Since news is about things that I'm really not interested in, I decided to publish a newspaper about a subject that I am interested in.
This first front page is about me patting myself on the back for a job well done:
My old good buddy Jed owns and operates a motorcycle repair shop near where I went to pick up the new dryer belt, so I visited with him for a couple of hours.
At one point, Jed animatedly informed me of his recent actions, which made front page news:
I publish my newspaper on other websites and got some negative reactions on Jed's escapades.
I made an animation explaining the type of newspaper that Davey Do's news is:
Specializes in RETIREDMed nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.
Your bike logo, "DAVEGO" reminded me of the white-wall tires I had on my Chevy100 pickup truck. I took a marker and made each tire sport a CALVIN KLEIN logo. (His name as it appears on his products). It was about the time that first ad for Calvin Klein men's underwear made it's debut. Most people didn't notice the tires, but the few who 'got it' did appreciate the humor of it. And there were two times when the person in a vehicle beside me, at a stop light, saw the logo'd tires; one did a double take, and another one gave me a thumbs up.
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
14 minutes ago, No Stars In My Eyes said:
Your bike logo, "DAVEGO" reminded me of the white-wall tires I had on my Chevy100 pickup truck. I took a marker and made each tire sport a CALVIN KLEIN logo.
Isn't it fun to bastardize a name brand, No Stars?
Changing the brand Pedego was relatively easy and made it more personal to me.
I painted the skull from a bright orange T-shirt Belinda had bought me for biking.
Thanks for your support and involvement in my art, No Stars.
I think you're the only one on this site who truly "gets me"!
Specializes in RETIREDMed nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.
I have a weird habit at times, of taking the little product stamps that Publishers Clearing House sends with it's entry/order mailings. I cut the words out of stamps and tape or glue them together, to make-up a lot of funny ( to me) and some dubious, or rude, salacious products. I'm not quite sure where they are, but may be able to find a few. If I can find a few samples, I'll type them out and send them along to share with you. // I also used to make mock-ups of the letters they used to mail out, and the various places you are supposed to find a special stamp for this or that (Extra prizes) and all the weird ways they promoted the entries. // I also did a supposed Dress Code poster when I worked for that agency, and a mock-up of the charting they tried out on us for Home Health Visits. In the language of the forms, I named my form for a condition called a "Deficit in Humor" . I have a lot of stuff I did "making fun of" things that irked the beejeebers out of me when I worked at that agency. It was my coping mechanism, but some people told me I had too much time on my hands (those were the ones who didn't 'get it').// My sister and I, waaaay back when, used to make magazine covers from cutting out words and letters to make up new magazines: like "REDMAN'S BOD" and stories inside that were listed on the cover, like "Elizabeth Taylor's Cat Hair Diet; How she lost 240 lbs!" and "The Wild, Wild Thighs of Ted Kennedy" and "Do-It-Yourself Brain Surgery."
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
I do something I call "Literary Graffiti" where I play around with words and images on books that would be right up your alley, No Stars. And I mean like VOLUMES!
Lessee if I can find a sample in this tablet's files...
Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
On 5/22/2022 at 5:03 PM, No Stars In My Eyes said:
Hoooo iz 'Chawley'?
My e-bike speaks to me in four syllable phrases, No Stars, and told me, "My name's Charlie".
He's said many things to me, but I remember only a few. When Charlie's in a high speed, he often says, "Help me, buddy". Other times he's asked, "Where we goin'?"
Originally, the name plate read "Element", so I painted over and added some to make it say Charlie.
I'm sure you remember when there were only two settings for windshield wipers, fast and slow.
I had a 1973 Capri back in '78 that had the first "one wipe" on a car that I ever owned, triggered by a floor button like the old bright/dim headlight switch.
My little sister Cat and I were going somewhere when it began to lightly sprinkle. I told Cat, "I found out that if I bang on the dash, the wiper will wipe one time. It must be because of a short or something". I banged on the dash while simultaneously hitting the button with my foot. Cat was amazed, tried it, I activated the button, and she cackled with glee, banging on the dash several times.
Then I told her, "You know, I also found out that loud noises will set off the wiper. It must be because of the vibrations". I yelled at the dash and again activated the one wipe. Of course Cat had to try that too, so every time she yelled at the dash, I had to activate the one wipe.
Cat was having such a good time yelling at the dash, I had to ask her to stop. "Doing it too much might break it", I told her.
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From one of my threads on the artist website, "Ink Stamps" Herr I note that doing art is great, even when there's s negative internal voice.