As Richard mentioned I’m going to be posting here and there some different videos and gambling stories that might help entertain you when you’re bored at home/work. In case some of you don’t know (and probably most of you don’t) I use to run a brand called Franco Shade which ended up going out of business but was known for having a slightly entertaining blog with cool videos and different media. I am now a full time professional gambler and will be sharing different stories on my excursions along with videos documenting the trips.

Spring Break Miami 2010 from Joe Navran on Vimeo.

Todays video is from this year’s Ultra Music Festival. Although my rave days are long gone, I was invited by my buddy Raymond Dolan who had just won a little over a million dollars at the LA Poker Classic tournament. He wanted to celebrate it by going to Miami and just going nuts for a few days… Tough to really resist when your friend wins a Mill and says let’s go party in MIA for spring break.

So, loyal Triumvir followers here is a vimeo vid to soak in and you can expect some more quite shortly.

Joe

We had the pleasure of taking a road trip today to pay the boys over at PickYourShoes.com a visit and also drop off the freshly printed Triumvir X Super Street Fighter tees.  These include the exclusively available at PickYourShoes.com only colorways.  I must say my jaw hit the floor when I walked into their warehouse.  It’s not the sheer size of the place that stunned me, it was the walls and walls of shoes.  It must be kind of like Charlie’s first time in the chocolate factory.  I’ve shopped and browsed PYS since about 2006 and it’s funny to realize that we never think about what it’s like behind the curtain, where something comes from or how it works.  Well here’s a peek at a sleeping giant.

Wear the rainbow, they’ve got it all….yes all 31 flavors.

A tour of the place and a nice chat about the changes that are stirring.  Both of us being heavy with online retailing that was the main topic of conversation.  I’m eager to see the new website when it launches.  It will be more than just an aesthetic overhaul, there will be lots of technical advancements as well to usher the site into the age of the new internet.  All this is being done to ensure we, the customers, can have a more enjoyable and efficient experience.

These Reebok Pump - Dee Brown Originals won’t be in this warehouse long.  I remember when I was a kid and the pumps first came out, I really thought pumping up that little basketball would make me perform better on the court.  I still sucked at ballin’ but it provided that swagger regardless.  Pumps still have a special place in my heart to this day.

Kevin’s thought bubble: How the hell do they count and track all this inventory?

Only in America can you start in a garage and end up here.  Not bad for a sneaker head with an idea huh?

Much respect to Eric and the gang over at PickYourShoes.com, we wish you all prosperity and progress (doesn’t look like it’s needed though).   Now get out of here and get your Super Street Fighter special colorways now before it’s gone!

RV signing off…Victory or Death!!!

Photography: Mike Cena

Hard to believe how fast time goes by.  Weeks seem like minutes and years feel like months.  We met the boys from Orisue when we were both wet behind the ears new at our first Magic.  Still remember Wally rolling up on our booth, double fisting Heinekens and rocking the same ear to ear grin he greeted us with today. Doan and his crew have come a long way from those days and we wanted to say ‘Congrats’ to all of them.  We popped in to take a peek at their new operation.  They’re still in that settling in phase but it’s already looking like incredible shit will be hitting shelves in the days to come.  Now let’s take a walk…

Fill ‘er up!

~RV

Over the years we’ve supported them and they’ve supported us.  The artists, the musicians, the guys doing what they love and building their own fan base one person at a time.  Thank you for making the music we live our lives to; keep pushing on.

DJ Flict came by last week to get some gear for a shoot.  This has to be the fastest turnaround I’ve seen from laced up to finished video for us to check out.  This video is the 1st installment to showcase his production work.  Take a listen and peep the Triumvir Spade Tee’s cameo, Victory or Death!

JR Aquino is another talented up and coming musician.  This guy gets over 100k views within a week!  You can see him here flexing his panty dropping crooning in the Triumvir Tophatter Tee.

~RV

Rolled up to Hawelywood’s for the good old shave and a haircut.  The homie B.Cam is the man I go see when it’s clean up time.  The shop is a great getaway with a full blown speakeasy in the back.  Service is always great with a ‘How the fuck you been?’, a Pabst offered and haircuts done the old fashion way.  The walls are covered with curios of different sorts, each trip there I discover something new.

If you don’t know what you want…I want this on a tee.

Something to keep you busy while you wait your turn.

Welcome to So.Cal folks!

A better time when men would sing together in barbershops?  The world  before the iPad.

Tools of the trade.

Hot towels + Triumvir

Every item’s got a story to tell, yes even the moustache bandages.

Thanks for the fresh cut B!

Call for appointment if you’re going by to pay these guys a visit:

Phone: (949) 631-COMB

Hours: 9AM - 7PM Tuesday - Saturday

Address: 1806 Newport Blvd Costa Mesa CA 92627

~RV

A friend of ours recently sent us a link of Ludacris pictured with his cast mates from ‘Fast & The Furious 5′ wearing our Foreplay tee.  How come Paul Walker looks like a random guy that hopped into someone else’s picture?

Image From:The Hip Hop Chronicle UK