From Cali To New York
It seems like I am spending all day everyday at the moment apologizing to everyone and I owe all the readers of A Story To Tell quite possibly the biggest apology of all as I have been neglecting my duties over the past week. This is due to the fact that I took a few days out from the game to get some rest but I’m back now like the Mayor of California in Total Recall so get ready.
For those of you who could well be wondering why on earth I needed some time out, I can assure you it’s not all play in the world of Twelve Bar and my last day in LA just over a week ago was a pretty tough one as I had to get up damn early around 10 o’clock and make my way over to the offices of Digital Gravel (http://www.digitalgravel.com/) for a meeting of the minds with the guys there. When it comes to online clothing boutiques, Digital Gravel pretty much have the game on lock and Nima and his crew are true pioneers. From humble origins in New York, these guys now have a huge warehouse set up in LA and are taking things to the next level and it was a pleasure to catch up with them.
John was putting on a brave face for a Friday morning after a long week whilst Nima looked a little weary but you would too after 5 days of ensuring that thousands and thousands of parcels are sent to their rightful owners within 24 hours of being ordered.
In LA, it’s all about family so it was all good when The Hundreds (www.thehundreds.com) up to join in the discussion although Dame Ca$h wasn’t too impressed with Ben’s poor attempts to talk on the phone and take part in a conversation at the same time.
Scotty and Nima’s younger brother who is the biggest hustler you will ever meet threw their five cents in to let the old-timers know what’s really up today
And then Brett from Estate LA arrived on the scene too to kick it.
After 3 hours of intense discussion about pressing issues such as whether all-over print hoodies are the new Dunk SBs I was exhausted so it was time to head back to Fairfax to chill out a little and rest the brain cells. As it was Friday afternoon everyone was out on the street and the one and only Sal Barbier, fresh from his first day of karate class, wanted to practise some moves on Scotty. The first involved Sal grabbing Scotty forcibly by the wrist.
This was then followed by an attempted roundhouse to the face which didn’t quite turn out as Sal intended but I’m not going to be picking any fights with him when we next hang out.
I then had to pack my bags and after a few days out of the mix I arrived in New York late on Sunday. Within minutes of touching down I found myself in the heart of the Lower East Side with Catzie from Dork Mag (http://www.dorkmag.com/) for an interview who was very patient with my tired self.
After a couple of coffees and more than a few challenging questions as Catzie is one journalist who seriously does her homework I had to bounce so we took a couple of pictures and then I was out.
How dope are Catzie’s Air Max 90 IDs. I think I am going to ask her to do my next pair for me!
For those of you who could well be wondering why on earth I needed some time out, I can assure you it’s not all play in the world of Twelve Bar and my last day in LA just over a week ago was a pretty tough one as I had to get up damn early around 10 o’clock and make my way over to the offices of Digital Gravel (http://www.digitalgravel.com/) for a meeting of the minds with the guys there. When it comes to online clothing boutiques, Digital Gravel pretty much have the game on lock and Nima and his crew are true pioneers. From humble origins in New York, these guys now have a huge warehouse set up in LA and are taking things to the next level and it was a pleasure to catch up with them.
John was putting on a brave face for a Friday morning after a long week whilst Nima looked a little weary but you would too after 5 days of ensuring that thousands and thousands of parcels are sent to their rightful owners within 24 hours of being ordered.
In LA, it’s all about family so it was all good when The Hundreds (www.thehundreds.com) up to join in the discussion although Dame Ca$h wasn’t too impressed with Ben’s poor attempts to talk on the phone and take part in a conversation at the same time.
Scotty and Nima’s younger brother who is the biggest hustler you will ever meet threw their five cents in to let the old-timers know what’s really up today
And then Brett from Estate LA arrived on the scene too to kick it.
After 3 hours of intense discussion about pressing issues such as whether all-over print hoodies are the new Dunk SBs I was exhausted so it was time to head back to Fairfax to chill out a little and rest the brain cells. As it was Friday afternoon everyone was out on the street and the one and only Sal Barbier, fresh from his first day of karate class, wanted to practise some moves on Scotty. The first involved Sal grabbing Scotty forcibly by the wrist.
This was then followed by an attempted roundhouse to the face which didn’t quite turn out as Sal intended but I’m not going to be picking any fights with him when we next hang out.
I then had to pack my bags and after a few days out of the mix I arrived in New York late on Sunday. Within minutes of touching down I found myself in the heart of the Lower East Side with Catzie from Dork Mag (http://www.dorkmag.com/) for an interview who was very patient with my tired self.
After a couple of coffees and more than a few challenging questions as Catzie is one journalist who seriously does her homework I had to bounce so we took a couple of pictures and then I was out.
How dope are Catzie’s Air Max 90 IDs. I think I am going to ask her to do my next pair for me!
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