About this episode
Mike shares memories from 1999, discussing various people, events, and cultural topics from his time in New York City and San Francisco.
Mike recalls more memories from living in New York City and San Francisco in 1999. Topics discussed include: East Side Inc, Nalla Smith, Dash Snow (Sace), Agathe, Wall Street heist, John the Fencer, Kunle (Earshot), Tom of Finland cop tattoo, Titpig, Sarah Lawrence girl, Brendan Fowler, Ashley Macomber, Isaac Ramos, Wes Lang, Hoboken, layering tattoos, Body and Soul, European tourists, Joe Claussell, Danny Krivit & François K, seamless mixing, thunderstorm, Buter, Laura Ward, Sarah’s visit, lightning storm at Empire State Building, Rocksteady Crew party, Bobby Tribal, Martin Luther King and Hip Hop, “show and prove”, Kevin LeBlanc, cultural appropriation vs client satisfaction, Bill Canales, Jason McAfee, Regina, tattoos with sexual meanings, Flyrite Tattoos, Elio España, Kelly Krantz, Dan Higgs, Rule of Thirds, re-using needles, McAfee’s hand tattoo, The Heart Design, friends choosing flash for each other, Wane COD, bucket fill pieces, CoOp housing, 7A restaurant, out past dawn, Brett’s house party, drinking with Sace, cities at 4am, walking home drunk and shower of shame.
People in this episode
Host: Mike
Topics covered
- New York City
- San Francisco
- East Side Inc
- Dash Snow
- Wall Street heist
- tattoos
- cultural appropriation
- music
- parties
- drinking
Keywords
- 1999
- art
- design
- visual culture
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Flyrite Tattoos, Tom of Finland cop tattoo
Places: New York, San Francisco, Hoboken
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