tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44494189578287326292024-03-05T02:46:58.449-05:00theworstkidsSome of what you read may be true, exaggerated or completely fabricated. Except for the importance of the individual.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-82774356995373213742010-11-04T17:38:00.001-04:002010-11-04T17:39:14.831-04:00Relocating.It's that time of internet life again where we relocate one blog to another. Expect steady updates soon at theworstkids.com. For now, head over to temp blog, thenewerkids.blogspot.com<br />
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<a name='more'></a>Yeah!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-34463405284890106272010-08-20T16:09:00.000-04:002010-08-20T16:09:05.689-04:00Hiatus.There have been many rumors floating about on the whereabouts of myself. Well I am here to set the record straight. <i>AznSupreme23</i> says that he spotted me in Malibu shooting a video for Kanye, well we all know Ye has risen to a level where he refuses shoot a video on his home planet of Earth anymore. <i>LEGEND</i>. speculates that I was snooping around where I shouldn't have been and got shot with my camera. That's obviously not true.<br />
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The truth is fairly simple. When I used to talk about being in Paris making movies, I now am in Paris making movies. I used to have time to lie and make up extravagant stories. Now, I simply don't. Bon voyage bitches.<br />
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But don't worry. Although the photographs are gone, the videos will pop up from time to time. And if you haven't had your fix of the best videos ever made by a guy my age with my equipment in the town of Richmond dealing with hip hop, then just take a look at the new spawn of <i>artists</i> with their Hi-Def cameras and their iMovie skills.<br />
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To them, my advice: If you are going to cut (drag clips to make shorter) in iMovie and have type, do not use that generic font. Also, if you asked me what type of camera I use and went out and bought it, use it correctly. Turn the hi-def on. Lock the exposure. And please, focus.<br />
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For everyone else, the photoblog will return. And I will return with a new blog once I return from Paris (and graduate).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-75508349333657193772010-05-06T11:30:00.002-04:002010-05-06T11:33:06.202-04:00Extended.<center><object height="256" width="455"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11486807&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11486807&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="256" width="455"></embed></object></center><br />To all those who don't read the hip hop blogs but read mine, a recent video of mine was leaked online. I posted Nickelus F's EPK the other night on Vimeo and went to bed to wait for it to upload. I woke up to set it to private only to find it everywhere online. This is unfortunate because we forgot to add a very important part which now will not be known until later.<br /><br />Anyways this is the extended version of the leaked EPK.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-37042051788679354882010-04-06T16:15:00.002-04:002010-04-06T16:21:12.369-04:00Wilco Show.<center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4487601016_bb90bacf7e.jpg" alt="Wilco-14 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />The other night Wilco came to The National here in Richmond and performed a full show all by themselves. Tickets were sold out 18 minutes after the show but I got a call that morning and managed to take some photos. I read somewhere that the doors opened at 8 so I arrived at 8. Unfortunately, I misread. Doors opened at seven and I arrived just in time to miss the first three songs and my ability to get up close to the band.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4486949521_537a4b31f3.jpg" alt="Wilco-11 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />I managed to get some decent shots with my 85mm from the crowd. Despite spotting my middle aged professors lower their heads to light a blunt during the performances, the show was quite enjoyable. Packed to the rafters but enjoyable.<br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2774/4486949277_ecde80297f.jpg" alt="Wilco-2 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br /><br />Check out more photos over at <a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2010/04/wilco.html">theworsteyes</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-41438462094778015572010-04-04T01:17:00.005-04:002010-04-04T01:24:11.462-04:00Chasing 'Chasing Forever'.<center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4487601938_a8d1e42e25.jpg" alt="2AM-8 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="265" width="453" /></center><br />Millz's new mixtape <span style="font-style: italic;">Chasing Forever</span> is almost out and I am pretty hyped about it. I've heard most of the reference tracks and can't wait for the release. As well as the release of all the videos we did. It's been months!<br /><br />Right now we're editing the video for <span style="font-style: italic;">Understand Me</span>, the second music video that will be debuted sometime in the future. It was shot last week with the whole 2AM team making an appearance. This one's gonna be a scorcher!<br /><br />Check out more pictures of them and Deji getting punched over at <a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2010/04/2am.html">theworsteyes</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-403350922217369342010-04-01T23:52:00.002-04:002010-04-01T23:55:15.956-04:00Need.<center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4478885105_ba78d0466d.jpg" alt="Want-1 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />We shot some footage on one of the colder days of Spring so far. The official lookbook is going to be out soon along with a little behind the scenes video, stay tuned.<br /><br />For an unofficial preview, check out <a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2010/03/want.html">theworsteyes.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-36130477234669304852010-03-28T00:19:00.004-04:002010-03-28T00:21:13.464-04:00Aggressive Content.<center><object height="256" width="455"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10379014&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10379014&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="256" width="455"></embed></object></center><br />Expect more and more from this dude every week because there will be more and more to come out from him until his album drops mid May. Who else is excited? Whoooooo.<br /><br />Video done by Smooth Dirty Productions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-87458371997268217582010-03-20T14:59:00.002-04:002010-03-20T15:05:14.373-04:00Drake and Jack.<center><object height="256" width="455"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10191256&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10191256&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="256" width="455"></embed></object></center><br />This is the second video of my collaboration with painter Jack Labadie. This time around he painted Drake and if you remember it's pretty ballin' for lack of a better word. Be sure to check out his website and blog as well as catching the first video of ours.<br /><br /><a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2010/02/drake-x-jack.html">You Don't Know Jack</a><br /><a href="http://jacklabadie.com/">Jack Labadie Site</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-77168833122460342022010-03-20T02:05:00.002-04:002010-03-20T02:13:02.532-04:00Season Premiere Trailer.<center><object height="256" width="455"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9816351&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9816351&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="256" width="455"></embed></object></center><br />If you haven't already seen it, here it is. Nickelus F. Season Premiere. Trailer. You might have seen us running around Carytown getting hit by cars, if so you might be in the video! You'd think I'd have it up here sooner but I was late yet again. If you don't have the single you can get it below.<br /><br />I've heard this album, do not sleep on this because it will wake you up when everybody else is playing it. Trust me! I am the most reputable source in all of hip-hop and the most read blog in the continental US.<br /><br /><a href="http://usershare.net/53vqtrhe8nrz">Download Nickelus F - Shine On feat. XV</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-58803298350057891562010-03-15T23:05:00.004-04:002010-03-15T23:12:58.013-04:00W.A.I.S.T.D.<center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2750/4433105786_d98eff7e62.jpg" alt="ShamRock-4 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />We shot a music video for Nickelus F this weekend. Just finished editing it a few hours ago and it is now in the hands of a few. Great feedback so far so be sure to check this out in like, three months. HA!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2734/4432330935_edba6cab68.jpg" alt="ShamRock-1 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />Shout out to David Beckham for the cameo. Get well soon buddy! More pics over at <a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2010/03/shamrock.html">theworsteyes</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-88521997592057224612010-03-14T15:33:00.002-04:002010-03-14T15:39:58.824-04:00High Fidelity.<center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4400624224_e8f7867c27.jpg" alt="High Fidelity-21 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" width="453" height="303" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Super late on this one, but it's over anyways so too bad. My buddies Nickelus F and Millz went down to William and Mary to perform with Kooley High and Tanya Morgan for their High Fidelity Tour.<br /><br /></div><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4400623874_a524cf9817.jpg" alt="High Fidelity-9 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" width="453" height="303" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">W&M SHHO hosted a great show as VCU SHHO made an appearance along with some VCU breakers.<br /></div><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4400623648_14dcb02a31.jpg" alt="High Fidelity-1 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" width="266" height="400" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4400624278_fa9b525987.jpg" alt="High Fidelity-23 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" width="453" height="303" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">More photos at theworsteyes.<br /></div></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-66211892736025877982010-02-23T18:42:00.004-05:002010-02-23T18:49:23.681-05:00Show Review: New Found Glory and Saves the Day<center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4363614603_b20ea8b25b.jpg" alt="New Found STDs-33 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />Upon hearing about The 10 Year Anniversary tour of New Found Glory’s self-titled album, my heart was bursting, especially since Saves the Day was also on the bid and to top it off the show was on Valentine’s Day. What better way to celebrate? There were no questions to be asked, my attendance was mandatory.<br /><br />Opening acts included up and coming pop-punk band Fireworks who released their first full-length All I Have To Offer Is My Own Confusion in 2009. They sparked the show on a very energetic note. Next on the big the nine-year-old power –pop five-piece hellogoodbye took the stage and took us back a couple years with their chart topping single “Here (In Your Car)”.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2741/4363613441_95e81492ae.jpg" alt="New Found STDs-10 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />Throughout the first two sets, the huge Saves The Day banner hanging behind the bands distracted me. I was filled with anticipation; what songs would they play and from which albums? They opened with All-Star Me from Through Being Cool, their full length from ’99. After a few relatively newer songs from Under the Boards and Sound The Alarm I was beginning to wonder if shy, emotional lyricist Chris Conley would address the audience at all. He skipped anything formal and mockingly said “Happy Easter, we love you.” After a couple older songs from Stay What You Are and In Reverie, he thanked us, claiming “All I can think to say is I love you, we feel like the luckiest band in the world.” The mood of their set was passionate and genuine, especially since they played Third Engine, their most heartfelt single from Through Being Cool, which they rarely play live. Seeing Saves The Day back on the touring scene really helps with suspense leading up to their release of Daybreak, later this year.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4363613373_eb310ab8e2.jpg" alt="New Found STDs-7 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2686/4364354924_eaac1dbca3.jpg" alt="New Found STDs-38 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />Headliners New Found Glory took the stage and I was anxious to see how their Self-Titled tribute would go. With the first chord, I recognized track one, Better Off Dead. The crowd was pleasantly surprised when they played the entire album start to finish. New Found Glory has a dedication and love for music most other bands can’t attest to. The band still has all five original members, 13 years later. Their passion is reflected in their fans, who have stuck with them from the beginning. They changed their set, from the traditional self-titled backdrop, to their new-age look and stole the show with six more hit singles from Sticks and Stones, Catalyst, and Not Without a Fight. Since most bands are opposed to playing old songs because they’ve grown, over the years, into a different sound, my respect for New Found Glory grew immensely. NFG takes pride in their music, and their fans take pride in them.<br /><br />The widely expressed sentiment “I’ve liked them since I was like 14” had me surrounded by giddy smiles; it was as if we had all time warped to dancing and singing in our rooms, seven years prior. My heart wasn’t the only one bursting; this was certainly a heartfelt Valentine’s Day for all of us.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Written By Justine Takacs<br /></span><br />More photos at <a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-found-stds.html">theworsteyes</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-82281255552064262522010-02-21T13:54:00.002-05:002010-02-21T13:57:53.544-05:00You Don't Know Jack.<center><object height="256" width="455"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8187091&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8187091&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="256" width="455"></embed></object></center><br />Well now you do. Be sure to check out his website when it drops. Don't worry, I'll keep you updated.<br /><br />This will do for now. <a href="http://jacklabart.blogspot.com/">http://jacklabart.blogspot.com/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-34691137933769062832010-02-17T11:58:00.004-05:002010-02-21T13:57:04.536-05:00Drake x Jack.<center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4365006349_c341f454d8.jpg" alt="New Found STDs-1-7 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />This is Jack. You may have remembered <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/12/this-is-jack.html">him</a> from a few posts ago. Well he's back with a new painting and a new hair cut. Not to mention a dope sweater. His website is dropping soon and so is our collab. So watch out for everything.<center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4365006387_bf00159863.jpg" alt="New Found STDs-2-2 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4365006421_bc8cb4e9ae.jpg" alt="New Found STDs-3-2 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-6204704720219818122010-02-14T10:48:00.001-05:002010-02-14T10:50:08.224-05:00Drake @ VCU.<center><object height="256" width="455"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9437813&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9437813&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="256" width="455"></embed></object></center><br />I was hesitant to create this video up but here it is. I'll leave it at that. This is Drake at VCU with some special appearances...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-35758983204620498702010-02-05T12:28:00.004-05:002010-02-05T17:14:36.834-05:00Drake and Nick.<center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2748/4332948192_57e0999572.jpg" alt="Yup-2 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I got the chance to follow biggest rapper in Richmond backstage to the Drake concert. Nickelus F is releasing his newest and biggest album to date called <span style="font-style: italic;">My Season Premiere</span> and I was lucky enough to be doing some filming for another future project with him releasing soon. He just finished an interview with <a href="http://www.complex.com/blogs/2010/02/03/interview-nickelus-f-talks-exterminator-day-job-discovering-portishead-writing-for-drake/">Complex</a> the day before and was supposed to be one of the guests introduced on stage during the VCU Homecoming Concert. But let's just say that didn't happen. This may remain an untold story to the public but in the meantime, here are a few pics of Drake during the show.<br /><br /></div><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4332947406_69e0f3ba9a.jpg" alt="Yup-15 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4332207641_461d475c9e.jpg" alt="Yup-16 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4332208151_33fef39748.jpg" alt="Yup-40 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4332947924_2db004b2ae.jpg" alt="Yup-35 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /><br /><br /></center>More pictures over at the <a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2010/02/yup.html">theworsteyes</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-81325904642651825532010-01-26T09:37:00.002-05:002010-01-26T09:43:58.047-05:00Center For Ants.<center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4305302601_3276ee01ae.jpg" alt="Studio-19 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />It's been a while since I lied to all you loyal readers, so I thought why start now? I just recently dropped around $250,000 in a studio downtown, some light kits and had renovations done for sky lights that I have full control over to naturally light objects from any direction with the use of mirrors. Very complicated. Imagine that last scene in that one Bruce Lee movie. Here's a coffee bean I shot for Folgers, Starbucks, Gevalia, Maxwell, Illy and bunch of others (that can afford me). Here's a little hint, all the coffee brands use the same one coffee bean in all their pictures. They just copy, paste, rotate. So next time you're in the coffee aisle, have yourself a look.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-32699007765818736732010-01-23T23:45:00.005-05:002010-01-24T13:22:10.282-05:00Yesterday.This is a simple and modest blog post about my day yesterday. It started out with my girlfriend offering me to take her car to go and discuss some business things at another friend's house. The meeting was over and all was well until I hopped in the car and realized the battery was dead. My friend Arnold and I made a few calls until two of his friends came within minutes to help me out. When the first failed, the second one tried. So it's not the battery I say and now I'm starting to freak out because it's not my car. But the car of a former Marine with a mighty gun collection.<br /><br />Then minutes later, more backup came in two good friends of mine. Ian, the roommate and DP and Charlie the gaffer. I felt relieved because they can usually fix things on a film set so they must know how to fix a mere automobile. They tinkered. Googled. And tinkered some more. A few hours since since the whole mess started the truck would start again. As we turned the corner to my girlfriends house, I saw Ruthie, Ian's girlfriend riding her bike to provide any further assistance. The cavalry had arrived, in a little girl on a bicycle.<br /><br />I felt like I was a lost little boy being returned to his worried Mother's house on horseback by a group of magnificent seven. When everything started to crumble, I asked, "Why me?" What have I done to deserve this? I looked into myself and back on recent events where I acted less than what I would consider moral. And when I realized this, things seem to fix itself. I'm not putting this all on some divine being that fixed my car, Ian and Charlie did, but rather perhaps something bigger than us planned these events series of events to make me a better person and realize the good people around me.<br /><br />Maybe it's just my character to make up a story of like this. Or maybe this never happened at all because I lie a lot on this blog. Who knows?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-72645372611675733392010-01-17T20:54:00.002-05:002010-01-17T20:58:35.277-05:00Black Girls.<center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2707/4278994301_9c97dd067f.jpg" alt="Black Girls-1 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />A few days ago, I somehow got coaxed to shoot a video for my friend's band. This is the result in the night. Black Girls is a band from Richmond half Black Star half Spice Girls. Their name at least is that. Anyways check out this video I did in like ten seconds. Mad skills.<br /><br /><center><object width="455" height="256"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8783694&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8783694&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=027a9e&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="455" height="256"></embed></object></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-92012829447826747272010-01-16T14:41:00.002-05:002010-01-16T14:45:26.002-05:00Millz.<center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4279738068_0d535f9b57.jpg" alt="Millz-2 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />Millz is a hip hop artist that I'm currently working with in Richmond. He's in the process of coming out with a new mixtape in conjunction with the SHHO Brand Book. I'm not one to pitch how great someone is so I'll just let him show you. But I'm not one to spoil surprises so I'll just wait until we are finished with this project.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-19344641984075365022009-12-29T01:01:00.016-05:002010-01-02T12:29:36.398-05:00Looking Back: 2009.<center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/4210921999_c8a077a050.jpg" alt="pics by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center><br />These are my Photographs from 2009. What started to be a collection of my favorite photos that I took this year ended up being my favorite photos from <a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&updated-max=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-05%3A00&max-results=50">theworsteyes</a> which then ended up in a sort of recap of the year for me. It really showed me how fast time flies and how little time we actually have on this Earth. Now before I get all sentimental and heartfelt, let's start it off at the new year. Almost 365 days ago.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2008/12/so-what.html">Thursday, Janurary 1st, 2009.</a></span><br /><center><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2008/12/so-what.html"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/3155721304_9268ce3766.jpg?v=0" alt="So What-16 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I spent this New Years with some old friends from High School. With the Christmas feeling still lingering, we hung out and watched the ball drop in NYC on the television. Classic stuff.<br /></div></center><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/01/behind.html">Friday, January 23rd, 2009. </a></span><br /><center><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/01/behind.html"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/3219795108_35a4fb68d2.jpg?v=0" alt="Behind-12 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Being well settled in our new apartment for over four months, While Ian was out being a real person, Nathan and I stayed at home doing nothing but play video games and eat ramen noodles. Not only did Caron Butler from NBA 2K9 fill our monitor, but so did many <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2008/12/best-video-games-of-2008.html">others</a>. I also was still mourning over the loss of the <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/search/label/macbook%20pro">reanimating Macbook Pro.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/02/just-now.html">Monday, Feburary 2nd, 2009.</a></span><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/02/just-now.html"></a></div><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/02/just-now.html"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/3248044519_2c1745af6b.jpg?v=0" alt="Just Now-1 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center>This was taken on the top level of the parking deck on Shafer and Broad. I was with fellow photographer Raven on a clandestine operation with his zoom lens. This is my favorite picture of my old D60 with the fish on it. I love photos like this, very <a href="http://foramusementonly.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/m83.jpg">Saturday=Youth</a> don't you think? Just another school day in Richmond.<br /><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/02/public-enemy.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday, Feburary 9th, 2009.</span></a><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/02/public-enemy.html"><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/3267753337_5b1c83cee5.jpg?v=0" alt="Public Enemy-7 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center></a>I got my new bike a few days ago and was out again with fellow bike guy Raven. This obviously wasn't taken by me but was photographed by, you guessed it, Raven. We were on the Cary Street Parking Deck for this one. One of the very few pictures of me on a bike, let alone the blog. That's so Raven. This was around the time the <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/02/some-real-news-for-change.html">HotCop</a> was running around.<br /><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/02/kids-1-by-you.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday, Feburary 22nd, 2009.</span></a><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/02/kids-1-by-you.html"><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3492/3299829604_8ee5f0fb5d.jpg?v=0" alt="Kids-1-2 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3310/3299810876_901d533a80.jpg?v=0" alt="Kids-20 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></center></a>My friends from home came and skated Richmond for a day. I showed them around and we hit up White Wall to City Hall all in an <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/02/10-deep.html">afternoon.</a> It's refreshing to every now and then be around something that I have no skill at doing. Refreshing like an ocean wave hitting your face. Even though that usually reminds me of drowning.<br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/02/kids-1-by-you.html"><center></center></a><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/03/road-fighter.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday, March 2nd, 2009.</span><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3324297104_eab438e62c.jpg?v=0" alt="Road Fighter-9 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center></a>For the first time in a few years, VCU canceled classes because of the <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/03/sno.html">snow</a>. We all enjoyed a few days off either frolicking about or staying warm together inside. It snowed again later in the year canceling class for sure if we weren't already on Winter Break.<br /><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday, March 8th, 2009.</span><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3299/3339228082_fd7f43e41a.jpg?v=0" alt="Last Shots-1-2 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center></a>This was one of the very first pictures I took with my new D90. These set of pictures were also some of the very last pictures taken with my D60. My brother recently got a new car, so we took it out behind some grocery store and took some photos. The lighting turned out to be pretty decent for a loading dock. They have the coolest anyways don't they? Eventually we went out to eat, which is where I made my first <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/03/talk-of-town.html">video</a> with the camera.<br /><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/03/days.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday, March 14th, 2009.</span><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3625/3355121162_59c324c20e.jpg?v=0" alt="Days-4 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center></a>Over the first half of the summer I went to the now torn down Tennis Court and hung out with the guys there. It's where I started filming <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/03/thusdays-with-me.html">Days with Duy</a> which pretty much started my whole pro skateboarding career... This is Blake doing a Frontside Air.<br /><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/search/label/persistence%20of%20everything"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday, March 26th, 2009.</span><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3381270940_e717bbd67e.jpg?v=0" alt="530-22 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center></a><a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/03/persistence-of-everything.html">The Persistence of Everything</a>. This was VCU Cinema's first major production shot in 35mm with the Arriflex BL3. It was what brought all the Cinema students to where they are now and created and strengthened friendships, for the most part at least. This photo is even more Saturday=Youth. Every time I see it I just think it's the perfect picture. The horizon line, the perspective, Brooks always posing for the camera, everyone doing something. Okay, well Brooks pretty much makes the photo with his torn up red shirt around his neck.<br /><br />Oh and of course, how could I ever forget <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/04/ghosting.html">this...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/04/nike-boots.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday, April 10th, 2009.</span><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3428526733_110c4004ed.jpg?v=0" alt="Nike Boots-63 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center></a>This was the first time I dabbled in concert photography. It happened to turn out to be the best <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/04/attention-deficit.html">show</a> I've ever been to. Love him or hate him, Wale was finally getting big. Being on stage with him allowed me to feed off of the energy given from the crowd. They really love this guy. Being so close to DC in Richmond, you're with the fans that are like, "This guy lives a few hours north from here!" and without the "I knew about this guy since he lived down the street from me." crowd. I made a <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/04/wale-national.html">video</a> which would later be found on elitaste.com, Wale's managers blog.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/3429339926_927f7b9336.jpg?v=0" alt="Nike Boots-59 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center>The lighting was great as always for the opening act. Except, for Brand New... Every shot I took was great. Things were going on everywhere. I felt like I was apart of something more than a hip hop show.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3552/3428526493_afdc7590a0.jpg?v=0" alt="Nike Boots-58 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></center>Arnold, Jonathan, Deji, and Erik. SHHO. Student Hip-Hop Organization. I had no idea who these guys were at the time but they seemed to be having a ball up in the VIP balcony. Little did I know the man on the left was the one responsible for the show and is the founder of SHHO, which I currently work for. I meet back up with them a few months later in NYC to work on a brand book.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3428526277_da1f607d90.jpg?v=0" alt="Nike Boots-55 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Also at the show was Jack Labadie, a Richmond painter who gave Wale a painting of himself which he loved. It's good to see Richmond leaving a mark.<br /></div><br /></center><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3429339244_94768d2347.jpg?v=0" alt="Nike Boots-43 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3538/3429338584_a901f12d5e.jpg?v=0" alt="Nike Boots-26 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3343/3428525081_f166966432.jpg?v=0" alt="Nike Boots-25 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">No one knew who this cat was when he took the stage. He said he was J something. J. Cole and was just signed to Rocafella Records. He took the mic and performed a few acapellas. Definitely left an impression on the crowd and would later appear on a number of tracks with big names and drop another of his own mixtapes, The Warm Up.<br /></div><br /><center><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3569/3429337434_6b531e408a.jpg?v=0" alt="Nike Boots-3 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><div style="text-align: left;">But who I have to thank for this opportunity was Jon Q from Earthtone, one of the opening bands for Wale. He basically told me to sneak through the backdoor of the venue and hang out with my camera. It worked. That's where I met the band and would later work with almost all of them in the future.<br /><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/04/8-ball.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday, April 27th, 2009.</span></a><center><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/04/8-ball.html"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3478415207_fc5095d8bb.jpg?v=0" alt="8 Ball-4 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Today, we shot my friend Caleb's movie <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/04/done-shootin.html">8 Ball</a>. There are a few things that I expect to do every now and then, and making movies is one of them. Not just making a little video, but being on set with a script supervisor and ACs and PAs and genies.<br /></div></center><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/04/8-ball.html"><br /></a></div><center></center><center><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/04/8-ball.html"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3479226280_40c2181166.jpg?v=0" alt="8 Ball-66 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">That night we came to my place and whipped up the only thing I ever whipped up that summer. Some fried rice. I like fried rice because you can throw whatever in it. Shrimp, ground beef, hot dogs, Spam. That summer involved many a <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/05/summer.html">food nights.</a><br /></div><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/05/ozzy.html"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/05/ozzy.html">Saturday, May 9th, 2009.</a></span><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/05/ozzy.html"><br /></a></div><center><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/05/ozzy.html"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3514981400_d5af46dbe1.jpg?v=0" alt="Ozzy-8 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center></center><div style="text-align: left;">When I'm back at home, there's not much going on. I usually resort back to skateboard photography. Sometimes local pro <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/05/ropes.html">Billy Roper</a> pays a visit to our mutual hometown and rips. I shot a Day with Duy with him as he skated the park at <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/05/fridays-with-me-2.html">Osbourn.</a><br /></div><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/05/no-limits-no-control.html"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday, May 25th, 2009.</span><br /></div><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2443/3554468489_f555170cbe.jpg?v=0" alt="No Limits No Control-24 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span></span></span>2009 was the year of road trips for me. Whether it be the ATL for a few days to be a Confederate soldier, or a few hours to DC in between call times to see <span style="font-style: italic;">The Limits <span style="font-style: italic;">of Control</span></span>, it's always good to be in good company. Here we are stopping by Danny's Mother's house in the middle of the night to steal some food.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/06/steam-heat.html"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/06/steam-heat.html">Thursday, June 25th, 2009.</a></span><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/06/steam-heat.html"><br /></a></div><center><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/06/steam-heat.html"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3660778118_bdd866751f.jpg?v=0" alt="Steam Heat-256 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/06/steam-heat.html"></a><center><div style="text-align: left;">The end of VCU Cinema's 2nd production in 35mm. Steam Heat brought everyone together, if it didn't already tear everyone apart. To this day the unsolved mysteries haven't been solved... But here was another opportunity to try and remake the joy that was <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/06/game-over.html">Ghosting.</a><br /></div><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/08/is-that.html"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/08/is-that.html">Thursday, August 13th, 2009.</a></span><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/08/is-that.html"><br /></a></div><center><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/08/is-that.html"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/3819672232_2e6bab7791.jpg" alt="Is That...-42 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I finally settled into the new apartment in the Fan. This would also be the location of a new office for myself. Many important meetings have been held here. Professional and non-professional alike.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/08/rae.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunday, August 23rd, 2009.</span><br /></a></div><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/08/rae.html"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2629/3847618080_4e10f0da21.jpg" alt="Rae-17 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">SHHO brought Raekwon to Richmond for a meet and greet and a performance to promote his latest album,<span style="font-style: italic;"> Only Built for Cuban Linx II</span>. I got a chance to say a few words with him which is always cool. The performance was well, let's just say due to the management, it was lackluster aka non-existent. But who cares, I met the Chef.<br /></div></center><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/08/ins.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday, August 31st, 2009.</span></a><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/08/ins.html"><br /></a></div><center><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/08/ins.html"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2112/3873633456_5d32cbc092.jpg" alt="InS-1 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This was the first time I got a chance to hang out with Rebecca. If you don't know, then you don't know. Let's just say she's just as important as me. We're working on a few things in the future. If you ever got an invoice from me, she's the brains behind the design. She can also draw a mean rainbow unicorn.<br /></div></center><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/08/thats-rape.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Monday, September 7th, 2009.</span></a><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/08/thats-rape.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a></div><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/3872848295_cae6c7ce1d.jpg" alt="Thats a Rape-11 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">These were some of the lovely ladies on set of the first feature I worked on, <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/09/little-past-little-closer.html">A Little Closer</a></span><a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/09/little-past-little-closer.html">.</a> With the whole crew, when we were shooting, we were fooling around for the most part. Not sexually, just regularly. When weren't shooting, we were playing flip cup. Sometimes at 2 in the morning. Good times with some folks from NYC.<br /><br /><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/09/atliens.html"></a></div></center><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/09/atliens.html">Saturday, September 19th, 2009.</a></span><br /></div><center></center><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2472/3897459149_efd4549c21.jpg" alt="ATLiens-45 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><a>This weekend meant guns, BBQ, fast food, and motel rooms. Ian, Danny, Dylan and I had all went to Atlanta to film a Civil War Reenactment of the </a><a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/09/battle-of-hotlanta.html">Battle of Atlanta</a>. When we weren't in the trenches avoiding Yankees sneaking cell phone calls in battle, we were out in town trying to indulge in all the fast food that Atlanta and the surrounding area had to offer.<br /></div><a><br /></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3897461111_8208932eb6.jpg" alt="ATLiens-71 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">We made an effort to throw the old pigskin every time we made a gas stop in the middle of the night. We also made a bad ass <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/09/ian-danny-dylan-and-duys-infinite.html">playlist</a> including 20 songs we hand selected.<br /></div><a><br /></a></center></center><a></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2621/3897457845_9167b9d2a0.jpg" alt="ATLiens-28 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/3897457307_e06e849eee.jpg" alt="ATLiens-22 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /></a></center><a><br /></a><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/09/49-1-by-you.html"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/09/49-1-by-you.html">Friday, September 18th, 2009.</a></span><br /></div><center><a><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3468/3931275295_db1927c6ab.jpg" alt="49-4 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I dabble from living in between Richmond and Manassas. Usually when I'm home it's because my family meets up together at someone's house and just relax. And there's nothing more relaxing then picking pears from the pear tree in the backyard on a pleasant afternoon. Maybe, lying down in front of the ocean but that's a few miles East. Unfortunately, I came home on this occasion because of a death in the family. Our Grandmother, my Father's Mother. We make new friends and share our lives with new people ever year, but with it also comes loss.<br /></div></center><a><br /></a><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/09/taller-children.html"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/09/taller-children.html">Saturday, September 26th, 2009.</a></span><br /></div><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2466/3955358996_c0a6ff32de.jpg" alt="Taller Children-13 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">The Fall semester is well on its way and that always means it's closer to my Birthday. I like this picture because it was taken on my "balcony" in the dark night. I also wasn't in it but I showed up anyways, weird.<br /></div></center><a><br /></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2467/3955359248_6c8f54c02c.jpg" alt="Taller Children-31 by you." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span>Same night, different balcony. A real one this time. Duda and Riley hanging out at Danny's. Fun night involving late night pizza and trying to solve a card trick Charlie and I had. Fun fun!</a> I always thought this picture was cool. Focused to a few inches in front of me, everything visible was out of focus giving it a subjectively cool effect. Most of my pictures aren't experimental at all, so this was neat.<br /></div></center><a><br /></a><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/search/label/new%20york"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/search/label/new%20york">Saturday, October 31st, 2009.</a></span><br /></div><center></center><a></a><center></center><a></a><center></center><a></a><center></center><a></a><center></center><center></center><a></a><center><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2540/4055125175_ced860339f.jpg" alt="Empire State Of Mind-37 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">The biggest event of 2009 for me was going to New York. I went alone on a 8 hour bus ride but left with so many great friends. I met up with Corey Smith from Earthtone and the Wale show back in April to catch up. They were playing a show at the Greenhouse with the Sugar and Spice Dance Group, a collection of NYC's top dancers. I was treated as a VIP and lived like a Straight Edge Rock Star. Life was good. If you're in good company in New York, you feel like your life is making such progress. I wonder where I would be if I stayed an extra few days there. <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/11/v01.html">It was the most surreal time of my life.</a><br /><br /></div><center><a><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/4055798730_db27e8832a.jpg" alt="Run This Town-24 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center> <center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2552/4055058635_5e28a9296e.jpg" alt="Run This Town-42 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2730/4055057857_476bf000f7.jpg" alt="Run This Town-18 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/4055057561_a2b78b327a.jpg" alt="Run This Town-9 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2426/4055866478_c15eba6a68.jpg" alt="Empire State Of Mind-42 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4055866658_3f7249a8b1.jpg" alt="Empire State Of Mind-47 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Our friend Kesha invited us to her place for dinner, drinks and even a game of Taboo. It was fun feeling like we were back in high school again. I stood at the balcony in Chelsea overlooking the city and seeing the people in the wee hours of the night being thankful for what I had. We said our goodbyes to our friends and the city after the guys played <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/10/earthtone-in-chelsea.html">one last song</a> at her place.<br /></div><a><br /></a></center><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/4055126529_38f96811cf.jpg" alt="Empire State Of Mind-76 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/4055867218_f5a14fbd10.jpg" alt="Empire State Of Mind-61 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center></center><a></a><center></center><a></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4055865998_e524d4b764.jpg" alt="Empire State Of Mind-30 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I also met up with Arnold and Erik from SHHO to talk about their brand book. We took in the sights and hit up all the boutiques to bring back some inspiration as well as some tees. Black and white shots were meant to be taken of people. And New York City is the best place to find people. Planned shots leveled perfectly can seem good most the time. But sometimes you just need to have the camera around your nexk and snap pictures of interesting/hot people as they walk by. It also helps if your friends don't want to seem like tourists. True candidness, interesting angles.<br /><br /></div></center><a></a><center><a><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/4055124875_c53c5e3f43.jpg" alt="Empire State Of Mind-29 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center><a></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2474/4055865920_abb1ed99f6.jpg" alt="Empire State Of Mind-28 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center><a></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4055865906_1e4317055c.jpg" alt="Empire State Of Mind-27 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center><a></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/4055865496_71841790f5.jpg" alt="Empire State Of Mind-16 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center><a style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></a><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/11/fallin.html"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/11/fallin.html">Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009.</a></span><br /></div><center><a><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3510/4074218302_bd8f47951b.jpg" alt="Fallin-24 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3504/4074217646_347ff4df52.jpg" alt="Fallin-5 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /></a></center><div style="text-align: left;">When we got back from Richmond, it was like a smack in the face. We aren't really rock stars. We aren't superheros. Most of the time we don't rock the cape but the business suit. We live in Richmond, VA. But we're hoping to make a name for ourselves and for our city. Enter Score One for the Little Guy. the group consists of Brad Oblivion and Corey Smith. Two rappers from Richmond. Plus me means photo shoot. We tried to blend tough guy face with playing in the leaves.<br /></div><a><br /></a><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/11/new.html"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/11/new.html">Thursday, November 12th, 2009.</a></span><br /></div><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2666/4099746212_e584b00cdf.jpg" alt="New-32 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/4099746324_392b1f055d.jpg" alt="New-39 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Thrice and Brand New toured again and I got a chance to photograph them at the National in Richmond. Concert photography is the ultimate test. Lights change in a snap of a shutter. Guitarists never stop moving. Security is always on your tail and the kids behind you are jealous of your front row seat. But it also allows for some of the most interesting shots.The lighting is there for you as well as the subject matter. All you have to do is take the picture. It's like portrait photography times 10.<br /></div></center><a><br /></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4099746010_a46d675ff0.jpg" alt="New-21 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">For some reason, I love black and white pictures with a lot of noise. Just throwing that out there. Here's Teppei of Thrice looking sharp.<br /></div></center><a><br /></a><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/11/new.html"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/11/new.html">Saturday, November 21st, 2009.</a></span><br /></div><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/4122795223_39f3191257.jpg" alt="Ate and Eve-13 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">In November I got to work with ATE Clothing doing some <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/11/adam-and-ate.html">photography</a> and video work for the Richmond clothing line. We wandered the woods with a pair of models wearing nothing but leaves. It was a tad bit nipply but hey, I wasn't complaining.<br /></div></center><a><br /></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2777/4123565346_8c24e0c751.jpg" alt="Ate and Eve-2 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center><a></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2643/4123576608_d83016159d.jpg" alt="ATEsGiving-10 by theworsteyes." title="" onload="show_notes_initially();" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I also went around with them when they gave Thanksgiving Dinners for their annual Ategiving ever November. Their <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/11/adam-and-ate.html">website</a> just launched so check it out and buy a tee. Some of what they earn will go to a child in need.<br /></div></center><a><br /></a><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/12/you-dont-know-jack-yet.html"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/12/you-dont-know-jack-yet.html">Wednesday, December 9th, 2009.</a></span><br /></div><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/4170528271_41efa8ba44.jpg" alt="You Dont Know Jack Yet-1 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a></center><div style="text-align: left;">My final big project of the year was working with <a href="http://wearetheworstkids.blogspot.com/2009/12/this-is-jack.html%22">Jack Labadie</a>, a painter from Richmond that I mentioned earlier. You can check out the video of him we did when his new site drops early 2010.<br /></div><center></center><a><br /></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/4170528479_ca26400b48.jpg" alt="You Dont Know Jack Yet-10 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">He does paintings of Jay-Z, Michael Jordan, and the King of Pop just to name a few. Watch out for his paintings in the new year.<br /></div><a><br /></a><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/12/helmets.html"></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/12/helmets.html">Thursday, December 24th, 2009.</a></span><br /></div><center><a><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4210571126_0c7d14f508.jpg" alt="Helmets-17 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">It seems as though it always comes back home to skateboarding. With the death of one, the birth of another came. More concrete, more skaters, more supervision. It's in a different town, a couple minutes away. It's a drastic change from being on a set with thousand dollar cameras and craft to being on a set with a one-man crew in yourself.<br /></div></center></center><a><br /></a><center><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2629/4209805723_d89f666941.jpg" alt="Helmets-21 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/4209805365_a1ae9f39dd.jpg" alt="Helmets-2 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="400" width="266" /></a></center><br /><center><a></a><div style="text-align: left;">There were many times that I didn't have a camera handy. I wish I did but the memories will still stay in my head. The Great Cinema Field Day, working on both 48 Hours and winning, having my best friends throw me a surprise birthday party. They say scent is the most powerful catalyst of memory, well I didn't really smell anything those days worth remembering.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/4223003519_9ef4852716.jpg" alt="Mass-2 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></a><br /></div>I had started this entry a few days before New Years Eve. I meant to publish it the day of but obviously it just didn't happen like that.<a> It seems as though each year of my life gets better and better. It's exciting to see what the 2010 has to offer.<br /></a></div></center></center></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-49695869256514887972009-12-27T15:27:00.003-05:002009-12-27T16:02:18.987-05:00Games of the Year.<center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4211686962_26385c86fa.jpg" alt="games by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>It's been a great year for video game fanatics. Each and every console had it's very own hit game and many more!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/4220061286_d52289aa59.jpg" alt="cod by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /><br /></center><br />Unfortunately, only one of them mattered. And that is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Unfortunately, only the one for the Ps3 matters. The end.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-46439253024300332692009-12-25T11:43:00.004-05:002009-12-25T11:51:10.794-05:00Movies of the Year.<center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4211686938_ffac173623.jpg" alt="movies by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center><br />These are the coveted Movies of the Year here on theworstkids. These movies have shown exceptional creativity, beauty, and overall traits of great cinema. These movies are the Movies of 2009!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/4211686946_afd7e81eb4.jpg" alt="hurtlocker by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center><br />Unfortunately there is only one movie this year... And that is Bigelow's <span style="font-style: italic;">The Hurt Locker</span>. It's not that other movies weren't good. I heard <span style="font-style: italic;">Antichrist </span>was cool but guess what. I haven't seen it. I'm surprised I even saw this movie. Anyways this movie is badass. That's about it. It's all it needs. When a movie reaches a certain point of badassness, it absorbs all other aspects of filmmaking. I'm not sure what that means, but if you watch the movie, I'm sure you'll like it. I just can't wait for the Break Point/Hurt Locker Blu-Ray Two Pack to come out! Hello Christmas 2010.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-47726302479319250212009-12-24T17:53:00.004-05:002009-12-24T19:02:34.393-05:00Albums of the Year.<center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4210922007_6240532c59.jpg" alt="albums by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>These are not the best albums of the year, or are they the highest-selling album of the year. Heck, the might not even be apart of this year! Nevertheless, they are <span style="font-style: italic;">my</span> albums of the year. The albums from 2009 that flooded my most recently played on iTunes.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/4210922019_7e192f3695.jpg" alt="mosdef by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>Actor turned rapper turned actor turned father of six kids with three different women turned rapper Mos Def's <span style="font-style: italic;">The Ecstatic</span> was one of my early favorites this year. Dope cover from the movie <span style="font-style: italic;">Killer of Sheep</span>, which was too dope for me to appreciate, topped of the international feel to be a great album. His comeback was great. And I probably listened and sung along with Casa Bey for a good 1,204 times. Dope video for that song too. Album in one word: DOPE.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4211687028_417a465889.jpg" alt="girls by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>Girl's <span style="font-style: italic;">Album</span> had all the indie music writers in the world clean their glasses with glee. Beating out <span style="font-style: italic;">Bitte Orca</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Hospice</span> and all those other Brooklyn noobs, the pitchforked San Fran Band made it on this list leaving all the other cats off. With such enormously evocative voice... ah I'll leave reviews to other real blogs. This album rulz! Album in one word: LAURA!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2512/4211687050_f8600caf54.jpg" alt="cudi by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>The Cudster's debut album was my favorite album of this year and had the most plays of probably all the other albums combined. Cudiguy had me going early with his mixtape and finished it off strong with this concept album. His music moves me even when I'm not a stoner dude. Album in one word: BEST.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4210922145_936f0540c4.jpg" alt="clipse by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>To be honest, I just recently got this album and I'm not sure if it should really be on here since I haven't listened to it much. But what the hell, here it is. Clipse's <span style="font-style: italic;">Til the Casket Drops.</span> Album in one word: NEW!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2623/4210922109_48e05232c1.jpg" alt="jay by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center><span style="font-style: italic;">Blueprint 3</span>, my trip to New York City really made me realize how big Jay-Z is. He really does run NYC and it didn't take him too long to do so. Jay brings it and also brings along some great collaborations as well. So many Blueprints to follow, means so many new great artists to watch out for. The Warm-Up cough. J. Cole cough. Album in One Word: HOV.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4210922121_7bf615b61e.jpg" alt="mayer by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>Love him or hate him, John Mayer is one of the best guitarists out there. Yeah, there are those virtuoso noobs and that Laiho cat. But this is John Mayer, the douchebag you love to hate. Whatever that means, <span style="font-style: italic;">Battle Studies</span> took me a while to get used to. It's definitely different from Continuum and cannot be touched but also should not be compared. This album has a nostalgic feel to his 83 days. And me being an avid @johncmayer fanboy, I had to put him on the list. He can break up with me any day. Album in one word: ASSASSIN.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/4211687086_a862e5d12d.jpg" alt="wale by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>DC Maryland and Virginia are a little confused with Wale's debut album. It isn't like his mixtapes. He did make it big. He is from where you're from. Don't hate on him just because of that. This album shows a lot of versatility. There are slow parts and fast parts... Badass... Album in one word: DMV<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2688/4211687038_552fa593d5.jpg" alt="pp by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>You either knew about them with <span style="font-style: italic;">Chunk of Change</span> and love them to this day, or heard them everywhere after <span style="font-style: italic;">Manners </span>came out and hate them for it because your a music snob. Either way, it's been playing on my stereo ever since CoC but ended until Lil Scotty Mescudi took over. Album in one word: doo-doo-doo-do-do-do-doo-doo-do-do (Intro to Little Secrets).<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4210922037_5fbdc360b0.jpg" alt="phoenix by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>This Parisian band was definitely the most played in the cars I've been in and the most sung with confused lyrics as well. Their up-and-down melodies give to catchy music for everyone. I don't know what that last sentence meant either... Album in one word: French.<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/4212146478_decd43425b.jpg" alt="mr by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>I've read some bad reviews about Mr. Hudson's debut album, but I listened to it until I loved it. And it worked! And when Cudi's verse dropped, I loved it even more. Do the face. Do the face! Album in one word: Kid-Cudi-is-in-it!<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4212146490_1fcbcbc453.jpg" alt="owl by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center>I know what you're thinking. But yeah! Album in one word: DCFC<br /><br /><center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2579/4212210002_ed85a8162b.jpg" alt="xx copy by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="107" width="457" /></center><span style="font-style: italic;">Album</span> was good but The xx self-titled was better. Nuff said. Album in one word: Badass<br /><br />Some honorable mentions include; <span style="font-style: italic;">A Bomb in a Birdcage, The Great Misdirect, Only Built for Cuban Linx Pt. II</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Born Like This</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Merriweather Post Pavilion</span>. I had to put Animal Collective in to appease music people...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449418957828732629.post-7093125817415954682009-12-24T13:51:00.002-05:002009-12-24T13:57:03.337-05:00Concrete.<center><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2700/4210570838_acc483a69b.jpg" alt="Helmets-3 by theworsteyes." title="" class="reflect" height="303" width="453" /></center><br />A new skatepark opened in town recently and I checked it out with a few dudes who skateboard. That sentence was funny... Anyways, it's got a nice set of stairs but the rest is pretty awkward to say the least. You have to get a running start on most things but it has a nice plaza feel to it. Whatever that means... It was freezing cold but tons of kids showed up. Check out some more pics over at <a href="http://wehavetheworsteyes.blogspot.com/2009/12/helmets.html">theworsteyes</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0