Thursday, July 03, 2008

Don't Say the "E" Word

I'm refraining from using the "E" word to describe what we hope will be a great party for my buddy Stephen. Whenever that word is used to describe something in anticipation, it seems to curse the actual item/event/point in time. Last night Cesar & I helped him plan out a little bit for his Cinco de Julio party this Saturday.
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The card table/hard liquor bar.
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The dance floor/mingle area/designated twister area.
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Amy (Stephen's younger sister) is a very talented artist. She's been doing stuff like this since she was fingerpainting at the tender age of 8 months.
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Area for the taco cart (WORD!) and hookah.
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"Jomo this out. AMY HIT THE SWITCH!!" -Stephen.
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"YEAAA!!!" -Stephen. .... Check out that hole..
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His back patio has a pretty nice view of the city lights.
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Cesar finally gets here and we hit up Home Depot.
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We were looking for "table tops" for people to place food and drinks on, beer pong, and flip cup (seriously, these games haven't gotten old).
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These proved to be the best bang for the buck.
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Checkout time.
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WE OUT!
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Tried to get into BigLots across the parking lot for some pong balls, but they were closed. :(
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Quick stop to Jack in the Crack to get Cesar some dinner.
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Stephen's getting nervous.
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We discussed what needed to be done before Saturday, and there's a lot of shit to do. Unfortunately I won't be around to help out until Saturday. Good luck guys.
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Before we left we tested out the house speakers. The one guarantee we have is that the music will be bumpin'. Cesar steals Stephen's ipod.
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COME SATURDAY OR CESAR WILL CUT YOUR D**K OFF!
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Tune in later for pictures from the "E" party.

Not the drug.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Santa Ana's New Freshness: AVNT/GRDE

July 1st marked the "soft opening" for Jabar, Gio, & Joe's shop, AVNT/GRDE (soft opening: store is open for business with minimal publicity to allow the shop to get organized). Lights on:
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The business card:
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Back:
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Here are some of the products currently on the shelves. Franco Shade
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Versus (WUTTUP TEMECULA!)
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Alphanumeric
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Stussy
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Ooooh blazers...
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The Hundreds
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Brixton
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Julz and Bin enjoy the brand new bench, courtesy of Jabar's uncle. (His uncle actually put together all of the fixtures in the shop.)
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Drew, Joe & Cindy.
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Gio explaining the meaning of AVNT/GRDE to TK.
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Next door to the shop is a Subway (hahaha LGO). Guil wanted to "fill up his cup".
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What he really was doing was creepin and checking a girl out. She was definitely better than the SJ girl Guil...
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Guil & Julz get comfortable.
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"SMILE FOR THE CAMERA BITCH. STOP CRYING!"
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I bet this picture will show up on Julz's blog and not the picture of me. I'll put $5 on that.
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4 boys in the closet, caught in the act.
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Toe-Knee of the WildBoyz getting his blog on.
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That niggy Iggy hard at work... on MySpace.
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Drew (PWA/BeezWaxxx) taking some pictures.
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Cindy steaming the fold creases out.
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3/4ths of the Tall Ass Asians head over to Hot Import Nights office. Julz tried to hop in, but he's not TAA. ACCESS DENIED
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Julz, Gio, and myself head to the gas station to pick up some drinks for the pizza party later.
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A bootleg version of Shrek.
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Some tough decisions on hand. Julz picks up Bud Light and Gio gets Coronas.
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Hey there's Gio with the (soon to be) 11-pack!...
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Yep the handle broke and the case dropped.
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Hence, the 11-pack of Coronas.
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Cowabunga!
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Clutch move with the Mama Mia pizzas from Pizza Hut. Pepperoni, pineapple, mushroom, and jalepeno toppings.
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Julz gets intense with the wings.
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Guests were still coming through until the late evening.
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Another clutch move: MR. FROZEN RETURNS!
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We all enjoyed the frosty snacks, except Toe-Knee who copped the sour cherry popcicle.
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The look of disappointment.
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Another look, but for another reason. Guil is such a slut.
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Later that night, a friend drops this dope painting off. Yep that's a painting. It'll be on display in the shop soon.
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While Joe's in the office, Cindy gets freaked by TAA and SAA.
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Time for bed. Looks like one in the stink for Bin...
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Group shots from TK's camera.
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Props to TK for some of the pictures. More pictures courtesy of TK.
tk's blog post

Now Open for Business!
AVNT/GRDE
306 W 3rd St
Santa Ana, CA 92701
http://avntgrde.com/

TK says you better be in San Diego at the House of Blues on Thursday, July 3rd...
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See you soon SD!