DJ A-trak is not only a really great turntablist and producer on his own, he is also the tour DJ for Kanye West.  I used to read his blog a lot, and I forgot how in depth he goes.  If you want a really good description of what it is like to tour the world as a dj and play for 20,000 people a night, it really is a great read.  One other interesting fact is that A-trak actually won the DMC championships like five times, all before the age of 18.  Check out this video of him as a 15 year old wonder on the turnatables.

Tanya has a spider-man tattoo and personally I think its pretty cool, its classic spiderman done in the classic comic book style. I have seen a lot of comic book inspired tattoos and I usually like most of them, but this is a bit over the top, plus if you are gonna have your skin look like its ripping off and there is a spidey suit underneath, do you really have to go with the modern day blockbuster spidey?

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One of my fellow whiskerinoes, James Mathias is moving to Nashville. The only catch is he has to sell his house and the value of the home is less than when he bought it. He has decided to do the following: Take $100 entries along with an essay on why you would want his home, they will review the essays, and decide the winner..the prize is his house. Personally this is genius, and I am even thinking of entering. http://100housecontest.com/

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