San Jose’s Opski Chan is the guy who does the trucks, and he’s kinda nice.
So the story that’s been told a million times about when I first met Opski Chan: he was hanging with one of my East Bay gals, several years ago by now. I happened to be throwing an art show (Sex Love & Money) at Merchant’s Saloon in Oakland at the time. I put him in the show – his first art show – right there and then. Fast forward a few days… The story ends with some tweaker jacking Op’s portrait of Shock G off the bar’s back room wall, running outside to a getaway car, and my ex-boyfriend all but tackling the car and trying to kick his way into it as it sped off. Continue reading







I just thought I’d share some ideas for making that summer BBQ extra special. I mean, there’s so much more to a burger or hot dog that ketchup and mustard. While you probably won’t want to use these for both burgers and hot dogs, you can pretty much decide which ones pair the best together.