Well what can I say? NY via JA. Words cannot describe the whirlwind trip that I had. BK always shows love and Marcy just feels like home.

I missed out on a perfectly good night out on my first night in NY by falling asleep in a hammock in a Brazilian bar. Then was saved the next night at a DJ Premiere party although I could barely keep my eyes open. Stopped by to see the Retro Kids and was supposed to meet Stells also wanted to swing by Talib Kweli’s video shoot it was all too much. I had less than 48 hours to see everyone. I felt like Anika Rice minus the fluorescent jumpsuits.

Unfortunately with the complexities of styling a show and trying to be photographer meant I was left with only a few pictures. Ah well. While I wasn’t working I was eating!

On the flip. Jamaica although with its great qualities that we all like to benefit from and all those Sandals goers who never leave their hotel, jam down is still very depressed and deprived. As Capelton said in Tour..the richer get richer and the poorer get poor. After fashion week I stayed with my Family in Marvely after living it up in New Kingston it was the harsh reality I had forgotten. I slept with one eye open and was ready to duck under my bed at any given moment. But all in all it is where my childhood memories are, it will forever be nostalgic…

Damian Marley puts it into perspective…

First and foremost… big up the midlands. I never realized the brummie accent was so, SO god damn awful. I was shocked and delighted all at once by the sounds of my home town. What an accent!!!!

I left for Canada with one bag, I returned with eight huge ones. Do the math, thats is a lot of shopping. Thank you student loan. It’s almost time to grow up and get a real job… I know many of you feel the same.

Here are a couple of snaps from the last couple of weeks…

My little brother and parents came out to see Toronto and help get all my bags home…

The bro, mama rach and daddy steve. Always reppin Family First…

My pops at Niagara falls… looking kinda fresh for an old timer.

Who’s been to Niagara falls… Impressed or a let down?

My little brother, number 23 – THE GREATEST.

From basketball to baseball. Baseball = possibly the shittest sport ever. Toronto Blue Jays vs Angels.

I will miss Toronto, its a great city, when its not minus 30 and buried in 3 feet of snow, downtown is only 10 minutes away from beautiful beaches. That is my kind of city…

Birmingham is on the up though…. fact… And when all else fails – the greatest city in the world LONDON, is just a stones throw away.

Those who are jetting off this summer – ENJOY. Phoebe and Biz I hope it rains… I kid. Me… i’m hanging around the mean streets of birmingham for a while. Midlands don’t be quiet now… BNTL Midland representatives … where you at?

why is everything so much bigger over the pond?

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