His Attire

Sunday we were getting ready to head on down to Utah County to attend my brother's birthday party. I gave Tyrone once over and told him we HAD to do a photo shoot of him because he just looked so damn good. It was one of those moments that I couldn't take my eyes off of him. We had just bought him a new tee shirt that ended up being perfect for him. He's a sucker for the ice cream truck. I asked him if he didn't mind me doing a fashion post of him and being that I knew the man I married that if it was about him that he wouldn't turn it down. He may give me a hard time for the millions of photos I take of myself and random crap but when he's the center of attention we don't gots a problem. (love ya babe)

Tee Shirt - Forever 21

(the guy pictured in this link is a total douche)

Jeans - English Laundry

Shoes - New Balance

Belt Buckle - Zumies

Watch - X Large G-shock Casio

brandy-son Zen master flash: How would you describe your style?

(I got two answers followed by a large amount of laughter mostly from myself)

Tyrone: Gangster (not gangsta) and Punk Rock Fashionista (I shit you not he said that)

brandy-son Zen master flash: What is your favorite item to wear?

Tyrone: My G-shock watch. I have a thing for watches.

brandy-son Zen master flash: How do you feel about your wife's style?

Tyrone: Eccentric. She reminds me of the Mad Hatter.

brandy-son Zen master flash: Um. So you have a thing for the Mad Hatter? You think he's sexy?

Tyrone: No

Follow Tyrone on Twitter @TronStt or check out his band's website for concert updates

For Kamryn

It was a nice evening for a benefit concert. Small Town Trap did one for a dear friend and brother Friday night. Thoughts of the crowd were on a darling little girl's brief life and her big smile.

Here are some photos from the evening.

The Answers - with commentary

photos taken by UGLYSHEEP

This was fun. I love how it turned out. I expected more questions from others but the ones we did get were fucking incredible. Thanks to everyone who participated AND for asking more than one question. (original post)

Angela asked:

How supportive are you of Brandy's blog/do you do anything to help her with it?

I support brandy with everything she does... hmmm looks like I'm helping her with it right now answering questions that little sneaky wife of mine

(He is pretty supportive - it's a given that he will give me shit for EVERYTHING initially but I do it anyways and he lives with it. I think he secretly loves the attention, I mean he's in a band for crying out loud)

Would you ever consider starting a blog?

not in a MILLION years.... but I change my mind on a second by second basis so who knows

(I think he'll do it someday. He's way funnier than I am.)

What's your favorite memory of a date that you've had with Brandy?

Favorite memory of a date er whatever.... going on a miserable hike in the dark...(on the way down) to ask that beautiful woman to marry me

(Giving a girl a heart attack right before you pop the question is a sure Yes)

Oh Honestly Erin asked:


I want to know the drummer question! (Is he currently in a band? If so, tell me more about that!)
YES I'm in a band... Small Town Trap (new website coming soon) with Lynn (from below) and singer Spencer. Its really a good time... when we play

(You can read more about it here if you so desire. I've pretty much blogged their entire journey. They are a temporary hiatus at the moment)

I also want to know: had he died from carbon monoxide poisoning, would he come back as a ghost to haunt you, and if so, what are some of the things he would do?
I would haunt the SHIT out of brandy if I HAD died from the CO poisoning.. I wasn't that fortunate though :P to Haunt her I would use tweezers and pull out all of her leg hairs one at a time because she wont let me do that now... ;) and I would whisper in her ear... "settle down".... cuz she hates that

(Here's to hoping I am first to go!)

Also, this one's for you - do you have any posts from when you guys got married? If so, I would love to read it!
We have a ton of them - you can read them by clicking on the wedding label/tag HERE! Which has just about every darn detail you can imagine minus the dirty stuff, unfortunately.


Kristen asked:


What are you favorite features Brandy? Least favorite? 
My favorite quality about my wife is her great butt.... least favorite.... her blogging about her husband...just kidding not sure on the dislikes.... maybe her junk hunting at the thrift store and filling our house up with the stuff. every time I come home I find some new trinket from the D.I. or Savers or Thrift town. (I LOVE YOU BRANDY)

(My ass. That's so stereotypical isn't it? I am thankful for it to be honest - him liking it, not my ass particularly)

What advice would you give to others with a significant other blogging?
run RUN!! RUN FAR AND FAST!

Who is your favorite cartoon character (movie or TV)?
Homer J. Simpson




Lynn (bass player from STT) asked:


Is it true that black people can't swim?
I can effing swim Lynn.... THIS IS THE HUSBAND....LOL. They also can play Bass guitar really well.... ASS!!! Bahahahaha...

(The rhetoric between these band mates is stellar isn't it?)

Mother-in-law asked:


Ty what was the very first thought that ran threw your mind when you saw Brandy for the very first time in person?
Hubba-hubba!


(He put that so eloquently. It's funny because I purposely down played my attire and look when we met for the first time. I had been on a few bad dates before I met him so I had no hope for this one. I am glad I showed up to Starbucks that day though because I almost didn't. We followed up Starbucks with the classic movie Snakes on a Plane, haha!)

It was the LA Gears that did it for me

Small Town Trap plays small town bar. It's a little too perfect, right? The show was incredible. There were a lot of things to distract me from the anxiety of bumping in to someone I know from the good old days. Barf! Like the waitress wearing LA Gears with an acid wash jean skirt and a random patron wearing a white tank top tee with fringe. You know the kind you made yourself in the 80's? When you were TWELVE? Or in the EIGHTIES?? THE. EIGHTIES. Not 2010.

You can just go ahead and excuse the over excessive use of CAPS LOCK in this post.

They played so well I almost cried. ALMOST but not really even close. I was proud to hear Spencer (lead singer) finally use his diaphragm, it almost distracted me from pretending he was Ed the lead singer from Collective Soul while they covered Why Pt. 2. ALMOST. It was nice to let loose a little and mosh around with my brother and everyone else on the dance floor which was ALMOST on the same level as the stage. ALMOST. And since our front room has been occupied by a set of drums the last few weeks I had a hard time simply enjoying the show instead I was paying attention to every rudiment and peradiddle (totally butchering the drum terminology here. I can hear Tyrone cringing in his sleep).

It still feels like four hours ago when I was making fun of the town drunk because he got in a fight with the bartender and stormed out. I feel bad for whoever's uncle that is. "OH WAIT that's my uncle!"

In between sets I even heard Peter Gabriel playing and I flashed back to our family vacations where my dad would blast his Secret Love tapes the entire time. It was funny watching my dad have a shit fit over some guys' gages in his ears but I did see him nod his head a couple of times during Dacho's set. It was ALMOST a head bang. ALMOST. Dacho, by the way, rocked the house (yes I just typed out rocked the house) with their cleverly titled track Dark Side of the Hive - about living in UT if you didn't catch that. I love it! They have an album that is good too. Someday STT will have one of those to promote. Someday. MAYBE...or I guess this is about the time I should be typing ALMOST. This ALMOST makes sense. I am suppose to the supportive wife. During one part of the show I had my face glued to my phone and Tyrone had to text me to get my attention. I am supportive, I swear.

Best line I heard, from the lead of Dacho, I went to a Small Town Trap show and all I got was this STT.

Get it? It's a play on STD. Did you slow people get that?

When we were driving home we passed Pinky's topless bar. It's impossible not to pass considering it's literally right next to our apartment building. I was day dreaming of STT playing there someday. I just want to go in there ONCE, just one time to see what it's like. I hear they have a fabulous Sunday brunch. The many cars lined up down the street seem to agree.

These are going to be good stories to tell the kiddies some day.

And next weekend we get to do this all again. It's going to be AWESOME! They open for The Clicks.

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The pics were taken with my camera phone. They are awful but I was too lazy to charge my camera battery. Also forgive the formatting on this whole post. It was 3am when I posted it.

 

DIY Concert Tees - STT Style

So yeah, we are kind of fans of STT for some odd reason.

I struggle with what to wear at their shows so I made a new shirt to wear. I think we should sell these or something similar, what do you think? I also made one for Ty and he loves it. I am glad because he can be a bit picky when it comes to his attire.

This was extremely easy. All you need is a plain tee, printable iron on transfer sheets and a mirrored image of what your favorite band. Print, iron, cool down, and your done.

STT @ Avalon Theater w/New Politics

There was a lot that happened this night good and bad. New Politics rocked the house, if you don't know who they are check them out. Plus, they are really good guys. We had a bunch of kids that came to the show and they were incredible with them - a total class act!

I'll let the pics do the rest...

{no that is not Justin Bieber...LOL}

{I'm kind of proud of this one - I love the way it tuned out}

{my niece Kiana w/the awesome David lead singer of New Politics}

{this is one of my favs}

{just love him}