08-30-09

Renteria goes yard for a grand slam, giants / Rockies classic brawl of
a game. Cain all-star jersey 2009.

08-25-09

title: welcome back JR


This is my Ken Griffey JR shirt. I got this when i was in seattle last at a mariner's pro shop in downtown seattle. Its pretty sweet. They had one of these and then a throwback one with the old logo and colorway. I decided to go with this one cause my friend Kent S. had one of the other ones and it shrunk real weird. This one shrunk up length wise but its still worth wearing, just needs the right undershirt to compliment it.

Today the Giants play the Diamondbacks at home in SF and hope to redeem themselves from losing 3 out of 4 to the rockies in denver. The red sox look to demolish the white sox and take down a sweep and knock the white sox back in their race to catch the tigers for the al central race. the rockies face the dodgers and we could have a new leader in the NL west standings?


all in all baseball is crazy right now, the giants/rox series in denver had a post season feel to it.

REQUEST: i am looking for a peavy 44, rios 51, and a danks 50 white sox player tee's from a chi sox pro shop. the ones online have a shitty frontside and the ones sold at the stores in chicago are the best ones. IF ANYBODY IN THE CHICAGO AREA wants to help me out, i can get you money to send me some. i really like these players and i am collecting player tee's.


happy summer

08-22-09

Title: Reaper Records presents...



This is my Reaper Records tank top straight edge shirt. This was made this spring of 2009 and sold at the United Blood fest 2009. I got this from PK in April in a care package of stuff to rep on tour. This has been worn a lot as an undershirt because I enjoy the comfort that a tank top brings me when it is used as an undershirt. Reaper Records always brings the goods and always comes strong.

Summer time in Boston is truly awesome. The Foot Locker outlet in Dudley Square is poppin', Newbury street is jumping with people, and Chachos Pizza never tasted better with the AC drip on the front entrance.

size xl.

08-21-09

Title: rasheeeeeeeeeeeed wallace!

What can be said about this... This NBA off-season Rasheed Wallace signed a 3 year deal with the Boston Celtics. I think its pretty cool. He is one the best players in the NBA today, and he is a fucking character. He is good friends with Kevin Garnett and if I remember correctly, they talk on a weekly basis during the year. The only time they dont talk is when their teams are playing together. Haha, kinda funny now cause they play on the same team, i hope the channels of communication are open there... He has a really good/solid career behind him so far. Also, he was involved in the Pistons/Pacers fight in 2004, but he was a peacemaker during the brawl between players and fans.

I got this shirt at the "Fleet Center" and also got an Eddie House tee, went big cause they had triple A shirts with Adidas labels on them, I am glad to have this in my corner come this fall/winter

08-19-09

Title: took a vacation


So I went to the Triple B Records hq and left with this shirt looking like this. Free Spirit is a hardcore band from Boston and they play hardcore music in the vein of Straight Ahead. This band is pretty cool, never seen them live before but I did catch lunch with Jack D (grillo's pickles tee) today and talked about cool shit and moving. it was a good lunch meeting and then walked around boston all day. getting ready to move sucks ass, but it has to be done. renting a uhaul is gonna suck too. oh well its for the better.

I think Free Spirit is gonna release a record soon, maybe a 7inch, they gotta write it first. They are playing a gig in Boston friday, might have to check that out if my Yankee / Red Sox plans fall thru.

08-16-09

TITLE: i dont want to be in a band anymore...


This is a Have Heart tour shirt. This was picked up at the Maine Cruel hand, shipwreck and have heart show last night in portland maine. van troubles made the show go late, but it was a good time. This shirt is a descendants rip off if you dont know anything, and its pretty funny. Have heart looked super sweet last night and it was great to see them play again. Pat looked possibly the best I have seen them to date. Their last USA/ Canada tour has begun and go check them out one last time. Glad to have been there for so many of their shows and it really was fun to tour with them and live with some of those dudes. life goes on, and nothing lasts forever, but thanks to those dudes for all the fun and generosity.


last show should be a banger

INTERVIEW with Aaron Bane

Aaron B-Dard Interview!

Aaron sings for a band called Bane, which hails out of the greater
Worcester/Boston area. When I was a young adult and moved to Boston in
2004, I would see Aaron at 8 Carmel or 36 Cherokee on the hill. He was
always warm and welcome to me before we were friends, and that went a
very long way cause moving from Cali to Boston is a big change. Dude
turned me onto Chachos pizza, and I always bite his snack style
whenever I saw him 'puting. Saw my first curb your enthusiasm while
packing lockin out mailorder with him, and did my 2nd full tour with
verse while bane headlined. "that's the kind of tour your a part of,
and you just get hooked on the touring lifestyle.." 4 years later and
we just did a tour with Bane and we picked up where we left off.

Thanks for the interview Aaron, and thanks for spending your Christmas
and Christmas eve with me watching sports in Boston. Shouts to apps
for coming thru on those 2 days too!

1. Favorite snack / snack combination while playing online poker?

snack combo changes..right now I am playing cards and dipping kettle
potatoe chips into red pepper hummus
thats a little bit healthier than I usually go..normally you'll find
something cheese based.. queso dip or jalapeno cheese and wheat thins,
maybe a big bowl of rice, beans and shredded mexican cheese..dip a
whole bag of tortilla chips into that
But if i had to pick a favorite i'd go with chochlate grahm cracker
cookies..cuz it makes me think of my man Jack Daniels and smile

2. Please talk about 3 of your favorite cities to play and hang out in
north America and why?
New York City for obvious reasons real good friends down there..
hottest chicks roaming the streets..great pizza and the shows are
pretty much always off the hook

San Fran is always cool..we have a lot of friends who have ended up
there from different places around the country so rolling through you
always know there will be some good hang sessions with good
peeps ..cant really hate on the Lusty Lady either

I always like goin back to Baltimore.. i lived there for a few
years..and have a lot of good friends down there who always come out,
good memories in that city..always psyched to roll back through there

3. Favorite meal at sunset? (a restaurant/bar in Boston with great
food and drink selection)
full order buenos cheese nachos no sour cream salsa on the side extra
cheese keep the rasberry ice-t's coming

4. How was sharing a van with cruel hand?
Seemed like the late night hang outs could never stop in that van.
Yeah it really was pretty much nonstop foolishness..they are by far
our favorite dudes to roll with and I will happily trade comfort and a
little extra leg room to be cooped up in a van together with them,
bouncing off the walls and LOLing constantly..I'm hating that its
looking like we're gonna go all of '09 without doing a single run with
them..that shits gotta change next year

5. Current favorite song to play live, why?
well we have a bunch of new songs we're playing live right now..so
thats prety exciting
i guess if i had to pick a fave it would be One Live to Live..cuz its
short and pissed and I get to sing about Minor Threat in it

6. Shout-outs!:
all my 10 for 10 dogs
Grillos Pickles
Lemuria
21 Mt Vernon
BBB Records
Jason Bay
Phil Ivey
Boston Straight Edge (past and present)

08-13-09

Title: count me out

This is the back of the current bane longsleeve sold at gigs and tour
dates. The front has the classic bane logo with "holding this moment"
on the back of it. Bane is fucking awesome. People either love or hate
them for some dumb reason. The age old "everyone likes them" so I
don't... Never got that one. The only person that can ruin something
for me, is me!

I love bane. Senior year of high school I quoted "every effort made"
for a paper for my final in one class. I came ip in the core at a
great time. I remember picking up give blood October 2001 and dreaming
about touring and what cool feeling that must be.

Bottom line: bane released 4 records, couple 2/3/4 7"s a split or 2?
and... They are great. Live they capture the energy and vibe or a room
perfectly. So glad this l/s didn't pass me up!!

08-12-09

Title: the hyra.

This is me and my friend brad repping born from pain cut ups brought
to this world by dwood. I was waiting for this day to come and it's
cool. The print on my shirt is so big that it looks crazy cut ip cause
the print is so big. Great complementary tee to my ND Irish navy tee.

Giants beat the dodgers in extra innings.

Tour update: 2 more days left after today.

08-11-09

Title: when it rains it pours

This is a cruel hand shirt. On the back it says chhc with 09 under it
like a name/jersey # combo. Pretty sweet to have 2 colors on it and
it's a madball inspired design.

Cruel hand is about to embark on a north American tour with bitter end
and have heart. This should be really cool so make sure to see it a
few times.

On a side note: if you ever want a cut up core tee done right, take
advice from DWood, he can cut off the sleeves and nEck to make a great
fit. And the good thing about doing this is that they make for great
undershirts. Go cut up a shirt and practice and makes perfect.

Good tee to wear in Canada.

08-10-09

Title: now there was a time...

Tour update:
Some days everything clicks, and everthing feels good for the most
part. Yesterday was the Worcester show for the 10 for 10 hardcore
tour. Saw tons of friends I haven't seen in a hot min, hung tight with
Hrack at merch and saw some good gig sets. It was also bane's last
show of the tour and I will dearly miss seeing b-dard, zack, uncle
bob, dalbec and stu everyday. I hate goodbyes but I know I'll see them
again soon, too fun to pass up. I held down the pit during terror and
had a blast talking shop shirt wise with customers. I have a good desk
job.

Shout-outs: apps, Hudon, sambbb, aj, alex, carrie and her new look,
nicolehv, wheels and grillos pickles crew, Maine crew: link Nate cam
doug clean haines, b-shaw, pete, sweet pete, b Murphy, Sarah girl who
cried at the police station in 2005 bane tour, d Spector & his boo,
AND... Hardcore music.

These are Cruel Hand tee's. Such a good look I love this band I cannot
get enough of this band. I need to see this band everyday.

Size xl, size 2x, size xl. Unwashed unloved unforgiven.

08-09-09

Hoodrack coming up. Via Jesse Standhard via sweet pete. The world goes
round...

08-08-09

Title: clawing.

This is my rise and fall 2009 tee shirt. Fits good. Solid design, and
sweet band. New record dropping this year on deathwish Inc. Should be
a banger. Starting to apprecite the khaki off white ink more and more.

Tour update:
Worcester palladium tomorrow. Maine crew familia, house of sum friends
and dudes rolling out. Shout out Nicole dwi, dunkin donuts. Pizza in
my near future.
Montreal
Toronto
D-troit
Buffalo
Then home.

08-07-09

Title: the shark.

I got this jeff samardzija Chicago cubs tee at a shop right outside
wrigley field when I was there about half a week ago. Happy about this
pick up cause now I have Chicago on lockdown. Swish and Griffey chi
sox tees.

This shirt can be complimented with a ND cap and that's the coolest
thing since sliced bread.

Tour update:
- dunkins runs my life.
- Hoodrack shout out.
- reaper too.
- I need a good electric razor, any tips ?

08-06-09

Title: via fort reaper.

Notre dame hat from lids. Just got them in today. Out my face Syracuse
fans giving me shit at the store.

World baseball classic. USA shirt from this last year. The pocket
print is super far over and looks weird but ok. Fits really good and
lasted the wash/dry cycle.

Going hard at the baseball player tee game. Gonna pick up a few or
hopefully most of them by 2011. Lofty goals.

08-05-09

Title: in passing.

Tour update:
I feel totally recharged. After being on tour since march with very
little breaks, I feel like I got a new battery pack on my energy.
Seeing friends in Chicago, tour friendship, a really good show, coffee
and 9hrs of sleep I feel great. Good riddace never sounded so good in
my ears. Traffic can't even hold me back.

Ok, got this shirt for 1 buck off eBay and it's a keeper. Classic
sports design, gold helmet, and blood stains make this shirt a must.
Driving thru Indiana going from Chicago to grand rapids means I have
to wear some sort of ND apparel. In a perfect world I would stop at
the bookstore and spend my money but that's for another day.

Sam TUI

This is Sam, guitarist and some weird guy.

Sam TUI interview

1. How important is/are camo pants?
Camo pants have become an important fixture in tui stagewear. As an
everyday garment, they're a great look as well.

2. What hard hardcore band(s) are you currently bumping on your daily
iPod listening?
I actually haven't even listened to my iPod oN this tour but if I did
it would probably be the usuals...madball, merauder, hatebreed. And
this band dying breed. And dead and dying. Stout. Bad seed.

3. Favorite new tui song?
Too true or believe maybe. I like them all

4. Worst food you've eaten on tour?
Probably the sausage mcgriddle I got yesterday morning. Griddles were
stale, sausage was rubbery. :(

5. Current favorite movie?
Taken haha

6. What's good?
Chillin up in the van on the way to Tempe, AZ. Looking forward to
hitting LA. This tour is good. Chipotle and coke Zero is good.
Skating. Seeing friends. Tour is good. Life is good.

08-04-09

Title: I go places.

I swear I tried to get my face up in the mix. This is my token wrigley
field pic. Scooped a jeff samardzija tee from the pro shop tried to
cop a green boy but no dice.

Tried to get a Kerry wood for my team player but got dissed and
dismissed like I don't know he went to the Indians... Please.

08-03-09

Title: in the van.

It's pretty cool to be on tour. There is something really unique about
it, and once your in the tour mode, it's all you think you can do.
Having barely any to no personal space can kind of suck but certain
sacrifices must be made to live this free. Sometimes I think I care
too much, and other aspects of my life take a backseat to my current
activities. One thing that helps me stay sane is following major
league baseball. It's refreshing to delve into something so... normal.

I know touring won't last forever I try to be a realist, but worrying
about tomorrow and not today isn't what this is really about. Moral of
this rant: have fun.

Up:
Title fight
Bolthouse farms drinks
New shorts
Good riddance
Hoodrack back on tour

Down:
Fast food
Accumulating too much stuff
Missing people
Colorado Rockies

08-02-09

Title: one for the giants!

San Francisco just went 6-1 on a 7 game homestand. Best turnaround,
this team is about resilience. (sp?)

This is a madball shirt with black orange and white colorway. Sf
giants colorway too. Good stuff. I really like this design and all.

Up close pics are cool

08-01-09

Title: what really counts.

This is a have heart hoodie. I got this over the last 6 months and I
really like the simple and collegiate style. Have heart is a straight
edge band from Boston who plays hardcore music. I've had the privledge
of living with, sharing a van and sharing my first tour with this
band. They are breaking up October 17th 2009. Ten year anniversary
from the ten yard fight edge day show. It's gonna be a zoo of a
weekend. I expect to have a really good time. I wish down to nothing
can/could get on some of these gigs.

I haven't gotten to see his band enough in the last 1.5 years and it
bums me out. But I always went and saw them at the small local shows
and that's what... Really counts.

Ups:
Bolthouse farms drinks
AZ tall can drinks
Sf giants
Colorado tomorrow (army surplus store!)
Tasty food
At bat app for iPhones
New merauder

Downers:
Messing up my sleeping schedule
Stomach ache
Headache