Fritcedric Affair

Big night on the town last night, lots of parties and interesting things to do. I started out my evening at a little house party on King St W near niagara where my good friend Selector Dominique and our buddy Toni were throwing down the 7s.

It was an interesting party, attended mostly by international ESL students. I heard a lot of spanish, some Germanic tongue, and maybe some other dialects I couldn't quite place. Either way, it was a pretty tight place to start off the night. 

After we kicked it for a bit with Coach and some friends, we decided it was time to leave to check out two of my favorite people in the city right now. Fritz and Cedric are gifts to us all and it's important to let them know that once in a while. 
Cedric did his solo thing, and it was wonderful. Then Fritz joined him for a special encore presentation. I was, of course, in the front row. 



Don't they look wonderful together? Yes, they certainly do. This party was pretty tight because it wasn't too full, there was wicked dance music, and people were having a great time. There was no wait for the bar, the service was nice, and there was this awesome patio on the fifth floor that provided a nice place to chill out. 

After that we did a little bit of limbo and called it a pretty tight night. 

Pretty Tight Comeback

I went to check in on my boy Selector Dominique the other day to check out some of his new 7's and kick it west end style. 

He treated me to some fine tunes and hospitality, digging into his collection is always a pleasure. 

I sincerely suggest that you take a look at his blog and start feeling the tunes of summer. 

It feels great to say, that I'm back! 

Northern Yonge: Torontopeg Edition Alt Title: Takin Care of Bizness

Torontopeg: Def. "The intermingling of young people from toronto and winnipeg, resulting in wild house parties attended by members of each group."
Did a little northern yonge performance at the torontopeg party, which actually celebrated the departure of young biz, off to london, then nyc. bye bye bizzie biz, see you soon.
after the show, displaying torontopeg tshirt. sorry if any girls got hurt in the giant brawl over the last two shirts.
me and mama liza, slash liza property, slash partner in crime. she rocked the house.
these photos courtesy of sarah nicole. thanks a bunch!

My Garden Continued

An Te Liu: Style and Epoch.

Got up at 9 today because last night I went to bed really early. So I thought to myself, let's bang out some blog posts before I completely forget the wheres, whens and whos that go along with this Canada Day long weekend. Below we see me and An Te Liu, where he opened his show Style and Epoch at the MKG gallery on grand old Ossington Ave. I don't go to art shows without my trusted companion Paul. Not only does Paul's demeaner and style command respect and admiration from those who surround him, he's in the art business, and his advice over the years has proven to be priceless.
And of course, my eccentric sister, (and recently-arrived roomate - sorry about waking you up the other night btw - you know how it is when Dave's in town...) chit-chatting with some of her Berlin friends who were in town. Notice Sputnik handbag. Well done Clara, well done.
The artist himself, deeply immersed in conversation with another Berliner.
Art is fun.

Sweaty Betty's BBQ

Flowers and Chicks

One of the best parts about living in the west side is the roses and other flowers that really bring out the best in our neighborhood. Here are a few I snapped when we were en route to the beacs for a few drinks.
The best part about it is that the gardens here will only get better and better as the summer goes on. So i'll keep you all posted.
One of our favorites west side ladies, rachel, doing her thang behind the bar at the beacs.
Cameron, me, and sarah.

Bicycle Art Show at Studio Gallery

This past Thursday I had the pleasure of attending an art show put on by two of my old friends Avery and Vanessa of Studio Gallery and Agency.

As part of the Bicycle Film Festival, the show celebrated our favorite way to get around the city. The piece above is done by an extremely interesting guy named Ben Schumacher, who posts his work on his awsome blog.
Here's Nick Fox and me in front of the piece he did for the show. Nick helped me out with a lot of the Northern Yonge branding, and we ate tons of vietnamese food while he worked with Studio Agency on some web design projects.
One of my favorite favorite people in the world, Mathieu, AKA Ndeur, and me in front of the piece he did for the show. Mathieu is establishing himself as one of the most accomplished young designers/artists around. His customized pumps and vintage heels are driving the buzz but just you wait until this guy can unleash his full creative energy: this guy paints, draws, designs websites, makes furniture, clothing, anything and everything.

Here we are, Mr. Ben Schumacher and me standing in front of one of his photographs which was shown at Studio Gallery. Nuff said.

West End Sunshine

My Garden

As some of you may know, I have a pretty tight garden. I decided to post this post for anyone and everyone who doesn't have one. These are purple irises, which are really pretty.

These ones smell really nice.

These ones are white peonies, which only bloom with the help of little tiny ants. They also smell really nice, but if you're gonna take them inside you have to shake them upside down.

This is another iris.

Not quite sure what this one is yet, i'll ask mom and get back to you.

Hope you enjoyed the photos.