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Downtown Las Vegas–2015 August 8

Today was the unveiling of Ringo Starr’s handprints in cement outside the El Cortez Hotel. Former Mayor Oscar Goodman was there with two showgirls. Here is a video of the Mayor crossing Abbey Road Crossing.

Abbey Road Crossing; view from 2nd floor Abbey Road Crossing, plus old neon signs Former Mayor Oscar Goodman and two showgirls Poster for Ringo Starr Day Ringo Starr's handprints in concrete ner El Cortez Hotel Mayor Oscar Goodman and showgirls doing the Abbey Road crossing.

In association with the event was a “Beetles” car show:

Poster for “Beetle Car Show” Volkswagen van converted to pickup truck VW van with 1960s slogans painted on it. Lime-green VW beetle with large tires Yellow VW convertible Front of 60s themed VW van Driver side view of VW van with 60s slogans R Crumb's “Keep on Trucking” man painted on rear bumper of VW van. VW beetle/dune buggy Interior 60s themed VW van Hula girl and toy robot on dashboard of VW van

Wall Art

Just north of Fremont Street are a lot of buildings with wall art on them, and they are well worth going to see (at least, when the temperature isn’t too high).

Insect/eagle hybrid wall painting Words “faith courage power growth” crossed out superimposed over image of discus thrower upside-down. Large wall painting: snail with skull smoking a cirgarette as its shell “Indecline” (silhouette of devil in business suit carrrying briefcase) Wall art of lizard with showgirl feather on head Man and woman at beach on right-angled corners of a building “Warning! Card Sharks spotted in this area”; with Ace at angle looking like shark's fin moving through water. Crocodile and tiger in business suits doing MMA Multi-colored wall art “EVER AFTER” Bird wearing “Spy vs. Spy” hat and goggles painted gas pipes and meters at base of wall art

Especially stunning is this wall. If you get to Las Vegas, you really should see this in person; the detail is stunning.

Complete panorama of complex art work Panorama of very complex detailed art Man holding sun and galaxies Hand coming down from sky; face emitting gears Ladder behind reclining figure Figure with gear in hands; man lying down on side with tree growing from ear Hands pointing upwards; snake behind man's hand with face on it Face with sun and stars on it

This one is quite interesting; it uses paint on the original brickwork, as you can see from the close-ups.

Face with “Fremont Cas...” text; art has a weathered appearance. Closeup showing original brickwork Extreme closeup showing original brickwork with painted areas.

Back to even more wall art!

Multi-color abstract creatures Multi-story face on side of parking structure Zombie at bar with thought balloon “I gave her my heart, and she left me for..” Mural of man with moustache painted on three-story parking garage corner Woman in red mask facing skull made of leaves and flowers Recently deceased woman on back with caption “Love Forever”; wall mural on long building Woman with white-blond hair and tank top (mural on building)

Miscellanea

Some random pictures:

Multi-story tower for downtown Las Vegas zip line Me on scale in front of Heart Attack Grill (weight 134 lb) Stickers: “Family Dabber” and “Happy” (with picture of happy robot head) sculpture of pioneer gazing into distance; at Las Vegas Club Board in front of pizza restaurant: “Today's Soup is Beer” Window display in hacker space: traffic signal, guitars, etc. T-shirt with a cute kitten surrounded by roses; caption is “i will end u.” Sign in front of restaurant: *Warning* Drinking alcohol before pregnancy may cuase...pregnancy!!" Jeep with purple “eyelashes” on headlights Sticker: “Download Slurms”