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Oh Lord

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BMW 2002 Sighting // 09

via Miss Land.

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Last Week's Interestings // 47

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CLAM MAG_Jelsen Jargon Feature

Noice.

The CLAM Issue #19 came out last week and i swooped over to midtown for a copy x2.

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A ROCK

....one.

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BMW 2002 Sighting // 08

forecast...blue skies,

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B(-elated) Bahareh-day post

Jelsen planned a special little excursion for me on my bday, so I put a cupcake on my head and together with Rodney and Lisa we followed Jelsen's tracks all the way to Long Island.

Final destination proved to be the Belmont horse tracks, where we spent an entire day

eating

draaaanking

betting.

Birthday girl then went ahead and won 8 out of 10 races. That's just how I roll....

(If only I had bet more than 2 bucks at a time.)

Here's to a new year, my buddies across the world (wide web). Start stretching for my 30th extravaganza next year.

-bahareh

Twenty Six

Happy B-Day To Me.

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Bass For Your Face / Highs For Your Eyes

...guess who's throwing a new party? THE BOUNCE.

My buddies Stimulus & Dhundee [ The Bounce ] are the folks behind the weekly wednesday bass assassination party G R A V I T Y at Santos.

The 1st night kicks off this wednesday. C'mon out on a school night.....it's funner that way, sillies.

Peep Info:
I had a good time designing this logo & flyer.

boop bap,

- jelsen

Sunday

-bahareh

Saturday

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Friday

-bahareh

Last Week's Interestings // 46

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A Steph Land Joint

Last week i went to the art show opening of Brooklyn Honors Spike Lee to high five Stephanie. Spike selected [ finger-picked it himself ] a photograph of hers that was then part of the show.

noice!

Take a gander at more from the night H E R E.

word.

- jelsen

Indira Did It Again

..too kind. just TOO kind!

thanks Indira,

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Que Sera, Sara

......and a happy bday 'twas.

high five!

- jelsen

HAPPY > 1YR < ANNIVERSARY !

...line 'em up, baby.

love you,

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Way Back When

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x2

...what a Thursday its been.

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So Hip-Hop Its Ridiculous

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Cool Name, Cooler Work

...lookie what i found!

Photographer Porter Hovey's work took me on an interesting ride. Its dramatic and playful and cropped amazingly and....and.....and she has a title for each photo.

C'mon - im a sucker for clever labels.

Here are some pulls:

Her 'reenactments' are priceless. I highly recommend you go through her portfolio in order.....great narratives.

Ah - and she even got her branding done proper. Her site's H E R E.

...great profile photo, also.

booyah,

- jelsen

Jelams Innocent Doesnt Seem To Like Me

...last week i stumbled across a Mr. Jelams Innocent on facebook. His name's pretty damn close to mine [ Jelsen Innocent ] which makes him pretty damn cool.

i attempted a befriendment:

...and still, i wait.

oh Jelams,

- jelsen

Hey, If Jesus Could...

So can you.

With just a lil help from yoga.

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Last Week's Interestings // 45

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Joe B's B-Show

Summer? check

Friends? check

Manhattan rooftop? check

Brew? check

Joe's 30th bday, yes:

dattaboy!

oh, then he 'drug us' to see Pheonix @ Terminal 5. hooray, birthdays!

good times,

- jelsen

Hey Pops

Je t'aime

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COLLECTIVE ART_Jelsen Jargon Interview

Bigups to Asen James of General Particular.

Have a peep at the interview and some of my recent sketchbookings > > H E R E < <

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Simmer Down, Simmer Down, Simmer Down

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BMW 2002 Sighting // 07

lemon'n'lime

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Last Week's Interestings // 44

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Vroooooooom!

....so i've been in search of a new bike forever and FINALLY something caught my eye [ and wallet ] via craigslist a week ago. boston > craigslist.

ha - i emailed the post and he called me back the next morning.

'cool - so what neighborhood are you in?', he asked.

'new york city.'

'damn, dude.'

'yeah - gimme 5-6hrs to get there.'

'cool.'

this was on a friday so i jumped on a chinatown bus [ bought a disposable camera first ] and headed to boston:

I got there just under 5hrs.

And once i got there a mister Josh Deane picked me up and pulled my baby out of his jeep:

> Y E S <

After about 20mins of throwing bike jargon back and forth [ he was far more articulate ] i handed over some currency and headed back to the bus station.

pwitty luggage.
I got back to manhattan around 4am. My first ride through the city and onto the manhattan bridge was soooooooooo clean.

I named it Plan Bee.

Thanks again, Josh, for my new pet.

oh fixed gear,

- jelsen

Constant Reminder To:

[Black Thought]
Bass for your face, highs for your eyes
Don't blink, Black Ink has arrived, all rise
Rudebwoys keep dem thing at your side, be alright
Muh'fuckers Philly we up in here, we all live
I'm puffin this Cohiba mami coolin her heels
All she ever seem to do is play it cool f'real
She be pushin, pop vessel, and her shoes is ill
But her hand, keep slippin on the woodgrain wheel
But it's cool, we never slippin when there's moves to make
Especially when what we talkin ain't ya usual cake
I pump bass for y'all bathin apes, to get charged
Nah, I'm not a dealer, I'm a poet at large
We in the wind with the roof back, lettin the breeze hit us
The bathrobe on with sweatpants and slippers
Comin to pay a visit to whoever on the hitlist
Some of y'all been tryin for years, you'll never get this fool

Check it out (stay cool) stay cool daddy (stay cool)
Stay cool ma (hey, hey) c'mon
(Stay cool motherfuckers y'all know the rules)
(Hey, stay cool.. stay cool)
There it is (Yeah hah hah, stay coooool)

[Black Thought]
Hip-Hop my main bitch, I got a few on the side
The game stitched y'all I'm doin my job
Go up against enormous odds
Wouldn't break a sweat, money make her bet
Funny son you threat, well I ain't shakin yet
Twenty-fo'/sev' chillin, tougher than penicillin
From the block where the crooked cops killin like a villain
Children, in the hood gettin rocked by they buildings
And brothers, 'cross the board gettin knocked by the millions
The stress, got me ignitin the potent marijuana leaf
Tryin to play it cooler than a polar bear colony
You feel the music know I'm over there probably
Pimpin on the same system that forever shorted me
I got the soul of a young Sam Cooke when I spit
It make you wanna make a new dance up
It's all to the good shorty 'gwan do that stuff
It's not another sound system rockin steady as us
And it's cool

(Stay cool) yeah (stay cool) stay cool ha
(Hey, hey) check it out, and just
(Stay cool motherfuckers y'all know the rules) yeah
(Hey, stay cool.. stay cool)
(Yeah hah hah, stay coooool)

[Black Thought]
Yeah, when I'm crusin in my vehicle, the chase harass me
They never ride past me, they really comin at me right
They wanna know where the drugs guns and cash be
Probably wanna get me to run, so they can blast me
Just, blast me in your box, play my shit
I know it's crowded at the top, cause I'm on the tip
And that's as high up at the top, as a brother could get
And how I do it make a lot of muh'fuckers upset
But it's fine, re-gizzlin I'm back for mine
In case y'all gettin tired of the same ol' shine
And I'm calm, calculated and perfectly aligned
The way I'm operatin what is a surgery of rhyme
It's not a thang when I lower the gradient lens frames
I'm cooler than Clyde Stubblefield, drummer for James
Hip-Hop is out of Hustleville, comin for change
I exercise 'til a muscle build, breakin the chains
And I'm cool

(Stay cool) (stay cool) (hey, hey)
(Stay cool motherfuckers y'all know the rules)
(Hey, stay cool.. stay cool)
(Yeah hah hah, stay coooool)

- jelsen

It's Always Sunny In

These fellas = Print Liberation. The sandwich = a metaphor. [ i highly recommend you read it ]

Print Liberation does tons-o-stuff involving silk-screening, typography, illustration, tees, and fun times [ there's more stuff, too ]. Im a sucker for anyone doing what they do while letting their personality skeet all over the work - always refreshing.

Check 'em for yourself H E R E.

...and it continues:
Gotta love the range. They also just recently opened up a flagship store. I'll be sure to solicit next time i'm down there.
...and for you phillie folks:

....im thinking about it.

c'mon - prizes WILL be awarded.

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Ideas For Years

The other night i met up with a good chap [ yes, i said chap...figured it a sly way to acknowledge his Brit-ness ] for some single malt.

Adam Regan is easily one of the most interesting dude's i've ever bullshat with. This guy has a whole lotta primo stories to tell. it's like when i say to a friend, "ey - remember that CRAZY wknd in _____?!!", well he has decades of those.

inspiring, indeed.

So Adam's a sick photographer. He's also art directed at a bunch of agencies worldwide. Check out some selects:

...and this is the photo that had me searching 'round the room for it's creator:
....composition, oh my.

Def take a gander at more of his photography H E R E.

oh, and he also designed the original Blues Brothers poster. Yep, the one that just popped in your head.

cheers,

- jelsen

G'bye Sweet Centurion Chariot

Since october 2007 i've been moving at an even faster pace than the standard jelsen powerwalk. Why? cuz Ekene let me borrow his 'secondary bike'.

i friggin love this thing. we've had great times. now - i lay it to rest.

i'll miss ye ole rusty,

- jelsen

It Took Two

In april i was hit up by the brotherly duo directors TWiN to be a part of their Qdept Director Series.

Twas a cool idea: pic a couple of artists, send us their favorite songs, give us 30mins in front of a camera to illustrate a piece influenced by the music...then throw a party to display the film and the art.

fantastic.

check out my lil banger. i figured irreverence called for custom type, duh:

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'The Good Lawd Saith Dance'

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> > > now back to Jonathan & Josh.

these two are pretty amazing talents. how the fuck'd that happen to TWINS?! I especially love their humor, it definitely seeps into the work also. check 'em out H E R E.

story tellers, these two.

...some stills:

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Ive been having a ton-o-fun with my trusted sharpie.

the event was also a good time....i promised them i'd start a dance-off. it happened.

soon, steady hands

- jelsen

In Other Words

Architecture from MAYAnMAYA on Vimeo.

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Tuts My Barreh

watch full video H E R E.

ha

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Just Like This

power steering,

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Fantastic Folks

A couple days ago i shadowed Dhundee over to see his buddies at Liberty Studios.

Ms Gina Bevilacqua is a dope producer who's also a sucker for mid-seventies folk music 'my parents used to always listen to...and now all of a sudden i cant get enough of it.' She threw a couple tracks on and i summed up her parents as cool-ass west coast hippies. 

We had a geeked convo on typography....particularly title treatments.

yay.

check out some of her work HERE.

.....and definitely peep Rope A Dope. 

The other half of the Hosting Dream Team was Mr Rudolf Bekker. This kind Dutchman offered me bier before introducing himself - proper!

His photography is.....milky. Yes - milky. I want to either drink it or bath in it....havent decided yet. I pulled some selects but be sure to take a gander at his portfolio site H E R E.

...and here's a collabo of their's i dug up [ she produced / he stars in ]:

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bye bye from here,

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Only Time Will Tell

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Everybody hates Comic Sans

-bahareh

New Yankees stadium

Billy invited me out to a ball game at the new and fancy Yankees Stadium and it was a gorgeous day in the sun. Although our team lost (Indians), I think I learned a thing or two about the game. The people on the field are called players, not men. A pitcher throws the ball and a catcher, well duh, catches it. There are 9 innings, not 8. And they serve sushi at the stadium. 

-bahareh

Lisa vs Diddy

The oh so wonderful Lisa decided to bring a few of her friends to NY to celebrate the big 3-0. The night started at our favorite neighborhood spot, Abistro, for a yummy yummy dinner and after that we took the party over to the annual Prince vs Michael Jackson dance party at BLVD. 

Can't wait to see what you do for your 40th, Lisa! Fly us all out to Phi Phi, perhaps perhaps?

(Jels kept it classy with his pinky))

(I am the worst celebrity whore when drunk)

-bahareh

This little light of mine

Meet Ms. Betty Baldwin

She is a cute little Schwinn New World from back in the day when things were cool...

Took me two wonderful hours in the sun, but I sure made her shine.

-bahareh

T H A N K // Y O U

Hello Hello pwitty interweb people. I figured i'd momentarily step out of my cacoon to post about this fantastical happening.

So as you read above in my Craigslist post i lost one of my sketchbooks. About a week later i get this in the mail:

Yep, some good folks found my book AND mailed it to me! > Craigslist had nothing to do with it ]

Now i know that goofy 'If Found' stickers on stuff look ridiculous but as helmets do - they save lives.

So, here are some scans of the inside; ive attacked this one for about a year.
...and since i didnt expect to see this book again i quickly moved on to the next.

So far:
Thanks ___________ for being kind enough to return it to me. Im shooting karma pellets your way.

commence,

- jelsen

Oh, Poster boy.

(Spotted on Fulton C-stop. Manhattan bound.)

-bahareh

Aurgh?

Can anyone offer some information about this little creature?

-bahareh

Brooklyn Signage

I got to check out the Brooklyn Storefront Exhibit at Brooklyn Historical Society right before it closed - and was left much more educated about our little borough. The stories that go with the beautiful pictures (by James and Karla Murray) were all so heart warming and made me want to go out of my way to keep the buck in Brooklyn. 

-bahareh