tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13008386311269496902024-03-07T22:05:44.511-08:001989billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-45656354821853276052010-06-15T22:47:00.001-07:002010-06-15T22:48:13.210-07:00why is this so satisfying?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/TBhlej4vSBI/AAAAAAAAAI0/s3qsi2lXb6M/s1600/cat.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/TBhlej4vSBI/AAAAAAAAAI0/s3qsi2lXb6M/s320/cat.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483244122027280402" /></a>billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-40405256887881792032010-05-15T18:26:00.001-07:002010-05-15T18:38:40.992-07:00thesis?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.outhere.de/pics/main/Lagosstoriplenti/atmo/OH005_pic_skyline%20Lagos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 434px; height: 321px;" src="http://www.outhere.de/pics/main/Lagosstoriplenti/atmo/OH005_pic_skyline%20Lagos.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://jamesrumble.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sandcrawler.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 496px; height: 400px;" src="http://jamesrumble.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sandcrawler.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.foodnotbombs.net/a_market_lagos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 354px;" src="http://www.foodnotbombs.net/a_market_lagos.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />it's so far away but for some reason i can't stop thinking about it and i get really excited! it'll probably change a lot before my actual proposal (not due for another year) but i basically want to build a jawa sandcrawler in lagos, nigeria. it would be an informal marketplace at the ground level and then maybe some more civic spaces above like a library/museum/whatever. and it'd be all about natural light and shade. gahh i want to do it like right now! jp even said he has family there that i could stay with for sure. i'm worried that this is all just a temporary excitement after reviews, so i'm recording it now so it doesn't disappear. i'm sure a lot of people will laugh at me, but if i'm gonna work on something for a year i better at least be genuinely interested in it..<br /><br />i should really be worrying about summer, 4th year, etc.billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-36590860414949639602010-03-14T14:17:00.000-07:002010-03-14T14:19:43.939-07:00ripoff!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S51S10Q5zLI/AAAAAAAAAIs/l31uzprMp5I/s1600-h/ripoff.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S51S10Q5zLI/AAAAAAAAAIs/l31uzprMp5I/s400/ripoff.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448602208704253106" /></a><br /><br /><br />maluca, 2009<br />gaga, 2010billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-50798606786313754602010-02-10T21:07:00.000-08:002010-02-10T21:08:49.199-08:00my girl since 4eva<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S3OQqESCySI/AAAAAAAAAIg/qACqWhRQTdg/s1600-h/rosesinheryes6vy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S3OQqESCySI/AAAAAAAAAIg/qACqWhRQTdg/s400/rosesinheryes6vy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436848227544647970" /></a><br /><br />wadup kiddobillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-35790777967557581152010-02-10T08:03:00.000-08:002010-02-10T08:05:05.829-08:00a rare deviation from rap/hip-hop<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://morningbeat.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/the-velvet-underground-the-velvet-underground-and-nico1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 300px;" src="http://morningbeat.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/the-velvet-underground-the-velvet-underground-and-nico1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />i'm gonna head out into the blizzard now..billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-75476158773839547922010-01-31T22:07:00.000-08:002010-01-31T23:58:57.736-08:00i ♥ geto boys<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IJtHdkyo0hc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IJtHdkyo0hc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br />it was dark as fuck on the streets<br />my hands were all bloodied; from punching on the concrete<br />god damn, homie<br />my mind is playin' tricks on mebillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-64034160859566223032010-01-22T23:31:00.000-08:002010-01-22T23:33:02.808-08:00this guyhasn't had as much fun probably since his brother's wedding in '07<br /><br />: )billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-7754189753431107362010-01-20T06:56:00.001-08:002010-01-20T06:56:58.147-08:00: ); )billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-48582054501188158812010-01-15T21:27:00.000-08:002010-01-15T21:47:01.686-08:00fallen soldiersthis isn't supposed to be a shoe blog, but they seem to be occupying a significant portion of my brain right now so whatever. here are just 4 of the countless victims to my skateboards over the years, we salute you..<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1FPJfm_U_I/AAAAAAAAAIY/3w7b9w79m9w/s1600-h/DSC_0004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 175px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1FPJfm_U_I/AAAAAAAAAIY/3w7b9w79m9w/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427206050480608242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">vans rowley classics</span><br />truly noteworthy in their age, these shoes have been on an active volcano in iceland and to the bottom of the rapidan river in virginia. they don't make these anymore (?) even though they had been standards since the mid-90s. my favourite thing about them is that because everything is synthetic you can swim in them, perfect for exploring rocky-water areas without worrying about cutting your feet on glass. despite their condition i still sometimes wear these to the store for their comfort. of course they also skate good, but the soles are thin so you will feel every pebble you roll over.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1FPC1VDbWI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/2KSvRDtkwmg/s1600-h/DSC_0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 189px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1FPC1VDbWI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/2KSvRDtkwmg/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427205936051875170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">eS avers</span><br />no great stories with these shoes, i got them just because they were black, in the store and looked pretty functional, which they were. simple aesthetics and they skated really well, only problem was the toe-cap wasn't particularly durable for a modern skate shoe, still nice though.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1FO9L8ZU7I/AAAAAAAAAII/nYyjgtKsHv8/s1600-h/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1FO9L8ZU7I/AAAAAAAAAII/nYyjgtKsHv8/s400/DSC_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427205839043253170" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">vans TNT mid-top</span><br />this is the only thing i've ever purchased on staten island except for a subway sandwich. i don't really know what i was thinking when i got these, i think i just missed my red rowleys that i somehow left in a mall. it takes a while to get used to skating shoes this thin, but if you do it a lot it's good because you can feel the board better. i don't skate enough so i need more padding otherwise my feet kill me for the whole day afterwards.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1FOzIn23NI/AAAAAAAAAIA/GQVV-SZ5sIg/s1600-h/DSC_0003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 185px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1FOzIn23NI/AAAAAAAAAIA/GQVV-SZ5sIg/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427205666353110226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">eS avers (brown)</span><br />i wasn't kidding when i said i liked the black ones! tried these out again in a stylish new colourway, main difference being these were suede not synthetic. stronger toecap, but the little hood that's supposed to protect the laces failed much more quickly, leading to the age-old problem of ripped laces every 5 seconds. to skate shoe designers, even in suede shoes, the lace protector needs to be the synthetic stuff, then these would have lasted weeks longer for real.<br /><br /><br />p.s. i caved and ordered the square ones below : (billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-5397370808603040922010-01-15T17:17:00.001-08:002010-01-15T22:31:20.430-08:00new favs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1EUNdOEiUI/AAAAAAAAAH4/NqX50ebAlBw/s1600-h/ESS540_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1EUNdOEiUI/AAAAAAAAAH4/NqX50ebAlBw/s400/ESS540_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427141247372659010" border="0" /></a>eS Square One Mid-top<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1ET0dp9UII/AAAAAAAAAHw/kLoJWXuw6yE/s1600-h/EMS768_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S1ET0dp9UII/AAAAAAAAAHw/kLoJWXuw6yE/s400/EMS768_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427140817992896642" border="0" /></a>Emerica - Heath<br /><br /><br /><br />ok now i'd return the shoes i got and buy both of these, only 50 bucks each : /<br />i saw a guy on the subway today with the adidas ones though and they were pretty good, i'm torn..billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-14730740890519883102010-01-14T21:02:00.000-08:002010-01-14T21:24:28.278-08:00GTL BABYok not really, but with skate shoes i try to follow a checklist<br />-low top<br />-flat soles<br />-black top and white sole<br /><br />recently in desperation, i strayed from my old ways and am already regretting the 60 bucks i dropped on these guys:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0_3rx0fPMI/AAAAAAAAAHI/YySRS0BtDv4/s1600-h/Photo+on+2010-01-15+at+00.02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0_3rx0fPMI/AAAAAAAAAHI/YySRS0BtDv4/s400/Photo+on+2010-01-15+at+00.02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426828407484660930" border="0" /></a><br />here is a list of shoes i should have bought instead<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0_4MkivSGI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/G2fiX0fJUok/s1600-h/1001-86391.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0_4MkivSGI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/G2fiX0fJUok/s400/1001-86391.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426828970856237154" border="0" /></a>1. Lakai Manchester<br />i've had 3 different pairs of these before, and they were what i went out intending to buy but the store was out. they're simple, look good and are surprisingly durable.<br /><br />if i was feeling adventurous, i could have settled for these:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0_4esMPXeI/AAAAAAAAAHY/gbPK8a8bdOo/s1600-h/1001-91562.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 172px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0_4esMPXeI/AAAAAAAAAHY/gbPK8a8bdOo/s200/1001-91562.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426829282146999778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0_4tqPS2_I/AAAAAAAAAHg/h8wNw3_pOnE/s1600-h/1001-94495.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0_4tqPS2_I/AAAAAAAAAHg/h8wNw3_pOnE/s400/1001-94495.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426829539320978418" border="0" /></a>2. Adidas Dennis Busenitz pro shoe<br />i'm not really sure how to feel about big companies jumping on to the skateboarding bandwagon (nike, reebok etc) when so many good companies have been around for 10 or 20 years now. the last few months it seems a lot of nyc skaters are rocking adidas, just like the year before nikes were everywhere. trends are one thing but these companies don't need it. however, these were pretty eye-catching because they remind me of old sambas/football shoes. not sure how they'd skate, maybe i'd try to keep them for casual.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0_5tsCYyoI/AAAAAAAAAHo/dA60mIOPw4w/s1600-h/1001-93809.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0_5tsCYyoI/AAAAAAAAAHo/dA60mIOPw4w/s400/1001-93809.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426830639315339906" border="0" /></a>3. eS square one<br />i don't know how yellow crept in here but i dig how these look a lot, and they're based on accels which i skated a lot before, i've had like 3 pairs of those so i know how they skate. i also think they look really good, shame pretty much all the shoes i pick only look good with black pants. and they only last like a couple of months.<br /><br /><br /><br />i realise these shoes and so many others look exactly the same to most people but for me seemingly slight differences can completely make or break it. maybe i could design a shoe? probably not, i bet it's hard as hell. i like those styles though, new trends are trying to turn it into like dress shoes you can skate which is retarded to me, or they go the other way with crazy colours and over-detailed. EVERYTHING IN MODERATION GUYS.billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-63687027976080102062010-01-07T14:48:00.000-08:002010-01-07T14:54:07.324-08:00SoHo in the morning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0ZlUXx8kMI/AAAAAAAAAHA/R8A_5cXXCFE/s1600-h/4255275810_239a3124f4_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0ZlUXx8kMI/AAAAAAAAAHA/R8A_5cXXCFE/s400/4255275810_239a3124f4_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424134201869635778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0ZlKANDkVI/AAAAAAAAAG4/KjC9XlgzGBY/s1600-h/4255274520_776029d207_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/S0ZlKANDkVI/AAAAAAAAAG4/KjC9XlgzGBY/s400/4255274520_776029d207_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424134023742198098" border="0" /></a><br />lafayette and broome street, freezingbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-76000573557911116502010-01-03T12:31:00.000-08:002010-01-03T13:40:30.530-08:00forgot i even made this<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="400" width="268"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=a2ed8bae07&photo_id=2597365526"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=a2ed8bae07&photo_id=2597365526" height="400" width="268"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />or how<br /><br />june '08billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-17520595892258473282009-12-23T21:05:00.000-08:002009-12-23T21:29:55.104-08:00she's a pearl of a girl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SzL8L7McRjI/AAAAAAAAAGo/l7lrCmWs-XA/s1600-h/sun.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SzL8L7McRjI/AAAAAAAAAGo/l7lrCmWs-XA/s400/sun.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418670583478765106" border="0" /></a>billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-13036623481282719312009-12-22T21:50:00.000-08:002009-12-22T22:07:02.453-08:00the great blizzard of '09, harlem<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SzGv69JyG_I/AAAAAAAAAEw/WUCe0j-QTYY/s1600-h/4207309249_864b57c04e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SzGv69JyG_I/AAAAAAAAAEw/WUCe0j-QTYY/s400/4207309249_864b57c04e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418305254086286322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SzGwGPNK8pI/AAAAAAAAAE4/1vazKsYHB2o/s1600-h/4207358591_412c19fc89.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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width: 257px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SzGynjXbqCI/AAAAAAAAAGI/0DGpux6jr5w/s400/4208206798_f8aa9aa00f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418308219281582114" border="0" /></a></div>billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-28337599186044874042009-12-10T21:12:00.000-08:002009-12-10T21:42:05.314-08:00up 365, ay yo 24/7<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size:100%;">'cause real gangsta ass niggas don't sleep</span><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SyHayfFiB4I/AAAAAAAAAEo/XLYNddu0oNY/s1600-h/DSC_0693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SyHayfFiB4I/AAAAAAAAAEo/XLYNddu0oNY/s400/DSC_0693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413848787949062018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SyHaeMg6hFI/AAAAAAAAAEg/G0jMNwFNlF4/s1600-h/DSC_0698.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SyHW6-EvWcI/AAAAAAAAAD4/4kq7mqoqums/s400/DSC_0669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413844535659682242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SyHXyDbb2JI/AAAAAAAAAEA/L0jpZzyj7bU/s1600-h/DSC_0679.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SyHXyDbb2JI/AAAAAAAAAEA/L0jpZzyj7bU/s400/DSC_0679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413845481989855378" border="0" /></a>billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-5299126007105011282009-11-21T08:08:00.000-08:002009-11-21T21:39:38.442-08:00<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x5btqEdt6gU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x5btqEdt6gU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-36688221991235324032009-09-22T02:45:00.001-07:002009-09-22T02:45:57.228-07:00i miss my giiiirlbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-31717459419289811692009-09-05T07:41:00.000-07:002009-09-05T08:08:00.041-07:00pos do you eat em? hell yeah, allllll the time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/a/a-tribe-called-quest/album-peoples-instinctive-travels-and-the-paths-of-rhythm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 300px;" src="http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/a/a-tribe-called-quest/album-peoples-instinctive-travels-and-the-paths-of-rhythm.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i hadn't listened to this album in probably 5 years but right now at least i think it's one of my favourites for real. one reason i guess is that i got it in 8th grade on a german exchange program; i think i'd just heard can i kick it and really liked it, so when we had a big trip in to koln (cologne) there was a huge record store called saturn. i went with my friend tom and some others, but at the time we were all into grungy rock music like nirvana and shit so when i got this tom was sort of uhh ok about it. but i listened to it everywhere we went so now all my memories of that trip are soundtracked by this. the cd case got chipped up in my bag and also melted with a chocolate bar, so in all the little grooves i think there's still chocolate in it sitting in my room in england.<br /><br /> also listening again now, a lot of the lyrics i had no idea what they meant back then, i just thought some of them were funny, but it's just the right amount of being smart and not taking yourself seriously, kind of like a chilled out wu-tang. even though it's funny, some of the beats and loops almost make me sad and remind me of my childhood. for some reason footprints reminds me of driving around in chicago at night after we got pizza when i was like 9, and after we left a homeless guy was asking for money to get a slice and we all just walked past and i've always remembered that whole episode pretty well (the table covers in the pizza place were checkered red and white) and that song always takes me right there, well to after that just driving around with city lights. that's what the loop sounds like, just city lights reflecting on car windows haha. i didn't really see that in new york because we never drove.<br /><br />~~~* ALBUM REVIEW - 5 STARS *~~~billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-23900952748866836642009-07-17T10:34:00.001-07:002009-07-17T10:35:33.243-07:00leftovers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/SmC2WsXevnI/AAAAAAAAACY/_UXhbPXBtX8/s1600-h/hmphhh%21%21.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 446px; height: 300px;" src="http://perroscallejeros.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/guymariano-anunciopowell.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxqPPrJcUL8<br /><br />he turned into a crackhead for 5 years and then went through rehab and started skating again even better than before. how can someone be so naturally talenteddddbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300838631126949690.post-37245824908785670432009-06-16T22:16:00.000-07:002009-06-16T22:20:04.246-07:00testing testing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/Sjh88KeLgzI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Ca4-b2K7TC4/s1600-h/no+hands.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 145px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jc1sKNVqkdc/Sjh88KeLgzI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Ca4-b2K7TC4/s400/no+hands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348161930547397426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />now in HD!billyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471933950972181163noreply@blogger.com1