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I over heard a conversation yesterday that brought back a memory. What I heard was a guy making a suggestion to a worker in a store about an aspect of his job he should try to improve upon. It was a legitimate observation delivered without a hint of malice or judgement. The other guy said "who...

In a heartbeat. Only thing I'd do different is never get into vinyl. Sign painting didn't die out - sign painters just freaked over Gerber machines and put their brushes away for good. I would eek out a living with whatever painting work I could get... waiting for it to come back around again as...

sounds like you mostly still hand paint. How's that working out for you? After 35 years in the sign biz, going waaay back to before computers of course, I am retired at age 59. After years of mind numbing vinyl work, I am experiencing a resurgence of interest in hand painted signs. Most of my...

Since posting the Honda Gold Wing I striped a few days ago in the Portfolio section, I've been debating my Ford Ranger pickup. The Honda dealer loved the job I did on the motorcycle and said he will be sending me lots of jobs on a regular basis. I got to thinking if I wouldn't appear more...

I had a fun and profitable day today striping my buddie's new Gold Wing. He's an old sign painter who just turned 60 and bought it for his birthday present. It's sort of a bucket list item for him. He picked out the colors and selected the designs from several thumbnail sketches I made him. This...

I couldn't find the actual file on my other computer... it's having problems. But I did find the KS logo and quickly plugged in the text. This is not how the final version looked, but it will give you the idea. As I said, if you want this logo feel free to utilize it. BTW... the KS logo looked...

Try ALL AROUND the metroplex! Those 18 wheeler trailers flying a hundred feet in the air like toys was cool. I was watching the continuous coverage of it on the news when my satellite went out because of the storm. Soon afterwards the wind began to howl louder and louder. Few houses in Texas...

I don't know if it's still accessible in the archives, but I posted a thread about a KS logo I had been perfecting for a year or so. Try searching for my threads I've started and see if you can find the KS logo. Look it over, and if it suits you and you'd like to incorporate it into your new...

unfortunately it IS a laptop!

Since parallel ports have disappeared from computers nowadays, I was wondering if anyone has tried hooking up a Roland plotter with a parallel to usb adapter? Any headaches I'm in for?

I have to admit I have no idea what you are proposing here. I made it to 1:52. Very weak singing and an extremely lackluster effort. Do you actually like this kind of "music"? I found it a total waste of almost two minutes of my life I'll never get back. I'll admit it helps if you are of a...

My first signs were sho cards when I was in high school. I had to walk home thru downtown past a big nightclub/strip joint. I saw a guy putting a crudely lettered (with markers) sho card in the window and stepped in the door and announced that I could do a better job. He wrote me out copy for a...

my pleasure. I've listened to it three times now.

this is a cool cover of c.s.n. suite judy blue eyes http://youtu.be/S23VK1v9dB8 It's a long listen - ya never heard this song on radio because you can literally drink a whole cup of coffee while it plays. This band is doing the best cover I've ever seen of any song by anyone ever. You...

Since only Joe Diaz and Joe Pribish viewed it, it had to be one of those two. My money's on Old Paint since it condemned his hero Obama in a round about way. Yet, he posts all the time about Rush Limbaugh, and I don't care how you word it, a post about Limbaugh is at its essence a political...

I have no doubt it is me you are referring to here. When I posted that thread, I quoted a doctor's politically slanted comments. They were not my words outright, but it was over a topic that has a direct effect on my future well-being. I considered the rules before posting it and thought that...

GEE.... I wonder why I should bother making a hand lettering dvd now? He really DEMONSTRATED how to make the strokes. To be fair, I'd say his ability is about at 85% tho.

Does "The Pacific Northwest" ever have clear skies Rex? I'm just sayin'...

In what way will I need to be more realistic? I'm planning on showing you what it was like to show up for work before computers, get handed a work order, and have to lay the sign out directly on the board and paint it in an amount of time that would guarantee the shop owner a profit. It's taking...