How to Get a Tattoo
There are three keys to getting a tattoo:1. Being certain you want one.2. Choosing the right image.3. Choosing the right tattoo artist.Let's start at the beginning.1. Being certain you want a...
View ArticleSouth African Santa
South African Santa, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.A while back I had a speaking engagement for a bunch of MENSA types. One of them... John Hofmeyr... called me a week or so after, and asked me...
View ArticleManto Tshabalala-Msimang Dead Dead Dead
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang Dead Dead Dead, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.She's dead and gone now. Maybe it means South Africa has a chance to recover from the mistakes she made botching our...
View ArticlePate de foie Manto
Pate de foie Manto, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.Liver as a main course. With a whole bunch of stuff to make a collapsed liver even worse. And some stuff to kill a nation. A fifth of all South...
View ArticlePagan Pentagram Perimeter Protection
Pagan Pentagram Perimeter Protection, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.Mounted this to our wall on the morning of 31 December 2009. It's a handmade pentagram using branches from several different...
View ArticleGraeme Sacks snaps Roy in Killarney -- after Roy appeared on eNEWS CHANNEL live
Graeme Sacks (@AfricanABC) popped into Mugg & Bean in Killarney. He took this pic of me demonstrating ArtRage to an interested-party.I've been uploading pics I made live on-air this morning at...
View ArticleJeff Eitzman -- Uber Dentist
Jeff Eitzman -- Uber Dentist -- Colour (1 of 4), originally uploaded by royblumenthal.Thanks to @MarkStraw for recommending Jeff Eitzman to me.Jeff's a brilliant dentist. He takes a lot of time to get...
View ArticleKing -- A Quick Moleskine Doodle While on the Phone 23/03/2010
King -- A Quick Moleskine Doodle While on the Phone 23/03/2010, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.So there I was, watching BATTLE ROYALE this afternoon in my home theatre, when a client called...
View ArticleEugene Terre'Blanche, Backstage With The Village People
Eugene Terre'Blanche, Backstage With The Village People, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.I was going to illustrate this. But when I looked for my reference pictures online, I simply HAD to do a...
View ArticleAl Malnik
Al Malnik, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.Bizarre. Al Malnik, at one time, buddy to Michael Jackson, godfather of Blanket, Jackson's youngest child, and one-time executor of his will is now...
View ArticleI add my voice to those denouncing the Malawian government for the trial and...
Dear Ms Agrina Mussa...I add my voice to those protesting the human rights abuses being perpetrated by the Malawi government against the young gay couple currently sentenced to 14 years in prison for...
View ArticleSoccer: 'The Beautiful Game' or 'Beautiful Maim'?
Soccer is a game of sneaky attempts to maim and wound. These attempts are hidden from view by misdirection, smarmy smiles, superlative acting. And the cherry on top? The victim of the abuse is...
View ArticleBlumenthal's 'Back From Berlin Bash' -- Visual Facilitation at half-price for...
Blumenthal's 'Back From Berlin Bash' -- Visual Facilitation at half-price for two weeks, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.Just returned from Berlin. A top multinational pharmaceutical company made...
View Article101 Uses For Your Vuvuzela -- Mel Gibson
101 Uses For Your Vuvuzela -- Mel Gibson, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.David Germond of The Win Win Group emailed me a challenge... To come up with alternative uses for your vuvuzela now that...
View ArticleRe: Let's choose our future
What a load of rubbish. Do you seriously think your readers don't know what direct response copywriting looks like? Maybe there IS a real person called Nthabiseng Tshabalala. And maybe she's twelve....
View ArticleMapping a Network Drive Attached to Your Belkin N+ Wireless Router's USB Slot
1. Plug the external harddrive into your computer first.2. Give the drive a SIMPLE name... no special characters, no spaces, and 10 characters or less.3. Click on properties and SHARE the drive.4. Make...
View ArticleBoxing Clever -- a WinWin Group conference for Unilever
Boxing Clever -- a WinWin Group conference for Unilever, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.Thanks to the genius of David and Steve at the WinWin Group, Unilever had what must rank as one of the most...
View ArticleTutorial: Importing an ePub ebook into your iPhone or iPad using an Online Link
Roy Blumenthal is a writer, director, artist, and visual facilitator. Hire him to make pictures of your meetings or workshops.
View ArticleIs Ryan Barwell, Dealer Principal at BMW Sandton Auto, the WORST...
[UPDATE3: Ryan Barwell calls to apologise. Apology accepted. Process back on track.][UPDATE2: Does Ryan Barwell ride 'THUG GP'?][UPDATE1: Got a response from Johan Conradie, Manager of Customer Care,...
View ArticleJohan Conradie, Manager of Customer Care, BMW South Africa, gets hold of me
This morning, after the rude, unprofessional, and unacceptable encounter with Ryan Barwell, Dealer Principal of BMW Sandton Auto, I called their Customer Care line twice.The first time was from Ryan's...
View ArticleDoes Ryan Barwell, Dealer Principal, BMW Sandton Auto, ride a bike with the...
Thanks to a commenter on my previous post about the terrible 'service' I received from Ryan Barwell, the Dealer Principal at BMW Sandton Auto.The comment referred to a picture on Ryan Barwell's...
View ArticleA much appreciated apology received from Ryan Barwell, BMW Sandton Auto....
It's 2.44pm. I just got off the phone. Ryan Barwell phoned me to apologise for his behaviour at BMW Sandton Auto this morning. He sounded a LOT friendlier. Matched my first impression of him when I saw...
View ArticleWomen's Leadership Journal -- Roy's "Shower Creativity-Capture" Featured
Women's Leadership Journal -- Roy's "Shower Creativity-Capture" Featured, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.A while back, I tweeted about one of the ways I make sure my creative ideas don't end up...
View ArticleMaking Caricatures of Schoolkids at a Primary School Fun Day
Thanks very much to Gus Silber for taking the time and effort to make an animated gif of me making a caricature.That's me on the left, wielding my stylus. With my subject having a great time looking...
View ArticleZuma's Pear (not to be confused with #ZumaSpear) #NakedButTasteful
Zuma's Pear (not to be confused with #ZumaSpear) #NakedButTasteful, originally uploaded by royblumenthal.Roy Blumenthal is a writer, director, artist, and visual facilitator. Hire him to make pictures...
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