the 24-hour takeover – 24 odd hours 24 odd weeks later

My timing is a little off on this post, but then again time itself was a little askew throughout the whole jackassworld 24-hour takeover of the MTV studios in general. Sure, it was only on air for 24 hours in all, but there were several hundred man-hours leading up to that fateful weekend in February that made for a surreal time indeed. And it seems even more so now, if only because all of the footage slid into the jackassworld cellar so damn fast it felt just like one of those mystery poos. You know, where you know for a fact that you’ve just eked out a BM, but when you go to take that last look in the bowl prior to flushing it is nowhere to be found. Not even a smear! (more…)

one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer – mat hoffman

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Mat Hoffman is obsessed with flight. Unfortunately for him, he isn’t that concerned with landing. As you know (and if you don’t) Mat Hoffman is the modern day equivalent to Evel Knievel. He is the most legendary BMX rider of all time, and he also happens to be one of the sweetest men I have ever met—the gnarliest man I have ever met, yet completely gentle and humble. What a huge and singular spirit! (more…)

photos of the day

artsy fucks

Arty fucks in a bar—excluding Mat Hoffman, of course. He would be best described as the toughest man in the world who just so happens to be standing alongside some arty fucks in a bar (Jeff Tremaine, as the flaming artist, and Rick Kosick as the bar table book end). What this photo does remind me of, though, is an even better fucking photo that capitalized upon the allure of the word “fuck” and from a very prominent Beverly Hills vantage point. Time to go dig through the boxes of Big Brother photos so see if that one still exists…it kicks the fuck out of this fuck, that’s for sure.

(photo by Dimitry Elyashkevich)