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Hi Heads.... Check out this letter that Bill wrote. www.livinggoldpress.com I have had the pleasure of painting with and being mentored by this humble man who is eloquent yet slightly left-of-center. His nickname is "Bzrk" for good reason...he likes to shake the scaffold when you're way high up. You may remember him from Mars. He designed and led the Foodland Mural. Love- JILL
-------------------- That is like a Mr. Potato Head with all the pieces in the wrong place. -Russ McMullin Posts: 8834 | From: Butler, PA, USA | Registered: Jan 2001
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Jill, you have a special friend in Bill. He was so kind to send me a letter of thanks for working on his magnificent mural in Mars. He also sent pictures because he had to finish it after we all left. The food market really lucked out.
-------------------- 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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Hi Bill... Hey, what can I say? I think guys named Bill are cool. Yourself included! I am lucky to know Bill Berberich. We finished the colored-in panel on the Foodland together. I got to do the celery and the mushrooms. The grapes Bill painted look so fresh and juicy...the steak looks ready for the grill...and the plastic bag on his bread is incredible. His blending is so smooth it looks as if it came out of an airbrush, but he used fitches. He & his Mrs. Cathy come and see me quite a bit. I love them both. Love you too JILL
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At the end of the article, you can go back to Ghost Signs. I went there thinking it may mention a book by the same name. Not so.
So, Ghost Signs: Brick Wall Signs in America, published by ST Publications Inc. (Signs of the Times), in 1989.
ISBN: 0-911380-84-1
A great book of photos and words by a non sign person who is very sign sympathetic, if I may say so.
I looked for it at www.abebooks.com, a great source for out of print books, no luck. Possibly ST Publications would know where some are?
John Lennig / SignRider
-------------------- John Lennig / Big Top Sign Arts 5668 Ewart Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada bigtopya@hotmail.com 604.451.0006 Posts: 2184 | From: Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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John, Amazon.com had one new copy, 4 used, and more new ones on the way. I have it, its a neat book. On Labor Day I took some pics of three old wall signs that were uncovered in Seattle. I will try to post the pics here-been meaning to do it before. Mike
-------------------- Mike Duncan(from the left coast) Astoria, Oregon Posts: 367 | From: Astoria, Oregon 97103 | Registered: Nov 1998
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