August 25, 2008 by Johnny Cupcakes
Just a few of the many treats my friends and I engulfed on our trip. Most was created by my Uncle Eddie. My stomach hurts just looking at all of this. Homemade mac + cheese with 9 different cheeses (I didn’t know that many cheeses existed!), homemade cream puffs that tasted as if you were biting into a cloud from the heavens above. I did not get to photograph some of the other meals, simply because I was too hungry to let my food get the least bit cold. My ultimate favorite was Uncle Eddie’s ‘Oysters Florentine’. Freshly picked from the ocean 2 hours prior to our meal, baked with melted cheese, spinach + olive oil. In a caveman-like manner, I literally cleaned every shell + the pans with my mouth.
August 25, 2008 by Johnny Cupcakes
Some of many photos I took on my recent vacation I embarked on with 15 of my friends. After a full day of volleyball, we retreated back to my cousins home for some grilled food + relaxation. Alex warming up the grill before our night out to see RJD2. Why RJD2 was playing on Martha’s Vineyard baffles me! But it was perfect timing and his live show was excellent! If you haven’t heard RJD2 before, I highly suggest lookling into him.
Per usual, the lovely Emma is enjoying electronic communication….
….Juris is happily enjoying none.
While I’m perfectly fine with my camera, drawing, and drinking Nantucket Nectars — Burke occasionally drinks to think.
See. Burke composing some riffs for the new On Broken Wings record…
…while Chuck is listening to old On Broken Wings.
Dave sits back worried and dreading the thought of how bad his sunburn is going to turn out. He ended up peeling like a little kids Elmer’s Glue-filled hands in art class. After the painful process of peeling was sorta-kinda over, Dave was overall happy that he lost his farmers tan and gained a new found love for volleyball.
Different strokes for different folks! We all have different things that make us happy + unique. While I may not agree with 90% of the things my friends partake in, I still love them to pieces and had yet another much needed, unforgettable, fun vacation!
To each his own!
August 22, 2008 by Johnny Cupcakes
What do these two great guys have in common? They both shopped at my Los Angeles location in the past couple of weeks. It feels weird yet awesome, that two people I look up to – shopped at a place I created. Hopefully I’ll be there next time they come in – and we can get burgers next door.
I’ve been on the hunt for my home away from home. I’m hoping to find a nice place in West Hollywood — nearby my Melrose location(Thank you Kellen, for being a part of Team Search U.S.A.!) I’m going to try to head to LA for two weeks, every month or so. It’s important for me to split up my time between my shops and to hang with my employees and customers. I wouldn’t be here without them!
I’ll be out in LA on the 29th of this month, then heading back to Boston on the 10th of September. I may be busy moving into my new place (hopefully), going to meetings, and doing a few magazine interviews. I should be at my Los Angeles location on the weekend(s) in between my visit. Come say hello!
Wish me luck on finding a cozy place in LA…
