First Thursday ...

Sean & His Bro

I will start off by saying that my First Thursday was a blast!

Vanessa and I started the night off at Sullivan Goss to support my good friend Sean Anderson. His piece was a hit and was commended by Frank Goss, the owner of the gallery, whom he believes is one of the select few whom will rise to art stardom. All of the SBMS crew was there with their family's in support of Sean. I must say, he does have lots of friends who love him, dearly.

Followed by that, we headed over to former True Grit owner Wallace's Soup Show. Not going to lie, but I am a little board with his stencils and pieces. Either bust out a new style or make some more T-Shirts! But hey that is just my opinion.

A-Rod In Kate Perry's New Video

Hot N Cold

SB Loco & San Marcos Alum Alex Rodriquez is the star of Kate Perry's new video!
PROPS HOMMIE

Check This Fine HOTTIE Out!

Front page of MySpace too... Not too shabby. Kid is blowing up!

You can also find him in an array of fashion ads and mainstream commercials. Santa Barbara really does breed (baby love) stars.

Mike Vallely Re-Issue Reject Available To Order Tuesday

Mike Vallely Powell Classic Reject Re-Issue available to order on Tuesday morning at
SkateOne.

Get this deck while you can, it's probably going to sell out quick...because it's that rad. The green makes it really fresh!

Happy 24th Birthday Rachie!

Happy 24th Birthday Rachel McCarthy!

My sexiest friend, Rachie, is 24 on this precious day! If you see her around, make sure to say Happy Birthday to her.

I JOCK RACHEL
because... she is DOWN for anything, she is as sweet as a cup cake, she is ambitious and business savvy, she could beat your ass if she wanted to, ha good ol' high school days, and she will slang you your dream home in Cito any day!

Get Trashed at J7 Surfboards

Come join Leanna and the J SEVEN crew at the GIRLS ONLY White Trash Party! They are blowing a ton of
merchandise and bikinis at $25 bucks!! This Friday from 7-11!

So, I guess I will be at Joes shortly after, drunk, in a bikini. See you there.

Sean Anderson at Sullivan Goss FIRST THURSDAY

Lucha Uno

Ten artists under 30.

In honor of Off-Axis, a biennial contemporary art event in Santa Barbara, Sullivan Goss presents a selection of outstanding emerging artists.

Curated by Susan Bush

Date:	Thursday, October 2, 2008
Time:	5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:	Sullivan Goss- An American Gallery
Street:	7 East Anapamu Street

Check out Sean's personal website HERE

SB Loc-Dog (aka Sean) kills the art scene here in Santa Bruta and if any of you are hip on what goes down in our little town, you will be there to support him. Homeboy is going to blow up the art gigs and has his first (bar) show at EOS next month , let's just hope Jeff gets some freaking lights on his work because Sean is a professional!

It's almost Halloween!

I guess it is always the time to watch my favorite movie, but especially in October, get ready kids, the scary flicks are coming!!!

Preview: Joshua Petker's "Black Sugar"

Petker's Glitter Gold

Joshua Petker “Black Sugar”
Opening Reception Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 7 to 10pm
On View October 4 until October 22, 2008

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com
Open Tuesday - Saturday, Noon to 6:00pm

Corey Helford Gallery presents Black Sugar, a solo exhibition of new works by Los Angeles artist Joshua Petker opening this Saturday, October 4th, 2008.

For his first solo show in LA, as well as at Corey Helford, Petker creates an ethereal world filled with mysterious muses and enchanting sirens that is as colorful and opulent as the neon palette he paints from.

Influenced by history, fashion, and the pursuit of beauty, the artist infuses his imagery with a potent mix of lost love, stolen hearts, sexual longing, and spiritual death.

Black Sugar reveals a secret garden filled with Petker’s signature dark flowers, while expanding the visual vocabulary of his landscapes with the introduction of new elements such as unicorns, butterflies and wolves.

The exhibition will feature Petker’s acrylic-on-panel works in a larger size and scale than before, as well as unveil a limited-edition giclee print available in four colorways.

Black Sugar opens to the public on Saturday, October 4 from 7 to 10pm, and the exhibition will be on view until October 22, 2008.

Check out a special preview below:

Red Deluge

A Girl Lost

Maggie Moonbeams

Because skaters get arrested too!

Powell Represent in the New Van Wilder

Here is a few preliminary pictures that were taken by the On-Set Dresser for the new Van Wilder 3 movie in Van's dorm room. Harv Glazer, the director, owned and operated what was once the largest skateboarding/snowboarding company in Canada and he is def. down with Powell! Word!

Shaun Gregoire on The Skateboard Mag.com

BONES Rider Shaun Gregoire from Washington DC has a new MAGminute up on The Skateboard Mag’s website. If you got a minute (no pun intended) CHECK HIM OUT!

Corporate Chics On The Loose

Santa Barbara Corporate Girls on the loose in Los Angeles. We started the night off at talent agency CAA's Young Hollywood party at Social Hollywood. The venue was nice but the party was just OK. No celebs, just a bunch of LA posers. But the important thing is that I had fun with my girls, however, there was NO man kandy to jock, damn. After leaving the party when the open bar closed, we hit up LA club Le Duex. Now that was fun! My first time there.

Mike Giant Santa Cruz Decks

Limited edition Mike Giant Santa Cruz skateboard decks. Pretty suite, my favorite is the "Knox" classic pin-up style.

Finding A Muse

First off, I have to introduce you to Mandy. Mandy and I met back in Arizona when I was surfing the web for pin-up chics. I don't know how I found her, but when I did, it was love at first sight. From that moment on, my life was changed, forever. I couldn't get her out of my head, and the more I sought her out, the more I learned about her. I can't take credit for creating Mandy, props to Dean Yeagle, however, I can introduce her to my friends and make her my own. She opened up my world to a whole new genre of art and ignited some kind of sexual artistic passion back into my soul. I hope I can do the same for you.

Introduction

My first blog is a social experiment. I was kickin' it with Dirt Rock last night and we were on the topic of blogs and our internet nation, could a blog make you famous? Is that what happened to Steve Aoki? I don't really know. But I figured that I could find out. Rachie and I talked about starting a blog about the Santa Barbara social scene, makin' it all classy. This blog can be that, but I want it to be much more. Art, fashion, music, skateboarding, and whatever else my mind vomits onto this. Blogs are the future I guess. An online diary that you can share with all your friends. That is cute.