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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Lagunitas Chicago: Where The Wild Things Are (Going)

Spotted this killer mural on the side of a cafe near where Lagunitas is building their Chicago brewery.

Just another reason I love my motherland, great street art. Oh, and things like mini-golf in a funeral home.

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Skeezer: A Name You Can Trust

You can really taste the skeez!

Spotted this at an antique shop in Santa Rosa. Yeah, she’s cute now. But wait ’til she grows up. They’ll be makin’ signs like this like this for her. Or, if you’ve got a thing for vintage signs, too: View The Old Hessel Store Sign Extravaganza Sebastopol.

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Beer Güt Shirt

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KYEO: Western Exterminator Guy Livin’ Large

Walkin’ down Sutter I finally spotted a Western Exterminator truck up close. Like most of ‘em, unfortunately, the mouse was broken off. But he’s still one of my favorite local advertising icons. Apparently his name is See the rest »

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KYEO: SF Litterbug Sign Remixed as Puker

It’s one thing to Sharpie something on a sign. But to jump up and slap on a googly eye takes a certain craftiness that, frankly, impresses the hell out of me.

UPDATE: See more on Personifeyed (Thanks, Mike)

Spotted on SF’s Embarcadero at Pier 29 1/2 [see more KYEO]

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WTF NYC: Fart Smeller Movement

Amidst all the people with signs like Free Hugs and Free High Fives in NYC‘s Union Square See the rest »

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KYEO: Best Wet Paint Sign in NYC

Spotted on the NYC subway platform last night. No, we certainly Aint T-Pain. But let’s not rule out Tear Pain.

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KYEO: The Billboard That Made Me Rethink Eating Cats

This brings up a terrific question: Why don’t you eat cats?

Bacon comes from an animal half as cute. Shouldn’t cats be twice as delicious?

There’s even a festival devoted entirely to eating cats Festival Gastronomico del Gato every September in Peru. Alas, this is not an ad for said fest. Nor does the Starter Guide set you down the path to becoming a feline feast fancier. It’s actually some sort of meatless propaganda. Bummer. Now it’s got me rethinking other animals, too. Like a grilled Panda Cow or Poodle-Bison burger. Mmm.

Spotted in Petaluma (the same placement as Healy’s Naked Power grab).

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KYEO: Jerry Garcia Stencils in the Haight

If you’re going to spot Jerry Garcia graffiti you can bet your bong it’s See the rest »

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Scantless: No Tweekers Sign

Spotted while driving through Mendocino.

Tweekers and Bag Hos I’m clear on, but what the hell are scantless fish?

I turned to the trusty internets for a definition, expecting one result to come from Urban Dictionary, instead I got this urban Deep-Thoughts-on-crack discussion:

“Y is it femalez are so damn scantless?” See the rest »

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Mooning: Real-Life Patrick the Starfish (and his Butt)

Real-Life Patrick Starfish at Monterey Bay Aquarium

Either a living, breathing Patrick Star was mooning us at the Monterey Bay Aquarium or a very convincing lookalike did a face-plant on the rocks. If so, the resemblance is uncanny:

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KYEO: Banksy in Carmel?

Spotted this while driving into Carmel this weekend.

While it’s on the most English of hotels in town and vaguely Banksy-ish in style …

… it’s not Banksy. See the rest »

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KYEO: Lo Pan Ate Your Posse

If you haven’t seen Big Trouble In Little China I don’t know how you’re even breathing right now.

We spotted this sticker on the side of a podium in Saturn CafeSanta Cruz. Breathing new life into Andre the Giant Has a Posse sticker ripoffs. The likes I haven’t seen for years.

KYEO indeed »

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KYEO: LA Street Art by Buff Monster, Invader, Cali Killa, Mr. Brainwash, Alec, Shark Toof

Spotted a motherload of street art on our last trip to LA. Mostly in Silverlake. This piece happened to be just up from the amazing Necromance. Enjoy.

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[Sunset @ Lucile in Silverlake]
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[Spotted under the bar at Little Joy Cocktails in Echo Park]
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[Buff Monster ice cream street art off Glendale Blvd.]

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LA Street Art: Mike Giant on Melrose & Shepard Fairey / Obey Giant on Sunset

Though I missed the REBEL8 “Return of the Lost Angels” event by a week (video here and recap at Fatlace) I was lucky enough to drive down Melrose in time to catch the huge bomb Mike Giant dropped on the Shepard Fairey wall at De La Barracuda.

Giant over Giant.

Some peeks at

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BONUS: Shepard Fairey / Obey Giant on Sunset

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