Behind the Scenes!!! Fall 2011!!!

Random Sneaker Shot!!! Lol

A Few Pics of the ABSTRACT Printshop as we worked on the Fall 2011 Collection!!! Enjoy!!!

"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"

@BillyABSTRACT

Kicks for our Fall 2011 Release!!!

Well... Tonight's the Night & The Excitement is setting in!!! Our Fall 2011 Release Party!!!

Anyone who knows me knows that I wear Vans at least 363 days a year!!! But... once or twice a year I make an exception for a pair of vintage Jordan's!!!

Shout out to The Homeboy Joey Deadstock over at Premier League for Supplying my feet with the Power of the Greatest B-Ball player ever for tonight's festivities!!!

Oh yea: The Fall 2011 Line is DOOOOOOOOOOPE!!!!

Tonight

10pm-2am

Mission Grill

1835 Arch st

Philadelphia Pa

Be There!!!

"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"

@BillyABSTRACT

From Ties to a 12 Billion Dollar Empire (Ralph Lauren' Story)

Oprah Interviews Ralph Lauren from The Nobility on Vimeo.

A Philadelphia Evening

It was such a beautiful evening that I decided to head over to the art museum area and snap a few shots... Philadelphia!!!

"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"

@BillyABSTRACT

Where did you find that???????

All members of the Abstract Crew are definitely huge Michael Jordan fans. Through my researching of archival MJ moments. I happened to find one of the best Youtube videos ever. Its the 1986 Playoffs: Bulls Vs Celtics. Yess!! The game in which he broke the NBA scoring record with 63 points!! Did I mention that its the entire game! This post is for all those who remember the exact moment in time when this happened. SMH Monumental in basketball history. I hope you enjoy!!!!! Grrr!!!!


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CHRIS GRIZZLY
@GRINDN_GRIZZLY

The Re-Assination of ABE pt.2!!!

WOW!!! Twice in one weeks time!!! 1st I find a penny with a whole directly through Abe's Head, and now this!!! Its as though someone put a cigarette right on the poor guys noggin!!! LOL

Scroll down to see part one of this saga...

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@BillyABSTRACT

The Last Slice!!!

It was as though everyone felt guilty about grabbing the Last Slice! Lol
We asked for straws... THE WAITRESS BROUGHT THEM OUT PAPERLESS AND BAREHANDED!!! No way I was drinking with those LOL!
Nice View.
The THOUGHT Crew got together last night for a meeting to discuss our soon to be released fall Line, Marketing strategies and of course; "NEW"Trition!!!

We stopped in the Tap House to relax- Here are some random picks!

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Fall 2011 Line LOOK PARTY!!!

Be sure to join us Friday September 30th at our Fall 2011 Look Party!!! Everyone knows we throw a Hype-er Party than Kid & Play!!!

-Our Latest Releases

-Hear the Thoughts behind the designs

-Live Band

-Special Performance by Chase Allen

-Aye Boogie Spinning

-Free shirts for the 1st 24 Guests!!!

Friday Sept 30th

10pm-2am

Mission Grill

1835 arch st.

Philadelphia Pa

"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"

@BillyABSTRACT

The Re-Assination of ABE

After handing the young lady at Papa John's a twenty dollar bill for my half chicken half cheese pizza, this was in my change...

Immediately I began to wonder how this was possible!

I came up with two possibilities...

A.) Someone was trying to create a cool piece of jewelry or...

B.) Someone is still Pissed with Honest ABE for the Abolition of Slavery!!! LOL

Your Thoughts...

"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"

@BillyABSTRACT

ABSTRACT = EPIC

First off much respect to "The Abstract" AKA Q-Tip one of the great in Hip-Hop. This record is killin. Seriously I have had this song on repeat for about 3 days. Checkout a classic track alone with unique composition of the video. Can some body say DOOOOOPE! GRRR!!!

"Always Think Abstract"

@GRINDN_GRIZZLY
CHRIS GRIZZLY

BIG TINGS A GWON !!!

“BIG TINGS A GWON !!!” … a familiar phrase from the genius aka @BillyABSTRACT. We here at Abstract Thought love to support our locals … what better spot in the beautiful city of Philadelphia to hold your meetings than Landmark Americana. Its like an all in one stop, fun … food … entertainment … drinks … Landmark Combo and my drink of choice, Ginger Ale w/ Grenadine (I digress). After this meeting I must say I love my brand. Never a dull moment with the team; be it developing a line, brainstorming on the next event, or debating over the minimal things in life.

***PSA*** lets take a moment of silence for J.Payne’s “Think Pad” ……………………………………………………. TIME. Now I know to the avg person who is attempting to crack a smile and slander my brotha from anotha laptop, you wouldn’t believe what documents he is cooking up. Althought we cannot help but noticed the red eye for a mouse. Stay Tuned ….



Stamped: @DjAYEboogie

"OOOF"

Check out the Latest from my Homeboy BONES!!!

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Bill Nearn Jr.

@BillyABSTRACT

ABSTRACT ALBUM REVIEWS/ The Carter IV

So since I did a review on "Watch the Throne" It was only fitting that I took a Listen to "The Carter IV"

After Listening to Wayne's Latest Lp I will some it up in One Word: Good. Let me explain:

The Carter 1 was Awesome, The Carter 2 was weak & The Carter 3 was TERRIBLE!!!

The Issue with Wayne's albums has been the same; DOPE SINGLES BUT WEAK SONGS!!!

The Carter IV Surprised me... I found that I was able to Listen to songs that were not singles and his beat selection was much much better than the Last 2 Lps! Again, Wayne has always had Awesome singles but his album tracks are usually Garbage! Now the Carter 4 is FAR from a Classic- its not even Great (How could it be great when the best tracks on the album don't even have him on them?! ex. interlude & Outro) but a few tracks really spoke to me!!! "Nightmares of the Bottom" and "How to Hate" are awesome and "Abortion" Is INSANE!!!

Tracks Like "MegaMan" and "Blunt Blowin" are weak but they even have some cool Punchlines! Speaking of Punchlines: WAYNE'S PUNCHLINES ON THIS ALBUM ARE CRAAAAZY!!! I would have to say that this album houses his best Punchlines ever... "I'm a Diamond in the Ruff Like a Baby in the Trash" "I'm Good- I'm 1 hunnid Like a Fastball!" "I brought a brand new attitude... The hate is music to me- IVE GOT MY DANCING SHOES!!!" "Sometimes you question things that there are no answers to- But I just Brought a House on I DONT GIVE A FUCK AVENUE!!!" SHEESH I even Like the fact that he went left and did a track like "How to Love"

All in all "The Carter IV" is a pretty good Lp. Not Great and FAR From a Classic but... A pretty good Lp

In this era of music you take what you can get!!! Real Hiphop Heads Know what I Mean!!!

This ABSTRACT ALBUM Review was brought to you by:

Bill Nearn Jr.

@BillyABSTRACT

"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"

"Back to The Future!!!"

Before the Air Yeezys there were the Marty Mcflys...

DOPE SNEAKERS & A DOPE CAUSE... Nuff Said.

"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"

Bill Nearn Jr.

@BillyABSTRACT

Just my thoughts...

So it’s about 11:30 am…I’m sitting here at work baffled by the fact that Dwayne Carter’s latest album has sold almost a million copies in the first week of sales in the year of 2011. Am I surprised because its Wayne? No, not at all. I’m surprised because in this digital age we live in, one of the top artist would be blessed to have two albums combine to go GOLD. In 2011 Gold is the new Platinum as far as record sales go. I’m 23...and I still buy albums. People younger than me have probably never had an album on cassette lol. I remember buying Ghetto Fabolous & the Blueprint on 9/11 2001….that was 10 years ago…10 years later people do not buy albums…but simply wait for bloggers who wish to direct traffic to post them. The blame for this can solely be placed upon Sean Parker. Napster destroyed the music industry single handedly. But in my opinion without Napster, there would not have been a platform for ITunes, or any other music sharing app or software. .Do you blame him or thank him? Without him there would possibly not be a iPod…could you imagine living without an iPod?

@edgetbread

CONSTANT PROGRESSION!!!

From the Bottom of my Heart and on Behalf of the Entire ABSTRACT STAFF I truly thank All of you for all of the Support!!! Wrapped up in that grey bag is a key ingredient of the Future of the ABSTRACT THOUGHT COLLECTION... Lol thats all of a hint I can give... Stay Tuned...

Shout Out to Brittany Deshields

"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"

Bill Nearn Jr.

@BillyABSTRACT

1980's Basketball!!!

So I was at a Mixtape Release Party the other night and I noticed this Bad Boy in the window on display. To me this shoe represents everything that 1980's early 90's Basketball was!!! I will just let the Picture speak for itself...

"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"

Bill Nearn Jr.

@BillyABSTRACT

Streetwear Trunkshow Presented by Vitamin Water

Setting Up...
Our Display... (notice the Banner Hanging in the background-DOPE! Lol)


Kareem (FreekUgly)
Curran & Shaheed (Kings Rule Together) Johnny Rabbit (AnmlHouse)


Dj Phsh



So we got a call from the Style editor at 215 Magazine, Thomas, inviting us to participate in the Vitamin Water Streetwear TrunkShow! We had a Great time! Check out the pics...

"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"

Bill Nearn Jr.

@BillyABSTRACT

Streetwear Trunkshow Presented by Vitamin Water Continued...

Some Rocket Scientist decided to throw a cigarette into the vent and caused a Fire!
We all had to vacate temporarily...
Never a dull moment!!!


6 stringz (Guitarist)





Thomas from 215 Magazine, Responsible for putting the event together-DOPE!
Marquitta gets a cameo shot! (The Marque Radio & Rhymestreet Magazine)

Shout out to all the other Brands who participated!!! Chit, Kings Rule Together(KRT), Freek Ugly, Neodaviso and everyone else!!!

"ALWAYS THINK ABSTRACT"

Bill Nearn Jr.

@BillyABSTRACT