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2008 our year in Video

2008 as told thru the eyes of our video camera, a year of significant progress:

We kicked off JANUARY of 2008 with “THE 3RD RAIL”, this video is of HANGAR 18 performing “Go Get That” before the crowd of several thousand that flocked to Mountain Creek:

In February we traveled to Austin, TX for some time at the South By Southwest Festival. We caught up with “Sway Desofo” in what was the 49th and second to last episode of “The Breakdown”

Next on St Patrick’s Day, we were able to gain successful inclusion of Clay Street into the ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT District of Clay Street in a last minute stand we swayed the County Council and walked with a 7-0 verdict (Timmy comes on second):

Moving into May we took it to the streets quite literally on Clay, setting off the “Clay Street Supper Club”

As we moved into the summer we really kicked open the brand new location of NY’s Finest Ice Cream and Italian Ice with a special visit from a Breakneck Road friend Travie McCoy:

As racial tensions started to flare on Clay Street we organized a panel discussion on race in Annapolis:

We thanked customers at the close of the Summer at NYs Finest:

While on a West Coast trip to raise money for “The 3rd Rail” we stopped in Salt Lake City to record a track with LAM and Pigeon John called “Fight to the Top” which finished the year at #11 in the US:

As we headed into the Fall we had to do stand against a newspaper that was using Clay Street as a dumping ground, the result was a fine, and a bill for removal of the papers…not to mention some bad publicity for the paper:

We finished the “Clay Street Supper Club” series with a special Halloween Night edition that was eerily forecasting of the days “Change Gonna Come”:

We sponsored the winning runner for “The Turkey Trot” on Thanksgiving:

In December, we headed back to Salt Lake for a great show and to record “There U Go” the second single, here is clip from Kevin’s verse on the upcoming release:

To finish out the year, we opened our newest piece of the NY’s Finest operation, Freshest Grinds, here’s our “Behind the Beans” exclusive:

Contrary to popular belief, 2008 was an incredible year.

Also to note:
-we raised over $5000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation upon completing the Mayor’s Midnight Run (marathon – that’s 26.2 miles…don’t forget that .2) in Anchorage, Alaska
-we oversaw the expansion of the “The 3rd Rail” to 3 events coming in 2009
-our brother Billy was married to his girlfriend Angela in a beautiful outdoor ceremony

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