Ghost signs, ghost ads & other phantoms

Tweeting from iPad // A bit easier than phone // Ah, Technology #haiku #
Video: ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN – LEON RUSSELL (11/18/1964) HQ (by missantropica) http://tumblr.com/xe71z5gouw #
Video: Delaney & Bonnie – Groupie (Superstar) (by NedNickerson2010) http://tumblr.com/xe71z5imnv #
Video: The Flirtations in Spain (and 2) – Someone out there – 1969 (by copilunio) This song was a HUGE hit… http://tumblr.com/xe71z5l4uo #
Video: THE FLIRTATIONS ~♫~ HOW CAN YOU TELL ME ~♫~ BABY BOLLOX MAGIC REMIX (by BabyBollox) B-side to Someone… http://tumblr.com/xe71z5m0te #
"When you hear 'no immediate danger' [from nuclear radiation] then you should run away as far and as fast as you can." http://bit.ly/hrHifv #
Clean, crisp Northwest wind // Dancing through the yellow willows // With swift pirouettes #haiku #NYS #
@GCroiset Passionfruit is ook lekker doorheen in reply to GCroiset #
What ever happened // To original content // On the Internet? #haiku #retweet #recycle #regurgitate #
@s_a_cosgrove Come on over here // Braised Pork roast with fennel seed // & Celery knob in reply to s_a_cosgrove #
“@FadingAd: @s_a_cosgrove Come on over here // Braised Pork roast with fennel seed // & Celery knob” #haiku #
New diversity // Plus educated voters // Equals dem voters #haiku #votolatino #LGBT #immigration #obama #
Multitude of Species Face Climate Threat – http://nyti.ms/hrSYsI #
Lesbian Judge Barbara Lenk, Married to Partner, Chosen for Massachusetts Court – http://nyti.ms/fIxs55 #
FrshklsPkHosts3rdAnn'lHaikuContestNYCDeptPks&Rec http://bit.ly/dJVWMj HallowdNativeEarth/FertileWetlandTurndLandfill/TragedyReclaimd #haiku #
@jprondeau @awienick gay conversions? Ur both nuts! in reply to jprondeau #
@awienick @apbblue Colorectal cancer survivor myself. Not afraid to talk about it. in reply to awienick #
@awienick @jprondeau Don't quite get the gay reference. As for religion, hate to sound Marxist but… Pass on the opium please in reply to awienick #
Yay Kloppenburg! Yay Wisconsin! Yay Democracy! #endGOP #
@awienick @jprondeau Ah. Irony is it is a loser hetero fallacy that when all else fails, a "gay" would find them attractive. Sad in reply to awienick #
@jprondeau @awienick Reminds me of, My mom made me a homosexual. If I give her the wool, could she make me one too? #
@ConeyHistory Search my blog for CI in reply to ConeyHistory #
@awienick Rectal cancer is // A big fat pain in the ass // That's behind me now #haiku in reply to awienick #
@DavidShuster This is just the tip of the iceberg. in reply to DavidShuster #
@ezraklein C'mon Ezra. Don't you sit alone in the dark listening to Joni or Laura Nyro and get all teary? in reply to ezraklein #
@APBBlue Thanks! Eleven years now. Living with HIV for 27 years. in reply to APBBlue #
@APBBlue Glad to have you follow! Check out my blog https://www.fadingad.com/fadingadblog documenting vintage mural ads #fadingads in reply to APBBlue #
@awienick I hit my TRANSLATE button and I'm still in the dark. in reply to awienick #
@SherrieGG @Realbrother0003 @awienick C'mon Sherrie- when the going gets tough, the tough get homophobic? Stop in reply to SherrieGG #
@awienick @SherrieGG Not that you aren't a hottie Andy, but the "nellie" comment just pushes my buttons. It's ugly and unattractive. in reply to awienick #
@Brooklynscooter My margarita is tableside! in reply to Brooklynscooter #
@awienick @SherrieGG I walked in on a "gay" comment yest that I took out of context. Backtracked and just got shit on my shoes on that one. in reply to awienick #
@mathieuschreyer any samples? in reply to mathieuschreyer #
@murphy162 My legs have never been restless. in reply to murphy162 #
@mathieuschreyer <3 in reply to mathieuschreyer #
@mathieuschreyer ♥ in reply to mathieuschreyer #
@FadingAd @mathieuschreyer http://bit.ly/fXkWCT Bill Evans – Symbiosis – 2nd Movement A – Claus Ogermann in reply to FadingAd #
Video: Bill Evans – Symbiosis – 2nd Movement A (by somepowell) The most achingly beautiful music I’ve ever… http://tumblr.com/xe7218v751 #
Rainbow News Net: Bill Maher Tells President Obama To Get On Board With Gay Marriage! http://tumblr.com/xe7219subj #
Rainbow News Net: Archaeologists Find “Gay” Caveman http://tumblr.com/xe7219u1kd #
@Unillustrated Who hoe? in reply to Unillustrated #
@joseiulo Boa noite! in reply to joseiulo #
@Unillustrated But who? in reply to Unillustrated #
@existentialfish It's just unfortunate that Reagan made the "L" word such a dirty word that liberals retract from in fear of being outed. in reply to existentialfish #
@awienick The right wing nutjobs are something to fear- They have nothing to lose since the end is near. in reply to awienick #
@existentialfish The North is full of White hicks. Ever been to Pennsylvania? in reply to existentialfish #
@APBBlue Plus don't admit they are gay until they're 21. in reply to APBBlue #
@awienick Isn't it always the case with the Doomsday Race? 1984, 2000, 2012… Perhaps they should delve on the hereafter on Earth #1 1/2013 in reply to awienick #
@MenopslStoners @utsavage @jennyablue @jensrealia @lisagolden @bonnywoodmanor @labeletterouge @susantiner @freidabee TY! in reply to MenopslStoners #
@s_a_cosgrove What do Muslims believe? The same patriarchal crap that Jews and Christians believe. in reply to s_a_cosgrove #
Peaceful Poconos / Thaws out from a harsh winter / Tulip bulbs planted #haiku #GLBT #NL #Poconos #NEPA #
@BonnywoodManor 🙂 in reply to BonnywoodManor #
I tell you, we are here on earth to fart around, and don't let anyone tell you different. – Kurt Vonnegut #
@HoustonHomo @themoinmontrose Bless their heart (Southern for eat me). in reply to HoustonHomo #
@awienick Gay Contractor: Jesus is coming! Repaint! in reply to awienick #
@awienick If vaginas have teeth, I shoulda flossed #HonestGOPbumperstickers in reply to awienick #
@awienick Honk if you love Cheeses! #HonestGOPbumperstickers #wisconsin in reply to awienick #
@APBBlue @awienick If God gave birth to the Universe, whose uterus did He borrow? in reply to APBBlue #
@awienick Remember the Mamalo! http://t.co/Id6vYwk in reply to awienick #
@APBBlue I wouldn't touch him with your Boehner. #HonestGOPbumperstickers in reply to APBBlue #
@awienick You've just entered Man-gina County #HonestGOPbumperstickers in reply to awienick #
@awienick YES I'm GAY! It's OK. My husband is a Reverend. #HonestGOPbumperstickers in reply to awienick #
@awienick Never met one! in reply to awienick #
@awienick Anita Bryant for Vice! #HonestGOPbumperstickers in reply to awienick #
@awienick So is mine. Fiscally challenged though. in reply to awienick #
A working class hero is something to be….Till you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules – #johnlennon #
@awienick Tax the Menstrual Cycle #HonestGOPbumperstickers in reply to awienick #
@awienick I've been trying to take the high road. in reply to awienick #
@awienick I'm Old School Red! #HonestGOPBumperStickers in reply to awienick #
More like #BumperStickersGOPhate #

Main Street - West Orange, NJ - July 2010 © Vincenzo Aiosa

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Vita-Var logo - Trademark info @ Trademarkia

On Monday, August 02, 1976, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for VITA-VAR. This trademark is owned by ELT, Inc., BALTIMORE , 21230 . The USPTO has given the VITA-VAR trademark serial number of 73095244. The current federal status of this trademark filing is EXPIRED on 12/9/1997 – Trademarkia

Vita Var Paints Tin Flange Sign - Proxibid

Artist: John Baeder - Title: Vita Var Paints, Delaware, N.J. Work Date: 1980 Medium: watercolor on paper - Image courtest of the artist © John Baeder 1986

John Baeder is one of the best known of the Photorealists. His popular paintings and prints of roadside diners so capture the pulse of America that his images have entered the secondary market as reproductions on posters, calendars, and postcards (here the energy comes full circle, as old postcards were an important source of inspiration for the paintings). – Virginia Bonito