BP’s BD

[post by Chris]

Today’s post is dedicated to my sister Bianca. I may not be smiling in this photo but I was actually really happy to be hanging out with her.

Happy Birthday Bianca!

Hanging at the Plello Party (Photo props to Sean)

Fire in the hole, sale in the G Store

[post by Chris]

Christmas is coming!

All Generic tees in the G Store are $15. Run, don’t walk.

(Order by Dec 16th to ensure delivery for Christmas)

Sale in the G Store

It’s beginning to feel a bit like Christmas

[post by Chris]

Edmonton FINALLY got some snow this weekend, quite a bit of snow in fact. The streets were pretty messy and the highways were dangerous (4 crazy friends from Calgary braved the storm and made the trek up for the Plello Party though). Anyways, since the snow has begun to fall I’m starting to feel a bit more festive.

Time to bust out the Christmas music! This year it’s all about Sufjan Stevens “Songs for Christmas.” What is your favorite holiday album?

My annual tradition

Telus shining brightly

The Plello Partay.

[post by Chris]

Saturday’s first ever Plello Party was a great success. We had 4 musical performers playing intermittently/repeatedly throughout the night, sometimes jamming alone and teaming up for excellent collaboration sessions. We showed some animation, hung some art and drank purple and yellow beverages.

We’d like to thank (in no particular order): Steve Fortuin, Nicole Koch, Spork in the Road (Jacinta and Sam), Silent Storm, Jesse Crowley, Norm, The Dykink Clan, The Calgary Posse, The Haven Social Club, and everyone who came out, helped out, and made this event possible.

See ya next time!

Bromance: Jason and Kyle

Sean's Mom repping Plello to the maximum

Marc, Me, Nicole

Lucky number 99

Jesse Crowley

Such an amazing crew

Jon and Braydon

Haven Social Club. So much Plello.

The Grafitti Board

Our doorman and good buddy Steve-o

"I BLED FOR YOU!" (Jason slipped on the ice on his way to the party)

That was fun!

[post by Chris]

Last night was the Plello Party. It was delightful, I’ll talk more about it tomorrow when it’s all sunk in. Thanks to everyone who came out!

Here’s a photo from the early Plello days (over a year ago) at the same bar as we held the party last night. Yep, those are Plello beverages.

Plello Drinks at Haven

Party Day!

[post by Chris]

Today is the Plello Party! I hope to see your smiling face there.

We have put a ton of work into organizing this event tonight and it is going to be totally awesome. We’ve love music, door prizes, free popcorn, art, animation, film, the whole nine yards.

Bring your camera, take lots of photos, then upload them to the Plello Facebook group. See you tonight!

PS – If you don’t know anything about this “party” thing, click here.

Party and take Photos

Redneck

[post by Chris]

The redneck pictured below is my sister. She is coming to Edmonton this weekend for the Plello Party. I’m very excited to see her… as long as she comes unarmed.

The party is tomorrow by the way, I hope you come. It’s going to be awesome.

Natural Habitat

Bordo Bello

[post by Chris]

If you keep up with Plello on Twitter you might have heard me talking about designing skate decks over the past few weeks. Bordo Bello (meaning “Beautiful Board” in Italian) is a skateboard art fundraiser (auction) that takes place annually in Denver Colorado. Artists and graphic designers from all over (I think I’m the only Canadian) donate decks which they have designed/painted/modified etc. The funds raised go to Youth Design Denver, a designer summer internship program, and Access Gallery, a local initiative promoting the power of people with disabilities.

Here are the two decks I submitted, click ‘em big.

DING / BLING

Italia

[post by Chris]

This boy was playing his accordion in the entrance to a tunnel leading from the Vatican. The photo takes me back to the day, the heat, the chaos, swarming tourists… and somehow this guy is sitting, composed, playing music amidst it all, seeming completely detached from the chaos that was taking place around him.

Detached

One hour time change, three years in the making.

[post by Sean Dalin]

I went on a little road trip to Calgary with some friends that go by the names of Clint Omelaniec, Erik Yu, and Chris Yamauchi.
On this trip I met a girl I have talked to but never met for the first time after three years.
I saw Chris Pecora and Sean Dykink ( the genius behind this which is PLELLO! ) but very briefly ( the gps sent us to every 17th and 9th in Calgary so we were an hour and a half late)
Visited my best friends dad, shot a gun, played some pool, drank some beer, got lost a lot, animorphed a lot. you know… same as it ever was. same as it ever was. same as it ever was,

Chris (Driving) Erik (Passenger) Self (Behind driver) Clint (Behind passenger seat)

Feeding Birds at Lake Louise

Chris, Jacinta, Sean, and Clint roaming 17th ave

Erik blasting a shotgun

Face to face after three years

20 hours of driving