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Thank you to those tagging me today. I'm not active on this site any more, so here are some #ghostsigns links of note. Book: ghostsigns.co.uk/publication… Newsletter: ghostsigns.co.uk/contact/ Virtual tours: ghostsigns.co.uk/tours/ Recommended reading: ghostsigns.co.uk/publication…
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PS. if you want to follow me in a twitter-esque setting, free of advertising and algorithms, I am here on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@ghostsigns This is quite a good explainer of #Mastodon and the wider #Fediverse: blog.elenarossini.com/the-fu… #ghostsigns
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I'd just like to repeat the message below for all those that have been making my ears burn over the last week or so. Thank you.
Ghostsigns (Sam Roberts)@ghostsigns27 Oct 2023
Thank you to those tagging me today. I'm not active on this site any more, so here are some #ghostsigns links of note. Book: ghostsigns.co.uk/publication… Newsletter: ghostsigns.co.uk/contact/ Virtual tours: ghostsigns.co.uk/tours/ Recommended reading: ghostsigns.co.uk/publication…
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The #Ghostsigns email list is now with the same platform at my sign painting magazine, BLAG (bl.ag/). You can join it here for occasional updates: ghostsigns.co.uk/contact/ My pinned post details my books, tours, recommended reading etc: xitter.cf/ghostsigns/status/1717…

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Adventures in sign painting craft, community and culture with BLAG (Better Letters Magazine), the only print and online publication dedicated to the trade.

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Ghostsigns (Sam Roberts)@ghostsigns27 Oct 2023
Thank you to those tagging me today. I'm not active on this site any more, so here are some #ghostsigns links of note. Book: ghostsigns.co.uk/publication… Newsletter: ghostsigns.co.uk/contact/ Virtual tours: ghostsigns.co.uk/tours/ Recommended reading: ghostsigns.co.uk/publication…
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Find me here on mastodon: typo.social/@blag Receive a weekly dose of my adventures in sign painting via email here: bl.ag/free Check out the latest here: bl.ag/ Become a BLAG member with this special offer: bl.ag/tw20

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Just back from a few days cooling off in London, and sharing my love of #ghostsigns with others via the walking tours. I've nothing planned for the foreseeable future, but you can take all my walks virtually via ghostsigns.co.uk/tours

Ghostsigns Tours | Ghostsigns

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Martin Percival@MartinFPercival23 Jul 2023
The first walking tour of #stokenewington since 2019 with Sam @ghostsigns - great fun and I learned a lot! #ghostsignslondon #ghostsigns
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A pair of tickets has become available for this Sunday's Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. Visit ghostsigns.co.uk/tours to grab them. #ghostsigns #ghostisgn #fadingad #fadiigads #stokenewington #n16 #london #tour #walkingtour #fountainpen #fountpen #churchstreet #hackney
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This is what I've done with my main activity, BLAG (Better Letters Magazine). I'm keen to follow folks from here that have made the #mastodon move, so please share your profiles in reply to this tweet. I am yet to decide what I do longer term with #ghostsigns—watch this space.
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Last orders, last ticket remaining...
Ghostsigns (Sam Roberts)@ghostsigns5 Jul 2023
I only have two tickets left for my Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk on Sunday 23 July: ghostsigns.co.uk/tours. #ghostsigns #ghostsign #stokenewington #N16
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I only have two tickets left for my Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk on Sunday 23 July: ghostsigns.co.uk/tours. #ghostsigns #ghostsign #stokenewington #N16
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My latest #Ghostsigns newsletter, Words on Walls, is now out: ghostsigns.substack.com/p/ba…
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My first public walking tours since 2019 will be held over the weekend of 22/23 July. Tickets are £20 at ghostsigns.co.uk/tours - Sat, 22 July, 10am, Bankside Ghostsigns Walk - Sun, 23 July, 10am, Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk I have no more planned this year. #ghostsigns
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This is what I'm hoping for on the Stoke Newington #Ghostsigns Walk on Sunday 23 July: ghostsigns.co.uk/tours (I still have the shades!)
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Question: Is Fred Fowle's shop sign in this video a ghost sign, or not?
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@BBCArchive26 Jun 2023
#OnThisDay 1974: Nationwide visited the studio of Fred Fowle, signwriter extraordinaire, whose designs adorn countless fairground rides throughout the country.

1974: Nationwide: Fred Fowle, signwriter

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I wonder how many of these students went on to paint what are now #ghostsigns in the Fading Ads of Philadelphia book...
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Inside the latest issue of BLAG (@better_letters Magazine) you'll find plenty of #ghostsigns, including a pedal-powered one from Bath, signed work from Sakarya, Turkey, and an old signs museum in Jordan. Join and get a copy via bl.ag/#/portal/signup.

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Adventures in sign painting craft, community and culture with BLAG (Better Letters Magazine), the only print and online publication dedicated to the trade.

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I'm clearing out some of my #ghostsigns library, including these four books which are now surplus to requirements. Shop here: betterletters.bigcartel.com/ 1/5
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And these #ghostsigns books are also in the online sale. Shop for these and more here: betterletters.bigcartel.com/ 4/5
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But, before buying any of those, make sure you have Ghost Signs: A London Story in your collection😉 ghostsigns.co.uk/book 5/5
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