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Breaking down Hunter and Omega’s relationship. Pt 2.

We’re back at it, here with the second post in this father-daughter-space-duo series! You guys responded to the first post better then I expected in all honesty! I didn’t think my insights were viewed as so important lmao. I don’t really think much introduction is needed here, the post itself is very self explanatory.

(Pasted paragraph: I would just like to add a disclaimer here. I am, in no way whatsoever, slating the other batchers for having differing relationships with Omega. I absolutely adore everything single one of the boys, and I think they all have wonderful and unique interrelations with her. Although I may point out these different approaches in comparison to Hunter’s, I am not stating these engages are wrong, just different is all!

I’m going to separate this into a little series- covering each episode in a separate post, which I’ll have tagged as the series progresses. Once I’ve tackled these two, as they’re my favourites, I’m going to move on to each individual Batcher and perhaps a few other dynamics such and Hunter and Crosshair, or Wrecker and Omega! Let me know what you guys would like to see!)

(Thank you to this weeks proof-reader: @treasureofmy-heart 💛)

Cut and Run: S1/E2

We kick off this episode with Hunter walking in on Echo inspecting Omega and Wrecker fast asleep on the floor. His face is very relaxed and he clearly finds it very sweet that her childlike curiosity has tired her out. His line, “ha, well this is a first,” while holding a strong gaze in Omega’s direction, suggests that she’s been exploring for quite some time, unleashing her endearing juvenile inquisition in the batchers presence. Hunter continues to claim she’s curious, using the same lighthearted tone he has always used in her regard, sparing the conversation in the medical wing on Kamino. This continues to confirm his gentle approach and concern towards the young clone.

When Echo confronts him over the situation at hand, it’s evident that Hunter hasn’t actually thought about what he’s going to do with Omega, yet by the look of quizzicality on his face. I personally took this as a sign that his initial thoughts were always “we’re going to lay low with her, look after her, while keeping everybody else safe.” It’s clear here that Echo has differing ideas that Hunter hadn’t even began to consider, and I think that’s what perplexes him in this moment. He needs to consider everybody.

The kid is up and awake! (Let the havoc commence aha.) Omega’s reaction to sunlight and dirt is definitely one of my favourite developmental moments of hers, it really sets in place that this little girl may have been an intelligent medical assistant, but she lacks experience, and still needs a guiding hand to help her through this new world she’s never endured before. I’d like to point out that it is, in fact, Hunter who stops to watch Omega’s reactions, and his FACE when she’s playing in the dirt! I’ve never seen such a parental smile on a man so stoic! I feel like I’m repeating myself a lot, but he is so endeared by her! She’s a breath of fresh air in Hunter’s very toxically routined life, and I love that for both of them. When they finally reach Cut’s land, Hunter is the one to pull her back, despite the fact she had to run between Echo and Tech to get to him. And upon Suu and Cut’s arrival, I actually didn’t realise that Omega creeps behind Hunter, most likely because these are strangers she doesn’t know and she feels she needs the protection. This confirms a clear bond between them has already began to flesh out.

There isn’t too much to say about the introduction and inhibitor chip discussion, as Omega spends a decent amount of that time exploring Cut and Suu’s house, but I will just say that it’s a nice touch that she ends up back at Hunter’s side when her part of the conversation is needed, she always seems physically drawn to him. Which brings me to my next point. Upon Shaeeah and Jek’s arrival, Omega once again creeps behind Hunter out of fear, only deciding to approach when formally addressed to do so. *Sigh*, and when Shaeeah pulls Omega out to play, and she halts to ask for Hunter’s permission, which is clearly given through a series of comforting smiles, is a plain indication of a trusted child-parental relationship. I must admit, Hunter’s face is pretty hilarious when everybody practically calls him out on his parental role- it’s just “why are you all staring at me..?” Because you’re acting like a dad, my dude.

Okay! Down to Cut and Hunter’s discussion. It’s a nice touch that Hunter is the first one outside to watch Omega play, swiftly followed by Cut, who, rightfully so, questions her existence. Although instead of explaining Omega’s origin (and by that I just mean that she’s a medical assistant clone from Kamino), he states that it doesn’t matter what the Kaminoans created her for, because she’s with them now, and to be with them she doesn’t need a purpose, she’s just a kid and should be allowed to act like one. Cut goes ahead to tease him over the ins and outs of raising a child, but to Hunter it was a no-brainer, Kamino wasn’t safe, so she was coming with them, as I’ve said previously, he saw NO negotiations. And as Cut says, “I (you) have to do what’s best for them.” This adds sentiment to the narrative of Hunter’s commanding role within the squad and Omega specifically.

So I’m shifting ahead slightly to the ball incident, and I have a LOT to say about this scene. First of all, it’s clearly evident that Hunter is the first to leave the house, along with Cut and Suu following closely behind. Associating this trio together is purposeful on the animators part in my opinion, they intentionally exclusively had Hunter leave with the other parents in the situation, isolating him specifically with that role in Omega’s life. When he finally reaches her, we see the protective hand come straight out to guard her against the Nexu, a typical trait they’ve established between them.

Now we move on to the confrontation. This is the first time Hunter raises his voice at Omega, and immediately she turns herself away from him, curling into her shoulder and making herself small. Omega is going through a lot of emotions right here, she’s afraid, anxious, and she’s being forced to deal with the fact that for the first time, Hunter is mad at her, for something she didn’t even intend to do wrong. Whereas from Hunter’s perspective, he hasn’t acknowledged she’s already in a bit of a state, and instead feels the need to immediately lecture her for her mistakes….although this lasts all but thirty seconds. Upon Cut’s attempts to diffuse the situation by having him pull Hunter away and reiterating that “she’s (Omegas) not a soldier”, his face immediately softens, he forgot for a moment, but now he realises and instantly the features are set in a regretful frown, he clearly feels awful and misrepresented. Hunter continues to observe Cut’s behaviour as he comforts Omega, who seems to take to the attention like a kicked puppy, lip trembling, eyes shaky, shoulders hunched, and I honestly think as Cut carries her away- is the exact moment Hunter realises he isn’t good enough for Omega. (I’ll further out on this in a moment)

I only want to briefly touch upon Omega’s gunners nest scene because I don’t think it has too much impact on her relationship with Hunter, however I would like to address the symbolism. I personally see the removal of her headpiece and the addition of her bangs as a new beginning, attaining the contrasting yellow light of Salucemi in comparison to Kamino, where she would’ve been given her jewel. Considering the episode’s outcome, Omega is no longer the tightly held, quivering little girl from Kamino, and instead she brings a slight unruliness to her aura, a little cheeky, definitely her brother’s sister. Still a sweetheart of course, but with a matter of confidence and boisterous behaviour to her. She seems to bounce out of her sadness quite easily here, as she seems suddenly awkward- yet curious- over Tech’s plan later on.

Furthering out into my previous point about Hunter believing Omega deserved much better in comparison to what he could provide: his conversation with Suu. “Protecting them is what we do.” The realisation on his face when she says this, it’s so…raw, something he’s taking time to comprehend. He heeds her words because he knows she and Cut are experienced in this field, they are better suited for Omega than he and the boys are, he believes he isn’t good enough for her, and this is projected when he insists ‘Mega leave with the family of four. Although Suu questions his sincerity, and he does indeed dodge the straightforward answer, this is what Hunter anticipates is best for Omega. He’s putting her needs above his happiness, no matter the heartache.

Moving along slightly, as Omega and Hunter spend a short period of time away from each other during the ship impoundment, I briefly wanted to touch upon the tone of Hunter’s voice when he learns Omega is on route to their position…by herself in a heavily armed spaceport. His eyes widen in a moment of fear, his voice is suddenly strained, he is struck with another raw emotion, something he frankly can’t obtain right now, and it’s let out in a minor threat towards his brothers- “if something happens to her-“ a clearly indication of worry.

This next point absolutely breaks my heart, the poor dears, both of them. Upon Omega’s arrival, Hunter is left to explain his forced proposal that she should leave Salucemi with Cut and Suu. As usual he completes his little ritual of taking her shoulders and crouching to her level, although this time he can’t quite look her in the eyes, a clear sign of regret and guilt, because he doesn’t want to give her away, he knows deep down she belongs with them, but he doesn’t believe he has what it takes to raise and protect her. The way Omega’s eyes crumple really catches me here, she’s being left, again… All this kid has ever known her entire life has either been abandonment, abuse or isolation, and she’s being passed on to strangers by the only people she’s ever been able to trust, and not only is it clearly breaking her heart, but she’s taking it personally, she thinks she’s at fault, much like Hunter does. Her line: “but, I want to stay with you.” compressed with the quivering tone and her precious accent really aides her desperation here, it conveys her in an adequate and very precise way.

Starting a brief new point to split these up slightly: I bring us to the continuous glances shared between them. Omega consistently looks over her shoulder to Hunter, she doesn’t want her eyes to leave him for one moment, she’s savouring his face, his details, for the very last time. And equally, Hunter is letting go of something he doesn’t want to leave behind, he likes the kid, to the point where his own self depreciation and doubt have been forced ahead in order to protect her, he can’t risk anything at this point. I’d also like to quickly mention how beautifully Omega’s eyes are animated, they intel so much, those precious little doe irises hold such story to them.

Moving on to a little jump cut enduring the batch’s escape and Omega’s return: Hunter’s tone of voice when addressing Wrecker is so pained, and his facials match it perfectly “she’s not com-“ it’s almost as though he’s biting back the urge to sprint headfirst into the gunfire if only to catch up to the little clone before it’s too late.

However, seeing as she’s managed to find her own way back that wouldn’t be exactly necessary. I think it’s a nice point that Hunter is the one to rush to Omega’s aide after she is grabbed by the trooper (flowing a brief flash of concern crossing his face), although Wrecker might’ve been closer, it’s a nice hint to their subtle closer bond. He, once again, crouches to her level although an unnecessary step in the situation, and I see this as another nod to their familiarised dependancy.

Finally, my last point for this episode, is their final conversation within the last few minutes. It’s faint, but the fact that the other batchers are all busying themselves in the cockpit, leaving Omega and Hunter to chat privately, is a very distinct use of separation. It also should be noted that Omega is the one to approach Hunter, this shows a decent level of not only maturity on her part, but trust between them as family, she trusts both him and herself enough to advance on a delicate situation, we even see her hesitate slightly, before pushing forward with a slip of confidence, and that takes a lot of gut from a little kid. She stands her ground, but with compliment. She very much reminds me of Hunter himself in the brig, assertive yet respectful. And speaking of Hunter, his face is just absolutely guilt-ridden when talking to her, because he too made the mistake of attempting to give her away, no matter how much good he thought it would do them both. While Omega is admitting she has a lot to learn in regards to safety and tactility, Hunter is suggesting he has a lot to learn about raising a child and providing the necessary care for her. It’s a brave moment for both of them, to be honest and open, and yet its received extremely well on both ends.

“If this is where you want to be…then this is where you’ll stay.” The admiration in his voice, the admiration in her eyes! They absolutely adore one another, and it melts my heart every time it’s displayed!

I hope you liked my analysis of Hunter and Omega’s relationship in episode two of The Bad Batch! Of course, I’d love to discuss these two with anybody who might be interested, so please feel free to drop me an ask or a DM, and if you’re captivated enough I’d totally recommend looking out for my future posts on the topic!

As always, much love to our ‘Megs and Hunter, thank you for reading! 💛

Part One: Aftermath

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ET Obsessions: The Chainsmokers, Shemar Moore and 'Six Degrees of Separation'

Here at ET, we’re obsessed with a lot of things -- and for the week of April 3 to April 9, this is what we’re most excited about:

Why We're Obsessed With 'Africa's Hunters'

It’s time to get up close and personal with some of Africa’s most iconic predators in this six-part series. In the Zambian wilderness, where lions, leopards and hyenas compete for their next meal, we can expect no mercy from these carnivores. With a revolutionary thermal camera and producers who camped in close proximity, Smithsonian Earth brings us into the secret world of these leaders, highlighting the family dramas as they build allegiances, fight for family, suffer the loss of offspring and search for mates. Although this isn’t a Lion King remake, you can still expect a powerful storyline.

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EDM duo Alex Pall and Drew Taggart just dropped their third single this year: “The One” -- spring break’s new breakup anthem -- and the electro ballad does not disappoint. And after getting hooked on “Paris” and their Coldplay collab, “Something Just Like This,” we’ve been eagerly waiting for a full-length album. Luckily for us, the wait is over. After winning their first GRAMMY award in February, the duo told ET the album was finally ready to drop on April 7. With the release of Memories coming on top of a three-year Las Vegas residency and an upcoming 40-city North American tour, it’s safe to say The Chainsmokers aren’t wasting a single moment of 2017.

Memories…Do Not Open drops Tuesday, April 7.

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Allison Janney is making her long-awaited return to Broadway as Ouisa Kittredge in the Broadway revival of Six Degrees of Separation, which is set to open at the Barrymore Theatre on April 25. “Hopefully people are going to find new ways to fall in love with this play again,” Janney says of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama about Flan (John Benjamin Hickey) and Ouisa Kitteridge, an affluent New York couple who are conned into taking in Paul (Corey Hawkins), a man pretending to be Sidney Poitier’s son. Later, Paul’s exploits are revealed to the shock of the couple, whose story is shared by many on the Upper East Side, linking them through a shared connection to the man. “One of the lines that Ouisa says -- ‘We have to have truth’ -- is such an interesting line in this time and this day, when truth seems to be something that’s malleable,” says Janney. “There are alternative truths and alternative [facts].”

EXCLUSIVE: The Many Personalities of Allison Janney

Previews for Six Degrees of Separation start Wednesday, April 5.

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After a year away from Criminal Minds, Shemar Moore is set to make his return to BAU during the upcoming season 12 finale. “I was so blessed to do 11 years on Criminal Minds and bring Derek Morgan to life. Flirt with my original ‘baby girl’ Penelope Garcia, chase all the UnSubs and bad guys and kick down doors. I miss it, but one door closes and another one opens,” Moore recently told ET. Not only is the actor back on Criminal Minds, but he produced and stars in the new rom-com The Bounce Back and leads the cast of the CBS pilot S.W.A.T., taking over Samuel L. Jackson's character, Hondo, from the 2003 movie.

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Rudy Giuliani’s Two Indicted Associates Could Have a Lot to Say

By John Cassidy | Published October 11, 2019 | New Yorker | Posted October 11, 2019 10:11 PM ET |

What's the most arresting detail that’s been unearthed so far in the unfolding scandal of Rudy Giuliani and the Ukrainian grifters? The more you delve into the story, the more it reads like something Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen cobbled together after a guys’ getaway to Kiev. To make the selection a bit easier, let’s make it a multiple-choice question:

(a) Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas, whom the Wall Street Journal politely describes as “Florida businessmen who are U.S. citizens born in former Soviet republics,” were both carrying one-way tickets out of the country when federal agents arrested them at Dulles International Airport, on Wednesday night, and charged them with breaking campaign-finance laws by disguising donations from foreign entities.

(b) Parnas, a forty-seven-year-old native of Ukraine who arrived in the United States in 1976, owns a company called Fraud Guarantee. Evidently, it’s some sort of fraud-prevention advisory service. According to the Times, this company paid Giuliani hundreds of thousands of dollars for “business and legal advice.”

(c) According to Buzzfeed News, Parnas has in the past “worked for three stockbrokerages that were later expelled by regulators for fraud and other violations—though he was never individually charged—and racked up nine court judgments for failing to pay loans and other debts.”

(d) Parnas once tried to produce a movie called “Anatomy of an Assassin.” It didn’t go well. “Mr. Parnas is a con man, he is a crook,” Dianne Pues, a New Jersey woman who invested in the project, told the Miami Herald. “He conned us from day one. . . . He financially ruined us.”

(e) As he travelled around doing whatever he did, Parnas didn’t stint on expenses. “There were bills running to hundreds of dollars at exclusive restaurants such as Novikov in London and BLT Prime in Washington,” Buzzfeed reported. “During one of his many trips to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, there was a $657 charge at Tootsie, the popular strip club in the heart of the city.”

(f) Fruman, a fifty-three-year-old native of Belarus, apparently runs an import-export business that ships goods to and from Ukraine. He also reportedly owned, or owns, a beach club in the Black Sea city of Odessa, which has long been a stronghold of organized crime. The name of the club: Mafia Rave.

(g) In the spring of last year, after the dynamic duo donated three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars to America First Action, a super pac that supports Donald Trump, they were invited to the White House, where they had dinner with the President and got their pictures taken with him. “Thank you President Trump !!! Making America great !!!!!! incredible dinner and even better conversation,” Parnas posted on his Facebook account.

(h) On Thursday, Trump said, “I don’t know those gentlemen.”

As I said, it’s a tough choice. On human-interest grounds, I’m choosing Option D, but the grip-and-grin picture of Parnas and Trump at the White House is also priceless—as is a picture of him having coffee with at Giuliani the Trump International Hotel in Washington last month. And let’s not forget the shot of Fruman and Parnas having breakfast in Beverly Hills last year with Donald Trump, Jr., and Tommy Hicks, Jr., a friend of Trump, Jr., who was then running America First Action.

But humor and Schadenfreude aside, this is a deadly serious matter. While there is still a good deal of murk surrounding the activities of Fruman and Parnas, we do know that they were two very busy and well-connected fellows. In addition to doing some of Giuliani’s bidding in Ukraine, as he sought to dig up dirt on Joe Biden and his son Hunter, Parnas got hired by a law firm run by two other Trump supporters and frequent Fox News guests, Joe DiGenova and Victoria Toensing. According to the Wall Street Journal, the law firm “hired Mr. Parnas in July to serve as an interpreter related to their representation of Dmitry Firtash, a Ukrainian oligarch, who was detained in Vienna, in 2014, on corruption charges filed in the U.S.”

Meanwhile, Parnas and Fruman were also representing, and acting at the behest of, at least two Eastern European parties who haven’t yet been identified. The indictment says that their political donations, some of which were routed through shell companies to hide their identities, “were made for the purpose of gaining influence with politicians so as to advance their own personal financial interests and the political interests of Ukrainian government officials, including at least one Ukrainian government official with whom they were working.”

Who was this Ukrainian official, and what did he or she want? That’s one of the things we don’t know yet, but the indictment says that Parnas met with a U.S. congressman, widely believed to be the former Texas Republican congressman Pete Sessions, and sought his “assistance in causing the U.S. Government to remove or recall the then-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine”—Marie Yovanovitch—and these “efforts to remove the Ambassador were conducted, at least in part, at the request of one or more Ukrainian government officials.”

We also know that the other Eastern European who was employing Parnas and Fruman is Russian. The indictment says that some of the donations that Fruman, Parnas, and two other individuals made in 2018 were really funded by a certain “Foreign National-1,” with a view to obtaining licenses for a recreational-marijuana business in certain U.S. states, including Nevada. One of the other conspirators is quoted in the indictment, and he says Foreign National-1’s identity was kept hidden because of “his Russian roots and current political paranoia about it.”

What does all this add up to? Although Parnas and Fruman hardly appear to fit the bill of men of international intrigue, they clearly played significant roles in the Giuliani-inspired effort to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate the Bidens, get rid of Yovanovitch, and help Donald Trump get reëlected. That means they are potentially important witnesses in the Presidential-impeachment inquiry.

The House Democrats who are investigating Trump will most certainly want to hear what Parnas and Fruman have to say. (At least one House committee has already served a subpoena on them.) And, according to ABC News, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, which brought the campaign-finance case against Parnas and Fruman, is also investigating their business relationship with Giuliani. That’s not good news for Rudy or Trump.

On Thursday, a federal judge in Virginia ordered the pair to be held in detention until they secure a bail bond of a million dollars each. Right now, they are being represented by John Dowd, a former lawyer for Trump, which would suggest they aren’t about to turn on their former associates and spill. But, like Michael Cohen, they could always have a change of heart.

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True Stories from an Unseen Archive of 90s NYC Skateboarding

Immortalized in countless brand campaigns, books, zines, gallery exhibits, and most famously, the Larry Clark film, Kids, written by a young Harmony Korine, the last life of pre-Giuliani New York street culture was originally documented by Mel Stones and Mel High. Stones, from Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and High, from the Lower East Side, met several local New York skaters who may not have been the most "mainstream," but who have gone on to become icons—Ryan Hickey, Jefferson Pang, Ivan Perez, and Steve Cales, among others—and began photographing them candidly around 1990.

Recently, the duo felt the need to collect this largely unseen archive of black-and-white images into a monograph now titled, That's a Crazy One. Stones and High were driven to make the book not to monopolize on the renewed interest in 90s NYC culture and fashion, but to create a yearbook of their youth, focusing on the actual dynamics of their tightly knit group of skaters—and not the sensationalism. A fully DIY effort, the book is, "a cathartic journey to set the record straight," according to the press release. "All profits from the sale of book will be donated to NYC Public Schools Photography Program in memorial to their departed. Pay it forward."

High and Justin Pierce on a Brooklyn bound R train. Photo by Mel Stones.

Tonally, the work hits different notes than most published images of 90s New York skateboarding, displaying a vulnerability that was perhaps masked by some of the men who photographed them. Their images not only show a lighter side of the group, but also a familial one. When I ask about Larry Clark or Ari Marcopoulos' images of her friends, Stones is careful to not throw shade, but emphasizes endearingly her work was that of an insider—a part of the group, not a spectator.

"I was using a 50mm lens—I was so close to them," Stones tells Creators. "They were very comfortable. No one was acting. It was like I was a fly on the wall because I was so much a part of this group. I skated with them to keep up."

Ryan Hickey waiting for his pro check at the old Zoo York office. Photo by Mel Stones.

Though the book partially intends to tell a different side of the kids from Kids, a movie that confused some as to whether or not it was actually a documentary, Stones and High felt that the blurring was intentional by Clark through the employment of non-actors. It was supposed to feel loose and real, but the sensationalism and Hollywood story arc didn't mirror the reality.

"My famous line whenever I talk to anybody about this is like, 'Those guys were way more interested in popping an ollie than popping a cherry,'" Stones says.

Photo by Mel High.

With most of her friends still in their teens back then, the crew was green. Stones recalls the late Justin Pierce, who played Casper in Kids, asking Clark to look at some of her photographs. "She's got some sick flicks," Pierce told him, but Clark seemed unimpressed, which was discouraging to her at the time. The reality is that there were few people in New York wired into the small scene that served much of a mentoring role. It's something that partially plays into the tragedies that followed the release of Kids, including the loss of Pierce and, later, Harold Hunter in 2006.

"There was this dude in Sunset Park named Ducky, who did 'Skaters for Christ,'" she says. "He was religious, but he helped. Sunset Park was an immigrant, poor, drug-infested neighborhood, especially in the 70s when I was growing up there. He'd put on little contests, trying to get kids into something positive, but you can only do so much. I think it was easy for people to slip through the crevices. You know, and people were dealing with real problems. Skateboarding for a lot of them was just a way to get out of their neighborhoods."

The old Brooklyn Banks. Photo by Mel High.

With Washington Square Park as a central artery for New York City skateboarding in the 90s, skaters from all five boroughs convened there and gained notoriety for both their abilities and their attitudes. As elite as it's been portrayed, Stone mentions that things were so small then that Pierce and Hunter acted as glue—as ambassadors who welcomed everyone. "It wasn't like this exclusive kind of weird attitude that people have now," Stones says. "They were very much cool in that way. Their brand of cool was different."

Javier Alvarez. Photo by Mel High.

That particular cool was largely shaped by what happened outside of the actual skateboarding, in part because few of the major skate magazines were covering what was happening in New York. As the 90s emerged, the "Suicidal Tendencies" image of skating had faded, especially in New York City, where hip-hop began to move further downtown. Part of that migration can be attributed to Shut and Zoo York co-founder Eli Morgan Gesner, who had established himself as a hip-hop party promoter in the late 80s and was tapped by Eric Goode to help design and implement a mini-ramp adjacent to the dance floor.

Hamilton Harris. Photo by Mel Stones.

"Eric was the guy who backed skating and the idea, but at first he wanted us to wear silver jumpsuits while we skated," Gesner recalls. "It was rough at first, with people throwing drinks at us and just waiting for us to fall, but eventually anyone carrying a skateboard could get in the club and get free drinks. We essentially had a whole VIP area on top of the ramp, where you could leave your shit, bring girls, and smoke weed." Gesner's involvement with the Tunnel nightclub actually led to it being a location in Kids, and with Funkmaster Flex's Wednesday night party becoming the largest hip-hop party in the city, the cultures continued to commingle. This was the kind of happenstance intrinsic to New York City in the 90s—the opportunity and access resulting from hustle and being in the moment. Timing coupled with youthful enthusiasm were key to this crew becoming downtown icons.

"We had the keys to the city," Stones says. "We'd end up at parties in SoHo with really wealthy, famous people and just roll their liquor bar over and leave. It was good times. We wanted to put that into a book and make it our yearbook for people and make it a good memorial for those that aren't here with us anymore. What I say at the beginning of the book is that some of us made it, some of us didn't, some of us are still in limbo. It's a network and a web of people that have known each other for over 20 years."

That's a Crazy One is currently available for pre-order here.

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ET Obsessions: The Chainsmokers, Shemar Moore and 'Six Degrees of Separation'

Here at ET, we’re obsessed with a lot of things -- and for the week of April 3 to April 9, this is what we’re most excited about:

Why We're Obsessed With 'Africa's Hunters'

MOVIES: Donald Glover Cast as Simba in 'Lion King' Remake

Africa’s Hunters airs Fridays on Smithsonian Earth.

Why We're Obsessed With The Chainsmokers Album

Memories…Do Not Open drops Tuesday, April 7.

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Martin Teases 'Something That's Never Been Done in Vegas,' Talks Play Dates With J.Lo's Kids

Why We're Obsessed With 'Six Degrees of Separation'

EXCLUSIVE: The Many Personalities of Allison Janney

Previews for Six Degrees of Separation start Wednesday, April 5.

Why We're Obsessed With Shemar Moore

MORE: Shemar Moore Is Returning to 'Criminal Minds' -- But Is He Staying for Good?

The Bounce Back comes out on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 4, and the Criminal Minds season 12 finale airs May 10 on CBS.

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ET Obsessions: The Chainsmokers, Shemar Moore and 'Six Degrees of Separation'

Here at ET, we’re obsessed with a lot of things -- and for the week of April 3 to April 9, this is what we’re most excited about:

Why We're Obsessed With 'Africa's Hunters'

MOVIES: Donald Glover Cast as Simba in 'Lion King' Remake

Africa’s Hunters airs Fridays on Smithsonian Earth.

Why We're Obsessed With The Chainsmokers Album

Memories…Do Not Open drops Tuesday, April 7.

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Martin Teases 'Something That's Never Been Done in Vegas,' Talks Play Dates With J.Lo's Kids

Why We're Obsessed With 'Six Degrees of Separation'

EXCLUSIVE: The Many Personalities of Allison Janney

Previews for Six Degrees of Separation start Wednesday, April 5.

Why We're Obsessed With Shemar Moore

MORE: Shemar Moore Is Returning to 'Criminal Minds' -- But Is He Staying for Good?

The Bounce Back comes out on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 4, and the Criminal Minds season 12 finale airs May 10 on CBS.

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ET Obsessions: The Chainsmokers, Shemar Moore and 'Six Degrees of Separation'

Here at ET, we’re obsessed with a lot of things -- and for the week of April 3 to April 9, this is what we’re most excited about:

Why We're Obsessed With 'Africa's Hunters'

MOVIES: Donald Glover Cast as Simba in 'Lion King' Remake

Africa’s Hunters airs Fridays on Smithsonian Earth.

Why We're Obsessed With The Chainsmokers Album

Memories…Do Not Open drops Tuesday, April 7.

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Martin Teases 'Something That's Never Been Done in Vegas,' Talks Play Dates With J.Lo's Kids

Why We're Obsessed With 'Six Degrees of Separation'

EXCLUSIVE: The Many Personalities of Allison Janney

Previews for Six Degrees of Separation start Wednesday, April 5.

Why We're Obsessed With Shemar Moore

MORE: Shemar Moore Is Returning to 'Criminal Minds' -- But Is He Staying for Good?

The Bounce Back comes out on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 4, and the Criminal Minds season 12 finale airs May 10 on CBS.

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