Thursday, March 31, 2016
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Best Memories…Brodie
Memory: “Vacationing with my grandparents when I was a kid.”
Writer’s Thought: Brodie is a real life firefighter who has
worked hard to make his dream a reality. He actually injured his arm while on
the job, but that’s a story for another time.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Best Memories…Sona
Memory: “My favorite memory is here because I never had a
job before. So getting a job is my happiest memory.”
Writer’s Thought: I met Sona at her place of employment, and
it is easy to see that she is beautiful inside and out. Her smile is
contagious. Seeing her smile, made me smile.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Why do I care about this commercial, because at 1st, 2nd, or 3rd glance it doesn’t seem to represent Chris Allred Design at all?
And you’re right…sort of…
I created the commercial, and brought it together with the
help of Alan Espasandin; which basically means that Chris Allred Design (CAD)
joined forces with TruEarth Entertainment.
I couldn’t have done it without Alan!!!!
When we win an Emmy (or whatever commercials get) it should
go to Alan (I may borrow it and take it to the park on Sundays).
Honestly…this is my first TV commercial, and I’m stoked
about it. With the budget and time restraints that we had, it was a miracle
that it could even be done. No one else would have done it.
I was crazy to take on the project, but I’m positive so I can
take on the world.
I was told by people in the TV and movie industry to not do
it because it was impossible with what I had to work with. Others told me to go
back and renegotiate for more time.
I do believe that Alan Espasandin may be even crazier than
me because he said yes.
Here is a photo of the commercial airing on TV’s “Ink Master”
last night (check out Caleb and Brad looking tough)…
Love it or hate it…it passed Comcast’s requirements and it’s
on television. Plus it gets the word out about the upcoming tattoo convention,
which is the point.
How did I get involved with a tattoo convention?
The answer is actually really long and goes back a few
years, but I’ll keep it short and simple…
- Brad has been putting this on for years
- This year he went to Caleb and said help
- Caleb went to me and said help
That is it…everything else is in the details of how Ink’n
The Couve went from Point A to Point B, including all of the side trips,
detours, dead ends, pit stops, and every other driving reference that you could
think of.
The journey to put on this convention hasn’t been easy…still
have weeks of work to do.
I am grateful for the small wins; like having Alan
Espasandin being crazy enough to say yes, and for having a friend like Caleb
Brouk who trusts and believes in me.
If you haven’t seen the commercial yet, or would like to see
it for the hundredth time, here is the link to watch it…
Links…
Ink'n The Couve Website
Monday, March 14, 2016
Best Memories…Dave Graham
Memory: “Pretty much everything about Hyde” (his dog). Like
when Dave rescued Hyde from Dave’s “hellish ex”, or when Hyde howled when they
drove down the street rocking out.
Writer’s Thought: Dave is an OG in the tattoo world and has
in own shop, Biofx Tattoo, in Vancouver, WA. I want to know more about the
memories that weren’t his favorite because he has a lot. For example, he found a
little black and white square photo on the ground while in Portland. The photo
was of a guy and a girl, and on the back it read, “I loved her, but then I had
to kill her”. I wonder what happened with that story?
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Best Memories…Samuel
Memory: “Seeing my family, and being able to go to school.”
Writer’s Thought: Samuel left his home nation to come to the
United States for the right reasons; a sick mother, and our education system.
Samuel will become a success and help a lot of people because that’s his
personality and drive.
Monday, March 7, 2016
The Meeting of the Minds
The Keef Army is doing it again, and so yesterday
was a great inside view of the TV making process.
The people pictured are: Josh the Terrible, Diablo
Dean, Heidi Marks, Emma Chasen, Caleb Brouk, and my cane (which is standing in
for me (Chris Allred) since I’m taking the pictures).
Why were we all there?
Josh, Diablo, Heidi, and Emma are all working on a
top secret project that I cannot talk about. I just hope that they all remember
that I was there in the beginning and kept my mouth shut; you know for when the
money starts rolling in. Daddy needs a new pair of Converse.
I was there because I’m a writer for the Keef Army,
and because I’m nosy (which is a great talent to have in being a great writer).
In all actuality, I was really there for the same
reason as Caleb Brouk. We have a tattoo convention coming up really soon, and
we are working with Diablo Dean and the Keef Army to help make that happen. The
convention will happen with or without the help of the Keef Army; but they have
a completely separate, yet very similar, demographic that we are trying to
reach to help make this year’s tattoo convention the biggest and best yet. That
connection/partnership will take the event from “great” to “super great”.
Caleb Brouk, as you all know, is the owner and one
of the artists at Illuminati Tattoo Parlor in Vancouver, WA.
Why is this important?
Because Illuminati Tattoo Parlor is putting on and presenting
the 3rd Annual “Ink’n The Couve” Tattoo Convention at the Clark
County Fairgrounds April 29th – May 1st 2016.
So part of the meeting was about that thing that we
can’t talk about, but the other part of the meeting was about Diablo and the
Keef Army bringing Josh, Heidi, and Emma to the tattoo convention to do their
thing there…live and in front of everybody.
All that I can say is that there is the possibility
that every guest that comes through the event center doors at this years “Ink’nThe Couve” will leave with free samples that will be at least double the value
of the ticket price.
But don’t just take my word for how great “Ink’n TheCouve” is going to be. Put it on your calendar and make sure that you show up.
Until then check out their Facebook page to see all of the artists and live demonstrations
scheduled to be there.
And don’t forget to tell your friends!!!!!
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Caleb and I hanging for lunch at the world’s smallest (yet usable) picnic table.
We actually sat at a “normal” table because there was no way
that my fat ass would ever be able to get up from that experience without
hurting myself and the table.
I took a picture of my foot to show how small the table
really was, but it didn’t show the actual size.
So I finally took a picture of Caleb sitting on the table
because anyone who knows Caleb knows that he isn’t 7 ft. tall.
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Friday, March 4, 2016
Best Memories…Kristopher F.
Memory: “The day that my daughter was born. I jumped off 100
foot cliffs, but the biggest high is when my daughter was born.”
Writer’s Thought: Kristopher really loves Alaska.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Best Memories…Mindee
Memory: Moved out here from Chicago because her boyfriend
got a job transfer. She had a job lined up, but got “screwed over” when she got
here. Luckily she applied with a different company, and was hired on really
quickly.
Writer’s Thought: Mindee was really sick during the
interview.
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