So after a few months, I’ve finally finished the snare drum. Sorry Liz for the lag! But im pretty stoked on it. I cant wait for it to be matte finished and to see it actually look like a drum.
Here is the outline
And the finished result!
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Beerknob.com is a website about, well, beer. They review several beers weekly and have a beer of the week. If you’re a beer fanatic as I am I’d recommend you check it out for some good beer choices. Beerknob.com had their launch party a couple weeks ago, which included good beer and good times. Well they had a contest for a iPod shuffle, and guess who won? Yep, yours truely. I never ever win anything so I was super stoked. Check them out!!
Beerknob, I want to see this as your next review!
Headed down to Hollywood for a night of indie music. Manchester opened up with their heaviest song “Pride” and it was fucking sweet. Their whole set was consistant and their sound was really heavy for an indie band. Brand New came on and the crowd went nuts. It almost seemed like the crowd doubled up. They played a lot of songs of “Daisy” and the crowd seemed really bummed. They did play a blend of old songs from all their previous releases but seemed to really hate playing them. Over all it was a great show.
I headed back over to the Moorpark skatepark to check out on the progress. Although the parks completely built, it’s still fenced in along with a lot of sand to prevent anyone from skating it. As predicted there is a lot of useless “street” skate stuff that don’t make sense. But if you’re a shred dog, you’ll love the 80% of vert that exists in the park. The city has slated the end of October for the park to open, we’ll keep you posted.
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I’m calling from your house, in your room, in your name
Lying in your bed, following your dreams
I listen to your voice get caught in my throat as i sing:
“This is just a dream”
There’s no doubt about it, Thursday is my favorite band. If I was cool enough to get a tattoo, their dove logo would definitely be on my arm. Thursday’s a band that I originally shunned for their “heaviness” but slowly became my favorite as I grew out of potty training. There’s no album that doesn’t hold a heavy significance in my life, and their music is what inspires me to make innovative and substantial music. I don’t think there’s a band that can do it quite like they can.
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I headed out to MD Tattoo in Reseda to do another session of work on my arm by Nate Siggard. He was working there the weekend temporarily while the other dudes worked a convention. He must have done something right cause Mike offered him a spot to work there full time. So congrats to him. Here are some photos
Nate laying down the outline for Brandon's bee's knee's tattoo
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Last Tuesday was the opening of Alex Pardee’s last solo show for a year. Upon arrival I was overwhelmed by how packed the place was. I had to squeeze my way passed a dense crowd of fans, some dressed up in halloween costumes. I managed to get to the front of the gallery and purchase “Digging Up The Marrow” and got 97/200. Somewhere in the crowd Pardee was signing autographs and taking photos with fans. The artwork was all awesome and definitely suggest everyone go check it out while its up. Gallery 1988 is located on 7020 Melrose ave. and the show is up until October 29th.
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My friend Brian Escobar and myself got asked to paint some props for the high school homecoming. The schools must be doing bad because all they could afford was some paper and a couple rusto’s. We had to overspray so they could cut them out with a decent outline.
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So the Benoittour was a huge success. Although we only did 4 of the dates with Caufield and Bone Dance, It was more fun than I’ve had in a while. It was a bummer saying goodbye. I really wish we were still on the road with the dudes. Here are some pictures of the trip. video to come soon. Bands, if you want high res photos of particular photos let me know.
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