I got me a media pass ya'll! that means free gourmet coffee and during certain hours they got a janky buffet set up for munchies. these are some of the perks of being literate in America.
this is not Diamond Supply Co. I repeat. this IS NOT Diamond Supply Co.!
The Hundreds x Disney. it don't get no HUGEr.
saw your boy Geoff. we ate sketchy leftovers together. I'm just not down to throw away 8 bucks on a shitty tradeshow consession stand burger.
LRG skateteam. pretty sick.
after a much needed powernap we headed to the Stussy party at MOON in the Palms. the party was mad fun. open bar all night and a performance by the Green Eyed Bandit and Parish Smith aka EPMD.
Pat Canale. Thanks to this guy, everyone who saw my Honda Ruckus article in Vapors thinks I work at Zune and make tons of microsoft money.
the road dawgs; Eric, Angela and Tepi. Eric and Tepi work at Store 13 in West Covina and Angela is the new OH SO HOT FEMALE DESIGNER thats starting a bidding war amongst all the hottest companies. cheers guys!
Joker Brand in the house. Estevan and Lucky
shoe design legend Sung Choi. Check out his relaunch of Clae shoes... for those who care to know.
on the left, famed actor and all around bad ass Danny Trejo. on the right, my good homie Jewdacris the SGV Vegas connect.
in predictable SGV form I headed back to the Media hospitality lounge the next day and made it in time for lunch. again, much better than trife-ass overpriced burgers, and it's all free! gotta love it. maybe it's because I'm Chinese, but for some reason i'm so about that I GOT IT FOR CHEAP attitude... you'd think I was in The Clips.
I love New Eras as much as the next guy but when i got into the booth it was pure sensory overload status. for some reason this Wolverine hat really got my attention. Fuck Batman, I'm strictly Marvel.
oh wtf?!
Switch redefining the phrase "office space"
your favorite high end skate brand Altamont was reppin hard. Justin Regan hooked me up with a promo dvd of the Altamont team skating in France... go look for it somewhere. and yes, Reynolds kills it!
Steve Aoki: it's not official till this guy starts up.
Orisue is all grown'd up. Michael and Allen putting in work.
Alval of Homeroom.
known Akira forever. met him out in NY the first time that Kareem Campbell took me out to the east coast. I gave him a few pairs of Axions cause his skate shoes were busted. a little Akira trivia: speaks fluent Japanese.
oh wtf? part 2
Undrcrwn and EA games hosted a party at the Hardwood suite in the Palms hotel to premiere the new NBA Live 09. again, it was a fully open bar (was barely 6pm) with fancy finger foods going around. nice place, cool drinks, but the party was deader than disco in the early 90's. total dude ranch fully lurking.
SGV pro skater gps: Jereme Rogers eating a turkey melt in the food court of the Venetian hotel 9:58:04 PM 8/26/2008
Han Cholo in the house.
Mike Metcalf in the house as well.
SGV lurkercam: HOT GIRL ON GIRL ACTION!
somehow ended up in the Hard Rock hotel all by my lonesome. strolled over to the center bar and I saw these dudes; Mike York (TURF), Chris Gentry (proriders.tv), Schizzo. ended up partying with these dudes for the next couple hours. never forget it, thanks guys!
oh shit... its Big Double D: Dave Duncan the Daggermaster with his homeboy that raps who's name I forgot.
left dumb early the next morning. thank god. me and vegas have a love / hate relationship, and I was starting to reach my threshold of tollerability. farewell Magic, see ya next year!