July 28, 2012 Ashke­naz, Berke­ley, CA
Moon­al­ice poster by John Mavroudis

Accord­ing to Moon­al­ice leg­end, tonight’s poster by John Mavroudis depicts Aldus Manu­tius Moon­al­ice, a man of let­ters.  Lit­er­ally.  The dude was a mess of fine print, most of which just screamed, “Moon­al­ice!”   What would have been a crip­pling lia­bil­ity for most peo­ple, enabled Aldus to thrive.  No one could do a bet­ter job of read­ing between the lines.   He arrived in Berke­ley in time for the Free Speech Move­ment, and was sus­pected of being the pre­pared text for Mario Savio’s major speeches.   Last year, he went up to Davis to read the Riot Act to Lt. Pike, the cam­pus police­man who made pep­per spray famous.  If you check out the fine print on your ticket, Aldus be here now.

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