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Steve Powers: The Magic Word

October 20, 2007, to January 27, 2008

Morris Gallery, Historic Landmark Building


Powers, who was born and raised in Philadelphia’s Overbrook section and has resided in New York since 1995, is an internationally known graffiti artist who has recently been embraced by the contemporary art world. Using the idiom of the billboard and the storefront, Powers, using his graffiti moniker ESPO, has created many illicit outdoor murals which riff off the capitalist marketing experience. Beginning in 2004 and ongoing, Powers participated in and co-curated Dreamland Artist Club an ambitious project on the Coney Island amusement boardwalk, in which he and several other artists worked with low-income business owners to improve commercial signage. Recently, Powers has been making narrative painting installations, still very much informed by signage, in which he recounts through a clever balance of verbiage and imagery, graffiti tall tales, autobiographical missives, and various urban legends.

REEL TALK

A young man from a small village wins a contest to spend an evening with his favorite erotic film actress. He must travel across Argentina to Buenos Aires, and after his quest is completed, he will truly be a man.
This is kind of like the Wizard of Oz, except with porn stars. Obviously, I was kind of into it.



This was on TV last weekend. What a wonderful surprise. It was such a nice change of pace from the Whoopi Goldberg fare they usually show.
I really love this movie. Robert DeNiro is legendary. The scene where he takes his date to the XXX movie is so well acted. I don't know weather I should feel sorry for him, or think he is the biggest creep in the world. Harvey Keitel is great. "Buddy, you don't look hip." Cybil Sheppard is hot stuff. The music is fantastic. New York looks like the scariest place ever. I don't have one thing negative to say about this film.
If you haven't seen this then you are doing yourself a disservice, and I'm not sure we can be friends.



Another DeNiro/Scorcese film set in New York. Jerry Lewis plays a late night TV show host. DeNiro plays a crazy comic looking for his big break, and he'll stop at nothing to get it. He gets to wear these awesome suits, and he sports a pretty dope stache. If you liked Taxi Driver then you will probably like this. It’s worth it just to see DeNiro do stand-up.
But lets stop beating around the bush. The real reason to watch this is because it stars the unbelievably sexy Saundra Bernhardt. I know I said I'd rather have sex with Paula Poundstone, but I retract that statement.



Despite the endless amount of hype surrounding this video, it still managed to impress. These guys are superstars. Every part is real good. I even liked Jesus Fernandez's part, and I don’t think I ever liked anything he did before. Koston, Mariano, Carroll, Foster, Biebel, need I say more.
The stand out parts for me were Lucas Puig's. I think he has a great style and incredible looking tre flips.
I liked Alex Olson’s part a lot too. He frontside 360’d a bench off flat. And he skated to King Diamond.
And obviously Marc Johnson. This is the part of his career. Truly epic. 3 songs. Gaps, mannies, tech stuff, handrails, everything is covered. He does some stuff that I didn’t even think was physically possible. Amazing.
The only thing I didn’t like about this movie were some of the super slow-mo sentimental stuff. Guy's part had a bunch of it and I think his part was kind of ruined because of the terrible music. I guess all Ty Evans videos are like that. I just think it gets old real quick, and I like my skate videos a little more raw and less polished.
Over all, my mind was truly blown. Its amazing how much skateboarding continues to progress.

Fully Flared OST

The music wasn't listed in the credits, so I found this tracklisting:

intro - M83 – Lower Your Eyelids to Die With the Sun
Mike Mo Capaldi - The Arcade Fire - No Cars Go
Anthony Pappalardo - Bad Brains - Don't Bother Me
Jesus Fernandez - Calexico - Alone Again Or
Nick Jensen & Danny Brady - The Charlatans - The Only One I Know
The French Connection 1 - Sweet - I Wish You Would
The French Connection 2 - Mannie Fresh - Real Big
Cairo Foster - The Flaming Lips - W.A.N.D.
Jeff Lenoce, Scott Johnston, Rob Welsh - The D.O.C. - Lend Me An Ear
Alex Olson stress - Gershon Kingsley - Popcorn
Alex Olson - King Diamond - One Down Two To Go
Rick Howard - Echo & The Bunnymen - The Cutter
Mike Carroll 1 - ?
Mike Carroll 2 - Three 6 Mafia - Triple Six Club House
Brandon Biebel - Young Jeezy - I Love It
Eric Koston 1 - Public Enemy - Night Of The Living Baseheads
Eric Koston 2 - Public Enemy - Harder Than You Think
Guy Mariano 1 - Band Of Horses - The Funeral
Guy Mariano 2 - Band Of Horses - Is There A Ghost
Marc Johnson #1 - Q-Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses
Marc Johnson 2 - Fischerspooner - All We Are
Marc Johnson 3 - She Wants Revenge - Us
credits 1 - - UNKLE - Heaven
credits 2 - Franz Ferdinand - All My Friends

Banks

Cool footage of Banksy in Bethlehem.

Best Show Ever

Here is an NPR interview with Ed Burns, one of the creators of The Wire.

The Berrics

LINK to the site for Steve Berra and Eric Koston's warehouse.
Some cool footy.

Reason for the Season

Honky Kong and The Lil Guy threw a party.


Third Wheel.
Hi-Five!
OHhhhhh.
Background props.

Even the Lil' Guy was invited.

It was this big.


Fully Stoked.
Dirt Stache.


Thanks Noah!

Sleepy.





Thats quite a staff.

Scary face.

P sandwich.

Padre Pio.

Business Transactions.

Sideways Staff. Level 7, no big deal.

Robocop is here. Put your weed away.

Classy.

PegLeg.

Thanks Kong and Bran Muffin!!