This Tuesday, Ben and I will be reprising our lecture on “How to Start a Brand with Absolutely No Clue,” this time at the University of Southern California. Come check it out if you missed it last year. Hopefully this time around, I actually say something of importance. Fingers crossed.
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So, before anything else, watch this.
Ok, so Benjie stopped by Star Crossed to get some work done by Julia.
Afterwards, we joined Ben (Blue Nail) and his former colleagues for dinner at an authentic locals-only seafood spot here in Hong Kong. It’s the round-the-corner joint that’s fit for the working class who’re looking for a great-tasting dinner, and yeah, that’s about it. Formal dinner etiquette, attire, and inside-voices are an afterthought.
Aly’s holding up our little friend, the Mantis Shrimp.
Wikipedia defines this Cloverfield monster-of-the-sea as “‘sea grasshoppers’ by ancient Assyrians, “prawn killers” in Australia and now sometimes referred to as “thumb splitters” by modern divers — because of the relative ease the creature has in mutilating small appendages — mantis shrimp sport powerful claws that they use to attack and kill prey by spearing, stunning or dismemberment. Mantis shrimp can break through aquarium glass with a single strike from this weapon.”
It also tastes delicious in fried form.
Most of these spots make a large profit off of beer sales. So they hire their own beer girl to run around in a skirt and get the old men liquor’d up. At the end of the night, the owner comes out to count how many bottles she’s racked up on the tables. We had the Carlsberg girl. Go green.
Down the street was an original Dai Pai Dong, which are the old-school streetside eateries for local neighborhoods. They’re usually under awnings, and each foodstand specializes in particular eats. There are only a few of these left in Hong Kong because the government, and the rest of Hong Kong for that matter, are leaning towards Westernization and enforcing stricter health codes. So unfortunately, this aspect of legitimate Hong Kong culture is slowly dying.
This man owns and operates this stand. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. He’s been doing this for decades.. but now because of the new policy, once he passes on, no one else can take his spot. Last of a dying breed.
JAGS..?
photos by vito
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Achtung! The Hundreds “Paisley” New Era 59/50s are now available at both THLA and THSF, The Hundreds Online Shop, Frank’s Chop Shop, Major, Fitted HI, and Capcity. Limited numbers of 144 in each colorway available.
Okay. Bye.
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Kevin, “The Critic.”..
Jason, “The Nice Guy.”
Eugene, “The Jock.”
The lovely ladies of Hypebeast are working on a sensational story for Friday, but in the meantime, Eugene’s been working on those sensational arms. Look at those breathtaking babies. My God.
When he’s not attending the gun show, Eugene also crafts makeshift lens-caps out of old shoeboxes for his camera. Over time, he’s amassed a respectable collection of these ridiculous little things.
Aly (Fiberops) takes a closer look..
and then took us over to the Roadside Bar in TST. He’s been coming here for years, an old stomping grounds for friends, including LMF before heading out to performances in years past.
(As you can see, Kevin’s being critical again. Eugene, erstwhile, being stalwart and swarthy.)
Barteeeeender.
Aside from the bars, this area’s also known for other things.
But tonight, they knew it for the bars.
photos by vito and bobbyhundreds
Usually when I’m out here, I get to post a little bit more about the sights around Hong Kong. This week, this is pretty much all I’ve seen.
Back to work.
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We’re back in Hong Kong, and this time I brought Benjito, which sounds like a salty Mexican bootleg snack, but it’s just what I like to collectively refer to Benjie and Vito as.
Including this post, Vito will be relieving me of much of my photo-taking duties this week. Just look out for “photos by vito” at the footer. Unless it’s photos of naked men, in which case, Benjie shot those.
Kit (hkit)
Directly next door to Star Crossed Tattoo.
It wouldn’t be a Hong Kong blog without Agyness Deyn.
I’m gonna make this shirt. The antlers are overdoing it though.
I got the ill communication.
Vile filthy spawn of Satan.
Still impossible.
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photos by vito
Lamare Hemmings, Carlos Zarazua, and Torey Pudwill out back.
Frankly, I think this is an improvement Scotty.
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