Is this real life? Brock’s Skyline with a view all the way down Conrod Straight.
Faith and Ved at work.
Hey Simmy! :)
Duffy and Anton.
Popped my Bathurst Cherry yesterday. I’ve seen Bathurst on TV every year for so many years, and raced in on so many racing games too, but to see it in real life… it was emotional!
PS: Falling asleep on top of the mountain under the shade of the Zen Stand, with the sounds of screaming exhausts and mates chatting and laughing in the background, pure bliss.
My brother-in-law Richie called me down to the end of my street to fly a kite with my nephew Miles earlier today. Miles is growing up so fast, he’s a little man now!
A little note on Karma; Late last year I got a message from a guy (Angelo Kehagias) on facebook who let me know that a shared mate of ours suggested that he contact me to borrow my MX-5 for a photo shoot.
Angelo wanted the car for a few days. I tried to explain to Angelo that I’m a car guy, and that was a pretty big ask and that if they damaged the car, they’d have to pay for it. He was like, “sure man no worries!”. I then further explained, dude even if you scratch a rim you’d have to fix it. Again, he said no worries!
I then had to ask what he was trying to achieve with the shot. He sent me through a screen grab from the epic late 80′s film “Less Than Zero”. Memories of that film came flooding back (it’s rad, look it up, go watch it), and I convinced Angelo he’d be able to shoot it at Zen to get the same effect. Shooting a night scene at Zen meant that I would have to stay back after work till 9pm or so, which is always a hard thing for me as I’m buggered by 5pm, but I agreed to it anyways (because that’s the way I am!) and then Angelo tells me “by the way, it’s for RÜFÜS…
!!!
I fell off my chair at that point. The Broners (a tight group of male friends that have formed through Zen) listen to RÜFÜS ALL THE TIME. We listen to RÜFÜS at Zen Garage, in our cars, at our houses and man caves, the album ATLAS has just become (a great) part of our daily lives, so to hear it was for RÜFÜS. Yeah, just fucking awesome Karma!
The shoot was LONG but we kept the boys entertained between breaks. Photographer Angelo Kehagias works harder than any photographer I’ve ever met. We’ve had to wait this long to post these images due to non-disclosure agreements. You can find more shots from the shoot on Angelo’s site in the links below.
Enjoy many more behind the scenes shots on Zen Garage: http://bit.ly/1bldvhf
Aus Infront: Damien Aistrope, Justin Fox, Zann St Pierre.
The Design Kids aim to bridge the gap between students and industry within the Australian graphic design community and they’ve just interviewed me for a little feature on Aus Infront.
Read up here: http://www.thedesignkids.com.au/featured-creative-justin-fox-2/
Lobster and Parrot Fish!
Ronnie and Kim.
Whipping out them red packets!
38 and I’m still getting red packets lol.
Jess scored a couple of red packets and chocolate!
Enter the Lion.
Gobble gobble.
The Three Sisters – Lely, Helen and my Mum!
A mate of mine Thomas Chung dropped in to Zen today to give me a gift, this lovely 2014 Roadster Days Calendar which I’ll be proudly displaying in my office.
Better yet, he gave me the keys to his Lotus Elise which I promptly took for a blat around the block!
Hit up Mary’s in Newtown again. Cheeseburger with added bacon, so good. Double dipping fries into that mash. SO GOOD!
The Fish Shop – Potts Point.
Great chips (always important!), yummy batter that wasn’t too oily and that tartare sauce… delicious!
Sitting nervous, excited!
Hey Mimi!
Al done! Really happy, no more mullet, can’t quite see the grey highlights but they’re there!
I’ve been cutting my own hair with clippers ever since high school. IE: I’ve never gone to a hairdresser since I was around 15 years old! The broners have been really getting into going to the barbers together, and they’ve inspired me to get my hair cut.
A few years ago ex-JDMST Moderator and good mate Shiri/Carey introduced me to Mimi, a friend of his. Carey’s always got rad hair and always praised how awesome a hairdresser Mimi is, so booking in with her was a no brainer!
Mimi works at Dj’s Hair Artistry, on the lower floor of Westfields in the city. Nanami came along for some support and guidance. I really wanted to get rid of my mullet (which I’ve had forever), Mimi sold me on the cut and Nanami suggested the light grey streaks. Loved the head massage (lol), no idea how I’m going to maintain this on my own, but I’m really happy and would highly recommend a booking with Mimi (who’s such a rad chick!).
First stop: 212 Blu in Newtown.
Chai and Coffee. Grey cups for a grey (and rainy) day.
I went for the Boss One Hander; Shaved leg ham, poached egg and slaw. Delish!
Nyaw friendship rings!
Next stop: Carriageworks in Redfern.
Christian Boltanski’s massive installation “Chance”.
Slow Jazz and chills at Cornerstone Bar & Food within Carriageworks. Loved the building, couldn’t help but dream of a similar space for Zen Garage.
Next stop: White Rabbit Gallery in Chippendale.
Such an impressive building, really loved the show too.
Next stop: Central Park.
The place was dead, but the whole mall and surrounds are nice actually, loved the Melbourne/Japan/community vibes.
Next Stop: Watsons Bay. The sun finally came out in the afternoon so Jess and I headed straight to the water.
The Hotel was packed so we settled for Doyles on the pier. Sydney Rock Oysters, fish, scallops, bliss!
Next Stop: Messina! Coconut Lychee’s my thing.
And Jess loves affogatos.
When we got back to Jess’ place her flatmate and friends were about to get anhialated on this vodka infused watermelon!
And Jess was in the mood to bake a Black Star Bakery Strawberry and Watermelon cake (SO good!).
My Mum’s B’day falls on Australia Day every year and we usually celebrate it with lots of booze and a BBQ, but plans fell through this year as my nephew Leo isn’t well.
Jess didn’t have anything planned so we hooked up and had a spontaneous day of rummaging around Sydney, which turned out to be a great big day out!