NICKELPLATEDBAMA: Reez @ TheGluttony.com

Friday, January 9, 2009

Reez @ TheGluttony.com

Yo, the (internet) homie Reez over at thegluttony.com just gave me the confirmation that the BAMA is official enough to get a little love down in San Diego at the Agenda trade show...

Not familiar with Agenda?? you should go ahead and CLICK HERE.

Since 90% of the readers of this blog are prolly lazier than I am, I will give you the "about" section from the AGENDA show web page...

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"The Agenda Trade Show is a forum for the most inspired in the streetwear and action sports industries to unite. Lines speak for themselves and buyers are not intimidated by the usual overwhelming tradeshow experience. From the garage-run lines on the verge of explosion, to the well-established elite, Agenda caters to the needs of buyers and brands that exist on a higher level of design and aesthetic. With a strong emphasis in style, art, music and culture, the Agenda experience is as much a lesson as it is a tool.

AGENDA is pleased to announce the 12th installment of our San Diego event. We’re dedicated to making our 30th trade show worldwide, our finest yet."

"In just over five years, Agenda, the alternative clothing trade show has expanded from a single event to four shows in two cities. Agenda’s blend of bold, innovative designers, clothing and footwear have attracted buyers from cutting-edge boutiques on both coasts, Tokyo, London and chains of all sizes, in discovering the next wave of labels.

Agenda’s blend of art, music and fashion has doubled the number of Exhibitors for 2008.

If you haven’t visited Agenda you haven’t seen the whole picture. In an ever-changing fashion world you can’t afford to be a step behind or even Just keep pace. Be an innovator, put Agenda on your itinerary."

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Exhibitors for the Agenda show include everyone from Supra Footwear to Upper Playground clothing to Alife to Grenade Gloves. An entire list of exhibitors can be found if you go ahead and CLICK HERE.

There's also tons of bad bitches, great photo ops, d-list celebrities, etc.

**SIDE NOTE** When I went to ASR (Read Below about ASR) in 2004 I met William Baldwin amongst others. Also, several porn stars in the mix, and considering that TBC is stayin' home, this should prove to be a super fun time...

Needless to say this is going to be a huge spring board for Nickelplatedbama in 2009.

I made a deal with the devil (so to speak) so Thegluttony.com will now be mentioned no less than 5 times a day for the next month.. HAHA!

In other news, I will also be attending the ASR trade show which is being held the same weekend just down the road from AGENDA. ASR is Action Sports Retailers, basically the home for everything from Body Glove to Volcom to Red Bull to LRG. The show is crazy big... Now, I've been to ASR before. I actually had a pretty good time, but its hard not to when you're freshly 21, single, and the trip is all expenses paid (thanks D). This time around though, considering I am prolly flyin solo, unless Young Smalls steps his game up I imagine I will be spending more time at AGENDA because the crowd there will be alot less of this...

And alot more of this...

Which my hijinx and slick tongue tends to do better dealing with. I dont know what it is about the cats that rep Tapout, but they don't let ANYTHING slide when it comes to clownin'. Don't get it twisted, Ain't no kool-aid pumpin in my heart, but I'm definitely not tryin to hold it down against the UFC rejects solo. HAHA.

Overall, I'm super excited and couldn't be more in debt to the homie Reez puttin me down. Big ups to Thegluttony.com for givin a young broke writer a chance to cover a pretty big show.

Did I mention how dope Thegluttony.com is? Haven't gone? GO NOW!!

-Ollie in Charge

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Congrats man.; January 10, 2009 at 8:37 AM

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If this is your first time stopping by NickelPlatedBama, I would suggest getting a feel for the blog by going through the archives. There have been too many classic posts to count. If you disagree with an opinion here on the site, make it public. The writer of this blog suffers from a rare condition that allows him to feel absolutely zero remorse when attacking a person's character or, in most cases, lack there of. Please feel free to enjoy, hate, participate, tell a friend to tell 2 friends, but always, ALWAYS stop back here again tomorrow, as you never know what this looney bastard might say next...

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Nickel Plated Bama: Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How?

Who writes NickelPlatedBama?

Oliver Wrist writes, edits, designs, takes photos, and publishes NickelPlatedBama personally Monday-Friday. Oliver Wrist is an alter ego that I created as a means of getting things off of my chest. Ollie is irrational and flagrant. Once boos are introduced, the hillarity ensues. Rather than feel bad, Oliver chooses to embrace his lunacy and use his shamelessness for a greater good. Oliver's travels and opinions are documented on an almost daily basis. I say almost daily because I don't work on weekends.

What is NickelPlatedBama? What is A Nickel Plated Bama?

Nickelplatedbama is a face-melting social commentary blog written from the perspective of a self absorbed asshole with no shame or morals to speak of. If you're into hip hop music, silky smooth breezys, absurdly opinionated witty banter and reading the rants of an anti-social, overly confident, self absorbed "writer" (for lack of a better word) please continue. NickelPlatedBama is a source for venting and bashing, hating and thrashing, shitting and blasting on everything from bad food to bad music and everything in between. I don't hate everything however. NickelPlatedBama and more importantly Oliver Wrist praise iconic figures such as the ever elusive white girl thickness, mid-'90's hip hop, fashion, graffiti, art, ice cold behavior, celebreality t.v., Chicago Cubs baseball, San Diego Chargers football, College Basketball, Early '90's WWF wrestling, laughing at other peoples misfortunes, and generally acting like a complete type-a sociopath.

Nickel Plated Bama is extra gutter street slang for a nickel (the precious metal) plated hand cannon. You know, a burner, a strap, a gat, a tre pound, a whistle, or for the uninitiated a gun.

When did NickelPlatedBama get started?

Oliver Wrist has been the other half of my split personality for years. It originally started as my DJ'ing name. My career as a DJ lasted only about as long as it took me to write this BIO. As it turns out, I am an awful DJ. Not because I play bad records, but because I butcher the scratches. My brother, Young Smalls, a.k.a. DJ Fuzzy Badfeet, has taken over the reigns and is now my own personal DJ. Although Smalls refuses to accept the things I have taught him since birth as doctrine, he still gets the Oliver Wrist stamp of approval as a purveyor of all things mixed well. He uses my turntables, my mixer, and my records to do his thug-thizzle, but he is a much better DJ than I could ever be, so I just give him enough shit to remain enthusiastic. Being that my foray into the DJ world went south, I decided to use writing as a tool to express myself creatively. Thus far it has proven somewhat successful. How do I know? Well, you're reading this aren't you?

Where did you come up with NickelPlatedBama?

I have spent so much of my valuable time force-feeding the readers of this blog my personal musical preferences (Read: mid-'90's new york hip hop, ign'ant pimp shit, '90's bay area movement, etc.) and blasting all these idiots that set themselves up for utter failure everytime they open their mouth, or press record on the video camera over the last few months, that I forgot to ever place the credit where the credit was due. Nickel Plated Bama is a reference to a line in a song from the 808 King himself (No not you Kanye). I'm talking about The RZA. a.k.a. Bobby Digital. a.k.a. Bobby Boulders. a.k.a. The Abbot. a.k.a. The head of the Wu-Tang dynasty. When I came up with the idea to start writing a blog, I wanted to name it something that most people wouldn't understand right out of the gate, creating a buzz as a result of the inherent curiousity of the average internet lurker. The result was a line from a Bobby Digital album where RZA says "my head is a like a Nickel Plated Bamma". I guess I should just go ahead and spell it out for you. Instead of using an obvious title such as "The Smoking Gun" (besides, it was already taken) for a blog name, I decided to get creative. So, with this blog title, I pay homage to one of my favorite, not only rappers, but creator of things, and still stay sharper than a sword with the usage of metaphor in describing the gun (my keyboard) i use to roast those i deem indesirable.

See above question titled "What is a Nickel Plated Bama".

Why?

Why not is a better question. I hate alot of shit. I want people to know that I hate aforementioned "shit". This was covered in the above section titled "Who writes Nickel Plated Bama".

How do you pronounce the "BAMA"?

It recently came to my attention while I was in the streets passing out stickers and shamelessly promoting this blog that alot of people were mispronouncing the "BAMA". I will make it very easy for you all.

Think Alabama. Don't think Obama. Are we clear now? I really hope so.

Disclaimer:

While most opinions on this site are based in fact, they are merely that, opinions. If you take this shit seriously OR anything that Oliver Wrist has to say personally, than it was definitely directed at you. If you are easily offended, read on, YOU are the target audience. And ladies, Oliver Wrist is the Asshole your mother warned you about. Oliver Wrist is extremely self absorbed and could not care less if your feelings get hurt. If you disagree with anything Oliver Wrist has to say, please make it public, so that Oliver Wrist may be able to roast you publicly.

Sincerely,

The Management

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Friday, January 9, 2009

Reez @ TheGluttony.com

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