What's on your list today ?......

A new T-Shit that's what.
Seeing as I haven't sold any tees online at all - yes AT ALL it's time to buy buy buy !
My wife has enough of my tomfoolery - keeps talking about ' paid work ' , ' being responsible' and 'useless' piles of T-shirts 'cluttering up the house'.
Apart from a cash in hand deal for a Steve Jobs RIP from my boy in PDX I have not sold one bastard thing on this world wide website.
I'm not naive - i know it's because my tees aren't really what people want to wear, let alone shell out good money for.
With that in mind I figure why not do tees that no-one would ever even dream of wearing.
So here it is - the unofficial Fred Meyer Uniform !
I love Fred Meyer , even the Loco Lake City store but because none of you trendsetters buy anything off me I'm now shopping at Grocery Outlet Bargain Market buying generic cereals.
An artist reduced to the state of a bum.

Fairs Fair ?

I've always hated fairs.
They used to turn up once a year on Putney Common and the burglary rates would soar as the pikeys did what pikeys do when they'd finished robbing in broad daylight ( 50p a go on the waltzers ).
Why I thought a visit to The Puyallup Fair would somehow change a lifetime's aversion to these "fun' fairs is beyond me.
The Puyallup fair is supposed to be a Pacific Northwest institution.
I think the first photo sums it all up:




Well why on earth did you go there Popla ? I hear you cry .
Good point.
This is the reason why :

Weird Al

The last time I saw Weird Al Yankovic live was in 2004 and I remember thinking there was a load of kids at that gig so it's only right I schlepped 40 miles down to Puyallup with my own six years later to see him again.
I love Weird Al ! I know pop satire can be a bit of an easy target but Mr Yankovic is such a keen observer of the insanity of life I can't help but like him.
He's a bit of a Dorian Grey figure too - in between songs while he was getting changed he ran self referencing clips from various sitcoms / quiz/talk shows commercials and films , some of which dated back more than I'd care to remember yet he looks younger than he did in the 80's
Sorry the photos are lame - you should have been there.





Never really wanted one of the devils dawdles myself but maybe the one at 1.08 is tempting me.

Richard Hamilton 1922-2011

Richard Hamilton was handy with an airbrush so gets my total respect .
A big influence on me in my student days.
RIP

Sud Yorvik

Here's a shirt I customised for a client with taste , grace and culture ( but no money ? ).
Let me do the same for you - contact me.

Work

Some summer projects as always it's all for sale ( I have started wearing the underpants though so they'll be second hand but I'll wash them first if you'd prefer )

WHBPC2011

As it was just down the road from me I went to check out the World Hardcourt Bike Polo Competition 2011 yesterday at Magnusson Park in Seattle WA.
I was about the only person there without ink work and/or those stupid earlobe plug things.


The cycling was pretty mental though .

Cananda ( sic)

Just got back from a trip to 'beautiful ' British Columbia .
Apart from booze costing too much and being hard to obtain ( I thought Washington was bad ) a good time was had by all.

The Claus Barbie ? What's that all aboot eye ?

Loveland Farm

Whilst in the UK we paid a visit to LOVELAND FARM down in Hartland , North Devon .
It is run by none other than The Griffin Family of Griffin Fame ( who Popla tried, and almost succeeded, to create some interesting Tee Shirts for a while back ) .
As well as a working farm with smelly animals and a messy barn ( it's a filthy business farming , that's why i'll never get involved ) it's also a campsite .
Go and stay there and tell 'em Popla sent you - well worth a trip .

UK

M&D@50 years

Land Rover surfing

Dr Who

Taking a crap

My Birthplace