R.I.P. PHIL THE BLUE BOX (1995-2012)

R.I.P. PHIL THE BLUE BOX (1995-2012)

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PHIL LIVES ON, IN THE HEARTS OF WINNIPEGGERS,...
OH, AND AS A ZOMBIE OF COURSE!! ;)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150442429570320&set=a.22907280319.53104.22278540319&type=3&theater

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OUR NEW GREY/GRAY GARBAGE CART & BLUE RECYCLING CART PROGRAM STARTS UP THIS WEEK!!! I HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT, BUT I'LL WAIT AND SEE HOW WELL IT WORKS FIRST BEFORE I BEGIN TO BITCH TOO MUCH. ;)
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PHIL LIVED A GOOD LONG LIFE (IN DOG YEARS!??), TEACHING US ALL, AHEM, ATTEMPTING TO TEACH US ALL HOW TO RECYCLE (PROPERLY "FOR BLEEP'S SAKE!!! FOR THE LAST TIME, NO PLASTIC BAGS, OR BLEEPING TETRA PAKS!!!" *WINK*). THIS IS ALL SO BITTER SWEET FOR ME, BEING PHIL'S FATHER AND ALL (MUCH THANKS TO MY DEAR FRIENDS JASON C. & JAY J.; WITHOUT THEM, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY [PHIL HELPED ME PAY MY BILLS JUST WHEN I THOUGHT ALL HOPE WAS LOST!! GAWD, I CAN'T BEGIN TO COUNT HOW MANY TIMES ONE OF THESE ILLUSTRATION JOBS SAVED OUR NECKS, KEPT THE WATER & ELECTRICITY RUNNING, MAYBE SOME GROCERIES, ETC..]). ;) *SNIFFLE-SNIFFLE* THANK-YOU, PHIL,... YOU'VE PHILLED MY LIFE WITH MUCH GOODNESS THESE PAST 17 YEARS; BLESS YOUR LITTLE BLUE PLASTIC HEART!! ;)

I HAVE HUNDREDS OF DRAWINGS OF PHIL FILED AWAY THAT MAY NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY AGAIN, EACH WITH THEIR OWN SILLY LITTLE STORY; MAYBE I'LL UPLOAD A FEW IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND SHOW PHIL'S EVOLUTION OVER THE YEARS. WHEN I BUMP INTO PEOPLE (WHETHER I KNOW THEM OR NOT *WINK*), AND THEY ASK ME ABOUT THE FREELANCE ARTWORK THAT I DO (AFTER I PREACH TO THEM ABOUT BEING AN ARTEEST AND SHIT LIKE THAT), PHIL IS USUALLY THE FIRST THING I MENTION BECAUSE HE'S SO WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF WINNIPEG. I TALK TO YOUNG ADULTS THAT GREW UP WITH HIM, AND HEAR STORIES ABOUT MOMS THAT WOULD BRING THEIR PRESCHOOL KIDS TO THE WINDOW ON GARBAGE/RECYCLING DAY JUST TO SEE THE PHIL THE BLUE BOX TRUCK DRIVE BY "MOMMY MOMMY!!! IT'S PHIL!!! IT'S PHIL!!!",... THAT SHIT MAKES ME PROUD AND COULD EASILY BRING A TEAR TO MY EYE IF I WASN'T SUCH A COLD HEARTED JERK. ;)

ANYHOOO...THIS IS IT,... THEE END OF AN ERA,... BUT AS THEY SAY, WITH EVERY ENDING COMES A NEW BEGINNING. STAY TOONED ;) ...NOTHING IS WRITTEN IN STONE YET, BUT LOOKS LIKE I'LL BE BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO AN OLD IDEA, INTO THESE INCARNATIONS OF PHIL (HIS PLASTIC BLUE SOUL LIVES ON [AND SO DOES HIS PLASTIC BLUE BODY {THANKS, ROB COTÉ} *WINK*]). HERE'S ONE SAMPLE FROM A COUPLE YEARS BACK, BEFORE WE HAD THE OFFICIAL CART DESIGNS SELECTED.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=434756420319&set=a.22907280319.53104.22278540319&type=3&theater

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, EVERYONE!! DO YOUR PART, HELP PUT A WEE BIT LESS STRAIN ON MOTHER EARTH; THROW YOUR SHIT OUT ACCORDINGLY, AND MAKE SURE YOU MAKE AN EFFORT TO RECYCLE ACCORDINGLY,... IT'S NOT THAT BLEEPING DIFFICULT. THINK OF PHIL; DON'T LET HIS DEATH BE IN VAIN. ;) THANKS AGAIN, FOLKS!!

PEACE, LOVE,...~GO
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