What a day man. I knew the day was literally gonna end like this. Me having to write all of this down cause it carries so much nostalgia. Man. Lol. Life man. So crazy. I picked up this “hobby” because i felt so empty. My brother needed help with his business and i knew exactly what to do. I needed to get up off my ass again and pick up something that would not only help me get creative but make me money. Damn. The tears came in lol. But happy tears. I barely spoke to anyone about what i do, not even my best friends, family or lovers about what i was learning to do. It was only my older brother and I. The learning part of screen printing cause us to take out our frustrations on each other. It’s not like it’s uncommon in this business lmao. It was the same way with Wavy and Tommy Lmaoo. Brothers that can never not argue but been thru so much that they’re inseparable. It’s so funny every time my boss and i talk about how we first met, or the first time i came into his shop, or even the first day i ended up working for him years after. The universe really wanted us to work together but also be friends. Actually more than friends. Tommy is someone i consider a brother. If you thought i WORK.. yeah you haven’t met him. That man inspired me to be such a better person. I don’t think he understands that and i don’t tell him enough. He really set the boundaries on how to never give up on yourself or your family. Everything he does, it out of love. Love for himself, his loved ones and what he does. He’s never lost focus on everything, he doesn’t think about going to work, he’s just going to live HIS life. I’m glad he made me feel at home and welcomed me as family cause that’s all i ever look for in connections. We communicated, worked it out and created one of the best street wear print shops in all of Jersey. Everyone wants to work with us. We killed it. 2020 we absolutely killed it and 2021 is just getting started. By the end of this year, my goal is to create some stability within the workspace. A healthy workflow for myself, others and the future men or women that will soon take my position. I can see this company becoming a household name. Something bigger we ever dreamed of. It’s gonna take some time and most importantly, believing in ourselves. Is it making me rethink my plans for 2022. Absolutely not. I think i can still help scale the shop to a whole new level working overseas. But i have to start working on that now. I’ll get there little by little.
This was June 3rd, 2021. If you’re reading this Leo, i hope you guys are doing better than this, or if not, at least you’re happy and serving your purpose. Love you kid lol
