Episode 119: "Day-Glo on the Globe" Marcus K. Dowling

The All the Fly Kids Show

If you were born some time in the 20th century and lived anywhere as far north as New York City or as far south as Alabama, you may recall seeing neon event posters pasted on electrical boxes or stapled to wooden light-posts. In the DC area, these posters are best known for promoting gogo, rap, and r&b shows. For those unfamiliar, these posters were created by the Baltimore-based Globe Poster - a company started by a couple of blue-collar guys with an entrepreneurial idea that became iconic 90 years later. The Maryland Institute College of Art (better known as MICA) and our friends Shaolin Jazz have teamed up to present an exhibition paying homage to Globe Poster during DC Design Week which kicks off this week and runs through next Friday. Our guy Marcus K. Dowling, who’ll be speaking on the panel at exhibit’s opening, is back in studio to give more insight into what you’ll see and why Globe Poster represents more than an event poster with a memorable aesthetic. #NecessaryListening For tickets and more information on the Globe Poster Exhibit, visit https://dcdesignweek.org/events/shaolin-jazz-and-globe-posters/ Follow Marcus K. Dowling: Twitter - www.twitter.com/marcuskdowling Instagram - www.instagram.com/marcuskdowling Facebook - www.facebook.com/marcuskdowling Follow Geronimo Knows: www.instagram.com/geronimoknows www.twitter.com/GeronimoKnows www.facebook.com/GeronimoKnowsTheWorld Follow All The Fly Kids: www.instagram.com/alltheflykids linktr.ee/alltheflykids Follow Fairground Inc: www.instagram.com/fairgroundinc linktr.ee/fairgroundtimes Follow Full Service Radio: www.fullserviceradio.org www.instagram.com/fullserviceradio The All the Fly Kids Show is where the cool, calm and connected talk straight – no chaser. Your host, Geronimo Knows, sits down each week with culture creators you [should] know specializing in moments of good taste in the arts, fashion, food, business and more. A necessary listen for the urban lifestyle enthusiast.