Archive for May, 2009

Does anybody know if there’s somebody living in this cute little Boler that’s been parked behind The Foundation on Main for the past few months? If not, I would like to inquire about getting it donated to VancouverIsAwesome so that we have somewhere to hold our board meetings…

Randy Laybourne is our BOOKS AND MAGAZINES editor, he handles our V.I.A. IMPRINT features and more.

LINKS:
- Lookforwardtothepast.com
- youtube.com/lookforwardtothepast
- Mumble Agency
- Randy’s V.I.A. posts

THIS IS WHAT RANDY’S FRIDGE LOOKS LIKE:

AND HERE’S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIM:

Neighborhood:
North Vancouver Lower Lonsdale area.

Favourite thing to do in the neighborhood:
Explore new areas and neighborhoods with my wife and cameras.

What do you do?
Art, design, photos, drawwwing lots, tiny bit of writing.

Favourite Vancouverite?
Expo Ernie

What’s the best thing that has ever happened to you in this city?
Moving to it after living almost 10 years in Southern California. We hardly drive anywhere now.

What else do you want people to know about you?
I brought what seems like a literal ton of books with me on the move north. We were scared the floor was going to cave in when they were brought into the apartment.

Come to this. Sample sale for Grandiose clothing line by Beth Richards+Brian Mendoza.   small fits girls. Jessica Stam tees- hello!  Last chance to own.

This weekend (May 30-31) Subdivision will be playing host to the Addict Clothing sample sale. Plenty of great gear to choose from for both women and men. Get stocked up on shorts and tees for the sun blast we are embarking on or plan ahead for next winter and lock down some jeans and jackets. All season.

Check the flyer for detais.

Subdivision

306 Water St.

Vancouver

Come to Yaletown with your canine buddies! Cooper’s Park is just east of the basketball courts under Cambie Bridge. My dog Ramona will be participating in the Alpha Dog Training demonstration at 11:30!

This isn’t as awesome as Mayor Gregor’s fake beard but it’s pretty cool. Click to get a behind the scenes all access look at some Canucks haunts you likely don’t have access to in real life…

On the corner of Main and (I think it’s) 7th Ave is one of the most awesome… well… billboards in the city. I hesitate to call it a billboard because it’s so classic looking, it’s been there for as long as I can remember and it’s actually painted onto the side of the building.

When I first re-noticed it a few years back it was looking a little shabby, like it was in need of a paint job or that it might be slowly on it’s way out because it was a standing relic from the past, like a bunch of the ghosts of signage that can be spotted on some brick buildings in Gastown. But it keeps getting refreshed and a quick internet search will tell you that Langara Fishing Lodge is, in fact, a fully operational (likely thriving) business so the ad is still totally relevant. Should I ever drop a sum of cash on a fishing lodge excursion these guys are on the top of my list simply due to the awesomeness of this sign.