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Apr

18

2009

Figured Out the Shark Posters!!!

a few weeks ago i posted a photo of a street art poster i saw in west hollywood. then this morning i saw this one in beverly hills. they’ve been popping up around los angeles lately, and i just got tipped to this website. apparently the “white mike” posters are meant to draw attention to the plight of great white sharks in our oceans. the photography is amazing. whoever is making these posters, i want to buy one for my house. HMNIM even gets a shout out on their blog. PROOF!!! i saw this one first, before anybody. you. are. welcome. do i get a job as art critic for the LA times now?

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Jeffrey

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lol, that is sweet :] You should get one for your house too... I would get one! :]

biruh

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i think you'd do a great critic. you could start writing about random posters throughout the city; (:

jo_no_e

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Shark's are our friends... not soup or clothing or game fish. I hope they bite all the poachers.

Cynthia

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Awesome!!!! You get to have a shout out on their blog. People love you Mark.

Melissa :)

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that's a really cool way to get people's attention about real shit that's going on, props :)

cory

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that is very sick!

Jake

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I've never seen so many sharks in one place... Also, I've made a questionnaire for my dissertation, http://tinyurl.com/daeor5. Would love it if anyone fancies having a go, it's about music and when it is recorded in home studio environments as opposed to in lavish, expensive studios. Love every single one of you.

anna

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that's a really cool idea! save the sharks

Tom Logan

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Man these shark photo's are nuts. Brilliant photography!

ETHAN

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hey Mark. a song titled Great White would be an amazing addition to the new album. That's al i'm saying.... And i've seen those posters around LA too. very cool.

Rambo

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shut up mark u are a tweaker and suck toms man vag on the daily

Ryan O'Hara

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Mark...it's cool how you hunted down the posters and found the source I love the twitter post you've been putting up...... I'm a video production intern at a company called Dynamic Network Services in Manchester, NH, and I wanted to know if I could use a +44 song (155) as background music for a highlight reel for the company being at a trade show, but Youtube doesn't allow trademarked music without permission? If that's cool, could you e-mail me at ryohara@dyn-inc.com? You wouldn't be selling a product, I just like the album and thought it would be cool to use a song off of it. The video would similar to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXzx6m1ke1I&fmt=18 (I did the music for this one, but I'm having writer's block). Anyways, could you please just e-mail me to let me know. I look forward to reading more blog and twitter post. Ryan O'Hara

Gabe

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Mark, I'm sorry, this has nothing to do with the post, but I'm really really desperate. I was rehearsing today and took my brother's guitar with me (a black Epiphone SG G400) and when we left the studio I was putting my stuff back in the car and FORGOT his guitar there on the sidewalk, when I noticed it was already gone. I walked around the neighborhood for 3 straight hours (walked, really walked) from 10pm to 01am asking people if they saw anyone carrying a guitar case, and obviously, that didn't get me very far... I'm going to put posters up that I'm looking for the guitar, went to the police (just to find out that police in Brazil don't do the whole lost & found thing... so they were no help at all), I'm looking all around the internet to see if anyone reported finding a guitar there, but it's probably gone forever... I feel absurdly down with all this... I'm his older brother, I should be more responsible with his stuff... He got that guitar just because of Greg Hetson from Bad Religion (I know you already knew he's from BR), and saved his year salary, from his first job to get that specific guitar (a Gibson is WAY out of our price range here in Brazil), and then I go on and loose it like that... I know this is absurd, but it can't hurt me to try this with you... I'm already pretty much hopeless in ever getting the guitar back, and even if I got it, it won't erase the fact that I forgot it there, his most precious possession. Is there ANY way you could help? I know you know the guys from BR, or at least have a way for me to try and get in touch with them.... My brother is an absurdly huge BR fan, he could probably replace Greg if he ever got the chance... he could play the whole set list without freaking rehearsal if he could stop trembling for beeing onstace with Graffin, and Jay Bentley, Mr. Brett... Trust me, he's that fanatic... for the songs, for the lyrics, for the idea, all that. So, I'm not asking for anything specific, not asking for a guitar, not asking for tickets or anything like that... just for a way of maybe getting in touch with someone who represents them, or anyone of them... I just gotta make up for this severe screw up... And even if his guitar turns out, it still wouldn't be enough, you know.. so I'm trying, in a longshot, I'm aware, to do more for him... It would mean the world to him, specially after he wakes up tomorrow and I tell him I lost his most precious connection to his favorite band. Please, Mark... please. I'm pretty sure this sounds way absurd. But I know you have the means, and I'm trying to do the absolutely best I can so he could actually forgive me. Thank you so very very much, Gabriel Koscky (dhekke) Vila Velha/ES - Brasil

Greg

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Congratulations Mark... ;)

Lauren;

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sure u will get a job as art critic!! lol i saw some on the street the other day... not the shark. but some art-street work. but i didnt get the chance to take a pic... i'll see if i'll take one sometime and than, i show it to u

Julia

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(:

Liz

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Sharks scare me. WOO HOO first comment haha

somer

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i saw one in malibu today!

Sammyz0r

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Woah! That really is awesome. I would also like one for my house

David

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Save the sharks!! WOO!!

Matt

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Wow you really need to consider this guy for blink182s art work or atleast the bands you work with

Jason

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those are money pics, sharks are the best =]

KillAllYourFriends

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hi! i'm a big fan, anyway, i love the photo!

EvanLocke

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Hey mark, I'm an aspiring bassist. Just so happens I'm following you on twitter at the moment when I saw your "shark art" comment. Figured I would check out your site again. Add me to Twitter if you would like, would appreciate it.

Giulia

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-_-""""""""

Zai

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Wooowww that picture is awesome... short but sound comment, isn't it???

Maddie

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This is amazing, the best marine photography ive seen. I want one too. They should sell posters and use the money to help save the sharks.

Justin Bernel

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That's awesome man! You've got pretty good taste as an art critic. Feel free to visit my site if you want to critique more.

Jason Uzu

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no, but i'll give you kudos.

Atomik

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Awesome pics ! Nice to see someone on this earth cares about an animal everybody fears ! Do i deserve a job at Discovery Channel now ? =)

nillp

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white sharks are wonderful and amazing creatures that deserve to be preserved!!! you should get this job btw.. xD

Taylor hewitt

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is shark week coming up? if so i have to stop everything that i'm doing to watch that

beccalovesblink182

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lol arent u a smart cookie:D Thats so kool i want one there rad looking! NICE JOB MARK FOR FINDING IT OUT!:]

legol

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nice.. even thought it was real... now I will wank xD enter in my blog but it is in portuguese just so

Matt Sunday

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These posters are indeed amazing... I want one too.

cheky

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this one is really cool!

Alex

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its true sharks do rule... just minutes ago i spilled arizona green tea all over my Jaws shirt :( there is a fantastic photo of you and travis jogging in US weekly that came out thursday. OH YEAH and i had a dream that i saw you at this weird hypnosis thing where people were eating poisonus candy and then dropping off the earth it was WEIRD. anywayz yaaaa

niamh, dublin

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amazing!

Lily

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You Go Mark! -Lily :D

Joanna

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awesome picture..u should definitely have one in ur room.sad though...extinction..=(

pan182

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nice :D

Kallie

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can you seriously imagine how awesome of a jigsaw puzzle that would be?!!!! the possibilities of that photo are ENDLESS

Kat

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Mark, you are amazing and a grate photographer. Have fun! I'm a big fan and I love the octopuse thing

Mike

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NIce poster !

Blecky

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i love sharks they are my favorite animals

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