Rege Mural Done!
R.R. stands in front of his fine handiwork.
The guy who did the mural for the store is Ernesto, a laid back, part-indian, life long L.A. DUDE in his late fifties, but a real healthy fifties. He seemed more like a smirking 15 year old stoner then someone who could be our dad. But then he would tell us about coming to fairfax in the late sixties to check out all the black light stores and seeing hendrix play at the roxy up the street....and taking peyote in the desert.
kramer would call him and try to get a set deadline for the mural to get done and it would go basically like this:
KRAMER
Hi Ernesto, it me David Kramer, from Family, you know, the store on Fairfax? I was wondering if maybe we could get you to come in to do the mural. When we gave you the check, you said you would be here friday to start and its already the following wednesday...
ERNESTO
Hey man...How you doin'? I'm good man, I am good...Taking it easy you know.....hey Kramer! I'm in Long Beach!
KRAMER
Long Beach? But your supposed to be here.
ERNESTO
yeah man! got some crazy gig working for the city! big job for the man!
KRAMER
Huh. So when do you think you can come in to finish the wall here on fairfax?
ERNESTO
Yeah man you know, I take it one step at a time. Maybe I'll see you next week, Kramer my man.
KRAMER
Well, that shouldn't be a problem, though I will be away for a couple days- going to San Francisco.
ERNESTO
Frisco? that's a hell of place man, a hell of a place.....You enjoy yourself, Kramer.
And on and on. It was fun working with Ernesto though, because he looks like someone who enjoys his life. Really. he's still curious and interested in whats going on around him. And really there was no rush for the mural to get done.
And look at it, it's beautiful.
Ernesto, We Salute You!
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R.R. stands in front of his fine handiwork.
The guy who did the mural for the store is Ernesto, a laid back, part-indian, life long L.A. DUDE in his late fifties, but a real healthy fifties. He seemed more like a smirking 15 year old stoner then someone who could be our dad. But then he would tell us about coming to fairfax in the late sixties to check out all the black light stores and seeing hendrix play at the roxy up the street....and taking peyote in the desert.
kramer would call him and try to get a set deadline for the mural to get done and it would go basically like this:
KRAMER
Hi Ernesto, it me David Kramer, from Family, you know, the store on Fairfax? I was wondering if maybe we could get you to come in to do the mural. When we gave you the check, you said you would be here friday to start and its already the following wednesday...
ERNESTO
Hey man...How you doin'? I'm good man, I am good...Taking it easy you know.....hey Kramer! I'm in Long Beach!
KRAMER
Long Beach? But your supposed to be here.
ERNESTO
yeah man! got some crazy gig working for the city! big job for the man!
KRAMER
Huh. So when do you think you can come in to finish the wall here on fairfax?
ERNESTO
Yeah man you know, I take it one step at a time. Maybe I'll see you next week, Kramer my man.
KRAMER
Well, that shouldn't be a problem, though I will be away for a couple days- going to San Francisco.
ERNESTO
Frisco? that's a hell of place man, a hell of a place.....You enjoy yourself, Kramer.
And on and on. It was fun working with Ernesto though, because he looks like someone who enjoys his life. Really. he's still curious and interested in whats going on around him. And really there was no rush for the mural to get done.
And look at it, it's beautiful.
Ernesto, We Salute You!
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