tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post7421009609638298949..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Photo-finish Friday: DexterRon Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-1410054286891344082010-11-27T13:44:18.663-08:002010-11-27T13:44:18.663-08:00Cheyenne, one reason I enjoy the pics on your blog...Cheyenne, one reason I enjoy the pics on your blog. No ads cluttering the landscape.<br /><br />Leah, at first they are just jolting, then you go through a stage of willfully ignoring them, then they kind of blend in - like a TV playing in the room that you're not really watching.<br /><br />Chris, the stretches of desert along I-10 are a parade of huge billboards. It is a blight.<br /><br />Evan, usually these billboards are ads for stuff you couldn't care less about.<br /><br />Rich, good literary connection. I hadn't thought of that.<br /><br />Patti, the idea was to keep them off the interstates, I thought, but they're huge and far enough off the road to be legal apparently.<br /><br />Charles, it's the real-life form of product placement.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-66336334061667825942010-11-27T10:28:32.355-08:002010-11-27T10:28:32.355-08:00Garish is the word, and it should generally stay i...Garish is the word, and it should generally stay in the movies rather than be intruding in our real lives.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-24756223590556505822010-11-27T04:16:26.081-08:002010-11-27T04:16:26.081-08:00The greatest stretch of road anywhere is the Trace...The greatest stretch of road anywhere is the Trace in Ms. where billboards are banned. These are dangerous.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-49072351416198354752010-11-26T12:37:20.782-08:002010-11-26T12:37:20.782-08:00Eerie imagery that brings to mind the eyes of Doct...Eerie imagery that brings to mind the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg --famed billboard from THE GREAT GATSBY.Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-22100261564030685512010-11-26T09:55:21.539-08:002010-11-26T09:55:21.539-08:00Hate these billboards. Great show, though.Hate these billboards. Great show, though.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-66590991036171261232010-11-26T07:49:46.359-08:002010-11-26T07:49:46.359-08:00Good picture, and excellent commentary. I HATE bil...Good picture, and excellent commentary. I HATE billboards. I am reminded of the friggin' signs along I90 for WALL DRUG in South Dakota that seem to occur every 200 feet for 200 miles in either direction of the place. By the time I get there, I want to throw a molotov cocktail through the window!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070278104646895235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-78439219259040608822010-11-26T06:28:03.842-08:002010-11-26T06:28:03.842-08:00Interesting pic, Ron, and you did a good job of it...Interesting pic, Ron, and you did a good job of it. I think those ads would get to me after a while.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-29896180972373038722010-11-26T05:36:12.064-08:002010-11-26T05:36:12.064-08:00Ron? You are right, we dont have the same issues w...Ron? You are right, we dont have the same issues with these graceless ad`s, but we do have the inevitable billboards, and ad`s on buses, and buildings. Thank god we have tighter planning laws! <br />Have a good weekend.cheyenne joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957462106844413179noreply@blogger.com