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The flea market in Pasadena City College is amazing. It feels picked through at times, but it has great collections of stuff. It’s just need to see how people arrange their booths, it’s almost as if it’s for photos. That’s one thing I had in mind as I walked though everything. Collections of old tools never looks old.Mini record players and turntables?! Weird. I wish they worked. This is amazing. What’s this for? A collection of colorful toys. Bich Dong. I knew there would be cosmic forces with my Chow Dong restaurant. What tourist bought that? I hope they had a sense of humor about it. I love this box. The weird rainbow thing, and the great use of Helvetica. A lady cookie jar and someone’s ass. Man or woman? Some animals. They were about $15 each. Where are they from? Is it a game piece? Whoa, this looks serious, but I think it’s a re do, fairly recent. The metal parts were actually plastic. This is one of those weird things that meant something to the person who made it. Radios! Tons of them. These look great, I wish I collected them. This is a cute little bank. Check out the lamp bases next to it, you know those are cool. “sir” Adrian Johnson tagged my window. Calling him a “sir”
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It's been a few days, and the sparrow is looking better. Let's see if that frown will turn upside down. It's looking fat, and eat a lot. Hope it can fly away when it's time.
It’s been a few days, and the sparrow is looking better. Let’s see if that frown will turn upside down. It’s looking fat, and eat a lot. Hope it can fly away when it’s time.
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The planets aligned once again. What does the title mean? You figure it out. It became a topic of conversation. Are you inside, outside, or are you in the middle? Does being inside mean you paint inside, or does it mean you are an insider in the art scene? Either way, everyone got together for a great opening. Each artist had a name tag if they wanted, and each ended up talking to numerous art...
The planets aligned once again. What does the title mean? You figure it out. It became a topic of conversation. Are you inside, outside, or are you in the middle? Does being inside mean you paint inside, or does it mean you are an insider in the art scene? Either way, everyone got together for a great opening. Each artist had a name tag if they wanted, and each ended up talking to numerous art fans who showed up in decent numbers. We did group photos which got nutty. You can see more photos at my flickr. Does anyone have problems with the organizer on Flickr?That’s me skating around the show and shooting some video. That’s Sakamoto. He’s a little quirky, doesn’t speak much English, but in the middle of the show, he got super emo, wanted to cry – he was having such a good time. He saw me, and said a few words in English, then rattled off some words in Japanese, and said, “SO HAPPY”… The QR code works. In art, that’s digital, it’s amazing how things can link up. For Invader, this is a hot move. That’s Kami painting and having a good time. He even painted with some kids. It’s cool when artists get involved with whatever’s going on. Rolling with the flow. Ed Trask made a paint by numbers box. People loved it and got into it. The bunker. 6th and Berendo. What’s this place really called? Shinya with the cap, showed the ladies at the table, how to open the bottle with chopsticks. Way back in issue 7 or so, we had a little something on the beer bottle opening champ of Japan. Shinya was his understudy, and knows every trick. It was a scurry, since we were so hungry. The food was great, the place is nuts. It’s our second time there with a group from Scion. Cheers and bombs away. The night went on for a while, and the enigmatic Space Invader, where did he go? Did he Invade? He slipped away into the night.
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