Monday, August 24, 2009

Puma, Puma, Puma. . .

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What are you guys thinking!? Where was I when it became cool to wear kids' Halloween costumes as your standard piece of clothing? This is ridiculous, and I really can't justify why it exists at all, and it costs $124. Yeah, right. If you are trying to impress the Geico Gecko, this may be your hoody, if not, stay away, far, far away.

The Puma Bode Lizard Hoody

From pickyourshoes

-jt



Friday, August 21, 2009

Head Slowly Shaking as I Look Down in Disbelief

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Are you kidding me? This is real? Remember when moving up the ranks in your local 'hood meant buying the latest iced out spinners? Not anymore, a new item looks to take the place of the nearly deceased spinners on the autos of young drivers everywhere. Will it succeed, only time will tell, but my money is on "Hell No!"

Here it is, the LED light up car emblem for your hood.The light is powered by the wind generated by driving. The little fan spins in the wind charging up the light.

That's right kids, for only 5 bucks, you can have a Mercedes logo blinking on the hood of your Honda or Toyota, or worse, on your Mercedes.

Once again, thanks to dvice

-jt






Friday, August 14, 2009

STREETBALLERS: The Movie

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First I saw the Poster.........

Then I read "Streetballers is an Irish-Urban drama exploring the lives of two junior-college basketball players...." Needless to say I was forced to watch the trailer after that!




-Keith


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Tomorrow : LIVE & DIRECT

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Live & Direct.

@ Rotture.

Friday.

9PM.

See you there.

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-Nick


Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Swimmin' With the Fishes

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Here is an amazing video of the world's second largest aquarium, the Kuroshio Sea. It is big enough to house whale sharks and manta rays, and if you don't know, those are some big ass fish! The music is very calm and relaxing, so sit back, enjoy a nice cup of warm tea, and let your worries melt away thanks to the B.O.P.


The video was shot at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan.
video credit to Jon Rawlinson.

-jt


Monday, August 10, 2009

Nike Global Challenge...

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- Nick


Friday, August 7, 2009

Don't Criticize . . . Hyperize

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Usually NBA stars plus Rapping is a great recipe for disaster . . . well maybe it's just cause I've always been a huge DJ Quik fan but I really enjoyed the latest Nike Basketball advertising:

Mo Williams (Fog Raw), Kevin Durant (Velvet Hoop), Andre Iguodala (Chief Blocka), and Rashard Lewis (Ice-O)

All I was thinking was where's Delonte?

-Cam


First Thursday August : Survival Drive

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Another month means another 1st Thursday out here in Portland, Oregon. Our two favorite clothing store/art gallery/sneaker boutiques, Hecklewood & Compound, both located just off Couch Street in the Pearl District, normally feature some awesome art shows spanning a vast array of categories. (Sometimes the shows suck too.) Unfortunately, Hecklewood was forced to take the month off after a last-minute cancellation from UNKL. Whoops.

Down at Compound, as you of course read below, the theme of the month is “Survival Drive,” depicting the works created by two artists after their 131 day, 34,033km journey throughout Japan.

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World’s worst doorman…
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GREAT show. The details, abstract nature and opposite yet somehow cohesive mediums of paint and photography were very impressive. Artwork will be on display all weekend.

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Down at Compound, close to every Sole Collector shoe we’ve ever done is on display…
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This tee has a ton of boxes on the front. Corny enough. The real question is how in demand are sz. 12.5 Terminator High Premiums? (In the black box. Of course.) Apparently NINE PAIRS amongst a “collection” of 40 boxes is what the kids are into these days.
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Making It Rain Since 1995. Relying on outdated graphics since 2005.
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And the KING of them all.

The Chuckster.

In a CB Military Jacket. With epaulets. Instructed to make “Power Moves.”
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(Compound Crew — You’re welcome in advance for the reverse product placement!)

- Nick


Thursday, August 6, 2009

A Drive Thru Japan: 1st Thursday August

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Don't forget to stop by Compound this evening to celebrate the monthly PDX holiday that is 1st Thursday. This months installation is:

Survival Drive : Uncovering present-day Japan through a 131 day, 34,033km journey.

"Survival Drive is the incredible journey taken by two artists to document the present-day of Japan. Travelling by car, painter Reijiro Mochizuki (a.k.a. Rei) and photographer Shouichiro Fukuda (a.k.a. Hooky) spent 131 days crossing the country, clocking up 34,033km in the process. Reijiro Mochizki and Souichiro Fukuda undertook this immense journey across Japan creating a series of sketches and photographs of the things they encountered along the way. For this book, we carefully selected the best of their work, along with maps of journey, photos of recording devices, and extracts from their blog."

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See you there . . . and don't forget to FIX it up afterwards at Someday Lounge.

Recap soon . . .

-The B.O.P.



Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Raspberry What? . . . Iced Tea

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Mr. Wire Hangar (Wiya Hangar!) aka Delonte West makes his triumphant return.

Enjoy!



-Dane