Hit & Run - Part 2

The man behind this mission is Dan Henk, Monica's husband. He made a series of flyers that he posted all over the area of the hit and run. You can read all of the details of the case at danhenk.com.

Hit & Run - Part 1

I was in Bushwick and Williamsburg this weekend where I saw a lot of these. Monica Henk was the victim of a hit and run at the corner of Kent & Flushing Ave. in Brooklyn at about 7am on Saturday, April 7th, 2007. The cops are looking for a black, 95-97 Chevy S-10 Blazer with front end damage.

Cleaning

Look how beaten down the cleaning lady in this flyer looks. Cleaning is a drag.

Still I clean my own place because I think that it's important to clean up my own mess. It keeps me grounded in the idea that my actions have consequences.

The Best Cleaning Lady

This flyer was done by hand. I'm guessing that it's the work of the cleaning lady's son or daughter, because only a teenager overflowing with the spirit of hip hop wouldn't realize that being street isn't something you look for in domestic employees.

Life Is Too Short

The theme this week is cleaning services. Check the carefree couple who choose to use the time they're not cleaning their apartment for blowing bubbles and being in love. Nothing puts the kibosh on romance like scrubbing out the toilet.

The Presets

Wait twenty years and everything comes around again. That makes this poster about four years later than scheduled, but such are the vagueries of fashion. Does this delay the return of hair metal?

This poster is also from Barcelona.

Plovien Bombes

Another poster from Barcelona, this one promoting a exposition about bombing during the Spanish Civil War.

I think this airplane is a Junkers Ju 52. I'm old enough to have gone through a WWII phase when I was kid and learned to identify aircraft, friend and foe. If the Japanazis were going to bomb Van Nuys. California, I was ready.

La Passio

I spent a week in Barcelona and brought back a few street posters. This image of Jesus Christ Superhero was all over the city.

Christ must be the most recognizable religious figure in the world. Really, I wouldn't know Mohammed if I ran into him on the 6 train. Buddha is up there too, but Christ's look is more standardized. Good brand building, Christianity!

Jazz Acting

Jazz acting.
Jazz puppetry.
Jazz ceramics.
Jazz crochet.
Jazz chess.
Jazz typing.
Jazz welding.
Jazz surgery.
Jazz farming.
Jazz anthropology.
Jazz croquet.
Jazz public relations.
Jazz claims adjusting.
Jazz catholicism.
Jazz torture.

Peace Be With You

I noticed this, thinking that it was going to be some sort of religious curiosity. It is, but not the kind I imagined. "Peace Be With You" is the title of a novel that the flyer promises is "so controversial and provocative that many bookstores are afraid to carry it!!" I followed the flyer's directions to RaimondoSalomone.com and read the synopsis. The only thing that makes it "controversial and provocative" is that one of the characters in the sordid tale is a priest. Really I think that the reason that "many bookstores are afraid to carry it" is that they don't think that they can move many copies of a novel by an unknow author.

Miss Lisa's Cat Sitting and Dog Walking

This is your average flyer, except for the illustration of the cat in the upper left corner. Here it is enlarged so you can see it better.

That's a creepy looking cat. If I were taking care of it, I would wonder if it were giving birth. Or taking a dump. Or both simultaneously. Or maybe it's just plotting my murder.

Dogwalking for Rainforests

I found this in the East Village. Dogwalking for Rainforests donates 30% of their profits to do-gooder organizations. We're going on vacation next week and we need someone to take care of our cats so we're giving the tree-hugging pet sitters a call.

Nichelle Pet Photographer

I'm so glad that I found this because every other pet photographer in town refused to work with my bat and elephant.

Mr. Fix It

Mike, a.k.a. Mr. Fix It, leaves no square inch unfilled in this flyer that he posted around the East Village. It's like the entire Yellow Pages crammed onto one page. And what wouldn't fit on side one spilled over to side two, necessitating that he tape these to the glass on bus shelters so that you can see both sides.
But what's still missing is that no job is too big or too small. And a coupon. And the logo needs to be bigger. In red.

Sale To Fund New Documentary

You won't be surprised to read that I found this in Williamsburg. Selling your furniture to pay for your film shows true dedication. The neighborhood will miss them when they're forced out by rising real estate prices and the Bugaboo Brigade.

HELL

I found this chunk of fire and brimstone on the sidewalk in The first part of the text explains how the Bible condemns homosexuality and the second part claims that by giving yourself over to Christ you will be saved and no longer gay.

This is exactly the wrong way to win people over. It's like if Revlon ran an ad that had UGLY as the headline (with Unattractive and You extending from the U and Y) with copy citing Revlon corporate literature that specifically forbids not wearing makeup as not only unsightly but also morally bereft. After setting up the problem, the solution would be a face full of Revlon products that would transform you into Halle Berry no matter how ghastly you look at the moment.

No More War

Insta-Protest is a site that makes left wing propaganda instantly downloadable to your printer. This poster is fitting for an endeavor with the goal of taking the work out of political activism. As if the solution to war is to just say no. We gave peace a chance - many chances - and war is still with us.

Bush & Hitler

Is this image comparing President Bush to Hitler? Or does it suggest that both unpopular world leaders are beholden to, or at least friendly with, this mysterious object?

Imperialism

This poem sounds like a spoof of a spoken word artist's first efforts. After writing this, the poet would address the issues of racism, capitalism, the police state and Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Euthanasia Nation

Some people work all their lives for their 15 minutes of fame and others have it thrust upon them while in a coma. I'm refering to Terri Schaivo who, at the time this was written, was enough of a media presence that only her first name was necessary.