12.9.10 [SORRY]

dear blogger

im soooo sorry for neglecting you the way i have over the past semester and i can blame tumblr for that. but i gotchu, new posts comin' soon bc ya boy is on Winter Break, meaning ill have hella free time during the times im NOT working.

;)

-OJAY FAISON

NYC [8.8.10]

-OJAY FAISON

7.24.10 [MY1ST]

Location: Skin City Body Art

Artist : Nicki Garrett

Canvas: Juiceee

no matter where you end up it all means nothing if you dont remember where you came from

for me Durham is the home of my whole entire family

my mothers side was all born here

my fathers side all migrated via Clinton, NC

Durham is very diverse in its culture and can easily take you to two completely opposite sides of the spectrum in just an heartbeat

you can go from "Welcome to Durham" ganglife to one of the top ten schools in the country in Duke all within one mile of each other

you can call it what you want

but im proud to be from the Bull

never in the future will you find me to be some rich snob that doesn't remember where he came from

Durham will always have a place in my heart

what about you?

-OJAY FAISON

7.22.10 [COMEBACK SEASON II]

first haircut since June 5th

inspired by Drake's HalfMoon Fade on the Comeback Season cover

only difference is that i opted to not get my sides tapered

"Haircut Hiatus... OVER, I call it COMEBACK SEASON"

-OJAY FAISON

7.10.10 [1997]

DOM KENNEDY - 1997

-OJAY FAISON

7.3.10 [MIYA BAILEY]

this is Miya Bailey

he is the owner of City of Ink in Atlanta, GA

an amazing black tattoo artist (17 years exp.) that has an great list of black celebrity clientele

from Durham's own Rapper Big Pooh of Little Brother, model/actress Eva Pigford, TI's wife Tiny, Big Kuntry of PSC, singer Sammie and more.

most of Miya's tattoo's are free-hand, you rarely see one done by him that is obviously a stencil which makes it that much more impressive

he specializes in African American Art tattoo's which is what intrigued me the most abt him

you rarely see amazing black tattoo artists so that another reason why im such a fan

in a recent blogpost about his experience at a Chicago Tattoo Expo he said

"black people just went to the booth who had the cheapest prices... Very sad... A cheap price over good quality is crazy to me... But hey to each Its own...."

so true, i know a lot of people down here say the same thing when i see others getting tattoos at the tattoo parlor that dosen't have the cheapest work but obviously has a higher quality

what made me do this blogpost about Miya Bailey is not that i just discovered him and wanted to write a bio about him.

but bc he will be in Asheville, NC from July 26-31st to do tattoo's

and let me say i am SICED

i haven't found all the information about whether its a convention or what but just to know that one of the most famous black tattoo artists in the world will be a few hours down the road is exciting to me (well more than a few) haha

it's a chance to get top-quality work and also be able to say that you have a work of art on your body that no one else will have.

in order to get a tat you must call 404.525.4465 and make your deposit before he touches down here in NC

check out his website

and some of his work

-OJAY FAISON

6.30.10 #FREEAGENCY10

1. Lebron James - resigns with the Cleveland Cavs/ Chicago only if they add Boozer not Bosh

simply bc playing alongside Wade in Miami wouldn't be enough shots for the two together

two of the top five players in the league on the same team... thats a little toomuch to me

in Chicago I can see them having very similar problems as Cleveland this year

other than Rose and Noah what other production would there be?

Taj Gibson?

Rose is an offensive minded point guard, without the ball hes your average player and its not like he can spot up and knock down the 3. Unless they sign someone else with James, they're still not a championship contender... still maybe even around the 5-8 seed range. I can only Chicago getting better if they add a Carlos Boozer with Lebron. Boozer needs the ball in his hands less than Bosh allowing Lebron to still have all of his touches.

2. Dwayne Wade -resigns with Miami

D-Wade loves MIA... he just needs some help at the moment and with that said

3. Chris Bosh - signs with Miami

Bosh wants to go somewhere that he can help out and go DEEP in the playoffs

if Miami can pull off a 5 seed with their mediocre squad... imagine what they can do with Bosh + a decent small forward upgrade by trading Michael Beasley (rumors) to empty more cap space or sign a Ryan Gomes (Portland just waived him) career 11ppg scorer primarily off the bench his whole career

Chalmers - Wade - Gomes - Bosh - Oneal

dosen't sound too bad

4. Joe Johnson - resigns with ATL

Can't really see him anywhere else

5. Dirk Nowitzki - signs with Dallas

but you all knew that already

6. Amare Stoudemire - signs with NYK

D'Antoni's system fits perfectly and the re-unite

Amare can run all he wants to and with him increasing the range of his jumpshot as he did last season only makes things that much better

7. Carlos Boozer - either MIA or Chi

I can see him in both places.

IF Lebron signs with Chicago and he does too it can be a very beautiful thing. Bosh needs the ball in his hands more to release his offensive arsenal, Boozer is a downgrade but free's up shots for D-Rose and Lebron so everyones happy. He will gladly hit the boards, go up strong , take the foul and go to the line, as long as their winning... he's fine.

Boozer signs with MIA if Bosh dosen't ofcourse

they need a second option, Boozer can fill that void easily and its Miami... they're already "good" why not make them "very good" a 2-3 seed

8. Pierce - stays in BOS

who else wants him THAT bad...

9. Ray Allen - Resigns with Boston/signs with NY

he's on the decline in his career... nuff said

but he would strive in D'Antoni's system

he'll definately have oppurtunities to knock down threes

Douglass - Allen - Gallanari - Amare - Lee

Sixth Man - TMAC/Wilson Chandler

whoa... that sounds pretty damn good to me

10. David Lee - Resigns with Knicks

if i had a dollar for evertime ive heard of Lee being up on the trading block or going somewhere else i'd have abt 10 dollars haha... it aint happed before and it aint happenin' now

-OJAY FAISON