HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!

Had to celebrate at one of my favorite taco joints in LA... Guisados in Boyle Heights!

This one is the chef's sampler... veggies, chicken and beef only...no pork or seafood!

And here we have a special Cinco De Mayo Chile Colorado taco using the owner/ chef's mother's recipe, made specially for me with chicken instead of Pork! Thanks dude! It was the shiz!

Ballin' With Mad Dough

My wife had this cake created for my birthday! Pretty sweet!
This Cake Takes The Cake!

Happy Halloween!

This was probably one of the best Halloween's of all time. I finally got my membership package from the Gallagher Fan Club and inside it was a personal Halloween greeting! How awesome is that!?!?!
Sledge-O-Matic!

New and Improved...

So... like a dumbass, I dropped the ball on my blog and haven't posted anything in over 6 months. But at least I have a legitimate excuse! So without further adieu, here are the top 8 things that happened while I was missing in action...
Reason #8 - I went back to school to get another degree.
Reason #7 - I finished remodeling the place!
Reason #6 - I broke my Nomad and went crazy on a Mojo HD!
Reason #5 - I went camping up by Big Sur.
Reason #4 - I watched the Lakers beat the Celtics in Game 7 of the NBA Finals!
Reason #3 - I conquered Yosemite's Half Dome.
Reason #2 - I was in Hawaii on a wonderful Honeymoon!
Reason #1 - I GOT MARRIED!

Happy Valentine's Day

I'm Not Sure, But I Think She Likes The Flowers...

We Got The Wedding Venue Locked In

After a few months of indecision we finally got the most important hurdle out of the way and chose a venue. We're pretty stoked on it...
Kind Of Looks Like That Tree From The Fountain

We Celebrated It First

That's Right, We're In New Zealand!
3,2,1... HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Crowd
Explosions In The Sky

Jazz The Glass Premiere Party

Tonight I saw the most awesome surf movie of all time... JAZZ THE GLASS. It's the story of some Surf Pirates and their quest to mine the Stoke, rid the world of Kooks, keep their surf spots secret, make as many ridiculous booze and grogan references as possible, all while shredding the waves and Jazzing The Glass. A buddy of mine, Mike "Kobok" Black was one of the geniuses behind the film, and lucky for me I got invited to the premiere party.
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More Quantic Party Pics AKA Peace In Iraq

So at that Quantic record release party we were at on the 4th of July, they had a little free photo booth. The catch was that you had to hold up the "Peace In Iraq" sign, which was fine by me. Anyways I finally found the photos online... YIKES! Someone needs to remind me to NEVER take photos again after pigging out heavily on some BBQ and Beers. I look like a fat deer in the headlights. Oh well. A free pic is a free pic I guess...
Sometimes I Take THE WORST Photos
See What I Mean!
OK This One Is A Bit Better
I LIke This One
My Lady Made It On The VTech Website With This Pic!
Blowtar, Professional Male Model

Traditions In Transitions

The Documentary Screening
Q&A w/ Quantic, B+ & Coleman
The After Party Was Packed
The Bar
Columbian Band Rockin The Party
My Lady & Will "Quantic" Holland... Can You Tell She Was Stoked?

Columbian Music Documentary & More

Be Sure To Go To The After Party... Quantic Is DJing!

Lakers Victory Parade 2009

Since we weren't able to make any of the 3 Victory Parades when the Lakers "3-Peated" earlier this decade, there was no way in Hell we were going to miss this one! After the Lakers won the title in 5 games on the road, it still hadn't rally sunk in that they won it all... well that is... until this morning. Eventually after fighting traffic we got to Figueroa and Chick Hearn Ct. which is basically the corner the Staples Center sits on. We found a spot with "unobstructed views" and waited for the Parade to begin. Let me just say it was madness once it did! One by one the players came out of Staples and boarded the trolleys with the cheers getting louder and louder... when Kobe finally came out the place just went bananas! Around 11:15 the trolleys rolled out and it was a good 30 minutes of celebrating and partying in the streets until they had passed us by. What a great way to spend the morning!
You Knew Me And My Lady Were Gonna Be Here!
This Lakers Fan/ Biker Was In Full Effect
Go Lakers!
People Were Watching The Parade From Every Spot Possible!
People To The Right
People On Bus Benches
Me And My Lady In The Crowd
People To The Right
The Ghetto Bird Was Observing The Crowd Closely
The Parade Vehicles Getting Ready To Roll
The Thief aka Trevor Ariza
Lamar Odom aka The Candyman
"Can You Hear Me Now?" -Pau
Sasha "The Machine" Vujacic
KOBE!!!!!!!
Ariza, Farmar & Some Other UCLA Fools
MVP! MVP! MVP!
A Closer Look... Kobe, Mayor Villarigosa, And The O'Brien Trophy

Lakers Victory Parade 2009 from brandN on Vimeo.

Laker's Playoffs 2009 - The Home Opener

Just got back from the first Lakers game of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, and as was expected the Lakers schooled the Jazz. To be honest, it was never much of a ballgame as the Lakers pretty much led from start to finish and had a 22 point lead at halftime. Im sure if you're a Lakers fan you know all the details, so to make a long story short, we drank some extremely overpriced beers ate some McDonalds,watched the Lakers dominate, and then called it an afternoon. Needless to say we had a blast!
We Love Each Other... Oh Yeah And The Lakers Too!
Warm Ups
Ohhhh Saaaayyyyy Caaaannn Youuuuu Seeeeee....

Lakers Home Playoff Opener 2009 from brandN on Vimeo.
My Artistic Interpretation of A Drunken Fans View Of The Game
Birds Eye View Of Ariza's Awesome Dunk
Game Over Man
And They All Lived Happily Ever After