Alex Balk

When you're as clueless as I am it's helpful to be surrounded by those with their finger on the pulse.

• Me: Do you know what Ed Hardy is?
• Cho: yeah of course
• Cho: christian audigier
• Me: It is... a line of clothing?
• Cho: are you kidding me?
• Cho: it's definitely like a cultural thing
• Cho: http://images.google.com/images?q=ed%20hardy&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi
• Me: Dude, I shop at THE GAP. WHEN THERE IS A SALE. I don't follow fashion.
• Cho: it doesnt matter
• Cho: it's like part of the cultural zeitgeist
• Me: I know, I see the name ALL THE TIME.
• Cho: it's woven into the tapestry of our lives
• Cho: did you read the thing on christian audigier in gq a few montsh back?
• Cho: that should be a pretty good primer
• Cho: it's pretty much a brand for dickheads in LA and europeans to wear
• Me: ah
• Cho: it's like tshirts with these designs on them for $150
• Cho: that are also bedazzled
• Cho: also
• Me: Bedazzled? Really?
• Cho: the guy who started the "clothing line" is the same guy who did von dutch
• Cho: yeah
• Cho: it's like got rhinestones and stuff on it
• Me: Wow.
• Me: People really are getting stupider.
• Cho: von dutch = those really expensive mesh hats that everyone wore for like a year
• Cho: it's a HUGE brand
• Me: I'm getting that sense.
• Cho: christian audigier is also best friends with jon gosselin
• Cho: of jon and kate
• Cho: plus eight
• Me: Okay, this conversation is over.
• Cho: i really cant believe you dont know what ed hardy is
• Me: Dude, do I look like a DANDY to you?
• Me: Some kind of trend-sucking fop?
• Cho: i'm telling you
• Cho: it's bigger than that
• Cho: like i bet there have been nytimes pieces on ed hardy
• Cho: i wouldnt be surprised if it was in PARADE
• Cho: and yes
• Cho: YOU DO SEEM LIKE SOMEONE WHO READS PARADE
• Me: Only for Walter Scott's Personality Parade.
• Me: I never miss that one.