Sun shades.

Italian reconstituted eyewear run through Gree's Hollywood House? Brigade, the new company run by Erik Ellington and Jim Greco, is at least that. Also consulting in the matter are Terry Kennedy and Andrew Reynolds.

The vivid medical school symposium on Pat Duffy's MySpace.com is must viewing for all aspiring trauma surgeons. PDUF reveals all from the blood, bone, and subcutaneous, along with philosophical discourse.

Early unauthorized forays have been reported from the East LA park. It is believed that aspiring truck magnate Ben Schroeder may be functioning as the on-site construction manager. No doubt Ben will ably handle any and all security on the matter. Both Steve Olson's art and Max Schaaf's functionally reconstructed riders were the main centerpieces of the grand opening block party of SLB, the epic emporium of Sal Barbier. Mariachis played on the closed down street off Fairfax while Lyle Fisk stripped, chefs cooked up fine grub, mad people poured madly, and Lance Dawes recruited various point men for his Cayman Islands incursion.

Omar Salazar took possession of a new whip with its own onboard satellite navigation. Now he can get lost just about anywhere and simultaneously see where he is not. How convenient.

Hyphenated name or not, this Robert Lopez-Mont guy is one of the gnarliest new dudes out there.

The word has already spread but we figured we would say it one more time on the way out the door: Daewon Song's big SOTY feature interview next issue. See you there.