January 26, 2009 by Johnny Cupcakes
A strange package arrived at my home the other day. It came in a spooky looking box.
All wrapped up in cloth, accompanied with a postcard – I found this pair of Nikes. Apparently there were only 100-1,000 pairs of these made, worldwide. Only 100 with the oversized buttons like mine. Coraline, a horror novel, by the British author Neil Gaiman – will soon be made into an animated stop-motion horror fantasy film, scheduled to be released in theaters on February 6, 2009. He teamed up with Tim Burton to bring this interesting story to life. I guess you can’t purchase these shoes anywhere, they have to either be given to you or you can win them by watching the movie.
Look at these details though! Nifty buttons, homemade-esq stitching, neat fabric and other hidden gems.
You can’t see it here, but the soles even glow in the dark!
Be sure to go see Coraline on Feb 6th for your chance to win a free pair of these crafty, limited, collectible dunks. Thanks Rob and Wieden+Kennedy!
January 24, 2009 by Johnny Cupcakes
Boston Latin School is the oldest public school in America with a continuous existence. It was founded April 23, 1635 by the Town of Boston. You even have to take a test to get into this high school…
Look at these neat lockers! I didn’t have lockers at the high school / Charter School I went to. My school was in an old hotel + aquarium – but it had a roof over our heads! Although I did have a locker when I was in public schools for a little bit. I even fit inside of mine!
So I was asked to speak at Boston Latin School, after school hours. I was a little hesitant because I didn’t know how many students would actually stay after school to listen to someone lecture. To my surprise (and the school’s surprise) the entire hallway was an enormous, clustered line filled with hundreds of students waiting to get into the room I was speaking in. There were so many people that we had to move to the gigantic auditorium.
I shared my story, knowledge, ideas, do’s, don’ts and a whole bunch of other stuff. Thank you everyone who set this up, who attended, and who helped me out. It was a very fun + successful event!
January 21, 2009 by Johnny Cupcakes
Tickets are on sale now for THIS Saturday’s event @ midnight. Johnny Cupcakes Presents: Back To The Future. If you don’t know what ‘Johnny Cupcakes Presents’ is, here’s a little blurb that will fill you in;
Recently I have teamed up with the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline / Boston. Once a month I will be presenting one of my favorite films from my childhood. Not only will it be a fun, memorable, older movie – but sometimes there will be trivia, raffles, games, contests, prizes, and even some limited edition Johnny Cupcakes movie themed t-shirts. Some of which you can only purchase at the theater during my once a month events. Every showing and its random themes etc, will be different from the next.
Join me on Saturday January 24th at 11:55pm (midnight) to see Back To The Future on the big screen for $7.75
We even got a hold of the original movie reel from back in the day!
At this event, I will have a NEW limited movie themed t-shirt / colorway that is limited and numbered up to 60. This special shirt + colorway will only be available at the event. See you there!
CLICK HERE for tickets and information. (wish you could make it Bobby! you will be here in spirit)
