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Nike, along with Puma and Adidas do some pretty bad-ass colabs with other artists, sports teams, automotive companies, etc.  I found one recently that just blew me away and needless to say, im smitten by the colors and the tech of the Acronym designed,  Air Presto Mid x Acronym.  

Oh and, while i was in NYC last week, someone tried to blow up St. Patrick's Cathedral!!!!! WTF?!  Whats with people trying to blow up something that is essentially a sanctuary and is, by definition, to be a place that DOESNT get attacked?  And its such an amazing piece of architecture.  Grrrr

Lastly, Buick is (possibly) bringing two knew vehicles to the States and im really geeked about one of them.  Check out the Sketchbook_Audio Instagram page and follow along ! Its like a picture book for my podcast!

So the New York International Auto Show is happening right now and Sketchbook Audio was (somehow) given a pair of press passes and freedom to roam the halls of the Javits Convention Center and look at cars. Really cool cars, some boring cars and then 20 million dollars worth of super and hyper cars! 

But before we ever got to do any of that, Jalopnik (the infamous Jalopnik.com automobile-enthusiast website that isnt afraid to tell it like it is, offend some people about their precious toyota corolla and then bring you the latest and greatest of the auto and tech industries, was kind enough to host the Middlecott Sketch Battle in their HQ - which BTW, was ridiculously hard to find.... mostly because NYC has crazy complicated addresses to some of their buildings and offices and google maps hasnt quite figured it out.  

Lastly, in the next coming weeks because there arent many new car designs to talk about, we will get into some classics that im awfully fond of, and SHOES!!! Ladies, you heard that right, i said shoes! Well this segment will really apply to anyone because we all have to wear them.  But there are some incredible breakthroughs happening in the fashion world, ESPECIALLY with shoes and, well frankly, i about died when i went to the NIKE store downtown Manhattan, across from the St. Patrick's Cathedral.  No seriously, i almost died! Some dude tried blowing it up just moments before we arrived.  There were dozens of SWAT team members surrounding the place.  Very Epic.  

Hey guys and gals! Thanks for tuning in to Sketchbook Audio.  Be sure to follow along on the instagram page, Sketchbook_Audio for pictures and a place for you to leave me comments and suggestions.  

Todays episode, im going to shift gears a bit (haha, get it?) and talk about some movies coming out this year, for better or for worse. 

Oh and to spoil Avengers: Endgame, the hulk shrinks down to the size of a neutron, goes into Thanos' butt and then makes his way to his brain, where he totally HULKS OUT and causes Thanos' head to explode!!! BOOOM!!

Anyways, thats not what really happens, but it would be cool if it did.  I also want to discuss Disney reboots....they were bound to happen, but did ANYONE ask for them? NOPE.  Oh well. 

Bumble Bee was a pretty good transformers movie that made me feel young again (and no, Michael Bay did not ruin, i mean, Direct this one).

Nissan is refreshing the Juke to version 2.0 .... but maybe not for the US.  LAME!!! 

Lastly, i'll be in NYC next week....keep listening to find out why. OH! and check the instagram page too for the flyer wink wink!

Thanks for being a listener. Whether this is your first time, 10th time or last time, without you this show would be nothing.  I do need to ask a small favor though.... could you please be a monthly supporter of this podcast?  Dont worry, the money isnt going to me so that i can buy a nice new car.  The money is going to some charitable places that do a lot of good in the world.  And we need more good!!  Donate 1 Dollar or 10; can be monthly, or just one time.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

(BTW We are now on Season 2 - each season will be 1 year long.)

Over the years, i have collected dozens of books on how-to draw just about anything, how to be a better animator or actor, and just a crap ton of inspiration from movies, video games and some amazing artists.  Follow me on Instagram @ Sketchbook_Audio and i'll show ya what i have and hopefully it helps you as it did me!

sometimes we take certain tools and products for granted. And other times we just dont have what we really need to get a job done safely and efficiently.  This is why product design is so key and vital!

also, Porsche has something you really should check out. Its the 2020 Cayenne coupe.  i know i know, enough with the SUVs but seriously, this thing is hot.  

oh and did you know a charger widebody exists? well it does and its coming very very soon.

ive been talking about it for weeks now and it is finally upon us! the 2019 Geneva International Motorshow (GIMS) and boy is it HOT!  So many beautiful concepts and new production cars coming down the pipeline, i dont know what to do with myself.  

So, lets talk about some of them and see what really makes them what they are...which is freaking awesome. 

Hope you guys and gals are enjoying the music because ive got a huge playlist that im super stoked to share with everyone!

Geneva motors show is just around the corner, and Ford took away the only American Hot hatch we have.... So, why not give us an Escape ST?

Oh and check out the Citroen Ami One on Sketchbook_Audio on instagram!!! Fun little guy

My buddy Anthony left me my first message and he had some questions.  But before i get to that, i want to talk about my love for wagons.  And then i'll answer some questions from Anthony about Character Design, Comic books, sleek cars etc.  Oh, And British Racing green looks great on any car. Period.  

Lets talk about the big 3 and their BIG GRILLES! Why so much chrome and wheres the color breakup?  

Also, Nissan Rogue sport surprises with "new" look but same old BORING BLACK INTERIOR and no "Sportiness" to be found inside or in the engine.