My Orbit with Grady Strange
If you’re going to be the proprietor of the hottest vintage/surf store in East Los Angeles, you better know a thing or two about…things. Grady definitely does. And as we’ve been shouting from the rooftops all week, he and his wife Mckenzie’s store Oblivion Los Angeles is our latest obsession — and we don’t even live in East LA. He let us know about some of the most important things in his orbit — including CrackStreams, the must-have Oblivion hoodie and the most coveted mini van in the US.
OUR FAMILY’S CHIHUAHUA CARRIER BAG
“We don’t really go anywhere without Dolly, so at some point during any day you can find me with our tiny dog carrier around my shoulder with her asleep or grumbly.”
PUPPY BREATH TOTE
“Our friend Quinn makes amazing products under the name Puppy Breath, and I just copped this epic tote. I’m a big tote guy. I carry around all the books I don’t read, unsalted cashews, my diabetes stuff, fruit snacks, wax, headphones, water, etc. Even if you don’t need to carry a lot, a tote helps you look busy and avoid small talk on the street. Just acknowledge the person approaching, look inside the tote and look back up at them with a busy or stressed look on your face, and keep walking.”
CRAP EYEWEAR
$119
THE FUNK DADDY
“I wear my Funk Daddy’s so much they’ve become a part of my face. People don’t recognize me without them.”
JESSE GUGLIELMANA FISH
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“I bought a used personal fish off Jesse and it’s my favorite board. I’ve always been a fish guy and this thing is the ticket. It lives in my van ready to go. Scored last week on it :) I’ve since pulled his sponsor stickers off so as not to pose.”
SPALDING EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL
€70
“My friend Paul gifted me his old Euroleague basketball because he copped the official NBA one. It also lives in my van along with my basketball shoes. I’m ready for a pickup challenge at any moment.”
1996 TOYOTA PREVIA
$2,568
“I’m speaking about all the things in my van so I should probably mention my van. When I was looking for a new car years ago, I wanted something more *cringe* cool and old but I ended up finding this anti-style egg-shaped van for cheap and it’s been nothing short of a gift.”
OBLIVION HOODIE
$65
“Hate to rep myself but this hoodie is the truth. I wear it every day even when it’s maybe too hot for it. I also only discovered hoodies this year so I’m still riding a high.”
VOICE MEMO APP
*App Store Freebie
“I’m in that shit every day either listening to old song ideas to revive them, mumbling new melody ideas while driving or to record someone saying some crazy shit at the post office. It’s an inspiring place inside the voice memos.”
MY WIFE MACKENZIE
“My wife isn’t a thing but she’s more in my orbit than anything else so I feel it’s only right. Lots of phone calls, lots of guidance, lots of complaining to each other, lots of watching Antique Roadshow together.”
CRACKSTREAMS OR STREAM EAST
“So I can illegally stream Dodger games and the NBA playoffs.”
