fuck the naysayers

When it comes to the people that know me, there is one thing that I make no hesitation to hide and that is my love for the band 311. Ever since I have been a fan, which was at the age of 11, I've been ragged on countless times for liking "such a lame band". Well, I never let it get to me. One thing 311 has always stood by is brushing of the negative vibes others spew out and to be your own person and that is one thing I have religiously stood by. During a climate of late 90's and early 21st century rock music, there was a heightened theme of depression and gloom with every prevailing modern rock band. You had Korn, Limp Bizkit (however the fuck you spell it), Slipknot and other depressing ass music. The lyrics were swamped with negativity and malice. 311, who has been a band since the late 80's, changed up the lyrical content and started writing lyrics geared towards staying happy and being positive about the things we have. Why do we need to feel upset while listening to our favorite music? It's not plausible. This off-the-beaten-path approach to making music successfully worked out for them and it successfully converted me to becoming a fan. Ever since the first 311 album I bought, 99's Soundsystem, I have been a huge fan traveling to see them perform live. This past weekend on October 24th I was able to see them for the 8th time in Charlottesville, Virginia and was finally able to capture some close range images of the band at their finest. Hope you all enjoy!

24th birthday problems. My break out on Reddit.

As you may all notice, that is me on the left. Ya know, the one that looks spaced out and on the verge of ralphing. I'm proud to say that the only reason for this ghoulish look is because it was my 24th birthday and I had been force fed roughly 15 shooters up until this point. The hilarity with this image is that the following day my friend, Michael Gillert who is the one on the left, decided to post this image to Reddit.com. His intentions were to slander myself and make me look like some sloppy drunk (which is pretty much me), but what actually happened was that people started rapidly viewing the image b/c Mr. Gillert has a strikingly similar appearance to that of the infamous "Troll-face". The image ended up making the front page of reddit and also one of the top views within a span of 2 hours under the trees portion of reddit. People honestly thought Mike's face was photoshopped, but I can attest and say that that is the all natural Michael Gillert in the image. You all be the judge. Is this man the reincarnation of "troll-face"?

cool as a cat

At this point in my creative advertising venture I am in the process of learning Adobe Illustrator. Here is the first of many little creative pieces that I have put together on my own free time. here's an image of my two favorite dudes doing what they do best: sleep and looking retarded.

Since when has Sean Penn had AIDS?

Snap into a beautiful flower!