Earned Arrogance

2010-09-22T11:57:00.000-04:00

For much of his professional life, the Chicago-born and casino-bred, Rosenthal was the country's top handicapper. He was one of a handful of men who literally set the line for thousands of bookmakers from coast to coast.

During the 1970's, and early eighties, Rosenthal ran four Las Vegas casinos simultaneously, including the world famous Stardust Hotel and Casino.Rosenthal is also credited with creatingthe first Race & Sportsbook (Parlor) in Las Vegas. Despite resistance from the traditional casino bosses, who believed exclusively in terms of table games, Rosenthal had spent decades in and around the sports world to know that it could be the motherlode of casino betting.He created a space-age theater-like Race and Sportsbook at the Stardust Hotel & Casino that was copied by every casino on the strip.

In the 1970's, Frank Rosenthal hosted a top-rated television variety show direct from the world famous Stardust Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Every show was nothing short of spectacular as Frank was joined by a galaxy of Las Vegas's brightest stars, TV and Hollywood celebrities, sports champions and handicappers. While the Frank Rosenthal Show was on the air, Frank had interviewed Frank Sinatra, O.J. Simpson, Muhammed Ali, Tommy Lasorda, Billy Martin, Jim Brown, Dick Butkus, Siegfried & Roy and Mr. Hollywood Bob Hope (He's 95 years young), and many more. Enjoy Frank's unique perspective of the stars as you reminisce with these selected photos from the Frank Rosenthal Show.

Robert Dinero portrayed him in a movie called Casino

Text and images courtesy of www.frankrosenthal.com

Thank You

2009-09-25T11:23:00.003-04:00

Outside of the Screenprinted T's and Limited Edition shoes, I was able to learn about alot of their influences, and I thank them, as much as people put down the industry I was able to take so much away from it, and allow it to introduce me to so much more so I thank you.

David Lynch on Ideas

2009-09-25T11:22:00.000-04:00

OR...

2009-09-25T11:17:00.000-04:00

Personality or Style, which do you have, which do you need, which do you want?

2009-09-25T11:12:00.001-04:00

Video's from Photos by Tone

2009-09-23T10:32:00.000-04:00

KERIN ROSE from TONE on Vimeo.

ALEXANDRA ESTEVEZ from TONE on Vimeo.

Portal to my childhood

2009-09-23T08:46:00.004-04:00

The Rock-afire Explosion Movie Trailer from The Rock-afire Explosion on Vimeo.

This is a documentary about the first band that I recognized as musical genius, even if they were just a cover band. The Band was Rock-A-Fire Explosion the Venue was Showbiz Pizza, I don't know how the hell Chuckie Cheese came into play, I remember Chuck when he was a hypeman for the band, then all of a sudden he had stolen the show, at least that's how i remember it. My eyes started to water when i saw the MGMT Electric Feel video for the first time because there they were just like i remember them, Billy Bob Brockali, Looney Bird, Dook LaRue, Fatz Geronimo, Beach Bear, Mitzi Mozzarella, and Uncle Klunk

Meng Inspired

2009-09-23T08:13:00.002-04:00

More Meng Inspired here

Miles Bonny - Yes I Do

2009-09-22T23:56:00.001-04:00

Artwork by Kendra Werst

2009-09-22T23:49:00.003-04:00

I like the way she put together the pieces, it looks like she literally put her body parts piece by piece on a copying machine

2009-09-22T22:36:00.006-04:00

I don't know what it is about them but i like it, maybe i'll find a explantion later
Go check more of them out though here

Tobias Wong

2009-09-22T17:13:00.004-04:00

Canadian Born NYC Artist
When asked about how he finances his work in an interview with Theme Magazine interviewed by Rob Walker "That question hits an important point in my work (and pet peeve), because many people are always interested in how I get work out there, financially. And it’s quite simple. If there’s something I really believe in, I just find a way to make it happen. No daily Starbucks (US$4) or cigs ($8) or dining out ($20), and before you know it you’ve got the money to do something." 

The Smoking Mitten for those cold smoke breaks

The Killer Ring, soft band so it won't hurt when defending the diamond, diamond turned upside down to slice your way through

Stack of dollar bills binded like a tablet

Bag of dreams on sale for a dollar

Video from Heron Preston

2009-09-22T17:11:00.003-04:00

NYC Street Looks - BKRW Fashion from Alta Media Productions on Vimeo.

I first read his blog a couple of years ago, been a reader ever since, saw him around the city a couple of times, seems like a cool guy

Lefty

2009-09-22T16:48:00.004-04:00

2009-09-17T11:10:00.004-04:00

I think they released this movie, I remember my parents watching it for a couple of days because it was a mini series. When I was younger back then I had no appreciation for it, I was just waiting to play Atari.

Jacob Miller - Mixed up Moods

2009-09-17T11:00:00.003-04:00

I know you won't listen to the whole song but listen to the first 30 sec and when you get a chance go and listen to the whole thing

Music on the rocks please

2009-09-17T10:37:00.002-04:00

I like my music served cold, i don't care what bottle it comes out of, as long as it moves me, for a long time i put music in categories until i just started putting my music on shuffle and just enjoy the sounds as they come in

Do I like art?

2009-09-17T10:25:00.003-04:00

Sometimes I can look at a painting and say I don't get it. The way I was able to get over what I didn't get was to look beyond the canvas or whatever medium was used and look at the passion that the artist put into the piece, sometimes you can look at art and see the struggle, the insecurities, the message that someone is trying to convey. I was then able to appreciate, critiquing art to me is like critiquing opinions, if they are genuine they are going to be different, they are going to create argument a healthy dose of new perspective, I use to feel out of place when i didn't understand a piece but now that i can look beyond the visual and appreciate the passion I can't stop staring.

Cuba

2009-09-17T10:19:00.002-04:00

Besides the arguing couple, I loved watching the old cars go down the street, that goes to show you, the decrease in quality of automobiles, those cars are at least 40 years old and they still looked good, yeah im sure some type of maintenence was done but damn i would love to be riding around in a 63 Lincoln, I think I like older cars because of the craftsmanship and the detail that went into them, and they just look good!

2009-09-17T10:06:00.004-04:00

A cufflink (also cuff link or cuff-link) is a decorative fastener worn by men or women to fasten the two sides of the cuff on a dress shirt or blouse.

Cufflinks are designed only for use with shirts which have buttonholes on both sides but no buttons. These may be either single or double-length ("French") cuffs, and may be worn either "kissing," with the ends pinched together, or "barrel-style," with one end overlapping the other. Kissing cuffs are usually preferred.

Cufflink designs vary widely. The simplest design consists of a short post or chain connecting two disc-shaped parts. The part positioned on the most visible side is usually larger; a variety of designs can connect the smaller piece: It may be small enough to fit through the button hole like a button would; it may be separated and attached from the other side; or it may have a portion that swivels on the central post, aligning with the post while the link is threaded through the button-hole and swiveling into a position at right angles to the post when worn.

The visible part of a cufflink is often monogrammed or decorated in some way. There are numerous styles including novelty cufflinks, traditional cufflinks, contemporary cufflinks, utility cufflinks, and humorous cufflinks.

Text from Wikipedia

2009-09-17T10:03:00.002-04:00

A shoe tree is a device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe to preserve its shape, stop it from developing creases and thereby extend the life of the shoe.

Higher quality shoe trees are made from solid wood, usually cedar which helps control odor and absorb moisture. Wooden shoe trees are often made with two or three pieces of solid wood with a solid metal stem inserted between the heel piece and the single or double toe piece/s which have a spring action so the trees fit more snuggly into the shoes. They often have handles or brass knobs at the heel piece for the fingers to grasp and pull out the trees from the shoe when removing them.

Text from Wikipedia

2009-09-17T09:55:00.002-04:00

I thought about getting these AKA bullet Ice Cubes, then i start thinking too much again, fuck it i like'em get some here

Robert and his Laws

2009-09-17T09:41:00.003-04:00

So it a real good chance you might have read or atleast heard about one of his books, 48 Laws of Power, some laws of seduction,couple laws on war, even Curtis got in the mix, well this is Robert Greene, he has all these books, they read like great history books, if they would have made history books the way he makes his books , I think more kids would want to learn about it, In his books he explains ideas that you already know if your criminal minded like us, he just gives you facts and scenarios a great read though, i definetly suggest the books if you haven't read them, i rip off the cover so nobody can know that i'm reading a criminal handbook to success

One of the First Covers without Jay-Z

2009-09-17T01:06:00.004-04:00

This video show's how the BP3 Cover was made, im waiting to see a documentary on how the album came together, I like the way Rick Rubin describes his experience with Jay-Z song making rituals

We always have the right answer

2009-09-16T19:44:00.000-04:00

There's always gonna be a time in your life where you feel like your not sure, at that same time we all usually get our answer but we ignore it, some call it our conscious, some say intuition, and some call it first mind, most of the time when we follow our first mind we only have to think about it one time...

Short Film called Alone Again by Nunnie

2009-09-16T19:35:00.000-04:00

alone again from Nunnie20 on Vimeo.

"Alone Again is a short film about a woman who lost the love of her life and is finding it hard to live her life without him. but the deeper meaning in this movie is that we all lost people that we love and it is hard to bounce but we do because we have to live for for ourselves and them i hope you enjoy my short film
music by Feist-the water starring Aiesha and myself Nunnie"

Description of Short Film by Nunnie

First video i ever saw from Nunnie was a party recap it was good stuff, then i saw this one and it showed a different side of him, make sure to click his link from Vimeo to see more of this guy

A Great Photo of a Great Photographer...Scott Schuman

2009-09-16T13:37:00.001-04:00

The Sartorialist

Photo by Joe Ferrucci
The Sartorialist book just came out, first time i went to his blog i was like wow! so this guy takes nice pictures and comments on them, no big deal anybody can do that...yeah go and try it then, hence the reason i'm talking about him instead of...just go check him out The Satorialist

A Year ago Damien Hirst was A.W.A

2009-09-16T12:38:00.000-04:00

Artist with a Attitude, watch this video on how him and Sotheby's planned on making around $120 million in two days

2009-09-16T09:55:00.001-04:00

Originally I was skeptical about new shoe brands, Gourmet definitely restored my faith, it took me a while to buy those canvas joints that looks like the #7 Jordies, then they just kept doing it, taking classic shoes and giving us their interpretation of them, they say that love conquers all and you can see through their work that their love for footwear definitely conquer the rest. So thank Jon T. Buscemi,Greg Lucci, and Greg Johnsen for loving footwear

I need this MP3 or even better, Performed!

2009-09-16T03:39:00.000-04:00

C.R.E.A.M Curta@!$ feat Gucci Mane,Mac Breezy & Webbz

Video courtesy of F.Luxury.B

Vashtie is....

2009-09-16T03:28:00.000-04:00

She is what it is...
Check out her blog, I can show you better than i can tell you
www.vashtie.com

The Guy with That Guy

2009-09-16T03:19:00.000-04:00

Terry Richardson and Obama , both do it well, I watched a clip of Terry Richardson when he was saying how they use to laugh at him when he showed up to shoots, with a reggie miller point and shoot camera, like.."where's the real camera at" passion is a must, do what you love and it will love you

Get "Off That"

2009-09-16T03:08:00.000-04:00

The guy interupted the President during his healthcare speech by calling him a liar. The other guy interupts an acceptance speech of a music video, they get the same coverage...Seriously!!??

2009-09-16T02:59:00.000-04:00

I remember the first time browsing through thefader.com and them talking about a song "Day and Night" I couldn't stop listening to it, then i heard that damn mixtape he put out, I was forever sold as a fan, make sure you go out and get his CD its worth it, he's a true artist cause he's not scared to be himself, he makes GOOD MUSIC, ironically on a label called G.O.O.D Music

Anthony D'Offay Loves The Kids

2009-09-16T02:44:00.000-04:00

Comes up on a art collection of goods from Andy Warhol,Jeff Coons, Damien Hirst, etc... and more for about $26 million, that is worth about $130 million, sales it to a UK gallery for the same price he got it for, with the condition that the gallery has to make sure it goes on tour throughout the UK,so the youth 18 and under get to see the art

2009-09-16T02:28:00.000-04:00

The idea shouldn't be that complicated if it is "oh well"