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Cousin Jason at the Chicken booth. BBQ’d right on the spot.
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West LA Obon! Tonight 5-10 and tomorrow 5-9! This year the Obon dance part will take place on the street (La Grange). It’s been a long time since it’s been that way, and hope it works out. When I was a little kid, that’s how it used to be. Now with the additional space there should be more vendors, food and fun. We’ll see soon. Every year, something gets in the way, and today, it looks like nothing, unless I take off and go check out the Kramer’s Ergot event at the Hammer.
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Go Claudine Ko!
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DIY Number 17. Family. Maybe I’ll try to continue this DIY bidness thing. One thing everyone needs is a trustable and reliable helper who’ll be reliable with the money. I remember whenever I’d visit FTC, or SFO, I’d see a Japanese American woman who’ll greet you with a smile, and in the end, she’s the one who takes care of the money. I’m sure some might think it’s odd, but in the end, it’s the best help you can have. 1) Many parents really want to help their kids without any ulterior motives. They just want to help. Maybe they’re used to being a domestic houseperson, and now that you’re older and doing your own thing, there’s less for them to do.2) Parents are curious as to what their kids do for a living. Right? I’d be curious as to what new shit’s going on in the world. If I were hanging around skateboarders, decks, wheels, and cool graphics, that’s all cool.3) Parents can’t really get fired nor can they really quit! If things go wrong, imagine how screwed up Thanksgiving or Christmas would be. I’ve heard it across the board… “it sure would be nice if we had bookeeping help.” That’s where parents can come in. This isn’t for everyone, but when you’re not sure, parents are actually a great place to turn to for help like this.
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A few images from imprint life event on wednesday. That was a long full day. The winners of the Qee contest. The frog won! Raymond Choy and I walked around and around the 47 entries and came up with a list that we kept pairing down further and further. The winner turned out to be a kid named, Brandon Hahn (I think that’s the name) from Ohio. He turned the body backwards, used the hand and the feet creatively to actually turn the Qee into something entirely different. He innovated big time. Raymond plans to turn this into a real Qee. Execution was on point, the innovation was on point too. In the middle was the Qee by Dawn States from Oregon. Awesome work. She just did a great paint job. This was the honorable mention. On the left was the people’s choice. And it was by Brandon Hahn’s brother! A talented family. I thought the execution was great, but it was Elvis, but the people who gave this the popular vote pick, thought it was fine. Me, David Horvath, Sun-min Kim, and Raymond Toy2r. The dreamteam of sneakerville: YuMing from freshnessmag.com, James Arizumi Nike SB, Tristan from Proper, and Woody Sneaker Freaker. They talked sneakers. My panel that I moderated. Susie Ghahremani, Bobby Hundreds, and David Horvath. The moderator of the sneaker panel was Josh Rubin from Coolhunting.
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