32 FOR B-Dot by e.d.g.e.

That dude e.d.g.e. is a good dude. Why you might ask? Well, shit, just because B-Dot of NotorietyBeingANobody.com asked for a verse over a J-Dilla beat, e.d.g.e. goes ahead and drops this track over Guilty Simpson’s “Man’s World.” Class act! So, uh, e.d.g.e., could you….?

Yup, right HERE!

Welcome To Eastvan Moving

It’s the end of the month folks.

School is back.

Work is back.

For all of you out there that need to move or know anyone that does, you know who to call.
1.877.WEMOVEEASTVAN

New business cards have arrived.

While on the road, we encountered the most dangerous parking meter in the city.

Secrets Of The Lido

Saw this the other day on Facebook and I just had to throw it up for y’all. Veddy eeenteresting!

Photo courtesy of Bob_2006

Mysterious East Van Shop Yields Hidden Bounty
Darah Hansen, Vancouver Sun
Published: Thursday, July 10, 2008

It was one of the great mysteries of Vancouver.

For years, city dwellers walking and driving past The Lido’s stylish old storefront on East Broadway have wondered just what was behind the perennially closed glass door.

Now, we finally have an answer.

Hidden among the retro furniture and 1950s-era electronics, the piles of mildewed clothes, rat droppings and a mountain of rusted tuna and salmon cans, was a treasure no one could have anticipated: $400,000 in Canadian bank notes circa 1930.

The money was uncovered earlier this year following the death of the building’s owner, an elderly German woman who lived in a small apartment above The Lido shop — at 518 East Broadway, just east of Main Street — for decades.

A cleanup crew hired to clear out the place — which operated sporadically as a deli and general store before closing for good more than a decade ago — found $950 in old $100 and $50 notes hidden under a rug.
But it was the caretaker who made the greatest discovery, stumbling on a bag containing a whopping $400,000 stuffed inside a bedroom closet.

“It was pretty amazing,” said Brendan Fuss, a driver with 1-800-GOT-JUNK.
Crews spent five days at the site removing enough furniture and garbage to fill 10 truckloads.
Inside, Fuss said, was “like a time warp.”

“There were some crazy retro things in there … nothing modern at all,” Fuss said.
Fuss said the banknotes found under the rug were so antiquated the young clean-up crew thought they were fake.

“They thought it was play money from a Milton Bradley game board. They were almost ready to bag it up and toss it in the garbage,” he said.
Fuss said the money was turned over to a chartered accountant working on behalf of the elderly woman’s family.

Also found in the house was a suitcase containing old German passports dating to the 1940s and ’50s, and a remarkable 15 cubic yards of rusted food tins — evidence of The Lido’s working history, though few in Vancouver can recall ever seeing the shop open for business.

“In its heyday, I think it was a specialty goods store,” said Craig Sexton, 1-800-GOT-JUNK’s general manager, who recalled visiting the store once in the early 1990s.

Vancouver coin dealer Brian Grant Duff called The Lido discovery an “incredible find,” adding that the recovered money could be worth as much as double its face value depending on the condition of the notes.
“The family,” Duff said, “should definitely check them with a reputable dealer before taking them to the bank.”

DUBGEE Launches 2011 Mayoral Campaign

Local Musician Dubgee (a.k.a. Harley Jaimes Rose) is excited to announce that he will be running for Mayor of Vancouver in the November 2011 municipal election. He is a single dad and youth mentor from East Vancouver. He will be running as an independent with a focus on issues of working class citizens. His goal is to raise awareness of civic issues and the process of running a campaign among large parties who are heavily funded.

As Dubgee learns about running a campaign he would like to share his experience through his youth work and music. He is looking forward to meeting with community groups and individuals to learn the different perspectives that make up the city. Harley believes that to have a well functioning democracy, participation is paramount and citizens need to be both educated and listened to on issues that will directly affect them.

For more information on Dubgee’s platform, please go to www.dubgeeformayor.blogspot.com where you will find his platform, list of events, contact information and how to donate to his campaign. If you would like to contact Dubgee you can visit his campaign office located at 2120 Commercial or email him directly at dubgeeformayor@gmail.com.

A little sound for you

Quarteto Em Cy – Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser

Quarteto Em Cy is a Brazilian girl group originally composed of four sisters Cybele, Cylene, Cynara and Cyva

Welcome To Eastvan x Queens at Nailphilia in London

Big congrats to the ladies down at Queens representing at Nailphilia in London.

Can you spot Stephanie Urmeneta-Berry’s aka ‘Haus of Lacquer‘ Welcome To Eastvan x Queens Nails? (hint: 0:31)

DegreeArt.com, in collaboration with the industry’s most recognised names invite you to London’s First Ever Nail Art Exhibition – Nailphilia.

Through every medium imaginable, Nailphilia will delve deep into the Nail World’s most creatively established, uniting Fashion and Art to redefine everything you thought you knew about the aesthetic of the fingertip.

Alongside DegreeArt.com artists, nail technicians will showcase their groundbreaking talents and mind blowing techniques through installation, photography, film and print.

Nailphilia will witness the collaboration of Fashion’s visionary Nick Knight (SHOWstudio) as well as nail savvy brands.

London’s first ever Nail Art exhibition is sure to be a coveted show for the art realm, nail world, and fashion enthusiast. London Fashion Week just got trendier and the art world has literally nailed it!

Curated by: Ryan Lanji

Art Sponsor: DegreeArt.com

Primary Sponsor: Sweet Squared

Media Sponsor: Scratch Magazine

HOLD ME DOWN by Scopez x Jason Chu

Well here’s something different. Scopez (from Vancouver BC/Hong Kong) and Jason Chu (from New Haven CT/Beijing) team up on a new track over Biggie’s “Sky’s The Limit” in preparation for their collaborative effort, “Grand Scope.”

Check out this little diddy (no pun intended) cut over the classic anime Ghost In The Shell.

Like it? Download HERE!

For more, be sure to visit:
Scopez at Bandcamp Twitter Facebook
Grand Master Jason Chu at JasonChu.net Twitter Facebook

WILDLIFE by e.d.g.e.

Here’s a new dose of e.d.g.e. over a Waatu beat which is the first in a series of tracks to be released leading up to “The Edgar Penwork Agenda” EP with producer Hashbrown.

Download “Wildlife” HERE!

The needs of inner city students in Vancouver

I went to Seymour when I was younger. A couple things I recall from then are reading James and the Giant Peach and drawing a giant robot on poster paper.
There used to be a breakfast program across the street where pancakes were a quarter.

I found this article online, which started with Seymour Elementary but it relates to all inner city schools in Vancouver.

A story printed in the Vancouver Sun about an elementary school teacher struggling to support her needy students in one of Vancouver’s inner city schools, has inspired an outpouring of generosity, according to Janet Steffenhagen, the journalist who wrote the story.

The story came about when Carrie Gelson, a Grade 2-3 split teacher from Seymour elementary on Keefer Street, circulated a letter address to “the people of Vancouver”, regarding the class that she teaches.

My students live in the inner city. They don’t have a lot. Some are grateful for a house because last year they were homeless. Some value school because it is the place of comfort – of daily breakfast, of hot lunch, of abundant books, adults who care and if they are lucky, clothes and toys passed on when they need them.

The letter goes on to say how many of the children are not having their basic needs met, and that it’s impossible for her to keep up. Gelson says her school doesn’t have sufficient resources to help the students and compiles a list of her own needs, so that she may be better suited to tackle the issues.

- Snacks. Recess snacks. Snacks for children who arrived late and missed breakfast. We have had donations and thank goodness. But I have many hungry kids and the stash in my file cabinet won’t last.

- Socks. Warm, dry and the proper size. I have many sockless kids. The rains are coming. This just isn’t okay.

- Boy’s shoes size 3 or 4 because a pair that come to my class every day have holes. Girls size 13 – 2 because more than a few of us need them.

- A counselor for my cloakroom. Because we have had tears in there and we are working through stuff but in the middle of math it is hard to address sadness that just overwhelms you suddenly. Overwhelms you at age seven or eight. Our school has one counselor that comes for part of one day each week. She is there less than 4 days a month. She serves a school that is situated in the downtown eastside. We are not about a student number = counselor time ratio. We have bigger needs. Plain and simple.
Advocates. Lots of them. Because some of us have ministry designations that are supposed to bring “in class” support and this support has been cut. Again.

- Affordable, safe housing. Some of us don’t go home to a home but to a shelter or a relative’s couch.