Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Imagine. On our website, it says in bold red: ATTENTION: DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PIECE THROUGH THE SITE. YOU MUST FIRST CONTACT US BELOW Problem #1: We get someone who decides to not read a thing, and they order it anyway.Problem #2: They expect us to ship it with the full acknowledgment that they know there’s no price on it, hence free.Problem #3: They expect to receive it without paying a cent for it. These are works that costs significant amounts of money. All names removed: but the email below is real. This has happened more than once. We now ignore stuff like this since the person on the other end is just lame. It’s a shame humanity is doomed thanks to people like this. I ordered a Ray Fong Barry McGee painting about one and a half weeks ago, and i have not received it yet even though the painting was in stock. I was wondering if there was some miss understanding because there was no price on it. Thank You Thank you for shopping at GiantRobot.com. Invoice # 45985— Shipping Address —— Billing Address — — Order Details — Qty Product Name SubTotal————————————–1 Barry McGee – Ray Fong 1 Painting $0.00 SubTotal: $0.00 Tax: $0.00 Shipping: $0.00 Total: $0.00
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In Beijing, I snapped a lot of photos of bikes. It was fun to shoot people on bikes for some reason in China, maybe it's because the bikes were so odd compared to what I see in the US. It's not about fixed gear, or being cool, most of these bikes look like they're 50 years old. They're for the most part tools of some sort. I didn't see many bikes being ridden for recreation, it looked like most...
In Beijing, I snapped a lot of photos of bikes. It was fun to shoot people on bikes for some reason in China, maybe it’s because the bikes were so odd compared to what I see in the US. It’s not about fixed gear, or being cool, most of these bikes look like they’re 50 years old. They’re for the most part tools of some sort. I didn’t see many bikes being ridden for recreation, it looked like most everyone was trying to get somewhere with a big load of gear. Link to the bikes. I’ll try and upload a bunch of photos I took in China. Maybe it’s great timing with the Olympics going on and such. Either way, there was a lot in Giant Robot 54. These are just extra photos for you to check out. Also on Flickr… I uploaded a collection of photos of Japanese drivers. I’m not sure how exciting it is to see, but it’s a collection.
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Simple Pleasures set up. Yep, it all takes place at the Shepard Fairey studio parking lot. I think most vendors thought it would be larger, since paying for a booth and having a bunch of others do the same makes you think it's going to be huge. It's near the same price as other events that take place in bigger spaces, but economically, this still might make sense when I at first thought it...
Simple Pleasures set up. Yep, it all takes place at the Shepard Fairey studio parking lot. I think most vendors thought it would be larger, since paying for a booth and having a bunch of others do the same makes you think it’s going to be huge. It’s near the same price as other events that take place in bigger spaces, but economically, this still might make sense when I at first thought it couldn’t. There are DJ’s all day. Who does that at their events? It included Mr Fairey and Daedelus among others. The tents, they aren’t that cheap, but they aren’t that high priced. There were at least three security guards, they cost for sure. 20 vendors. Ah, that’s not a lot of vendors, and that’s where it all costs. At first I didn’t quite understand it all, but then it came clear, plus there’s the Shepard Fairey factor, he’s a pretty famous guy and he alone bring a lot of credibility and people to an event. I don’t think I would put together an event like this. If I did, it would be me and the vendors sitting together drinking tea. Meanwhile, here’s some pics early in the event. That’s Little Tapatio in a boat. Hope he doesn’t get lost at sea. The ocean is mighty dangerous. I think he should know that. Cookies for only 50 cents. Cookies sell better than zines sometimes. That’s a sad reality in these days. You can’t really live off either item, and both have their risk and rewards. Why did cookies win? I guess they’re cheaper than a zine, but by not much at all. The packaging looks nice too. Is it the packaging? Faesthetic. They’re still doing their thing well. Making a periodical publication is tough, and if you can make one that some people like, that’s already amazing. I think there was a time when we’d sell tons of copies. The flood of similar type of mags slowed that down. Movements, they help and hurt. Mark and Esther making shapes under the blanket. This looks like a weird box connected to Esther’s dress. It would be neat if she were stuck to the table like this. I think that could work. She’d be part of the table. Blek Le Rat was here, not for Simple Pleasures, but actually sort of. Kids are getting clever with the names these days. Ashcan, Ashkhan. Okay, it’s a great joke. I bet no one got it. Shepard Fairey at the wheels. He actually plays punk, rock, and the music of his generation. I guess that’s exactly mine too, which is why I recognize the songs pretty well. Some will make fun of me for saying that. Oh well. Blue tarp makes for bad lighting, and weird skin complexion. No matter what, it still gets warm. The ground absorbs heat, and transfers it up everyone’s sneakers, legs, private parts – which makes us all uncomfortable, then runs straight up the spine and to...
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