Had a day off so I tried out that there new Polaroid film, the PX-600. Way better than the other film, although it leaked lamination fluid which made my SX-70 look like a flock of birds took a communal shit on my camera.

Click on the poor pup for the link . . . just some test shots and a big bug. Hooray!

Sorry about the lack of posts lately.  The Mexico journey left me computer-less and drunk for 10 days.  Then I had to milk the last post for glory complements that I didn’t get kidnapped and put into sex slavery during my trip.

Anywho, here’s a short one with skating some newly built stuff on the seaport with my shitbag friends.  I would have had a trick in there but I was damn well too tan for the camera.

TUESDAY SKATE

Went down to Mexico for 10 days to see if I could convince my lady to be a mule and smuggle back vast amounts of tripa to introduce to the American population. Unfortunately, no one on the other side would front me the pig intestines and insisted that it remains strictly for street meat purposes.

Anywho, after that failure, we regrouped and had a great time finding many Babe Manoogians living in Mexico City. Here’s a couple that crossed our path:

I will now give you a top ten list of must-do’s while in Mexico:

1. Request a hand-check of your film at airport security in order to discover a never-before-seen human emotion combined of disgust, confusion, and despair.
2. Go to a bar and have your girlfriend replace the Spanish word for “beer” with “lamb” and see how far you get.
3. Refuse to wear sunscreen because you think your Armenian roots can overpower the Mexican sun, then make your girlfriend scratch the driest back ever known to man for weeks to come.
4. Eat some questionable meat, preferably pig.
5. Have your girlfriend get black-out drunk, then make sure she is the decision maker for hailing a cab.
6. Befriend a local baseball team on the beach over some cocktails then go watch their game the next day with chronic diarrhea.
7. Ask for a quesadilla without meat drunk at 3am and see what they serve you.
8. Confront a man, cornered and alone on a deserted path, and request his business card for a group family massage.
9. Go to the sketchiest liquor store and observe the store clerk stare at your girlfriend’s vagina.
10. Bookend the trip with diarrhea and vomiting.

Snapped a whole bunch of pics while I was down there . . . 8 pages of them. I used both my Polaroid Land Camera and my LOMO LCA and was pretty stoked on what came out.  Check them out and have fun!

LOMO LCA MEXICO 1

LOMO LCA MEXICO 2

LOMO LCA MEXICO 3

LOMO LCA MEXICO 4

POLAROIDS MEXICO 1

POLAROIDS MEXICO 2

POLAROIDS MEXICO 3

POLAROIDS MEXICO 4

All in all though, Mexico is the shit for real. The people were wonderful, the food was amazing, and the culture is the best. For $50 you can get a nice hotel that will supply you with enough 2-Ply for weeks of the trots. Don’t sleep and go to some Cancun bullshit, save up some ransom money, put it aside with your parents and head to the real Mexico like we did.

Last but not least, here is the video of our adventure (click on thumbnail below):

Isn’t it awesome when you come back to your desk to see this:

Facebook is a great place for instant evaluation of people.

This has gotten started.

Alright, now I’m off to Mexico for a while!

You know the scene in Iron Man when Tony Stark gets his heart battery ripped out of his body, goes into full cardiac arrest, then desperately searches for his back-up battery to plant in his chest before he dies?  That’s how I would compare my experience yesterday of searching for a bathroom with urban diarrhea.  IBS . . . maybe I need to see this guy.

Thee Ol’ Ball and Chain sent this pearl of a clip over the other day.  This subway troll, like many others in this city, is completely insane.

SUBWAY TROLL

More Lomo LCA + shots  . . . this camera is awesome for being sneaky.

LOMO 4.18.10

Finally, more macro shots with the dental cam, I think I’m learning to use this thing better:

POLAROIDS 4.18.10

The session loosened up after a couple of Sunday beers and Bud-Eye, Huff and I managed get a few clips. We skated the hospital for a good half-hour with not one sight nor sound of a fatboy cop.

SUNDAY OLD MAN SESSION

Bought this bad boy the other day. It’s actually was designed for orthodontist records back in the day but I’m gonna see what I can do with it. It’s basically a super-macro lens, so if anyone has any festering wounds or cold-sores, let me know and I’ll take a snap. Some test shots mixed in with some Land Camera stuff below.

POLAROIDS 4.12.10

Also, check out homegirl’s lomo pics here:

COOKIE

Chuck commissioned us to make these videos for his political agenda. In compensation he promises to drink all our booze when he’s in town. What they mean and what they are for is beyond me but enjoy never-the-less. These videos may be the dumbest we’ve ever done.

Tested out the LOMO LCA, that camera is the shit!

LOMO 4.7.10

I think I just spent the weekend in boating attire. Is that acceptable these days? Anywho, came across this dude and that guy. Both of them seemed lonely so Burb and I cheered them up with our wide leg biking technique that’s sweeping fixed-gear enthusiasts off their feet.

Men, take some notes.  Surprised my main squeeze with some flowers the other day.

Also happy to report that the Polish Zack Riback was found in McCarren Park yesterday (see above).

More Polaroids.

POLAROIDS 04.04.10

Guest photos from the refrigerator by Burb and 1-Ply Scerri. Pat, why don’t you do the Ol’ Manoog a solid and provide some better toilet paper the next time I’m over. I mean I know it’s the recession and all but a couple more bucks for some Charmin’ or Angel Soft would be nice. My asshole would thank you.

Here’s what I did yesterday.

YESTERDAY