My friend Yue Wu.
Talented, creative, and cool people are all fine & great but when a simple virtue like kindness outshines them all…well then it seems as though all the others are uniquely enhanced. If I had to imagine or describe one characteristic that makes my friend Yue of the coolest people to be around, I would have to choose kindness. The reason why I’m writing about this is because some of you may or may not have seen his work function as part of the recent Wham Bam Thank You M’amm art show in Hong Kong & when you saw it you may have realized how ridiculously ill this kid is. So now I am simply providing an outlet to inform you how great it feels to see another person that is the real deal, continue to succeed at doing what they love. Yue did my first original Maestro Knows logo which is at the top of this screen right now and I also have a more in depth look into his life that I shot in Paris and am in the process of cutting up right now! See you soon.
Daichi’s last meal.
Had a great last meal with Daichi last night. In-N-Out is his favorite food in the USA he told me, he had a burger for lunch and a burger for dinner, “that’s the American way”. Now he’s off to Japan. See you soon in Tokyo holmes!
I don’t even play baseball anymore.
What is another moment captured? Well the one below reminds me to always trust my gut feeling, you know….listen to yourself. The other day when I landed in Las Vegas for a few hours to speak at Canyon Springs High School I decided last minute to a taxi from the airport. The picture that you see above is about 1min 20secs into our ride when I was still friends with the driver. Shortly thereafter I decided to let him and my mobile phone convince me where I was going instead of going where I knew I needed to. I won’t tell you all the details of our extravaganza because I refuse to write out curse words but 2 drivers & $60 later I ended up speaking to a class room of kids who’s energies & appreciations made the experience worth while. The composition of this photo to me is nothing short of amazing. Thanks Scott Regan for helping me make memories.
My friend Daichi Ito.
You could speak a sentence about someone who makes others feel miserable, you could write a book about someone who makes others smile, and you could speak volumes for someone like Daichi Ito. Daichi is the type of person who doesn’t seem to know how to frown or how not to enjoy life, he has an excitement and appreciation for nearly everyone & everything around him. It’s been really dope to hang around this guy. Now as he returns to Tokyo after 7 years of Los Angeles, I would like to ask that you would all wish him well at either of the links below. DAICHI!!!! You will be missed holmes!