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IT ALL STARTED LAST FRIDAY

2008-07-01T23:53:00.000-07:00

It has been a bit since our last blog update. I have been back from London for a week and a half now. The trip was very productive and Sane has now become Three. Pierre Darnton has join Steve and I to complete the axis of insanity.

Since I have been back it has been a very busy. However I did find time to get out of the office for a bit. Last week I visited our Berlin Showroom space. It will be at the West Berlin / Lodown Gallery at Brunnenstrasse 56. Currently they have an exhibition up from Steven Harrington / Six Pack and Element. HoweverI will take it over from July 17th - 27th to show our stable of brands. We will also be hosting a Keep Calm exhibition on the evening of July 17th, more on that tomorrow! Here are some picts of the Steve Harrington show and the space.

When I got home from the office Friday evening there was a big surprise waiting for me. My girlfriends Niece had got us onto the guest list to see Beck. I must say the show was amazing, he played all the hits along with a bunch of new stuff. He is an amazing guitar player!! I could not help but think of Kurt Cobain when I was watching him on stage. thanks again Sylvia for the hook up!!!!! It was truely an amazing show.

Saturday we woke up and drove down to the countryside to spend the weekend in my Girlfriends family garden. For a guy who grew up in the concrete jungle of LA, spending time in a true country garden picking fresh fruit and vegetables is quite an amazing experience. It was very relaxing even though I did have to do some garden work. Here are some picts from the weekend.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

A bit of lawn mowing!!

This tree had to come out!!

Garden Fresh!

German BBQ!!

Thirsty!!!

Literally the Fruits of our Labor!!!!

the way home....

Monday was my Birthday so I took the day off. Now I am back in the office, one year older and extremely excited about this next year......

Bye for now,
Eric Sane

GOODHOOD PRESS DAY RECAP

2008-06-18T01:39:00.000-07:00

So yesterday we were hanging out all day at the GOODHOOD shop in London for the press day that Steve organized. The day started with escorting 15 cases of premium belgian beer from our friends at Duvel-Moortgat from cellar to store to get it chilled and ready for the thirsty members of the press ... is it me or are the press always hungry and thirsty ... who knows ?? i digress ... as we familiarised ourselves with the colours,styles and the plethora of brands from Bernard Wilhelm to Woodwood to Hyde SK the folks of the press started to arrive, from bi-annuals to weeklies to monthlies to the onliners they swarmed in swathes around the stock peppering us with questions ... admittedly instant PR mode isn't the easiest personality switch to make however i think we managed just fine and once there we kinda enjoyed our new personalities ... well maybe steve did !

Here are a few snapshots from the day.

Jo one half of Goodhood!!! Looking Good..

Kyle the other half of Goodhood.

Steve and Vedett

look for the birdy in the window!!!

A very bald me along with Jo Goodhood and Aldene from Vice.

The girls of handbag.com.

i-D Mag girls in action.

Brothers from different mothers.

It was great fun to just hang out and chew the fat or fats if speaking to Mr Fatsarrazi who dropped in to snap the hip and young ... im sure there will be photos to accompany.

Have a great day!!! Eric

our inspiration ... the words, the man wilder

2008-06-16T03:41:00.001-07:00

love this record ... joe jackson is the man

2008-06-16T03:08:00.001-07:00

things from the past week, either fresh and new or discovered in my recent move ... and a summer song classic in my eyes ... enjoy x

2008-06-14T03:54:00.000-07:00

so ... seeing as we are now doing biznizz with two 'detail and heritage obsessed' denim clients DenimDemon and Atelier laDurance ... a couple of my boon collection on denim and military etc have come out as homework !!

are you him ... who me ? no not me ... you look like him though ... no definitely not me ...

aretha and annie would approve ... sisters doing it for themselves ... sleep is our friend

cats diggin some folk n blues ... big woody fan!

smudge AKA thieving feline flea bag, why is she a thieving feline flea bag ... see below ... but we love her!

'how to catch a thief' ... so my chocolate raisins were interfered with in the sun room ... betwixt the kitchen and the sun room is currently a floor wet with white paint ... heres a photo of one of the clues that i discovered to name and shame the perpetrator ...

the monthly treat has arrived ... time for me to shut up and read much to the wifes delight, this subscription was the best thing she ever did for me ... awesome design directory accompanied the issue ... buy it and check Xavier Lusts's minimal 70's designs ... man is a genius ...

eerily accurate sketch of me by my friend the eminent ruth greatrex ... this took her seconds ... jeez in a minute she could have created a masterpiece ...

goodnight and god bless x

GREENS AND PAPER

2008-06-12T02:04:00.000-07:00

Some photos from last night of things around my flat. You may be able to tell I am on a healthy eat tip at the moment!!! That is until I go to London next week and wind up at the Diner on Curtain road for Burgers and Milkshakes!!!!!

Dinner last night, you can not beat Artichokes and Broccoli!!!

Ripe for the picking!!!

Gota love French liquids!!!!!!

Levis Vintage silk satin jacket!!!!

Ah Casuals!!!!

Picked this up in Sardinia last week. amazing photos of amazing people!!! Hear are a few more pics from inside.

I wish you all a good day!!! Eric

BACK FROM THE LAND OF PLENTY

2008-06-09T02:39:00.000-07:00

Well I have now been back in Berlin since Saturday and I must say that I wish I was still laying on the beach in Sardinia. I do not now about you but I find it hard to get back in the swing of things after a week of holiday.

The rest of my week was just like the first bit. We tool long walks on the beach, swam in the warm water and ate fresh seafood. It was our little heaven and our last alone holiday due to the fact that next year when we go the two will be three.

On Friday we had to drive from the south of the island all the way to the north in order to get to the airport that flys to Berlin. I love this as it gives us the opportunity to drive the entire East Coast of Sardinia and enjoy what the island has to offer. Sardinia is pretty much a self sufficient island. They grow and raise all their own food, from Oranges, Apples, Cherries to Cows, Goats, and Sheep. You name it you can find it here. It is amazing everything you eat and drink comes from the island itself. They have their own Beer, their own Cheese, their own salami and of course all the fresh seafood your heart desires.

Here are some photos from the rest of our trip and the drive home.

this was the beach we sat at most days and was just a 5 minute walk down the beach from our hotel!!!

Beach houses!!!!

There was quite a bit of this going around on the beach!!!

Sardinia Beer!!!

Sardinian Chips made of wheat!!! Taste kind of like Tortilla Chips

We ate like this pretty much everyday!!!

holiday reading. If you have ever skateboarded you may like this!!

Our rental. When in Itlay drive Italian!!! The following photos are from our drive up the east coast and into Olbia. We call this the Sardinian Safari, you will see why below. Also keep in mind that these were all taken from inside the car on the roadside!!!

Football on the cliffside anyone?

This is a half tunnel through this hillside. pretty amazing to drive through.

Here is the inside view!!

One thing I forgot about was the fact that Sardinia had run out of Petrol due to it being a holiday there last Monday. Being that there are only two Gas Stations within the 20K of Villasimius!!! When we rolled up to the station we were told that we would have to wait till tomorrow for the gas, then after further inspection we would have to wait till 5pm. Luckily the Attendant was completely wrong and we had to wait an hour!!!

Now back to my real work and reality!!!!

Eric

the music nazis

2008-06-06T04:34:00.000-07:00

stole the video

rats ...

heres another one thats good !! actually no its awesome ..

when something is fresh ...

2008-06-04T11:22:00.001-07:00

it pulls you out of your world and big goofy smile appears (or is that just me) ... this band MGMT have done it for me with this song ... electric (f)eel ...

it has the same rolling drum loop as cloudbusting kate bush (my heroine) there are parts of prince, 70's NYC soul, 80's synth, daft-punk and i love the bassline !! ... its not what i would say i buy or listen to but this is FUCKING brilliant in my eyes ... thanks MGMT.
x

A WHOLE LOTTA NOTHING

2008-06-03T06:25:00.000-07:00

I have been in Sardinia since last Friday and I must say each time I come here I fall more in love with doing a whole lotta of nothing. Well that is a lie, I sit on the beach and swim in the sea all day, eat fresh fish and drink amazing white wines. So I guess that is something.

We are staying at the hotel Simius Playa which is the south east part of the island in a tiny village called Villasimius. The hotel is on the beach which makes things very nice and easy for your days of doing nothing. We basically crawl out of bed and on to the beach each morning.

Heres a few of my daily views.

The Italians have no shame when it comes to swimwear

I have another 5 days to go on this holiday. So I will see you all next week!!!

Eric

there is a place that i go ...

2008-05-27T09:41:00.000-07:00

that is a total secret and i cant say where or anything like that ... all i can say is that it feeds my appetite and passion for the past, especially the clothes, the styles, the movements, the cultures ... heres some pics that i took today that hark back to the past and the beginning of one of the greatest subcultural movements ever ... enjoy x

great institutions of working class britain

2008-05-24T04:56:00.001-07:00

in reference to the above title it is safe to say that there are many but for me and my wife none more so than the CAR BOOT SALE , we love these kinda things, battered cars and sometimes battered people ... it seems that you can go and invest in items never seemingly any older than being manufactured in and before 1987 ... its a plethora of sights, sounds, and smells ... if any of you lived in a town like i did when growing up where the gypsies came along with their travelling fair but once a year and the odour of candyfloss and hot dogs wafted across the locale inducing both excitement and nausea at the same time ... anyway aside from my attempted poetics , a car boot sale in its glory is much like a travelling fair (just lacking in rides that make you puke) anyway i went to one outside of portsmouth and to my joy, it was a HOT day and the sights, sounds and smells didnt disappoint ...

NICK CAVE

2008-05-23T02:53:00.001-07:00

Thanks to my amazing Girlfriend Ines, last night I got to see Nick Cave play at the Tempodrom in Berlin. This show was probably one of the best live shows I have ever seen. He must be the coolest person on earth or at least that is what it felt and looked like last night. I was in awe at his aggressive confident ability on stage. His presence was that of a god.

Here are a few photos to wet your appetite.

I wish you a nice and relaxing weekend. I am off to the countryside for some BBQ in the garden and hopefully alot of sunshine.

eric

HOW ABOUT THAT!!!

2008-05-20T01:02:00.000-07:00

You gotta love this one!!!

Have a good rest of your day.

IT ALL STARTED WITH A BANG

2008-05-15T02:52:00.000-07:00

So yesterday evening while we were patiently waiting to go see Ian Brown play at the Columbia Club, I here a few big bangs and pops. Went to look what it was and saw a huge smoke cloud outside our house. The Voyeur in me said lets go see what it was. not satisfied with that view I decided to join the other 100 people on the bridge to see what was really going on. By my further inspection I found out that this was in fact a recycling plant and those big things burning were huge bundles of paper!!! Needless to say that within minutes all of them caught fire and it started raining ash and paper.

So while Berlin was burning or Kreuzberg at that. We headed off to see Ian Brown. I had never been to the Columbia Club, however I heard that it was a small venue. By small I mean that it fits 500 or 600 people. When we got there we were amongst about 300 people. To see Ian Brown in such a small venue with only 300 others is a very special experience to say the least, it actually made felt like a party and Mr. Brown was there to play for us. Needless to say it was amazing, he played new stuff, old stuff and even Stone Roses stuff!!! For all you who could not make it here are few picts. I would like to apologize for the images as I did not have my camera and I could not figure out how to work the one I was using. I wish you all a good day.

IAN BROWN IN BERLIN

2008-05-14T05:21:00.000-07:00

I am on my way this evening to see Ian Brown perform at the Columbia Club in Berlin. I am extremely excited for this as it will be a small venue and to see someone so great in a small venue is truely a special experience. I will send you all some photos tomorrow so you can see the man in action.

with that I will leave you with this to ponder. It gives me the chills!!!!!

CAESAR SALAD

2008-05-13T03:21:00.000-07:00

I was doing a search online trying to find a good Caesar Salad dressing recipe and I came across the history of the Caesar Salad. It was in fact invented by a Italian man named Caesar, however it was invented in Tijuana Mexico!!!!! Fucking Mexico none the less Tijuana was what i expected. I grew up in Los Angeles and my memories of Tijuana include going there as a teenager to skate a great skatepark and also get drunk on cheap beer and tequila. My first memory is that when you are crossing the boarder from San Diego to Mexico into TJ the smell is one of the worst in the world. TJ is also home to loads of whore houses and US Marines on leave looking to get into fights!!!! Not a pretty sight.

Never in my wildest dreams would have thought that this salad could be invented in TJ!!!

"This popular dish was originally created in 1924 by Italian chef Caesar Cardini at his restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico and was prepared and served right at the table."

Check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_salad for more information on the Caesar!!!

TODAY AND THIS WEEKEND

2008-05-09T03:06:00.000-07:00

So today is yet another lovely day in Berlin. I also hear that it is a bit hot in London. So hello Steve try to enjoy the sun and heat.

So I have been contemplating the week activities and what I have come up with is alot of this and alot of this! also I will be seeing James Lavelle at the Lodown x Fenchurch party tomorrow night in Berlin.

Have a good weekend and enjoy the outdoors!!!

Eric

DENIM DEMON AW08 RELEASE

2008-05-08T03:48:00.000-07:00

Steve wrote up a great release for the new AW08 Denim Demon collection. Read through and learn about the northern Swedish Sami culture.
click www.denimdemon.se for a bit more info

GOODHOOD RELEASE

2008-05-07T05:08:00.000-07:00

Goodhood is one of the great people we work with, help them spread the word and letting people know just how good the hood is!! Check the new press release for a bit more info and history on the GOODHOOD.
check out www.goodhood.co.uk

THE BLACK DOLLARS

2008-05-07T04:49:00.001-07:00

for more information go to www.goodhood.co.uk

Berlin Weekend

2008-05-06T02:22:00.000-07:00

Today is another beautiful sunny day in Berlin. I must say that I am very happy that Summer is almost here and the weather is a bit sunnier these days.

My very close friend Mike is in town from Orange County visiting me. I have known him longer then any single friend, which pretty much makes him family. He has been here since April 30th and will stay the whole month of May. He is on a journey riding his bike around Germany. As I write this he is in route to Hamburg.

So May 1st in Germany is quite a big day with protests and rioting galore, however Berlin was pretty calm in most respects. I live in Kruezberg which use to be consider a war zone on May 1st, however they have decided to make it a family afair and street party to keep the rioters at bay. Check out the photos from last week below.

The rest of the weekend was filled with Bike riding and a lot beer drinking in the sun!!!!!!

check Denim Demon all over this AMAZING denim blog ...

2008-05-04T04:23:00.000-07:00

www.repeattofade.blogspot.com

who we are ... what we do ... manifesto!

2008-05-01T03:18:00.000-07:00

sanecommunications is a new boutique, integrated, full service agency specializing in fashion from the street to the specialist to the avant-garde.

The sane company ethos is all in the name, to talk to key areas of the industry on behalf of our clients in a 'sane' manner, championing the philosophy that talking about the 'right product, to the right people, in the right tone of voice' is the way to gain success for our brands.

sanecommunications are proud to be a bespoke agency, providing tailored, intelligent solutions, as direct extensions of our clients and their brands, thus understanding and fulfilling their needs.

sane specialize in Collection Sales, Creative Marketing, PR and Brand Management all on a bespoke level, we don't scream, shout or lose our heads, we focus, act, then deliver - sanely.

Our offering enables us to work very closely with our clients, and their brands thus developing a 'family' style environment, trust is tantamount to success.

Sanecommunications is Stephen Monaghan and Eric Conyers, two gentlemen, friends, and affable chaps who met over an 8-ball table in Los Angeles almost 5 years ago and have never looked back. Not long after that day (no idea who won the game in case you were wondering) we started talking of starting up the business that incorporated our philosophies with regards to the fashion industry in all its vastness (and vacuousness!) that we had collectively spent nearly 20 frustrated years in. Ranging from roles in sales to press to marketing to advertising to brand management to designing and journalism ... phew some C.V there!!

It would be fair to say that the integral ethos from the start in our business plan was 'attention to detail', we believed that this was the element lacking in the corporate world of mass and ubiquitous brand communications strategies hence this frustration in 'what was missing' led to our believing that we could slowly but surely 'fill the void', working in close tandem with clients and their brands fulfilling wishes on a boutique and individual requirement based level, talking with quiet confidence will always beat screaming with obvious insecurity.

Our pride in our beliefs and our clients product will not lead to a fall, as we have both the humility and common sense to stop, think, and continue consciously and confidently. We represent our brands as they wish to be represented, we have as much care for our clients brands as they have, we will get them to where the deserve to be. As a wise old man or maybe it was a woman once said "slowly slowly, catchy monkey" we are in to that proverb so we will stick by its connotation ...

It’s good to be in-sane ...