Pasadena, 91105 and Beyond

As seen in the Ikea display…

klikkonthis — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:40:21 +0000

… You know that something terrible
– but not entirely unexpected–
happened here.

The Violin Monster

klikkonthis — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:31:04 +0000

Seen in Old Town Pasadena today…

Meet the Violin Monster.

This guy is traveling the country (his sign says he started out in Ann Arbor, MI) playing music and entertaining the masses.

Oh, and he’ll howl for you on request.

If you want to know more about him, check him out on Facebook, or at www.violinmonster.com

And no, I have not been paid for this endorsement. I only enjoyed his music and his howling.

Violin Monster

klikkonthis — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:27:33 +0000

Seen in Old Town Pasadena today

Goodbye to the Celebrations!

klikkonthis — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:10:12 +0000

Somehow this little graffiti manages to encapsulate my feelings about saying goodbye to the holiday celebrations, the feasting, and most of all the drinking.

It’s been fun, uplifting, colorful (occasionally angelic) a little sordid, sometimes seedy — and now I’m ready to have it all fly away for a while as I go back into normal life.

Goodby holidays! We’ll see you next year!

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Lost Boy…

klikkonthis — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:51:23 +0000

So this is what lives now behind the boarded up windows that used to be Monty’s Steakhouse.

Obviously, he’s keeping himself alive by snitching transformers.

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Cultural differences…?

klikkonthis — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:24:32 +0000

An advertising campaign warning about drinking/partying.

It’s theme is “Dance Floor” to “Toilet Floor.”

Now– we all hear the stories about how much drinking is done here in London, and you see evidence of it all the time.

But the tag line of this campaign made both me and my husband stop and back up to read it again. Look closely at the fine print.

“Make every third drink a soft one.”

Which rather implies multiple rounds of three.

So, cheers to you, young English drinkers! I now do not feel ashamed at all of my level of consumption at any point in our trip.

That’s a great load of my mind.

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The sly and subtle graffiti artist of London…

klikkonthis — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:41:22 +0000

Unknown artist — sly sense of humor.

These are “no entrance” street signs– cleverly altered.

Old Compton Street, Soho

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Alien message?

klikkonthis — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:58:56 +0000

If you know how to read this, you’ll know when the alien attack is scheduled…

Graffiti, off High Holborn Rd.

Courtesy of Nathan Bowen if I read the signature correctly.

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What’s funny about this sign at Starbucks?

klikkonthis — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:07:35 +0000

…it’s clearly a pre-printed sign which means someone at this store presciently knew that BT (British Telecom) was going to have a network disruption today–

–or it happens so often Starbucks needs a semi-permanent notice….

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St. Paul’s, in passing

klikkonthis — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:47:49 +0000

St. Paul’s Cathdral, London.

This is my 4th post of the day. Check the archives, or use the back/forward arrows to look at previous photos.

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