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java jive

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) a couple of days ago, there was a front page story on the Java Jive, the famous old roadside “giant teapot’ monument architecture on south tacoma way in tacoma. it’s a a weird strange old … Continue reading →

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roadside architecture: sweeping out the old twerps

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i say – “fuck frank gehry and philip johnson and rem khoolhaus, etc. etc. ad naseum.” i say those guys are total ass clowns wasting everybody’s time and dime on their masturbatory fantasies of power. … Continue reading →