When we featured Tried + True on Tastemakers a couple of months ago, they were fresh off of Drake’s Nothing Was The Same pop-up and ready to launch the BGRT pop-up. It was always Ricky and Crystal’s goal to maximize and effectively use their space both for themselves and the community. Last night was no…
It’s crazy realizing that I’ve been doing the trade show circuit for the last 6 years. I started out at the summer Agenda show when it was small enough to be at a hotel in Anaheim, got my in through connections at Backside and provided coverage on my old blog, Chicharon Adventures. I felt like…
The events that have transpired in the Philippines since November 8 – the strongest storm in recorded history, the missing people, the death toll, the devastation – are unreal. There is no need to mention or reference the catastrophic consequences that have incurred; you’ve seen the media coverage. How this could happen to a resilient…
Please excuse my long break from the blog. I will thus answer back with a long entry. My reason? We were in the middle of launching Tastemakers and it was also my birthday. If you haven’t been put on game just yet, Tastemakers is finally up on Fatlace. To bless our new online home, we dropped…
Some PR friends of mine host a game night with bowling, pictionary, jenga, and the like, every Monday at The Roosevelt Hotel’s Spare Room. I was invited to attend this past one – a night where tastemaker media outlets were to go head to head in a bowling tournament. I was hyped. I had to…
Dennis Todisco can honestly say that his progression in the industry is largely due to the power of social media. If you aren’t hip to the brains behind Diamond Supply Co’s marketing strategy or the creator behind the now 70k #outfitgrid community, let me introduce you to him. I’ve been following Dennis on Twitter since…
In true holiday spirit, my friends and family got together for our version of the Sunday Day Club. We were fully equipped with food, alcohol, swimming and smores. It looked like this: It just so happens that it’s also my cousin’s birthday. Happy birthday, Girlee, may all your wishes come true! Shelly was there. Here…
It’s been a bit of tradition for me to spend the last weekend of summer vacation in the OC with my godkids. I’ve introduced you to one of them before – Morgan, who’s the Illest sponsored popper and most recent addition to the Stayfresh Crew – and now you’ll know the other one. The school…