Sunday, July 23, 2006

Local Icon Is Nice

The other day at work the legendary Lynn Yaeger stopped in. She was working her look. When I told her that I was a fan of her writing, she was adorably sincere...which made her more fucking awesome in my book.

Let Things "Be"

While I am on the topic of shoes...I am not sure how I feel about these joints.

My devotion to Vans is unwavering, and I hope to someday afford some cashmere from
Lucien Pellat-Finet, but I am really getting tired of these collaborations. They just seem very "forced", and it reinforces the idea that unless something is custom-made or limited-edition then it is not "special".

How about putting simple things on a pedestal for a change

Having Your Cake And Eating It Too (Corporate Edition)

I just came across these shoes when passing Blades at the corner of Broadway and Bond St. No, your eyes are not deceiving you...Nike, the company that has taken the veneration of the athlete to new heights, is now producing shoes for skateboarders that say "Jocks Suck".

I guess Nike has had a change of heart and has realized that the millions of dollars of footwear they have sold over the past couple of decades have been to people that in their own words "Suck".

...I love the idea of a teenager buying these shoes and thinking they are being rebellious. Truly, there is no better way to "stick it to the man!" than by purchasing shoes from Nike.

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Realization

I just realized that it has been a month since I last "published" anything...and I only had a single post in June. Damn, that is simply ridiculous. The new job is taking up tons of my time and there have been countless other diversions to take me away from my blogging duties.

I am promising myself to make a return to the real world very, very soon.

Relentless Input

Vince Aletti came into work today and of course I had to corner him and ask him his top DJs of all time. Unsuprisingly he said number one was Larry Levan and number two was David Mancuso.

Thankfully, he showed much love when I revealed Frankie Knuckles as my top choice....in fact he stated that Frankie is one of the only current DJs he would go out to hear.