MOMA Gratis.

Went to the MOMA yesterday because it was the first Tuesday, which meant I can actually afford it. One of my favorites of the day was the Jack W. Stauffacher Typographic Meditations installation.



Highly recommended. Insightful thoughts laid out in perfectly appropriate fonts.

Labor Day in the Bay.

Labor Day. Usually means summer is almost over but not in SF. Surprisingly this just means that the better weather has yet to come. So less fog and more sunshine. Sounds good to me.

Friday I unintentionally drove over the Golden Gate bridge and went to the beach over in the Marin headlands. I say unintentionally because I was trying to get to Baker Beach but almost no where in this city are you allowed to make a left turn, and before I knew it we were on the bridge.









These two passed out on the way home.



Later in the weekend I went on a boat ride in the SF Bay and saw some lovely views of the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset as well as Alcatraz.











The rest of the weekend was a lot of straight kickin' it.



MAKossa loves his orange mocha frappuccinos.



Sunday was classic Bay Area great summertime vibes as a little Labor Day celebration was going on in Golden Gate Park called Doin' It in the Park. It was put on by Mr. E of Papalote and heaps of other Bay Area community leaders. Behind the decks, we had Shortkut, Sake One, Platurn, Hakobo and plenty of others. It even had free BBQ, an Arcade and a Moonbounce for the little people.







Unfortunately, the event got shut down earlier than expected by the park ranger. People were disappointed to say the least but it was certainly fun while it lasted. Check out this video I shot. I particularly love how kind the gentleman in the shades is to point out that the joint he is so graciously sharing also contains tobacco. Gotta love a little Bay Area summertime spliffage!





On Labor Day I went up into Redwood country and checked out Muir Woods. The trees are unbelievable. It was a magical feeling to be dwarfed by thousand year old Redwoods. Quite a humbling experience.





After the forest, I headed over to Stinson Beach to get some rays.



Stinson Beach exemplifies what I love the most about the Northern Cali coast. It has the beautiful trees of the Northwest and the white sandy beaches of So Cal. Perfect compromise of North vs. South west coast loveliness.





Unbeatable. Labor. Day. Weekend.

Birthday love.

So, my birthday has come and gone but I certainly won't forget the amazing times that were had in celebration of it.

A crew of us went out for sushi to celebrate and then down to Club 222 for a reggae night called Sleng Teng where Shortkut was spinning. I also ran in Qbert down there, that dude is a legend.



The next night I was a guest DJ for the Afrolicious party down at the Elbo Room. It was my first time DJing there and I certainly had a blast playing some fresh cuts.





The rest of my weekend was pretty chill however. I kicked it in Dolores park on Saturday.



And went with my friend Dana to Baker Beach on Sunday, where there was no shortage of naked dudes. Baker Beach happens to be a nudist friendly beach on the north of SF, just west of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is beautiful to say the least and the weather is finally starting to be consistantly warm, I'm still not used to San Francisco's atypical summer weather.



Not a whole lot is new otherwise, just been watching the Democratic National Convention whenever possible and looking forward to kicking it with some friends in from NYC and Seattle this weekend.

26th Birthday Mix

What are birthdays for?

DANCING YOUR ASS OFF!!!

Yes, that is right. So for my birthday today I decided to throw down an extra special birthday dance mix. 100% dance floor bangin' funk, disco, boogie, latin and breaks from around the globe. After all, makossa does mean "dance" in Duala, the native language of Cameroon.

I hope to see you all tomorrow night at Afrolicious down at the Elbo Room as I will be guest DJing.

Much birthday love for you all!



The download is available here.

AFROLICIOUS BIRTHDAY GETDOWN!!!

I would love to see all of your beautiful faces this Thursday as I will be throwing down a nice little set of music for ya in celebration of my birthday.

Come show me a little birthday love!!!

You know the spot.

Birthday BBQ inna SF stylee.

So yesterday, we rocked the BBQ properly in celebration of Oz's 30th birthday. Whenever I'm drinking beers in the daytime I always need to hear that sweet reggae music, so I threw down a nice little set in true MAKossa fashion.



Giant Jenga was played.



Later, we hit up a benefit party that Pleasuremaker band was playing at 111 Minna. Joey brought our new friend Fresh from Baltimore up on stage and he destroyed the mic.











Good day to be alive.

P.S. The new mix is on the way. Really.

And I'm back...

Sorry it's been a minute since I've posted anything. I've been busy kicking it with my family in St. Louis and attending a wedding in Kansas City. This was the longest I've been back in the Midwest for quite some time. Here are a couple photos from the wedding.





And my favorite photo from the evening goes to. . . . . . . . . .





Vince and his get-a-few-beers-in-him-and-he-turns-into-a-gay-Chippendale persona. I love college roommates.

P.S. Stay tuned for a new mix I'm about to drop tomorrow.