Archive for 2009



Celly Etiquette 46 Comments

She called; I was in a building where reception was terrible. I picked up, as she had tried to contact me in other means regarding the juicy happenings of the weekend. I could barely hear her; I told her I would call her in 2 minutes from downstairs. Two minutes later, she is not picking [...]

Loide 36 Comments

At a New York tribute for the late great Miriam Makeba, I was lucky enough to be sitting in close proximity to my personal old man crush, Mr. Harry Belafonte (he may be old but he’s still hot) when this new artist hit the stage and performed one of my favorite Makeba hits, “Soweto Blues” [...]

Bernos Block Party 135 Comments

Every year around this time we, at bernos, begin losing our minds, in a good way. We start brainstorming on new shirts, Nolawi starts designing and the feedback process is never ending. We have to choose the color scheme, how much inventory we have to get, how many designs we should do for our fall [...]

fax Krazy Larry! 18 Comments

I was on a real date once upon a time in a certain city. We had a bottle of wine among the other things, at a nice cozy place that was more crowded than a train during rush hour. The tables so close together that it’s impossible to avoid eavesdropping at your neighbors. Krazy Larry [...]

the Secret is 50 Comments

I don’t watch day-time TV, although I flip through channels. A while back I saw a Nicole Kidman interview on one of those shows with a bunch of ladies. She walked in a size 2 dress and no cheeks on her face, just cheek bones. I suppose super skinny is sexy, but it just doesn’t [...]