Archive for May, 2009
Hand Did show pics
The Hand Did opening went down Saturday night. A whole bunch of people came out and I’d like to thank all of you for the support. Below are some pics from the opening and of the show itself. Go see the show in person at Mew Gallery, it’s much better in real life than in these photos.
Hand Did group show
Come on out and see Hand Did, a group show that I’ve curated at Mew Gallery. The show features Amy S. Kauffman, Kris Chau, Tim Gough and Damian Weinkrantz. Everything looks pretty sweet so far so come on out Saturday for the opening, 5-9 PM. The show runs through June 18th.
Things I Don’t Need: Part 2, TMNT Cards via 1990
I was always a TMNT fan. When I was in high school, I used to have a room full of skateboard magazine pages and posters covering my bedroom walls. There were a few band posters and a huge TMNT poster. It was a little out of place, but I liked it anyway. A few years back, I was asked to to a knock off of the turtles for a skateboard line that never saw the light of day. I bought these cards as research and then I obtained a full set, unwrapped, from a friend. So, these never were opened. These have moved with me for at least 7 years now, so I think it’s time that they found a new home. My buddy Ed was the one who loaned me the full set many moons ago. If he wants them–they are all his. Oh, and I will give you the full set back also. Ed?
Fruit Stripe Baller
Posted by jfx in basketball on May 7th, 2009
Fruit Stripe gum is great, for a few seconds at least – then it becomes a wad of rubber. They do give you cool tattoos now a days. The one above is real swell, I wonder if anyone in the NBA has this one?
Things I Don’t Need: Part 1, Next Generation Magazine collection
It’s been a little over a year since I had the pleasure of moving twice in three months time. That exercise showed me a few things, but it’s become very, very clear that I have too much stuff. Finally I’m starting to work through the chaos and I’m organizing and sorting through it all. Most of these things that I don’t need have sentimental value and/or a perceived value. I don’t just want to trash the stuff, or throw it up on eBay or Craig’s List. I want these items to have a good home, where they will be appreciated and taken care of. I don’t know how long this is gonna take, so this is part 1 of ?
The first item is my prized collection of Next Generation magazines. It’s almost every issue from the first few years of it’s existence. The magazine went from 1995 to 2002 and was unlike any video game magazine of the time. It was more grown-up, when video games were still just for kids. The paper was higher end and the design was smart and clean. Imagine if WIRED made a video game mag, that’s what it would be like, smart. They would often show detailed schematics of systems, talk about technology and its effects on people and they treated video games like an art. The rest of the world came around to this view, but it took years. Next Generation was ahead of its time. Read more at Wikipedia
Below you can see photos of a few from the collection. I really hate to give this away, but I know the perfect person to get it: Eric Smith of geekadelphia.com. When I asked Eric what he’d do if he won the lottery, his answer was flawless, “I’d smart a video game museum,” I hope that when this happens, my collection will take its place in that grand vision.
Kia Rajon Rondo
Posted by jfx in basketball, design on May 3rd, 2009
As anyone who knows me knows – I’m a basketball guy, and the NBA playoffs are taking a huge amount of my personal time. The recent Bulls/Celtics series was great and I find it amazing that on the heels of that Kia and the NBA release this?
