A cute small pasteup on one of the fire hydrant boxes out the front of the Atherton gardens public housing estate.
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Monthly archives: January 2009
the BikeShed at Ceres
I’ve been meaning to replace my motorcycle for my relatively short commute to work. I used to walk to a previous job but it’s further to my current one and it would take too long, and cut into my sleeping time! Unfortunately bicycles have been stolen from the carpark of my apartment building and I was hesitant about buying something new and shiny that someone may want to steal. I wanted something scruffy and second hand that looks unassuming and not worth stealing.…
toy
Happy does some great paste-ups and this is one of my favourites.
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Virus at the Laundry on Johnston St
A trad jazz band called Virus has been playing every Saturday afternoon 4.00pm-7.00pm at the Laundry bar on Johnston St since 2001. I used to go a lot about five years ago and then stopped. I recently went back and it was as good as ever. Entry is free with donations to the band encouraged via a big kettle they carry around during breaks. There’s comfy couches to sit on and space to dance at the front and it’s much better now thanks to the indoor smoking ban.…
the flowers that ate Fitzroy
The creatures on the roof of amazing florist Flowers Vasette always freak me out when I look up.
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a conspiracy of criticism
Update 24 June 2009: I should have mentioned this before but I spoke with Deb today and she asked me to update this post to say that this work was fixed very quickly! So if you’re looking at the Wizards mural on Rose St it is as good as new.
I’m beginning to see a pattern in art criticism focused on the work of street artist Deb and I’m not happy about it. First came the skank comment on her commissioned work for Brunswick St fashion shop IDS.…
faces on Leicester St
I noticed these two photo based pasteups appeared on Leicester St in early January. The one with sunglasses is frustratingly familiar but I can’t place it – could it be based on a photo of the actress Amira Casar?
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Sam Simmons has been wanked a lot
Sam Simmons (below) has been wanked a lot… or so he claims. The topic of the optional extra happy ending at massage parlours in Thailand was a recurring theme at A mic in hand on 22 January, where Simmons debuted new material in an occasionally VERY funny but also disjointed performance. My own performance was not perfect either. Note to self: move beer out of frame before taking photo.
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creative destruction
Phibs’ work outside Grilld on the corner of Kerr St and Brunswick St recently got trashed. I would not mind if it was replaced by something equally good, but this mess is disappointing.
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