New York New York
What do you do when you have 36 hours in the world’s most hectic city and a million things to do? Well let me tell you - You run around like a madman getting soaking wet in the pouring rain but somehow manage to get loads of stuff done!!! First stop was Brooklyn and who is the first person I see when I get off the subway – Yup the one and only Englishman in New York, Fatsarazzi, who was in town with the Exposure crew for the Hennessy party with Kanye West.
After a good catch up with Fats it was off to the offices of King Stampede & Boundless to catch up with the crew over there. Not only are these guys killing it with the new King Stampede line which looks fresh to death but they are also building a physical Boundless retail store to support their crazy online business (http://www.boundlessny.com/) which is due to open in Brooklyn any minute now and is going to take the game in the 718 to a new level.
Nick took a little time out to brave the cold and show myself and Greg from Mishka how the outside of the store is going to look.
Inside the office Mikol was looking a little weary at the end of a long day which I think was continuing from the day before if you know what I mean (!) so after blessing me with some wicked gear including the King Stampede New Era which is one of the best fitteds I have seen in a while it was time to get out of there and head back across the bridge.
Back in Manhattan it was straight to Complex Magazine to see Bradley to discuss a few forthcoming projects.
Then I went upstairs to see some of my crew who are now running things at Ecko. Rex and his brother are two of the most talented illustrators you will ever meet which you can probably tell if you have seen the recent Zoo York decks they designed and Chip is just an all-round don! Watch out for big things from these guys in the 07.
As the rain continued to pour I jumped in a taxi and dashed downtown to The Reed Space to pay a quick visit to Nico and Jeff. Nico was rocking the dopest North Face jacket I have ever seen which surprise surprise was released in Japan only and, after spotting me in the Adult Section of a bookshop in Tokyo, Jeff very kindly added to my magazine collection with a few of his favorites which I am guessing he won’t want back.
From the Lower East Side I then rolled to the East Village to meet with my boy Eddie B who runs the US side of Barely Breaking Even (http://www.bbemusic.com/) to discuss some forthcoming Twelve Bar and BBE projects which are in the pipeline for next year.
Last but definitely not least, after spending way too much time with way too many guys, I hooked up with my girl Mae for some amazing dumplings before leaving only I am not sure if she enjoyed them as much as I did!
London is calling. More tomorrow.
After a good catch up with Fats it was off to the offices of King Stampede & Boundless to catch up with the crew over there. Not only are these guys killing it with the new King Stampede line which looks fresh to death but they are also building a physical Boundless retail store to support their crazy online business (http://www.boundlessny.com/) which is due to open in Brooklyn any minute now and is going to take the game in the 718 to a new level.
Nick took a little time out to brave the cold and show myself and Greg from Mishka how the outside of the store is going to look.
Inside the office Mikol was looking a little weary at the end of a long day which I think was continuing from the day before if you know what I mean (!) so after blessing me with some wicked gear including the King Stampede New Era which is one of the best fitteds I have seen in a while it was time to get out of there and head back across the bridge.
Back in Manhattan it was straight to Complex Magazine to see Bradley to discuss a few forthcoming projects.
Then I went upstairs to see some of my crew who are now running things at Ecko. Rex and his brother are two of the most talented illustrators you will ever meet which you can probably tell if you have seen the recent Zoo York decks they designed and Chip is just an all-round don! Watch out for big things from these guys in the 07.
As the rain continued to pour I jumped in a taxi and dashed downtown to The Reed Space to pay a quick visit to Nico and Jeff. Nico was rocking the dopest North Face jacket I have ever seen which surprise surprise was released in Japan only and, after spotting me in the Adult Section of a bookshop in Tokyo, Jeff very kindly added to my magazine collection with a few of his favorites which I am guessing he won’t want back.
From the Lower East Side I then rolled to the East Village to meet with my boy Eddie B who runs the US side of Barely Breaking Even (http://www.bbemusic.com/) to discuss some forthcoming Twelve Bar and BBE projects which are in the pipeline for next year.
Last but definitely not least, after spending way too much time with way too many guys, I hooked up with my girl Mae for some amazing dumplings before leaving only I am not sure if she enjoyed them as much as I did!
London is calling. More tomorrow.
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