Have you ever been to a city that you just loved being in. Taken a walk through places that just made you smile. My personal city of choice has always been Seattle. My grandfather took me there when I was 16 and showed me the underground tunnels, and showed me the locks where fresh water meets salt water and vessels…
Sometimes the people that are in your inner circle aren't exactly who they seem to be. Some people are looking for something from you, some people are there because they have nothing else to do. Someone might just want to use your notoriety for their advantage, and others just are good with having somewhere to be. When you are planning…
Do we create our fate? Are we born to succeed or fail? If you were born green, and had to wait hand and foot on your sister. Would you look for a wizard to help you? Meet a best friend that is "perfect" Being different has become one of the leading draws for how to lead. Someone tells you you…
With 2 kids that went to college in Colorado, how could I not include something from 3oh3, yep that 303 runs from the cities to the mountains, seeing the rocky mountains covered in snow is something majestic that you can't just unsee. Amazing! But as a city kid from California, taking trips there sometimes are more work than plan, and…
Flashback to 1986, Hip Hop is becoming more mainstream, and the leader in that plunge was Run DMC. This was a time where CD's finally took over as the medium of choice over cassettes and vinyl was starting to take a backseat to these listening methods. As a kid (well soon to be adult at 16) I went to our…
Had to throw on another Avril song. Sorry, not sorry. This was one of the first releases for the punk princess's new album. Going back to the roots having that drive and push of a song. This whole album is one of my favorites of hers from all time. The day of it's release I listened to it on repeat…
If you know you know. This is the most bad ass raccoon and does justice to our brand. While we don't want to dive into any copyright issue, we do want to say that Rocket would be the epitome of a representation for Steel Raccoon. Created for a purpose and found his own space. Able to put together things that…
It was a toss up between Willie and Snoop, and in the end Snoop is going to always win. There is something about the spirit of change. When I first remember hearing about Snoop off Dr. Dre's debut album, then sippin' on some Gin and Juice, next thing you know he was doing some crazy colabs and became an epic…
I was one of those kids that liked the glam rock of the 80's. If I am honest, I liked some of it before and there was one group that stood out a little more than others in my opinion. Starting out with chains, and leather, moving to crush the glam rock theme and still coming out with hits that…
Have you ever tried to impress someone with a skill that you have and wanted to see what they thought? Sports, video games? Just putting yourself out there and taking your shot to bring someone that you enjoy spending time with into your world. What happens if they are SO GOOD at it or loves it even more than you…
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