This design was taken from a Japanese beer bottle top. It’s tough not to like owls…
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In Lieu of a Photo Archives Caption Contest – This Week Cartoon Caption Contest with a Special Prize
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The following cartoon was drawn by Charles and was inspired by the famous Checkpoint Charlie in the former East Germany. And for the prize – on Saturday, September 5:
“The First Annual Old Ebbitt Grill Block Party will feature mouth-watering, socializing fare including burgers, lump crab cake sandwiches, beef brisket, shrimp cocktails, brats and more along with thirst-quenching beverages such as beer, wine and frozen cocktails. Sponsors include Miller Lite, Blue Moon, American Wines, Stoli Russian Vodka, Milagro Tequila and Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, and visitors will want to try the White Lemonade, Blue Margarita or Strawberry Daiquiri.
Tickets, which are $65 thru August 1st, $75 thru September 4th and $85 if available the day of the event, can be purchased online here.. Each ticket includes admission and five food and five beverage tickets for a total of 10 tickets with value of over $50. Each menu and beverage item is valued at one food ticket, with the exception of side dishes; guests will have a choice of two side dishes for one food ticket. Additional food and beverage tickets will be available for purchase during the event at $5 for each ticket.
The Old Ebbitt Grill Block Party will take place rain or shine on G Street NW between 14th and 15th Streets on September 5. To purchase tickets, or for more information, please visit here.”
I am happy to say that Old Ebbit is offering up two free tickets to the winner of this week’s caption contest. Winner will be announced Friday. Your captions in the comments section.
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If you weren’t looking, you’d easily walk right past this one in Adams Morgan. I love finding stuff like this.
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Ojo Latino is a series by Néstor Sánchez Cordero. This week features some portraits from “a great festival last Saturday called Capitol Hip Hop and Soul Festival at Marvin Gaye park in Northeast and had a blast, lots of local hip hop and soul artists who really poured their hearts out with their music”. Néstor says, “Images are around, the secret is to catch them at the right moment and with the right light…”
Continues after the jump. (more…)
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“So here is my submission, my homage to UDC Law. Simpler than your average TotW, but I sure like it.”
As a fellow public school graduate (South Side High School and Miami University, OH) I dig this tattoo the most!
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Explanation from a reader:
“It’s about a year old and was done at Jinx by Cory Rogers. It’s the CA flag (where I’m from) with the DC flag in the center (obviously). The rocks in the green are supposed to be brown, but I altered them to yellow (NJ’s flag, where I was born) and blue (NY’s flag where my family is from).”
Sweet representation!
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While it isn’t DC related, you gotta love scrabble.
So I feel like we’ve been covering some pretty heavy stuff lately. Time for a nice little diversion. My favorite board game is currently Scrabble. Growing up I loved Monopoly and Risk. So for a well needed random Wed. question of the day – what is or was your favorite board game?
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This is a map of Ethiopia with the Lion o f Judah. It was done it Lawrence, Kansas. Right on.
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Most “street art” is not actually in the street, but these are. Somewhere between Caspar the Friendly Ghost and The Scream, these poor guys have apparently been run down by rush hour traffic and left to molder in the crosswalks, the White Guy at the SW corner of the Connecticut/S/Florida conflagration and the Yellow Guy in the west crosswalk at Connecticut and R. I assume it’s a commentary on traffic’s menace to pedestrians, but maybe they’re just for fun.
Anyone else see these in other spots around town?
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“Dear PoP,
Did you see the alley art show behind the Irvine Gallery on 14th st? The art is in the alley behind my apartment. Enter the alley from p st just west of 14th on the south side. Awesome awesome stuff.”
Well, per your recommendation I checked it out. And it is indeed awesome. Some folks may remember this spot behind Logan Hardware on P Street from the previously placed “Obey” art.
More after the jump. (more…)