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One of my favorite books on t-shirt graphics. This particular book documents t-shirts from Upper Playground from 1999 to 2009. The works featured in this 10 year anniversary edition are cutting edge to say the least. Many of the artists have been featured on Upper Playground apparel, others have been exhibited at the countless shows, events and parties staged each year in the Upper Playground store and gallery. Artists featured in this 10th Anniversary edition include Rob Abeyta Jr., Aiko, Alex One, Amaze, Armsrock, Augor, Herbert Baglione, Will Barras, Basco, Bast, Bigfoot, Blade, Mark Bode, Boogie, Tiffany Bozic, David Choe, Richard Colman, Coro, Cope, Craola, Cum, Cycle, Dalek, Date Farmers, Daze, Dr. Lakra, Dug 1, Nate Van Dyke, Eine, El Mac, David Ellis, Ron English, Ewok, Faile, Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores, Blaine Fontana, Ghost, Mike Giant, Grey, Grotesk, Maya Hayuk, Hera, Logan Hicks, Aaron Horkey, Andy Howell, Cody Hudson, Hydro 74, Paul Insect, Iz the Wiz, Jo Jackson, Rich Jacobs, Andy Jenkins, Jeremeyville, Joker, JR, Denis Kennedy, Dave Kinsey, Augustine Kofie, Koralie, Henry Lewis, Anthony Lister, London Police, Marok, Mars-1, Mario Martinez, Patrick Martinez, Masa, Matzu, Maxx 242, Mear One, Mr. Jago, Morning Breath, Andy Mueller, Munk One, Nome, Nunca, Saelee Oh, Estevan Oriol, Alex Pardee, Chris Pastras, Phase 2, Ricky Powell, Raza Uno, Retna, Revok, Revolt, Albert Reyes, Saber, Dave Schubert, Seak, Sickboy, Michael Sieben, Chris Silva, Skinner, Slick, Damon Soule, SSUR, Stash, Tofer, Ben Tour, Urban Medium, Usugrow, Vitche, Zephyr and many more.

 

Hardcover: 612 pages
Full Color

irt graphics by various artists....

 

 

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i'll support the upper playground again once they send me my free stickers from that self addressed stamped envelope that I sent them.

until then, im not buying nothing from them lol

 

although i did see a couple long sleeved t-shirts that i liked and almost got on black friday

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On 2/19/2020 at 7:20 AM, diggity said:

Another quick one. It was recommended but didn’t find much use in it. Very short read/listen. Branding terror looks interesting. 

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^i've been wanting to read this one for a while....ever since i saw his speech that went viral.

 

 

On 3/2/2020 at 8:22 PM, Schnitzel said:

ripped through this on a train ride home last Friday and then in a cheeky half hour after dinner.

 

will check that head lopper 

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^ i had a chance to skim through this one in a classroom i was in...pretty interesting.

i ended up just watching the movie though that was based on this graphic novel

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20 hours ago, CALIgula said:

^i've been wanting to read this one for a while....ever since i saw his speech that went viral.

Honestly if you saw the speech, theres probably not alot left to it. the audio book was like 2 hours or something short like that. 

couple of navy basic training stories in there.

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10 hours ago, metronome said:

Last few I've read:

 

 

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whats your take on the witcher books?

I believe those are the ones I read. Couldn't tell if I didnt really like the last wish, i believe thats the one with the short stories in it,  because maybe something got lost in the translation or what the deal was. I thought it was ok but didnt really do alot for me. 

 

 

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@diggity

 

They are both a collection of short stories but sort of build to something at the end of Sword which is where the main Witcher story goes.

It took me a second to get how The Last Wish was formatted because I was reading a bootlegged epub but I really liked both of them.  I read TLW before watching the Netflix series and wish I'd just read the both of them first.  

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I listened to it. glad it was only 6 hours and regret not just watching the movie. 

I didn't realize that the same author wrote no country for old men. I really liked that movie.

 

I'll probably do blood meridian too but think i might take a little break for a bit. been burning though them lately. 

 

on a lighter note. heres one I read a while back but don't think i ever mentioned.

it is a break down of a ton of different artists and how they scheduled their days.

 

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I’d highly recommend All The Pretty Horses or Child of God as well for those of you into McCarthy books, if you haven’t read them yet. 
 

McCarthy also wrote Sunset Limited. Only seen parts of it but i’ve heard it’s good, and dark. 
 

I think it was Sam Harris who said McCarthy is actually a super happy optimistic guy, the irony that all his books are pretty dark. 

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I read the Border trilogy over parts of 2018 and 2019.  McCarthy's Texas/Mexico stuff is pretty gritty and my Spanish is bad to non-existent, had to read them with a translator. 

I have to space his stuff out.  Blood Meridian has been sitting on my bookshelf for like 12 years.

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I know I've said it in here before, but Blood Meridian is hard to read. I quit 3 distinct times after specific horrific acts of violence. Eventually worked through it, but it remains the only McCarthy that I have only read once, and likely it will stay that way. That said, Toadvine is an incredible character. Ben Nichols (I think that's his name, dude from Lucero) Has an album about it that is a good listen. 

 

That and The orchard keeper are the only ones I don't own first/firsts of. 

 

Sunset Limited is awesome, and a very quick read. The movie was entertaining, but reading the script is better. 

 

I think Child of God is his most funny book, though Suttree has some incredible lol moments as well. 

 

The only one I would recommend avoiding is The Counsellor. Such a disappointment, both book and film. 

 

 

Currently reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. About halfway through: fantastic storytelling, interesting histories woven together,  and cool characters. 

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Just started reading S. by JJ Abrams.

 

It sat on my shelf for about 3 years while I decided how I was going to try.and read this monstrosity. I think Im going to just read the book first and then go through and reread it and try to digest all of the margin notes and insert material.10814358._SX540_.jpg.7a1d2d6c2b3ede39145d94b1b6f5ed9c.jpg

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On 4/16/2020 at 10:38 AM, CALIgula said:

Nice...i read kitchen confidential a few years ago... my book had a different cover though

yeah I read it back when it came out far out he blew up with that book hey.

 

Was so on point if you've ever worked in a kitchen but he spent too much time being a new york wanker in his later books.

 

And I always thought he was pretty condescending to people about not eating the "correct food" in japan when he's being toured around as a TV star.

 

But in Kitchen confidential he was the fuckin' man and rightly so!

 

recently finished this in two mammoth nights reading - was good but ending had some cheesy points.

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On 4/18/2020 at 6:16 PM, mr.yuck said:

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Just started reading S. by JJ Abrams.

 

It sat on my shelf for about 3 years while I decided how I was going to try.and read this monstrosity. I think Im going to just read the book first and then go through and reread it and try to digest all of the margin notes and insert material.10814358._SX540_.jpg.7a1d2d6c2b3ede39145d94b1b6f5ed9c.jpg

What a garbage piece of shit. I am filled with an overwhelming sense of contrite for not just leaving this on my bookshelf. J.J. Abrams ruins another promising concept with his failure to nail an ending.

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