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Copperopolis

Out here in the straight cuts.

Beautiful.

I can sit and drink by a fire until sunrise.

Dixie butts drive me nuts.

I can't believe it's already Thursday!

Pork

These Hank Williams Jr. cards are just amazing.

Right!?

This Cuban sandwich I had the other day was bomb.

Have fun today. Even if your job sucks, get lost in your mind. I could stare at a blank wall and be surfing Mavericks. Get on my level.

Things That Make Me Giggle

I just got back from an amazing vacation and now I have the back-to-work blues. Here are some photos from last week.

Grab some Nag Champa next time you go to a bar and wait for people to complain. Seriously, it's fun!

This was in my drink. Thank you bartender. A big ass pepper. Peep the little drip at the bottom.

It's worth what? 3-wheel motion gotta cost hella bread.

Oh you funny Swedes.

I'll take you to the candy shop. Yes, please.

A wine cork + lighter = hours of fun. I should have taken a photo of myself cause I looked like fucking Kurt Cobain. Sorry Captain Annie, had to post the pic. Ahoy, Matey!

Ciao for now!

Cincinnati Chili

So tonight is my turn to cook dinner. I'm going healthy.

Some graffilthy.

If your intentions are good, then that counts for every thing.

Happy Tuesday y'all!

Front

UK magazine FRONT just launched their new, double front cover issue, and one of the covers features some glorious R8 placement on the head of Mellisa Clark.

More Ink

I was back at Everlasting today. I had Mike Davis add some background to a piece he did on my ribcage many years ago.

Now I'm back in the studio, I just smoked some "Berry White" and all is well in the world...

The Trouser Snake

Luke at Everlasting just finished my trouser snake tattoo.

Thanks, Luke!

Sorry it's been so long since I posted a blog. Since I got back from Albuquerque I've been busy drawing. Drawing, drawing, drawing. And reading. I don't have a television, so I read. I read for an hour or two just about every day. This is a sample of what I've been reading and looking at lately.

Starting from the upper left corner:
"But Little Dust" by Padmasuri - Great book about Buddhism in action in India.
Juice magazine #55 - Great interview with Tony Alva by Jay Adams.
Juice magazine #58 - More great interviews with Tony Hawk and Danny Way.
Purple magazine spring/summer 2011 - My favorite fashion magazine. Particularly liked the interview with Isabelle Graw.
Acclaim magazine #23 - The NY issue featuring great interviews with Futura, Wes Lang and Ricky Powell.
Abitare magazine #511 - Awesome article about Zaha Hadid, one of my favorite architects.
Tattoo Artist magazine #25 - Great interview with Jack Rudy.
Pedal Speed #10 - Awesome coverage of the 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Austin, TX.
Gap Press magazine #25 - Covers the 2011 Haute Couture collections. I love Alexandre Vauthier's collection the most.
Juxtapoz #127 - Great photos by KR! They really bring back some great memories.
Tattoo Artist magazine #24 - Great interview with my friend Jason Kundell.
Juice magazine #65 - Loved the interviews with Aaron Murray and Andy Roy. They're legends in my book.
"Marijuana in Magic and Religion" - An awesome book my sister gave me. Thanks, sis.
"I Love My Bike" by Matthew Finkle and Brittain Sullivan - I'm in this one! Stoked.
"Neu Sex" by Sasha Grey - I really like Sasha. I think she's on point.
"Cholo Writing: Latino Gang Graffiti in Los Angeles" by Francois Chastanet - A definitive photo collection.
"One Hundred Years of Menswear" by Cally Blackman - I love mens fashion from 1900-1920!
"Street Play" by Martha Cooper - Kids playing in NYC in the 1970s. Awesome.
"X'ed Out" by Charles Burns - I got the special edition written out in a dream language. Trippy!

And two books that didn't make it in the photo:
"If There Is Something to Desire" by Vera Pavlova - Awesome poetry. Highly recommended.
"No One Belongs Here More Than You" by Miranda July - I loved this one so much I'm going to read it again.

Back to the drawings...