Bi*ch STEP OFF or prepare to get chalked up!

Okay so I was minding my own business doing more sidewalk chalk art for Pistol Whipped Cream when I was rudely approached by a evil woman. Usually when I am doing my chalk art either people ask me what its about or they keep walking. No one has EVER confronted me before! Also, side note: I was in a very liberal part of town: L5P of all places when this happened. With me was my friend Asaya and her 2 kids who are both under the age of 4 and were not standing anywhere near me when this happened. Okay now back to the story. So I'm stooped on the ground with my friend and her kids waiting behind me when this black lady in her late 30's-early 40's who you would think has dreds but she didn't passes by me with her man and then stops and makes the most ignorant comment ever.

I'm writing out our name on the ground. So far I had written P-i-s-t-o-l W-h-i-p-p-e...when she starts yelling at me for writing what she thinks is "Pistol Whipped" on the ground in front of children. I was thinking in my head 'bi*ch are you fu*%in serious!!' but i ignored her because I know I have anger issues. She repeats herself. Seeing that her dumb ass wasn't going anywhere I responded to her that I was not writing what she thought I was. Very defensively she says "well then school me, school me.." and I ignore her once again. At this point my friend realizes that someone is talking to me and she thought I couldn't hear them so she's like "Crystal, someone is talking to you.." and then tells the lady "its Pistol Whipped Cream" referring to what I was writing. I am still silent and finishing up my chalk art. The lady asks her very rudely and with her same attitude "oh, so it's a cream?" My friend says "Crystal, explain to her what it is that you do" and finally I said to my friend "Asaya, I am ignoring her for a reason. I am not answering her because she is being ignorant and I will not entertain that shit!" The lady gets mad and yells out "Oh, so I'm ignorant..[blah, blah, blah]" and something about me wearing a tank top in front of the kids and seriously I stopped listening and she walked off. WTF man!! How was she not ignorant!!?? Was she serious!!??? HELLO DUMB ASS....you just walked up to someone NOT KNOWING what the hell they were doing and stared yelling at them. It's not like she said "Oh, what's that your writing? Pistol Whipped what?" Then I would have explained it to her but she came at me all wrong. I was doing very well to not stand up and bi*ch her out so I think I am happy with how it ended. By the way, the kids #1 can not read and #2 have no clue what I was writing if that was her main concern. Also, tank tops are appropriate in the summer!

Day 5 in NYC : Flight From HELL

Yesterday i accidently ended up in Brooklyn..today i purposely returned! So I'm looking for Prestigious Fashions so I can peep their sneaker collection for ya'll...I bummed a ride all the way there just to find out that joint was closed!! who closes on Sundays?? I am soo used to the A where if there's money to be made business in open!! Since I was already there you would think I would just hang out right??? NOPE..I was serious when I said my feet were throbbing!! I dunno what happened. I guess I never recovered from that first day so all the rest were just adding pain to injury? As much walking as I do NY and this has never happened to me before! Also, I still have that cold that I started coming down with yesterday!! I can't explain it but I am sooo ready to get back to Atlanta where I have a car and groceries!! Back to Harlem and now I must pack and say my goodbyes before heading to the airport. I arrive at the airport mad early and try to catch up on some work in the terminal. Finally its time to board and it looks like we're leaving early. By the way, the flight sucked. The pilot was from HELL!! The left side of my face was in soo much pain from all the pressure from him dropping the plane too quickly versus gradually and slamming the breaks in mid air..yes he did ya'll and I could feel it all!! What I had was no headache..I was in so much pain and my ear was screaming..I just knew it was bleeding but I kept checking and it wasn't. Finally I asked the flight attendant and her dumb a*$ that it was because we were landing..I was thinking okay..so explain the rest of the flight dummy because I have been feeling like crap since we got in the air!! Oh well, finally I got off the fight and arrived back in Atlanta!! I am so happy to be back home guys!! See ya in the streets.

-Cris, PWC

Day 4 in New York : p.s. those bit*hes @ STUSSY can kiss my a$#

My feet have been throbbing since day 1!! This morning not only did I not want to get up but I damn sho didn't want to catch the subway and do more walking but I couldn't let you guys down eh. Off to the sneaker shops I went. I made it to Clientele (rude staff), Stussy (truly rude staff!!!), Otto Tootsi Plohound, Triple Five Soul (image wise: one of the dopest stores I saw!), Adidas (cool as hell Garage type setting), Brooklyn Industries, Kid Robot, and i think Supreme was closed for business!! Okay now back to people with bad attitudes...I know I'm in NY but damn, does customer service not exist??!! I mean a lot of these stores have franchises in other states where I know you will get fired if you act a fool, example: Atlanta. Now some establishments in Atlanta have ghetto staff but for the most part you have to leave your attitude at the door, especially if you are working for a large company!! Usually stores are excited that someone wants to write about their store...FREE PRESS HELLO!! But you can tell that the people who I encountered not only would NEVER hold a management position but were pure dumb a$$es..sawry..you don't piss off the press!! Retail New Yorkers need some lessons in good customer service and need to be held accountable for their mouths. I first encountered dumb business practices at Clientele. The black guy working the counter knew he was being ridiculous because he wouldn't even give me his name. He was being very annoying, saying all the wrong things and being difficult. If you know I am in your store to write about you store then don't say fuc*ed up sh*t!! He even admitted that they have a lot of bad things written about their store and he didn't understand why. Clientele store workers, if you are wondering why you have bad press then look at yourself and how you conduct your business!! From that I went to Stussy. Couldn't find the store so I called to get some directions. Unfortunately, I got stuck with a moron who doesn't have patience for people who can't find the store. Not only did this dude show his a** but we ended up getting into an argument on the phone which ended with me telling him that he doesn't have to be such a a** hole!! Yes I said it!! No longer did I care about having good customer service and biting my tongue!! After all, none of these a* holes were so I went into survival of the fittest mode. When I found the store, with no help from the staff, I walked inside to NOT be impressed at all by their collection. I am sooo NOT a hater either!! If your shit is hot, I will say so. A hater wouldn't even have still tried to find the store and walk in with intentions on purchasing a hat. I know, I know. Yes I would have bought something if it was dope. I figured there was no reason in punishing the owners for that 1 a**hole I dealt with but a part of me is glad I didn't see anything, they don't deserve my money..(I can go back and forth..devils advoate). Finally I was out of Soho and back to Harlem for the BBQ..it ended up great except for the fact that I think I got sick somewhere along the way. My fam thinks that it's just the NY air but I dunno. With all the construction and stir up of the chemicals in the air from 911 now going on I don't doubt it.

On another note, I will be posting my reviews and pix from the shops soon so keep checking back!!

KISS KISS
-cf

Day 3 in New York City : Sitting on Jay-Z's toilet

Today is the day that I really got to get out on my own and accomplish a lot! Starting with the takeover of New York City's NOTORIOUS Fashion/Garment District. I visited as many garment and fashion houses as I could including the headquarters of Rocawear!! I know, I know...its kinda a big deal. I got a personal tour of the entire office including design studios and even Mr. Jay-Z's private office on the 2nd floor!! Jay-Z wasn't there but his office was Niiiiccceee!! The view of Manhattan was phenomenal! I'm Jealous! In Jay's office he has a 8x10 picture of his parents on his desk. On other window panes you will find a couple of pictures of him and much younger Beyonce, almost unrecognizable! By the way..this dude has a private bathroom and shower located IN HIS OFFICE!!! I didn't want to leave but I felt so weird being in there in Jay's absence. After that it was off to Soho again for some lunch with a friend and more store interviews! I will be sure to post all of the pix when I return so stay tuned!

-Cris, PWC

Day 2 in New York City : A night on Broadway

I didn't mention previously that a cousin of mine was visiting Harlem at the same time as me!! She is much younger than me so there was only so much we could do together. I showed her as much of Manhattan as I could in 1 day while still accomplishing my PWC duties. We visited Times Square and Soho, particularly: art galleries, FAO Schwartz, sneaker shops, etc..And now for the Grand Finale: The evening was spent watching the Broadway Musical: "The Color Purple"!!!...and a lovely dinner at a local diner.

-Cris, PWC

Day 1 in New York : Shut UP!!!

I have finally arrived to my 2nd home: Harlem, NY. The flight over sucked balls because I was stuck in front of 2 bad kids and their mother who barley spoke English. They screamed the ENTIRE flight and the flight attendant had to keep telling them to be quiet so I was happy when we landed. I am staying with family so they met me at the airport and took me to lunch at the infamous Dallas BBQ's. I love that place soo much. The food is cheap and the portions are large! I even took at bottle of their sauce to go on the way out. Next stop, time to unload my luggage. I spent my evening in Harlem tagging the city..all you Pistol Whipped Creamers you know who you are!

-Cris, PWC

The "Almost" Perfect Shoe

When I saw this cute little black wedge shoe in Nine West I froze with excitement and stood in place drooling like a little kid in the candy store. Anxious to try on the shoe, I quickly took of my banana Miss Sixty flats and sat calmly. When my size 8.5 finally came from the stock room, I unpackaged the contents of the shoe box as if it were Christmas Day and gazed at this rare shinny black shoe in awe. Now here was the test, how will it look on my foot. I usually have good luck with the fit of a shoe but I was still leary to see the results of my find! As I finally tried on the shoe I quickly realized that the shoe was cut rather close to the toes and my foot was showing too much toe crack!!! UGGHH!! I was so displeased with this result. I walked around the store with the shoes on, not yet ready to see them go. Finally, reality sunk in and I had to face with the fact that the shoes could not be mine but that doesn't mean you can't be fly. Check your local Nine West for their new Fall Arrivals or visit them online at NineWest.com

-Cris