Roller Derby

Super late in posting these quick-snaps of the roller derby adventure.
LL, ThreeFingers, RKT, MR. C, and R? and myself went to check out the roller derby action on the upper west side.

It was much more athletic than any of us imagined, but the amount of visible tattoos was just about what we expected.

Do it, to it!




round and round



lol



Awww

A Smart Salon with Charles Best

A Smart Salon with Charles Best
How a social studies teacher from the Bronx founded DonorsChoose.org and raised $30 million for education in just one year.
When: Wednesday, August 10th, 6 - 8pm
Where: Smart Design, 601 West 26th St, 18th Floor

Please RSVP by August 8th (details below)
rsvp@smartdesignworldwide.com

About this Smart Salon

Would you be more likely to act on your good intentions if you were presented with straightforward, tangible knowledge about the impact your help would make? It was on this premise that Charles Best, a social studies teacher in the Bronx, founded DonorsChoose.org in 2000.

Charles saw that kids and teachers needed a way to tap directly into people's desire to support better education in their own backyards. His idea worked and students have been benefitting ever since. In 2010, DonorsChoose.org had an incredible year, raising $30 million to fund everything from crayons to new curriculums.

DonorsChoose.org was listed in Fast Company's "Top 50 Most Innovative Companies" and Charles himself has been named one of the "40 under 40" top leaders in business by Fortune Magazine.

Over the last several years, Smart Design has been exploring and creating experiences that inspire people's good intentions for companies like Ford, OPOWER and EnergyHub. To understand more about how to encourage people's positive impact on the world, we're thrilled to have Charles join us for our latest Smart Salon. Drop by, meet Charles and we'll throw in a spectacular view up the Hudson for free!

We hope to see you there!

Details:

Wednesday, August 10 6-8pm
Drinks and light snacks at 6:00
Talk starts promptly at 7:00

Smart Design
601 W. 26th Street, 18th Floor
(btwn West Side Hwy and 11th Ave.)

Coney Island Cyclones Baseball Game 7/27/11

Checked out the cyclones with Three Fingers and RKT.
Great seats for less than $20!
All pictures by TF.

Three Fingers says "I disapprove!"



Furry Approved?

Impromptu Art Throw Down 7/28/11

LEGENDARY AND EMERGING CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS BRING TO LIFE THE WORLD OF DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION

3rassiere
Estevan Oriol
Eyeone
Jeremy Fish
Jorge Alderete
N8 Van Dyke
Rico Deniro
Robert Abeyta, Jr.
Sam Flores

Went down to check out the show and to see my ol' friend, Eyer from Los Angeles.
His contribution to the show was good.
He also did the show installation that was really fresh!

Loving the tape layering he's done.



Sticker Pack!

Re: Party on July 14th @ Tres Agaves

Hello Bay Area Friends, Classmates, and Designers!

We are having a get together this Thursday, July 14th at Tres Agaves.

Please stop by, have a drink, share a laugh, and meet some old friends and make some new ones!

Tres Agaves
130 Townsend Street, SF
7:30pm-11pm

Movie Night in Bryant Park 7/11

Hello A-Teamers!

This Monday in Bryant Park they are showing the really funny film, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
We'll be there with snacks and drinks.
(and maybe some contraband booze?)

The lawn opens at 5:00pm for blankets and picnicking.
Films begin at sunset (typically between 8pm and 9pm).

Do it, to it!

Mermaid Parade Follow Up

Quite the fun time at the Parade!
Hope no one was too badly sunburned!

Mermaid Parade SATURDAY, JUNE 18TH, 2PM!

Get your costumes, cameras, dancin' shoes, and smiles ready for the Coney Island Mermaid Parade.

All of the details are on their website

http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml

Do it, to it!

Manhattan Challenge

Walking the whole length, from bottom to top, Broadway the entire way, 13miles!

Already done this once, and will be doing it

USS Intrepid

Had a great, impromptu A-Team event at the USS Intrepid yesterday.
A great outing exploring the ship, the planes, and learning about naval life courtesy of Mr. Three Fingers himself.
(Who knew he manned an aircraft carrier back in the 90's?!)

Enjoy the pictures!



Landing deck, planes, skyline.


Rarr!






Love how this one folds up


I don't see anything!


Loved this one as a kid, great to see just how angular it is in person.


Great sink. The middle lever opens/closes the drain.

Avenue 5.5

...just did a rainy 5.5 tour with O.C. who's in the States for a few days.
Hella fresh tour.
We'll do this again soon and will add documentation.

Do it, To it!

Impromptu Art Throwdown Part 3

Checked out the Bertrand Delacroix gallery with RKT on Saturday when we took a break from the Shanghai photo essay we're working on.

Checked out some sick paintings by Jerome Lagarrigue and sculpture by Beth Carter.

Impromptu Art Throwdown Part 2

Jose Parla show with RKT at the Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery. Thursday 3rd, 2011. NYC.
Last moment....
....and hella fresh!



Sick Lettering!


Great lil' added audio element. Pick up and listen to some very muffled Mandarin (?)


The best signed book ever!
"2011 NYC/Matthew Best, Jose"

Impromptu Art Throwdown

Hey A-teamers,

Our artist friend Tim Neill was visiting from Sunny California, and we checked out the opening of the HENRY LEUTWYLER: Neverland Lost - A Portrait of Michael Jackson show at the Foley Gallery, followed by some George Condo at The New Museum.






Followed by some Loreley's!
Gnom Gnom.

It's always good to remember this

Happy new years!