Lost Chihuahua

It's been a few months since the last dognapping in my neighborhood. Someone suggested to me that these stolen dogs are being used for pitbull training. What a way to go. Adios, Chi-Chi.

Found in Soho.

Leviticus - Part 16: Glasshouse Orchestra

The marketing blitz for the Glasshouse Orchestra continues.

God's Security Guard

A profound faith in God will make a man do many things - quit drinking, settle down with a good woman, or paint his camper all crazy.

This sort of divinely inspired art is a genre unto itself. Back in the old days, like during the Renaissance and before, the top artists of the western world created religious art almost exclusively. Now it's left to the self-taught.

Jesus was a carpenter, not an artist, so it's no surprise that His work is lacking in draftsmanship and rendering technique.

Rob, our west coast correspondent, found this in Los Angeles so there has to be a connection to show biz. That's one thing unique to L.A., everyone is assessed by their proximity to celebrity.

End The War

Bringing the troops home won't end the war. It won't stop the killing either. The solution to this problem won't fit on a poster.

Found in L.A. by Rob.

God Bless America

This is a little off what I usually write about in this blog but I think it's related. Rob, our left coast correspondent, found this house in San Jose, CA.

Now that you've seen this, can you really call yourself a patriot? You say you love your country and then you paint your house avocado green. You ought to be ashamed.

Compared to this guy, you're Al Queda. You might as well have flown those planes into the World Trade Center. Osama Bin Laden sleeps in your guest bedroom, eats your Corn Flakes and moves his movies to the top of your Netflix list.

Now go vote for Hillary Clinton, traitor.

The Polity of Beasts

The press release for The Polity of Beasts, a novel by Renald Iacovelli, describes the premise thus:

When the animals in a certain forest decide to institute among themselves a democratic government in the hope of improving their lives, they soon find themselves worse off than ever as the pandering animals who have been elected to office begin indulging their greed and lust for power.

George Orwell did a pretty god job with the whole political animal concept so I doubt that any high schoolers will ever have to plow through The Polity of Beasts.

Found in a newspaper dispenser on Broadway.

Old World Kaoz

It's good to see that some people still appreciate old world kaoz. Yes, it takes a little longer and it costs a little more but you can tell the difference.

Found in Los Angeles by Rob.

Leviticus - Part 15: The Videos

Found on Broadway, below 14th Street.

These are promotions for a series of videos on YouTube by the Glasshouse Orchestra, a Freestyle Family project produced by Leviticus. But "produced" overstates the videos which are as raw as anything else in the Leviticus output.

Found in Chelsea, in the gallery district.

Jan 24

This is the day in a student's life put on a flyer, sort of a low-tech Twitter or a diary page minus any juicy secrets.

By the time I found it on 13th Street, it was pretty beat up so maybe it was posted on or right after the 24th.

Stand Up Against Martial Law

Washington Square Park is undergoing renovations right now with the center of the park behind a chain link fence while they move the fountain to be in line with the arch and bring it up to street level. The biggest change to the finished park will be a four-foot-high fence that will be locked at night.

I don't see how any of this amounts to corporate rape or martial law. Lots of city properties are closed at night. We don't live in a police state merely because they close the libraries at night.

The Hottie & The Nottie

Here are ten movies that could be released this year and still not beat The Hottie & The Nottie as the worst film of 2008:

Rambo vs. Predator
A Night At The Roxbury - the director's cut
Green Acres: The Movie
Crossroads 2 - either the Britney Spears or Ralph Macchio flick, doesn't matter.
Reign of Fire 2 - or any other movie about swarms of dragons.
Young Frankenstein - based on the Broadway musical.
Marmaduke: The Movie - The even more repulsive Heathcliff: The Movie was inflicted on audiences back in 1986.
Yentl 2: Shabbat of Blood
She-Hulk
Leonard Part 7

Last Tango with Marlon

At the ad agency where I used to work, someone put a picture on the bathroom wall of Marlon Brando and Wally Cox. You can find the shot with a Google image search if you turn the SafeSearch filter off. I thought of that picture when I saw this flyer and it would be enough to keep me away from this production, even if I lived in L.A.

Found in a Los Feliz Starbucks by Rob.