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Coffee at Joe’s of Westlake

Sunday morning means strong coffee. Waiter’s name is Tippi (below).

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Gin martini at Joe’s of Westlake, image found via zemistor on Flickr

Not to be confused with my fonts of the same name, this is the real thing. Including the iconic Joe’s of Westlake cocktail napkin.

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Heels from Alexander McQueen’s 2010 spring collection

Extreme shoes: Follow the debate over at The New York Times.

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bad teacher from alexi wasser on Vimeo

Have something to say and not quite sure how to do it? Alexi Wasser will say it for you. Watch her intro video here.

Bad Teacher (above) caught my eye – though I should note, it’s not about me – of course. I don’t teach English.

And Alexi’s blog is so much more. She’s boy crazy, smart and unflinchingly honest. Check out her videos, they’re really good. Start here: IMBOYCRAZY.

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Once upon a time in Northern California, there were a bunch of restaurants that went under the moniker of Joe’s  . . .

Not Mel’s, but Joe’s.

The food: Italian, the atmosphere dark, the portions large. The waiters in suits and ties.

eat at joe’s
I used to eat at them with my father. They weren’t all owned by the same people, just adapted the Joe’s name and served variations of Italian food. Old school California Italian food. Joe’s history is legendary and Joe’s Special is still a staple on menus throughout the region: [Read more →]

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‘Just be nice to people. Not because you think it will get you into heaven. Just because it’s right.’ -Natasha Newton, Blackbird Sings

This is one of my favorite quotes. It was posted under ‘Religious Views’ on the Facebook page for UK-based visual artist Natasha Newton. And if one could have the title of ‘social networking ambassador,’ it should go this particular blackbird.

myspace came first
I didn’t trust MySpace. I’d heard about the freaks, the stalkers, the time wasted. But it was Natasha’s simple page that said to me, MySpace isn’t as stupid as it seems to be. She was the first one I followed out to Twitter. Because she does it right. [Read more →]

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By Powerpig. Prints available.

Found via Flickr

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The Juan MacLean, Give Me Every Little Thing music video

Found via Jason Malmberg

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Award-winning magazine designer Jason Malmberg made me a logo.

He said, ‘It’s not quite what I envisioned. I’m still trying to find a way to give a lens flare TO a lens flare.’

If you don’t see the humor, you’re reading the wrong blog.

To see Jason’s real work, check out Sactown magazine, one of the best city/metropolitan magazines in the country. (So good, even local competitor Sacramento Magazine has reformatted to be a bit more like Sactown. I always see that as a nice compliment.)

But if you want the real deal, the October/November 2009 Sactown (above) just dropped. It should be showing up on select newsstands just about now (Sactown is distributed nationally). Or subscribe here.

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Faux Pas, Tim as a Brim

Melbourne-based DJ Tim Shiel is Faux Pas – and I found his work just a few months ago via Scott Hansen’s ISO50 Blog.
 

The Faux Pas Emotions Mixtape is a great download; just pop over to ISO50 and right click on the ‘DOWNLOAD THE MIX HERE’ link to snag the 44 minute MP3.

Plus, check out the Faux Pas blog here.
Free Waterfalls EP download at The Faux Pas Rad Web Store.

And here’s another video to chew on  . . .

Faux Pas, Coach

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Marko Davidovic is an artist and graphic designer out of Belgrade. I love the expressive freedom in his art – it just totally syncs with me – in each medium he works, his energy explodes.

He’s always posting something interesting on my MySpace page – ‘just fooling around,’ is his MySpace approach. His work, however – calligraphic, canvas, photographic, illustrative, digital – is something else.

He goes under the tag of d++. Find him on MySpace here.
 

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