Saturday, July 18, 2009

the bear up there

I love the neighborhood we live in (Mount Pleasant, aka South Main). One of the best things, I find, is discovering the weird quirks and oddities in the area. Which brings us to the giant 7 foot tall chrome bear statue that sits on top of the roof of a local optometrist's office. I walk by it quite often, and one day I noticed they had given him a new pair of shades!... makes sense.
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24 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 18, 2009 at 8:39 AM

    Now that's a clever way to advertise glasses! Fun post.

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  2. M.M.E.July 18, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    hahah. Very funny.

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  3. Christie CottageJuly 18, 2009 at 9:35 AM

    That's a cool bear! I love it when businesses use their existing decor and add a little to it. There's a car repair shop that had 1/2 a Corvette on it. They put in a Santa waving and have it illuminated at CHristmas and there's a drilling compnay here that have an oil drill that they decorate as a deer for Christmas. It is of course, raing and lowering it's head!

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  4. StaceyJuly 18, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    the shades are a funny touch

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  5. mirandaJuly 18, 2009 at 10:14 AM

    cool! i love that bear - nice to see he's gone and gotten himself some (prescription?) sunglasses. ;-)

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  6. Joy De Vivre DesignJuly 18, 2009 at 10:35 AM

    Very cool! I love the unexpected and that bear on a roof is surely unexpected!

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  7. Lizardo ArtJuly 18, 2009 at 11:13 AM

    That's pretty funny. The shades are the best part!

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  8. AudreyJuly 18, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    That's too funny!! Does make perfect sense though, they are always telling people to wear shades.

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  9. ShopCrazyJuly 18, 2009 at 1:41 PM

    LOVE THE BEAR

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  10. HollyJuly 18, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    Wow, that is one cool bear. Thanks for the cute photo!

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  11. Kate8085July 18, 2009 at 7:11 PM

    hahaha. One cool customer, I say.
    Actually, I wonder how hot that bad boy gets when the sun is cookin'?

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  12. AnonymousJuly 19, 2009 at 5:38 AM

    I love your neighborhood! I used to shop on South Main all the time when I lived in Van!
    I've never seen that bear before! Cool find!

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  13. libuJuly 19, 2009 at 5:39 AM

    I would like to know how big the shades are..could you go up and measure them and report back...thanks for the great post

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  14. Melissa LisbonJuly 19, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    Strange decision to have that bear there..... seems like something you might more likely see in LA! Quirky and unusual is good :)

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  15. markhedJuly 19, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Hi Valerie!

    I love your blog it's super cool! I am from Montreal so I'm a Canadian too!

    keep creating!

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  16. BlenderBachJuly 19, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    haha! Love the bear! When I lived in Kansas City I remember a small shop that had a giant angry bull and four large frightened chickens on the roof! I think they sold furniture?

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  17. Rosy RevolverJuly 19, 2009 at 2:35 PM

    Shouldn't be be sipping on a Coca-Cola or something? ; )

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  18. readingsully2July 19, 2009 at 8:57 PM

    That is a riot. It made me laugh. :)

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  19. our little love nestJuly 20, 2009 at 6:24 AM

    heheh...I love it! xo

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  20. UnknownJuly 20, 2009 at 9:18 AM

    I want to own this bear as a pet. It's awesome!

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  21. SavageBabbleJuly 20, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    Is that one of the Spirit bears? Very cool.

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  22. PennyJuly 20, 2009 at 5:44 PM

    Amazing! We have a big metal horse near us, maybe I will put it on my blog!

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  23. AnonymousJuly 21, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    Hahah, I love this, totally adorable!

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  24. cabin + cubJuly 22, 2009 at 9:34 AM

    oh yes, i forgot to mention.. that is one of the spirit bears.. thanks for reminding me SavageBabble!

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