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mass appeal number 50


these guys are a group of tribeca kids that have a clothing line. i followed them around for a few days shooting reportage stuff as they checked samples of fabrics and met with buyers.   this group shot  was done on the last day in their office. so they wre bent on going out with a bang. i sat around while they burned hash and drank tons of beer and vodka. i shot the portraits below while they were getting the collective buzz on.  this group shot was last. i found myself jumping around like a dumb white flavor flav to keep these guys energized frame after frame.  it was during this roll where daft punk's "around the world" was blaring from the stereo and i turned to my assistant and proclaimed "i fuckin love this song!"  but way back when it came out i swore to everyone i hated it. and pretty much stuck with that until this shoot.     it was quite the journey; one of growth, a forest fire of burnt brain cells and, finally, an acceptance of music other than hell rell.