Johnny Cupcakes

This past weekend I stayed in Berkeley California with some good friends. We had an amazing breakfast at a place called Fellini’s. It was a vegan breakfast yet tasted better than the real thing. We also saw that new Jet Li / Jackie Chan movie. That was not so good. Later that night I kept puking up movie theater butter / popcorn tidbits. I’m going to hold back from eating popcorn for a long time.

I’ve been trying my hardest to keep some secrets about the Los Angeles Johnny Cupcakes shoppe. I thought about it – and rather than keeping a ton of secrets that would only be good to surprise people on the opening day – I thought it would be better to bring you all along the journey of my wacky ideas physically coming to life.
This is a small tiny piece / sample of what’s to come.
This small tiny piece / sample is heavier than me. This photo does no justice of how dope this is in person. These blueprints are only the beginning of what else is to come. My shoppe will have a handful of unforgettable custom made contraptions. Think Pee Wee’s Playhouse + a cupcake factory on steroids with a shot of Disney Land. Stay tuned for more!

Thank you Carlson and co.!

Power house, Japanese brand A Bathing Ape / Bape – opened up steps away from my new LA shoppe. Freshly installed palm trees were planted around the store. I attended their private party a few nights ago.
Clean, simple interior with some fun Bape-like elements..
In addition to Pharrell and Nigo’s presence, I encountered some other cool people. Rick Ross, Takasha Murakami, Mike Tyson, Omarion, Dr Romenelli, NERD, Kanye West, various press and some new + familiar faces.
Jonah of Superbad fame.
Pete Wentz. I missed him when he popped in my Boston shoppe, but alas. We have some mutual friends, we are both entrepreneurs and we were both in hardcore bands signed to Eulogy Records at one point.
Alex of Homeroom clothing. We met at a trade show a while back. Great kid, chock full of ideas (and delicious bubble gum), designs some amazing products and has a good head on his shoulders. We’re going to meet up while I’m in San Francisco this weekend.
Fellow Bostonian, Daniel Weisman. Manager of the musician Wale. We were supposed to hang out last year when he was up in Boston too. We chatted about bits of life, over champagne glasses of water.
New York artist Kaws.

Lupe Fiasco was just as excited to meet me as I was to meet him! One of the most down to earth people I’ve met. He was full of life all night and wasn’t wasted or on drugs. He told me he’s been watching my brand grow for a few years now and he loves / respects how I’m just some regular dude who hustled and came up from nothing / out of nowhere. We’re going to try to meet up when his tour hits up Boston next month. Safe travels!