Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Some pics and history...

 Here are some pictures that I took a couple of months back, at my friend Kenny Van Blargen's funeral. Kenny was a huge part of the Central California Sprint Car and Dirt Track racing history. His stories were so great, and the stories told about him by others were even better (Kenny always talked his stories down). Kenny came from a time where you just went for it, and if someone told you that you couldn't do it, for sure you would try. Kenny broke his neck just over a year ago at the age of 82 in a fluke flip over in Las Vegas. Though paralyzed from the chest down, he fought back, and made it back home. His sights were set on the future, and he was looking forward to being a docent at the Paso Warbirds Race Car Museum, where his car will be on display. His car was restored by the Woodland family, lettered by me, and Kenny got to see it finished two days before he passed. From what I hear he was very happy. The pictures, the stories, the life well lived, although Kenny will be missed, he has left a major impact.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Timmy...

Tim from http://syndicatebarbershop.blogspot.com/ posted this killer picture of him and his old Chevy that I lettered for him. Cool stuff from Syndicateland...

Lucky B Design...

Some more last minute fair signs from last week...

Circa 1986ish...

Sunol Ditch, spent so many hours of my young life there!
 Some shots from last week in my "home town"...

Saturday, July 14, 2012

That time again...

 As per usual at this time of the year, I am flooded with last minute sign orders for the Mid State Fair. The theme this year is "the great American road trip". Here is a 4x8 that I just finished up for the Carrisa Plains 4-H. Four days to go, and a huge mountain of signage to complete, back to it...

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Advertising...

 How's that for an advertising budget... They really went all out back in the day!

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Andy Griffith 1926-2012

Grew up watching this show. Feels like a family member has passed. Such a rad dude... RIP

Cowboy Copas Alabam 1961


A big part of the "Bakersfield Sound"...

Siegel's Jewelery sign hung...

 Siegel's sign finished and hung. The electrical should be wired up by tonight, and the sign should shine in all of it's glory. Another one down, and I am very pleased with the final outcome...

Monday, July 2, 2012

Siegel's Sign...

 Got the Siegel's Jewelery sign all plummed and lit, put together and ready to hang up tomorrow...