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2011: FAVORITES December 31 2011
Wrapping up my Best of 2011 series with this list. Happy New Year.
Favorite Moments:
LIFESWELL on the last Thursday of every month, Rick & Ray website launch, Las Vegas/San Francisco/Los Angeles Smuggler’s Tour, 7 million+ hits to the CA blog, turning 30 and accepting 30, the Nike Air Mag release, getting hired by Soul Assassins, the Backside Echo Park grand opening, screwing the survival job and working full time on my passion projects.
Favorite Brands:
Men - 10 Deep, Polo Ralph Lauren, and GPPR
Women - Stussy, All Saints, and Mink Pink
Favorite Eats:
-Gala Thai (Hollywood)
-O Dae San (Koreatown)
-LGO (Pasadena)
-Two Boots Pizza (Echo Park)
-PPQ (San Francisco)
Favorite Trends:
Prints, camouflage, burgers, protestors and political dissent, exploring Los Angeles, Hennessy parties, RSVP only parties, LIFESWELL, growing older, confident women, real friends, beginnings, Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement address, work ethic, and taking time.
Favorite Blog Entries I Worked On:
-Tribute to Steve Jobs
-Blog About Blog
-Truth be Told
-How I Make It Series (Part One, Part Two)
-What About Your Friends
-Rick & Ray
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Fükü December 30 2011
I was driving down Cahuenga one afternoon when I saw a crowd gathering around a spot called Fükü Burger. I figured it was just the happy hour crowd, or the inviting open patio with red lights. When I came home, I looked into it a bit. Fükü was originally a food truck (it still is) that roamed the streets of Las Vegas and then took its success to Hollywood as an actual restaurant. They served Japanese style burgers, very addicting fries, and good beer. Killer combination, so I went for myself. And it was really good. I was telling someone this was the year of the burger. I’m glad to have rounded out 2011 with Fükü‘s Tamago burger (patty, crispy onions, teriyaki sauce, wasabi mayo, and fried egg). I’m even more glad to have paired it with their Jazz Garlic Fries that are drizzled in brown gravy and wasabi sauce. Japanese style poutine, say what?
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SPECIAL GUEST December 29 2011
Last night, Jon (KreativeThought of the Rhythm Natives) performed with The Dirty Deuces at The Canyon in Agoura Hills. Both bands reign from the valley, have some musical similarities, share fans and even friends. It was only a matter of time until a collaboration came into play. Jon kick started that by jumping on two songs; he did his verse of Like This over a DD beat, and then did 8 bars from a new song he’s working on…
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BEST ART SHOWS 2011 December 28 2011
And here are some of my favorite LA art shows (and pieces) I got to see in the last year:
Art in the Streets, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Foundations, Hold Up Art
Cluster Mess, Hold Up Art
Street Cred, Pasadena Museum of California Art
Hold the Line, Honor Fraser
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BEST TRAVEL PICS 2011 December 27 2011
I unfortunately did not travel much in the last 12 months. I generally stayed on the West Coast. I explored Los Angeles more, I did the bay area a few times, rediscovered San Diego, hit Seattle and then Vancouver. Here are some of my favorite pics.
LA (I know these don’t necessarily classify as “travel” pics, but whatever):
Bay Area:
San Diego:
Seattle:
Vancouver:
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