-05-05T16:49:00.009-04:00

People have been sending me text messages and emails about this all day...

So apparently Oprah's buying (COUPON) everyone a 2 piece meal at KFC. Important to note: you can print the coupon up to four times...

a few thoughts:
-Internet, computers, printers, and ink cartridges sell out across the country.
-While the stock for pigs continues to plummet, the stock for chicken goes through the roof.
-At the end of this 2 week special, in order to recover KFC will no longer sell food (chicken), they will only sell drinks the for 2 years.

and this is what KFC will look like for the next two weeks...

"No Chicken?!? Or are they just outta chicken?"
~A hungry man on a cellphone in a SUV at the drive thru.

I got Soul...

2009-05-01T09:10:00.001-04:00

Tilted, Shifted

2009-05-01T09:04:00.000-04:00

Tilt-shift miniature faking is a process in which a photograph of a life-size location or object is manipulated so that it looks like a photograph of a miniature scale model. By distorting the focus of the photo (blurring areas of the photo), the artist simulates the shallow depth of field normally encountered with macro lenses making the scene seem much smaller than it actually is. Many miniature faked photographs are taken from a high angle to further simulate the effect of looking down on a miniature.

Pretty neat technique...check the photos below, all are real life pictures but using the tilt shift method which make it seem like a miniature scale model...

When is this movie coming out!?

2009-04-30T09:40:00.002-04:00

One of the best vids that I've seen on the net...Fan Made Thundercats trailer...

no this isn't a real movie but I wish it was. I'm sure you recognized some of the scenes from other movies such as 10,000BC, Masters of the Universe, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Chronicles of Riddick, Pitch Black, Troy, Star Trek6: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Garfield, Enemy Mine, The Mummy, Planet of the Apes, Aliens, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome...

Obama's Flickr

2009-04-29T16:27:00.004-04:00

When you get a chance check out the Official White House flickr account...they have some pretty cool shots of Obama and his admin since day one (1/20/09). A great way to commemorate his first 100 days in office. below are a few of my favorites....

For more pictures and better resolutions click HERE

100 down

2009-04-29T08:00:00.000-04:00

keep doing your thing...I believe in you.

Champion of Courage

2009-04-28T21:55:00.002-04:00

" True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost."

“If I were to say, ''God, why me?'' about the bad things, then I should have said, ''God, why me?'' about the good things that happened in my life.”

"You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy."

Arthur Ashe

Breaking Bad

2009-04-28T09:32:00.001-04:00

On Sundays nights Niki has Desperate Housewives and I have Breaking Bad. One of the best shows on TV right now...

Not familiar w/ Breaking Bad???? Peep the Episode 1: "Pilot" below for a taste...

Crazy right?!? I love this show...well do you like what you saw and want to catch on Season 1??? Watch all the Episodes (Minisodes) from Season 1 and recaps from season 2 on AMC...click HERE

Henson's 11

2009-04-23T09:13:00.001-04:00

I would definitely watch this movie!

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2009-04-21T11:12:00.000-04:00

A little more than a year ago, i had this movie on repeat, day and night.

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!
The world forgetting, by the world forgot.
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;
~A portion ofEloisa to Abelard by Alexander Pope

Hello...

2009-04-21T10:13:00.005-04:00

Hello everyone, I apologize for my 2 week blog hiatus...well during my absence I set up a flickr account last night...click HERE to check it out!

Keep your eye out b/c I'll be uploading pictures here and there so stay tuned.

Adiós, until next time...

Redemption

2009-04-07T08:00:00.003-04:00

Below are a few funny comments that I saw on FB last night...

"Michigan St. needs a bailout..."

"damn how many records are we gonna break tonight?"

"Kongrats to da Carolina! We got this in the bag! skrew the "hills" yall should be watchin the real HEELS!"

"Our Father, who art in Chapel Hill, hallowed be thy game. Thy tourney come, thy championship be won, in Detroit as it is in the Dean Dome. Give us this day our deserved victories. And forgive us our turnovers, as we forgive those Spartans who cheer against us. And lead us not into defeat, but deliver us from the upset. For N.C. is the basketball kingdom, and the tradition, and the glory, forever and ever,amen!"

"THIS AIN'T SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!"

The Fallen and Forgotten Champion

2009-04-06T10:40:00.001-04:00

I could feel his muscle tissues collapse under my force. It's ludicrous these mortals even attempt to enter my realm.
~Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson's downfall ≠ Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, or Don King but Robin Givens...

ok he was a little crazy too...

and i know, random...

1 yr ago today...

2009-04-01T18:33:00.007-04:00

A year ago today (April 1st) I quit/retired from my job as technical support specialist...pics below are me before i turned in my "F-you" papers..

Honestly I don't even think I realized it was April Fools day...and I've never been so happy to quit something...

1 year ago today...

Self Checkout

2009-04-01T12:25:00.005-04:00

Back in my college days, I would scan organic fruits and vegetables as non-organic pesticides, insecticides and herbicides filled fruits and vegetables b/c it was cheaper...

Its not that I don't do it now b/c I know that it is unethical but b/c the grocery store that I go to doesn't have self-checkout...

and yes I definitely saved a lot of dinero doing it..

Ghosts in the Machine

2009-03-22T13:33:00.005-04:00

I am an artist who specializes in using non traditional media… old books, cassettes, playing cards, magazines, credit cards… whatever I can find. It feels great to work with strange, older materials. Things that have a mind of their own. Most everything I use has been thrown away or donated at some point. Past its prime, like some of the finest things in the world.
~ iri5

Jimi Hendrix out of cassette, commission, 2009 (cassette is real, no paint, no photoshop)

Bob Dylan, cassette on canvas, 2009

A portrait of Martin Luther King Jr made out of pictures from the American Civil Rights Movement

A Portrait of Muhammad Ali composed out of photographs from his life.

Portrait of Salvador Dali made out of peices of his paintings.

A detailed look at portrait of William Shakespeare made entirely out of text from his sonnets.

Cucumber Soap

2009-03-20T17:19:00.004-04:00

one year ago today i took this picture...it was the day i figured out that i was allergic to something.

my skin didn't agree w/ this soap at all...it felt like ants were crawling all over me..no good.

its funny b/c i usually take a lot of pics, especially when i'm in the mood but this was the only picture i took that day...

Vans X Supreme

2009-03-18T15:09:00.007-04:00

I damn near broke my neck when I came across shoes on other sites, did a few double takes...not sure why b/c there isn't anything spectacular about them but for whatever reason it is, I'm diggin em'! Honestly i only really like the black ones but the others are cool just not me...

These joints drop tomorrow (via Supreme) and I'm definitely thinking about coping a pair or two...besides my go-to pair of Vans need a break...

Where the Wild Things Are

2009-03-18T14:59:00.004-04:00

Another movie that I'm looking forward to is Spike Jonze' Where Are The Wild Things.

Although I wasn't going nuts like the rest of the kids in kindergarden, I still enjoyed the story...the parts that I can remember...

Whether this movie translates well and appeals to adult and kids alike...one thing for sure is w/ the poster below and others it looks promising...

Economy goes down, Lottery goes up...and Chick-Fil-A wins

2009-03-17T12:24:00.012-04:00

Everyday during lunch I walk by a PowerBall TV and everyday I get more tempted to test my luck...

Every morning a crowd will gather around that TV, patiently staring to see if their numbers hit...and i've noticed that crowd has been getting bigger and bigger. Kind of like the crowd you would see at a Soup Kitchen...people standing in line knowing they are gonna be served sh!t but thinking maybe just maybe today they [the kitchen] will server grandma's cooking...

although you can't blame us for being optimistic...

You know, how come you never see a headline that reads 'Psychic Wins Lottery?' Hmmm...Is it b/c Psychic's are phony or Lotteries are phony or both???

"We chicken nugget, we dip in the sauce like mop and bucket
Blue-collar scholars, who'll take your dollar and wipe my ass wit it
You livin for the lotto never hit it..."
~Andre 3000

sidenote: speaking of chicken nuggets...yo Chick-Fil-A is expensive as hell now!!!! well actually it always has been expensive but $7.43 for i nicely breaded, specially seasoned, mouth-watering piece of chicken, waffle cut fries (dipped in bbq) and a sweet tea that makes you wanna slap yo mama is f'n ridiculous!!!

Moreover for as much as you pay for their food you would expect Chick-Fil-A to buy stronger straws. The straw shouldn't crack or bend when you try to take it out of the wrapper...point, blank, period.

Now McDonalds straws, the ones w/ the two strips that look like a pair of Ronald McDonald's socks, oh yea them joints don't break/crack...

Chick-Fil-A food is bangin' but i'm just saying...

Public Enemy # 1

2009-03-05T22:43:00.003-05:00

Michael Man + J. Depp = Greatness! One of the few movies that I am looking forward to this summer...

I can relate...

2009-03-01T13:58:00.003-05:00

From PostSecrets

3D Rooms

2009-02-25T16:30:00.003-05:00

you know all it takes is a little patience, skill, and imagination...

...but i have neither so i guess there won't be any 3D stuff in my room.

Auction of the century.

2009-02-25T15:56:00.004-05:00

I'm sure you heard of the upcoming Michael Jackson Auction on April 24th and the rumored 200+ things being auction...i think they underestimated a little...b/c The auction company, Julien's, just released the auction catalog and its 240+ pgs worth of stuff...below are a few pics from this catalog...

His arcade collection (50+ pgs) could have rivaled some arcades in japan (10 yrs ago)...

He also had thing for life sized dolls...the Red Power Ranger, Batman, Superman, Spiderman, and Bruce Lee are just a few...

Stuff that is missing from this auction:

-Sly Stone and the Family catalog (Publishing Rights)

-Beatles Catalog (Publishing Rights)

-Elephant Man remains

-Bubbles

-hyperbaric oxygen chamber

-a bottle of Jesus Juice

-and the real E.T. (I know MJ has him)...

To see the rest of his MJ's auction Catalog click HERE.

Welcome to Heartbreaks Vid

2009-02-17T17:43:00.006-05:00

One of the few tracks that I like from 808's

Is it just me or does this song sounds better w/ the video...

Welcome to Heartbreaks Vid ft. Kid Cudi

Speaking of Kid Cudi...I'm ready for your album to drop homes...

nice vid although it looks like this one

Idea vs The Enemy

2009-02-17T10:11:00.010-05:00

The drawings below, by Scott Campbell, depict the concept of "An Idea and the Enemy of the Idea".

“Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”
~Winston Churchill

Moby Dick vs. Captain Ahab & crew

Little Red Riding Hood vs. The Wolf

Teenage Lovers vs. Jason

The Beatles vs. Yoko Ono

Native Americans vs. Gen. Custer and Co.

Titanic vs. Iceberg

James Dean vs. Porsche 550 Spyder

Jesus vs. Romans

Marie Antoinette vs. The guillotine

Cesar vs. Brutus & the Liberatores

Amy Winehouse vs. Drugs

Sea Lion vs. Commercial Fishermans

Click HERE for more of Scott Campbell's work.

Black Dynamite!

2009-02-15T12:29:00.001-05:00

I gotta see this when it comes out!

Twelve Animals

2009-02-12T18:53:00.007-05:00

“Twelve Animals” is a series of illustrations by graphic artist Kentaro Nagai. Nagai rearranges the continents of the world 12 animals represented in the Chinese zodiac. They are currently on display at the Media Arts Festival at the National Art Center, Tokyo until February 15.

The Boar

The Ox

The Dog

The Dragon

The Horse

The Monkey

The Rabbit

The Rat

The Rooster

The Sheep

The Snake

The Tiger

source: ctothjl

Raphael Saadiq in Concert

2009-02-11T16:59:00.008-05:00

Raphael Saadiq is on tour promoting his latest album, The Way I See It, and he is coming to Atlanta on March 28th!!! Get your tickets now...

see you there...

Time for some action

2009-02-11T16:12:00.006-05:00

I've dusted my F3 off, loaded some film and its ready for some action...

promise to post pics sooner than later...

I'm a...

2009-02-11T15:29:00.004-05:00

i really really like the Space Odyssey pics in the header above but after watching Pulp Fiction the other night I've been thinking about switching em...

just another random thought...

Mix Tape Guide/Rules

2009-02-11T13:51:00.002-05:00

Just thoughts...

This post orginated from another unpublished post I wrote a while back...It was a post about music and how I discovered certain songs. Within this post I mentioned how I would wait by the radio (FM 92.3, Tha Beat) to tape 2pac's Do For Love when it first came out. It was nineteen nighty seven yall and it was my intro to the art of making a mix tape...

When I say mix tape, I mean the processing of combining together various songs to create some form of cohesive emotion and/or feeling on an Cassette Tape and not on a playlist and/or cd...

The art of making a mixtape required the mastery of the play, record, and pause button. Nowadays it is a lost art form...but w/ the advancement of technology that is understandable...

Let me stress the use of a Cassette Tape. Unlike a CD and/or Playlist, a cassette tape lacks the ability to skip from song to song, the mix tape needs to be considered in its entirety. This requires the mix tape creator to consider the transitions between songs, the effects caused by juxtaposing a soft song with a loud song, and the overall "narrative arc" of the entire tape.

"To me, making a tape is like writing a letter — there's a lot of erasing and rethinking and starting again. A good compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do. You've got to kick it off with a corker, to hold the attention (I started with "Got to Get You Off My Mind", but then realized that she might not get any further than track one, side one if I delivered what she wanted straightaway, so I buried it in the middle of side two), and then you've got to up it a notch, or cool it a notch, and you can't have white music and black music together, unless the white music sounds like black music, and you can't have two tracks by the same artist side by side, unless you've done the whole thing in pairs and...oh, there are loads of rules..."
~excerpt from High Fidelity by Nick Hornsby

Circa 1968

2009-02-03T14:40:00.004-05:00

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. What you have caught on film is captured forever...it remembers the little things long after you have forgotten everything..."
~Aaron Siskind

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still."
~Dorthea Lange

You might not recognize the city in the picture below but it was Atlanta in 1968.

pic snap'd by old shoe women

Who is Banksy?!?

2009-01-30T16:02:00.006-05:00

The vid comprises various people's opinions on Banksy and his work. Whether or not we will find out who he is we'll never know...but one thing is for sure...his work is know by many.

For more Banksy, click here

nod to hypebeast for the vid...

Voodoo

2009-01-27T00:31:00.000-05:00

I found a pretty good mini documentary on one of my favorite albums...D'angelo's magnum opus...Voodoo.

"The term R&B doesn't mean what it used to mean. R&B is pop, that's the new word for R&B...(Contemporary R&B)'s a joke, and the funny thing about it is that the people making this shit are dead serious about the stuff they're making. It's sad—they've turned black music into a club thing."
~D'angelo circa 2000

Ironically this album...more specifically this video caused D'angelo to lose his mind and possibly is explains his 9 yr absence from the music scene...

I heard he was making a comeback...possibly this year???

How old is fifteen really?

2009-01-27T00:17:00.001-05:00

I think I've posted just about every second of this stand-up....but this routine is pure genius!

Barnes Dance

2009-01-24T01:43:00.005-05:00

The one night that I spent in the Shibuya district of Tokyo during my excursion in Japan in 06' was nothing unbelievable...and not long enough...

Hachikō Square in Shibuya, Tokyo

pic taken by /\ltus

I was by myself that night...away from the other study abroad students...and this pic reminds me of a few things I did that night:

-I walked back and forth through this crazy intersection several times that night...

-I bought a cup of coffee at the Starbucks on the right...

-I bought two cd's from the HMV; Donny Hathaway's These Songs for You, Live and the Lost in Translation soundtrack...

-I bought an Epiphone SG 400 from a guitar store that was somewhere off on the left of this pic...

good times, good times...

thanks Barnes.

The high-tops are better...

2009-01-24T01:27:00.005-05:00

imo i think they look better...

Kanye X LV highs...

for more info click HERE

source: revolveclothing.

44th

2009-01-20T12:00:00.002-05:00

Curious Case of Forrest Gump?

2009-01-20T03:21:00.008-05:00

Niki and I both thought Ben Button bared a similar and charming resemblance to a movie about another guy who was born under unusual circumstances...

"Its exactly like Gump....except no Aids..."

lol

All jokes aside, they are both great and memorable movies and although they are similar, the concept and central point of the two stories are completely different. don't let the vid mislead you...Ben Button isn't Forrest Gump redux.

and one more note, the similarities may be due to Eric Roth...he wrote both screenplays...

No Degree Required?

2009-01-19T11:21:00.004-05:00

Ran across this article on CNN...not sure how accurate it is but according to CBSalary (and CNN) here are 10 (of 20) highest paying jobs that DO NOT require a college degree...

FYI I heard #2 was one of the most stressful jobs you could ever have...

1. Margin department supervisor
Salary: $83,579/year
Primary duties: Overseeing a company's credit department, which manages customer credit accounts and approves or denies credit to customers.

2. Air traffic controller
Salary: $74,922/year
Primary duties: Controlling air traffic around airports according to established procedures and policies to ensure flight safety.

3. Automobile service station manager
Salary: $72,246/year
Primary duties: Supervising gas stations and planning and implementing policy and procedure like hours of operation, workers' duties and prices for products and services.

4. Real estate broker
Salary: $71,994/year
Primary duties: Securing real-estate transactions, selling real estate, renting properties and arranging loans.

5. Web surfer
Salary: $70,604/year
Primary duties: Scouring through multiple Web sites to analyze and compare information and user experiences to collect information to help companies understand online users' behaviors.

6. Lead carpenter
Salary: $63,345/year
Primary duties: Leading the on-site completion of construction projects and performing all types of carpentry work and finishing.

7. Cable supervisor
Salary: $60,887/year
Primary duties: Supervising the activities of workers engaged in installation, maintenance and cable repair.

8. Chemical supervisor
Salary: $57,472/year
Primary duties: Overseeing workers who make chemical products, verifying that chemical processes are followed.

9. Home-care aide supervisor
Salary: $56,157/year
Primary duties: Directing aides who mind for elderly or disabled people in a home environment, and monitoring the quality and quantity of services provided.

10. Medical facility housekeeping manager
Salary: $55,368/year
Primary duties: Managing the workers and housekeeping program in medical facilities to uphold sanitary and orderly conditions.

Click HERE to see the rest of the list...

2009-01-19T11:15:00.002-05:00

Thank you MLK Jr.

Old and Young at the same time...

2009-01-16T15:48:00.007-05:00

j: sup?
a: same old same old. working, chilling. trying to stay out of this cold. u?
j: Man...I'm in my lab. I'm too old for this. (grad school)
a: lol. yea 5 yrs of undergrad was enough for me...lets not mention the fact that i went to school (pre-k - 12 grade) for 13 yrs prior to that. hmmm thats 18 yrs of my 25 yrs of existance. leaving 7 yrs...but take away 5 and 1/2 (baby yrs)...so that means i've only been living for about 1 1/2 yr now...