HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTTY G!

Today is my cousin Scott's birthday! Yeah! He is one of the four or five people who read my blog on a regular basis, so he gets a special post in honor of his birthday. Also, in honor of his birthday, he will be receiving a sweet-ass pair of Limited Ed. Adidas Superstar Jam Master Jay kicks [pictured above]! Freakin' awesome! I'm not sure if Scott is a big Run DMC fan, but if he isn't, he should be, 'cause he grew up in NYC and Run DMC are the kings of New York! Anyway, happy birthday Scott!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEIA!!!

Hey Leia, sorry I haven't gone on a scavenger hunt for things that you would like on the internet in honor of your birthday yet, but I have been super busy at work with the new scheduling/billing system we have just implemented. As soon as I have a little time, this space will be filled with all kinds of cool stuff that I'm sure you will like (or stuff that I like that I think you might like also). Anyway, until then, just know that you are in my thoughts and prayers, and I will see you tomorrow night.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE LUCAS!!!

And not this Mike Lucas the gay porn star, but this Michael Lucas the short film auteur who directed such classic masterpieces as South Fork and Sustenance and has worked with David Gordon Green, the well-known and acclaimed director of Pineapple Express and All the Real Girls. Mike is a huge vinyl junkie (his vinyl weighs a ton, I know, it is being stored at my apartment right now) and Puma aficionado, so in honor of his b-day, here are some prime cuts from Madlib - Blunted In The Bomb Shelter. According to Turntable Lab:

Before there was Greensleeves or Virgin, Trojan held a firm lock on the British [Reggae] scene, releasing nearly all the important titles from the mid-60's through mid-70's. Madlib takes full run of their catalogue straight through the 80's, with a particular hankerin' for tunes in the following order: drums, stoner deluxe dubs, comedy and songs which in any way make mention of herb. Dunno if he had previous knowledge of reggae or if he just jumped into a couple stacks, but Madlib's ear lead him to a balanced attack of well-loved stuff (but nothing really saccharine), rarities, tough dubs and a lot of interesting tracks that regular reggae heads might pass over. The mixing is close to official reggae style, every song given about a minute playtime without much traditional mixing going on- most times he just effects his way between tunes dropping and dubbing vocal intros.

And I have designed a pair of sick Puma Baskets [pictured above] in Mike's honor. I picked the camo pattern because I remember Mike in the summer, always wearing his cut off camo pants, Puma t-shirt and his blue and yellow Pumas. You still rockin' that outfit, Mike? Anyway, happy birthday, buddy. Keep making those crazy films!

Oh Happy Day!

The iPhone has finally been completely SIM unlocked! As soon as iPhoneSIMfree.com starts selling the software, you will be able to use the iPhone with any wireless provider, foreign or domestic. The only thing that doesn't work is visual voicemail, but who cares? Everything else works and that is AWESHUM!!! Now I just need $500 to buy a refurbished 8GB iPhone.

[via Engadget]

Update: Well fuck! None of this matters for me anyway because I use dumb-ass Verizon (I need to get a new network) which uses CDMA instead of GSM, so my phone doesn't even have a SIM card in it, which makes all of this excitement moot. Assholes!