Calling All New Yorkers...

The Voxys are playing The 205 Club NYC
Friday September 5th at 9PM

DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW!

I know I'm going!

That is all.
x Shivers

RIP 24

In Loving Memory
It was fun working with you, dude!

Anyway, enough of that. I wonder where we are with season 4.
*note to self*... email Jackson.

That is all!
x Shivers

The Voxys

Oh what joy.
I spent all of yesterday evening, photographing one of my favourite
New York City bands at the moment called,

The Voxys

Left to right: Chad Flewwelling (drums), Julian Colin Sylvester (guitars and vocals), William McCormack (bass) & Trevor Murphy (guitars and vocals).

Formed in New York City in 2008, The Voxys' sound has been described as upbeat jangly '60s-inspired melodic garage pop. And if you get a chance to catch these guys live,
you'll not be disappointed, I promise you.

I just love the dude urinating in the background.
NYC... I love ya!

That is all!
x Shivers

World Leaders, Chili-Makin' & Chili-Eatin' Contest.

The CHILI-MAKIN' CONTEST

So towards the end of season 3, Venture Bros production manager, Peedee Shindell and Venture Bros editor, Tom Bayne decided it would be a good idea if the studio had a chili-making contest. The story of how this all came about is a long one, which was formed with untruths and challenges to ones manhood, and shall remain within the walls of World Leaders... to be honest, I just can't be arsed telling it!

Anyway, I must say that the whole studio took this competition very seriously.
There was secrecy, dirty tactics, name calling and hurt feelings for the 2 or 3 weeks run up to the competition. Spies were everywhere, resulting in fights breaking out in the W.L. kitchen.
Tensions were running high. So much so, that the night before the competition, there was a serious altercation between two different teams (who shall remain nameless), in Wholefoods supermarket... ahhhh, it was wonderful to see us all getting along so well.

So anyway, the chili had to be made at home and brought to the studio the next day to be re-heated and judged by a panel of chili experts. No cheese was allowed; it was strictly chili tasting only. Cheese was only added after the competition was over.


The Contestants
Standing left to right: Mike Foran, Rachel Simon, Alex Kwan, Carly Monardo, Lauren Monardo, Tom Bayne, Justin Offner, team Liz Artinian & Jackson Publick, Alexandra Andrew, Nick DeMayo.
And posing down in front... the uber sexy, Mr. Peedee Shindell.

First off...

The Re-Heat

Yuuuummmmmmmmm.....

The Judging

And Judges

Left to right: Head Chili Judge, Stephen DeStefano (one of the reasons we had the competition), Jennifer Batinich, Peedee Shindell (one of the organisers/competitors and NOT a judge so shouldn't even be there but I think he's explaining to all how the voting system works), Charlie Miller (President of W.L.), Joe Croson, Ben Stein.

The Wait

Which, now that I see this photo, was also the day we got our crew jackets, courtesy of Jackson Publick. Worn here so fetchingly by Tom Bayne.


While we wait for the votes to be tallied, a heated discussion about cheese...




And the Winner is...
(well, joint winners)

Team Liz Artinian & Jackson Publick (honest to God, it wasn't a fix at all) and Alex Andrews.
Funny thing was, they both used the same online recipe, which used dark chocolate, and yet they both tasted so different.


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The CHILI-EATIN' CONTEST

So to the Chili-Eating contest (oh God, it still makes my stomach turn to think of it), which was a last minute decision undertaken by two of the studio's finest gormandizers, Danny Hynes and Joe Cappabianca.

The Preparation

From left-over chili, scooped so lovingly into paper cups by Alex Andrews and Peedee Shindell.

The Competitors

Danny Hynes and Joe Cappabianca.

The Chili

Ugggggggh!!!!

Let's get ready to rumble...

And we're off...

I love the look on Danny's face here... it says it all.

Both men had very different styles. Danny just went for it, refusing to even stop and taste the chili. Whereas Joe had a much more relaxed approach, as seen here, and was pacing himself much better. Which didn't mean to say he was necessarily enjoying it.

The crowd looks on with baited breath and upset stomachs.

2 hours later...

WE HAVE A WINNER!

Joe Cappabianca ladies & gents.
And the poor runner up, threw it all back up, right after the bell went.

That is all!
x Shivers