Archive for January, 2007
Monday, January 29th, 2007
Condom Clothes
World AIDS Day, Dec. 1 2006, was celebrated in Bangkok with a festival that included a parade, booths, entertainment, a fashion show, and finally a try at setting the Guinness world record for the longest chain of condoms.
Thailand Condom Costumes
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
Offbeat America
Photo Credit: Seattle Metropolitan Magazine
This Sunday, January 28th, we will be appearing on HGTV’s “Offbeat America“, exhibiting our large paint-by-number collection. (And you thought I was just a silly dilletante!)
Check out the VIRTUAL TIKI TOUR of our Paint-By-Number Salon / Tiki Bar.
For a more serious un-offbeat interview, see Dustin Luthers interview of […]
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Saturday, January 20th, 2007
Kelly’s Spot on HGTV
Kelly Lyles, a Seattle artist and gal-about-town is featured in the latest “What’s With That House?” this Sunday, January 21st at 10:30 PM. If you miss it, it will be rerun on January 22, 2:30 AM, January 29, 11:00 PM and on January 30, 3:00 AM.
George Gray, the show’s host, explains: “You’re […]
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Friday, January 19th, 2007
Russian bus stops
“For the most part Soviet architecture and design is remembered for its heavy block buildings and functionally Spartan designs. Its overpowering desire for conformity left little room for individual creative freedom. A notable exceptions to this is in the transportation sector. One can admire this creativity in the Metro stations of cities like Moscow and […]
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Sunday, January 14th, 2007
Wilkeson Castle House
Unusual “Castle House” located in Wilkeson, Washington, about a one-hour drive South of Seattle.
Unique blend of style, comfort & stimulation that never could be duplicated. From the ‘For Sale’ brochure: “Thru the stained glass front door revel in the fantasy of etched glass windows with knights on horseback. Up to date kitchen with an old […]
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Thursday, January 11th, 2007
Ping-pong ball chandelier
The husband-wife design team of Zia-Priven makes elegant lighting, often from innovative materials. This chandelier, for instance, is made from Ping-Pong balls, fishing line and surgical tubing — a witty twist that was covered by the New York Times.
Zia-Priven Designs
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Monday, January 8th, 2007
Happy Birthday Elvis
If Elvis were alive today (and I guess there might still be some debate about that), he would be 72 years old today.
This weekend in Memphis there were several events to mark this day, including a Scavenger Hunt, a dance party and Elvis Bingo. More Elvis fun at Elvis Junky.
Can’t […]
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Saturday, January 6th, 2007
Bill O’Reilly - The Opera
A man. A woman. A lawsuit.
“Mackris v. O’Reilly” is an oratorio for 31-piece chamber orchestra, 32-voice chorus and three soloists (soprano, tenor and baritone) set to the original court complaint filed against pundit, Bill O’Reilly, on October 13, 2004 and O’Reilly’s on-air settlement announcement given on October 29, 2004. The style of the […]
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Thursday, January 4th, 2007
Treasures of Long Gone John
The Treasures of Long Gone John chronicles the eccentric art and musical obsessions of a self-described anti-mogul of the music industry, indie record producer Long Gone John.
The Seattle premiere of this film is a chance to view John’s incredible art collection which includes Mark Ryden’s “Snow White”. Long Gone John, a life-long resident […]
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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
Home Grown Furniture. Literally.
Growing furniture isn’t going to save the planet, but it can be used to demonstrate that it is possible to create genuinely useful things without adding to the pollution that industry inevitably seems to produce. Trees are self-generating, and grown wooden products need only the energy that the sun gives everywhere. It’s free and […]
