Ryan Ridings, a talented 3d modeler is making a SICK 3D model of my e46! He started working on this model close to a year ago… and just recently picked it back up and turning wrenches on it. The progress has been awesome to watch so far… Ryan definitely has an eye for this. I took a modeling class in Lightwave in college, and did terrible… so I have a lot of respect for Ryan’s talent. Did I mention he is 17 years old?

Check out the progress up until now… starting with the earliest render. I will post up more as Ryan makes progress… so stay tuned! In the meantime… check out Ryan’s Blog… and someone hire him!!!

Somehow this is supposed to work.
Dissasembled… and cleaned.
Unfortunately… it doesn’t.

So rad.

While I was moving I found my old 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System. Michael found his in the moving process as well. Finding all my old NES games has rekindled some of my obsession with what is now referred to as “retro-gaming”. Despite how old that makes me feel… I do think a lot of the game artwork and advertising surrounding video games from that era is fascinating. I suppose the “futuristic” aspect of these gaming systems didn’t do well with age.

Regardless… I can’t get enough of it. Perhaps since I grew up with it… I can relate to that future-appeal.
I snapped a few pictures of Michael’s NES “Action Set” box when we were moving.
I thought they framed up nicely in an abstract sense of typography/design.

Words cannot even begin to describe… this is possibly THE most amazing thing I have ever seen. EVER.
This car left me speechless… for a solid 5 minutes after I watched the video about it.
I honestly sat in silence (and amazement) after seeing this.

Say what you want about Chris Bangle…
This is lightyears past revolutionary.

AMAZING.

The teaser trailer.

I’ve wanted one of these since I was in middle school.
Matte black and awesome.

I never thought I’d see the day that $100 doesn’t fill my tank. The pump cut me off at $100.00.
Remember when gas was $.99/gal?
I do.

Lieze and I met up with Nendel tonight down at Eyedrum to see the Atlanta premiere of BOMB IT! - A global graffiti and street art documentary by director Jon Reiss.

The night started out with some words about the film from a legend. I was very surprised to see New York’s Zephyr there to set the stage. The documentary was great. It touched on classic graf history, and then sets sail around the globe, connecting with writers and street artists. It really goes in depth about the rights of public space, and how a lot of street art is in a sense waging war agains advertising and other public space infringements. The editing was fantastic… and even had some good (and some not-so-good) motion graphics in it. My favorite part was when an artist who paints in the rotted sewers beneath Sao Paolo talks to a family he knows that lives in the sewers, and they call him a hero… their hero - not a vandal. Very touching. The one part I could have lived without was definitely DJ Lady Tribe’s interview. Get serious.

Overall, this documentary was great… and I’m a tough critic. It is a must see for any present, past, or future writers.
Anyone remotely into street culture at all will not be dissapointed.

Trailers:

A lot of wrench time went down in this garage. Between my ol’ eight-six’s delinquent functionality, and 3 years of pro drift-car maintenance on the E46… countless hours have been spent. Fans running, metal blaring, and wrenches clicking… this garage will definitely be missed.

Some ol’ pics in lieu of my nostalgia.