Burning Lights/I Hired a Contract Killer easter egg?

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Burning Lights/I Hired a Contract Killer easter egg?

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I would not bet my life on it (and I am not a "forensics document examiner"), but the handwriting on the chalkboard looks like Joe's to me. Less flair than what he would do with a pen, but if the bar is advertising Desmond Dekker night, it seems like a Joe-thing to do (especially with Elvis over his shoulder).

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xtopher wrote:
02 Jun 2025, 9:37pm
I would not bet my life on it (and I am not a "forensics document examiner"), but the handwriting on the chalkboard looks like Joe's to me. Less flair than what he would do with a pen, but if the bar is advertising Desmond Dekker night, it seems like a Joe-thing to do (especially with Elvis over his shoulder).

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I think you're right - good spot. The star motif matches lots of Joe's doodles and sketches too.

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Re: Burning Lights/I Hired a Contract Killer easter egg?

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JohnS wrote:
03 Jun 2025, 4:57am
xtopher wrote:
02 Jun 2025, 9:37pm
I would not bet my life on it (and I am not a "forensics document examiner"), but the handwriting on the chalkboard looks like Joe's to me. Less flair than what he would do with a pen, but if the bar is advertising Desmond Dekker night, it seems like a Joe-thing to do (especially with Elvis over his shoulder).

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I think you're right - good spot. The star motif matches lots of Joe's doodles and sketches too.

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I agree too, I think it's Joe's handwriting. For some reason, the "B" in "REMEMBER" looks particularly Joe-ish to me. But Joe also did another kind of little star doodle with some of his sigs that I love, which was more of a sad little "Peanuts"/Charlie Brown star, without the cross-lines - it had crooked little points and was adorable.
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Re: Burning Lights/I Hired a Contract Killer easter egg?

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JohnS wrote:
03 Jun 2025, 4:57am
xtopher wrote:
02 Jun 2025, 9:37pm
I would not bet my life on it (and I am not a "forensics document examiner"), but the handwriting on the chalkboard looks like Joe's to me. Less flair than what he would do with a pen, but if the bar is advertising Desmond Dekker night, it seems like a Joe-thing to do (especially with Elvis over his shoulder).

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-c
I think you're right - good spot. The star motif matches lots of Joe's doodles and sketches too.

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Re: Burning Lights/I Hired a Contract Killer easter egg?

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white man wrote:
05 Jun 2025, 1:04am
JohnS wrote:
03 Jun 2025, 4:57am
xtopher wrote:
02 Jun 2025, 9:37pm
I would not bet my life on it (and I am not a "forensics document examiner"), but the handwriting on the chalkboard looks like Joe's to me. Less flair than what he would do with a pen, but if the bar is advertising Desmond Dekker night, it seems like a Joe-thing to do (especially with Elvis over his shoulder).

Image

-c
I think you're right - good spot. The star motif matches lots of Joe's doodles and sketches too.

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