There are just a few days left until the end of the deadline for signing up for the “On The Streets of Letterville Panel Swap. We have over 40 people signed up so far. We couldn’t be more pleased so far. We can’t wait to see what everyone is going to dream up for their projects. After coming home from Quebec, we are both extremely excited to get going on our projects!
We have included a recap of the “rules” for the swap. We went through and clarified some areas to make things a bit easier to understand. We really are sorry that you will not find out the recipient of your panel until you are finished. We understand people wanting to be able to “personalize” their projects but we hope that you all understand our position. We want to make sure that everyone who completed his or her project would actually receive one in return.
Rules for “On The Streets of Letterville” Panel Swap
All entries must be sent via e-mail to letterville_panel_swap@hotmail.com. No other entries will be honored, accepted, listened to, heeded, given attention to, looked at, or just generally noticed in any way. NO EXCEPTIONS. We have set up this account to expedite the handling of the mail and make the swap as smooth as possible.
All entries are to be received by September 1, 2003. Any submissions after that date will be accepted, if any businesses are remaining, but late entrants will have to abide by the original dates. No extensions or extra time will be granted on these submissions.
No one who participated in the previous panel swap and failed to deliver a panel will be eligible for this swap. That is the general consensus of the people we have talked to and I see no reason to disagree with them.
All entries must include the following information*:
Business address Home address Business or work telephone number Home telephone number
* None of this information will be shared will anyone without permission.
All entrants will choose five of the following businesses from the following list:
*Fire Department *Police Department *Radio station Optometrist *Florist *Driving School *Port-a-Potties *Telephone Company *Delivery Service Insurance Agent Craft Store *Adult Store (XXX) Appliance Store Electronics Shop Garbage (Refuse) Collector Retirement Home *Music Store Zoo *Park *Amusement Park *Newspaper Barber Shop Lumber Yard Tanning Salon Realtor *Photographer Liquor Store *Limousine Service *Junk Yard Hobby Shop Health Food Store Flea Market Farm Equipment *Dating Service Dry Cleaners Chiropractor Catering Service *Campground Beauty Salon Auctioneer Art Supply Store *Antique Dealer Accountant *Record and CD Shop *Toy Store *Clock Repair Moving Company *Trucking Company *Brewery Doctor (General Practitioner) Psychiatrist School (Vocational or otherwise) *Day Care Center *Veterinarian *Bakery Butcher Shop *Sporting Goods *Bait and Tackle Shop *Auto Repair *Body Shop Grocery Store *Coffee Shop *Five Star Restaurant *Casino *Marina Pet Store Used Car Dealer Pet Groomer *Exterminator Gym Construction Company Plumber Electrician Landscaper *Locksmith Pizza and Sub Shop *Tavern *Movie Theater *Bowling Alley *Golf Course Driving Range Arcade Gift Shop *Ice Cream Parlor *Jewelry Store *Clothing Store Hardware Store Paint and Wallpaper Store Drug Store Motel Heating and Cooling Candy Store Bank Lawyer *Cab Company *Donut Shop *Bike Shop *Tattoo Parlor *Surf Shop *Hot Rod or Speed Shop Motorcycle Shop Dentist *Little League Park **Bookstore **Bar & Grill **Race Track / Speedway **Flying School **Billiards / Pool Hall **Ball Room / Dance Hall
*Spoken for **Suggestions added to list
Entrants will be assigned one of their choices. All choices will be honored on a first come first served basis. This will allow for the greatest number of business types to be utilized without having repeats.
If we forgot one type of business that is prevalent in your area or we just outright forgot to think of, let us know and we will make room on the Streets of Letterville for your new business. There will, however, be no Sign Shops or Pinstriping Shops featured in the “On The Streets of Letterville” Panel Swap. This one place where the owners really could do their own signs…
You will choose the name for your business. It can be funny, serious, tongue-in-cheek, etc. You choose the design, colors, taglines, and every other aspect of the project.
All panels are open to any type of sign, prop, medium, etc. It doesn’t matter if you use paint, vinyl, digital printing, carving, blasting, wood, HDU, metal, plastic, etc. You are governed only by your imagination, budget, time, etc.
All entries MUST be completed by October 15th, 2003. This will give you approximately six weeks to complete your project. When you are complete with your project, take several photos of your project. Save them as a 72 DPI jpeg file no wider the 600 pixels. Pictures will be e-mailed to an address to be set up by Barb and Steve. They will then be posted for all to oohed and ahhed over, flaunted, shown off, boasted of, and generally held to praise shortly after the due date on the BullBoard.
When proof of your project completion is received, you will be sent the name and address of your recipient and someone will receive your information. Please remember that we have some international Letterheads participating in this swap and some extra time will be required in the shipping of their projects.
Anyone not completing their project in a timely fashion will have their names displayed for all the world to see to be cajoled, have dispersions cast upon, hunted down, their characters questioned, ridiculed, ball busted, flamed, roasted, made fun of, and generally looked down upon. You have been warned.
Yes, I had to edit out the same dang misstake! Oops!
[ September 03, 2003, 06:41 AM: Message edited by: Bruce Bowers ]
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6451 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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quote:Anyone not completing their project in a timely fashion will have their names displayed for all the world to see to be cajoled, have dispersions cast upon, hunted down, their characters questioned, ridiculed, ball busted, flamed, roasted, made fun of, and generally looked down upon. You have been warned.
I nominate me & my sisters (Karyn & Suelynn) for the flaming committee!!!
-------------------- Chris Welker Wildfire Signs Indiana, Pa Posts: 4254 | From: Indiana, PA | Registered: Mar 2001
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quote: No one who participated in previous panel swap and failed to deliver a panel will be ineligible for this swap.
This double negative "No one....will be ineligible..." opens the gates to everyone!
I'd like to participate, but not this time Bruce- great idea though. Best wishes
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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I have a good idea for a book store. Can I have it?
-------------------- Bill Riedel Riedel Sign Co., Inc. 15 Warren Street Little Ferry, N.J. 07643 billsr@riedelsignco.com Posts: 2953 | From: Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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We had 6 new sign ups last night! Woo hoo! Getting pretty darn close to the 50 mark. Incredible! The mind reels!
Have a great one!
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6451 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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which one? the reel mind? never mind....... I dont mind..... we got a gravel pit out back..its all mined up! mind if I leave now? ill be bakkkkkkkkkkkk..tho....mind ya!
I was just updating the list of businesses. I thought I would let you all know we are over 50 entrants now! Thanks to all who are playing!
Besides, it's another shameless bump up!
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
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A couple of more sign ups causes a revision of the list! Besides, it's another shameless bump.
Have a great one! Off to a big car show today!
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6451 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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Looking over the list, I notice that "Realtor" has not been taken. Is that because we have all had our fill of that profession. I would remove that one from the list!
But, I'm surprised the AdultXXX hasn't gone quickly!
Years ago we had a sign painter in town that painted this on the door of an ADULT magazine store (videos were not invented yet):
"If any part of the human body offends you do not enter this store!"
But, the lettering was done in the shape of a naked girl standing ( side view)...so that there was just lettering in the shape of a naked girl...very neat....right down to the, uh, well, you know!
I'm thinking back in those days he would have projected a picture of a naked girl on a sign board, then cleverly laid out the lettering to fit the outline so that the shape was mostly filled with letters, atanomically correct in the breast area...
Also this is another shameless bump up!
[ September 01, 2003, 09:02 PM: Message edited by: Dave Draper ]
-------------------- Jeff Vrstal Main Street Signs 157 E. Main Street Evansville, WI 53536 1-608-882-0322 Posts: 670 | From: Evansville, Wisconsin | Registered: Sep 2001
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