Slip Slidin' Away...

Woke up at 4.30 AM today and heard a large crunch , didn't think much about it then went back to sleep.
Three hours later there was a helicopter circling the crib which took me back to my Brixton days except this was a news helicopter not the filth.
Anyway, this what it was all about.



Thanks Xavier ( Cugat ? ) for calling me " rich " ( click on the photo to read the comment) - we rent this place and owe a dutch bank so much money for our failed Amsterdam venture , it made me laugh.

.... The Goose Is Getting Fat.....

Getting ready for the festive season .
My boy Mukku is guest of honour .
Just finished the annual festive card , which this year felt too much like a chore so apologies if it's not up to standard - not enough money or time .

LCR

Was given this game by some friends last weekend and love it - a cheap stocking filler after you've bought one of my Tee Shirts.

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Popla tells it like it is.
Now available at the POPLA 1000 STORE
Join The Christmas rush - this has been hotly tipped by me to be THE gift of the festive season.

Wet Feet Convention 2010

Were you at this year's Wet Feet Convention ?
Thought Not .
Better make sure you get with the programme in 2011.

Bindu Shards

How Much Do I Want To Go HERE

The Students are Revolting

I was working on this Tee last week when I hear on the news that those lazy bloody students in London finally got off their bone idle behinds and took to the streets.
Good on them ! By the looks of it it was more like a fashion shoot than a riot if that girl in the leather jacket is anything to go by.
Anyway get yourselves over to the POPLA STORE and buy one for the student in your life or maybe for yourself .
Those with a vague semblance of technical knowledge of garment adornment will notice this Tee is screen printed - yes, Popla now has the facilities for simple screen printing so watch this space for more products to follow.

Mt. Baring

Been away from the computer of late.
Last week went for a hike to Lake Barclay WA. - 1.5 hours from Seattle but a world away......
Amazing lump of rock - the photo makes it look about 20ft tall but it was big, 6,125 ft. - some guy died base jumping off it last year .

In The MIst

Spent an enjoyable evening last night at the Key Arena in Seattle as the Gorillaz were in town.
I'd never paid much mind to the band - kind of liked the idea of their concealed identities/cartoon persona's and what not, but not really listened to them.
My 10 year old son however loves them so he is the reason I went along.
I hadn't been to a concert at an arena for about 20 years so it was a bit of a shock - this was the second shock after pre-buying the tickets last month.
I suppose I can see where some of my money went , they had a slew of 'guests' : Bobby Womack , De La Soul ( pictured & who were incidentally the last band I saw at an arena - London Docklands circa 1989 ) , a brass section , a violin section , an arab section , two guys from The Clash ( must be augmenting their pensions ? I saw them last at Hammersmith Odeon in 1982 ) , some rather tiresome british rappers and a chinese singer. This coupled with some 'pukka visuals' as we used to say back in the day.
I thought I'd be the oldest swinger in town but no , there was older folk than I there.
It was good to smell someone puffing an L too - ahhh , took me back.........

The Freaks Come Out At Night

Good to be back in The Land Of Halloween this year





Don't forget to go and buy a Popla TEE .

What's in Store ?

Please visit the updated Popla Store for a couple of lovely Tees just in time to miss Hallowe'en !
Please someone buy something off me or I might just jack it all in.
Lake City - It's where me and E hang out / Cool out/ It's where the cribs at / Ya know what I'msaying ?

21. To Sell a T-Shirt to Suckers

An old friend was in town last weekend and told me about a men's vintage clothes wholesaler called Orange Crush down in Tacoma he was going to ( don't try and Google it - this guy lies low , good on him !).
On Tuesday I made the trek down there with The Meter Wrecker and was not disappointed .
The place was vast ( not quite as big as the Boeing factory ) with 5 ft. pile upon 5 ft. pile of clothes - want a letterman jacket ? No I don't either but he had about 300 of them to choose from. Insane amounts of vintage military - it was off the hook as those rappers say
I was there for a good few hours and only got to scratch the surface of his T- Shirt stash.
Here's a couple of my purchases

Boeing Boeing Bong

Last week I visited the Boeing Factory up at Everett , 30 miles north of Seattle.
Ever since I used to go through the round window on Playschool I've loved factories.
Everyone needs to stop and think how things are made.
Up at Boeing they produce the most complicated piece of consumer machinery know to man - a 747 has 6 million different components.( I say 'consumer' as if you have a few $100 million to blow they would love to hear from you)
The tour was hardcore about no photos so I pinched the interior photos but the others are mine.
The scale of the place was staggering , you couldn't really take it in- 25,000 people work there in 3 shifts 24 hours a day.
It was BIG.
I'm still scared of flying though.

Hello Archie

Hello Senna

Hello Feline

Cold Camping ?

You may think October is a bit late in the year for camping , especially if you live in Northern Europe, but I just got back from a trip to Klickitat , Washington State.
We were staying at Morton Manor and had a great time . Highlights were the 18 hole frisbee golf course( 12 over par) , Bill's Saturday movie screening( The Gods Must Be Crazy) , Alan's Margaritas ( all 3 three of them), attack of the sunset ninjas and the tree house (see below).
All in all a great time - the nights were cold but I didn't care.

Tree House

As mentioned a fine feature of Morton Manor last weekend was their treehouse.
I've always loved treehouses - the idea of escaping up a tree to ones own space.
I was rather jealous - I just need a) some space to put one up and b) a tree.

Demand The Impossible

After leaving college all those years ago I set up a T-shirt line with this bozo:


Basically I didn't have a clue and my associate didn't either but thought he did . It was a joke from start to finish. The reason I bring this up is I was sorting through all my clothes to send stuff to charity and found these at the bottom of a box ( they are going to charity ).
Can't say they brought back happy memories but did bring a smile to my face - Will someone buy it at Value Village Thrift Store ?

Anyway as I have a few thousand " Demand The Impossible" labels knocking about I am thinking of resuming said T-shirt line ( on my own as me and dickwad went our separate ways ) . I still don't have a clue though , he does- but that's his problem.