Sunday, October 6, 2013

Morty Comix # 2670







Morty Comix # 2670 was slipped into a free mailing envelope and returned to the stack in the Land of the Free Boxes at a post office.

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Favorite Movie Quotes: Casino

"In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back. The longer they play, the more they lose, and in the end, we get it all."

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Tumwater, Washington

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Postcard - New York, New York

"World Trade Center - the tallest buildings in New York City, soaring 110 stories into the sky. An amazing complex of two huge towers and four small buildings, eight stories high. The buildings have a total of ten million square feet of rentable space."

1970s.

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Saturday, October 5, 2013

Morty Comix # 2669





Morty Comix # 2669 was tucked under a corner table in a Tumwater, Washington pizza joint. Interesting the word "new" is written under the tabletop amid the wads of dried gum.

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Tumwater, Washington

Alan Dale Sings Bacharach

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Postcard - New York, New York

"RCA Building, New York City. The highest building in Rockefeller Center rises 70 stories above the ground. The Prometheus statue and fountain, designed by Paul Manship, are the focal point of the attractive Sunken Gardens."

1964

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Tumwater, Washington

Friday, October 4, 2013

Morty Comix # 2668









Morty Comix # 2668 was placed behind a broken cedar siding shingle of a hall in a Thurston County, Washington park.

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Tumwater, Washington

Patti Page Sings Bacharach

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Tumwater, Washington

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Storm coming in to Elliott Bay and Puget Sound from over the Olympic Mountains

Seattle, Washington

Postcard - New York, New York

"Rockefeller Center, New York, N.Y. Looking up The Avenue of the America can seen some of the world-famous Rockefeller Center buildings and some neighbors. A few of the buildings are Time & Life, Equitable Life Assurance Society, Hotel Warwick, Sperry Rand, Radio City Music Hall and R.C.A."

1950s, probably

Thursday, October 3, 2013

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Downtown Seattle on the eve of a big storm

Morty Comix # 2667




Morty Comix # 2667 was created on an Etch-a-Sketch while I was waiting at the barbershop in Montesano, Washington. Then I shook it up, making it a very short lived issue.

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Is this great or what? My nephew Zach got to announce the players in the middle of the first inning!

Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington

Sarah Vaughan Sings Bacharach

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Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Oakland As won, beating the Mariners 9-0

Postcard - New York, New York

"Singer Building and part of Financial District, New York City. Singer Building, located on the corner of Broadway and Liberty Streets is 47 stories high rising to a total height of 612 feet. In it are 5,000 tenants, who are carried to their offices by 16 Otis traction elevators. The foundations consist of 36 caissons sunk to bedrock 92 feet below the surface. Built by the Singer Mfg. Co."

1910-1920?

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Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

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Short Run 2013!

Short Run just sent me a press release, but for some reason I can't load into this website. You can learn all about the Nov. 30 event in Seattle on THIS LINK.

Link to Short Run Twitter

Link to Short Run FaceBook

I must admit I am not on either Twitter or FaceBook. But since you are obviously reading this on an old-fashioned blog, why should I be?

Your friendly hermit,
Steve

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Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington