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I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF GANGSTAS
15 years ago
Speculation is swirling among my extended family after this prison release form from my great great great grandfather, George Althorp, was discovered in Tasmania. The story indicates he was a ploughman in Yorkshire, sentenced to LIFE in prison for stealing a sheep in 1827. After spending years on a prison hulk in England, he was shipped to Australia, where he eventually earned a full pardon in 184[...]

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HOW TO GET 30 PEOPLE TO JOIN YOUR BEACH HOUSE
15 years ago
This year's letter trolling for people to share my beach house came in the form of a corporate presentation, complete with charts, graphs, and stats. Raising 30K up front is never easy, but somehow every year it seems to come together at the last minute. The response to this presentation was outstanding.

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ARGENTINA VS URUGUAY
15 years ago
About a year ago, our good friends Serge & Melinda made me an offer we couldn't refuse: a two week trip to Uruguay for a Flores family reunion, that would include a few bonus days in Buenos Aires as well. After much debate and procrastination, we finally pulled it off, spending the last two weeks of April 2010 far below the equator. Serge was born in Uruguay and moved to Australia as an[...]

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TIMMY RICHARDSON'S TRIBUTE MIX TO TEDDY PENDERGRASS
15 years ago
MIX NOTES Words can hardly express how much suckier the world is today for me, upon hearing of the death of Teddy Pendergrass. Teddy's voice has been with us since 1972, when he first broke through as the vocalist on Harlod Melvin & The Bluenotes "If You Don't Know Me By Now". He may be best known to you for some of his countless other hits, such as "Bad Luck" 1975 "Wake U[...]

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QUINCY JONES IS MY HOMEBOY
15 years ago
From time to time, I rotate the records that sit on display on my record shelves at home. Some are permanent, like the O.G. copy of "Love Supreme", but most rotate in and out. I recently dug out this copy of Quincy Jones' 1969 classic "Walking In Space" LP on CTI Records, signed by Quincy himself. It reads: To Julian, Keep rockin' bro Peace Quincy Jones I managed to score this when I w[...]

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BROOKLYN BOY POPS HIS NASCAR CHERRY
15 years ago
I was in Miami 4 weeks ago for my first ever Nascar race. Leroy & Clarkson was kind enough to send me down there along with a crew of 3 other dudes to get the full Nascar experience; so as to better design, animate, edit, and creative direct a graphics package for the Speed Network. We arrived on Saturday night and got a room at Townhouse on Collins & 20th. That evening in Miami was[...]

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