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William "Willy" Aikin


that tail


fresh faced


outdoorsy editorial


those eyes


fierce


subtly sultry


INTENSITY IN THE EYES!


car ad


serene...but ALIVE WITH EMOTION!


not afraid to get ugly pretty


action shot!

Let's Take Some Drugs & Drive Around

i made a mixtape for one of my friends, inspired by Summer in the South:

1. let's take some drugs & drive around- The Silos
2. ray charles- Old 97's
3. is it true- Brenda Lee
4. dictator's lament- Papercuts
5. kelvin parade- The Clientele
6. automatically yours- The Pastels
7. higher grounds- Cats On Fire
8. two steps step out- The Go-Betweens
9. here comes the summer- The Undertones
10. merched yn neud gwallt eu gilydd- Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
11. burned- Buffalo Springfield
12. the way some people die- Yo La Tengo
13. holland, 1945- Neutral Milk Hotel
14. the official ironman rally song- Guided By Voices
15. rhythm king- Luna
16. love you so- King Khan & BBQ
17. get a job- The Silhouettes
18. circles 'round the moon- Nana Grizol
19. hang-ten!- The Soup Dragons
20. outdoor miner- Wire
21. world's looking lonely- The Volebeats
22. gardening at night- R.E.M.
23. nananana- The Squalls
24. look out here comes tomorrow- Robert Forster
25. life is strange- Tall Dwarfs
26. Feel Alright- Steve Earle

Summer In The South

this is my favorite license plate of all time. it's the only one my little Saab JoJo has ever had. sadly, i had to replace it with the new, beach-scene/Jimmy Buffet inspired plate. sigh.


yesterday i took a trip to Pensacola, Florida, to visit my grandfather Cookie. my dad + my uncle bought him a new computer for his birthday so i attempted to explain the mysteries of the Internet to him. this picture was sitting on a bookshelf next to his computer. see my cousin + i dressed up for Halloween probably like...oh my god probably almost TWENTY YEARS AGO. WHAT. definitely 18 years ago at least. apparently he was a Cowboy + i was a Ballerina.


so far this Summer, i have pretty much been strictly listening to large amounts of Guided By Voices, Teenage Fanclub, The Papercuts, + Plasticland.

my fave GBV song ever, "My Valuable Hunting Knife," from the terrific Alien Lanes


Teenage Fanclub's "I Need Direction" from Howdy!


The Papercuts' "Future Primitive" from the absolutely sublime You Can Have What You Want, definitely the best release of '09 so far (IN MY OPINION)!


and well, i haven't got a good Plasticland video to share, but i would like to show you all a picture of them

in all of their hilariously intense psychedelic get up, 80's STYLE!