big thanks to mondo for flying me and sarah out there, it continually amazes me how friendly and concerned they are for me at times, and reminds me why i enjoy working with them as much as i do. the type of people that would spend $1000 to make $100, and i mean that as a compliment, a better group of guys to work with i have not found in this world. Justin was super cool, hearing Mitch laugh made me happy, and Rob Jones is where the party starts. and thanks to the rest of the mondo crew as well for all their hard work and dedication, particularly Mo, who is just a great guy who never let things get out of control, at least for me.
also thanks to ken taylor of course, the first time i had the pleasure of meeting him in person and he's one of the coolest guys in the world. it was an honor to be in a show with an artist of his caliber.
thanks to jay shaw who i also met for the first time, great fellow, thanks to kevin tong who i saw again, great guy as well, thanks to daniel danger, thanks to my friend jon smith, all great artists who i had some cool conversations with. plus i met jay ryan and dan grzeca in person for the first time, two personal heroes of mine.
i'm probably forgetting a billion people. thanks to the facebook page guys, bryan and chris and aaron for organizing an amazing bbq event, all the guys that showed up, was fun meeting everyone in person.
thanks to dustin for hosting another bbq, for opening up his home. wonderful people, that is what impressed me most about austin, the quality of people i met there. i know it sounds cliche, but i'm just laying out what i'm feeling man. its emotional.
EDIT: well shoot - i forgot to thank sarah, apologies to her. she has been a trusted assistant and faithful employee at TSTOUT™ GLOBAL© WORLDS®, Incorporated - for many many years, and this trip would not have been possible without her organizing everything and letting me know what i was supposed to do next. i literally would have been lost without her, there's a reason she knows my PIN number and i do not. also, thanks to thomas wilson, who made the journey as well, he's always been there for me and i will miss him dearly.
so that's it, over and done with, i am retiring from posters, i had a good run, went out on a mid to high range note, and can now slowly crumble into dust. at the very least i can get caught up on everything in my life non-poster related, like catching up Justified and Southland.*
a life in pictures -
