Tuesday, June 26, 2007

They walk among us........

Have you met them yet? Pay attention, they are everywhere!.............

They walk among us.....................

I was at the checkout of a K-Mart. The clerk rang up $46.64 charge. I gave her a fifty dollar bill. She gave me back $46.64. I gave it back to her and told her that she had made a mistake in MY favor and gave her the money back. She became indignant and informed me she was educated and knew what she was doing, and returned the money again. I gave her the money back again...same scenario! I departed the store with the $46.64.

................They Walk Among Us and Many Work Retail.

I walked into a Mickey D's with a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for a sandwich. I handed it to the girl and she looked over at a little chalkboard that said "buy one-get one free." "They're already buy-one-get-one-free", she said, "so I guess they're both free" She handed me my free sandwiches and I walked out the door.

................They Walk Among Us and Many Work Retail.

One day I was walking down the beach with some friends when one of them shouted, "Look at that dead bird!" Someone looked up at the sky and said, "Where?"

................They Walk Among Us!

While looking at a house, my brother asked the real estate agent which direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun waking him up every morning. She asked, "Does the sun rise in the north?" When my brother explained that the sun rises in the east, and has for sometime, she shook her head and said, "Oh I don't keep up with that stuff."

................They Walk Among Us !!

I used to work in t echnical support for a 24/7 call center. One day I got a call from an individual who asked what hours the call center was open. I told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific time?" Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, "Uh, Pacific."

................They Walk Among Us!

My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car designed to cut through a seat belt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the trunk.

................They Walk Among Us!

My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the cases were discounted 10%. Since it was a big party, we bought 2 cases. The cashier multiplied 2 times 10% and gave us a 20% discount.

................They Walk Among Us!

I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area, so I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and I was in good hands. "Now," she asked me, has your plane arrived yet?"

................They Walk Among Us!

While working at a pizza parlor I observed a man ordering a small pizza to go. He appeared to be alone and the cook asked him if he would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He thought about it for some time before resp onding. "Just cut it into 4 pieces; I don't think I'm hungry enough to eat 6 pieces."

................Yep, They Walk Among Us!

They Walk Among Us, AND they reproduce, and WORST OFALL..........THEY VOTE !!!!

M.Silva - Boston, MA 06-19-07

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Eric the Painter - Alternative to BLAND URBAN LANDSCAPES

Need a good painter?
Before photo - typical concrete & stucco facade Preparing the canvas - by plastering the wall surface The wall starts to take on a 3-dimensional appearance Eric in his element, 30' off the ground. He does most of the artwork by himself & researches, paints and designs each project from scratch.









Eric's wife Kathy, also an artist, serves as project manager.
Here are some more examples of Eric's projects...
****************** Finished products ****************








Great American Crossroad - Bucyrus, Ohio - Before... After Liberty Remembers ? ?












Before ...After - hard to believe you're looking at a flat 2-dimensional wall How to dress up a drab Shopping Mall - Niagara , NY After.














(I wonder how many birds fly into this wall on a daily basis??)

Indoor Murals - Miller Brewery

Hallway Before - Miller Fermenting Rooms

You're looking at flat walls! Detail view looking down the illusional hallway in the previous mural.

Past meets Present in the Miller Brewery Fermenting Rooms - hooks, clipboards and aprons were added to the surface of the murals to enhance the illusion? ?










Friday, April 06, 2007

Julian Beever - Sidewalk Illusionist



Sewer / Spiderman to the rescue / Batman and Robin to the rescue
You can still see the blocks of concrete.
More chalk drawings from Julian Beever. Scroll down slowly and stop at each new frame. Incredible!!!!! Julian Beever is an English artist who's famous for his art on the pavement of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. Beever gives to his drawings an amazing 3D illusion.

Don't miss seeing Julian Beever on the Top of the Bottle

Look Closely, see the Bricks through the Chalk on the Laptop Screen

Do you notice everything is fake. even the hose and water? There is no hole in this pavement.
Girl in Swimming Pool (Remember, both his feet in reality are flat on the pavement)

Girl in Swimming Pool seen in Reverse from Opposite Side of Drawing

Politicians Meeting Their End .................................................
This drawing of a Rescue was to be viewed using an inverting mirror


Girl on a beach mat.


Make Poverty History drawing from the side (40 ft long)Make Poverty







Baby Food in Reverse seen from the opposite side of the drawing