Archive for December, 1969

Would you pay a cover charge to have a good time? - FayObserver.com (blog)

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Would you pay a cover charge to have a good time?
FayObserver.com (blog)
Five bucks ain't much to cry about if you're painting the town red, but I've been to joints in Atlanta where $30 only got you through the door. ...

REDC Announces Record Foreclosure Auctions Last Weekend - HULIQ

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

HULIQ

REDC Announces Record Foreclosure Auctions Last Weekend
HULIQ
When a house sits vacant, no one is paying a mortgage, property taxes, gas, electric and water bill, and they're not hiring landscapers, painters and ...

Q & A: Falcons new cornerback Dunta Robinson - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Q & A: Falcons new cornerback Dunta Robinson
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Q: Do you regret getting fined for painting "Pay Me Rick" on you spikes? (Robinson made a salary appeal to Houston general manager Rick Smith on his shoes ...

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Atlanta nightlife through the eyes of a graffiti artist - Creative Loafing Atlanta

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Atlanta nightlife through the eyes of a graffiti artist
Creative Loafing Atlanta
"These days," he says, "I paint to keep myself sane. At some point, I just have to get out of the house." He still paints late at night, when his other ...

US Record $71M Spent at REDC Foreclosed Auctions Over The Weekend - PR Web (press release)

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

US Record $71M Spent at REDC Foreclosed Auctions Over The Weekend
PR Web (press release)
When a house sits vacant, no one is paying a mortgage, property taxes, gas, electric and water bill, and they're not hiring landscapers, painters and ...

Artist Adrian Deckbar: Roses above the cliché crowd - NewOrleans.Com (blog)

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Artist Adrian Deckbar: Roses above the cliché crowd
NewOrleans.Com (blog)
Hanging right next to roses in my hate closet, is the idea of someone painting my life and doing it badly. Poorly painted scenery of the place I call home ...

Sidney Phillips’ World War II experience a central part of HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ - al.com (blog)

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

al.com (blog)

Sidney Phillips' World War II experience a central part of HBO's 'The Pacific'
al.com (blog)
4, 2010 as he holds a print from a painting of himself as a young US Marine titled "Guadalcanal Marine Pfc. Sid Phillips" by Matt Hall. ...

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Bob Elmore: Backyard Safari And Local History (Excerpt 19) - The Chattanoogan

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Bob Elmore: Backyard Safari And Local History (Excerpt 19)
The Chattanoogan
George would go to travel shows to man Chattanooga's booth free and cover his expenses by painting local scenes (eg The Cincinnati Train Station). ...

Dave Eggers: From ’staggering genius’ to America’s conscience - The Guardian

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

The Guardian

Dave Eggers: From 'staggering genius' to America's conscience
The Guardian
Items listed included signed books, back issues, and a painting by Eggers of George W Bush as a double amputee. They said "I can't think of another ...

Alabama artist interprets Heart of Dixie - Gadsden Times

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Alabama artist interprets Heart of Dixie
Gadsden Times
There's been no plain-Jane painting for Bibb since he discovered the power of gluing old magazine pages to wood, painting his image with acrylics, sanding, ...

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