What a better way to celebrate a classy American-Italian inspired brand like Gourmet Footwear than to live large in an upscale club with the best jams (no top 40), an open bar, antipasti and fun peeps!

My KONY2012 nights at M Cafe Thursdays are over with Jayden moving to KL and my cousin returning to SF after a 3 week trip. :(

I tried to duplicate Angelo Mendez's photo HERE by asking the guard to hand over his shotgun to my cousin Skipp for a photo but he wasn't having it.

It was my youngest son's turn to graduate from preschool and move up to big school. Next school year my 3 boys will all be in the same school. I'm so proud of them!

Maaaaaaaan, am I stoked to see these reach our shores. Gotta love how Converse remixed the classic Auckland Racer runners into these sure fire sneaker summer bangers.

CAN YOU SAY HOT!?

Raymond Molinar canceled but it's all good because we still got Kenny Anderson! éS Skateboarding rider Mike Anderson (future Converse Skateboarding Ambassador?) will fill in for Molinar. Also, the entire we Legendary skate team (minus Alex Ompoy) will be competing for the crown so this should be fun!

I stayed home Friday night and missed @PnutButterNoJam's birthday party because I had to get up early Saturday for this. Shout out to @Mia899 for posting about this weeks ago!

Back in 1992 I graduated from the Ateneo Grade School. 20 years later, I'm back in the same covered courts to attend my eldest son's graduation. 

The original plan was to park the car in Regis Center (finding a vacant parking spot in Ateneo has always been a headache), cross Katipunan Avenue and take a tricycle to the high school grounds but it started drizzling. Isn't it supposed to be the start of summer?

I stopped by this joint to get a quick bite so I wouldn't go hungry during the 3 hour ceremony. The last time I went was in 2010 with @gonzylla and @littlemissval at the Ayala Triangle Gardens. Chicken was blah so this time I ordered the fish fillet sandwich.

DAT BLUEGRASS.

Just when you thought you got we Legendary figured out and try to emulate it for your own benefit, everyone's favorite skateshop flips the switch and brings you one of the busiest we Legendary Saturdays of Summer 2012.

Starting with these...

My favorite hella hyphy cousin from SF is in town for the first time in more than 15 years. 15 YEARS! Last time he visited I was in high school with my Discman in tow everyday listening to Operation Stackola, Can You Feel Me, Killa Kali and other Bay Area bangers.

He wanted to check out some spots in the city so I brought him to the only place worth going to Thursday nights. M Cafe! We came through around midnight to support this guy on deck.

New tee drops at Urban Athletics on Saturday!

I was torn watching the Bulls-Knicks game yesterday. I wanted Linsanity in the house that Michael Jordan built but his own teammate Melo had other plans (trade him!) and the Knicks couldn't rebound for squat. Then on the other team was the league's current MVP doing his thing. (32 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists)

I jumped out of my seat when he threw down this monster jam! (click to play)

There's MAGIC, Agenda, Capsule, Bread & Butter and there's this...

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No formal training. No silly parties. No press.

Only real graffiti.

Did y'all see Derrick Rose hit that off-balance game winning basket against the Bucks? Effin' sick!

You think you got what it takes to land a fat contract through skating? Then join this!

If you've seen me in person or follow this blog religiously then you know that I always go about my usual routine with a bag in tow to carry my essentials. From fanny packs to back packs, my journey wouldn't be complete without them. Like how I went through elementary and high school with a classic Jansport backpack with the suede leather bottom or how I hustle in the city now from one meeting to the next with a North Face Heckler.

So Jansport for school, North Face for urban/outdoor.

Then you got this - The Herschel Supply Co. Brand. Classy bags with slick and minimalist designs for the stylish you. Now dressing better is complete.

Well-built bags with a nice liner and function to boot? I'm sold. Look at that second compartment for shoesis!