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The Way That "R" Leg Curves Down To The "M's" Bottom Serif...

April 23, 2009

Boise, Idaho's very own Colby Thueson comes in way hot with a set of oil cans he's documenting from his dad's garage. His dad's a "car guy" and has one hell of a collection, and what yer seeing above is but one of the old oil cans in the shop.Here's what Colby had to say in his transmission he sent in, "Just compare these designs to the plastic oil bottles of today... I think it further examines your theory that "America is Fucked." Indeed. Sad as hell, really. The march of so-called graphic progress just eats up everything beautiful along the way. It's time to take it back.Here's five more from the collection:01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05Thanks, Cody! Go hug yer dad right now.- - - -DA SPAZIO: 1560, count 'em, 1560 Italian Science Fiction pulp covers. Quella è una grande collezione! (Sent in by Kris at Black Cap Studio in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. Thanks, man! Don't take any shit from those snooty Vermonters to the west!)- - - -KING OF THE BREEDS: The cutest little Dackel in the whole wide world. You gotta scroll down some.Brought to my attention by Matt Payson over at Wieden + Kennedy, an up-and-coming design shop here in Portland. You might've heard of them?- - - -BEEN TO THIS SITE SO MANY TIMES: Record Envelope - The Little Library of Factory Sleeves For example, this gem right here.- - - -SERIOUS SUCTION: If this one doesn't warrant a, "Whoa, that shit is fucked up..." then I don't know what does. (Thanks for messing up my day, Mr. Eller.)- - - -THE GUY WHO MADE THE VINYL DOCUMENTARY WE SAW LAST NIGHT: Alan Zweig talks about documentaries and his life and other stuff. By the way, the film was incredible.- - - -WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE THIS WEEKEND: The Story of Anvil. Been waiting awhile for this one.- - - -ON THE PLAYER: Singer/songwriter kind of day...01. Greg Brown - Greatest Hits02. Gordon Lightfoot - Gord's Gold03. Bill Fox - Transit Byzantium04. Guy Clark - The Essential Guy Clark05. Bob Dylan - Another Side of Bob Dylan

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