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-Juan

RANDOM

I have a folder on my desktop (at work) titled "Random."

This folders holds literally a bunch of random stuff I've found online or stuff I've done and didn't know where to put..

If you've never seen this.... Where have you been? My homeboy Coby is one talented dude!

Dedication! Found this on someone's blog.. The owner of the camera claims he cleaned up the camera and it works fine.

"tigers love pepper, they hate cinnamon"

Quick photochop I did..

Dope!

First ever cover of Lowrider Magazine..

I have a thing for vans..

Teen Angel is kind of a bad ass!

-Juan

OMG TXTs LOL FTP EOEOEO

More random texts I've received and sent on my new phone.. Some funny some not as much.

From Sarah
"LMFAO, You are sooooo Mexican"

From Jorge
"The camera is going to be the hating device of the year"

From Kristina
"So why didnt you tell me I had pepper in my teeth ho?!"

From Daniela
"You had sqweeky morning voice, it kinda felt like we slept together.. actually, not really, not at all"

From Santana
"Drive by just happened like down the street"

From John
"Whos leg did you have to hump to pull that off"

From Daniela
"Nope. That's carne asada. I'm the prime muthafukin rib!! I'm diosito lindo!!"

From Eric
"Bite me sangrones I would have partied with El Metido"

From Beto
"How about dr faggit?"

From Beto
"Shut up. Your gay and long"

From Nicole
"Did u feel like your eating big bird?"

From Pete
"Dont be a pussito. Get it done"

From Knowie
"How do you know if lesbians are tight? They have sex too"

From Beto
"Yo Gava Gava"

From Knowie
"Ricky Martin wants to borrow your fairy shirt. Theres enough material for his lover too"

From Jesus
"Wat a pusssssaaaaayyyy wat a fuken pussy!!"

From Nicole
"That book told me to kill Ronald Reagan"

From Nicole
"Weiner poop"

From Pete
"You can forget about being invited to my birthday party this year. Just FYI"

From John
"Pop some dip in your mouth and GET R DONE!!"


From Me to Britnie
"Im lookin for ostrich skin boots"

To Sarah
"Oh then FTPa"

To Jorge
"Look under Oaxacas Got Talent"

To Daniela
"I spork"

To Nicole
"Is Chile going to be called Salsa now?"

To Nicole
"I'm an equal opportunity hater"

To Beto
"How bout you suck on my chinese nuts!"

To Nicole
"No every1 knows you cant hit women or children just shake the shit out of them"

To Beto
"fuckyourface is available"

To Nicole
"Do you go to farmville conventions?"

To Knowie
"Lesbian have puuusssaaayyss. U just act like one"

To Knowie
"We just ran into Perez Hilton he was pissed that you stole his blazer"

To Nicole
"Not sure. Drinking green beer and eating lucky charms?"

To Jesus
"Ull look like Stephen Glandsburg"

To Knowie
"U didnt try gayblazer @93901.com?"

To Beto
"It's called a hermaphrodite"

To Nicole
"Its so much better than Catcher in the Retarded Rye"

To Pete
"No future in yo frontin"

-Juan

Curly Dimpled Lunatic

"A child is a curly dimpled lunatic. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson"

Last night I took some photos of my god daughter for her up coming 4th Birthday.

I had a lot of fun, I'll be honest I'm not very good or experienced in shooting children. It's not the easiest task in the world (especially at 8pm) but it is very fun. My daughter is such a character.

Of Course my favorite pictures are when she's goofing around... Captures her real personality...


She did this on her own... I didn't even have to tell her..



Her dad snapped a few when I was giving the parasol... Dig my shirt... http://939o5.blogspot.com/2010/01/dont-lose-your-head.html

-Juan

Short Track

Went with my buddy Beto & his son to watch some short track racing a couple of nights ago... It was awesome, the racing and watching the little guy react to the racing.
I think this was my favorite bike at the event, didn't see it run, but it looks good.

Another nice looking bike.

Lil Beto... enjoying the races.. He would scream really loud.

The building where the racing was held was awesome.

Yo Gabba Gabba!

-Juan

Pony Boy

A few months back my brother called me to help him shoot a 1964 1/2 Mustang Freddy Perales at Campos Custom Fab (with help from Michael Cody) built for Dave Stone. It was late, dark and we didn't have much to work with.. well besides a flimsy tripod and a great looking car.

I'm not a big fan of Mustangs, never have been, but the first time I saw this Mustang I was impressed with how good it looked! It looked clean, stylish, and tough. There are many subtle things Freddy did to this Mustang to make it look the way it does. You may not notice, heck I don't notice all the modifications that were made but sit this Pony next to a stock one and you'll see the difference!


Oscar & Freddy helped us move the Pony around to get a good angle (We had to use a long shutter speed because it was very dark)

The car not only looks tough but underneath that hood sits a 347 Stroker.

I love the stance of the car.




... and back to the stable the pony went...

It's good for me to shoot cars I normally wouldn't..
-Juan

Live at the Fillmore

So we got tickets to the Rebelution/Zion I/SOJA concert at The Fillmore in San Francisco. We bought the tickets to watch Zion I! I have seen them before and was very stoked to watch them again.... Great performers.

Things don't always go as planned.. We showed up late because we never thought Zion I would be opening the show... Well we were wrong. We missed them all together and only watched SOJA perform 2 songs... but at least we got to enjoy Rebelution!

These guys are good! I had heard of them and had 2 of their songs... but now I'm a fan... these guys kill it!





and here's a photo I took today on the way back from having lunch with The Legend...



-Juan

LTMQ TXTS

More funny texts that I've gotten & sent on my new phone... lost a lot of funny ones when my other phone died..


from Nicole
"BTW People have the weirdest convos at Starsucks"

From Lil Watcha
"Bumpin that Akwid in Texas.."

from Nicole
"U listen to Coldplay"

from Nicole
"U dress like Lady Gaga"

From Jesus
"Cant have a bunch of old pregnant bitches in here"

from Nicole
"It's patriotic to stuff my face"

from Beto
"Baby Pink? Icey Fresh"

from Nicole
"Box wine sucks"

From Jesus
"How bout a cougar smacked my ass as soon as I walked into the party"

from Nicole
"That means it will be mean - about Thomas Kinkade or Sarah Palin"

from Nicole
"Damn I didn't know you loved mainstream rap"

from Nicole
"I'd like to see your furry boots"

from Samantha
"I know you only tolerate me for my husband and child anyway"

from Lil Watcha
"Why isn't Carmen Electra down with Deadend?"

from Nicole
"Your mom keeps hitting on me"

from Nicole
"Can I pack heat?"

from Andrew
"Made it back safe! Thanks for putting me on blast about the benzo! Dickhead."

from Daniela
"Being Mexican & drinkin in the car"

from Nicole
"Damn. U are such a sell out. You are so Thomas Kinkade"

from Nicole
"I have a bad ass life"

from Alex
"He musta forgot. Everytime we chill he gets hella stuck after we smoke and is pretty useless."

from Nicole
"Cool people thought you were retarded"

from Lil Watcha
"Naw too many gavas"

from Nicole
"Youre so gay you don't even like boys"

from Nicole
"So I taught my 3 year old cousin to do the beyonce booty dance ans she busted it out at her xmas program playing the part of mary"

from Daniela
"La pirateria me salvo la vida!"

from Nicole
"So I had an affair with tiger woods..."

from Nicole
"I stole your joke and told it like it was mine."

from me..

to Nicole
"Why dont u ever knock on my door saturday mornings so I can close it in ur face?"

to Daniela & Nicole
"I just had an architect named Robert C. Mein come in. It was hard not to laugh"

to Nicole
"U framed an Asia Poster"

to Nicole
"Oh then pretend I never said labradoodle"

to Nicole
"Im a peacedestroyer"

to Fitty
"Silky J. Blige"

to Nicole
"We're now playing wine pong"

to Nicole
"Are you kidding me? Kanye West fan!"

to Nicole
"I keep it real... U know like Vanilla Ice, k fed, mc hamer, diddy.. U know legends"

to Samantha
"I waste my own time"

to Nicole
"Gotta catch up on my racist jokes anyways"

to Andrew
"Yo if I put up the pics of Coles bike will you get spanked?"

to Nicole
"Wear your beret so I can take you serious"

to Lil Watcha
"Yeah buddy rollin like a big shot"

to Nicole
"Did he use his putter or nine iron? He should change his name to cheetah woods"

to Nicole
"I think my hearse is going to be pulled over on the way to my burial"

The Squish Story

So I few months back my brother and I were headed southbound on the 5 towards San Diego via Ventura... right after passing the Anaheim area we ran into a lot of traffic... Stop & Go traffic... My brother of course fell asleep while I cranked up some Mac Dre to try and stay awake.

As we drove into Oceanside I couldn't take it anymore I had to get out of my truck and the traffic and stretch out a little.. So I stopped at a gas station to fill up the tank.. my brother woke up and got out... He asks if I wanted anything from inside the store.. Monster Energy and a Twix chocolate bar sounded great.

As he walked to get my sugar fix I hooked up the pump to my truck and leaned on the bed of my truck (passenger side.) As I did this I noticed a big Van pull up (pretty fast) in the pump next to me.. I noticed the driver (we'll call him Old Dude) and the passenger (We'll call her Pissed Off Wife) arguing. That didn't seem too odd... But then I realized why they were arguing, The vans gas filler was on the driver's side not the passenger side... So, pissed off, he pulled up and then cranked the wheel to his left (I was really bored and did notice all of this) Then he began to back up...

Here's where it gets interesting..

As he's backing up (slowly) it looks like he is about to hit a Chevy Suburban..

But he didn't... Not because he stopped.. not because the Suburban moved but because between The back of his van and his Suburban is a lady... I noticed and thought in my head "Oh Shit"....

He doesn't hit her, because he's going very slow... But he "squishes" her between both vehicles...

You're going to think I'm an evil person...

But I didn't yell, run to help or anything... I just looked at her... looked at him and pointed at the lady being squished... Old Dude looked at me and I very calmly said, "Stop."

I think he read my lips because he stopped looked at me in confusion and then was even more confused as the lady he had pinned between two vehicles started yelling..

"You Mother Fucker! You just hit me!"

The Lady squirmed out and began banging on the Old Dude's van as she walked around the back to the drivers window... Old Dude pulled up to the pump as She continued to yell at him...

Old Dude gets out of the van looks at me with a very confused look... and right at the very moment I realized how hilarious this is (maybe I am evil) and try not to laugh...

Old Dude asks me, "Did I really hit her?"
Me, (trying not to laugh) "Um...Yeah.."
Old Dude, "Fuck, I'm just trying to get some fucking gas! Son of a bitch!"
Me, (still trying not to laugh) "Shit happens..."

By then I had finished pumping and was walking to the driver's side of my truck laughing...

I must've had a huge smile.. cause as my brother walks towards me with my energy drink & choclate.. He just looks at me and asks, "Why the fuck you smiling, Fag?"
Me, "Dude... You just missed it.."

We get into the truck and drive away as Pissed Off Wife and the lady that got squished started arguing...

I told my brother what happened and we laughed hysterically for awhile in traffic...

My brother made a very good point, "If you didn't do anything except stand there and look why didn't you take out your cell phone and record it for me?"

Haha

That's not evil is it?

I mean I pointed and told the Old Dude to stop... and he did... right?

Peace
-Juan

Mr. & Mrs. Medina

I was in Peter & Amanda's wedding a couple of weeks ago...

What a great time!

I am very happy that they included me in their wedding!

We started things off on Thursday night, a few of us went out for a drink, Then on Friday night we had a rehearsal & dinner..

Here's Pete & I getting ready to head to the rehearsal... You won't see me this dressed up very often.

My partner Courtney and I practicing walking down the isle..

After the rehearsal Peter's mom and family had a great dinner for everyone in the wedding party.. good stuff!

After the dinner we decided to gather a few close friends at my Compadre Rosendo's house for a little bit a drinking and a lot of fun..

Legendary!

Okay.. maybe a lot of drinking and a lot of fun...

Peter showed us the beautiful ring he got for his bride to be... Nice! (Or maybe I just like the shirt Pete's wearing)

John, Pete's Brother, gave a great and very heart-warming Best Man Toast.

Here's Me, Alex, Gianini and Pete's little sister Amanda..

Here I am at the reception with Rosendo and Cadena

Dancing the dollar dance with Amanda.

The Espinoza & Cadena kids... Only Tina is missing...

Like I said I was very happy & honored to be a part of Peter & Amanda's wedding.. Good times had by all!

Paz
-Juan

p.s. I'll start blogging a little more again...

Weekends were made for fun..

Had a good weekend...

I'll start off with pics from Thursday.

Freddy, my brother and I went to Salinas Boys' shop to shoot a few flicks of the bike Cole and the boys were finishing up for a Japanese client. Beautiful bike.. really clean & compact. These guys are on top of their game...

Here's my brother & Freddy looking at the bikes..

Aaron putting some last minute touches on the bike before it heads for Japan.

Two awesome and very different styled bikes being built at the same time.

Then On Friday night I met Lil Watcha in San Jose and headed to the Royal Jokers Cruise Night in Oakland...

I was backseat driver.

Here's Lil Watcha's Impala sitting front row at the Cruise Night.

There was a clean 61 Impala at the Cruise Night.

After the Cruise Night we headed to downtown San Jose to meet my brother & Big Ed to cruise San Jose...

It was cool to see a few low riders out.

Saturday.. I woke up early to make it to the Marina Swapmeet, but not early enough to sell, story of my life.

As I was taking off Diego was about to eat breakfast.

Saw a cheap little chain steering wheel, almost bought it just to have it... There were some deals to be found.. too bad I'm broke.

Here is a neat little Sportster that was only going for $7,500

Took my god daughter with us to the swap meet, it was funny to watch her run around look and touch stuff and ask a lot of questions..

Here she is as we're leaving for her "Brudder's" birthday party.

After we walked around the swap meet and didn't buy much we headed to Chendito's birthday party. It was fun, watched some good college football, ate some tri-tip (small portion.. boo) drank a light beer and played with the kids a little.

Then later that night I went to have a couple drinks with some good friends...

Sunday I woke up early to design a rush logo job, watched NFL and went to go get more ink... I'll post pics of my new tattoo soon..

Peace
-Juan