February 15, 2009
Book Inspiration: ‘A Time Before Crack’
Both taken in Brooklyn in 1984 (p. 98; 143) by Jamel Shabazz.
Link: Shabazz’s website
February 4, 2009
Interviewing the Cobrasnake
For the superawesome ‘secret‘ book project on fashion blogs (lead by Kirstin Hanssen) I’m working on, K. and I ended up interviewing Mark ‘The Cobrasnake‘ Hunter during his stay in Amsterdam. Mark and Steve Aoki were kind enough to take a picture with us!
Please keep an eye out for the book, due out spring fall this year!!!
And: to stay on the subject of promoting: please check out my friend Tommy’s filmproject, Rumoer ‘66.
October 1, 2008
Lazy afternoon, lots of rain.
What a perfect day to stay in. Days like these are lovely for those who are inside. The sound of the rain and the wind, very gezellig. Not so much for those who are outside though. I turn on the heater (-Nuon will be reimbursing me with €506,- for my electric bill so fire it up!), get some work done, drink some coffee, read a bit of Carmiggelt..
But eventually I do have to go out to the Dirk to get some shopping done. So on the bike. There is usually some gipsy woman outside who always plays Careless Whisper on her accordion, but now there is some other woman playing not at all George Michael-related music which disappoints me. The deaf guy who I used to be afraid of but am now fond of doesn’t yell at me. I decide to buy two litres of milk instead of one as the weather won’t be getting any better in the next few days which guarantees desire for coffee. The woman behind me in line is beating her young grandson over the head with a huge inflatable hammer. Ironically, he has a black eye and a split lip. I pay. I’ve tried to spend more than €40 at the Dirk countless times but have never succeeded. Leaving the supermarket, the guy once again doesn’t yell at me. Maybe he’s having a bad day? Cycling home through the rain…I think 30 minutes outside will suffice for today. How about some coffee?..
May 1, 2008
Queensday finds
From chapter 2, Crisp!: “Here’s a general guideline for the crisp mode of dressing: If the cut of the garments is fairly traditional-and it should be-when the colors of the individual garments are only moderately innovative, the overall effect of the outfit will be crisply moderate. However, if any one garment is strongly innovative in style or color, then a more traditional garment is required to strike a moderate balance. Moderate innovation in all the pieces is the surest and easiest way to capture this style, because balancing acts (like juggling) can be tricky. On the other hand, perfectly executed balancing acts sometimes earn standing ovations.”
Glad that’s cleared up. Read more »
February 6, 2007
“Komkommersonnet”
Kom kom zegt de komkommer
‘t Is toch niet alles kwel
Soms zit de kom vol kommer
Maar meestal gaat het toch wel wel
Wat komt dat komt
Wat kwam dat ging
Wat buigt dat kromt
Wat stinkt dat ding
‘t Is waar, de krant is mager
Kwam kwam zei de kwamkwammer
‘t Is toch niet alles kwol
Soms gaf men bij den lammer
Wat weinig voor de wol
(Jerry Goossens)
