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And This is Why Jay-Z is So Cool

Photo courtesy of Grub Street

So according to New York magazine Jay-Z is getting the word out about his upcoming memoir (Decoded) by reprinting pages of the book onto inanimate objects, as well as people, in various locations throughout New York City. This is probably the coolest thing I’ve ever heard.

David Droga, of Droga5, the advertising company behind this stellar marketing campaign, told the New York Times today that locations will be chosen according to the subject matter on the reprinted page, i.e. if Jay-Z mentions the Marcy Projects or something about Madison Square Garden (I mean, this is all he talks about…and B, he talks about her too), reprinted pages will most likely be found there in the next few days. “If in certain pages Jay-Z is talking about something related to Times Square, then those pages might be on billboards in Times Square,” Droga said.

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Guy of the Month: Justin Barnes

Editor’s Note: Our October “Guy of the Month” was submitted by the lovely Alea Lawson Barnes, Justin’s wife.

Justin!

Name: “JB”
Age: 35
Likes: Motocross, MX vs ATV Reflex on Xbox Live, Collecting watches, Painting, Tattoos & Fine-dining.
Dislikes: Big-Headed People (I’m SO serious about this. Lol! There are few things that he "dislikes" in this world, but this is definitely one of them.) Ed. Note: I’m not sure if Alea means people with big egos or actually big heads. Either way, hilarious

Justin Barnes aka "JB", owner of JB Grafix Custom Painting, Inc., has been featured on Discovery Channel's American Chopper, which highlighted a number of his well-known designs, including The POW-MIA Bike, The Fire Bike, The I-Robot Bike, The Comanche, The Snap-On Bike and many, many more. Justin has done custom work with Gibson Guitars, Harley-Davidson, Nintendo North America, Fly Helmets, PPG Paints, Armed Forces Entertainment and several other high profile clients.

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Matt and Debbe Sittin’ in a Tree…

In the first of a string of family weddings happening in the next year or so, my cousin Matt got married this past weekend to the lovely Debbe Dickinson at West Point. It was beautiful. The bride wore her grandmother’s dress. The groom wore his full Army dress uniform. Absolutely elegant. Until it hit about noon. Then, as my Uncle George likes to say, things got goofy.

So, weddings in my family, as they are becoming more and more these days, are a weekend-long event. What started Thursday night ended at about 1pm Sunday afternoon, and quite frankly I’m shocked people are still standing. Or going to work. Or are awake.

Friday night we rehearsed dinner, as they say. The Turnbulls rehearsed drinking. And we may have met our match in those Texans, who instead of Coors Light choose straight whiskey. And then put on cowboy boots and dance. It’s amazing. And, if anyone asks, I did not give any 8-year-olds wine. Did not.

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