Charcoal suede. Red brick Sole. Bound to go quick.@ South Willard
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
"Pleasure for Every Man": Escapade Magazine.
"After the publication of On the Road thrust Kerouac in the spotlight, he became a heavily sought after and well-paid writer for hire.Kerouac’s most sustained work in this area was with Escapade. Escapade was a high circulation competitor of Playboy that featured major authors like Nelson Algren and Ray Bradbury as well as articles on Hemingway and Salinger. From June 1959 to April 1960, Kerouac wrote a monthly column called “The Last Word” on a variety of topics like jazz, baseball, Zen, and the literary scene."
-Reality Studio
Monday, August 10, 2009
Agenda: "Those About to Die Salute You", 8/13.
HISTORYIn times of economic difficulty, Roman emperors would host violent spectator sports to placate the masses. The bloodiest and most decadent of these was the NAUMACHIA; prisoners were forced to engage in full-on naval warfare within a flooded Roman amphitheater. Variations were re-popularized in empires throughout European history, always coinciding with instances of over-indulgence at the brink of financial and societal collapse.
EVENT
On august 13th I will be flooding one of the remaining structures from the former World’s Fairgrounds in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and hosting a Naumachia.
Art dignitaries (and a bunch of other random degenerates) will be forced to battle from boats representing the five boroughs of New York City. All of the boats are made directly from materials recovered from the abandoned World’s Fair Ice Rink and trash from the park.
The Naumachia will include work by Jade Townsend and Kitty Joe Sainte-Marie and performances by Lara Allen and Rebecca Goyette. There will be a pre game show featuring HELL BENT HOOKER
When: 6 to 9:30 PM
Where: 7 train to Mets Stadium/Willets Point. Walk down the boardwalk into the park and follow signs to the Queens Museum of Art (behind the Unisphere).
The event and the booze is free but there is a mandatory toga dress code strictly enforced. It also never hurts to bring your own flask as free booze runs out fast.
click HERE for a recent WSJ profile of the upcoming event.
On the Beat: Richard Haines for 3sixteen.
Richard Haines of whatisawtoday has teamed up with 3sixteen to produce sketches for their street campaign. Take a walk around the LES and have a look. Richard Haines for 3sixteen from 3sixteen on Vimeo.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
One for the Road: DQM London to Paris.
My man Kyle at DQM recently returned from a completely epic ride from London to Paris, finishing on the Champs-Élysées the day before Contador took Le Tour by force. This is what he had to say about it."The ride was absolutely epic! Best trip of my life. Rad crew, french and english country side, racing against time and light, crashes, flats, beers, doubt, epic finish at the Eiffel tower at 10pm. The next day was the finish of the Tour de France, we were front row, then went to Lance's charity art show and did shots of tequila with him and Tom Sachs. Couldn't have asked for a better trip."
(I know. A ton of bicycle related post as of late, but bear with me.)
Kyle's still on the mend but we should see some video from the trip soon. Until then, take a look at Steve Nishimoto's rad photos from the journey. And while you're at it, click over to STAGES to learn more about Nike and Lance's collaborative effort to bring the art world into
fold raising awareness and funds for cancer research.
On the Radar: Barbour + Tokihito Yoshida.
Barbour has teamed up with Japanese designer Tokihito Yoshida to launch a new limited edition capsule collection for Autumn Winter '09. The new To Ki To range came from Barbour's rich and plentiful archive, which dates as far back as 1908, Tokihito has introduced sublime technical innovations and a modern fit.www.oipolloi.com will be stocking four VERY LIMITED styles
1) Bicycle jacket in brown and sage
2)Driving jacket Rustic
3)Horse riding jacket sage
On the Subject of: Durable Goods.
Zo Bags, hard to come by these days. Made in San Francisco, another former place of residence of mine, Zo Bags are simple and durable classics. Mine I got in '95 or so. Still going strong.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
On the Subject of: R.E.Load Bags.
Hand-made in Philly, durable as sh*t, all the right bells and whistles. Roland, Ellie and the fine folks at R.E.Load make a good bag that lasts.
I've had the same one for five years now and it still goes strong. Go here to take a look for yourself and perhaps, even build your own.
R.E.Load
310 N 11th st
Unit 2B
Philadelphia, Pa 19107
#215-625-2987
The Map: On the Subject of Nashville.
While talking with Matt at Imogene + Willie, and having spent a few hours trying to track down a Brooks B-17 Champion for one of the bikes I keep in Nashville, he excitedly pointed me in the direction of Halcyon, both the street (one block away from Imogene + Willie) and the bike shop of the same name. Unfortunately, they are closed on Mondays and I had a flight to catch later that day. But I did speak briefly to a girl there while stealing looks into the shop. Once I spotted the R.E.Load bags, I had a feeling that the place was legit.
If you grew up in Nashville in the 80's, there was Cumberland Transit, Bike Peddler and some few others. I still have the first bike I bought there, a Raleigh Tri-lite Technium. Somewhere.
It's a nice thing to see bikes getting second lives with the help of Halcyon. Their website says "At the core of Halcyon Bike are recycled and restored custom used bikes. Every year, Americans throw away perfectly good bicycles and spend thousands of dollars on new bicycles. At Halcyon Bike, we find these thrown out bikes, restore and customize them, and sell them to you at a fraction of the price of most new bikes. Select used frames are also available at Halcyon Bike; we will help you build a frame into a beautiful custom bicycle. Halcyon Bike also has a full bike service and repair shop, committed to providing the best service and experience for both bicycle and customer."
They've also partnered with the Oasis Center for a workshop teaching youth bike repair, maintenance and safety.
If you're out and about, stop in and see them.
Halcyon Bike Shop
1118 Halcyon Ave
Nashville, TN 37204
#615.730.9344
SHOP HOURS:
Tuesday-Saturday 11-7
Sunday 12-5
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