August 2, 200717 yr Challenge: The first forumer to identify the origin of my avatar image wins a box of bright, shiny tacks.
August 17, 200717 yr My avatar is a picture of a bobblehead of Cap'n Spaulding, a character from a pair of movies, House of 1,000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. For an idea of what he's about: [youtube=425,350]bUWETHlMxZk or this one, which only scratches the surface and isn't exactly appropriate for UO
July 21, 200816 yr Photo of Las Vegas Development from the air. (Sorry for such a large image - but I wanted to stress the sprawliness of it all.)
July 21, 200816 yr ^And yet for some odd reason the American Planning Association chose this as the location for their 100th Annual National Conference in 2008. http://www.planning.org/2008conference/ *shakes head in disbelief*
July 21, 200816 yr "The Naked City" A psychogeographical map by Guy Debord. One very tangible expression of psychogeographical studies, were the series of maps of Paris which Debord produced in the late 1950's and which were shown in "The First Psychogeographic Exhibition" ("Première exposition de psychgéographie") in 1957. These maps, derived from Debord's psychogeographic studies, were produced through the process of 'détournement' ('the integration of past or present artistic production into a superior environmental construction') in which fragments of existing works are taken and rearranged or juxtaposed to produce new meanings. According to Pinder (1996), the production of these maps represented an: ...attempt to disrupt existing representations and convey different visions of the city. Rather than being entirely new products, his psychogeographic maps were thus modified or 'improved' versions of ordinary maps (p.419) Although conventional maps convey a certain abstract, geometric kind of 'truth' about the urban environment, the psychogeographical maps were supposed to convey a social, experiential or existential 'truth'. The maps show an experience of space as fragmented and discontinuous; areas which are experienced as distinct are pulled apart on the map. However, the arrows serve to relate the different areas and are based on the forces of attraction and repulsion or exclusion experienced in the course of the dérive. So, Debord's maps simultaneously deconstruct conventional cartographic maps (both literally and figuratively), and provide a graphic expression of the psychogeographical surveys. http://mypages.surrey.ac.uk/pss1su/lecturenotes/documents/nakedcity.html
July 21, 200816 yr Plain and Simple. It's one of the first things you see at street level entering my neighborhood.
March 7, 200916 yr A surface lot.... thought it was funny that you start out as one when you sign up on this board. I'll update soon.
March 7, 200916 yr "The Naked City" A psychogeographical map by Guy Debord. One very tangible expression of psychogeographical studies, were the series of maps of Paris which Debord produced in the late 1950's and which were shown in "The First Psychogeographic Exhibition" ("Première exposition de psychgéographie") in 1957. These maps, derived from Debord's psychogeographic studies, were produced through the process of 'détournement' ('the integration of past or present artistic production into a superior environmental construction') in which fragments of existing works are taken and rearranged or juxtaposed to produce new meanings. According to Pinder (1996), the production of these maps represented an: ...attempt to disrupt existing representations and convey different visions of the city. Rather than being entirely new products, his psychogeographic maps were thus modified or 'improved' versions of ordinary maps (p.419) Although conventional maps convey a certain abstract, geometric kind of 'truth' about the urban environment, the psychogeographical maps were supposed to convey a social, experiential or existential 'truth'. The maps show an experience of space as fragmented and discontinuous; areas which are experienced as distinct are pulled apart on the map. However, the arrows serve to relate the different areas and are based on the forces of attraction and repulsion or exclusion experienced in the course of the dérive. So, Debord's maps simultaneously deconstruct conventional cartographic maps (both literally and figuratively), and provide a graphic expression of the psychogeographical surveys. http://mypages.surrey.ac.uk/pss1su/lecturenotes/documents/nakedcity.html couldn't you have found something a little more esoteric? :wtf: (assuming it exists :laugh:) http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
February 20, 201015 yr My latest avatar was photographed in Ecuador in 2008. While developed nations bid for the declining supply of oil and gasoline, developing nations couldn't afford to bid against them, leaving them with shortages. My tag line below it refers to the prediction by the International Energy Agency that all nations will experience shortages starting in 2015, after the global economy fully recovers. "Escuche mi fusil: No hay gasolina, mi amigo" means.... "Listen to my gun: there is no gasoline, my friend" in Latin American Spanish. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 20, 201015 yr My avatar is the lower head lug of a 1978 Raleigh Professional... Of all my bikes past and present, it's my favorite.
February 20, 201015 yr Very nice! My bicycle has a 1980s steel Schwinn frame. Why is it that there are still so many good frames around from 25-35 years ago? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 20, 201015 yr Sandro Botticelli's lesser known Venus in<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_and_Mars_%28Botticelli%29"> "Venus with Mars Reclining".</a> It's my company logo, and a jolly good one it is, too.
February 20, 201015 yr Musky, Banksy is so awesome... those of you who don't know his work should check it out: http://www.banksy.co.uk/ Mine is on the other end of the art spectrum... our own CMA
February 20, 201015 yr I chose my avatar because I love urban grit and worn down buildings and streetscapes. It's inspiring.
February 20, 201015 yr I have my avatar because of the fact that FOX news and other groups like it have caused 95% of our nation's current problems by not properly exposing idiots like George W. Bush. AND the group as a whole is racist haters. How on earth do people still support these idiots by viewing their channel?
February 20, 201015 yr How on earth do people still support these idiots by viewing their channel? Because they're more funny than Comedy Central!
February 20, 201015 yr I have my avatar because of the fact that FOX news and other groups like it have caused 95% of our nation's current problems by not properly exposing idiots like George W. Bush. AND the group as a whole is racist haters. How on earth do people still support these idiots by viewing their channel? SELF EDITED
February 20, 201015 yr OK guys. Take that fight outside to a media thread or maybe to a thread about Obama. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 21, 201015 yr Very nice! My bicycle has a 1980s steel Schwinn frame. Why is it that there are still so many good frames around from 25-35 years ago? 80's Asian imported Schwinn frames are great! They made some real winners during that time... well I guess Giant and Panasonic made them for them. Most people would say that steel frames have lasted 25-30 years because it's some kind of extra durable wonder bike material. I have a feeling that the real reason is most bikes are bought and parked in the garage for 25-30 years. Don't get me wrong, I love steel frames.
February 21, 201015 yr Take it to the bicycle thread. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,9376.msg464588.html#msg464588
February 21, 201015 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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