Potscard - Seattle, Washington

"Seattle, Washington. This view looking southeast shows the Coliseum (extreme left) and the Seattle Center with the World Famous Space Needle and the White Arches of the Pacific Science Center. To the right of Denny (street in center) is a portion of metropolitan Seattle and a few of the new sky-scrapers. Snow-capped Cascade Mountains in the distance."

1970s.

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Moclips, Washington

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Waterfront, Seattle, Washington with the Space Needle and the Cascade Mountains catching the skyline."

In the 1970s, man. The Best Decade. Well, at least if you were 20-something at the time.

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Tumwater, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Beetlejuice

"This is my art and it is dangerous."

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Portland, Oregon

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"A sweeping view of Seattle's Harbor, King County domed Stadium and a portion of the metropolitan Business District."

Mid-1970s. Interesting use of capitalization in the narrative.

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Weenies From Another World

Portland, Oregon

Favorite Movie Quotes: Physical Evidence

"Oh come off it, Kyle. You look down on street people like Joe as if what you're doing isn't corruption. What do you call junk bonds, Sweetheart?"

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Portland, Oregon

Japanese Tsunami Nail Knob Mystery

Last week while visiting the Coast I enjoyed meeting a fellow artist in Moclips by the name of Lee Pickett. This gentleman has gathered several interesting beach debris items, mostly wood, that in all probability drifted across the Pacific after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

The bowed timber is Douglas fir, meaning that wood came back home.

The most mysterious object is what appears to be a ceramic unipart nail knob insulator for electrical fences. To help Lee out in learning more about this item, I have approached several collectors concerning the marking on this insulator and so far no one can identify the source. Any of you readers out there know?

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Portland, Oregon

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Colman Ferry Terminal, Seattle, Washington. The Washington State ferry Walla Walla is loading at the dock."

Although this postcard has a 1960s look to it, the MV Walla Walla wasn't built until 1972.

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Property of PGE

Placement of signs or

posters on the poles is not permitted

PGE may bill for 

removal of these signs

Interesting to note that in this particular Portland neighborhood I observed a guy who systematically went from phone pole to phone pole, tearing off any sort of sign, flyer, poster, and tearing them up into neat little squares. He looked very serious and official as he carried out this task.

Favorite Movie Quotes: Shamus

"I want to apologize in case I lose my temper, because if I do lose it I'm going to kick the Hell out of somebody."

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Portland, Oregon

Morty Comix # 2588

 Morty Comix # 2588 had a rather convoluted journey to its distribution point

 

After I drew the thing, I cut it up into strips and used a staple gun to attach the dissected comic onto a stick. This stick was in fact part of a garden stake I had used as part of a 2007 art exhibit of Bezango WA 985

Then I pounded the stake into the ground at the Rock Candy Mountain intersection on SR 8 near Summit Lake. A traffic cam is there. For a few hours this Morty Comix was included in the image, if you can make out that white spot in the right hand corner.

But as the clouds grew darker, I rescued the Morty Comix from rain and put it in an envelope, then in a plastic bag, and sealed it with man's best friend-- duct tape. These are instruments in the dynamics of change

Then I grabbed some clothesline and clothespins (also from that Bezango exhibit) as I formed a new plan.

Nirvana fans might be aware that one of the few tourist attractions here in McCleary is the mileage sign on SR8 where Cobain and Novoselic were photographed highlighting the 666 numbers.

Early this morning I paid a visit to that sign, which has been lowered, planning to somehow tie the Morty Comix to the thing. But to my delight the holes in the posts provided a great opportunity for me to pigeonhole this issue.

The End.

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Portland, Oregon

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Seattle Waterfront Park on Elliott Bay. This unique park provides a relaxing place to view harbor traffic after browsing through the many interesting shops that line the waterfront area. The downtown business is in the background."

1970s

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Portland, Oregon

Morty Comix # 2587

Morty Comix # 2587 was drawn into the beach at Moclips, Washington. The tide came in too fast for me and washed away the first attempt before I could record it. Point Grenville is in the background.

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Portland, Oregon