Waken Baken... Pittsburgh Shaken

Friday night I attended the second sold out Waken Baken Tour show Wiz Khalifa packed at the new AE Stage in the North Shore.  Fans were shoulder to shoulder as Wiz came out on stage after Rostrum Records recent Taylor Allderdice graduate Mac Miller opened.  Wiz went from hoodie, to t-shirt, then t-shirt to shirtless as fans went wild.  His set list included all the songs his fan base they call the "Taylor Gang" enjoyed.  Wiz and his hype man Chevy Woods opened with "Pittsburgh Sound" and ended the show with the Billboard top 100's number 11 hit "Black and Yellow" and "This Plane." After being backstage a minute the "Wiz" chants began to explode from the crowd.  He then rushed the stage with  all of his friends to round out the evening with a surprise  unreleased song  "Taylor Gang." 

Pittsburgh Penguins and the North Market

This past weekend, my girlfriends and I took a trip to Columbus, OH. for the Penguins V. Blue Jackets game at Nationwide Arena.  First off, our hotel was FILLED with Pittsburgh people.  Second, on our walk to the arena from our hotel, chants were heard all over the streets "LETS GO PENS!"  There was a sea of black and gold, along with the blue winter classic jerseys.  It was incredible to see the fan base that traveled.  Hoards of people were in line to get inside screaming "LETS GO PENS."  When we were inside, 4 girls in Pens gear (us) sat in the middle of what looked like to us the only Blue Jackets fans.  "Oh great" was mumbled when we sat down by a couple of men behind us.  Needless to say, we annoyed them because we had much to cheer for :)  The Pens were up 4-0 at the beginning of the second period, "LETS GO PEN-GUINS" clap clap clap clap clap, overlapped any faint "LETS GO JACK-ETS" attempts.  Then Pens fan started the wave.  It was an incredible experience.  The Pens won 7-2.

The next day, we went to this place called the North Market.  It's similar to how the Strip District looks on the weekends, but it's everyday there (and all inside.)  It's the only public market in Columbus for unique, independent merchants and farmers to sell their goods.  There was fresh seafood, meats, and cheeses.  Fresh baked goods, spices, candies, flowers, coffees and teas.  Everything you could think of!  We got fresh made sushi for lunch, and other things to snack on.  On the top floor, they had tables set up for individuals selling things like, clothing, jewelry, and candles.  We found this woman who made winter hats out of old sweaters!  These one of a kind hats were so cute we couldn't pass them up.  Our trip to Columbus was a great little weekend get away. 

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I was fortunate enough a few months ago to photograph on Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" music video set. The days were hot and long but everything turned out really well.

This week the Wiz Khalifa sunglasses "The Elevators" went on sale.  These are the glasses that he wore in the "Black and Yellow" video.  Heres some photos from the music video and a shot of the ad for these glasses which my photo is used in.

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