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Yeh . . . I revived . . . ok - ressurectected this thread . . .
Checkers! LOL Don'cha love legalese?
QUOTE: "The Postal Service operates as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the government of the United States. While it does not receive government funding, USPS is subject to congressional oversight and regulation by government agencies."
Translation: 'The government really has nothing to do with your mail, but is prepared to completely control it at any time for any reason.'
Man . . . I should ressurect my spelling . . . 'ressurectected'? What is that...? . . . maybe that can be a new word for ressurections which have been detected . . . .
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How come those old showcards that Bob Harper, Mike Stevens, and all the other other greats looked so damn good? Is there anyone here that can teach me more about that sort of thing? And how does that Madden kid pull such long, thin lines?
-------------------- Steve Shortreed 144 Hill St., E. Fergus, Ontario Canada N1M 1G9 519-787-2673
Bob Shepard is still out there, also Morelli's son, both highly capable of performing show cards at the same level as those you mentioned...and their secert? Practice, practice, practice, lol.......same as always...
Long lines? maybe long arms?
-------------------- Frank Magoo, Magoo's-Las Vegas; fmagoo@netzero.com "the only easy day was yesterday" Posts: 2365 | From: Las Vegas, Nv. | Registered: Jun 2003
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Jeez Joey - you've got the eyes of a well calibrated laser!
I actually think I might have the dexterity to become (notice I said "become") halfway decent at that.
Seems like one hurdle would be, when you need to get more paint on the brush - picking up from where you left off without it either growing 'fat' or having an 'hourglass' shape at the connection point? Or am I all wet there?
-------------------- Todd Gill Outside The Lines Potterville, MI Posts: 7792 | From: Potterville, MI | Registered: Dec 2001
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Todd, when you positively got the feel of the brush as well as speed on your side, there is very little to worry about. The fat you speak of when connecting to a line which is halfway through is very rarely a problem if your feel is precise. I personally mix my own shades of color to make the opacity needed for coverage which few colors have straight from the factory and therefore only start and stop at the jambs. If I do stop in the center, I swish off the edge so to speak and start back a couple inches. Quite the contrary to what others may or may not think of how I do this doesn't really faze me but what I really enjoy is when I overhear, thank God he's not in our town.
I basically retired around a year ago for my own reasons which if mentioned here would start a ruckus. I have however found that my work hasn't suffered as much as one would think as I am not used to working day in and day out since I moved to the northwest.
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Sort of getting back on-topic, did you ever notice the old "first day covers" of old postage? Stamps in general are basically what piqued my interest in art and design.
I still have my collection kicking around somewhere
Havin' fun,
Checkers
-------------------- a.k.a. Brian Born www.CheckersCustom.com Harrisburg, Pa Work Smart, Play Hard Posts: 3775 | From: Harrisburg, Pa. U.S.A. | Registered: Nov 1998
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