MOCA MANIA

Went to the MOCA Opening last night. Overwhelmed by so much art, passion and people. I was fortunate to have visited the show a few times during the installation period and was able to see the transformation. Congratulations to the Museum on breaking ground in showing the rough stuff. Here are a few of my favorites from the show.... Plan on a few trips to the museum there is too much to take in for just one visit.

James Franco and Jeffery in a heated discussion!

Amber next to her new boy friend - James!!!

Our Dear assistant Charlie.

Retna in Blue

The young California collective DRUGS definitely added some surprise and vibrancy to the show.

Neck Face was live performing at the VIP opening in his fantastic installation.

Photo above and below by Skullphone

Street Market took it to another level!

John Ahearn east village sculptor

Brazilian Twin Brothers --Osgemeos in perfect form

They made a drum set and had instruments that musicians could play

Nunca

Otavio and painter Nina

Dogtown's very own Craig Stecyk




Much Missed Margaret Kilgallen in Epic Form

Above Cheryl Dunn and me

Really liked seeing all the Keith Herring -- looked new again. Bravo!

An urn from Patty Astor's Fun Gallery

Skate photographer Tobin Yelland and Luggage Store co-director Darryl Smith

Billy Stone and her hand painted self- portrait Jacket.

Wild in the Streets pro skater Dustin Dollin

Robin,Dustin and Amber

Judith Supine knows how to Work it

Judith Supine is working away... Looks Amazing!!!

Update Spanky is Better

Published: April 3, 2011
The Skateboarder and His Girlfriend, Los Angeles

This was the day I came back from the hospital, with third-degree burns on my chest and my back. They took skin to graft from the back of my head. We were just messing around, and •
the person that lighted my shirt on fire felt really bad. I knew it was bad; I had no idea of how bad, because it took a few days for the pain to completely set in. I was supposed to leave for Australia for a skateboarding tour, and I thought I was getting on a plane the next day. I had to stay in the hospital for, like, two weeks. And so my girlfriend had to peel out some of the hair and skin that had scabbed over.

NINA MILNER, 23: I was in the next room, when I heard, “Roll, roll, roll, roll!!” And then I walked in and looked at everyone and said, “Guys, what’s on fire?” I looked in the corner, and Spanky was there just quivering. And I had given him a tattoo on his ribs the night before that was kind of burnt. Once he got home, it was just up, up and away. Psychologically, he was just so happy to be home from the hospital. It was traumatic dressing those wounds. And it’s so difficult to feel all of the little involuntary spasms that someone you love makes when you are causing them great pain. Now that the scars are subsiding, the tattoo’s still totally there.

Friend of the gallery,artist and skate boarder Spanky Long was burnt by accident by a friend.
Sadly he was wearing some sort of older shirt which caught fire... His arms healed amazingly well.We saw him yesterday and he and his friends will no longer play with matches. Now if they will just stop stabbing each other for fun!
All joking aside really happy he is all better and now has a very stylish mohawk!

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