Thanks Fairburn. Count it.
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Thanks Fairburn. Count it.
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On January 29th, 1919 the ratification of the 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was certified signaling the beginning of prohibition. This very important, yet tragic, legislation brought all the men home from the bars until December 5th, 1933 when the 21st amendment was passed, repealing the 19th amendment. Worthy of note is that no other amendment before or since has ever been repealed. So, why do we think the 18th and the 21st amendments are so important besides righting a clear wrong? They say sandwiches are made between the bread... or do they say that?
So, on January 29th, 1919 the amendment was passed banning the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the United States a year later. Five months after the certification, on June 14, 1919... congress proposed that women (or rather people regardless of sex) should have the right to vote.
Another amendment wasn't passed until January 1933 cleaning up some of the nuances of the beginning and end of elected officials' terms... yet another reasonable thing to include in our governmental structure... and then amendment XXI was passed sending the men back to the bar later that year.
So I suppose it could have gone something like...
Women: I can't stand you being drunk all the time, voting and making laws and running around like idiots! This isn't the 1800s any more!
Men: uhhhhh
Women: Come home right now... no more scotch until you sober up and we can talk.
Men: scotch scotch scotch!
Women: Now that you are sober... we really need to vote. We're going to need just one more change to that constitution. Or no more scotch... or T&A for that matter.
Men: ok. Can I have a drink?
Women: No. You need to dry out. You've been drunk for almost 150 years.
Men: ok. Anything else.
Women: Ya. Now that I can vote, we should fix this whole thing where the president elect doesn't take office until March. I mean Lincoln had to wait months after he was elected to deal with the Civil War! Oh... and congress shouldn't have to meet in December every year... that means we have to have a lame duck session after every election. That is just stupid. The mandatory meeting should happen on the day when the new senators and congressmen take office. Let's make it January 3rd. Got it?!
Men: Ok.
Women: Jesus. Go back to the bar.
Men: I can't. Its illegal.
Women: We can fix that.
Drop us a line at areyoubarefaced(at)gmail(dot)com and we will hook you up with some to spread around town.
Just let us know your area...
Boom!
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So we have the second tribute piece in our collection done. While it was fun to make... I hope it doesn't do a disservice to anyone. We love Shepard so hopefully he and all of his admirers will see it as a nice ode to Fairey.
Wage Peace. Wage Honesty.
OBEY GIANT!
Also check out our friend's gallery Jet Set Graffiti in downtown L.A. He is amazing and works with Ron English, Shepard, Futura and some of the other greats out there.
http://www.jetsetgraffiti.com/
Look for the new Shepard Fairey unique HPMs. Pricey but amazing.
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Barefaced is greatly inspired by artists from around the world. Their power of delivering messages is one that we aspire to have one day. In honor of these fine messengers we have started a tribute to the greats.
The first tribute goes to a idol of ours... Kinsey. He has been doing street art for decades and is one of those names that we all should know.
Check out his stuff here.
http://www.kinseyvisual.com/
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A friend of mine spent $130 dollars last week to fill up her Suburban. Owners of SUVs can't even resell their cars, so they are just being parked. Finally!
As we sit here and watch more jobs collapse and say that the world economy is taking our jobs I just need to shake my head. This game was blown. GM hasn't turned a profit since 2004 and their whole model was to make more SUVs. No sympathy for stupidity.
See the Greenbiz article.
]]>The practice was created and based on the ideas of Rudolph Steiner who apparantly was fully aware that parts of his practice would be criticized as a little kooky.
Basically, biodynamic farmers use organic techniques such as allowing animals to graze and roam around the vines to fertilize the area and introducing insect predators (such as lady bugs) as pest control and then they throw the hammer by planning all of their work and schedules according to planetary movement believing that it influences the vine growth. The thinking being that if something is wrong, then something is out of balance. It is like yoga for vineyards.
We are going to give it a try and see if we can get aligned. GQ suggests M. Chapoutier Crozes Hermitage,"Les Meysonniers" Red 2006, $30.
Also, if you haven't played Long Hot Summer Night by Jimi Hendrix in a while, today would be a good day to throw it on.
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At last! A bag that looks and feels like that good ol' fashioned plastic bag, but its environmentally safe! We got ours in a gift bag and they are great. Use em for trash and don't worry about them being around for the next 450 years!
"BioBags are designed to be composted and returned naturally back to the earth. If BioBags are placed in an “open” or “turned” landfill they will decompose at a rate similar to other biodegradable materials in the same setting."
Check out the website here.
And buy em here at Buygreen.com
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It appears that our long loved Lovecraft is in a battle for customer loyalty. Such a shame but, being in business ourselves we understand when a transaction goes wrong. We still love you Lovecraft. Our hope is that the ownership disputes don't disrupt good ol' fashion vegoil truckin. If you ask us, the most gracious thing as the seller is to walk away... love your sell price, and support the movement.
Check out the article here.
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