Archive for category: Random/Personal

I’M BACK

My fellow internets, Jon Smith is officially getting back on the wagon with the Association. This is the first of many steps toward reconciliation. My statement to the NBA is thus: “You don’t have to sleep on the couch anymore. …Let’s stay together for the kids.” So I’m not going […]

 

NAKATOMI/BUILT TO SPILL

Dear INTERNET, This isn’t exactly “the decision” or any kind of revolutionary defection from the status quo, it’s just a man making his life easier whilst servicing his customers efficiently. Outsourcing, if you will. What am I talking about?? I’m moving my online store to NAKATOMI, which means when you […]

 

Oh, where have you been my blue eyed son?

Well Bob, have a seat and I’ll tell you all about it. I’ve been meaning to hop back on the blog since I got back from Renegade Austin in May and here it is the week after Renegade San Francisco. Doing two out of town shows in one summer has […]

 

SJSA: March, 2010.

Greetings and salutations internet, Typing fast hope I’m making sense, Nate Duval and I ended our blood feud and set aside our petty differences to create a fine poster for my favorite band: Kidding about the blood feud of course…although we have joked before about staging an Andy Kaufmanesque fake […]

 

SJSA: February, 2010.

:NOTE: I wrote this Saturday night but passed out or got distracted by something shiny and neglected to post it. Happy Saturday Night internet! This is the State of the Jon Smith Address. Why? Because I wanted a term that sounds dumber than “updatery”. I got out of the house […]

 

The Future, Conan?

Well it’s over, this chapter of Tonight show drama anyhow. Conan O’Brien will be back on another network in the fall, I suspect FOX or perhaps Comedy Central and it will be a much better situation for he and the crew creatively. Conan will be free and grandma will have […]

 

WKRP in Cincinnati

I needed something on in the background while working over the weekend, I found WKRP on Hulu and had a weekend long viewing mitzvah. I watched every episode available, all 22 episodes of the first season. This show was a very hazy memory growing up, it was one of the […]

 

Blotter Color. New print: 12/29/09

Ahoy there internet, I’m getting back out from under my rock and unearthing the creations I have been toiling upon whilst beneath said stone. Behold, “Blotter Color” a 4 color hybrid art print, limited edition of 30 pieces. In addition to the 4 screen printed colors, it was printed on […]

 

Art of Musical Maintenance VI and Updatery.

First things first, opening a week from tomorrow(Thanksgiving) at the Goodfoot in lovely Portland, Oregon is Art of Musical Maintenance VI featuring the work of the top poster artists in the game today. Full list of artists can be found on the Juxtapoz blog. As of now I’m planning on […]

 

M. Ward/Budweiser commercial 11.22.09

I noticed this one watching football this weekend, new Budweiser commercial with an M. Ward track. Maybe you expect me to complain about M dog selling out or something but that would be the opposite of my reaction, I’m excited in a funny way. The guy is awesome, the more […]