Daily Scenario

So, you wake up one morning next to your beautiful, lovely girlfriend. You and her have been together for 8 years. You are deeply in love with each other. You know everything about her and you cherish every little, tiny thing down to the smallest detail. You awake and rub the sleep from your eyes. Today is a special day. Today is the day that you have secretly been planning to propose to the love of your life. You have been saving for months and months for a ring, you have reserved the best seat at her favorite restaurant and planned every tiny thing in her best interest. You have been awaiting this day for a very long time and you are very eager to surprise her with your question of her hand in marriage. This restaurant is her favorite, because it is the first place that you and her went on your first date, exactly 8 years ago to this day. You tell her that you have a big surprise for her this evening and she tells you that she also has big news for you as well. You begin to get excited. You leave the house and go to wrap up all the tiny details. After all, you want this to be perfect and you want her to be surprised. You go get the ring, arrange for her favorite kind of chocolate cake to be delivered to the restaurant and everything else. You go to pick up your lovely and you set out for the restaurant, the place of your first date, 8 years ago. Dinner goes well and it is just about time for the chocolate cake to be delivered to the table when lovely tells you her big surprise. Cake is delivered to the table by generic good looking guy and love of your life tells you that she has been cheating on you with generic good looking guy. So, the question is... Do you eat the cake? More importantly, who pays for the dinner?

POWER, ILL INTENT, GRAVE MAKER at the BAT CAVE

The mic breaks during Power's set and shit gets kind of awkward. Ill Intent Footage starts around the 14 minute mark when the new mic cable shows up. Get on, jive turkey.

A post Card I sent to Peter.

Dear Peter,

And my favorite part.

-<3 from NYC, Floppy

January 8th in Olympia!

This will mark my triumphant return to Olympia as well as Ill Intent's first Olympia appearance. I am looking forward to this show and also to checking out all the bands on the bill. I have never seen Wolves, Breaking Ground or Vacate, so this will be an awesome opportunity to get out and see what all the hype is about.

Love Life!

-slim.

Daily Scenario

Do you believe in LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? Well, let's just say you do, because it'll make for a more interesting story. Let's say you're going down the street to your favorite pizza joint. You love this pizza joint, best pizza in the city and you have been craving a little slice of this pure heaven all day. You tie your shoes up real tight and you set out on your quest for your dinner. You stop at a very busy intersection. While your waiting for the little "walk man" to flash on the walk sign, you spot the most beautiful girl you have ever seen in your life. A girl straight from a dream, standing there in angelic fashion. You are instantly struck by cupid's arrow. She is standing there all alone and your eyes meet each other in a full on stare. You are both smitten by each others captivating gaze. Suddenly every single thought and feeling you have ever had about love materializes in your little beating heart. You can not keep your eyes off of this woman and not only is she looking back at you, but she's smiling. She's smiling so intently that she does not see the giant truck delivering bottle of ketchup rushing right at her. You spring into action and run across that busy intersection just in time to leap and push the girl from certain death by ketchup truck. You are able to save this girl's life by pushing her out of harm's way. You, however, are not so lucky. The truck runs over your legs and you can not feel your feet. The woman gets up and continues across the street. Apparently, she was actually smiling at generic good looking guy standing right behind you. Generic good looking guy walks up and whisks her off her feet asking if she is alright. Generic good looking guy then thanks you for your bravery and walks away while you are still laying in the street, legs crushed under the giant ketchup truck. Looks like you are paralyzed for life. What do you do?
PS. You hate ketchup.

SURVIE INTERVIEW

I recently did an Interview with the guys at Survie Apparel, in which we talked about many things; the current state of hardcore, underground fashion, New Ill Intent Record, touring, hip hop and life.

Here is the link to the SURVIE BLOG where it looks much nicer.

Big ups to Tyler and the Survie Crew for the interview. Be sure to check out Ill Intent and Survie in the future.

-Slim.

DEFAM TV!

DefamTV Presents: Akrobatik from Defamation Nation on Vimeo.

www.defamnation.com

Daily Scenario

Okay, so you wake up one morning and you put on your favorite coat. This coat is your favorite for many reasons, first of which is that it was purchased for you by your lovely, sweet as day Grand Mother. Your grandmother did not have a lot of money so she saved up for a long time to give her favorite grand son the jacket that he wanted. This is a very nice and expensive jacket and it is also your favorite. You place the jacket on yourself and go to walk your fiance to the bus stop where she is going to work. It starts raining, you, being the gentleman that you are, offer your coat to the love of your life, the woman you'd die for if the opportunity arose. The bus comes and picks up your lovely, taking her to work. You then go down to the orphanage where you volunteer 2 times a week on your days off. Today is ONE DOLLAR nacho day at the local ballpark and your favorite baseball team is playing. You swoop up a crew of these little less fortunates and you head out to the ball bark for a great baseball game and a very self rewarding time with the little ones. You take your seats. You get up to go acquire nachos for the whole crew. You spend 18 bucks and receive 18 boats of luscious, delicious, oozing with cheesy goodness nachos. On your way back to deliver the nachos to the orphans. You spot your fiance. The love of you absolute life. She is with some generic good looking guy, he has his arm around her, they are kissing and he is wearing your jacket. YOUR FAVORITE JACKET that your beloved grandmother gave you before she passed. The love of your life is sucking face with generic, good-looking guy while you're standing there, arms full of delicious, oozing with cheesy goodness nachos. What do you do?

Slim Prank Calls Jim From the Band, "Battle! [Webstore Now Open]"

Okay, So I got bored one day in my apartment and decided to make a couple prank calls. I got this dude's number off myspace, because he said his band, BATTLE! [Webstore Now Open] wanted to do some touring with Ill Intent. The original call (which I taped myself) had me convincing him and his band that my name was Johnny Lawrence and I was with the local rock radio station in Florida. I promised them a gig with the rock group 311 and told them they had to dress up in a "Cowboy and Indian" theme. I accidentally deleted the original call where I actually spoke to him, so I decided to call back and got his voicemail. Two more times, but I accidentally deleted that as well. So, what we have here is the 3rd apology message that was left on his voicemail.

I'm sorry that I'm a genius.

-Young, Slim and Gifted

Be sure to check out Battle! [Webstore Now Open]

Dedication.

That happened. You like that "ILL" handstyle? That's all me, shorty.

10Deep and Ill Intent

So, a lot of people lately are asking me, "what's up with 10 Deep?" For anyone that may not know, 10 Deep is an underground clothing brand based out of Brooklyn New York. They have been making clothing for the streetwear industry since 1995 and have been hands-down my favorite brand for years. 10Deep have always put out a good quality, good looking product that I can back for both aesthetic and ethical value. 10Deep has always had ties to underground culture as they are making big moves in the Hip Hop world, by putting on acts like Kid Cudi, Wale, Drake and soon to be household name, Donnis. 10D is also making leaps and bounds in the skateboarding world as well. Myself, growing up as a skater and a huge fan of hip hop, it was an easy connection for me to find and appreciate this brand for what they were. Obviously, it would be a limiting statement to say that I am only a hip hop skateboarder, because I am also very into the underground punk/hardcore scene as well as being an artist my whole life. Working at The Cool, a streetwear boutique in Tacoma, Washington, I was able to be put in a position to communicate and politic with the fellas over at 10Deep. Since 10Deep is so largely connected with the underground it was an easy alliance between the brand and Ill Intent. For me, the linking of the two underground subcultures makes worlds of sense and I am pretty excited to be working with them in the future.
That being said, I got the chance to swing by their office in Brooklyn last night. I was welcomed with handshakes and great hospitatlity. Before, I had only spoken to Josh on the phone and it was awesome to meet him, Scott and the other guys on the crew in the flesh to chop it up and politic about Ill Intent, The streetwear game, the current state and what lies ahead in the future.
It was definitely a refreshing experience to meet some really down to earth, humble people with likeminded interests and goals.
Like I said before, I look forward to see what lies ahead for 10Deep and hopefully Ill Intent can help push them further into the realm of punk/hardcore and other similar underground sub cultures that we dabble in.
I usually don't write long entries likes this, so I figure I might as well mention that Ill Intent has a new record dropping this winter and we are really proud of it. It consists of 12 songs and is about 26 minutes long. We put in a lot of work in the writing process and are extremely excited for the reaction to this release. I took a lof time to write the lyrics and I really feel that the lyrical quality shows through and that most people can relate to the issues that we all face. The record is still Ill Intent through and through, but we've definitely progressed light years from where we were last year at this time. All the touring and playing that we have done has brought us closer as people, friends, bandmates and musicians. We're all on the same page musically and I can't wait to see what lies ahead for us. I hope to see you out on the road or at a local show sometime soon. Thanks for reading.

Here is a promo video for the 10Deep Holiday look book. Product will be shortly available through their website at www.10deep.com or you can come into The Cool and pick it up in person or through the mail at www.thisisthecool.com all the location info is on the site.

10.Deep Winter 2009/2010 Photoshoot Preview from 10 Deep on Vimeo.

Thank you for your time. Love your life.
-young, slim and gifted.

1st Day of Fall Tour 08

Recap of the night courtesy of Jake, Aussie Josh, Peter, Worthey and also Jarred for standing there starring.

Picture of the Week

This is a picture of Jake sitting with Sergio, the promoter in Guatemala on the Central American tour. He is a giant.

Brobra's Craigslist Add and Response

Listed under the title of "TOTAL FUCKING BAD ASS"

I can do lots of shit but no ones responding to my advances. Help me out ill do any labor, maintenance, production type job.

Peace out.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/res/1459208683.html

Response.

Sorry to hear that.

Why don't you try this: marketing.ytb.com/breakfree08 (do not type www, it
won't open)

Enter your name and email address and click go. Click YES on my name shows
there, then prepare to listen and watch the 4 powerful presentations in
order. The first one you need 13 minutes to watch, the second and third 1
minute each and the fourth is 2 minutes. Total 17 minutes of your valuable
time. If you are serious about money, I will commit and willing to invest my
time to help you.

Call me for questions and when to get started. Get paid every Fridays. Our
Pay plan is protected under the Bill of Rights. You never go wrong with us.
We are publically traded company 8 years old, 120,000 sqft facility in River
Wood, Illinois. Over 330 Full time employees.

Call and ask for Boen : 253-231-5491. I am serious to help you, no wasting
time. Take care.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/res/1459208683.html

Just read how rediculous and contadictory that auto-response is. I love CL.

Summer Tour 09 Video!

Ill Intent Summer Tour 2009 from Matt Worthey on Vimeo.

Love to hate us.

From Russia With Love

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Shirts Off Summer 09

Before the eyeballs grew from his neck.

Everything is cooler with out a shirt.

Seriously.

This is another picture of Evil Knievel just for the fuck of it. Fuck. This guy is cool.

Rainfest 09

These videos never got spliced, so it's our whole set spaced over 3 sections

Section One:
1 - More Crucial Times
2 - White on White - 1:00
3 - The Setup - 3:10
4 - Fat of Kings - 6:00
5 - Flat Lining - 8:55

Section Two:
1 - Flat Lining (Cont.)
2 - Losing War - 2:00
3 - No Rest For the Weary - 4:20
4 - Done and Done - 6:15
5 - Kings at Crime (Skar Head) - 9:30

Section 3:
1 - Kings at Crime (Cont.)

Watching things like this make me miss Seattle.

Pictures of the Week

Daily Deeds. (NYC FACIAL HAIR)

As many of you already know, I have relocated from the Northwest to the wonderful city of New York, NY. It wasn't a big change for me at all as I had previously spent a little bit of time here earlier in the year. Coming from Seattle, I am used to a little bit of cold and gloomy days so it was not a big surprise for me to discover a lot of the same out here. One observation that I made was that all dudes out here grow beards... So I figured, "when in Rome."

Take note of the beard.

So, the beard began to grow in and after about 2 and a half weeks... it started to turn red. Yes. You are hearing correctly, I must be a secret ginger kid or some shit. Not being able to deal with myself, I set out to remove the beard entirely from my face. This created a small conundrum in my head... Because I wanted to fit in with the New Yorkers, but also did not want to be a ginger kid, I was face with a tough decision.
In true fashion, as all things evolved, I decided to settle on a mustache. There have been very few times in my life that I have come to such an extreme measure, but I figure now is one of them. I think back upon all my heroes, all of which are saintly knighted with a stache gracing their upper lip.

Tom Selleck

Moms around the globe would trade their first born to bang this dude.

John Holmes
You star in a movie called, "Super Cock" and I will tip my hat to you.

Charlie Bronson
This man needs no introduction. If you pissed this guy off, you'd wish you were dead.

Sam Elliot

Cot Damn! This dude is a bad ass.

Ron Jeremy
Ugliest dude on earth, but still got more peach than the entire roster of the 72 Lakers.

Evil Knievel
Was never infamous for rockin' a sick stache, but face it. This dude was cool as shit.

So, there you have it. The stache will stay for a little bit, until I am tired of A) having girls run and scream when I smile at them or B) fighting the babesters off all day/night long.

Sup?

-Slim. 8th wonder of the world.

Things I like... (Weekly Spotlight)

DEFAMATION NATION!

http://www.defamnation.com/defamnation.html

Make a stop through the internet world at the Defamation Nation site to check out the product. Defam is hitting hard out east right now and is making it's way through the country and the world by force.

Defam products are available at The Cool in Tacoma, Washington.
http://thisisthecool.com/

Look for a future collaboration between ILL INTENT and DEFAM in time to come.

I am pretty excited about this project, as Defam is one of my favorite brands out right now. With their clean look, take-no-shit attitude and hard work ethic... this is something that Ill Intent can definitely get behind.

SURVIE! Apparel

http://www.survivivie.com/blog.html

Go on through and check out what Survie has got cookin' right now. Always on the grind, always making art and always putting out good looking, quality product.
Tyler from Survie has come through hard for Ill Intent on some merch designs and has been great to us. We're excited for the future as we continue to work together to keep productive.

Life of Villains
http://www.lifeofvillains.com/

Quiet, but powerful, this brand comes through to deliver a great looking, high quality look that is both street and sophisticated at the same time. LOV has a very tough and smooth look all at the time, for that tendered-hearted criminal. With an appearence such as this, it's no surprise that you will see a collaboration between Ill Intent and Life of Villains.

LOV is available all in the Northwest in select boutiques. Check out their webstore and stocklist for more information on where to get your hands on these threads.

This is Slim and I approved this message.

This is ILL INTENT

Photo by Manuela Insixiengmay

Review from Alex at Dead Horse Fanzine

DH Spotlight: Ill Intent

Fast, pissed off, and shredding. Seattle's Ill Intent plays a breed of hardcore crossed between bands like Cro-Mags and Internal Affairs, with a hint of Black Flag influenced riffing thrown in for good measure. While they haven't been a band for long, these guys have built up a lot of steam behind them. Expect big things.

MP3:
Close To Home
Losing War

myspace.com/illintent206

Posted by alex at: 2:37 AM

September 08. First Tour.

41 Seconds with the coolest person you'll meet in your life, Cool Phil.

I shot this video on our first tour in the fall of 08.
Our roadie, Josh is from Australia. Cool Phil was jealous of his accent... so, he made up his own. Fuck this guy is cool.

ILL INTENT MERCH ONLINE!

http://illintent.bigcartel.com/
http://illintent.bigcartel.com/

http://illintent.bigcartel.com/

Order yourself a shirt while still available! Going very fast!

Daily Advice!

Anonymous Wrote:

dear slim, I'm really tall and skinny and I have a really small head. please help

Dear Anonymous:

I figure you have two options:

1. You can kill your self, because life is going to get no better. You're going to end up wandering the streets alone like the freak you are. No one will be interested in being your friend, because of your unproportional demeanor and appearance.

2. Do what I do... Resort to the "Long Body, Small Head" helpline. I prolly call these lovely people around 3 times a week.

425-327-3964

They should be able to set you straight and aiming in the right direction towards self acceptance and higher self esteem. It'll be like banging a chubby girl to end your dry streak. Good luck, my man.

-Slim, 8th Wonder of the World.

Let me solve your problems!

Twitter "Love_Life_Slim"

EL SALVADOR!

Clip of Count Us Out in San Salvador, El Salvador.

ill intent party.

Here is a video I shot at the last party at the 340 IFC house. We finished recording the new album and decided to celebrate. Ill Intent style.


Slim. 8th Wonder of the World