The Phoenix In Foolscap

Imagine my surprise when I rolled up to my favorite motorcycle shop/coffee joint on Sunday and saw this! Folks, it was almost enough to make a grown man cry. Community beautification anyone? This truck has seriously been sitting here for weeks, tagged to death with the worst graffiti you can imagine and looking, frankly, like hell.

Leave it to Alexis Ross, aka Mr. Valentino of the infamous Gents of Desire party crew, to come along, buff the thing out and get to work on this glamorous facelift over the weekend. As these photos clearly illustrate, the man is a master with the brush and I can guarantee you the corner of Virgil and Normal will never be quite the same again.

Enlisted on lettering duties was the even more infamous (and illusive) Finn, who didn't want his photo to be here (sorry Finn). A dynamic duo who give even the most dynamic signsters a serious run for their money.

The tophat and cane were done by Yasmine, Alexis' lovely and talented significant other, who after adorning the truck with her visual magic...

...staged a full fledged family picnic on the sidewalk!! Ahhh Summer.