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Be Man Enough To Leave Your Name

May 17, 2009

It's Monday, and I'm busy as hell. That's what yer seeing above. Lots and lots of vectors. Can't wait to talk about this one. As soon as it gets back from the printer you'll get the full story.Anyhoo, here's how the week starts out with an email from some faceless yahoo trying to set me in my place:"oh... you're so far from the modern world. I mean Europe of course. Everything needs to be big, no matter if it's useless. So typical... so american. A little advice. Never, never buy a white car ;) Cheers" Here's a little advice for you, uh, "mate" or "world citizen" or "dog dick" or whatever, "Real men leave their names when they leave a comment."I'm open to criticism. You don't like something on this site? Tell me what you are feeling. No big whup. Here, I'll tell you what I'm feeling:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dear Faceless,I needed a van. Something that could, if needed, carry 10 people or carry one Dale. Or load Field Notes from point A to point B. Or drive across the nation rescuing treasures. Or pick up a load of plywood. Or move a friend. Or drive to yer little hobbit doorstep and wrastle you into submission.Some people drive vans. There you go.Fuckoffedly,Aaron James Draplin, age:35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hope you enjoy the blog I work so hard to maintain. It's not for you.Back to being busy, and on guard from pretentious Europeans with all the answers. Yawn.- - - -VISIT STEVE: Everything you want! An art show that makes you smile and think. Bravo. I don't even know where to start on the greatness of this one, and the larger cultural subtext. Wow, I sound mildly "academic" or something. Here, are dumb things down a bit, just in case: These colors don't run! (Pantones, that is.)Thanks Steve. I think you are awesome and you do great work. Come to Portland and we'll treat you like absolute royalty.- - - -EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE' TALKING ABOUT LAST WEEK: Andy Clymer's impressive Flickr set called, "Van Door Type."- - - -HOSS COMES IN AND SLAPS ME RIGHT IN THE FACE WITH THIS ONE: What about truck letterers?Or this gem: Incredible mastery here.Of course I dreamed up some of this action too, exploring all the opportunities. But of course, I have to consider where the van will be, late at night, when I'm up in the shop. I don't want to be a target, and just wanted to have a little fun with some mellow graphixxx. I don't know why I'm explaining this. Ha.- - - -WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN LUBBOCK?: Well, now's a good time to go for a spin there, in a gaz-guzzling, world-killing, American car."- - - -JUST LIKE IT SOUNDS: "SMIT logo on the side of a barge."(Sent in by Alana Wall. Thank you!)- - - -JOHN THE PLAYER TODAY:01. John Doe & The Sadies - Country Club02. John Cougar Mellencamp - Scarecrow03. John Lennon - Imagine04. John Fahey - The Best Of John Fahey (1959-1977)

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