My last video project on Tellason denim took me to Amsterdam. While there I was able to meet up with Tenue de Nîmes co-owner Menno van Meurs. Menno was kind enough to open his doors early & greet me with a fresh cup of espresso. I felt that I couldn’t get enough footage, and spent nearly the entire day being inspired to take more and more shots.
Aside from being an aesthetically phenomenal space, my talk with Menno represented what inspired my Tribute project in the first place. He graciously shared his passion and knowledge regarding retail and denim. Tenue de Nîmes is a practice of specialism, and passion for denim, period.
In our second video, I was inspired by Tellason’s straightforward mantra of just doing things the right way. I initially wanted to tell their story through personal narration, however after speaking with them over coffee, I was inspired by the broad implications of their business practices. Not only do they represent San Francisco from a product and quality standpoint, but they represent an ethos of doing something right in the spirit of honesty in quality and passion.
I involved Tenue de Nîmes & Son of a Stag to add a narrative of experience built from years of interaction with multiple brands of denim. Like every individual denim brand, these stores have their own perspective. A perspective which helped to also tell the story of manufacturing denim in the USA.
Music – “Way Out In Abilene” – Lightnin’ Hopkins
I’ve been ‘waiting’ to release this until we had our next video all lined up, and the website designed and pretty. But before you start to think I’m lying, here it is.
As I continue to push forward with this idea of a show, I am always grateful for the positive feedback I’ve been receiving from all my family and friends. It’s been a struggle to get just this one video produced, and now it’s time for many more. So stick around; we hope to be making more very soon.
When my friend Ali came into town for the weekend, a photo walk through Muir woods was mentioned, it dawned on me that I had never visited the wondrous woods so I leapt at the idea.
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As the first video goes through final revisions, I have been brainstorming what space & purpose TributeSF will occupy and serve. What does it mean to truly pay tribute to this great city. Videos and pictures will help tell the story, but it is our actions which define us. Not only do we want to showcase the cultural beauty of San Francisco’s streets and people, but we hope to create opportunities for you to lend your time and talents to projects aimed to strategically benefit each community. Stick with us.
The first installment of my latest project “Tribute | SF” is almost finished. I couldn’t wait any longer to release it so I made a quick teaser.
Certain movies, when viewed by my ADD riddled mind, disable the ‘that can never happen’ portion of my brain. Ridiculous dreams, of hatching seemingly feasible schemes, flourish. I dream of how many years would it really take to repay the damage bill accrued by a legitimate “Hangover” type of Vegas stay, or how ‘Risky’ of a ’Business’ I can really run. But at the onset of an epic ride one is side-swiped by the occurring circumstances, that you are rarely aware of the sight you are going to see when you turn around and look back at the end.
I made this clip as an interlude to my next little video. These hills, grassy vistas, and the sun-drenched yard were all the laboratory of my imagination as a young kid. They inspired and continue to enliven countless stories both imagined and enacted.
