A song about lions heart and courage? Are you serious? Is this the Vaughn de Heart themesong? This has quickly become my favorite song as of late, and I bought the album last friday and listened to it twice through today. The topics of their music I can really connect with, combine that with that great guitar and banjo mixed in with a little bit of a London accent and you have brilliant music!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Vaughn de Heart Pop-Up Shop/Concert Sept 23 from Vaughn de Heart on Vimeo.
On Thursday I will be hosting a Pop up shop at Trucker in downtown Chico. Mute Witness and Magdelena will be the bands playing from 5-7pm. I will be giving away shirts, selling shirts at a discount, and anyone wearing anything Vaughn de Heart will get an even better discount. Hope to see you there. Also a big thanks to Greg Rogers and Courtney Rasmussen for making this video come to life.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Killing It Softly (Trailer) from levi maestro on Vimeo.
Wow I really think Maestro is getting better and better
As I was watching Kanye West's New video "Power"-a modern, graphical nod to Greek and Roman Mythology...I noticed a long silver sword dangling precariously over his head...After a little research, it was revealed to me that this sword is the Sword of Damocles... As that classic tale goes. Damocles was the courtier to a tyrannical king. Day after day, Damocles showered the king with praise and spoke with envy of the power which he wielded. After hearing these incessant songs of praise from his courtier, the king saw that many did not understand the dangers of absolute power. So he suggested that Damocles switch places with him...A befuddled and shocked Damocles hastily agreed to the switch....The newly crowned king sent the swiftest messengers to inform his friends and family about his "kingship" for a day...His friends were invited to the finest feast...The opulence of the surroundings and the decadence of the fare stunned many. Damocles arrived to the scene fashionably late...After taking his seat on the gilded throne overlooking the court...He began to take in the elegant surroundings...His gaze began to drift up...until he saw something shocking...Directly over his head was a razor sharp steel blade...forged in the royal fires...And this blade was hanging by a single strand of horse hair...Damocles threw a glance of terror towards the king...who reminded him that he agreed to stay on the throne for a full day...Damocles eased back into the throne, but could not assuage his fear...He lept off the throne and quickly exited the room...his face red with shame...his pride lay battered and bloodied on the marble floors of the throne room...The moral of this story? Do not lust for power....because many that have it fear that someone may take it...
Monday, September 13, 2010
Renaldo Gairy is the 2007 WBFF World Champion, and the 2007 FAME National Champion and more. You can read his full list of awards here. He is also my cousin. His mom and my mom are sisters and it is crazy for me to look at what he has become. Renaldo, or Ren as I've always called him (I didn't know his name was Renaldo until a couple of years ago when I googled him) and his brother Wayne grew up in Toronto under my aunt and uncles roof. My brother and I grew up in Michigan so they were always within a days drive. We would drive or take the train to visit during the American Thanksgiving holiday.
I always looked forward to going up to their house to have some roti, patties, and my favorite bun and cheese (We are of Jamaican decent). Ren and Wayne always had the best supply of imported video games, and movies. I always got an education when I went. Also Ren could always draw and his room always had posters of his crazy lifelike sketches.
They also had weights down in their basement which I never really payed much attention to when we were kids and when I was in high school. I remember when I came to visit when I was in college and I was met by tall gold trophies next to their staircase. He showed me scribbled notebooks filled with dozens of different diets that he used before competitions, showed me some of the techniques that his posing coach had taught him, and told of the many days that he would go without drinking water before a show. He also never eats processed sugar...except to reward himself for a competition. When I started my brand I remember thinking back and looking at all he had accomplished and the extreme dedication in chasing his dream and thinking, "If Ren can do it, so can I." It is extremely inspiring to have someone else chasing their dream, and even more so when they are within your own family. Ren is a champion body builder, and causing quite a stir. You can tell from his video above that not only does he take extreme care of his body, but he is a bit of a showman as well. He goes beyond the realm of traditional body building by using dance moves and poses to set him apart from the competition and also make his routines more entertaining for the crowd. He is also a trainer and has trained other champions. However when I saw him after he had entered the circuit he was exactly same as he has always been, and that is the most impressive thing to me about him. The "Razor" is very much still just my same old import loving, cartoon sketching, McDonald's hotcake eating cousin Ren.
http://www.renaldogairy.com/
http://www.way2fit.com/
twitter.com/renaldogairy
David over at I love your t shirt did a writeup Vaughn de Heart on his blog. I always liked I love your t shirt because of its simple format and regular postings. They also write about a wide variety of brands. Click here to read the article.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The 2 and 3 shirt deals in the Vaughn de Heart Shop Expire this Friday. So place your orders by Friday to take advantage!
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