Amazing three months, with way too many stories to tell. From Lil Jeff, Vinnie, Oba and myself getting chased down by some Mexican gang on Chicon, to me falling face first into a fire pit at Strickers House. I could write a book, but instead I'm doing an article for Dig. So enjoy these photos and this little write up. Home is Home!
All though here is one story of my favorite day in town.
This was my one neighbor on the East Side, Corey he won his first Rodeo at 5years old. Click to listen to his wake up call. And here is a scrapin edit of myself. Total shit quality due to poor filming.
Also check out this Bobby Puelo section Scerbo showed me which is AMAZING, TRUE EAST!
Sick fucking guy!
Also this is incredible:
Now onto the Texas stuff!
I went out riding this one day with scerbo, we got lunch then we rode street for 8+ hours on the east side of Austin. I had been homesick and grew tired of begging people to ride street, I fell into binge drinking and pretty much ruined my life over some girl trouble at this point and just wanted to be back east. But riding that day laughing and having fun reminded me of how amazing even the simplest things in life can be like bombing hills with a friend and legend from the east coast only a thousand miles away. We ended the day at T1 watched skapegoat 6 (which rules) some new animal footage and met up with joe rich, corrigan, cardona, and hickerson at the bar. I dunno that day made me realize I need to tighten up and life can be as good as you let it be. Seeing bob stoked on his riding made me stoked. It's weird how the world works but all it took was a break from reality for a few hours with just the mission of having fun to accomplish not riding bikes just for clips.I just think a lot of people in bmx right now are forgetting why they ride in the first place. My top ten favorite jams at the moment as well: Enjoy! Peep the new Empire Bowl Jam video as well. Cardona kills it!
I sat down, well meaning I emailed one of my favorite metal artists Dilek who has some serious artist talent when it comes to all things awesome and metal. So for my last post on the East Coast, I'll be in Austin Texas tomorrow. I shot her some questions and asked her to send over some of her favorite work over the years that she drew up, enjoy! 1.Dilek, you produce some of the best DIY Metal/Punk flyers this side of 1989, what draws your inspiration to be so rad?
Thank you for the kind words, I would say my mother because she raised me to pull off whatever I want to do, I've got to say that she definitely shaped my work ethic. My love for Heavy music and Artwork are just the two huge elements in the mix.
2. How awesome is it to make flyers for bands that you enjoy to listen to, and does that help speed up the process or add more stress because you know its something to be proud of and that the band you happen to be making the flyer for are going to sell and possibly sell prints of your artwork?
It definitely is pretty crazy to think that I worked with some of my favorite bands before I was even the legal age to be drinking. I am the kind of individual that is driven by a huge amount of pressure, It really helps me to accomplish many things when I have a lot riding on what I need to pull off, It's really more of a combination of the two and the possibility of selling prints of my work along with the band's image and name. I really like the idea of the marriage of the two, my artwork and the band that I am working with. It's definitely exciting and gives me great joy in what I do, Posters are probably one of my favorite things to do, the whole process is very laborious, and I really put my heart and soul into the whole thing. the drawing, the rendering, the screen printing. It is all done by me. It's also great to know that I am handing people an original screen print. I wouldn't want to create anything less for myself and for my artwork.
3. List your top Ten records of 2011:
In no particular order:
1. In Solitude: The World, The Flesh, The Devil.
2. Craft: Void
3. Negative Plane: Stained Glass Revelations
4. Necros Christos: Doom of the Occult
5. Antichrist: Forbidden World
6. Reveal: Nocturne of Eyes and Teeth
7. Ghost: Opus Eponymous (Album came out in the US in 2011 so it counts)
8. Night Birds: Other side of darkness
9. Midnight: Satanic Royalty
10. Pilgrim: Demo
4. Ghost or In Solitude?
Both.
5. Best live band performing today, not counting reunions?
There are quite a few that really put on an incredible performance with the right kind of energy, The first couple that come to mind are: Natur, Ghost, Nunslaughter, Repugnant.. I'm probably missing quite a few. Most importantly: IRON MAIDEN.
6.Incantation, Disma, Immolation, Coffins or Mortician?
Harvey Milk is so fucking heavy. You probably already love this but give it another listen.
These are two of my very personal favorite songs for various reasons, and not because I'm mega stoned right now. Fuck.
