sushisoul

during a visit to Downtown LA, I came across  Kelli,

hi Kelli!

she is on her way to her third year at the Downtown location!

check her out!

w/kokoro,

shidoni

a couple weeks back, the city of Tustin hosted a Chili Cook-off/ Farmers Market on the corner of El Camino & Main St.

within the farmers market, Kiko of Kiko Design was a popular spot to stop by.

Kiko!

kikodesign.com

“Welcome to Kiko Design. At Kiko we believe accessories should be fun, bright and colourful! We love making unique, one of a kind items that are also kind to the environment.

We are currently phasing out the use of brand new fabrics and trims to become more ethical. Our aim is to produce fully recycled and reconstructed accessories without compromising on style or colour!”

-kikodesign

button rings

more

my favorite piece

sold!

o yeah, and there was chili

ive got to explore this Old Town Tustin area more.  Amazing work Kiko!

w/kokoro,

shidoni

7/11 Sean, Binnie, and Tall Paul

took me out to the “extreme motorsports expo” at the oc fair.

thanks for the ticket Sean!

James Pittman had an amazing idea. quite inspiring for all us small business owners.

"extreme comfort for extreme people"

this dude’s putting everything on the line for this model.  impressive.  good luck Jim, awesome concept.

w/kokoro,

shidoni

i was having a meeting w/ChefEric when Conrad and Ryan dropped by otw to the MOCA.  while i thought it would be best to keep working, hitting up the exhibits was a refreshing break.

follow the blue-tape

Conrad’s good friend Monica who’s local to the area joined as well!

waiting for Monica

ChefEric

no fake smiles please

real recognize real

the MOCA consisted of two levels. the entry lobby level contained a book/ gift store. upstairs, the feature, “Las Vegas Studio”.  the exhibit was minimalistic containing vintage photagraphy, slides, and video of Las Vegas. before the corporate takeover.  the evolution of the desert.

Monica, Conrad, Ryan

this exhibit had the most significance to Ryan because he just got accepted to graduate school.  great job brother. he picked up a book on “form/ function” for his personal collection that was coincidentally edited by one of his professors.

gorky and me

on to the next one..

inspiration exists or can come from anywhere.  the awareness to keep inspired is the tricky thing.

w/kokoro

cidney(shidoni)

The crew took a little trip to Hollywood/Beverly Hills to checkout the David Choe exhibit ‘Nothing to Declare.’ Real dope stuff here. Naked chicks, Bats, Whales and some real sick watercolor. Well done.

Brainstorming at the office.

We headed over to the MOCA design center. Never been there but I was kind of disappointed. Vegas exhibit was OK. Expected a lot more even in the small gallery room.

Afterwards we went to the main attraction. The David Choe exhibit in Beverly Hills was a great place for inspiration. Mr Choe picture below has an interesting mind. (pic pulled from his blog)

One of my favorite pieces that sold for $25,000.

There was a big whale with tentacles in the middle of the floor. Price tag: $25,000.

This was a great piece as well of a girl in the back of a cab (?)

And heres the rest of his stuff. Price range from $5000- $100,000.

MJ and Pee Wee.

My friend Monica liked her boots.

Afterwards we had dinner at Urth Cafe. We have heard that they shot a scene from Entourage here so I was already a fan.

Monica and Ryan both had the turkey burger.

I had the New Yorker pastrami panini. So good. mmmmmmm

Great day with great art, great food, and great friends.

-Condizzle

it is in the middle of nowhere… but it was AWESOME!

joey's BBQ

before the protein overload, they brought us some greens

salad

where’s the beef… sausage, ham, chicken, etc, etc…

meat!

ooo brother! Eric looks happy!

im hungry!

the portions are massive, the service has that local mom & pop feel, and they got to-go containers!

to-go

big-ups to ChefEric from Chino who shared the local spot!

w/kokoro,

cidney

song: daylight.

speedo: standard issue “purplericesushi” purple

crowd reaction: damn awesome!

coachella 2010: Matt and Kim

more Matt and Kim

Matt and Kim really showed there appreciation to their fans! and then came a streaker!

The Coachella Contributor,

Mike Rivera

Reporting from the middle of nowhere, with a camera-phone,

Coachella 2010: Tiesto

Tiesto, the one party putting it all down for 50,000 people! It’s amazing how one person can create that kind of energy.

The Coachella Contributor,

Mike Rivera

i ran out of coffee filters in january, was too lazy to hit up the store, and started grabbing coffee down the street. met Sean the franchise owner, the family and then made the commitment not to re-up on the coffee filters at home.  solid dude. well run store.

Josh and Sean

Josh Brockman, CPT is another 711 regular who runs “phasethree energy & fitness” hit him up at “phase3training@gmail.com” to get your summer body ready!!!

Benny, Rommel, and Tall Paul

Sean’s fam, Benny and Tall Paul came in to help out!

Benny's has his hands full!

if youre in the area, shopping at the camp, thelab, or south coast plaza, and need a fix, swing on by!!!

711 3001 S. Bristol st., Costa Mesa, 92626

Introducing Elana.  She was boothing it up at the Yamashiro Garden Farmers Martket, LA

popstar kettlecorn!!!

check her out!

dongles and dingles,

Michael Rivera