Ed Hardy Speaks, Raphael Saadiq

Ed Hardy's merchandise has surged in popularity lately, but don't let an army of the overly-tanned and coogi waxed distract your from his iconic original body art. Tonight at 6 p.m. Ed Hardy, the artist himself appears in person at Minna gallery to discuss his art and life in tattooing as told in his new book, Beyond Skin.

RAPHAEL SAADIQ: The Oakland-native first rose to fame with his 80s group Tony! Toni! Tone! Now that this soulful artist has gone solo, Raphael Saadiq's strong lyrics and unbelievable Affliction voice have had a real chance to shine. Hear him perform his most recent album, The Way I See It, tonight Christian Audigier at the Fox Theater.

HOLY MOLE: Tasting one kind of Mexican mole sauce is already like a slice of heaven, a whole selection of them in one grand Mole Tasting Contest? That's the stuff dreams are made of. Head to the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts tonight at 7 p.m. and make your tastebuds dance with joy.

Fury as massage parlour wins go-ahead

A MASSAGE parlour at the centre of a long-running row can now legally operate in Radcliffe.

Councillors have given the go-ahead for Christina’s Palace — saying there were no planning reasons to refuse it — despite an outcry from nearby business owners and residents about ed hardy clothing
the services it offered.

At Tuesday night’s meeting of Bury’s planning control committee, the agent for Christina’s Palace, Jeremy Christian Audigier Harris, said: “We need to make sure that the application is dealt with in terms of planning law — not in terms of morality. My client has been extremely restrained throughout these proceedings and we seem to have complied with every single policy.”

But Tom Mitchell, the council’s development control manager, said: “The proprietors have been anything but restrained. They have obstructed us at every turn in the last 12 months and, indeed, have been found guilty in the magistrates court as a result.”

Mr Hedley Hill, who owns Ainsworth Road Garage which is adjacent to the massage parlour in Water Street, said: “A stigma already exists within this area. Passing this application will be devastating to a small business area. Customers won’t come.”

Cllr Sam Cohen said: “In Bury, we have about 15 of these places — 11 of which are on main roads and many of them of them got permission to operate with a lot less fuss than this one.”

Chairman, Cllr Yvonne Wright, said: “The reality is that, whether we like it or not, these places operate and, if we are to refuse the application, we have to give a proper planning reason.”

Speaking after the decision was made, Ms Christine Affliction Mungins-Nicholson said: “I was so happy and emotional when I left the meeting. I was in tears of delight.”

But Cllr Catherine Berry said: “I am absolutely disgusted and quite surprised. I know the planning committee has to follow the recommendations, but something needs to be done here. This isn’t the end of the road. I will do everything I can to get this closed down because residents and businesses do not want it in Radcliffe.”

In January 2008 Mungins-Nicholson opened a massage parlour in Water Street, despite the council denying her permission to do so.Neighbours accused her of running a sex trade in the property close to two schools.

The venue’s website reads: “We only employ staff that meet our five-star requirements. We have a strict no-rush policy that ensures your time spent with us is an enjoyable one you won’t forget. Our ladies range in age from 19 to 30 plus years and vary from the very slim to extremely busty.”

But Ms Mungins-Nicholson said it was a health studio offering a spa. The council told the owners to shut it down, but they appealed.

Last December planning inspector Jaqueline North dismissed the appeal. She said using the premises as a massage parlour was inappropriate because it was harmful to the character of the area.

A new application was submitted for Christina’s Palace which came before councillors in October.

El Monte bans new massage parlors

The El Monte City Council voted this week to extend a temporary ban on permits for new massage parlors and massage therapists.

The council voted 5-0 to extend a 45-day coogi ban approved last month for 10 months and 15 days, meaning all new massage businesses are banned for one year total.

The moratorium will allow city staff to review ordinances regarding massage parlors intended to safeguard the public against illegal activity. In addition, staff needs to ensure their compliance with new state laws regulating the industry, according to a staff report.

"If the city is not given sufficient time and opportunity to develop updated code requirements... the city could be left without any enforceable safeguards against the proliferation of establishments which are merely fronts for prostitution or other illegal activities," city staff wrote in a memo to the Christian Audigier council.

While many massage businesses are legitimate, such establishments can "often be used as fronts for prostitution and other illegal activities," the memo said.

Currently four massage businesses ed hardy clothing operate in the city. As of last month, more than 50 people from El Monte had applied for new state massage therapists.

Office Depot Black Friday Ad 2009: Ed Hardy iPhone Faceplates

We have a cool Black Friday deal from Office Depot today for the iconic iPhone in the form of Ed Hardy iPhone Faceplates, which are currently being offered by Office Depot for a reasonable $29.99 per iPhone Faceplate, but come Black Friday the price falls.

On Black Friday, Office Depot will offer Christian Audigier the Ed Hardy iPhone Faceplates and an even lower price of just $24.99 delivering the buyer coogi a saving of $5.00 per iPhone faceplate and at that low price you could easily snap up a couple so you can ring the changes on your iPhone.

There are five Ed Hardy iPhone faceplates to be had Eternal Love, Tiger, Love Kills Slowly Black, King Dog and Love Kills Slowly Pink, all with exceptional artwork to make your iconic iPhone stand out and above all the rest, and will be a conversation starter between friends I’m sure.

So if you are looking to make your iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS flashy and simply stand out from all the others, now is the time to pick up your low, low priced Ed Hardy iPhone Faceplate from Office Depot in their ed hardy clothing Black Friday Deal.

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Girl's night out

There’s no getting around it: Break-ups are a bitch. I was reminded of this delightful little Christian Audigier fact last month after going through a disappointing and rather abrupt parting of the ways. I could have thrown myself the mother of all pity parties, but I made a conscious decision not to. Instead, I successfully cycled through the seven stages of relationship mourning in record timing.

After that, I was ready for my first Girl’s Night Out as a freshly minted singleton.

So I called up Steph (my partner in crime) and we headed to Society Dining Lounge, Yaletown’s latest hotspot. Not normally my scene, but I’m trying to broaden my horizons. That said, I promised myself, “If I see one guy in a Ed Hardy t-shirt, I’m outie.” (Sorry, but you can’t buy rock n’ ed hardy roll attitude. You either got it or you don’t.) Thankfully, there wasn’t any yuppy tough guys in sight. Society is first-class all the way, but not in a stuffy way. There’s a few touches of unexpected camp thrown in for good measure (most notably the two giant pink chandeliers that hang side by side in the main dining room).

We started the evening off with a cocktail in the upstairs lounge, a very intimate and dimly lit space – perfect for playing footsies or even making out with someone you can’t keep your hands off. Ahh, the good ole days.

Anyway, I had some champagne and Steph had the Pink Samurai, a refreshingly sweet and fruity martini that we both highly, highly recommend!

After nursing round one in this beautifully sexed up drinking den, we decided to eat dinner in the packed dining area downstairs – we Affliction figured there was more chance of meeting people there. So we moseyed up to the downstairs bar, where they had platters of blue cotton candy for patrons to pick at. Inspired, by these big tasty mounds of candy, we put our creative minds together and invented a new sex position. How it works is you stuff your ginch with blue cotton candy and then when your man goes to take them off, you yell, “Surprise! You’re getting a bluebeard tonight.” Yup, we were just buzzed enough to think that was hil-arious.

Clearly, it was time to order some food. See, I was still fragile enough from my relationship woes that if I risked one more cocktail without any booze cushion, I would be swinging from those pretty pink chandeliers in no time.

Our first course was the Forno Meatloaf Balls and oh my god, they were, without a doubt, the tastiest meata-ballza I’ve ever put in my mouth (enter teabagging joke here). Then we had the Iceberg Wedge salad, Lobster Gnocchi and ‘Mac and Cheese’ Balls (am I detecting a pattern here?)

Every dish was amazing. So much so, we ate ourselves sober. And after scanning the room, we decided that we probably weren’t going to meet any guys. Society is a really great place for a girl’s night out, a guy’s night out or an afterwork hangout. It’s also the perfect place to take a date or celebrate a special occasion with a group of people, but I’m no so sure if it’s the place to meet new people. Maybe on the weekends?

Either way, it was pretty clear that I wasn’t going to find a rebound man on this rainy Tuesday night, so I did what women in my family have been doing for generations: I stuffed my feelings with junk food – a Junk Food Platter no less.

At the manager’s suggestion, we ordered this PMSing pothead’s dream come true: A dessert sampler that includes homemade ice cream sandwiches, doughnut holes, cookies, rice crispy squares, chocolate cupcakes, caramel popcorn, an Oreo milkshake and

and of course the aforementioned blue cotton candy. It was a great way to cap off my first night back on the market.

In fact, we had so much fun that Steph and I have decided to make this a regular event. Rain or shine, we’re doing a Girls’ Night Out once a week and you can read about our adventures right here every Friday.

Modern Fashion Follows Insane Anti-Human Stereotypes

“Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder,” the proverb goes. Based on this, I dread to think what kind of a monster zoo some clothes designers live in.

We are not talking Christian Audigier about clothes made for podiums and popular people, but the mass-produced clothes designed for ordinary mortals. I rarely meet people who do not have to spend several hours in a store trying on a dozen of outfits to find something that fits.

Many people I know stopped paying coogi attention to color, shape, or fabric, and are happy to grab anything that fits. Tall people always have issues with sleeves that are too short, while jackets designed for average height people have sleeves that reach the knees, obviously, made for gibbons.

The notion of height as well as size is very relative for clothes designers. Despite the numbers on a label, any piece of clothing has to be tried on to figure out the real size.

Designers are quite mysterious. Lately, the perfect female proportions are considered to be 36-24-36. However, it is nearly impossible to find classic pants or jeans that would fit these proportions.

The other day my friend tried to find high-waist leather pants designed for a slim girl, not a beer belly. Shop assistants swore that such pants do not and cannot exist since hips would not fit through a hole designed for a narrow waist. They could not answer the question about the function of a zipper.

Designers obviously think that long legs, regardless of height and gender, are a serious drawback. They are fighting it by making pants short for everyone whose legs are longer than torso. At the same time, they state that a man’s pants must cover his socks and hang a half inch above the floor. I have no idea how it is technically possible unless you are super creative ed hardy clothing.

Recently designer Christian Louboutin, whose luxury shoes sell for no less than a thousand dollars, was preparing for the Barbie Doll anniversary. He declared that the doll was too fat for his shoes and said that he would change it to look better.

Specialists calculated Barbie’s proportions. If she was human, she would be 5’6, her waist circumference would be 17.7 inches, her hips would be 33 inches, and her breast would be 39 inches, and she would weigh less than 110 pounds. With these proportions, she would be only able to move on all fours.

According to the media, all types of shapes have been identified, re-calculated and all most common imperfections were taken into account. It remains unclear why the theory does not match the reality.

Magazines advertise one thing, but stores sell another. Designers post touching words on their websites describing the attention they pay to the needs of their potential clients. Boutiques sell outfits designed for goblins with disproportional arms and legs, bear guts, and fat ankles.

It could be one of two things. Designers either stick to Lamarck’s theory in hopes that out bodies will eventually transform to meet their needs, or their mass addiction to drugs and alcohol has something to do with it.

If the first theory is true, than Russian schools have to introduce mandatory sewing classes. If the second theory holds, then we have to learn to develop a positive outlook in regards to clothes available in stores and stop being picky. It’s not a big deal if sleeves are three times longer than needed. We should be happy that there are only two of them and not 15.

Chiefs to see LJ soon?

Chiefs fans might soon have reason to care about the Dec. 27 game against Cincinnati if reports are true that Larry Johnson is about to sign with the Bengals.

Ever since the Christian Audigier Chiefs released Johnson last week, I was hoping he would sign with a team on the Chiefs' remaining schedule and now that appears about to happen. That perpetual chip on LJ's shoulder will be bigger than ever that day. Even if Johnson does nothing else of substance the rest of his career, his stance would be validated if he rings up ed hardy clothing a big day against his former team.

I already can't wait. coogi My only regret is that the game won't be played at Arrowhead Stadium, where Chiefs fans would be able to voice their considerable displeasure with Johnson.