The Flop Box

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements 4/21/2013

Back and forth..
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The Bay to BK…
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Can I achieve e a Silver Status on Virgin this year? it’s possible..
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Kyle Ranson
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Needles & Pens is looking well stocked and Andrew has a nice yellow jacket on over there
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Tahiti Pehrson had a show there
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Good dude with obvious talent…
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Xara Thurstra @ Luggage Store
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Another talented S.F. under dog…
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He’s giving all this art away this week? I want…
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Met up with Nils Muller from Germany. He gifted me his new book “Vandals.”
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Amir Fallah @ Wendy Norris
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Always Good to see the Sac-town homies
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19-year old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother turned Boston in to real life Grand Theft Auto and brought the entire city under military siege. Once again, traditional media did a wonderful job at blundering the facts, playing on emotions, and failed at professional investigative journalism or asking rational questions. “The problem with living in the age of instant communication is that too many people feel they must communicate instantly. There was quite a bit of value to thinking something over, waiting for facts, evidence, and a completed investigation before stating an opinion. Opinions without facts are a waste of time and energy. All we have right now is speculation and that means we know nothing. How refreshing it would be to hear just that.”
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I did a 10-page interview with Charlie Roberts in the May 2013 issue of Juxtapoz Magazine.
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Sometimes it’s a short step from banning to burning 4/19/2013

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I don’t usually like any kind of “graffiti on canvas” type crapo, but VFR is stamped and approved. Plus, it was at aNYthing and they have been more welcoming than most since I’ve moved to this sinking ship.
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Evan came to talk shop. He definitely brought the humor to the table on this one.
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Johnathan Levine and Melina cameo
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Ryan McGinley Apple ad…
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First time at Madison Square Garden
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I always hear good things about Eddie Martinez
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Ever see Dave Chappelle’s “Block Party?
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Independent publishing gems @ Ed Varie
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This post is all completely random nonsense
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I said hello to Dennis Mcnett at his studio
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Dustin’s stuck in some kind of tron dance club hell
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If you drink enough everything will be o.k. I guess…
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“Snoeman” published by Carnage
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“Volume 2 #7″ ANP Quarterly
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If we choose, we can live in a world of comforting illusion 4/1/2013

Back out West

Getting it in with Nature

and this…

This show at the SFMOMA is so good that I left half way though. I felt overwhelmed really. Garry Winogrand was exceptionally gifted.

I took this one photo before I was shamed for taking a photo of a photo by the staff.

I had the opportunity to have some daytime adult beverages with the Park Life Boyzzz…

and late night drinks…


Everytime I swing through here there is more stuff piling up!


I want this piece made by Ben Barretto at the Popular Workshop made into a pair of blinds for the house.

Evan at High Speed Productions

Joey Alone and 27 @ Needles and Pens

I’d rather be there…

Snow Monkey always in full effect

Mark Mulrony Zines

Cat installation

Brett Armory super-mini zine

This iconic Mission St. building will soon be flattened and turned into a???? What do you think???? hmmmmm…

This is Doug Rickard speaking at SFAI (Author of the awesome site American Suburb X). This was a bizarre experience. It is apparent after attending this lecture that Rickard’s work raises a range of questions and draws out heavy emotions. I just wished that some of the attendees would have allowed him to finish instead of being so quick to attack, apposed to discussing like mature grown ups. People want to hear what they want to hear and what you say may not be that.

Someone needs attention…

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April 2013 Juxtapoz Magazine
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The Flop Box Advertisement
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I photographed and did a 12-page interview with Erik Parker
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Ohhhh and there is a 6-page spread of photos from my series “Partner in Crime”. I will be releasing a new website in the upcoming week with a new printed project. Get readyyyyy….
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Various zines by Walter Yetman
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Various zines by Matt Bernstein
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If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime 3/20/2013

Andrew and I went to every art show ever during Armory week. Oversaturated, burnt out, done…

Mark Jenkins at Volta. Good to meet you after so many emails.

Barbara Kruger

I liked these waxed mattresses



Olek @ Johnathan Levine

WK @ Johnathan Levine

Trevor Paglen @ Metro Pictures




I have always really enjoyed his work…

Brodie had his show at Yossi Milo. I loved seeing dirty tramps sitting on the floor of a Chelsea gallery and making a scene!

With Moms…

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Joey as a young Michael Douglas

Allen Ginsberg @ NYU

Warren Beatty and Madonna

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Erik Parker @ Pace Prints. These were the ones he was working on when I scoped his studio.

Is winter expiring yet or what?

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Dennis Mcnett threw this awesome party @ The House of Vans.




I feel yah…

SFAQ issue #12 looks really good.

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