Waiting Out The Storm

DjangoDjango

http://youtu.be/JQGTORbJgB4

I love these guys

Maison Martin Margiela For H&M....

   There are a lot of great pieces in this collection, prices are a little high for H&M, almost what you might be able to find the originals for at final markdown, which is the only way I shop...... but it looks pretty good! Some friends of mine were  at the launch party the other night and said they were impressed with the quality and bought bags and bags of this stuff, the rest of us will have to wait till Novemeber 15 when the line officially launches.

For complte images of every piece along with prices, click here....

Another Great Day In NYC

I just got to see the coolest punk band in the universe"Savages" for free,a half a block away from where I live. It kind of, dosnt get much better than this. Every show they've played this week has been sold out then they decided to do a free afternoon show at Pianos with 6 other bands and i showed up a little early, was let in and witnessed one of the most thrilling live shows Ive seen in years. The bassist and the guitarist were great but the drummer was amazing as was the vocalist. I got the t shirt, I'm humming the tunes...I'm a fan... I love my life!

Street Art

Chris Kluwe's letter to Emmett C. Burns Jr., One of the Most Brilliant Pieces of Literature I've Read Recently

Chris Kluwe

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has spoken out in favor of a Maryland ballot initiative that would legalize gay marriage. Yahoo has published a letter that Maryland state delegate Emmett C. Burns Jr. wrote last week to Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, urging him to "inhibit such expressions from your employee." This is Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe's response to Burns.

Dear Emmett C. Burns Jr.,

I find it inconceivable that you are an elected official of Maryland's state government. Your vitriolic hatred and bigotry make me ashamed and disgusted to think that you are in any way responsible for shaping policy at any level. The views you espouse neglect to consider several fundamental key points, which I will outline in great detail (you may want to hire an intern to help you with the longer words):

1. As I suspect you have not read the Constitution, I would like to remind you that the very first, the VERY FIRST Amendment in this founding document deals with the freedom of speech, particularly the abridgment of said freedom. By using your position as an elected official (when referring to your constituents so as to implicitly threaten the Ravens organization) to state that the Ravens should "inhibit such expressions from your employees," more specifically Brendon Ayanbadejo, not only are you clearly violating the First Amendment, you also come across as a narcissistic fromunda stain. What on earth would possess you to be so mind-boggingly stupid? It baffles me that a man such as yourself, a man who relies on that same First Amendment to pursue your own religious studies without fear of persecution from the state, could somehow justify stifling another person's right to speech. To call that hypocritical would be to do a disservice to the word. Mindfucking obscenely hypocritical starts to approach it a little bit.

2. "Many of your fans are opposed to such a view and feel it has no place in a sport that is strictly for pride, entertainment, and excitement." Holy fucking shitballs. Did you seriously just say that, as someone who's "deeply involved in government task forces on the legacy of slavery in Maryland"? Have you not heard of Kenny Washington? Jackie Robinson? As recently as 1962 the NFL still had segregation, which was only done away with by brave athletes and coaches daring to speak their mind and do the right thing, and you're going to say that political views have "no place in a sport"? I can't even begin to fathom the cognitive dissonance that must be coursing through your rapidly addled mind right now; the mental gymnastics your brain has to tortuously contort itself through to make such a preposterous statement are surely worthy of an Olympic gold medal (the Russian judge gives you a 10 for "beautiful oppressionism").

3. This is more a personal quibble of mine, but why do you hate freedom? Why do you hate the fact that other people want a chance to live their lives and be happy, even though they may believe in something different than you, or act different than you? How does gay marriage, in any way shape or form, affect your life? If gay marriage becomes legal, are you worried that all of a sudden you'll start thinking about penis? "Oh shit. Gay marriage just passed. Gotta get me some of that hot dong action!" Will all of your friends suddenly turn gay and refuse to come to your Sunday Ticket grill-outs? (Unlikely, since gay people enjoy watching football too.)

I can assure you that gay people getting married will have zero effect on your life. They won't come into your house and steal your children. They won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster. They won't even overthrow the government in an orgy of hedonistic debauchery because all of a sudden they have the same legal rights as the other 90 percent of our population—rights like Social Security benefits, child care tax credits, Family and Medical Leave to take care of loved ones, and COBRA healthcare for spouses and children. You know what having these rights will make gays? Full-fledged American citizens just like everyone else, with the freedom to pursue happiness and all that entails. Do the civil-rights struggles of the past 200 years mean absolutely nothing to you?

In closing, I would like to say that I hope this letter, in some small way, causes you to reflect upon the magnitude of the colossal foot in mouth clusterfuck you so brazenly unleashed on a man whose only crime was speaking out for something he believed in. Best of luck in the next election; I'm fairly certain you might need it.

Sincerely,
Chris Kluwe

P.S. I've also been vocal as hell about the issue of gay marriage so you can take your "I know of no other NFL player who has done what Mr. Ayanbadejo is doing" and shove it in your close-minded, totally lacking in empathy piehole and choke on it. Asshole.

Robbie Williams "Candy"

This guy is looking great with a little touch of silver in his hair...sexy daddy

Thomas Hirschorn at Gladstone

Loved this

Andreas Slominski at Metro Pictures

Black man's sperm, White man's sperm

Thomas Dozol @ Jack Hanley

Check out the backroom blacklight pieces, they were my favorites

Slavs & Tatars at Forever and Today

I loved this show of watermelon shaped globes hanging from a structure which looked like a chinese character. At the opening they served melon Kabobs

Kenny Scharf Mural on Norfolk St

This new Kenny Scharf mural appeared on the back side of a restaurant right next to my studio on Norfolk street and I think it's pretty great.

It's amazing how much Norfolk st has appeared in my NY trajectory. My first summer here in 1981, I stayed in a free room in an apartment that some friends of mine from Minnesota had. this was on Norfolk and Stanton.

 When I came back to NYC for good in 1983 I stayed with another friend on Norfolk and Rivington.

My currant studio is on Norfolk between Stanton and Rivington.....

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