Growing up my family lived on the edge of Lakewood Country Club / Pine Park, my friends and I pretty much carved our own trails in the woods on the parks property. The park is situated on the border of Jackson and Lakewood NJ, and made for prime real estate when it came to our…
Many thanks to everyone who came through to “Snapshots” at Illest LA. It was a great night for Ja, for us, and for me. Like I had previously mentioned, this was my first stab at an event with Illest. After Ja’s Tastemakers feature, I brought up the idea to the team – to collaborate with…
Last night I paid a vist to SS Customs in Redwood city to check out the latest work on Mickey Andrade’s E91 Touring Wagon aka #RicFlare. When I got there they were still putting on some final touches on the wagon. The new color is sure to bring even more attention, thats for sure. Egarage…
As the NFL season begins so does the Nike Football Society LA albeit with less drama. With the combine now complete I prepped for draft day. This can make or break a player’s career as being part of a strong team is essential. My main goal is to have fun and enjoy this entire experience,…
When I interviewed Antonio Brasko for Tastemakers, I met him in his studio in Portland. I’ve come to realize that this is one of the coolest parts of the gig – being able to immerse myself in personal environments. So with that said, I may start a new thing here on my Fatlace page called…
When we set out to do Tastemakers, we had an ambitious list of working individuals with obvious influence. As we began to check off names and tell their stories, our interest shifted on whom we wanted next. Through different outlets, we learned of new people to feature – people off the radar but equally significant.…
When I interviewed Ja Tecson for Tastemakers, conversation started to brew about teaming up for a photography show. After going back and forth on concepts, schedules, locations, etc, we all came to an agreement. Illest would host “Snapshots” – a show featuring Ja’s personal collection at our Little Tokyo store. This event is pretty personal…
I decided to attend the Fatlace RC event they held at the Paddock. I saw Mark’s 911 outside the garage and I had my camera, so I decided to take it out on a quick little photo shoot. Might as well shoot the Porsche for my first blog post right? Car: 1989 Baltic Blue 911…