Today is a very auspicious day.
Bear Thryllz has now moved to a new classier joint!
Don’t come back here. Bookmark the new page…the new home of Bear Thryllz.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE NEW SITE!
Also when you get to the new page you will see that there are some Billy Talent tickets up for grabs.
What are you still doing here? Get over there now.
THE NEW HOME OF BEAR THRYLLZ (Click Click)
EXCITING NEWS!
Bear Thryllz is bursting at the seams. In the last couple months we have grown in classiness and grown in stature. As a result you will be seeing a lot of fine tuning going on over here. The very first thing you will notice when you come in THIS MONDAY morning is that the blog is moving to a new website address.
I’ve had a look at the new site and it’s looking lekker sharp. A whole lot more easier on the eyes than this lot.
Also, Monday sees the launch of not only the new website, but our first competition. Bear is giving away double tickets to see Billy Talent live in concerto at Gateway, Durban. Lee Jeans have also done up the vibe nice and classy-like so Bear never has to have another boring fashion day.
We shot the photo sequence this morning at the Point in Durban for the new home page (so you don’t have to look at me riding that ridiculous horse in the current logo anymore!). Had a ton of fun with the model and my bicyle…wait – I’m actually not going to tell you anymore. Check it out on Monday ekse!
I will give you this – here’s a teaser of the new logo courtesy of Jared The Style Guy!
Tags: bear thryllz
So welcome back to the thoughts of the style guy….Some of the people who know me well, will know a little saying that I share from time to time when people ask why I dress the way that I dress, and I have to admit I stole it from a friend of mine MR Yves St Laurent. He said…”don’t be afraid to be the best dressed person in the room” and that’s a saying I take to heart, mind you not something I lose sleep over, or something I get jealous about. It’s great to be confident to look as good as you can in any occasion and not be embarrassed about it, or being scared to look different from the rest. check this photo below of Yves St Laurent at the age of 21 a few days before he showed his first collection for Christian Dior!! (Imagine being the head of design for a label like Christian Dior at the age of 21, and looking so good while doing it!)
Look At That Suit And Those Glasses...Pure Style
These details can be wearing a tie to work when everyone else wears t shirts, wearing a floral silk scarf around your neck with a fitted shirt, the scarf on its own is not very masculine, but creates visual and contrasting interest with the norm of what is thought to be masculine.
Look At His Frames, The Masculine Jewelry, Tells You A Little Of Who He Is.
This Man Knows How To Add The Details, How Cool Is That Club Collar And Hermes Belt!
Be An Individual!
Tags: club collar, individual, style, yvs st lauren
I was chatting to my barber (Nev The Barber) this morning while getting my weekly shave (because he does that sort of thing) and we got chatting about last night’s Pecha-Kucha event.
Which led us to a conversation about being proud of Durban and owning the vibe and realising what a body-rockin’ city we’ve got on our hands.
Which then led to a conversation about travel. A conversation about why anyone would want to travel OUT of Durban when the NY Times claimed that Durban is the sexiest city on the planet. We realised that there are in fact many great reasons for travelling. One of them being Amsterdam and the Dutch people in general.
Which then led to conversation about the new joint in trendy Davenport Road that has opened up which is very literally called Amsterdam.
Thought process aside – we got nattering away at all the sweet bands we have seen come through their doors both at this edition as well as the previous installment on Florida Road aptly named Thunder Road.
The other night I was knocking back a glass of red there, as one in my position often does and wondered how long it would be before a place like that upped their prices and got all Corporate on us.
Allow me to explain.
6 X Beers for R60. That constitutes a round. And that constitutes a bargain.
A bunny chow and a beer for R40. And you aren’t limited to Veg.
I suggest you get involved there in a big way. And this weekend looks like a banger. Jet Black Camar and The Otherwise for Ten Freaking Rond and on Saturday they are rocking a Durban July after party feat. the lads from Uber Cool.
It’s just one massive vibe. Oh, and Durban it’s a pleasure for CONSTANTLY showing you all the raddest spots to hang and chill and party and vibe. Laka!
Tags: amsterdam, durban july, durban july after party, thunder road, uber cool events
New cinema releases this week… Inception, The White Ribbon, Antichrist and Our Family Wedding.
Inception is a Matrix-type psychological actioner by Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight. A first-rate cast of new generation actors led by Leonardo DiCaprio in an Ocean’s Eleven scenario use technology to tap into other minds and steal their ideas. When they’re tasked with interception, planting a thought in someone’s mind that could impact the world’s future, they’re met with unexpected resistance in a do-or-die mission of epic proportions. Solid performances, breathtaking visual effects, a powerful soundtrack and crisp architectural lines and textures make this film a must-see… once, twice and possibly thrice.
A small pre-WWI German village is plagued by several mysterious violent incidents, which fester a spirit of fear and suspicion in the community as the darker, repressed side of humanity begins to surface in Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon. This philosophical black-and-white mystery drama is a intriguing character study on the cycle of violence, taking a patriarchal and puratanical society and showing how warped values can corrupt humanity. Solid performances, inspired direction and a fascinating symbolic story on the roots of war make the 2 1/2 hour run time worth every minute.
Antichrist is a deeply disturbing psychological drama and a grusome, explicit horror that grapples with the human condition. Death, sorrow, pain and depression are seldom exorcised to such an extent in cinema, which is exactly why Lars von Trier chose to bring this harrowing drama to life. This highly controversial film breaks every rule in the book, pushing the bounds of arthouse-horror and possessing a sense of dread and evil in every frame. The cinematography is hauntingly beautiful, aided by a pensive soundtrack making Antichrist a sheer vision of evil. Inhumane depravity has never been so poetic and horrific as Dafoe and Gainsbourg give their all in strong performances. Antichrist is not recommended for sensitive viewers.
SPL!NGOMETER: 6/10
Our Family Wedding combines a frantic wedding situation, a culture-clash scenario and a family feud into a romantic comedy. Despite its name cast and premise’s promise, the movie slips into a contrived, predictable, pointless and largely unfunny channel relying on racial stereotypes. The weak script fails to deliver on even the most obvious comedy moments with only one or two redeeming performances.
SPL!NGOMETER: 3/10
Tags: antichrist, durban, family wedding, inception, movies, our family wedding, spling, white ribbon
I have this policy of only really going places where there are beautiful people. Beautiful people doing beautiful things. Obviously I went to the Pecha-Kucha Night last night at the Durban Art Gallery.
Georgie the delightfully beautiful (see the connection here) lady is part of a team that organises the Durban edition of PK. She reckons that Pecha-Kucha means “chit-chat” in Japanese (my favourite of all the Asian languages). Look I’m not going to argue with Georgie “chit-chat” fits the bill. How the event works is that a bunch of people (mostly creative types, although we did have a dude from government up there which was laka) get a presentation of 20 slides. Each slide runs for 20 seconds and that is all you got. So you got to make your presentation count. And there are a whole stack of presenters. 20 X 20.
It’s a laka unique idea that originated in Tokyo in 2003. Interesting fact No. 1: There are 327 host cities around the world. Interesting fact No. 2: This was the fourth edition in Durban. The question is then, where have you been? Where have I been? Sleeping – that’s where.
The two presentations that caught my eye was one done by a guy called BJ who operates an architectural joint called R.A.W. and skating legend Dallas Oberholzer’s Indigo Skate camp.
Durban was out in it’s trendiest. And Steve Renou was there to capture our beloved model society, being models in the traditional sense.
Tags: durban, durban blog, pecha kucha, pecha kucha durban
The other day I was googling something about politics and for some strange reason this website popped up about how to “get” a woman. I’m not entirely sure what they suggest you should do with this woman after you have “got” her – but it definately makes for a comical read. It opens up like this:
Give me a minute of your time right now, and let me PROVE to you that regardless of your looks, age and financial standing – YOU can make young beautiful women attracted to you, seduce them at your leisure and make them fall in love with you with frightening regularity.
Seduce them at my leisure! Young women! Frightening regularity! Sign me up, like yesterday! Because in the past I had to seduce old woman only when it was inconvenient and inconsistently irregular for me, now I can totally do it at my leisure. Slam Dunk!
Please also just for a second, remember that this website is run BY a woman. So I think she’s going for the angle that if anyone knows what’s up, it’s going to be her. Lets continue on the site shall we:
If you do and say certain things in a certain way then women WILL become attracted to you. They can’t help it. Women have emotionally evolved brains that DENY logic and make decisions based solely on feelings – when it comes to who they are attracted to.
Again, what a winner! If I figure out the science behind attacting a women then they actually will have no choice but to fall in love with me. Maybe Amanda Bynes will finally go for me.
By Choosing To Do NOTHING… Are You CHOOSING To Live Your Life As The Man Who Beautiful Women Ignore? Take Action Right Now.
I know I certainly will. Thanks Tiffany Taylor and Your Ridiculous Website
Also, thanks Adam Quan for writing the book – How To Date A White Women: A Practical Guide For Asian Men.
Folks, you can’t make this kind of magic up – it’s all just sitting there on the intranet.
Here is a little excerpt from Quan’s book:
The image you projected to the white woman is the very core of your dating strategy. To date successfully, often you must become knowledgeable about the white woman in question. Find out what ticks her.
Tags: adam quan, amanda bynes, date, date durban, date tips, durban dating, how to date a white woman
It’s that time of the week all over again and GMT are klapping a groot vibe. I recently caught up with one of the architects of GMT (for those of you who have just joined us – GMT is Durban’s freshest mid-week party scene IN the freaking harbour churning out electro/dubstep/banging beats).
You know the game 20 questions? Well I played the game 7 questions with Mike. It’s quite different you’ll find.
Fill in the appropriate answer which best describes GMT.
What a vibe pal.
Now I know some of you aren’t as classy as the boys over at GMT so here are some pictures for you to look at. In the same order as the answers. It’s very clever.
So tonight then. It’s Ten Rond, there are UK based DJ’s WE’VE BEEN HACKED jamming on the decks and live synthesizing, POCKET CHANGE and NUTTY DREAD are throwing together a fashion show plus art by MOOKIE CHAPMAN.
Seriously, were you going to go watch a half price movie tonight? Cancel. Now. Smell you later.
for more info go HERE
Tags: bat center, cointreupolitan, durban, durban harbour, GMT, good music tuesdays, jason bourne, kingdom, kingdom 5kr, letizia, lil wayne, matt damon, toy story
I enjoy a decent ad campaign just as much as the next person. I also enjoy a lovely pair of jeans just as much as the next human. In my quest for cool, searching for that which stands out of the crowd (so that you don’t have to do any searching of your own-and why should you?) I have fallen in love with my Lee Jeans all over again.
It’s a wonderful thing when a human being finds a pair of denims that fit him/her and accentuate all that needs to be accentuated whilst hiding all that needs to be hid. Well this is mostly a wonderful thing for my ladies out there in the interwebiverse.
There’s that and then there is always the thing about how denim crossed over into the fashion market when Vietnamese protesters welcomed bell bottoms like I welcome cups of coffee made on my behalf. Bell Bottoms weren’t initially meant for the Disco scene. This may come as a shock. Hippie boomers didn’t invent bell bottoms in the 1960s. It was introduced as standard ware by the British Navy a century earlier, less for smart looks than a way to ditch pants in a royal emergency.
I know, I’m just as confused as you are? Maybe if they got really scared in a situation and they soiled themselves they could quickly whip the pant legs over the boot and throw the dirty rods in their enemies faces? Or not.
Anyhow, Lee Jeans were all over that business and if that weren’t enough then how about the fact that the Lee National Denim day was started in 1996 as part of the U.S. National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and has since raised over $75 million to help fund breast cancer research. (boomer to you)
Bells...Get It?
Why do I bring this up? Well whenever me and my Style Guy get chatting about brands that we love he always has these interesting bits of information about them and I feel like I never have anything to add. In your face Style Guy, bet you didn’t know Lee has got room for both your bum and your heart.
Tags: bell bottoms, durban, gateway store, lee jeans, lee south africa, vietnam
Alot of people come up to me and ask me to introduce them to famous people. i don’t know where you people get off, but this sure ain’t your stop. For example I got asked begged to go party with Twiggy (Grant Baker) at Durban’s hottest new club Sasha on Friday night. The Twig was shelling out complimentaries to the club and I had been cordially invited. I said no and instead watched a Arnold Schwarzenegger movie at home. Why? Because that my friends, is how I roll. Some of you are still wondering who Twiggy is – he’s only the guy who has been winning and placing at the XXL Big Wave events at Mavericks (he once won on a 60ft set in 2007. This guy is gnarly.
Twiggy also happens to be on cast with a few personal friends of mine, Chris and Rory who are playing characters in the latest big-budget-surf-movie offering Blue Crush 2. I think we all watched the first Blue Crush movie and couldn’t believe the amount of genuine stoke Hollywood could actually get into us groms (see how I’m inserting all this lank kiff surfer lingo, bro). That and the blonde surfer dolls in bikini’s. Anyways,, they are filming some scenes in Durban so I caught up with the Electric Banana and Chrizzle My Nizzle at Connor’s at the Elangeni Hotel.
You may have noticed Rory and I throwing down some jives at GMT this past week. How could you not love that fro? Rory claimed that no less than 20 girls and a few dudes came up to him to congratulate him on his fro. I can’t and certainly will not blame you excitable members of the public. I know we are all thinking the same thing – what exactly is it that he is hiding underneath there. He said in the past he has found stationary,various articles of fruit, those miniature russian dolls and even a duiker just chilling in there before.
Ladies have also asked Chris some odd questions over the years. He has been asked by women if they could do their ironing on his chest, or if they could grate their veggies on his abs and even once a model asked him if she could buy him a pack of plasters 8band-aids for my American fans) because his torso was so cut.
That my friends is no joke.
I leave you in the very capable hands of the new lead for the movie, one Sasha Jackson (you know, the bird from The O.C.)
Tags: blue crush, blue crush 2, durban, filimng, grant baker, grant baker blue crush 2, sasha jackson, twiggy
