Monday, December 31, 2007

In Real Time!

What I'm posting here is still happening. It's almost live!

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I moved. Megan came and visited. She lives 4 minutes up the road from me.

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Stacie and me went and skated this spot. There's some dry spots. You should know not to skate spots with water. It will rarely end well.

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I couldn't stop after a frontside ollie and my board and shoes took a dive.

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It happens to the best of us...
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Stacie battles the Frontside Flip.

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Judaism holla!

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So after both being over it we went back to my house to watch Katt Williams' new DVD.

It's not as exciting as it seems.

Actually, Stacie just left as I finished this so I guess it's past tense now. Weak.

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Watch The Watchmen

I rode out to Orlando suburb Winter Garden with The Watchmen and other fantastic friends and guests. It was a good old fashioned Battle Of The Bands. It was between a Psuedo Connor Oberst imitator, a band that wanted to be The Used really bad, a moderately ill Hip-Hp group from St. Pete and the aforementioned Watchmen.

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Stay real still, this will look cool... MPC and Vatic.

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Jamie is always good for a funny photo.

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Flavor of Love.

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Love this dude, but damn if he's not the sketchiest person I know.

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This dude came with us and rode in my car with MPC and me. He told me he was an ill emcee. Turns out he is.

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And at 15 he talks shit at a 20 year old level. He was shitting on the other Hip-Hop group.

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The Master Peace Creator was also a little befuddled by some of their poppier work.

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I like O.Z. because we can both talk shit on anything and he'll always take it further than me and I won't feel like an asshole. Truth be told the other group was nice, we all just wanted The Watchmen to win.

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The boys hit the stage and held it down real hard.

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Felton doesn't miss an opportunity to go really, really, really hyphy dumb and shake his dreads.

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Their set was done. Turn on the bright lights.

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Everyone went out in the alley and freestyled. I thought it was to smoke weed but surprisingly MPC just beatboxed a beat and everyone took their turns.

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I don't miss an opportunity to get artsy. This pose was all O.Z.'s idea. I'd also like to take this opportunity to make a PSA on O.Z.'s behalf. His name is not "Oz". It is OdotZ. As in O.Z. He's kind of particular about it.

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Went back inside to see who's gonna win. This is Caine, the promoter, measuring applause.

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THE WATCHMEN WIN! THE WATCHMEN WIN!

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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Where I'm From

Lakeland, Florida. 30 minutes east of Tampa. Hometown of Andrew Reynolds, Danny Renaud and Pat Steiner. The movie Edward Scissor Hands was filmed here.

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This cleaner has been here forever. They've been putting corny/funny jokes on their marquee for as long as I've been alive.

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There's also been elaborate Christmas lighting set up in this downtown park forever too.

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Lots of swans in the 3 lakes downtown. All but these two swam off when I walked up.

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My grandmother worked here from when she was 16 to 62. She started off as a bank teller and worked her way up to being one of the loan officers.

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My Mom worked in this building for 5 years. It's Lakeland's Department of Children and Families. Hence the statues. She transfered to the Drivers License Office after that. She couldn't deal with the abused kids and broken families anymore.

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This is the stadium my Dad played football in as a kid in High School. The Lakeland High School Juggernauts. That part of town is really bad now. Crime is big there.

You should stop by and get a sandwich downtown if you're ever passing through. A good place with good people.

SPoT Ghetto Christmas Party Pt. 2.

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Clements had Abdias fooled with his gear too.

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Ian got to wear the glasses.

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And found a new girlfriend!

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Ian's real girlfriend Alysson and Abdias bot into a bottle fight and Abdias' Corona(??) got broken. She was brazenly unapologetic.

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Drinker Pat makin' moves.

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This was Brandon Bristol's costume. Anti Hero Ski Mask and a Santa hat.

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Chris Fulton, +1.

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Yo, Abdias.

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Josh Stewart was there. He was going really crazy too. He drank 2 waters.

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Chris Jata came up on some scrilla so he bought everyone YAYGA BAHMBS.

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Multi-Tasking. She almost burned me with a cigarette twice. I'd just say, "Watch out, Aly!"
"What? Why?"

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One of my favorite dude's ever, Johhny Blaze, came out later. John is Ian's older brother.

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Portrait of the brothers for Mom.

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AW G'S!

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This photo was a joke, but I think Mike Goodwine is capable of stealing your girlfriend.

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This is probably the best photo I've ever shot.

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Adventures in Gonzoland.

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Bay Area OG's.

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Bristol with his new chick, Project Pat is my amigo.

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After closing down the skatepark, WZA came through.

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WZA WES The WZARECTA.

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Abdias and Frank Branca. Frank owns Gator Skate Shop. He opened it when he was 19.

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SPoT made a bunch of prints from photos shot over the years. Aly got a photo of Ian from a SPoT Ice Palace demo.

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Porpe matted the great prints. He gave me a really nice one of Schaefer, Ryan Dodge, Scotty Conley and Rob Meronek. It's fun having pictures of your bros. It's going on my wall tomorrow when I move into my new crib.

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Schaefer was some sort of X-Mas Pimp and Ryan was a real street gangsta.

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Party's over, bro.

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Goodnight, Ybor City.