Jackpot sez, "Sunshine inspired dreaming is very good."
"Waking me up while capturing the moment, not so much!"
Cats
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Catnap Interruptus
Thursday, April 09, 2009
But All The Cool Cats Are Doing It
Working from home instead of the traditional office environment, I often find myself resisting the siren song of the mid-afternoon cat nap.
My "co-workers" are not much help. I'm out-numbered two-to-one these days. They make Siestas look so darned appealing.
Jackpot loves to snooze in the sun
Buster prefers snoring in the shade
I'm just saying no to feline peer pressure, one afternoon at a time.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
The Cat's Meow of Los Angeles Landmarks
One of my favorite local landmarks is the Felix the Cat neon signage at historic Felix Chevrolet, located at Figueroa and Jefferson.
Strike that. It's beloved by many, but not "officially" historic. Why?
Two years later, voila! A huge, ugly monstrosity going up across the street from Felix, as photographed today:
Felix points out the crane, Los Angeles' official bird
Anyhow, I've always wanted to photograph good ole Felix, but never took time to pull over and just do it. The way the wrecking ball is swinging around town recently, I decided I better hop to it. Righty-oh!
So while I was on a research run to USC today, I got my snaps. A lot of them. Samples below. See all 110 archived on my Flickr site.
Strike that. It's beloved by many, but not "officially" historic. Why?
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilwoman Jan Perry, whose district
includes the dealership, opposed the historic-sign designation because
they believed it could impede major development projects along the
Figueroa corridor.
~ Los Angeles Sentinel article from 2007
Two years later, voila! A huge, ugly monstrosity going up across the street from Felix, as photographed today:
Felix points out the crane, Los Angeles' official bird
Anyhow, I've always wanted to photograph good ole Felix, but never took time to pull over and just do it. The way the wrecking ball is swinging around town recently, I decided I better hop to it. Righty-oh!
So while I was on a research run to USC today, I got my snaps. A lot of them. Samples below. See all 110 archived on my Flickr site.
According to signs outside the building, Felix's creator, Pat Sullivan, gave his friend, Chevy dealer Winslow Felix, the rights to use Felix's image to help sell cars back in 1925. The famous triad neon sign atop the building was installed in 1958.
Felix and his little bag of tricks has gone through various animated incarnations over the years. This is the version I grew up with and love the most, circa 1959, courtesy of Autochromex:
Felix and his little bag of tricks has gone through various animated incarnations over the years. This is the version I grew up with and love the most, circa 1959, courtesy of Autochromex:
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