a FIFTY TWO EIGHTY summer

Greetings CHILLdren! I hope everyone's summer is sailing smoothly, and after hearing about the SoCal Rooftop Adventures from my boy Souzah (#bloggeroftheyear??) I thought I'd fill ya in what's been going down in Denver, and drop some heaters #CHILLers off our summer soundtrack.

Viski and I have been SUPER busy. Super busy #CHILLing that is. A day in the life in the Mile High City typically involves rolling out of bed with aspirations and dreams that only Sandy could sell. With a cup of tasty cappuccino in my belly (courtesy of Jay, the Barista) and caffeine pulsing through my veins, my ambitions for the next 12 hours begin formulating in my mind. "Wow, I should holler Viski and see if he wants to grab lunch at some new hip restaurant in the Highlands. Then we should grab our boardies and b-ball shoes and head to the club and lay by the pool for a while. After jumping off the d-board and soaking up some rays, we'll go hoop and mess around at the gym. When we're tired, we'll cruise by the store and grab some steaks and beer to BBQ with. Then we can get wasted and cruise out to a new bar by Wash Park. Late night, we should stop by our favorite spot the infamous Denver Diner, and eat some grease so we can do it all again tomorrow." After I've gotten off the phone with Max and explained all the things we've got planned, I'm already tired, and he simply replies "Come over, we'll figure it out." By the time I actually roll up the Max's house, the entire day's plan have usually transformed and mutated into a reoccurring pattern that has been dubbed "CHILLmode."

Chill mode is by no means a bad thing, but certainly tends to pry us away from our schedule. Instead of trying a new restaurant, we eat at CHILLpotle. And rather than having a Double-cork huck off at the pool, we wade in the shallow end and test to see if they actually have a chemical that makes the water change colors when you pee. Although we usually do go to the gym after our bodies are looking bronzed up, we usually challenge 6th and 7th graders to a game of hoops and end up impersonating our favorite Harlem Globetrotters.

The highlight of CHILLmode comes right around dusk. We've stocked up on enough Rosé Wine to survive a Zombiepacolypse, Brats and Corn are sizzling on the grill, the warm dry air has finally cooled down to the perfect temperature, and the sun is setting over the mountains to the West. Aside from becoming Rosé snobs, Grill masters, and Snus Connoisseurs (ask max about his experience with Snus Robust hahaha), our nights typically end with a few empty bottles of Rosé and some funny stories, in lieu of a $40 bar tab and a toilet full of french-toast and Jameson. This summer has certainly been one of the most mellow and low-key I've ever experienced, and the slow pace and flexibility of our plans will be certainly missed as summer fades to fall, and the Fast Forward button gets pressed again.

Before one try's to recreate CHILLmode, it is imperative that all of these activities must be accompanied by good friends, cheap wine, and most importantly CHILLtunes. Here are the highlights from our summer CHILLmix!

The first is a tune is by a dude named IanJ entitled Hey Girl off his latest mixtape called Summer Lights. I had never heard of this young man, but this song certainly caught my ear. Some #chill summer hip-pop over catchy guitar riffs. Definitely not a tune to rage too, but perfect summer driving tune.

The next jam that is getting heavy rotation in the whip is called "This Shit Feat. Sol" by DJ Jacks Green. You could not ask for a more soulful summertime anthem--perfect for sitting on porches and catching some tasty RAYs. I know there are a lot of hip-hop-haterz, but this song just makes you smile and realize how fucking sweet summertime is. SOULFUL beat x slow flow=AWESOME TRACK DOWNLOAD IT!!

The final, and the unanimous song of the summer (at least this far) is a jam called "Figure-8 Giggamesh Remix" by Outasight. I've posted some of there stuff before, and I think everyone was a big fan. This is an awesome track that has enough synth to make a party in your pants, but isn't so trancy that your eyes roll into the back of your head. If this got played at Tonic, I could guarantee that Andres would start shuffling, Mitro would probably zombie, DerDer would do something flamboyant, Jimmy would do the C-Strut, Todd would order another round of Johnny Walker Black label, Landon would be fist pumping from the booth, Souza would be making SharkAttacks, Chief would be throwing up in a cab ride back to IV, and I would be attempting to capture the awesomeness in it's entirety via iPhone for an X-CHILLSIVE edition of DT.TV.

Miss you fuckers &hearts