Leviticus - Part 12

Leviticus continues in his campaign to write his name and the Freestyle Family logo on every piece of paper he comes across. Found these near Union Square.

This is a page of Hello Goodbye from a Beatles song book. I'm not looking for any significance in the choice of artist or song. I think that if he had Twenty % Tippers: Greatest Hits that's what he would have used.

Black Veil

I received another mailing from the Twenty % Tippers, a story entitled Black Veil. If any of the tale is to be believed, they are about to record an album on Rhombus Records. The only hang up is that they're short a female vocalist for the project. If you've got the time, the pipes and the estrogen, call 646-335-3390 and leave a message, or email the band at band@tippersmusic.com. If you want to hear their music first, they're still giving out free CDs here.

LampPosts

LampPosts is an art magazine designed to be posted page-by-page in public places. Anyone can participate by printing out an issue, or a hundred, and posting them. Everything you need to know is at lampposts.org. including a map of where in the world LampPost has been posted so far.

I found page two of issue one at 2nd Avenue and 7th Street.

Comics Mecca

I read a piece of business advice saying that you shouldn't open a business doing or selling something that you're passionate about because your emotions will cloud your business decisions. If everybody listened to that advice there would be no recording studios or comic book shops.

Celso

Here, Celso combines the sex ads from the back of a tabloid weekly, the labels of sports drinks and drawings of naked women. Yes, cavorting with hookers can make a guy thirsty.

Workin Hard?

The insinuation is that the have-nots work hard, haves don't and it's the latter who are getting richer.

As my father-in-law says, to go from nothing to $8 million is impressive. To go from $8 million to $30 million is inevitable.

Found on Broadway near Union Square.

O, Pardon Me, Thou Bleeding Piece of Earth

The text is by William Shakespeare from Julius Caesar and is the source of the expression "the dogs of war."

Nothing classes up street art like a Shakespearean quote.

Here's Irony For You

There's a big difference between George W. Bush and Ehren Watada. Bush weaseled out of combat duty without defying any direct orders. Watada just said no and that's something that the military can't allow. If soldiers get to decide whether they want to go to war or not then they'll be deciding who will be storming the beach, what time the bombardment starts and who gets to drive the tank. Anyone going into the military has to know that it's not a democracy. You obey orders and if you don't like them you have to obey them anyway.

These were being handed out in Washington Square Park by Veterans for Peace.

What's Missing In Your Life That Her Life Is So Important In Yours?

I think I can answer that question. What scares us is the nagging feeling that our lives don't matter and that we will die without having made any mark on the world. Celebrities hold out the possibility that we can make a lasting impression and possibly live on after death. that's why we build them up and, because the goal is merely fame, we are willing to elevate someone like Paris Hilton who has no real accomplishments.

Eventually we realize that we won't become famous - not even for 15 minutes - and we become resentful of those in the limelight. We tear them down, getting pleasure every time we see a famous face getting arrested, divorced, caught on tape having sex or making a poor fashion choice.

But that doesn't solve our original problem - the pointlessness of our lives - so we hunger for more celebrities and the cycle continues.

Daydream

Looks like Elbowtoe is giving De La Vega a run for his money. Found near Union Square.

Beers For Barcelona Video

This was made at Animoto.com.

Tall & Handsome - I'm Sleepless In Seattle!!!

"Hi Mr. Tall & Handsome, remember me?? I'm Gina Newton from Seattle. I design furniture and haven't or couldn't forget your kindness and generosity. You saved me (and my wallet) at the Club Sway in 305 Spring Street. You found it and took it back to the bartender. Thanks honey-hon hon!! I know you live in the Astor Place area. If this is indeed you, please email me and say hello. I know you are VERY tall with dark hair (my fave..)

Found near Astor Place on a Sunday afternoon.

Leviticus - Part 11

After all these months of publicity, here's my chance to see Leviticus live! What can I expect? Music? Poetry? Self-immolation?
Meanwhile, the Freestyle Family was busy taping up these mini Bible pages around the East Village, challenging our ideas about biblical proportions.

Rebuild Us You Cowards

I don't think that it's lack of intestinal fortitude that's preventing anything from being built where the World Trade Center once stood. Even the site of a national tragedy is subject to the same real estate issues that effect any other plot of land in New York.

What I want to know is when those yellow-bellied weasels are going to do right by the victims of 1911 and rebuild the Triangle Waist Company Factory?

Lost Dog

The canine-snatching crime wave continues in the Washington Square Park/Lower 5th Avenue area.

When the New York Post and the Daily News put this on the front page they can use these headlines:
DOG GONE!
HOT DOGS!
POOCH POACHERS!
TERRIERISM!

Awesome Stoop Sale

At first I was skeptical as to how awesome this stoop sale was going to be, but then I saw, "YES THERE WILL BE FREE CANDY!" And a cat tent? Totally awesome!

Found in Long Island City.

Stoop Sale

It is almost impossible to resist the urge to make double Os into eyes. How do Bloomingdale's, Google and the Food Network resist?

East/West Village Border

The East Village is way more tolerant of stickers and flyers than the West Village. We'll see if this changes as the East Village becomes more gentrified.The dividing line is 4th Avenue where I took this photo.

Stolen

Found at 5th Avenue and 10th Street.

My instincts were right - there is dognapper loose in the neighborhood. "Peter" might also have stolen this dog and this one too.

When you read about this in the New York Times you can say that you saw it here first.

Parade Without A Permit

The Radical Homosexual Agenda has a problem with the city's parade permit rules. You can read all about their issues with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and New York's Finest on their website, but the gist of it is that they don't like it that The Man decides who gets to march and who doesn't.

With a name like The Radical Homosexual Agenda you're just begging to have your permit denied.