We also stopped by Nahui Ohlin, the show was about to begin, so we setup and stared the show.
Happy Soul started the performance with some cool relaxing music.
Then Quese IMC dropped it on the Mic.
The show was good we got to eat some Indian Tacos, Tamales con Champurrado, and drank some Tecate beer. I got to catch up with Ernesto from Hecho Con Ganas, we talked about all his upcoming events, which are dope, (More to come on that). After the show was done we said our goodbyes and left LA. I was falling asleep behind the wheel, no one was talking to me so I started listening to some Roberto Tapia y sus Corridos. We finally got home at around 2 AM, my mom was preparing the Tamales for Christmas, Yes It’s that time again.
You might remember Botan from an early post I did last year I believe, I was meaning to take a picture of him to connect the face with the creation that has circulated the world.
The image above is one of the Illustrations that has been bootlegged a million times here and in Mexico, he is the original creator of ”Las Calaquita Shirts” that you have probably seen every where by now whether at the local Swap Meet or in the back window of a car, honestly one of the most iconic images of this time in our industry. He’s a very cool and chill dude, every-time I go I learn a little more about the industry. Thanks for all the great advice Señor. 
We also got to see a Sneak Peek on the new Skateboards he’s about to release. A collaboration with Almas From Kinto Sol and Botan, honestly this project came out sick. Hit up Nahui Ohlin to get your Limited Edition Piece.
We headed out to the Chicano Art So Bad Ass Event In Cal State Fullerton thrown by our good friends from Puro Pedo Magazine and got there early this time, found the school but couldn’t find the hall where the show was at. Frustrated by looking everywhere we tried everything to find the place I went inside the hall and found some janitors talking and asked them about the show and gave me directions to the MeCha office in the building, we found it and it wasn’t there but we were close because we saw the flyer in their bulletin board. So we go back out and ask the dude again and he directed us to the hall where it was going to be. So we went under bridges, tunnels, holes and jumped fences but we finally found the spot. Im really bad with directions as you can see. HAHA.
Right away I saw live everything, art, music and food. I also saw that a lot of people found the place without a problem. JEJE
This piece was one of my favorites, it’s by NIKO Industrias Illegales and Poets del Norte.
Then the original Insurgentes piece that you see on shirts everywhere.
I don’t know who this artist was but his stuff killed.
This guy too. I met him he was this old dude chilling in the chairs all by him self, so I said hi.
More Original Insurgentes.
After meeting all the people there and eating all the Italian food and Jarritos they had there we decided to take off, so we said our goodbyes to the crowd and left on our way back we shot this.
It was a fun night and very successful.
DIMEX
So on my way to Norwalk to take care of some business (I’ll post about that later) I got super lost and Jessenia was making fun of me as usual. Even-though my phone has a map that tells you where to go, I still got lost. Stupid Map source sent me somewhere else. I need to start getting used to the city life since I plan on moving down there, so I need to learn how to get around LA without wasting my time by getting lost. So after I took care of business, I decided to drop by The Nahui Ohlin Store AKA Insurgentes in Los Angeles.
When we got there I parked in some Asian Market and wasn’t to sure if to leave my care there so I moved it and parked somewhere else. As we walked Inside we saw everything from clothing, to jewelry, cd’s, bags and lot’s of accessories. I loved the layout of the shop, it had a very relaxing ambient along with some good old incense sticks burning in the background.
I was looking Mr. Botan the original creator of the Chavo del Ocho Skull that you see everywhere. But he wasn’t in and had just missed him, luckily his wife was there so we decided to stay a bit and catch up on the latest in the industry.
We started talking about how much bootleg tees have affected the industry and how so many companies start up and die off in one or two years.
Time flies by when you are having fun and when the conversations are interesting, but we had to take off so we said our goodbyes and promised to come back soon.
1511 w. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles Ca 90034 or check out their myspace at myspace/nahuiohlin.
After that we had some dinner at a local Taqueria in the same street owned by a Salvadorian family, let me tell you “their Carne Asada was extremely good”.
DIMEX
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