Fuckin’ Proper… You’re just too good. When are you guys finally gonna slip up and let me crack a joke at your expense? Instead you just keep posting 10s, and all I can make fun of is the fact that you guys never do anything that’s less than great. Damn you and your stellar sense [...]

A rather buttery croc skin Half Cab… But they’re a candle to the sun that is the Proper x Vans Holiday collaboration collection. Hot damn.

Nothing to do with Prop 8, but Proper is out of Long Beach… Just kidding, just kidding. My political speech is over. Long Beach is dope, and so are these Blazers.

I recently called Long Beach the Silverlake/Williamsburg of Orange County. That ruffled some feathers, but I didn’t mean that in a defamatory way; I just meant Long Beach is the coolest spot near the OC. (Yeah, I call it the OC.) I know that Long Beach is in LA County. But Long Beach is more [...]

Mmmm… A national Nike Quick Strike release in Lakers colors? What does Boston have to do to get respect? Either way, gum soles are fresh. The shoes are in collaboration with British Millerain Company, using waxed cotton which is both stain and water resistant. Thanks to Proper, where you can acquire these.

Skart is, of course, the popular trend of featuring skateboard art–and free beer. Contributors to this particular fine show include skaters like Jason Lee and Chris Pastras, Nathan Pratt, and Danny Gonzalez; other contributors include Mike Shinoda and Blaine Fontana. Check it out and see if you can find my favorite Long Beach boys Danny [...]