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Hunter S. Thompson Motivational Posters

Habi — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:45:02 +0000

One of the greatest persons in recent history, Hunter S. Thompson, writer, journalist, politician and most of all American patriot, put an end to his life about five years ago. His work still affects the life and work of many people all around the world. Even if it’s just for entertainment while watching the adaption of his most famous novel “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”.

Here are some of his most popular quotes, put in the their proper environment, HST Motivational Posters:

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They all went to heaven at the age of 27

Habi — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:30:10 +0000

I like to listen to The Doors a lot, so I was pretty amazed when I noticed this nice shirt collection themed “They all went to heaven at the age of 27″. The Scandinavians of Whipping Floyd have their own, but in my opinion very fresh style!

Here are the featured artists:

Robert Johnson (5/8/1911 — 8/16/1938)
Brian Jones (2/28/1942 — 7/3/1969)
Janis Joplin (1/19/1943 — 10/4/1970)
Jimi Hendrix (11/27/1942 — 9/18/1970)
Jim Morrison (12/8/1943 — 7/3/1971)
Kurt Cobain (2/20/1967 — 4/5/1994)

The Forever 27 Club consists of prominent musicians who all passed away at the age of 27 years. Too early, if you look at how inspiring their music is still today. Timeless classics. To put these people a monument Whipping Floyd created these shirts.

My favorite is Jim Morrison’s:

To explain:

Mr. Mojo Risin is an anagram of his name that he uses in the song LA Woman. He spent his last night on earth in the Paris nightclub Rock’n’Roll Circus. White horses denote heroin, the reason Jim died most likely.

Where Should I Eat?

Habi — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:30:27 +0000

You know the situation: exhausted, drunk, just completely wasted — and the worst thing: hungry.

Eating The Road created a perfect flow chart for those life-threatening moments of yours:

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some street art

Habi — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:48:37 +0000

A creative way to mark the emergency exit — found in Montreal’s Chinatown.

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Inspired by this work I would like to share some more street art I encountered during my stay in the States this year. The first piece (my favorite), I tripped over late night in a far-off alley somewhere in New Orleans’ French Quarter. The other pieces can be watched in New York City.

Some cutted sheets of paper…

Felix — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:38:45 +0000

And then somebody came along with a piece of art like this… So i have to blog. Can’t denie… The blogging-monster won the battle. For today…

Click here to view the embedded video.

Ex Libris Art

Andi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:34:25 +0000

Ex libris, meaning ‘from the library of’, or ‘from the books of’ is a Latin expression attached to the art form of bookplates. These are stamps or labels that appear inside books to denote ownership, and range from the simple to the decorative and elaborate, to the obscure or even bizarre and surreal.

For tons of Ex Libris head over to Darkroastedblend.com.

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Them Thangs

Habi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:31:08 +0000

Prepare yourself for my website of the year: THEM THANGS

As I discovered this fantastic piece of art, I literally spent hours in front of the screen, browsing this most awesome collection of images ever, soaking up so much inspiration.

Seriously, this page holds everything you were ever looking for: bones, guns, cars, bikes, ladies, women, nudists, drugs, action, science, religion, occultism, art, photography, books, animals, stars, celebrities, racing, war, gangs, crime, violence, nature, music, sports, gore, fashion, quotes, history, vietnam, skulls, rock’n’roll, fun, sex, shoes, alcohol, sunglasses, magazines, movies, girls and lots more!

The best thing? It’s not just one single page! Here are all the pages in this fine piece of art so far:

I guess, this list gives you an idea of what I’m talking about…

The site is apparently a project of graphic artist, animator and art director Justin Blyth, so thanks a bunch for the mindfuck!

advertising understatement

Habi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:30:03 +0000

Just found this nice series of car commercials in my email archive. Some years ago, the Brits already knew how to underline their cars’ advantages:
BMW starts an ad:

The response of AUDI:

That’s SUBARU’s contribution:

Finally the true player shows his competitors how to run the business:

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RIP Dash Snow

Andi — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:53:49 +0000

All rights Dash Snow

Dash Snow, a very promising New York based artist died last monday of a heroin overdose. One more great artist to join the Club 27.

Here you can view more polaroids shot by him.

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The Gallery of Regrets

Andi — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:35:57 +0000

More ugly tattoos.

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