Street Musicians love milkcrates
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| Photographer Shawn Grimes shoots pictures of street entertainers. The above photo, of a milk crate seated guitar player caught my attention. See more at his website –>Shutter On The Street.com |
Archive for 'the real world'
Milkcrate Wine Rack
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| Down south the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper is promoting the re-use of everyday items. Unlike some other news sources with their heads in the sand, ajc.com is embracing the milk crate. The above idea and 12 more here: full article –> Give old household items a new purpose |
Milkcrate Powerpoint presentation
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| In the Fall of 2004 I was asked by the Industrial Design department at University of the Arts in Philadelphia to speak. My presentation, culled from powerpoint, is available here for your viewing pleasure. –> View milkcrate lecture here. The presentation was a hit, and the students asked a slew of questions afterwards. |
More motor-crates
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| The milkcrates and the motorcycles continue to pop up. This image was found on The Single Overhead Cam Forums, yes you read that right. |
How do you hang your lures?
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| Yet another sport is utilizing the milkcrate. This time it’s fishing. This image was found on the OFN Community (Ontario’s Best Fishing Resource), website. –> OFN Forum |
Milkcrates as cycle stands
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| Milkcrates make great motorcycle stands…who would have known? These images were found on Thumpertalk.com in the forums. |
Quick Crate Hits
The web has been all a flutter lately with mentions and random news.
- GoGreenCharleston.org posted a short piece about everyday items that can be recycled. I’m not for destroying milkcrates, but I am for recycling.
- DiamondbackOnline a Univ. of Maryland student site has a small mention about a $100 fine for people who buy more than 5 milkcrates and don’t keep proper records of the transaction. I know…this makes no sense at all.
- We all know a milkcrate strapped to a bike is a great storage option. This person thinks way too much about it all.
- More milkcrates and bikes. This time, a young lady from the Ellis family of Cincinnati is using the family milkcrate (previously for garden shoes and dirty boots) for her paper route.
Milkcrate-Kayak connection
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| I found this pic on the Saltwater Fishing Fourums (don’t ask how…ok google helped) but I’m finding an interesting connection between milkcrates and kayaking. The ad for this kayak, actually listed the milkcrate as a feature. |
Homeless men living the lifestyle
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| An interesting story about the homeless situation in Durango, Colorado. –> full story |
Criminal used to hang out on milkcrate
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| A creepy dude used to hang out, sitting on a milkcrate outside a convenience store in Ducktown, Tennessee. This fact proved to be key in an murder investigation, and was brought to life by the young woman above. “He would just sit on a milk crate at the corner with a black mutt that had brown splotches…I never talked to him because he seemed odd and creepy,” she added, “He gave off a weird vibe.” –> full story |
