This was a very strange thing for me, I usually don’t like doing things like this because I really hate attention. I decided I’d give it a shot and hopefully I gave some good answers. I’m still pretty new to this game so I’m still learning but hopefully you will enjoy the crap that spews out of my brain! Go READ IT!
I watched this movie last night for probably the millionth time, and it never gets old. Can you just imagine what I was thinking when this movie came out when I was just a little kid? I was a Ninja Turtle FREAK when I was a little kid. I had all the action figures, all the playsets, all the vehicles. I even had the cartoon episodes on VHS, yeah, even the ones you could only get at burger king. Needless to say, TMNT was a HUGE part of my life when I was a kid.
In some ways it’s still a pretty big part of my life. A lot of inspiration comes from the old toys and cartoons. I sometimes stay up late, when everyone is alseep, and pop in some of the cartoon DVD’s, a lot of good ideas have come from doing that.
Re-watching the movies, especially this first one, is still as fun as when I first watched it as a kid. It might even be better now because I can understand a lot of the jokes they threw in for kid’s parents. This first movie was the absolute best of the bunch for a lot of reasons. First of all the entire story is incredible. It isn’t too goofy that it dates or takes older viewers out of the movie, but it’s just silly enough to keep little kids entertained. It’s amazing how well the Turtle designs are, I don’t think there was ever a doubt in my mind when watching the movie that the Turtles were just people in rubber suits. The voice acting is top notch, and the people who play April, Casey and the Shredder take their roles seriously and when they are interacting with the Turtles, it never seems fake or unreal. Splinter’s design is amazing as well, and whoever did his voice did an awesome job!
I will admit, when I was a kid, I really wanted to hang out in that secret Foot Clan hideout. They had video games, skate ramps and all the Burger King and Dominos pizza you could want!
There is no doubt in my mind that this movie will forever be a classic. I can’t wait to show it to my kids (whenever I decide to settle down, but not any time soon) and see the looks on their faces when they watch it
And by the way, I just discovered that I’m missing my TMNT 2 Secret of the Ooze DVD. I’m convinced that someone stole it!
You can now buy the Headless Horseman over at Shred Clothing. The text was done buy the amazingly talented Brandon Heart! This is the only shirt you can get in girl sizes, so go get it ladies!
Glamour Kills just released their new Summer Collection. It looks amazing, everything is awesome, and I got to do a shirt for them. I feel incredibly privileged to have been able to do something for their line. I have been a huge fan of their shirts for quite some time now! This summer collection is one of their best yet, and not only do they have shirts, but they have some pretty rad swimwear! Go check them out and buy some stuff already!
So a ways back I did a lot of shirts for The Printed Mind…a company that rose from the ashes of the new dead Word! Apparel. This was pretty fun to do, got to do a lot of parody stuff, and I love doing this kind of stuff. Anyways the whole line is released, so you should go pick up a few, or maybe all of them!
http://www.theprintedmind.com/
Something big just hit my town. I wouldn’t call myself a real hardcore skater or anything but I do a little bit when I get the chance (which is never), but my friend Nate just opened up a very awesome boardshop in Greeley, CO called black list. I must say I wasn’t expecting much when I first walked up to the shop, until opening day on April 10th 2009 when I couldn’t even get into the shop and I knew the owner and everyone who works there.
Walking inside of it is beautiful! It blew me away! It isn’t the biggest shop by any means, but it’s thoughtfully laid out and they carry some awesome brands. Today I actually just bought two pairs of shoes and a tank top (take tops are so hot right now).
Nate runs it, Mackey (Bluebeanie) is the skate manager and my roommate Andrew is the intern (probably shop bitch is more like it).
read more about it with more pictures at Mackey’s Blog!
Just picked up this CD and I must say it’s amazing! I have never been a huge fan of them, but I heard the first single “Zero” and it blew me away. The rest of the CD is amazing too! Go check it out!
My favorite peoples 410 BC just released a new line titled “Polis” after the city state in classical Athens. All the designs revolve around this once them, and I think it’s perfect for them! I got to do a lot of stuff for this line and I am pretty stoked with all the shirts, especially the Medusa.
Go get yourself some shirts!
And also, got the iwrestledabearonce CD that I did the artwork for and couldn’t be more happy! This was probably the funnest project I’ve been a part of. I don’t get to do too many things outside of the t-shirt designs, so it was good to do something different!
They are an awesome band and people too!
www.myspace.com/iwrestledabearonce
The new line came out today! I’m so excited for this, their shirts are always top notch and the subject matter is something that I can appreciate! In fact, see that middle picture, that’s the shirt that I did for them! It seems like i have been waiting way too long for the shirt to come out but finally…it’s out! It is sort of a sequel to my Wolfman’s Got Rad shirt I did for 410 BC, but a little more crazy, a little mor 80’s skate inspired, and I don’t think you can go wrong with a rad mummy on a purple shirt! Here are some prouct shorts from the radical people at Dead, Serious! Clothing
I just love seeing actual product shots and people wearing my stuff. These are awesome!!! And it helps when you have an attractive female modeling the shirt too! What you can’t see in the photos is that there is a small print on the back of the shirt in the lower right corner, custom Dead, Serious! logo in my custom font, it’s awesome! Go buy the shirt already, and get some of their other stuff too!
See, I told you I’d try and class it up a bit for the next movie! I love vampire movies, can’t get enough of them. This is one of the best, mixing vampire mythos with the western movie. I absolutely love this one, they acting, the way it was shot, everything about it is just amazing. Each framed shot is just beautiful, and the bar scene in the middle of the movie is freakin’ crazy! Go watch this now if you haven’t, go I said!!!
pee dot ess: A Young “Nathan Patrelli” from Heros is the main character, and he’s pretty good too!
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