This traveling brush is headed south again....Going to help Mr. Sonny Franks in Lilburn Georgia....scheduled stops in Lincoln Illinois so far, I'm going to visit my son in Red Stone Arsenal, Huntsville Alabama, then Lee in Birmingham, Mark Fair (front cover of SignCraft!) in Montgomery Alabama, and possibly heading west to Whicita Falls Texas and Keith Myers. Those crazy rebels in South Kack-a-lackie, Donald Thompson, Ryan Culbertson, might have a wall to do as well...
the plan is to drive thru Iowa, into Illinois, stop in Lincoln see Adam May, then south to Paducah KY, thru Nashville tenn, Chattanooga, then down into HOTlanta. The Minnesota Wild are playing in Atlanta Friday night, I might sneak away and go to that game! Also I have noticed that the next NASCAR race is in Atlanta this Sunday..I have never been to a NASCAR race!
After working in Georgia, and seeing m'boy in 'bama, I'm planning on stopping in Birmingham, and Montgomery them highway 20 West to Texas thru Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. not sure about the route back north...anyone out there that would'nt mind a visit? I like to see new shops and people! my mobile number while on the road...
507-421-3940
I have set-up XM radio for this trip and traded my '99Ford 250 Diesel gas guzzler for a 2000 Chevy Astro van with a bed in da back like my old one was fixed up! That ol girl went coast to coast more than a few times! Over 250 K on her and she was just getting old...I'm going to continue her service by making her into a trailer!
well....we jsut got a 2-3 inch snow dusting over night, and I bet it will all be gone by the time I get back!
See you on the road! Got a project you need help with...gimme a call! Posted by Stevo Chartrand (Member # 2094) on :
Posted by Don Hulsey (Member # 128) on :
Hey Mikey,
If you head south outta Lincoln, and take a left when you get to I-64, It's only a bout 35 miles farther to come by here instead of Paducah. We're about 6 hours from Hotlanta.
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Thanks Don! I'll see how it's going, I jotted down yur number, I'll call ya from the road!''The windows that Stevo posted are the glass windows that use to adourn my shop....The small "signs" job was done by Scott Telfer Glasgow Scotland during the 2004 Muster in sub zero temps! The other 2 were done by the Gold Leaf master from Australia, John Jordan himself! I wanna get shots of different shops along the trip...get yur shop SPIFFED UP!
Posted by Bernie Lohmeyer (Member # 2076) on :
Hey Mike, you know were I live if ya go home on I-35, If its later this month I might have a wall!! have a safe trip,That "CIGAR" is a wait'in fer ya............
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
thanks Bernie! hey what's yur number again?
Posted by FranCisco Vargas (Member # 145) on :
Hey Mikey, have a fun, safe and profitable Journey amigo as you know if you head out west again you have a casa over here in Fresno.
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
And the police here have wanted to issue a special permit for park sleeping for ya but I told them you better be sleepin' at our house so they will be looking for you! Ya better call us this time and sleeping in out of the cold this time of year! You know where we are if you need a bed for the night. I'll even put a chocolate on your pillow!
[ March 05, 2008, 09:32 AM: Message edited by: Jane Diaz ]
Posted by Jamie Nicholson (Member # 6690) on :
Nice job on the glass, but for a traditional sign painter, I cans see a few rolls of vynul in the window Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Jane, the cop that night gave me Cadbury's Chocolate , can you stock pile me some Cadbury's? I don't know, that park is a special place...(I peed on third base, now only you, me and the cop know this!) he he wtahc yur mailbox...got a walldog article for you kids...man, yur Blackhawks took it to us last night! ouch!
Posted by Bernie Lohmeyer (Member # 2076) on :
Check your email,Let me know if its possible....and what time you may come threw!!! It's a 15'by 30' wall for my nefhew's barber shop maybe paint a Mayberry theme on it he he he he.....
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
i heard that Jamie...that's so vynull geeks looking in the window will feel welcome...! those windows are all gone.......
guess we better have a workshop and do them again!
Posted by John Lennig (Member # 2455) on :
There HAS to be a song in the making about the Signpainter on the Road...(not Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road, Louden!) I bet those Switchback boys could do it! Safe travels, Mike!
John
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
BIG TOP JOHNNY! Mark Fair can whip up a little diddity I'm sure..or else the Jack Norton favorite...I think it's on you tube..man and his brush?
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
If you are going through Paducah, allow a couple of hours to check out the flood wall murals. AWESOME!!!!!!! Easily accessible from I-24
The photos don't do these justice.
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
George, I have been thru Paduke ah and I couldn't find them..???
I think they washed off...did they use tempra colors?
I'll look harder this time...The junk cars and trailer parks are so crowded that it's hard to get thru thar.....y'all
Posted by Jon Jantz (Member # 6137) on :
Have fun on your trip, Mike! We made a deal, you gotta work on your picture posting before you go because we want to see lots of pictures of all the shops you visit!!!
On the sleeping in the van thing... first thing I thought of was "Hi, I'm Mike Meyer... I'm a motivational speaker and I live in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER."
[ March 05, 2008, 12:37 PM: Message edited by: Barb. Shortreed ]
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
jeez
I tried. I really did....Barb, I copied EXACTLY like you said..it STILL doesn't work...
ta HELL WITH IT
I"M LEAVIN TOWN!
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
With all you have planned, are you sure you'll have time to do any painting when you get here?
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Mike, take HWY 60 North off I-24 takes you right to the murals. Maybe a ten-fifteen minute drive.
I don't know where you were, seeing junk cars and trailer parks, I've always found Paducah to be a pretty nice town... Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
well....if youre goin ta MARK FAIRS....in montgomery, al. youre only 3-4 hours from the prettiest beaches in the world.....PENSACOLA/DESTIN FLORIDA. they look just like MINN......in the winter,ALL WHITE))))))) but we got gals in BIKINIS walkin on em....hummmmmmmmmm
[ March 05, 2008, 02:03 PM: Message edited by: old paint ]
Posted by jake snow (Member # 5889) on :
MIKE MEYER! IF you get as close a Chatahoogy from me and don't spend a 2 hour drive back up here....the gear is off my freind....gear is off!
Posted by Blake Koehn (Member # 5984) on :
Hey Mike,
If your going from B-ham to Texas it is just as close to go past my house as it is to stay on I-20.
I hope you stop! I would ask you to stay for the night but my wife had surgery this week and she aint feelin very sociable... to say it nicely
Stop in anyway and we will go have lunch or something.
(662)574-4591
Posted by Darcy Baker (Member # 8262) on :
A good journey to you friend.Be safe.If you're close give a call.
Posted by Dawud Shaheed (Member # 5719) on :
A man, 4 wheels a brush and a long paint trail up the road....Give me a call if you're coming through. Maybe we can hassle some store owners into letting us graffiti up the sides of their walls.
Posted by jack wills (Member # 521) on :
Damn' Dog, yer turning into a real Woody Guthrie, on me here. I guess I might have to send ya a PBR blues maker for yourself. BTW Paducah, is on my bucket list. Check out all the art studios there and shmooze them art folks a bit.
J
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
Hey Mike, I wonder what would happen should you be able to enter all those addresses into MapQUest?
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
If you GPS the Paducah Quilt Museum the murals are across the street. Been there, done that, SEVERAL times! The murals go on for blocks and ARE worth the trip. David (Herbie), Rob & Steve Estes are all there in that neighborhood too.
Posted by Adam May (Member # 4844) on :
Mike Meyer was sited!! Left my place this morning on his way south.
[ March 06, 2008, 09:49 AM: Message edited by: Adam May ]
Posted by jack wills (Member # 521) on :
Can you imagine this dude bein' yer opponent on the ice?
Posted by Paul Jordan (Member # 1198) on :
Mike, I may have to come over and replace the gold work. Would be an honour to redo the Goldfathers work.
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
OK, step aside, let the man through - we got work to do here - y'all can have him back after we wear him out painting concrete.
Looks like I'm about to become a Minnesota Wild hockey fan. I'm cool with that, but will somebody please come to Atlanta and take Mikey to the NASCAR race? Hanging out with a zillion drunk rednecks sniffing toxic fumes all day ain't my cup of tea -
.... unless you call it a Dixie Letterhead Meet.......
Posted by jake snow (Member # 5889) on :
Call Ricky J. Sonny, he'll take Mike to the race. That is right up his alley.
(no pun intended) well mabey a little....
Posted by Barb Shuster (Member # 7924) on :
Hey Mike: Since you're going through KY why not stop and see us in Winchester, KY. Give us a shout...859-737-4199. Don't know when you're hittin' the road...but if you are already gone we'll give you a holler on your mobile number.
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
The road to Atlanta is paved with good intentions.
Posted by Rob Estes (Member # 2213) on :
Spotted again during his trek to HOTlanta on thursday the 6th. Mike stopped by my shop here in Paducah, KY. Shot the bull for a few and out the door he went. Good to see ya mike - hope you have a safe trip.
Robert Estes Brushstroke Signs Paducah, KY
[ March 07, 2008, 12:56 PM: Message edited by: Barb. Shortreed ]
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
This is like a "Where's Waldo" book. Where will Mike pop up next!? Is he wearing a red and white striped shirt? Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
I have had one hell of a trip so far! I have pics to share!
campin' at Sonny's in Hotlanta for a few days...
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
Now, this isn't funny! I was hoping this wasn't Mike flying over the "out" bridge in a hurry..
[ March 08, 2008, 12:55 AM: Message edited by: Deb Fowler ]
Posted by Shane Durnford (Member # 8125) on :
Mike, If your Up near Creemore Ontario stop in. Kidding, Have a safe trip,
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
The Thrashers beat the Minnesota Wild last night in an overtime shootout attended by Letterville's own hockey nut, Mike Meyer.
He even managed to convert me:
Mike at the CNN Center:
We did manage to squeeze in some work yesterday too. In fact, I thought I'd pounce a pattern on a couple of walls while Mike started painting the first one. He was finished before I could get the next pattern on - I don't know if I can keep up with this guy........
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Never done NASCAR?
Now you will spend winters only on hockey . . . spring, summer and fall will be racin'.
Youz just missed the Bridge Crossing Jubilee here in Historic Selma where the famous civil rights march was (partially) re-enacted. ANY~way, we locals, that is, anyone within 3 hours of Lilburn, should show up and have a mini-meet!! You guys name the Saturday we can make it happen!!
Posted by Mark Yearwood (Member # 2723) on :
hey Mike, if you come over this way to go to Keith's, stop by.
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
thanks Mark i will... I am still sunburned from the Race at Atlanta! what a blast!
I love it!
Posted by Adam May (Member # 4844) on :
I would like to report another sighting of the traveling brush.
A little down time, a cup o tea and back on the road.
Posted by Mark Yearwood (Member # 2723) on :
I look forward to the visit, Mike. I'll take you for a great coffee or tea at my bud's coffee house. Chapman and son have been there. You can have your pic taken in front of a 400' wind generator, too!
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
Hey Mark, I talked to Mike today and he was headed back to Mazeppa after going up to Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL to see his son Caleb.
A very good sign job came up and he had to cut his north American tour short. He stayed about 2 hours at my shop and when he pulled away from my shop I heard "I wish I was in the Land of Cotton..."
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
whew.......just walked into the shop here in Mazeppa....3170 miles! walking around like franeknstein..
must rest..
must paint...
must eat..
must check emails...
must go to hockey game tonight...
Posted by Kimberly Zanetti (Member # 2546) on :
Have fun at that game tonight Mike because on Wednesday your Wild are comin' into the Shark tank and will be tamed. ;-)
That should make it 14 in a row!
[ March 14, 2008, 03:48 PM: Message edited by: Kimberly Zanetti ]
Posted by Bob Kaschak (Member # 3146) on :
Hey Mike,
Why don't you take the long way home through upstate NY (about 2 1/2 hours north of Albany), then cut across Canada.
We have a local college hockey team playing in the NCAA quarter finals this weekend, wicked good hockey.
If your travels will head into next weekend, they may be playing in the Div III Frozen Four in Lake Placid (Herb Brooks Arena). It's only 32 miles from my house!
I am only an hour south of Montreal, and the Bruins are playing there Sat the 22nd!
Enough hockey enticing,....safe travels Mike!
Peace, Bob
[ March 14, 2008, 04:14 PM: Message edited by: Bob Kaschak ]
Posted by mike meyer (Member # 542) on :
Kimberly
I like the "meaner" logo! Good luck to you and your Jeremy Roenick Guppies!
Bob
I am due for a Noreaster trip! I will consider it, and good luck to your team(s)!
Our local team, Minnesota IceHawks play tonight, and I beleive they go on to nationals in Mass. so I just might be out there, so far I am planning a South Carolina trip for next week...
I love the road!
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