In art school about 5 years ago, we were asked to do a painting on someone we admired. The guidelines were there were no guidelines, the more abstract the better. I chose to do MJ. At first I thought of doing some epic montage of him in his different stages of life. This got frustrating because there was no still image I could create that would come close to capturing everything I love about him. So instead I decided to do a piece on what MJ is to Brian Pratt. Not to the world, not to the world of entertainment, but to me. (more…)
Category: Brian
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Kid Rocks 10 Easy Steps to Becoming Famous
step 1: Come up with a name for yourself that lets everyone know how much you rock.
step 2. Find a way to mention your name in every song
step 3. If 5 minutes have gone by and you haven’t reminded your audience how awesome you are, be sure to tell them again. (more…)
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10 Things I Hate About Fast Food Restaurants
1. The Personal Touch.
I think the name FAST food is self explanatory. I’m not looking to make a new friend with the person taking my order. Why is it when I walk into a Baja Fresh and order the nachos grande, the guy at the front prints out a little receipt that says order number #34, and then asks for my name? Confused, I tell him Brian and he gets out a little pen and takes the time to write out my name on the store copy receipt. Then instead of using the efficient, mistake free number system, they call out my name in the middle of a crowded restaurant over a muffled pa system, and the name Brian starts to be mistaken for Ryan, Byron, Myran, Jennifer O’Brien, etc. Not to mention any other Brian’s. You don’t need to know my name and I don’t need to know yours. I’m Mr. Large nachos and a medium soda, and as far as I’m concerned the name on your tag can just say “dude” or “man”.
” Hey dude have they called 134 yet?”
” Not yet they’re on 131″
“Thanks man” -
Brian Pratt Wooo!
I would like to introduce my next recruit for the blog, Brian Pratt. He stands high above the rest although I can only say this figuratively due to his lack of inches in the height department, but no matter. Brian and I became friends in high school and our group spent many an hour wasting time coming up with new ways to entertain ourselves such as ridiculous videos, bets, drinking games, girls, all night graduations, camping, etc. In our group of friends, Brian was by far the most creative of the lot and initially I only saw this in his humor and wit and outrageous Halloween costumes (maybe he will post some). But since my departure from Simi Valley all of 8+ years ago, I have come to understand the true talent that Brian holds and has been aggressively cultivating. Take a gander at http://brianprattwooo.blogspot.com/ to get an idea of what I am talking about. He is now applying this wonderful talent you can see above at his work in L.A. and from what I know, he enjoys it immensely.
I know Brian’s infectious and lovable self will come out in his writing and I am glad he has decided to contribute to the blog. His humor will compliment the current oddball collection of outlandish styles and probably bring a whole lot more class. Welcome Brian!
