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@ Jerry Berg - You betcha man. Glad I brought you back ....lol.
@ Larry White - I live in Hanford...but, my son lives in Hayward. I will definitely look you up next time I run up there for a visit. My kid works for Sam's Signs down on the Boulevard.
My old shop sign. And YES.....I did try to get the brake guy to buy a sign REALLLLLLY cheap from me.....he eventually did. Can't find it right now though. ;(
Hi Vance. Nice to meet you 'cybernetically' (my new favorite made up word) ;) I'll see if I can track down Carl and hit him up to come on board as well. So Everyone, my wife found what's left of a handful of old photos in my early days. Back in about 1985, I had two huge photo albums of my work. I h...
The one and only!.... NOEL B. WEBER!!!! Man alive.... in the flesh (although cybernetically ha!) You, dude....were/are still one of my biggest inspirations. So, it was Earl's dark green and magenta scheme, eh? LOL Ya know?....I knew when I met you at Earl's place that one time on a Saturday way back...
And truly wonderful to hear from you Mark. I don't think you and I spoke more than a few times during my time in Denver. I did hear of Archie's passing. Wil, Archie and I had a great friendship...going to each other's homes for supper and sharing the craft. Will landed a neat commission of restoring...
So those pics show my painted panels and the owner, Steve Banister, finishing installing his door light. Steve has been a critical ally in a movement of restoration in the city's historical society called "This Place Matters". His partner, Arianne Wing, comes from one of the first families...
Thanks Mike, Great to be with you guys again after all these years. ;) Here's a couple of iPhone shots of some new signs that were just hung today. There are two of these, one on each side of the corner of this building. 2x8 MDO panels with redwood frame and quarter round. All paint. I got the job f...
Hey All, I'm a 60 year old brush man here from California. I've been lettering and screening since the early 1970s. I've lived in a few different states picking "flowers from baskets" where ever I went. Soon after finishing my college days I found myself in the midwest and then to Denver, ...