OG Santa Barbarian and artist, Wallace has been releasing some fresh new threads. I like the one pictured above... but is the one below original or not? What do you guys think? Good efforts... but hipster king DJ Girl Talk proves us wrong. Pretty much everything we see in art is a rip off, and is thus the highest form of flattery.
This weekend, my cousin Melissa and I went to Ventura to hit up the consignment store. I found some amazing steals! The first photo is of a necklace I bought for $30.00. I love crystals, so when I saw this piece, I absolutely fell in love.
This is the prize piece right here. Funny thing is, Melissa and I were in a plus size women shop (we had no idea) and I stumbled upon this leather motorcycle jacket. Pretty much what I have been searching for my entire life...considering that finding a jacket with this much detail in my size for less than $2,000- pretty fucking rad if you ask me. Price you may ask- $ 30.00!!! Wha wha.
Got this Marc Jacobs wrislet for 6 bucks.
Please notice the pattern. Does this remind you of anything? Funny because you could probably find the same damn scarf at Urban Outfitters for $50.00. Price $ 10.00.
My cuzzie bought these styling white boots. I will be borrowing them shortly.
This purple rockers were $15.00- but a tad bit too small. I wanted them bad though.
More crystalsssss
I almost bought this set. It's simply amazing.
Me trying to be MIA. Minus her preggers belly at the Grammy's. LOL. I wanted this jacket really bad, perfect for camping or doing whatevers.
Melissa bought this hat for the beach in Maui :)
Well, on the topic of art, here is some stuff that I have done recently. As you can see, I love Pin Ups, amine, little Fafi's, and Baby Love. Oh Baby.
Just for you locals..... - You say Santa Barbara with a silent T - You get ocean views from the mountains. - Fiesta eggs! - Santa Barbara hates San Marcos, San Marcos hates Santa Barbara. They both hate Dos Pueblos and Bishop is completely forgotten about. - You know which theater to sneak into.. duhhhh stadium seating! - Two words... Lazy Acres. - You know the pit, the wall, hams, the cove, conch, r beach and everywhere in between. - When you've seen the van with the mirrors, tiles and stuff all over it. - There's rain on fiesta friday. - Knowing a "mission" with your friends, isn't visiting the SB Mission. - You've seen State Street's snake people and that old black guy with the lap bongo! He's so cool! - You see a million people you know just driving around town. - You go to mansion house parties. - Frescos. Flourless chocolate cupcakes. MMM. - NATURAL CAFE! - You drive up to the snow that one week of the year. - You have snuck into Bacara and Biltmore. - You've been to secret bonfire locations and the non-secret spots too. - You've walked the journey to R beach in the dark. - You know everyone in SB through somebody else. - You see whole families wearing rainbow sandals. - You know the music academy's password to avoid traffic. - Finding sea glass at Hope Ranch Beach. - You've attended the Hope Ranch Beach campout. - Volleyball at East Beach. - You've visited Circle Bar n B. - You leave to try and make enough money only so you can move back. - You miss Mason B. Mason - You know the EXACT time it takes to get from Montecito to the other side of town. - You know who "Jesus" is, and also know that he has the best weed. - State street is so overrated, and you drive to Ventura to get some quality shopping done. - You graduated high school and yet you come home and still see everyone you know. - Being star-struck is not cool. - The cars in the high school parking lot are worth more than the school itself. - The average price of your house is higher than any other zipcode. - Hangover breakfasts at Mesa Cafe are a must. - Goleta is soo not the same. - You flash your brights at people parked at the sunset lookout/makeout point near the Pit. - You go to the beach every day in summer, and almost every day the rest of the year. - Summertime means having to take APS everywhere. - You know where the best (and cheapest) Mexican food place is in town. - You feel really cool when you hang out on the wall and get to talk to all the sleaze balls that graduated a million years before you did. - Friday means HABIT day. - You go to In N' Out after every single SM vs. SB game in hopes of watching a fight. - You don't look twice at the Picasso hanging on the wall of your friend's mansion. - You know where Super Cucas #1, #2, and #3 are, and love going to #2 because Hector works there. - Ice blocking and glow bowling is something you do when you're bored on a Wednesday night. - You wore your rocket dogs and Juicy jumpsuit to Zelos on Sundays. - You miss Be-Bop-Burgers and Hot Spots! - Homeless people and Bentley's can live together in harmony. - You can point out a tourist in a millisecond. - You see 10 year olds wearing Juicy. - You think the SB vs. SM game is the biggest thing of the year. - Alll your friends from out of town love IV and your OVER IT. - You took prom pics at the Mission rose garden. - You've hiked at Cold Springs and 7 falls. - You miss the crooked neck giraffe...RIP :( - No one understands why you laugh out loud at the San Marcos Pass scenes in "The Graduate" and "Austin Powers 2." - You know what "El Nino" is and what it did to Santa Barbara. - You've seen Oprah walking around in her sweats in Montecito and Britney on State just cruisin. - You've seen Paul Walker at the SB Bowl or surfing at Butterfly Beach. - You can order at Cajun without looking at the menu. - You get off and then back on the freeway at Garden and Milpas to avoid the bottleneck. - When you were younger, Kid's World was the greatest thing on earth. And your handprint is still there. - You know how many times the cow has been painted. - You know or recognize at least two people who show up on this front page... - You don't necessarily recognize the people on the front page, but you know their siblings. - Living in a non beach town just doesnt cut it, you always come back. - You hate Chipotle and Jamba Juice because you have Freebirds and Blenders. - It drizzles and the 101 backs up. - You search high and low for a Rusty's in other cities but then realize that only in SB will you find such a treasure. - You're late for school because of traffic from Michael Jackson's trial. - You get pulled over and searched in IV because "your headlight is out" when you know for a fact it isn't. - Your run down shack goes for over a million easily. - You've seen what happens to the dolphin fountain when you put soap in it. - You've walked up and down the La Playa stadium steps to workout in the morning. - You've been at a sports field and heard/seen the homeless spectators heckling the players. - You're pissed about Santa's new location in the ghetto of Oxnard. - You remember eating at Fresh Choice on State Street. - You know that Hope Ranch is great to drive through at two in the morning, because the police pretty much never go there. - You know where to find a Farmers' Market almost any day of the week. - A winter wardrobe consists of jean skirts and Uggs. - You know where Periwinkle Lane is and what you can find there. - You remember when the 101 had a stop-light to cross State Street. - No one from the other states know where your city is but everyone in France knows exactly and laughs when you try to explain that it's close to LA. - The football jocks have 4.0's and are accepted to most ivy league schools. - You remember Orchid Bowl, Powell Skate Park, and the Living Room. - Your english teacher asks, "Why is your car worth 10,000 more than mine?". - You abbreviate the shit out of everything....whatev. - Traffic backs up along the beach by the cemetary, so you take the "short cut" and everyone hates you. - You spent most of your childhood in the huge wave in Be Bop Burgers. - You know about the crazy house that seems to be made out of marble and the dog on Garden that is dressed up for every damn holiday. - You know who really decorates that big tree in off San Ysidro every year in the middle of the night. - Your city concert bowl has quiet hours at 10:30 pm. - Forget Zodos, it was all about the Old San Marcos Bowl. - You have been in the Hope Ranch newspaper for doing something stupid. - You dressed as a freak for Summer Solstice. - You, or someone you were close to, played AYSO as a kid. - You know where and what More Mesa is. - You and your house almost get blown away during winter break. - Jack Johnson's wife was your math teacher, and he performed at your high school's talent show. - You walk into a bar and you realized you played spin the bottle with the bartender about 8 years ago. - You've tipped the guy who makes the sand sculptures by the wharf. - You've tried to take a picture of that same guy, and got yelled at. - You meet your friends in front of CPK but never go in. - You know who the guy with the lip piercing that works in the shoe section of Nordstroms is. - You've seen the whale skeleton, the giant squid on ceiling, the wave simulator and that topless Chumash woman diorama. - Seeing Mission creek when it's full after rains. - Rocky Nook Park. - The old BMX jumps they used to have down in the gully next to the mission lawn. - If you're a Royal, you hate the way they repainted all the traffic lights by school for some lame senior gift after you graduated. - You know where Francesci Park is and go there regularly with your friends at night to look at the INSANE view of the city. - It's 85 degrees on Valentines Day. - There are more than 10 stores in town that sell jeans for more than $250. - Your Halloween isnt just one night, its a whole weekend. - Everyone thinks Carp is the ghetto. - Everyone knows who the "back flip for a dollar guys" are. - You've laughed at the weird bellydancer on State. - You know which kids are tweakers, cokeheads, stoners, and alcoholics just by looking at them. - You called Mona when you were kids...966-6969...at the sound of moan, the time is... - You've never stayed in a hotel in SB, but you sure have swam in their pools. - You've kissed someone on "the wall." - You remember the earthling. - You've eaten at main squeeze. - At one point of your life you've waited out in front of CPK to be picked up. - You make fun of all the junior high kids congregated at Camino... but remember doing it yourself. - Your friends had birthday parties at Skating Plus and you thought it took forever to get there. - You always thought your house was kind of small until you realized that you have mountain and ocean views and it's worth over a million. - You complain that SB is getting more like L.A. everyday, but never want to leave and still want to raise your family here. - You can honestly say that your parents burnt down the Bank of America in IV during the summmer of ’69. - You rent snowboards at Mountain Air instead of at Mammoth. - You go to a party in Hope Ranch and Montecito (the kind of places people dream about) in the same night. - The parties are broken up usually by 9:30. - 5 cops cars show up to one high school party. - You show up to class and see half the students with Starbucks. - Your idea of bad traffic is a 10 minute wait at Milpas. - You drive around the Milpas round-about at 1 AM at least 6 times going over 50 mph. - You drive down Haley after 10 to awkwardly look at the hookers. - The girl you meet in line at Freebirds ends up in Playboy the next month. - John Cleese has almost run you over at least once. This list has been compiled from a bunch of Santa Barbara kids- most of these items I agree with, others could go kick rocks and go back to Goleta. HA ! Nah, I am not a hater now that I work in the Goodland, but yeah. That's all. |
Hip Hop legend Del (tron 40 40, The Funky Homosapien, Hieroglyphics) played at Velvet Jones last night. This was my third time seeing Del and I was definitely still impressed.
Just another Mike Giant props. Fool is trying to legalize the greens, damn. Ok. Here is just a pic that should be shared. Mike Giant rallys people to blaze it in SF, and they all meet up and burn one down, and kick it. That sounds fun. Sometimes I think The Bay is where its at. SRSLY. Not just for blazing, but for art, which is really what I'm talking about.
Puke Blood Forever
Aldrin Garcia- high ollie winner last year
Steven Reeves and his crew
Holding down the door duty!
Lance Mountain
21 Years of Respect
Grant Britain and his pro deck- Skateboarding's oldest photographer
Glowing Gouls
Billy Baker, formerly the Shorty's team manager back in the day when they were cranking... SOC artist
Me, guarding the box of limited edition Tech Decks