Sports Illustrated: Nearly 50 years old, could Willie Gault still play in the NFL?
Saw this article today in SI. Apparently at 49, Willie Gault can run the 40 in 4.4 seconds. This guy is specimen. If you don’t believe the article after reading it, here’s another that I found that’s even more impressive.
Yahoo Sports: Willie Gault is still racing around at 48
I was going to refer to this building as the PNC Bank building, but the proper name according to Wikipedia is 4th and Vine Tower. PNC owns the signage rights and only has a few employees there.
Photo was taken from inside the Hilton.
From NYTimes.com: The National Enquirer Earns Some Respect
By being the first and, largely, the only publication pursuing the Edwards story through his denials of the affair and of fathering a child out of wedlock, The Enquirer is under consideration for a Pulitzer Prize, and it has strong support for its bid from other journalists. The success has Mr. Levine considering opening a Washington bureau to look for more dirt among politicians.
The National Enquirer and Pulitzer Prize in the same sentence? Pretty amazing.
The band OK Go always impresses me with the creativity of their videos. If more bands put this much thought and effort into their music videos, there might be something still worth watching on MTV.
OK Go – This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.
NYTimes.com: Reds Bet on Raw Talent of Cuban Defector
I think Aroldis Chapman is the real deal. Finally, something for Cincinnati Reds fans to get excited about.
From CNN.com: ‘Toyota defense’ could reverse criminal conviction
A man serving eight years for vehicular homicide because of a fatal crash involving his Toyota Camry is hoping for exoneration amid concerns over unintended acceleration in some of Toyota’s vehicles.
Interesting story related to the Toyota recalls. Can you imagine what it would be like serving a prison sentence for something that might have been out of your control?
ObeyGiant.com: Cincinnati Represent
Images from Shepard Fairey’s Cincinnati visit posted on ObeyGiant.com. It’s great to hear that they’ll be back in May with new outdoor artwork.
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Photos: Shepard Fairey Outdoor Art Installations in Cincinnati
Photos from the Shepard Fairey Exhibition in Cincinnati
Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand in Cincinnati
Here are some photos that I’ve taken of Shepard Fairey’s outdoor art installations with their locations in Cincinnati. I’ll update these as I photograph them.
High Street Design Studio and Lifestyle Store
Google Maps Location: 1401 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Shepard Fairey’s outdoor art installations are colleges created from a mix of small prints, patterns, and larger pieces. The prints are a on thinner paper called “pasters” that are glued to the wall using wheat paste. These art installations could last a year. 
The large image on the right is the Nubian Sign. The pattern behind the Nubian Sign is a Japanese Fabric Pattern like this Black on Red. The left of the pattern is Peace Fingers Red.
The large print is Obey Eye, smaller prints on the right from top to bottom: Jasper Johns, Kiss Me Deadly Red, Eye Alert Red
The image on the left is one of my favorites, Mujer Fatal. The prints starting from the right, top to bottom are: Cincinnati CAC Print, M16 vs AK47, Rise Above Cop, and Stay Up Girl.
Here’s a close up of the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center Print.
Make sure you check around the corner in the alley for another of my favorites, Commanda.
13th and Main Street
Google Maps Location: 13th and Main Street
The large image on the right is Afrocentric (Black). Smaller images from top to bottom, Writing on the Wall Red, Kiss Me
Deadly Red, Eye Alert Red, Peace Fingers Red, and Rise Above Fist.
Lightborne Communications
Google Maps Location: 212 E 14th St, Cincinnati, OH‎ 45202
The image is Eye Alert Cream.
Northside
Google Maps Location: Blue Rock and Hamilton
Large images Aung San Suu Kyi and Peace Fingers. The smaller images are from top to bottom: Propaganda Engineering, Factory, Stay
Up Girl, Rise Above
Cop, Commanda, M16 vs AK47, and Mujer Fatal.
Arnold’s Bar & Grill
Google Maps Location: 210 East 8th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202-2104
Large image Global Warning. Smaller images from top to bottom: Rise Above
Fist, Jasper
Johns, Your Eyes Here, M16 vs AK47, Eye Alert
Cream, and Propaganda
Engineering.
Here are some photos that I took at the opening of the Shepard Fairey Supply and Demand Exhibition at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center. Unfortunately, no photos are allowed on the exhibit floor, but I managed to squeeze off a couple. 🙂
Waiting in line to enter the CAC. The line was even longer when I left.
War by Numbers was one of my favorite pieces at the show.
Shepard Fairey DJ’ing a set. Must have been a little weird for Fairey because most people weren’t dancing, just standing, watching, and taking pictures.
Someone tagged a fire extinguisher in the Chipotle on Fountain Square.
Shepard Fairey’s Supply and Demand Exhibition is here in Cincinnati! Opening Friday, February 19, 2010 and running through August 22 at the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center. This is the third stop for this exhibition after the ICA in Boston and the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. The opening party is tonight at 8:00 PM and features Shepard Fairey as a DJ for a set.
I’ve been a fan of Shepard Fairey ever since I saw the iconic Obama Hope image and have become quite a collector of his print works.
Some of the highlights of the exhibition will be his large murals and his fine art collages.
In addition to the ones at the CAC, there are several outdoor installations in the city.
The Hope image below is one of his fine art pieces where Shepard Fairey creates a collage and then spray paints it using stencils. These pieces now cost thousands of dollars. Good thing there are the screened prints that have remained affordable at $40-50 dollars a piece with print runs of around 450 pieces. 
If you’re new to Shepard Fairey, here are some essential links:
ObeyGiant.com– Shepard Fairey’s site. Buy his latest prints here. But, be quick, popular images usually will sell out within minutes of their release. Check out the print archives for all of Shepard Fairey’s works.
TheGiant.org– The forum is where I get all my Shepard Fairey news. You have to register to see the main forums. So many knowledgeable collectors congregate here. TheGiant.org also has an amazing print database of all of Shepard Fairey’s works.
Expressobeans.com– Use this site to track the resale value of posters/print art. Great place to see how much your piece is worth on the aftermarket.
Duckywaddles.com– If prints sell out at ObeyGiant.com, sometimes a few “artist proofs” are released here. You can buy other older Obey prints here too.
OBEY: Supply & Demand – The Art of Shepard Fairey – 20th Anniversary Edition